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"Own Andrea Darla's on W C P t 8 20 Thank you so much for being with me today. Today is September 10th tomorrow, of course, September 11th 1 2020 years ago tomorrow. 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group Al Qaeda, hijacked four airplanes and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Two of the planes were flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. A third plane hit the Pentagon just outside of Washington, D C and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Almost 3000 people were killed during the 9 11 terrorist attacks, which triggered major U. S initiatives to combat terrorism and basically defined the presidency of George W. Bush. There are there were documentaries on all weekend long and I would highly encourage you to watch at least one of them. The History channel is going to have three documentary specials. That start tomorrow. One is on the World Trade Center. One is on the Pentagon. And then one is on Osama bin Laden. Um, very harrowing. I saw some of the, uh, the trailers for each of them. Also tonight, Diane Sawyer is going to be talking to boy. I just tear up when I step when I watched the previews of this lady, be it. It's just very harrowing, because I remember when Diane Sawyer was on the air when all this was happening 20 years ago. And I think this is something else to Diane Sawyer is going to interview tonight She's calling it the Children of 9 11. So it's women who were pregnant and these Children obviously Lived in lived. I'm using the air quotes through this through their mothers because they weren't born yet, Um, so they have no knowledge of this and I know there's a whole generation my my cousin in Chicago public school teacher and she says She's teaching kids now about 9 11 who weren't born because there's 16 17 18 years old and we're celebrating the 20th anniversary that celebrating we're Commemorating and marking the 20th anniversary of these attacks tomorrow, and I think this is This is defining for so many of us because it's one of those instances where you always remember where you were. Do you remember where you were on that? Horrible, horrible day. Where were you? I was getting ready to, um Get my kids ready for school? Yeah, I believe. And, um And then, as I was walking to, I always have the news on and I went to my living room. And I saw the news and that's it was I couldn't believe it. Almost I was I was shocked. Mhm and I was like, and when I saw the building what the first building was on fire. And then I saw the second building. The airplane, and I'm like what? Right. It's it's I don't think any of us could talk about it without just getting that just This way. A little for club. You know what I mean? It just it's hard to talk about. Even when I watch the news coverage of it now, um I just get very emotional. You know, it really does. It's something where We lived through it, You know, I would always hear my father was in the Army for six years. So my mom would always tell stories about Vietnam and you know she would. She would cry when the president would come on and call more troops up because she was afraid my dad was going to be called to go serve. He was he was at Fort Bragg. He was where he was working in an office at the time, but obviously was active military so it could have gone and she'll tell me these stories and get very choked up when she tells the stories, but I didn't live through Vietnam. I wasn't born then so I Didn't You know, it didn't hit me like 9 11 did And And that's this is a case where, Um, As I said, you know, we just we will always remember where we were. At that time I was working the I was a reporter at WGN radio. I had been there for four years. Five years at that point, going on five years at that point, and I was working the night shift to to turn So I came home by the time I finish up, Got home. Go to bed. Maybe 11 or 12 o'clock Probably closer to midnight. So it was midnight. I went to sleep in. My mom called. My parents were both always kind of news junkies. They were always watching the news. You know, they watch the 10 o'clock news with Bill Bill Kurtis and water Jacobson or carry Marina run majors, and so they were. I was living downtown in Chicago in Lakeview, Wrigleyville and my mom called and said You better wake up, She said. A plane just hit the World Trade Center. I'm here for sleep. And you know, I mean, I just couldn't believe it. And in my mind, Lady B. I thought the plane just clipped the World Trade Center. You know, she said, no. No turn on the television. The plane is in the World Trade Center, and I couldn't even comprehend it. So I put it on. And as I'm watching, watching, watching, I saw the second plane hit and you just get this sickening feeling like what is happening? What is this? What is going on? We didn't know terrorism or even anything like this could happen here. At least I didn't write and I called my boss at the time of W. G, and his name was Tom Peterson. He was our news director, longtime news director there in morning anchor. And I said, You need me to come in and before I could even get the words that he said get in here now, and it was all hands on deck. So I drove. I had two roommates at the time I said in my one room and can you drive me down into the city? She said. Yeah, yeah, as we're driving, everybody was leaving the city. And as soon as I pulled in and got into our newsroom there, the first tower collapsed, and it was just nonstop news coverage. All day long all day long. I don't think we went home for 24 hours, at least and then I mean, I'm sure it was this way for you to you couldn't stop watching. I couldn't stop. It was just Uh, I was. I still like I can see it. I'm like I'm there and I was in my kids was like Mom. Let's go. It's like, Look. Yeah. It was I Did your so your kids? How old were your Children? At that point point? Um My twins were in seventh grade. Okay, So that's that's still young enough young enough to be a kid, But you know, and then you have to explain to them what's happening happening exactly. Exactly. So some of my co workers at the time were bringing their Children were young, too. And they were bringing them into our newsroom. And I remember my friend Judy Judy pilot who was reported there for 30 years at WGN. She brought her son and he was three years old, and we set up a little area for him to color, you know. Because she Was supposed to be off that day. She brought her son into work, and all the kids who were coming in of the parents were against 2001. So there wasn't really like day care at work or anything like that. Or you couldn't live the option to stay home. So she brought him in. And he was coloring on the floor with all of his coloring books. And to this day, I always ask her this time of year because his birthday is right around this time, too, And I always say, what does he remember Because he was three years old, and she said he just remembers at the time. Something bad happened. You know, he can't put his finger on it. He couldn't pinpoint it, but he knew that something bad. Had happened. Um, so for those of you who have Children or if your teachers I commend you for explaining and really trying to put a perspective on this and and how horrendous it was. I know some of your calls are coming through. I want to get a couple calls here before we have to go to the break. Roosevelt. My body in Chicago was calling Hi, Roosevelt. Thank you for the call. Parallel. Andrea. Hi, my friend. How are you? How's it going? Hey, listen, You brought a lot of memories back. Yes. You brought a the mayor? The mayor, the USA Mayor? Yes. Players that are coming out now. Yeah. And speaking of that mayor, he did a rotten job. Yeah. Afterwards. Mm. Because I distinctly remember firefighters putting a video saying that it didn't help him as far as getting up. You know, uh, getting a attention after all that fumes and all those You know all that powder and all that stuff, So you know, that's one subject I wanted to touch. Another one is another. Another one is who the president. One was at the time. That is key, because because 15..
