we are very engaged with various chambers, you know, throughout the chicagoland area. whether it's the chicagoland chamber of commerce, whether it's the hispanic chamber of commerce, i mean, you name it, we're involved with them and they're involved with us. and the great news is we are a huge resource for them, essentially a staffing center at this point. you know, we have been learned to be trusted, you know, so that as people are graduating from our programs, if they're getting a referral from us, they know that this person's not only been successful in the building the right type of foundation and getting the life skills and, you know, the job training and the things that they need to be successful but they also know how to follow through and execute on the jobs for an employer. they become a very productive employee. just first hand, you know, to tell you, a safe haven is an employer of many of our graduates. you know, we have about 180 employees, and i want to say at least 50 percent of our employees are graduates of our programs. we have a very intense professio

. >> he said, "if you can convince all the jcpenney buyers in the chicagoland area to buy it, put it in for the holiday season, and if it sells well, i'll take you nationwide." >> the buyers bought in. the retail price -- $29.85, roughly double the production cost. lori's husband, dan -- a corporate comptroller at the time, now her c.f.o. -- was already crunching the numbers. >> i kind of just plotted out, well, how much could we lose here? that's all i wanted to do, was just break even, at least. >> this is the factory. >> a production run of about 10,000 earring organizers was getting under way. >> everything that could go wrong went wrong, and i was very nervous. this panel is gray, and this panel's black. the boxes came in wrong. they were black boxes that had a colored picture on it, and the bleeding of the ink had gone over the picture. >> luckily, the plant was close by, because lori spent lots of time there fixing lots of issues. >> tell me about it. we didn't know how we do it. >> lori had to rally people at the factory, like alicia macias and frank valentine. >> we didn't h

. >> 5 1/2 inches in chicagoland area. good morning. in just 20 hours northern illinois, good part of the midwest flooding out of river grove will show you that. themn the next 24, 48 hour,g isd melting sn. heaviest moves east today so new york city, d.c., in the rain, raleigh and those areas in the carolinas were likely to get heavy storms. talk more about that in the next half hour. >> big weather headlines today as the rain moves east, heavy rain and then we've got to talk about spring flooding season. >> thank you, sam. >>> coming up, brand-new developments happening right now in boston. the entire city shut down. we'll have the latest live just ahead. >>> also ahead. battle of the witnesses in the jodi arias trial and a psychologist who says she is a violent liar. the boys used double miles from their capital one venture card to fly home for the big family reunion. you must be garth's father? hello. mother. mother! traveling is easy with the venture card because you can fly any airline anytime. two words. double miles! this guy can

they gave the chicagoland to star engines and you car are wasn't even to the grids yet.you describe the day to where it started and when it finished? >> i wasn't even in the car yet. these guys worked hard all day to get the shell pennzoil ford on the racetrack. a little too close for my comfort. having to start from the back and work up. did a great job of keeping everyone under control and not getting overchenned by everything. tow cussed in and made the adjustments and got our car a lot better than what it was. we just weren't fast on the short run. started fourth there with i think it was like 40 something to go. the top three guys were gone and then after 15-20 laps i could hang and then started catching them a little bit. we never had any short-range speed all weekend. even from practice slow on the short run gu good on the long run. have to figure out where the speed is. if you would have told me i would have finished fifth today i would give you a hug. i'm pumped up about the finish. >> matt: i will take a handshake. coming in tonight hadn't finished in the top t

that's just fine with air travelers we've been talking to..marathoners from chicagoland heading home, still processing what they witnessed yesterday. once related to the blast effect of the bomb. >> and that sounds in no way related to the audio i said back earlier. the chicago runners' we have been talking to simply elated to be heading home. taking note of the extra police officers. >> that is the story live from logan international airport. there's been limited information on the people who were killed. only one of them has been identified. this is eight year old martin richard. he was killed near the finish line. the boston globe reports he was with his mother and sister at the time of the explosion. they were waiting for richard's father to finish the race. the boy's mother and sister are both recovering after they suffered serious injuries. the mother needed brain surgery, and the sister lost a leg. police say more than 170 injuries have been recorded at hospitals in boston and other areas. at least 17 are in critical condition and doctors say several of the cases include amputa

