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the chicago bulls pulled away. the give and co. the chicago bulls with 23 points off the bench.oah had 10 pts 11 rebounds 11 assists. >> it is hard to picture the chicago bears with the hester. team announced they will not re-signed him. the general manager says the team was honored to have him for eight years. also called him and a special player and an exceptional person. a great teammate. >> the appearance he said he knew this moment was coming. >> i'm in chicago wanted to go a different route with me. all i can say is thanks to the fans and support. always been great to me. always been loyal. could not want to play for a better cities.ty. he has all of my respect. he shares the nfl record of 19 career return touchdowns. it is a three-time pro bowler. we're still waiting to hear about charles tillman status. >> is coming back from a season ending injury. the bears released him after three seasons with the team. he had a down year last season and almost lost his job. the bears did re-signed defensive tackle. to a two-year extension. he did not joined the bears until week 14. >

the chicago bulls 189- 77.hey split the season series with the pacers. >> i thought everyone was terrific to start the game. the energy was good. when you play them is a high- intensity game. there are to play against. i thought were very good in the second half. >>the blue demons took the lead in the second. drains one of six three pointers. depaul up 6. she scored 18 points. >>notre dame also advanced. johnson pitched well in his final start of the spring. sox up by 2. konerko hits his first hr of the spring. >>tom skilling has spring. >>tom skilling has your fulltoy,ist iv marge: you know, there's a more enjoyable way to get your fiber. try phillips fiber good gummies. they're delicious, and a good source of fiber to help support regularity. wife: mmmm husband: these are good! marge: the tasty side of fiber. from phillips. and then into a truck. you own in boxes and then take everything out of the truck and out of the boxes? you know the answers to questions like that, so you're the best person to do your ta

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. >>> in brooklyn, the nets had an easy time with the chicago bulls. d 20 points as new jersey beat chicago 98-80. jason collins, the nba's first openly gay player, made his brooklyn debut. it's reported he will sign a second ten-day contract with the nets. >>> in college news, north carolina barely got by notre dame. carolina blew a 14-point halftime lead and it wasn't until james michael mcadoo hit a spinning shot late in the second half that they regained it. mcadoo finished with 14 points as the heels hung on to beat notre dame 63-61. >>> and baseball's new instant replay system got a workout monday. during a game between the blue jays and twins, a minnesota runner was called safe at first. they challenged the call. the umpire reviewed it and decide were right to begin with. >>> when we return, time to let the beads fly. we take you to new orleans' french quarter as revelers get ready to mark fat tuesday. ew orleans' french quarter as revelers get ready to mark fat tuesday. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could've had a v8. two full servings of vegetable

the chicago bulls can still earn the third seed. >> the power of peaches. rewards her students for good behavior in the classroom. it is the committee that benefits. it is work study time. in language arts teacher at the middle school in romeoville. >> she always keeps us and gave. i've never had a dram doesn't often class. a fun experience was not born or a doll. and is an entertainment thing. if i read deuced to nothing but definitions of announced. how the world are they going to fall in love with the written word? >> the have not fallen in love with laughing. >> error is no shortage of laughter. no shortage of books either. reading is a priority. every morning when we get in the class we low- power read for about 20 minutes. >> did not have the money on me. she paid for and i paid her back. sometimes the kids do not have the money she will put in her library and let them borrow it. it is something so wonderfully interactive. but the act of focusing on the word and turning a page. i'm finding that my kids have figured out a way to get that same experienc

. >> the chicago bulls will continue to show that they have plenty of scoring to go around.red 100 points or more in four straight games. they're in town yesterday. took a little detour here. he ran into the crowd. he hopped across to the other side. know what a career high 14 assists in his fifth career triple double. chipped in 13 to go along with his 12 rebounds. the blackhawks traded away what was once a piece of their future. they get a third round draft pick this year. he would have been a restricted free agent in the off-season. he has six goals and five assists and only 20 games. hi22 years old. >> the chicago cubs seeing their old manager. coaching third base for the royals. he had three strikeouts and gave up a home run. chronological line on of the chicago cubs defensively. the chicago cubs lose 5-3. their witnesthey are win less. >> a similar injury last year. the white sox and rangers were and iin a slugfest. gave up four runs on eight hits. he is trying to nail down a spot as a starter. he to run shot in the sixth. a score of five runs in the ninth to win this