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"Browns, the chief's Washington And the Chargers. Marty Schottenheimer was 77 David W. G. M Sport now the forecast from the permits he'll Weather centre's partly cloudy flurries and light to moderate snow south of I 80 Moving eastward this morning in the northwest Indiana northwest Indiana will see some lake effect snows well today. Hi, You're 14. Mostly cloudy with snow possible toward morning overnight tonight a low down to five and then tomorrow cloudy a 30% chance of snow, especially along and south of I 88 There's a chance for some lake effect. Snow in Lake front communities as well High near 19. Right now it's zero at O'Hare with mostly sunny skies the windshield minus 20. North Wind at 16 MPH. Four at Midway. It's eight along the lakefront in Racine this morning. It's minus two your money on WGN. The stock markets open for business this morning with the Dow already down 100 points at 31,285. S and P is down about eight points at 39 08. The NASDAQ is up three points at 13,990. Most global stocks are mixed This morning. We saw losses in Europe and gains in Asia overnight. Also this morning. The three out of every 10 small businesses is the USA today likely won't survive 2021 without additional government assistance because of the pandemic of support from the Federal Reserve Bank. Shows 30 million small businesses in the U. S have that means about nine million of them are at risk of closing because of this survey, The outlook is even worse for minority on businesses. Eight in 10 say their company is in poor financial condition. Raising the federal minimum wage from 7 25 an hour in annual increments to $15 per hour, as president Joe Biden wants to do would cost 1.4 million jobs over the next four years. Body with lift 900,000 people out of poverty, according to a report released yesterday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. And I'm Steve with Anna Jahn. Chicago's very own 7. 20, WGN. Me me, Me, Me, me, me, but also you the Pharaoh fast forwards his favorite porn film it but the powdered doughnut. Mm. Okay. What's my line Three Only line I see here on the script is get options based on your budget with the name your price tool from progressive man. That's a tongue twister, huh? I'm sorry. I'm gonna need a few more minutes. Boo this well risk the bulbous,.
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"Radio dot com. Washington beat the Bulls at the United Center tonight. The Wizards win 105 to 101 Bull's fault and nine and 14 and the W G M forecast. So will be ending for us Tonight. Sky's clear late We'll see a window between 15 and five below the overnight low temperature down the one mostly sunny skies on Tuesday up to about 16 by the afternoon. Snow is going to be possible for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Highs in the upper teens and low twenties and for Saturday with a high of 14 degrees of morning low Sunday of minus four and afternoon high of 10. W. G and meteorologist to Beatrice Ivory, and I'm Vic Vaughn on Chicago's very own 7 20, WGN. And I'm Rollie James. Three big hours of trivia starting in minutes on WGN radio. Enjoy. Thanks. He ordered breakfast at the McDonald's drive through. Tell yourself you'll wait to eat it at work, but it's most way too good. So you eat it right there. In the McDonald's parking lot meal, there's a meal for every morning at McDonald's right now get any size ice coffee for 99. Cents, until 11 a.m. and parent with your favorite breakfast sandwich or one of our tasty bakery treats pricing participation may very bad up to McDonald's I'm lovin it. Good afternoon. Would you like to try a free sample of our double fudge brownie? Oh, sure, That's very good. I'll just take one more. Just to be sure. Yep. Still very good. Some things never change, like never being able to take just one free sample and Geico saving folks. Lots of money on their car insurance. Hmm. Is that I'm academia, not I taste we take one more, sir. Yeah, I thought so. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more. That Max back is a foundation dedicated to keeping the memory of Patrick Thomas McNamara alive through fundraising efforts and service projects. Sadly, Patrick was just 13.