. >> rain moves out of chicagoland today. but not before making it their wettest april on record. >> wow. all right, sam. thank you so much. >>> and coming up on "gma," tears in the courtroom at the trial of jodi arias. and could testimony from her ex's former girlfriend turn the case upside down? >>> plus, new details about amanda knox's life behind bars. what she was thinking when s [ male announcer ] now we can all be at the corner of "just another prescription" and "sweet, something just for me." because walgreens balance rewards is more than a savings card. it's a rewards card that gives you 500 rewards points every time you fill a prescription. points you can redeem in store or online for, well, almost anything. rack up points with each prescription you fill, right here. at the corner of happy and healthy. [ female announcer ] some prescriptions not eligible to earn points. restrictions apply. see website for details. before the three- and four-star ratings... before local farmers and employees became secret ingredients

we'll start with the chill in chicagoland coming your way, 81 degrees today.. dallas, you're getting a chill down as well and minneapolis, this is all part of that pocket of cold air that's bringing snow in some places. in the desert southwest, so close to the first time you've ever been 100 degrees in vegas in april. you are 99 yesterday and you just missed it. >> just look at this incredible audience. look at them. everybody we're going back to who, lara. >> sam's just showing off now. >>> a look at what's coming up on our "gma morning menu." alec baldwin's daughter, the model ireland speaking out defending her famous dad. >>> sherri shepherd weighing in on "dancing with the stars." also talking about her new book. >>> our "deals & steals" event revving up with new bargains. stay tuned for that. >>> plus, kenny chesney performing live right here on "good morning america." >>> gma's morning menu" brought to you by cal trait. calcium and vitamin d supplement brand. even the inside of your dishwasher sparkles. okay. so i'm the bad guy for being clean. you said

♪ ♪ brother what a night [ inaudible ] ♪ ♪ chicagoland ♪ ♪ brother [ inaudible ] ♪ >> stephanie: wowweeter extrordanaire, here he comes. ♪ karl ♪ >> stephanie: karl frisch, bullfightstrategies.com ♪ ♪ so inviting to me ♪ ♪ frisch ♪ >> stephanie: good morning, karl frisch. >> good morning. so you said that the last time it happened to you, like there were people hanging out at michael jackson's house. so what ended up happening with that? >> stephanie: i don't know i missed it because it buzz it wasn't about me. look who got a bath it's dexter von frisch! [♪ "world news tonight" theme ♪] >> that's right. we had 100 degrees yesterday and it snowed two weeks ago. >> so what is your point? >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: lots of great stuff. i'm sure you saw the new poll nbc news poll finds nearly two-thirds of americans -- that's almost 80%, jim, of citizens support giving immigrants a path to citizenship. and you tweeted glad to see usa today is dropping the illegal part of it. >> yeah. i mean if we called everything you know, something like an illegal immigrant or an illegal kille

three different chicagoland expressways closed down, completely submerged, under water.forced the city's water department to open the locks that separate the chicago river from lake michigan. this is something they haven't done in almost two years. they try to avoid doing this because it means allowing millions of gallons of sewage into lake michigan, the area's main source of drinking water. it's not clear when the city will be able to close the locks and stop the sewage-ridden water from flowing into the lake, which, again, happens to be water that people drink. but that brings us back to these guys. our friends, the jumping fish. two-and-a-half years ago, the army corps of engineers finished construction on barricades that run along a 13-mile stretch of the

a joint effort between local police and prosecutors to crack down on slavery rings in chicagoland. >> what we've seen here in cook county, the trend that we're starting to see really are the gangs. the gang structure. >> gang members are not just selling drugs any longer. they're selling children. >> and the gangs are getting involved in this because they have discovered that this is lucrative. >> alvarez's task force is one of the nation's most progressive law enforcement efforts in the fight against traffickers. >> today we are announcing the result of a long-term undercover investigation. >> in the summer of 2011 operation little girl lost culminated with a massive takedown of a gang-related pimping ring. it is the largest human trafficking case in illinois's history. >> this operation targeted gang members who sex trafficked children and young women, some as young as the age of 12. >> each of the ten defendants faces over 20 counts of human trafficking. >> this is something that we take very seriously. we're going to continue to work up these cases, use the tools that we now have,

we think of vegas, atlantic city, chicagoland is a huge market, but these are almost destinations wherehis is where people actually live. >> you say it very, very well. you drive 20 minutes, you gamble, the entertainment we give them, they don't need an airplane or a hotel room. instead of going to the movies, they come here. it is much less susceptible. jeff: the attacks, nobody seems to mind, i guess in some ways. this goes largely to the education fund in the state. maybe one day we will educate people enough not to gamble. we continue to walk this entire time and talk, we are still not at the end of the casino. >> it is 360,000 feet, three and a half football fields. very few this large anywhere. jeff: the third largest in north america, david cordish, glad to see you. dennis: thanks a lot, jeff flock. cheryl: you have heard of hooking a private car, now there is an app to book a private jet. with me now, the ceo. thank you for being here. the iphone upcoming, your membership-based service, how many members do you have now? >> we have lots and lots of members have signed up since we