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. >> the chicago bulls are going from one conference champion to the other.bulls cannot exhale unless. >> the white sox named him the opening day starter for the second year in a row. he struck a free and only gave up two hits over four and the third scoreless innings. >> the white sox went on to beat milwaukee. >> struck 05 but also allowed two runs. >> the cubs won their fifth game of the spring. >> we did enjoy it. >> you have to love spring around here. yet that is sent a camera. that is true. we have quite a storm developing and it is going to represent quite a weather change around here. it comes in the wake of the warmest temperature is that we had in this area since back in december 4th. more than three months ago. all is quiet now. you notice how we have broken the ice up a little bit. we will get some rain out of this mild air initially that the changeover to sleep. t. >> that is the first above normal day and the warmest temperature of the year. but that's all the other temperatures.look somethe other temperatures.look at some of the other temperat

the nets have now moved within one game of the chicago bulls and four spots in the eastern conference playoff. >>> the defending champion andy murray overcome a wobbly start after an early scare coming through with three sets to beat australia's matthew egdon. other second round winners. there are plenty more sports on our website. check out www.aljazeera.co www.aljazeera.com/sport. okay, more for later. that is it for now. >> many thanks, indeed. mastercrafts men in japan are known for samurai swords, but how about handmade bikes. >> the day winds down and he nations his way to his workshop. in his basement scattered with self made machinery and melt dust some of japan's finest bicycles are built by hand by this one man. >> as i work i have an image of a bicycle in my mind that i would want this person to ride. that elements the foundation for everything. >> nagasawa learned his skills in italy, but he joins the tubes with tiny slivers of melt whose beauty is only matched by its strength. this is a man with little use with false modesty. >> in terms of passion there is a difference b

. >>> coming up in sport, the chicago bulls winning streak comes to an end in brooklyn.e all of the details. ♪ >>> time for sport now, and here is suna. >> thank you very much. it's 100 days before the start of the world cup. brazil is spending a lot of money on improving security ahead of the event. not all say it is necessary. gabrielle reports from santa maria. >> reporter: it buzzes over head, taking off for another training flight. this is one of the new $12 million israeli-built drones purchased by the brazilian air force. it is ready to patrol the skies during the world cup. >> translator: images will be sent in real time to other security agencies, where quick decisions can be made. >> reporter: the drones kept a close eye on the brazilian national team bus during last june confederation's cup, and during the match outside the stadium, the back images of street protests, looking for any trouble that could arise. the brazilian air force makes it very clear these drones won't be used with weapons. they will only be used for surveillance and reconnaissance. but it's

. >>> years ago, know walnut creek -- noah got gets to watch his son play for the chicago bulls. >> ohes. oh. yes. >> that's his son. lebron and jimmy butler get tangled up. i think butler tried to roll him over and show him the likes, as we used to say in my wrestling days. chicago made miami tap out in overtime. >>> the a's in the cactus league. a diving catch. angels in the out field. ken, you did not know that. >> i did know that. he played thebngos, too. >> he did -- the bongos. >> he did? >> where am i here? >>> the deep three at the buzzer. the cyclones would go on to win in overtime. >> you could just female march madness, huh? >> -- feel march madness, huh. >> yeah. looks good. >> good stuff. >> all right. see you at 11:00. announcer: it's time to play "family feud"! [applause] give it up for steve harvey! steve: how you folks doing? welcome to the show. how's everybody doing today? thank you so much, folks. [chuckles] let's go. hey, welcome to "family feud," everybody! i'm your man, steve harvey, and boy, oh, boy, oh, boy, we got a good one for you today. we got a family back

. >> meanwhile, they beat the chicago bulls it ended the four game winning run. is recognized for it's world class athletes children are now under pressure to become runners because of the financial rewards. children at 24 school start their routine evening training session, they are the schools best runners. this region is famous for producing top athletes. and so the children, hope to soon join that list of the running elites. amy is 14 years old, and the best female runner so far. >> i started running when i was in class four, i worked very hard, i want to be like and assist my family and village. >> but going on the days when running was just for fun, it is still a passion of many, but now it is loaded with pressure to perform, and bring in the big money. winning international races is lucrative, those who with have made and it. s of dollars in prize money, and sponsorships. there region has produced many running championships and because of that there's a lot of pressure to follow that rout, and to win medals. they assume by excelling in athletics they have