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"And road between Ren Wick and route 1 26. And watch for an accident in Woodridge, 87 Street and Woodward Avenue. It is the coldest day so far this winter. These weather conditions won't be brief. WGN's Judy Wang has an update. These dangerous temperatures will be with us for a least a week. In these conditions, Frostbite can occur and just minutes the Chicago Park District is canceling several activities. All ice rinks, including the Maggie Daley skating ribbon at Millennium Park, are closed with windchills that could get down to 30 below. And W. G and meteorologist Mike Hammer. Nick has an update on some of those windshield numbers. Many locate Sins in the double digits, sub zero reading numbers and when you factor in the wind shell, check this out his cold as minus 31 Sugar Grove. Minus 30 and DeKalb and minus 24 officially at O'Hare and this wind chill advisory runs until noon. If we have 12 straight days of this bitter cold, it will be the longest cold spell we've had since 1958. Chicago public schools, said pre K and special lead cluster teachers who failed to report tomorrow will be terminated from system access at the end of the day. CPS and see to you are still talking over the timeline for reopening schools for K through eight students. Accommodations for staff with vulnerable family members, metrics and vaccinations. Mayor Lightfoot's on the record, saying vaccinations for all staff just isn't possible. In order to implement Seti's plan, we would have to stop vaccine distribution across the entire city for everyone else, literally. In its latest offer, CPS proposed to staggered return of over the course of three weeks. Back to normal, left the ST Louis City jail this morning after inmates escaped their cells yesterday and freed other prisoners here is Jimmy Edwards, ST Louis, director of public safety. We just have a lot of very violent, serious offenders at C. J. C. And it happened at 2 30. We don't know why it happened. There were never ever a demand made were able to get in there. And to take those folks move those people to a more secure floor. It started with an inmate fight of the guard, other inmates getting involved as well. This was the third disturbance at the jail in recent weeks. Chicago man faces multiple felonies after allegedly traveling to meet a person he thought was a 15 year old girl for Sex. W. G and Steve Ruxton has the story, the Cook County Sheriff's office says 34 year old one, Heredia is charged with attempted aggravated criminal sexual abuse, grooming, indecent solicitation of a child in traveling to be the minor investigators say how ready I began conversing with an undercover cop who was posing as a teen girl on the messaging app on January 20. Night. He was arrested Wednesday. Heredia posted bond and is due in court next week. Steve Broxton, WGN NEWS candidate. 04, WGN Sports Andy Maser For the first time this season, the black officer face the stars in Dallas socks coming into the game 44 and four on the year All the stars were 52 and one bitter undefeated at home. Blackhawks and stars later this afternoon. Chris Boat's pregame at 1 30 Jonah Troy had the puck drop it to hear our WGN and WGN radio dot com. Both the Chiefs and Buccaneers ready for kickoff of Super Bowl 55, which gets underway later today. Tom Brady, trying to become the first player to ever win seven NFL championships, while Patrick Holmes is looking to become the youngest quarterback in NFL history to win multiple Super Bowls, kickoff. And around 5 30. Among those selected the pro Football Hall of Fame yesterday. Peyton Manning, Charles Woodson and Calvin Johnson all head to Canada in their first year of eligibility. John Lynch also headed to Canton as his former NFL coach. Tom Flores. College basketball from yesterday. Northwestern Lost 24th rank produced 75 70. Walls. Right. Illinois Beats number 19, Wisconsin 75 60 I owe to sumo 21 points and 12 rebounds to Paul loses a butler 68 58 Loyola wins its ninth straight beating Evansville 68 55. Ravi, a winner over Southern Illinois 74 66, Illinois state and losing at home to Missouri State. 74 67 25th Grade. Drake wants at Valpo 80 to 77 you I see a loser in a right state. 77 57 sack Levin game high 39 points. The Bulls won 18 92 whatever the magic in Orlando last night. I made a major WGN sports forecast from the WGN Chicago Weather Center meteorologist Mike Hammer Nick Away until advisory is in effect until noon. When the wind chills of minus.
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"Demolition to make way for a new condominium building. WGN Sports The Hurricanes When the shootout tonight one Nothing at Carolina. They end up beating the black cocks. 43 hawks are back on hurricane ice. Thursday, a pre game with Chris Boden at 6 30 Buck drops at seven with John Weidman and Troy Murray on 7 20, WGN and a WGN radio dot com In college hoops. Earlier tonight, 12th ranked Illinois wins on the road They hold on to beat Indiana 75 71 that Terrapins upset 24th ranked produce 61 60 at Maryland. Number eight. Iowa wince at home, 84 78 over Michigan State and Notre Dame's The 79 58 home winner against visiting Wake Forest and the W G M forecast a chance for a snow than a big cool down in time for the weekend. Mostly cloudy force early tonight. Clouds decrease will be mostly clear by morning down to 16 degrees. Mostly sunny skies come our way on Wednesday. Wednesday's high temperature 34 times of rain and also snow on Thursday. Thursday's high 35 with accumulating snow likely Friday and Saturday. We'll see highs only in the teens and Sunday and Monday morning lows below zero afternoon highs in the single digits. WGN meteorologist. Dimitrius Ivory on Vic Vaughn on Chicago's very own 7 20, WGN. I'm Rollie James. Keep listening for useless information That may turn out to be a jeopardy question And whatever else is on your mind on WGN.
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"With him here through 40 minutes of life. Do you look at them? They beat Tampa. I think there was an overtime on. Then they beat Dallas twice and Dallas hadn't lost up to that point. Dallas ends up beaten National in Nashville. I think five the one tonight was the final s O. Dallas is a good team if you looked at it, everybody saying Okay, Tampa, Dallas and Carolina We're going to be locked into three of the playoff positions other the four that are there, so that leaves everybody else up in there. So when you have an opportunity to get points away from teams like Dallas, see if the Blackhawks haven't played yet, or tap of which they didn't pick up any points. And that one. You know these games are critical to where you want to be at the end of the season. And what do you think of it? I think Alex Brink is looking good has a has a lot of jump for being off for a week, and that was the problem with boat and when he was out there, I mean, he's got no legs. He hasn't been able to practice. You're on a bike or something in your home. But that's all you're able to do, and that's nothing like playing NHL hockey. So He got cut off for an extended length of time, and he just had nothing left. He couldn't move on. That's the coach's job to kind of monitor and manage the ice time of guys that are coming back into the lineup, but else is looking pretty good. Yeah, you look good, but you know, it's different for a forward to was well kind of. Find a way that a certain kind of savior energy a little bit more, especially when you're not playing your own into us so as a defenseman time now for Ask Troy approved by Team Hochberg, visit W. G and david dot com and Robert from Chicago, asked How the question's How do you feel about 10? Plus year contracts? There are not.