when you think that chicago had 17 inches of rain, the chicagoland area, since january 1st, you understandn that area. but here's the positive side of that negative flooding. look last year, how much of the country was in drought. a desperate situation. then, look this year. this eastern half of the country, in great shape. zero drought whatsoever. we have problems with the western half. kind of getting some of that moisture. this weekend, this is a soaking weekend for the deep south. anywhere from dallas, all the way to atlanta. by the time -- atlanta, i think that rain starts on saturday and goes to monday. it may be three inches of rain in some cases in that area. a quick look at the big board today. most >> all that weather was brought to you by kuerig. and it is friday. >> thank you, sam. >>> still to come here, sam mentioned. it's seat c29 finally get lucky in love? 30,000 feet over this great land, that reporter putting it to the test. >>> and we have a very special "play of the day." word on the street, michael oh, you have a keurig vue brewer! it's great! now i can brew my coffee

all day long, solid rain in chicagoland, st.re the rains could be strong storms so you've got the thunder, lightning, hail, strong gusty winds with that and possibility of tornadoes, as well. there's several small little systems that will move into the northwest which means you'll kind of damp for the next couple of days, not big rainmakers but together they will probably add to your rain totals there. it is gorgeous into the southwest. all the way through the deep south until you get to where the storms are popping today. >> all that weather was brought to you by the buick encore and by the way, you may think if you're, well, look at this. that we're in puppy heaven this morning when you see the treatment that our furry friends will get. let's just take a look at the story. ♪ >> we're joining fiona and rico in holy matrimony. >> between two loving dogs, chico and fiona. and this is the upscale bark mitzvah vowed by a couple for their dog sofia and how about a spa day for this pampered pig. ♪ these pet lovers treat their furry f

we start with a live shot out of chicagoland. end up with possibly some flooding. we've got a few states that have flood watches and warnings out that runs from the great lakes well down towards new orleans so get ready for that a dose of heavy rain. meanwhile, into the west, i don't know, i'll pick manhattan beach or wherever ellen's little ranch is, it's gorgeous today, by the way. 82 degrees. that line of severe weather storms for everyone to keep an eye on. your local abc stations. it runs all the way into philly >> our audience makes our day every day, but i got to tell you, lisa, you made my day very special today because of your energy. so where are we going inside to? >> we're going to lara. >> thank you so much. great crowd outside. and here's a look at what's coming up on our "gma morning menu." we have the latest on amanda bynes' odd behavior. could she be having a public meltdown? >>> also, is 45 the new 35 for motherhood and fertility? >>> and lindsay lohan in the news. here is an emotional interview last night on "l

all of this from kansas city all the way to chicagoland. this is going to be an issue.n but remember snow melt going on up there. a lot of more snow happening just north of that area so we really think that there will be some good size flooding along the rivers for awhile to come. a story we'll watch. on the west coast, cool but dry. look at the big difference in phoenix. 10 degrees cooler than yesterday and in the 60s in vegas. >> if you're going to hang out in times square we'll get you on television. let's go back inside to rachel this morning. good morning, rachel. >> good morning, sam. thank you so much. >>> now, here's a look ahead on what's on this "gma's morning menu." the mom who says kids don't need to share and the backlash she's sparking right now. >>> a sizzling night in the ballroom. cheryl burke and d.l. hughley are out. >>> and two of hollywood's hottest stars, sofia vergara and susan sarandon are here live, all coming up live right here on "gma" in times square. >>> "gma's morning menu" is brought to you by the makers of centrum, the most recommended, p

there's some concerns that maybe even in the next 48 hours, chicagoland would come out with a little -- definitely a change in temperature. we'll look at that snow situation. >> we'll have another look at america's weather in the next half hour. lara. >> thank you, sam. >>> and here we go. explosive opening arguments launched at the michael jackson wrongful death trial. both sides came out swinging and abc's david wright has the story. >> reporter: michael jackson's wrongful death trial opened with videos. the jury watching the king of pop performing in munich in 1999. later rehearsing for what was to have been his comeback tour. that was just two days before he died. the question before the jury, who is really to blame? >> conrad robert murray, guilty. >> reporter: jackson's doctor conrad murray is already behind bars for involuntary manslaughter. but now jackson's mother and three children are suing the concert promoter that paid murray's salary. the cornerstone of their case, an e-mail from aeg's ceo 11 days before jackson's death. we want to remind murray that it is aeg, not mj w

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