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(Chicago: Chris Martinez) The impact of the cold & snow reviewed; scenes shown of snowy Chicago and an outdoor hockey game in Ann Arbor, Michigan; temperature in International Falls, Minnesota cited; details given about flight cancellations & delays.
(Studio: Maurice DuBois) Report introduced.
(Minneapolis: Jamie Yuccas) The battle against a fire after an apartment house explosion in the bitter cold in Minneapolis featured; scenes shown of firemen chipping at frozen hoses, icicles from the spraying water on the burning building. [Fire Chief John FRUETEL††- says it’s difficult with the cold and the ice.]
(Studio: Maurice DuBois) Report introduced.
(Boston: Eric Fisher) The weather forecast presented; maps/diagrams shown.
(Studio: Maurice DuBois) Report introduced.
(New York: Don Dahler) The challenge of snow clearing for the new mayors in Detroit & New York City featured; scenes shown of the swearing-in of New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio; details given about the criticism of former mayors, including New York City Mayors Michael Bloomberg & John Lindsay†† and Chicago Mayor Michael Bilandic†† for their handling of snowstorms; photo shown of incoming Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan†† on a snowplow. [DeBLASIO – says he takes a snowstorm very personally.] [BLOOMBERG – comments.]
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(Honolulu: Chip Reid) Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s order that temporarily exempts some church-affiliated organizations from the contraceptive mandate in the new health care law examined; details given about the petition from The Little Sisters of the Poor order of Roman Catholic nuns. [Becket Fund for Religious Liberty Daniel BLOMBERG††- comments on the nuns’ case.] [National Women's Law Center Marcia GREENBERGER††- wonders if we are talking about an employer’s religious freedom or an individual woman’s own religious freedom.] The lawsuits from numerous religious organizations and private companies discussed.
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(Denver: Howard Nathan) The beginning of retail sales of marijuana for recreational purposes in Colorado featured; scenes shown of the line outside a Denver store; details given about the limits on sales. [Iraq war veteran Sean AZZARITI††, Denver MAN - comment.] [Attorney Brian VICENTE††- supports commercial pot sales.]
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(London: Holly Williams) The latest efforts to rescue a ship carrying tourists and researchers stuck in the ice in Antarctica reviewed; details given about plans for a Chinese helicopter to airlift passengers. [Expedition MEMBERS, leader Chris TURNEY††– comment.]
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(San Francisco: John Blackstone) The fight between the family of teenager Jahi McMath††, who was declared brain dead after a tonsillectomy, and the hospital where she is on life support updated; letter from the Oakland children’s hospital quoted. [Jahi’s mother Nailah WINKFIELD††- comments.] [Family attorney Chris DOLAN††- comments on the search for a doctor to perform a tracheotomy.] [Hospital spokesman Sam SINGER††- says this young woman is not alive.]
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(Minneapolis: Manuel Bojorquez) Minneapolis social worker Cathy Heying††’s decision to open The Lift Garage to help low-income people with car trouble featured. [HEYING – notes car trouble can break your entire budget.] [Unemployed Judy HEGRENES††, “LINDA” - comment.]
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