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"It's blocking too, right lanes just north of 130th and in the city on the South side, a major accident reported on Lake Park Avenue near 47th. It's causing the C T A to reroute the number 28 number six bus is on Sunday just over 14,000 Copan 19 vaccines were administered across Illinois State wide. That's far less than what the state had been averaging per day more than 43,000 per day. Officials say it's due to that heavy snowfall, the most that Chicago various seen five years, Tom Dill oven of Schomburg tells W. G. N. He's among those having a tough time getting an appointment for that covert 19 vaccine shot like you're running in circles trying to sign up. I'm a vet, and I've had a couple of that friends say that they got vaccinated through the Via, but you have to be on the Via. Health plan, which I'm not so That's another thing that is frustrated. So far, Illinois's received 1.8 million doses and has administered about half of those As of today, more than 210,000. People in Illinois have been fully vaccinated, and that is just 1.7% of the state's population. Chicago has now moved into face four of Illinois scope it 19 restrictions. So has Region seven. That's Kankakee and will counties retailers Salon Sindoor Recreation facilities, like Bowling alleys can all be open at 40% capacity. Theaters can return to 50% capacity. Museums are open at 25%. Capacity bars, restaurants. Still 25% and their indoor table service has to stop it. Midnight Face four was in effect for much of the state from late June through the fall. Negotiations aimed at getting Chicago public school students and their teachers back inside the classrooms during the pandemic, has been paused for the next two days. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot tonight calls it a 48 hour cooling off period. He says progress was made during today's bargaining that all out agreement has not yet been reached, and that she's hopeful that after this break from talks, the two sides can agree to terms on all outstanding issues. Or at least Tuesday and Wednesdays, though students will continue without a rather with remote learning. And Republican senators met with President Biden at the White House. Today. They pitched their plan for a Cupid relief package there. Counterproposals abidance, nearly $2 trillion plan would cost only 600 billion. Among the cuts that it calls for includes direct payments of $1000 to eligible Americans instead of 1400, the White House press secretary, Jen Psaki, the president has been clear since long before he came into office that he's open to engaging with both Democrats and Republicans in Congress about their ideas. And this is an example of doing exactly that. U. S Senator Susan Collins, Republican for Maine, was in that meeting. She said. It was great. See the president so willing to meet with them for so long, more than two hours. I am hopeful that we can once again passed a six Bipartisan cove. It relief she confirm. No agreement was reached with the president that there will be a follow meeting.
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"Lake, or if we have buildings that have a parking lot that's adjacent to the lake. Just be cautious. Get your car out of there. There's no need to come. Try to get your car on Monday morning and have your car full of ice. Meanwhile, hundreds of flights have been canceled in the last 24 hours at O'Hare and Midway Airports will have the full forecast for you coming up. We could see another round of tough winter weather soon. W G and meteorologist Mike Hammer, Nick says next weekend may not be a snowy, but it will be much colder as part of the polar vortex heads our way. The timing. It's still up in the air, but Right now. Looks like we could be seeing a real good shot of Arctic. There something we haven't even come close to seeing so far this winter next weekend. That means low temperatures in the single digits. Dave's one WGN NEWS Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson went on national TV this morning to appeal to the Chicago Teachers Union. To come to an agreement before a deadline tomorrow for some teachers and staff to return to classroom. Right now we're anticipating 77,000 students, which is roughly a third of the students here and CPS that are eligible for in person instruction. That's twice the size of the second largest school district. Here In Illinois, Dr Jackson appeared on CBS's face The Nation. Speaking on WGN TV this morning, CTU board member Laurie Taurus says that demand to go back to class tomorrow is a deal breaker well based on the vote taken by our membership. If our employers Decide to lock us out of working remotely, which we've been doing since March. That works for girls Strike Stay tuned did that with the G N. For more on this developing story, The city of Chicago has returned to Phase four under the seats Resurgence plan. Illinois Department of Public Health says certain restrictions will remain in place, including current ki current capacity limits on indoor dining at events. However, effective immediately, the city's non essential curfew has been lifted. Barrows and restaurants can resume borrow seeding and inboard table size can increase to 10 people. The city is reportedly been able to make the move after meeting the state and post criteria. Including a positivity rate lesson or equal to 6.5% for three consecutive days and Ellen Way, health officials reported just over 2400 new confirmed and probable cases. Of covert 19 today, including 40 additional deaths If metrics continued to improve region seven, which is willing Kankakee counties.
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"Each. Patrick Kane on the recent stretch of play, and I think we're playing hard. You know, A lot of guys are playing hard lot of guys there. Um Playing for the team wanted to do the right things out there. So, um Good atmosphere and Naga locker room and be nice to put a couple wins together to a swell. Um And keep quiet. Keep climbing up in the standings. Foxholes Columbus Tonight Blue Jackets lead the Central with nine points. Dallas is played just four games, winning them all. Hawks with seven points through eight games. Kevin Lincoln and starts in that pre games at 6 30 with Chris Boat and face off at seven with John and Troy College Hoops tonight, the Big 10 a top 25 matchup in Champagne number, 19, Illinois. Hosting seventh ranked Iowa, and it comes making a roster move for the second straight day. They've reportedly signed a deal with veteran outfielder Jack Peterson. One year deal worth around $7 million. I'm Kevin Powell, WGN Sports And now the W G M forecast calls increased tonight as our storm approaches from the West Tonight's low temperature. 25 degrees. A Winter Storm watch goes into effect Saturday at three PM expires, 6 P.m. Sunday We will see snow pulling into the area by Saturday evening winds up to about 35 MPH When they Gus so heavy snow will be likely it'll be drifting and blowing during the overnight and into early Sunday morning. Sunday's high temperature 32 degrees. All in all we're expecting between six and 10 inches of snow to come our way this upcoming weekend, little bit less south of I 80 On Monday. We'll see mostly cloudy skies at the 31 Tuesday for the 33 with mostly sunny conditions. I'm w G and meteorologist Beatrice Ivory and before we get to your money just to let you know there is a five o'clock press conference scheduled by Mayor Lightfoot and CPS CEO Janice Jackson. They're expected to give an update On where talks stand between the teacher's union and the district. Your money on WGN.