. >> collins and the nets play a home game against the chicago bulls. >> jason collins wore 98 before coming out to support the project. >> yes. >> interesting. >> with the cell ticks and the wizards. >> great. good to know. >> well, in a few hours professional samba dancers in rio kick off the carnivale. thousands kicked back at a block party. revellers dressed in home made costumes, flooded the park. fused with punk and rock. they responsible for hundreds of street parties. they look like they are having a good time. new orleans not to be outdone. visitors pouring into that city. more on that. what are you seeing out there tonight. >> well, as you well know, the group bacus, one of the big parades. this is a city that swells from 400,000 to 12 million during mardi gras. a lot of people leave inhibitions at home. sometimes it results in bar tabs and headaches. there may be hang over help. on almost every corner of the french corner there's an abundance of xol. you can yk alcohol. you can buy it and bounce from bar to bar. >> after the parades. we are hurting. >> what happened? >> too

. >>> fred howberg and coach colin were teammates with the 2002 chicago bulls.e each other tonight. they were up 17 but here comes the cyclones. 34 with less than two to play and the niles guy, and they play michigan game next with a lead over iowa state. >>> and iguodala back and starting against memphis after a three game leave with knee tendonitis. marie spade doing that to his former team. harrison barns shooting 31% from the all-star break and i call that high percentage. randolph with a flush and then late in the fourth, 33 of his 33. lakers with a late 14 run. they win it 100-93. bay bridge series, if you haven't seen tim lincecum this season, he is in full attack. and toward mccovey cove, a lead. and timmy going down. line drive off the bat of derrick barton. he would be helped off the field. a left knee con tugs. x-rays are negative. he thinks he will be with. the a's win 4-1. have a good day, everyone. >>> why the oakland zoo is letting people feed some of the animals today. stay >>> hatch happening today, visitors at the oakland zoo can feed the anima

. >> these coaches were teammates with the chicago bulls.ot the other night. >>> daniel, from the 17. huskies were 17. but here comes cyclones. dustin and less than two to play. he gets by the corner three. and uconn into the elite 8. they play michigan state next with a five point win over three seed iowa state. s >>> no david lee but andre is back. early dividends. hits the jumper. doing that to his former team. harrison barns shooting 31%. a high percentage. they always struggle matching up with the griz. steph curry, warriors on the 14-0 run and they win it. 100-93. s >>> bay bridge series. if you haven't seen tim lincecum this spring, he's in full effect. a's catcher john. and 1-0 lead. timmy going down! line drive off the bat of daric barton. he has to be helped off the field. a left knee contusion. x-rays negative. timmy said he thinks he will be okay. a's win it 4-1. with a look at morning sports i'm collin resch, have a great day everyone. >> next, a feast for the beasts. why the oakland zoo is happening today, visitors at the oakla

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he has won 11 championships as coach with the chicago bulls andla la& l.a. lakers?there are very few distal championships in the nba. we know that. we are looking forward to try to attempt that and this will be a pinnacle. it would be a capstone on a remarkable career that i have had. >> tbath weighwate needed to wi the dutch posted add decent score of 140 mostly thinks to 72 knocked out from tom kaper. against the netherlands team who won their opening match of the tournament. it went down to the final balls. we needed a run. it got more than that. smashing a 6 to give them victory. both sides must win their final games to have a chance of making it through. the world's top teams join later on this week and defending champions, the west indy indies look to be in good shape. hitting a total here of 172. a bit of field, 139, johnson charles there with that fumble. playing south africa while the windies willing take on india. maple league baseball's efforts to break into new markets, praying on one of australia's most famous cricket grounds. it has been one 00 years s

looks like he's on the verge of signing with the chicago bulls.er nba home very soon. >> mindi, seems we just finished up football. >> i know. >> but we didn't really. it just never ends. >> no. football keeps going and going. only two noz ago they played in the rose bowl and stanford already back on the field. as are all the other college teams. it's crazy. >> maybe they can loan a couple of players over to cal. >> yeah. you're not supposed to say that. >> cal's going to be good next ear.u >> good attitude. thanks, mu thanks, mindi. >>> in the sierra ski resorts celebrating the storm. ought borial, officials say it's been busy with people trying to make up for the lack of snow so far. and look at this time lapse video from kirkwood. the ski resort says it recorded nearly six feet of snow in the last week. right now chains not required on interstate 80 or 50. but we can't see the snow pile up because of -- >> here it comes. we need a time lapse. >> yeah, we do. we promise they were six feet. >> let's get to rob mayeda. he's got a live picture fro

