at navy pier.. governor quinn unveiled the portrait of a soldier exhibit.... showing the faces of every illinois servicemember killed at war since september eleventh. all of us can look and see the souls of men and women from illinois. at the a-t-and t store at michigan avenue... customers using tablets to send messages of appreciation. it's a great day to love a veteran. and two wounded vets were feeling the love...at soldier field. this means a whole lot to me and my family army specialist frank pierson and army ranger tory honda presented with brand new cars. firefighters sold t-shirts to buy these gifts. it's a way to say, thanks... for soldiers who have given so much.. what you do for us and what you do for this state and this country. we could never thank you enough. >> the talk at many of today's event was about helping veterans to come home with wounds both visible and invisible. the proceeds from the exhibit is going towards developing better treatment for veterans suffering from traumatic brain injuries and posttraumatic stress disorder >> a group of

you and i remember we talked about the 13,000, 14,000 young people who stood at navy pier who signed up after the president said i'm not going to deport anymore young undocumented youth. you know what they came with? a check for $465. right? and the patience to wait in that line. you know what they get? you know the gift they get? a work authorization permit so they can go and work in the united states of america. and see their way through their education. you know, this is silly. so in other words if you run on a campaign that people should have the same kind of healthcare that members of congress, that's a gift. well guess what. that's a gift that i got first then. if you say to the american public you should be able -- i get -- i send my kids to school because i make $174,000 so they don't have a problem going to any college they want but if we ensure that everyone has an opportunity to go to school and save money and going to school, it is almost like hey, you don't have to pay the college loans back, i think it is really sad eliot, when i hire young people, the first thing i ask

they sent the navy out to protect our wealth and constructed alcatraz. we had the honor of sending out 2.5 million men from piers 18 and 20 and where it's home ported. this is a major port in the world and the state. and one of our merchant ships that was torpedoed and lost in the war of the pacific. we will never forget how the navy and the army came to our rescue. the port was occupied 90% by the army and the navy. our history is so rich and makes us so proud to welcome you home to see the next generation of military personnel who are coming both men and women, bringing their families and reuniting in san francisco. you honor us by coming here for fleet week. i have for you, bear with me. a plaque which i will find a small space on that large ship and every time you come, you bring sunshine in some fashion and you are always welcome here. thank you for your hospitality. thank you. [applause] >> if you will all indulge me for one more minute. on behalf of the mayor and my colleagues here today. i want to thank the fleet week committee under the vision of major general myatt. jodie breken ridge, catherine hooper

gentlemen, i would also like to note that other navy ships are here in the fleet week, but the skipper is the u.s.s. macon island. macon island is docked at pier 30, 32 where she's hosted a seminar for disaster preparedness. skipper would you please rise to pay tribute to your ship. [applause] >> skipper, ladies and gentlemen, the u.s.s. macon island commanded by frederick pringle. a native of sumptor, north carolina. she was delivered to the u.s. navy in 2009. she transitioned to the west coast by circumnavigating south america by the straight of majell an. she was commissioned in 2009 of the first class built with energy-efficient turbine gas. steam is used as heating water. she has six operating rooms. 47th bed with regard and a 17 bed intensive care unit. she displaces more than 24,000 tons. she has the total capacity of more than 3000 on board. she has a 40 year service leg to allow her to stay in service through 2050. there's give me a warm round of applause for the u.s.s. macon. just down the pier. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, next in line is the united states coast guard cutter sherman. this is when our combined naval forces sai

pier and a school. that was a school. nothing. so we put in the navy, the navy put them in there two, three combat ships, type 23's and l ship and transport plus mtaa aircraft transport, aircraft and hell helicopters to try to help people in there. we used the ships to deliver food, clothes and all that stuff without any problem. also we helped in different matters that the navy can do that. for instance here was with divers and with submarine robot to find bodies. getting medical assistance, removing debris, try to rebuild some houses and establish basic services. moving people in and out with the navy ships. that was something this i think is a very good idea because of, as you mention here, the shock where everybody is in shock, one officer had the idea to talk with people of the university to provide a group of clowns to the island. so we put it in there and with the navy and the clowns were coming down, everybody on the island was so surprised. it breaks everything, you know, you don't expect that an lft came in there, open up and the first gettin

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pier yesterday. the final deployment was nearly eight months at sea. the navy will officially deactivate the enterprise on december 1st, but it will take several more years to be decommissioned as the reactors are taking out. >>> a man who lost his legs is testing a new kind of prosthesis controlled by his thoughts. yesterday he climbed 103 flights of stairs at chicago's willis tower. he was one of 173 people who participated in sky rise chicago, a fund-raiser for the rehab institute that developed the bionic leg technology they're using there. >> hard to wrap your mind around that it's controlled by thoughts. >> like a real leg would be. >> pretty cool. time for weather and traffic on the ones. >> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here. we're talking cold today and maybe wet stuff later in the week. >>> feels like winter this morning, and it may look like winter within about 48 hours or so. stay tuned. as we take a look now, there's capitol hill under a cloudy sky. live view from the nbc 4 hd city camera. there's the live view on the warmer waters of t

pier 50 of the shipyard. that is also the vehicle that is going to contain the release of liability which is important piece of this. the navy will not proceed without it because salvage operations are inherently risky and if, you know, salvages sometimes sink during tow and they won't be held responsible for that. so, the resolution -- the m-o-u that we would be signing -- sorry, the resolution rather gives us based authority with the [speaker not understood] manager and he gave us [speaker not understood] about that. lastly, the m-o-u or the resolution that is before you, the m-o-u would not obligate the port to spend anything. this is all on the navy, but they can't move forward without it. so, what's next? and i should note that as we execute this m-o-u, the navy, titan salvage, their towing subcontractors, are allred i to build. they stated a preference for beginning this process by the end of october. for the tow up to mayor island they want to beat the weather. it is conceivable after a decade on the waterfront it could be gone in a couple weeks. that's what i'm personally excited about. the next couple of steps. in t