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"Was on with W. G and Steve Bird friend on Chicago's afternoon news city in the district say they're gonna keep talking at the bargaining table suburbs have seen heavier amounts of snow compared to the city. But WGN's Dimitrius Ibori says overnight and into later today, more's coming one of three inches of additional snow coming our way and what's gonna happen is it will taper off and eventually swings. The lake effect snow across portions of Southern Cook County By late tonight into early tomorrow morning, Northwest Indiana, You'll be seeing that also Illinois is one of many states that are dealing with unemployment benefit fraud. Kristen Richards is acting director of the Illinois Department of Employment Security and says the agency's been busy catching Ah lot of fraud before the benefits have been improved. March 2020. These numbers are staggering, but the agency has stopped 962,000. Fraudulent claims that have been filed largely on victims of identity theft, who were unaware that their P I I was available, accessible and being used to access benefit. In the meantime, next week, Illinois residents who filed for jobless benefits will begin to receive their 10 99 G forms. If you do get one of those forms But you hadn't applied for unemployment benefits. You might be a victim of identity theft and may want to have a chat. But the folks that I D s President Biden saying yesterday that systemic racism is still very much alive and well in the U. S of a woman who arrived in the nation. Where he faced deep racial inequities in American system, Systemic racism. That has plagued our nation for far far too long. Biden hosted an event of the White House yesterday and argue that the ground is shifting after too many cases of racial injustice. He also noted food insecurity in neighborhoods of color, he says it is time to act and stress that young Americans are pulling us toward justice by knows of the call the words of the late President John F. Kennedy. Rising tide lifts all boats, Lawmakers say they cannot believe the lack of preparation ahead of what happened on April 6 of the U. S. Capitol. The members of Congress were told yesterday about the security breakdown. Connecticut Congresswoman Rosa to Loro telling CNN they were told Capitol police knew there was a possibility for violence but didn't act on the information. Pennsylvania congressman met card right also told CNN. Pure dumb luck kept more people from being killed. Former President Trump's been impeached for a second time because of what authorities believe his role Wasps in leading up to that seizure of the capital. More than 400 suspects have been identified by investigators in connection with that seizure. January 6th. The FBI says more than 150 criminal cases have been filed. The charges range from unauthorized access to theft, too damaged to government property and assault on a law enforcement officer now, WGN SPORTS The Nashville Predators beat the Hawks last night. The final was 3 to 2. And guess what they get to do it all again Tonight Pregame with Chris Boden at six o'clock, the face off at 6 30, with John Weidman and Troy Murray Right here on 7 20. W G. N And WGN radio dot com College hoops Last night Indiana State over so the noble noise 71 59, Northern Illinois was supposed to play bowling green. They did not play. That game was.
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"These air factors Impact crime. How many of these kids you know what would be going to school? And how many of these kids even wouldn't be going to school? But the point is when they're out of school Can you see him? You know that there's something when school is on and you see young kids out. There's a problem. And police aren't supposed to be tooling officers. But you take these kids back to the school, and then they get written up, and then they have problems that way. But if the parents are watching what's going on, and the parents are unaware why there Why are these kids going out at one and two and three in the morning and being 12 13 14 years old? I mean, that that's ridiculous. I mean, I don't know where I lived on the street lights came on, and I sure as hell better been back in the house. So, Yeah, There's a story out today to just saw this cross. When you talk about consequences for these types of crimes. They have this one of the one of the options that juveniles who arrested for Carjacking or being given is they have the The option in some cases to go and sit and watch a video about vehicles. And you know you that you shouldn't be taking vehicles. I guess I haven't seen the video, but I'm imagining that's what it is. And it's like a three or four hour workshop. And then that is time served. Maybe that's okay. For the first time. I'd love to know who gets that option. I'm hoping it's not folks who are using guns to assume people's vehicles and people who are being violent in these situations and, ah, multiple offenders and that sort of thing but disturbing to hear it. I don't know if you heard it when all the men, Riley said it someone else said it on Friday on the show when we talked about Carjacking that the The courts and the prosecutor's office chose not to attend this all hands on deck. Kind of look. Yeah, I mean, what do you make of that? It's just it's Pete. Be, but let's be realistic. How could she send a representative? And that representative would sit there and try to explain why they're not prosecuting. Why they're not prosecuting shoplifters. Why they're they're not prosecuting looters. Now we're upto why? They're not prosecuting carjackers all but they're gonna prosecute the four kids that shot that poor fire Lieutenant that had that nice, shiny red jeep was buying popcorn. But they're gonna prosecute him because they killed him. But for anybody else, they just pointed a gun Answer. I don't know. You have been on the other side of the gun. It's a terrifying thing you've seen. I have not. And I haven't have you. Well, hell, yeah, And one time we got shot it on a Saturday night with the guy with the MC time with the 30 round clip And on the following Monday and what we're around the Sullivan High school and that same 15 year old kid is walking out of the high school. We arrested him Saturday night. He was back in school on Monday, and he shot at eight police officers. So that sort of thing is not necessarily knew. It just seems you're seeing it more and more is that point, But, yeah, now it's because of the car jacking it Z, you know? Get this joy writing and forget that they're selling these cars for parts. They're using these cars for other trains. They're getting one car. Then they're jumping into another car to throw the police off. And then they're doing dried buys or they're doing robberies or they're doing whatever or they're using them for whatever you know. You gotta give him credit. They're only still and I don't stealing high end cars so least they want to drive around in class. But if you're 12 13 14 15 and you do this and you're caught and you have a gun. There's no way it's a slap on the wrist of go watch a Looney Tunes cartoon and we'll let you go. Yeah. We're going to leave it there. Sergeant Pete. Thank you for calling in because I just heard about the helicopters being used in the new resource is and the issues there and I thought, Well, we got to hear from you on that It's It's just always good to get your perspective. Thanks. You're welcome. You can enjoy the snow or you're gonna go out and play in it. You're gonna stay at home. Gonna have so much fun suddenly needed to know. At my age, I'll drop dead of a heart attack. Oh, don't say that. You get a new sergeant Peterson. Oh, I could never abused to you Take care, okay? Don't you later by its 2 46 on WGN NBC fives. Marianne Ahern is going to join the show. Next that maybe you've seen and heard the headlines about Father flag ER, one of the most of that one of the most high profile priests in the city. His on a lot of good in his life has been in the news for a lot of good reasons. Now it's not for a good reason. It's A priest abuse allegation situation, and Marianne Ahern has been covering this issue for years. She's actually the reporter who first broke stories of priest abuse in our area. Back in the early nineties. We'll get her perspective what she's seeing. They're coming up here on NBC. Five. I'm John W. G. And she's NBC five where W. Janet's coming up next..