jackson won 11 nba titles with the chicago bulls and the los angeles lakers.ng on one of his toughest jobs yet. he has been named head of basketball operations for the hapless new york knicks. he will be paid $15 million a year -- but we don't care as long as we win. right? >> hapless is not a good ring. >> we have been hapless. heading toward its initial public offering, likely setting up one of the most high-profile event in years. but the work in washington behind the scenes may have helped clear the way. phil mattingly took a look at the companies work. it all starts with the top trade office. the u.s. trade representative has a report called the notorious markets report. this a sickly labels marketplaces that are the worst when it comes to piracy and counterfeiting. how does this apply to alibaba? was listedce portion in 2011 and that's when they sprang into action in washington. it is a typical washington play -- they started spending money on lobbying. they also brought on board the former top lawyer for the u.s. trade representative, but the interestin

hall of fame basketball coach phil jackson won a record 11 championships with the chicago bulls and l.a. lakers and now he may have his toughest job yet, trying to revive the dismal fortunes of the new york knicks, team he once played for. he will not coach but he will run the operation and there are reports he will get paid more than $15 million per year. diddy,want to live like you can buy his apartment for under $8 million. it is only 2300 square feet but it has a pr room, a built-in 90 inch flatscreen tv and killer views of central park. he wants to move downtown or he can throw parties without disturbing the neighbors because they all party in downtown manhattan. we've got more right stories and ahead. will weigh in on one of the biggest shows of activism. barber will talk about filling out the march madness brackets. we will be back. >> you are watching "in the loop," on bloomberg television, streaming on your phone, your tablet, and bloomberg.com. to file forreparing ed ipo in the u.s. as soon as next month. the potential stock sale would be one of the biggest in history and may

it's all bulls. chicagog for the 95-88 win. >>> in college basketball, it was an emotional night at the university of nebraska. senior mike peltz proposing to his girlfriend before his last game as a senior. she said yes. and then the huskers knock off ninth ranked wisconsin in a 77-68 win. nebraska is hoping to make it to the ncaa tournament for the first time since 1998. and second ranked wichita state is aiming for a number one seed in the tournament. the shockers top indiana state 83-69 in the missouri valley conference championship. wichita state will enter the big dance as the nation's only undefeated team. >>> in ohio high school hockey two teams are named state champions over the weekend. cleveland st. ig nashous and sylvania's northview were tied at 1-1 at the end of regulation. the teams then battled for seven overtime periods with no one making a goal. finally the coaches and school officials determined that was enough. they decided to end the game with a tie saying players on both teams were beco

tonight, the brooklyn nets host the chicago bulls. this will be his only guaranteed home game.e's nearing the end of his hen of it day contract. the nets can sign him to another ten-day deal but if they do that, they have to sign him for the rest of the year to keep him on the roster. >>> it is 7:27. the head of security at a santa rosa mall fired. the controversy surrounding his decision to ask protesters to remove their t-shirts. >> reporter: in the wake of recent accidents and pedestrian fatalities, the program set to kick off at a san francisc elementary school. we'll tell you what it is all about -- coming up. >>> good morning. san francisco, 101 traffic looking good approaching the 80 split and now san jose traffic still looking good as you drive up to 880. we'll tell you more about the commute when we come back. >>> it's a new day and a new storm on the way. when the rain will arrive in our area -- coming up. hey, i remember you.ttle debbie? you should. i'm you. except i always had a nutty bar with my lunch. ooooh. little debbie nutty bars. so delicious. you know they've

today's headlines on cnn saying that -- what's that guy with the pierced nose ring plays for the chicago bullsou couldn't make this up as well. [laughter] was basketball another sport you would have written about? [laughter] >> it's a great question. yeah really crazy stories as well basketball, i almost wanted to do a book about that. but let's talk about rodman for a second. there's a great basketball story about frankenstein and hitler but i'm saving that one. [laughter] rodman, i mean, i don't know. i kind of feel bad for dennis rodman in the end. i think he's talked -- he says i'm practicing basketball diplomacy just like ping-pong diplomacy, it's the same stuff. it's just that, you know as i found out pipping pong diplomacy had this huge framework behind it with political goodwill, and very active, a very active framework with. that doesn't exist. and the chinese were very busy sending positive signals that whole year leading up to -- we didn't get them all. now, one interesting comparison they actually released a dying priest, the chinese, in early 1971 as a signal. now, you compare tha