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"4 to 1 30 to 20 or visit w g and heating guy dot com. You're listening to Chicago's afternoon news here on 7 20. W G. N and the stakes are on Michelle Dip ready. Michelle. Welcome. Thank you. Thanks for having me Michelle, Of course, is the force behind Jean and Georgiadis here in the River North neighborhood, and it looks like you've got some good news coming your way. Looks like it. We We really like to we heard today. So we're super hopes for tomorrow. Tell me had now you find you find out about all this the same time the rest of us do. I mean, for the most part, Yes, there's a little bit of, you know, talk that kind of moves to the pipeline after a conversation sort of at those tables happen, and people kind of say, I heard this. Don't say anything This may be happening. So you get you get an idea, but again with things moving and changing so quickly until it's really announced officially, we don't we don't really put eggs in that basket. Okay, So what are we expecting to be announced? So what was announced today was essentially that if Chicago as I think I believe we are region 11 if we continue in the same direction with the same metrics that we've been hitting that indoor dining will open in the city of Chicago tomorrow with either 25% occupancy or 25 per room, whichever is smaller Oprah Room. So if you're a multi room restaurant, you could have several rooms up and running with 25 people. I think that I think the key was interpreting. That is if your overall capacity is less than, say, putting 25 in each room that you need to air on the side of caution and go with the capacity like, for example, 25% gives us about 55 or so covers. If we did 25 per room, we'd be over that so we air on the side of caution and start a little smaller. You have to have reservations because I remember that being an issue in the summer Yes, Part of this new opening includes reservations being required, and a two hour table women s. Oh, definitely. Reservations are for sure Required and also appreciated because so many restaurants with operating with less tables, for example, with us in our outdoor structure the last several months we only have eight tables, so it's really hard to accommodate a walk in because those tables sell out quickly and its zest unfortunate that we, You know, we can't accommodate those walk ins because we try to honor the reservations. Obviously. Safety as much as you know the enjoyment of the of the customer, Michelle. No matter every time I go out for dinner, if it's just with my wife with it's another couple with its three other couples. I'm the first one standing at the end of the dinner, saying, Okay, it's time to go. You know, so we appreciate you That's really nice. We always love when people at here kindly to that table limit. It really is so we can accommodate the most people. You know when you have less tables, how often you turn them really impact your bottom line. It is. My favorite thing is when there's a my favorite thing themselves when there's a waiting line because then I can use it as an excuse. But when you said when you said there's a two hour limit, how what percentage of your customers stay two hours or more? Well prior to Cove it we were well known for slow dining, So the majority of our regulars sometimes had tables for three hours. Plus, this was a bit of a transition for some of those longer time customers. And so it was definitely by the time we reach the end of summer, they kind of got it. So we're in a good place now with that, Okay, So are you taking reservations today? For tomorrow night on the plan that you're gonna be open. We're not. We tried. So we follow every guideline and we adhere to all of the medications and we're not going to change course with that narrow with respect to the fact that the governor did say he wants to announce and confirm tomorrow. We're not open for reservations yet. We just wanna be sure. All right. So do you think you made it through? Have you been doing You know, for the shape we're in. Thank goodness we're in pretty good shape. We have a great team. We have really loyal customers. So with eight tables outside the last several months and you know, combined with delivery and take out, it's certainly not a profitable experience that we've had. But we've been able to tread water, and that's really what's been kind of the priority is just surviving to the back side of this So far we're doing okay. Let me tell you, we're all getting hungry. So if you can keep your head above water once it's time will be there. It's definitely my intention of this is our 80th year. We wanted to make it here. We're here. We want to celebrate that. Obviously safely on bond, you know, have another 80 in our future. So our intention is to keep fighting every day. Michelle Dip ready from Jean and Georgia. He's good luck. Thank you. Appreciate you joining us, You bet. Okay. 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"I'm Rollie James. Some people know a little about a lot of things. But if you know a lot about anything, you're perfect for trivia. Finally, all that useless knowledge you have a master's about to pay off tonight. 10 to 1 on 7 20. W G. M. That's where we are 9 36 of time land decker standby for rapping with Tom Hush, But first we're gonna get to the phones that be one too. 91 $7200 reactions coming into the station and our phone lines for conversations a few minutes ago about it affect net Flix movie called Radium Girls. On expose movie, so to speak of in the early 19 hundreds, when young ladies were hired by factories to actually paint radioactive material on clocks, etcetera, so that they would glow in the dark. And it was a Toxic. Environment, toxic material It caused death. And that's what that movie is about Radium girls and we're getting some reaction from folks who Have had experience in their family with exactly that. Let's go to Mary Kate. Good evening, Mary. Kate, You're on WGN. Hello. Hey, Sorry, Esther. Talking about this factory and Mattoon. Okay? Hmm. Exactly. Mattoon. It's very close to ST ER Uh um Shall Peru searching time ex factory and these people that were hired, recalled tippers. T i P. P. R s because of the tip of the tip of the brush. Well, yeah, they would put the brush in their mouth and a teeny tiny brush and they would lick it to get a very fine tip. And then they would paint. But the radium dial so that it would go in the dark on the time ex clock. You've heard a big Ben for a wind up crops and they were brand okay, that's what they were. In 73. The building was closed. There was a classic. Lawsuit. And the only thing that those people got Was an average of about 7200. There were four men lived. You see that money? My great uncle was a janitor in the building. In the building. So he knew about these. These people would come out with cancer that went up the nose. Yep. Down into the Wrote. And I was describing to the other gentlemen. If you picture a doughnut. Lacking Krusty. I mean cancer might be that big. I'm a fish. You're only four men that leaves to see the settlement. It was it was horrid, and it was. They were like two on and they knew about the cancer. Years and decades before. I knew about that. Yeah, well, that's one of the mankind next, covered it up. One. I don't want to Tom. I don't want to comment specifically about time X. But according to this film, which is called the Radium Girls, what you're describing Woz. Sort of standard operating procedure and makes them it makes the point that if you find a grave that has one of the radium girls Skeletons in it, and you put a Geiger counter over it. It will still Register radio activity so Wow. Thanks for calling on Congress Shit. It's called Radium girls, and it's on Netflix. Okay, Thanks. All right. Thank you. And now pivoting, mistimed push now. Yeah. 27..
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"W g and R Quick the name Ada s McKinley. Do you know who she was? The name is familiar, but maybe you don't know the story. Jamal Malone is on the phone line. He's the CEO of eight s. McKinley community Services, Jamal, thanks for talking to us today. See you. Thank you for having me. It's a fantastic well, it's a sad story in many ways, but a fantastic one. A zwelithini s McKinley founded a Southside settlement house in 1919. Here we are talking about Um, you know, we're living through this pandemic. She helped people through the last pandemic. Absolutely. And, you know, this is the opportunity for us. The correct a tragic historic oversight. So thank you. And thank you for the media for helping us get this message across. Yeah. Tell me about her. How she got started who She was. So a to Sofia McKinley migrated from Texas to Chicago and in 1919, right in the middle of the Spanish flu in the face of World War one and with an emphasis on helping and particular African American men and their families migrating from the south to Chicago, she founded the Southside Settlement House. And as you may be aware, other well known folks like Jane Adams, who started Whole House and other organizations like that these Locations where it started for community service and human service works. And these were the first ones at this time. So, but Jane Jane Adams is a Chicago celebrity a star aid as McKinley sounds like she was doing the same work and she's not And we're thankful for professors Lee and Dieter, who spent three years going from research to help supplement our historic archives and what they discovered in their research, which we already New is that mainly due to media at the time and Chicago being such a segregated place at that time, and even still so today? The media really honed in on the work of Jane Adams even know what they did was parallel, and it asked. McKinley's was more everlasting and specifically when you look at the contributions that 80 Sofia McKinley made it just was not written in the history books. There were no major streets named after her and even media reports or publicity was very limited Their African American women at that time mothers the story I was reading. I'm sure you're familiar with it, but Um, where she was marching arm in arm with Jane Adams after the race rights right to try to bring calm and restore order and things like that she's leading this march with Jane Adams. And in the newspaper. They identify Jane Adams and they see walking with black woman. They don't even put her name in the paper. And so when you look at some of the reports, you know, so I mentioned her name. Some didn't some mentioned Jane Adams. What? They all mentioned Jane Adams and Whole House and gave her that high level of standing. Jane Adams taking the lead on that, But really, when you're walking through an African American community neighborhoods? Yes, it was Jane Adams when she was arm in arm with Anna Sophia McKinley. And that's an example of the media at the time really honing in on Caucasian females, even though they were African American females doing the exact Same work. You know, I talked to a novelist. A few years ago, a guy named Kazuo Ishiguro and he opened my eyes to something it distance. Impossible me, But he said, you know, we write our own stories. You know, you tend to think history is what it is, and we learned the facts of it, but actually, we end up writing our own stories in one way or another, And the story we've written about these aid institutions in Chicago are about giant Jane Adams. And not about eight as McKinley. We've written our own story. We've left an important part out of it. You know it, really thanks to understand what we do today and in the complex work for 102 years that we've performed when you look at just the facts.