. >>> and the brooklyn nets were also in action last night hosting the chicago bulls.ba's first openly gay player is finally playing a home game, it wasn't exactly your ordinary, regular season affair. >> reporter: after hearing his name chanted over and over by the nets fans, jason collins was called off the bench with just under three minutes to play last night. the soldout crowd finally got their wish. >> 98, jason collins! >> reporter: collins didn't score but he grabbed a rebound and had a steal in the nets' winning effort. afterwards collins said it was a lot of fun to get into the game in front of the home fans. >> yeah, support has been great. you know, i thank the fans and thank fothose folks who supporte and the team. >> reporter: the team will sign him to a second deal of the same length and the expectation is collins will remain with the team through the end the season. before last night's game one reporter asked about all the media attention. >> and it's starting to go down a little bit. there's only so many ways you can write the story about the off-the-c

one of the greatest coaches in the history of the league winning the title six times with the chicago bulls then five more championships with the l.a. lakers. would go to. exciting i think it's great for our city. it's great for organization i mean you know you bring in a guy. who's won as a player. and has done it at a high level as a coach i mean don't get much better than phil jackson and what he's accomplished so. it's could have him aboard. and. you know the city should be buzzing and excited about that. on the following day the new president received a standing ovation when he was introduced to the madison square garden crowd before the home game of the eastern conference leaders indiana jackson's new charges started well taking the lead home fight to the first quarter and has been let go veteran amare stoudamire scored twenty one points while star store at comair anthony again led new york's three thirty four as the knicks close out the pacers ninety two eighty six and then i was three games behind on the final playoff spot he needs. this. golf now in just over a fortnight to go unti

one of the greatest coaches in the history of the league winning the title six times with the chicago bulls then five more championships with the l.a. lakers. would go to. exciting i think it's great for our city. it's great for organization. bringing in a guy. who's won as a player. in this done as a coach. phil jackson and what he's accomplished. right we interrupt that and bring you this russian foreign minister sergey lavrov is now having a news conference on things meeting with his american counterpart john kerry at a charity summit in the hague let's listen in here what the deliberations were about the documents of the senate are being prepared for publishing and i would like to brief you on my bilateral meetings today i had yet another meeting with mr john kerry the u.s. secretary of state we mainly. with him about ukraine we discussed the necessity to respect the result of the referendum in crimea in the necessity to take action in order to prevent. unlawful actions by radicals. in their influence on the way for of ukraine this is what we spoke about when signing the accords the agr

chicago. >> everybody. >> they call it a blue collar town because you work hard, you play hard and you show up the next day. >> chicagoans do not put up with the bull -- >> there's no city like chicago. then you start coming out into the neighborhoods and it's a little different. >> come on, hurry up. >> my world is all about living in people's worst nightmares. >> this is just like a third world country. >> i look at myself as a parent of hundreds of kids. >> get out of the street! >> why are you crying? >> there are no other options. >> what are you trying to achieve? >> right now i'm trying to save chicago. >> any particular part of chicago? >> all of it. >> people know chicago is rising to the top. we don't get enough credit. >> today we sent a message to the world! >> show them who we are. cancer >> springtime in chicago is a celebration that doesn't last very long. the warm weather that pushes tulips from their beds and invites kids back outside to play brings with it a warning. watch out, things are about to heat up. >> one-term mayor! one-term mayor! one-term mayor! one-term mayor! one-term mayor! >> when's the first day? >> when is the fir

minister and the debt to the minister of foreign affairs, and they met with with my then entity in chicago at a bulls game at a time when i was having dinner in new york with the president of a university. take seriously at elite level the opportunities that are who want to people talk about our support, etc., and the level of knowledge of the chinese fans. when i did my first press conference, i was 6:00 in the morning here, we hosted a dinner for the media, any years ago, many, and they wanted to know about the salary cap, the lockout, all kinds of monday and and--- mundane details, that is when we knew we had something special going on. and then we had yao. nowe will take questions from the audience. please tell us who you are. microphone is coming. scott herold from the rand corporation. g want to note that yao min broke a big barrier. these gentlemen played a role in breaking thein to color barrier, and it is quite an honor to be present and see that happening. recently, the first day nba basketball player, the first layer and a major sport come out. i want ask your thoughts. in china this is a

chicago. >> everybody. >> they call it a blue collar town because you work hard, you play hard and you show up the next day. >> chicagoans do not put up with the bull there's no city like chicago. then you start coming out into the neighborhoods and it's a little different. >> come on, hurr

health minister and the deputy minister of foreign affairs, and they met with my then entity in chicago at a bulls game at a time when i was having dinner in new york with the president of a university. so we take seriously at the league level the opportunities that are presented by people who want to talk about our support, etc., and the level of knowledge of the chinese fans. when i did my first press conference, i was 6:00 in the morning here, we hosted a dinner for the media, many years ago, many, and they wanted to know about the salary cap, the lockout, all kinds of mundane details, and that is when we knew we had something special going on. and then we had yao. which elevated us to another level. >> we will take questions now from the audience. please tell us who you are. microphone is coming. >> scott herald from the rand corporation. i want to note that yao ming broke a big barrier. these gentlemen played a role in basketball akin to breaking the color barrier, and it is quite an honor to be present and see that happening. recently, the first gay nba basketball player, the first player in

chicago. >> everybody. >> they call it a blue collar town because you work hard, you play hard and you show up the next day. >> chicagoans do not put up with the bullke chicago. then you start coming out into the neighborhoods and it's a little different. >> come on, hurry up. >> my world is all about living in people's worst nightmares. >> this is just like a third world country. >> i look at myself as a parent of hundreds of kids. >> get out of the street! >> why are you crying?

after beating the defending eastern conference champs of the bulls played the western champion spirits and not end as well. officially chicago picked up the republic 5 in. that was the total. most of the snowfall occurred south of interstate 80. we think there's going to be no more snowfall for the next seven days. how about that? the ice trying to move away from the shoreline ofake michigan looking north. temperatures across the area, it is chilly. 27 and now they're reading at o'hare airport. we do think there's a chance we could make it up to about 30. the wind still coming out of the north. they're whistling. we have some wind gust close to 40 mi. per hour on the map here. take a look at what happens over time. on friday the wind will again begin to build. >> these are windchill values across the area. here in the teens at the moment. the if committwe have committed 59%. over the next few days nothing more to report. maybe an occasional push of more cold air as we go into next week. probably not before then. the radar satellite you showing the snow pushing off of the east. we still see a lingering snow showers. nothing f

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lebron with the ball and chance for the win but jimmy butler pokes it away and in the end bulls win. chicagoird conservative loss 95-88. houston, blazers visiting the rockets. end of the fourth quarter. houston trailing 106-103. james harden buries a tough three and ties the game and sends us to overtime. portland up three and 2:00 left. harden again with a big three to tie it. how good is he? same score. 30 seconds later, jeremy lin the go ahead jumper. he had 26 and harden had 41 points. houston gets the victory. >> how is lin doing in houston? >> okay the last couple of years. he made that money off the run with the knicks and god bless him and he ask doing fine. >> is phil coming to new york? phil jackson? >> he is making his decision perhaps today. >> god they need him! >> a source at espn says he wants to get back to work in the nba. he won 11 championships. >> a lot of work to do there! >> how great would it be to have phil jackson running that organization as a knicks fan? >> by the way, get rid of carmelo anthony day one who is showing attitude about him coming because, of course, i