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"The championship. Always available online or your mobile device visit. Bet online dot net today bring the game home at bet online dot Yet it's 9 12 1, W. G and John Williams here, So another good morning to you. It was a pretty sunrise downtown Chicago. I don't know what you saw where you saw it kind of cloudy skies throughout the area, But it was one of those mornings where the sun is kind of cutting through the clouds. And so you had Some pink and some orange and some blue and some gray kind of a pastel morning in the city today was just lovely. Now we got a bunch of crap coming our way. There's the glass is half empty speed jokes that about 30 minutes. Little speed through a bunch of new funnies. Remember, Send your best jokes to John Williams, WGN radio dot com a matter myself that last week Earlier this week when Dave Drucker was on we were talking about getting your driver's license. You know if your license is expired, it's still good until the first of June because they closed down the office is due to the pandemic. So even though elapsed and you couldn't go in, Don't worry. You're good until June 1st. I didn't ask him about the your license plates. Stick her. What about that will resolve that in about 25 minutes. Don't know what it says on the back of your vehicle. But do you get a grace period on that? You know the answer to that. I don't I just got mine. How did you do that in the mail? Yeah, well, that's the thing. That's how we usually do it, too, But some people don't And so they just say we'll just do it online, I think is That all that sufficient. The other thing was, what if your license has expired and you want to buy alcohol Say you're still getting carded. This would be a fiction for me. But suppose for you, they say, can I see your driver's license and it's lapsed. Is that still works? Somebody told me. No. Somebody told me. Yes. I mean, I haven't had a problem. Mind's been expired since March. Really? Yeah, because my sure thing you just got through the door march the pandemic. It's exactly does that make you nervous? Look into that all the time feeling like it's incomplete? Well, what's worse is my nanny arrived in January, and they gave her 90 days to get her like driver's license. But because she has an international license, it was okay. But now it's it's been a year. That she's been here and she hasn't been able to go get anything Renewed. Can she drive she can because she has the international license, But I believe because of the pandemic, they just extended all these different No guidelines. So now she's gonna be here for another six months. And even at that point, I don't even think it's e don't even think it's gonna work for her to get it. You know renewed. What's the point? What's the point? We'll catch up on some of these issues for you in about 30 minutes. If if you just landed from another planet, and you say, Hey, I'm listening to this radio station. You guys are not talking about the fact that you just impeached your president for the second time. And by a wider margin more Opposition party votes crossed in this impeachment than in any impeachment ever eyes because that's all we've been talking about. So if once in a while we take a break from that, don't think that a they are following it in the newsroom and b we will not get to that in just a little bit. We'll be talking on and off about that during the show today, I will tell you this, that the thing that Continues to disturb me. The most isn't the comparison between what happened in the summer in the cities and last Wednesday in the capital. I think those air tangerines and oranges similar but not the same. And it's not what the president has been saying or doing. He got impeached. The thing that bothers me the most And the longer the time lapses. It doesn't get thinner. I think it gets thicker. I think we get more upset is the videos of the violence that was rained on the police. Those officers were there trying to protect the building of the people inside. And the citizens that were throwing flagpoles it them beating one officer with an American flag, killing one with a fire extinguisher. The more I see and think about that the angrier I get Mitch McConnell says that this impeachment process can't happen before the new president gets put into office. I don't see what the rush is. The outgoing president will deserve every opportunity to defend himself, so he gets to find his attorneys and mount a defense. I don't see what the hurry is on the second impeachment, though Nobody wants it to linger. I don't think it will have to take a long time. Very interesting story in the news yesterday, and I wanted to just get to it about If you are exercising, why don't you lose weight? Did you see this story? 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"At 6 22 Page 1 7569 new cases of covert 19 in Illinois. 139 deaths, the positivity rate down a little bit. That's good news nine point 9% now Paige, too. No, no, I will make the vaccines available to people 65 older when it enters the next phase of the immunization plan here, Governor Pritzker saying That quote once we've substantially completed vaccinations of health care workers and long term care facilities and as federal vaccine deliveries increase We will be able to deliver the vaccine and take care of people. 65 older state will fellow federal guidelines to make the vaccine available to frontline essential workers, including teachers, daycare workers, grocery store employees and others in the next phase straight My officials have announced security precautions after riders stormed the U. S Capitol yesterday. W. G. M's Jenna Barnes has more on that. As the mob of President Trump's supporters breached the capital, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot tweeted her shock, saying. I am in disbelief with what is unfolding in D. C right now President Trump and his enablers incited this violence. Shame on every elected official in Congress and elsewhere who fomented this anti democratic insurrection by extremists. This is not democracy. This is a disgrace to every staffer, elected official and Capitol employee. Please stay safe way got their power ours later beneath a looming trump tower. Protesters.
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"Strange feeling at Soldier Field last night after the Bears lost the Packers, but they're in the playoffs after getting some help from the Ram's head coach, Matt Maggie this morning and put this this Packers game behind us, because now it is a new season and I think already just from talking to it. Some of our coaches in here and some of the guys in the weight room today that they're they're really excited, and it's just a little different feeling than what we had last night, which I think was natural. So guys, we're locked in, and we're excited to play the scenes on Sunday and we gotta have a really good Really good week of practice. 3 40 kickoff Sunday afternoon in New Orleans. Jonathan Taylor is not on the ice and likely won't be with the Blackhawks his Blackhawks teammates for a while, as he deals with a medical issues. Patrick Kane on the start of training camp. It doesn't really feel like like a team without giants as your captain, so we definitely miss him, but He's got take care of his first Brent Seabrook P a suitor and Evan Barrett. We're all listed as unfit to participate. Blackhawks season begins a week from Wednesday, the NC double announcing that this year's March Madness will be held entirely in Indiana. Multiple venues will host games including Lucas Oil Stadium and Jonah Bookshop. Be The new TV play by play announcer for the Cubs, replacing Len KASPER. I'm Kevin Powell, WG and Sports. And now the W G m forecast a week The servants comes our way Tonight It's gonna bring a light wintry mix, which should change toe all snow before midnight. The low temperature down about 26 degrees. We're expecting little or no accumulation. Tomorrow, sun and clouds come our way while behind the mid thirties. Her Wednesday will be mostly cloudy 36 there That's a few degrees warmer than normal Thursday. We warm up even more well. Highs climbing into the mid to upper thirties under mostly cloudy skies. Cloud cover sticks around, but no significant precipitation through the upcoming weekend. I'm WGN meteorologist Dimitrius Ivory. Your money on WGN. Sponsored.