. >>> it's playoff time in chicago, and the mayor courtside at the united center, cheers on the scrappy bullsfuse to go down without a fight. two weeks before the final vote to close schools, parents and teachers also refuse to go down without a fight. >> it's criminal to take these children out of the safety of this environment and this school. i know it's numbers. i get it. but we are their families. we are parenting these children. >> emanuel, well, he's been at the center of unpopular decisions like this before. he's never backed down. and nobody expects him to start now. >> i've been fortunate to work for two really, really good presidents. and i've learned a lot from both of them. when i was going through it, being chief of staff, every chief of staff hates it. it is the most difficult job in america. there's a target on your back. nothing you do anybody likes. and you've got to make sure it works for the president. and then when you make your decision, you're not done because everybody else says you're an idiot. the first nine months to a year, i had this joke with the president. becau

bull run in just a moment. first, how to play today's jobs report. with us from chicagoour cnbc contributor jim yoreo and jeff killberg. gentlemen, take it away. jump ball here. is there anything i should do tactically in light of today's jobs report or not? >> ladies first. >> i think one thing that i think is significant is the move that we have seen in long term interest rates. it seemed they were getting ready to go higher a couple days ago and today was the push they needed. when we see the yield curve steepen, the sector to me that seems to do the best is the banks. i have been looking at some of the banks, bank of america particularly. haven't pulled the trigger yet because the entry point but banks should do well in a steep yield curve environment. i think that's where we're going. >> i think we saw an equity hybrid here. off this number we have to remember the last 15 months we had an average move up about 66 basis points on the unemployment. that's with a high of 280. this is anemic growth. i know it's consistent but we cannot celebrate this. we need more. at t

chicago. >> everybody. >> you work hard, you play hard, and you show up the next day. >> chicagoans do not put up with the bull

bulls and pacers last night. it was derrick rosen bubblehead night and free popcorn night thanks to benny bubble. 34-33 at halftime. the third quarter was all chicago. they did get away on defense. it's over to dunleavy. they grab any point lead and never get close to giving it up. here they go the other way. butler makes a shot. nope. the next one goes in. at the end of the quarter the pacers were close but there was a rebound and a score. the polls go up 64-56. the big night on the offense as well. the 9-77 the bulls win. tied for third in the east right now. >> terrific. i thought everyone worked well. the energy was a good. when you play a high intensity game, they are hard to play against at times. in the second half of thought we were doing well offensively. >> it didn't look like the n.c.a.a. record was set up well. but the pall scored to win the tournament opener. but then no. 2 duke a huge challenge for the team. they had a great game plan. shoot the three. in the first half they have a 12 point lead. duke back at the halftime then they take the lead. but there's a 8-0 run. 22 points tonight making it 63. and almost the same. 18 for anothe

chicago teams are in the hunt for a title, they do it big. the '85 bears won the super bowl for their super fans. and in the '90s, michael jordan led the bullso two three-peats. the 2005 white sox broke the city's world series drought. and in 2010, the hawks won the stanley cup. now they want to do it again. united center. they call the place the mad house on madison. ♪ changed the team's fortune. >> chicago is really a blue collar town. when the sports teams win, the city uplifts itself, it doesn't matter what color or nationality you are, you want to be part of a winner. >> come playoff time, the mayor and the rest of the city hop on the hawks' bandwagon. rahm's a sports nut and he loves to win. he wants to build a new sports arena to put chicago in a better spot to compete with other cities. >> from day one, when i was elected mayor, i've made it a priority to ensure that chicago's convention and tourism industry was no longer second. >> we can find no expert that says a new arena will do any better than breaking even. in fact, some say it's a financial disaster. >> we have the opportunity to make an investment that creates 10,000 jobs, 3

bulls, and lebron, he literally got kicked in the face by jimmy butler. the two got tangled up under the basket right here. both received a technical foul. joaquim noah would lead chicagow in the stands. he's going to go nuts during a sequence where noah made a play on both ends of the floor. that's awesome. >>> all right, dale earnhardt jr. was looking to keep his hot streak going this weekend in las vegas. things were looking gore him as he has a lead on a final lap, but he runs out of gas on the second turn. that opened the door for brad keselowski to pass him and get the win. junior said afterwards, 16 ounces of fuel, that was the difference between getting first or second. >>> all right, after a stellar third round on saturday, tiger woods' back started acting up again yesterday and he struggled to a 25th-place finish at the cadillac championship. this is the first time in his career he failed to birdie a hole on the final round of a tournament. 23-year-old patrick reese had no problems with the course. he won the tournament, and by doing so, he joins some exclusive company. reed is now one of five golfers to have three tour wins before turning 24 years old. the o