
Week in Review: Holiday Travel Hit; Assault Weapons Ban
12/23/2022 | 26m 49sVideo has Closed Captions
Paris Schutz and guests on the biggest news stories of the week.
Brutal cold blasts Chicago during the busiest travel days of the year. Gun rights advocates protest assault weapons ban proposal. Two dead in a shooting outside Juarez High School. And Cubs and Sox sign big free agents.
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Week in Review: Holiday Travel Hit; Assault Weapons Ban
12/23/2022 | 26m 49sVideo has Closed Captions
Brutal cold blasts Chicago during the busiest travel days of the year. Gun rights advocates protest assault weapons ban proposal. Two dead in a shooting outside Juarez High School. And Cubs and Sox sign big free agents.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> WELCOME TO "WEEK IN REVIEW."
I AM PARIS SCHUTZ AND I HOPE YOU ARE WARM.
JOINING US IS DAN.
AMANDA VINICKY.
MIKE MULLINGAN, AND KELLY.
FIRST , CHICAGO BEARS , HUNDREDS OF FLIGHTS CANCELED.
ALL HANDS ON DECK WITH THE PLOWS AND SALT SPREADERS OF SLOW RESPONSES TO SNOW CAN KILL REELECTION CHANCES.
WE ARE TAPING THIS ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON SO EITHER , WHAT A STORM , OR THAT WASN'T SO BAD.
EITHER WAY , HOW HAS THE CITY PREPARED FOR THIS ?
>> STORMS LIKE THIS CAN MAKE OR BREAK AN ELECTION .
THE CITY IS MAKING SURE THEY'RE PREPARED.
THEY HAVE COMMISSIONERS AT A NEWS CONFERENCE ON WEDNESDAY, LETTING US KNOW THAT THEY WILL HAVE HUNDREDS OF SALT SPREADERS AND SNOWPLOWS ON THE ROAD.
THE WARMING CENTERS WILL BE OPEN AND THE PARK DISTRICT ANNOUNCED THAT FIELD HOUSES WILL BE OPEN AS WARMING CENTERS , AND THEY HAVE BEEN GIVING REGULAR UPDATES ON WHAT PEOPLE CAN EXPECT FROM THE WEATHER AND THERE IS LESS SNOW THAN EXPECTED BUT THERE WILL BE VERY STRONG WINS THAT COULD IMPACT TRAVEL AND MAKE IT DANGEROUSLY COLD IN CHICAGO.
>> MIKE, ARE YOU HUNKER DOWN THIS WEEKEND OR JUST ANOTHER WINTER DAY IN CHICAGO?
>> WE WENT THROUGH THE POLAR VORTEX.
WE HAVE EXPERIENCED PRETTY WARM WEATHER.
THE CHICAGO BEARS PLAY ON SATURDAY AT SOLDIER FIELD.
THAT WILL BE INTERESTING .
I HOPE TO GOD THAT NO ONE TRIES TO PROVE HOW TOUGH THEY ARE BY NOT WEARING A SHIRT.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN.
>> THEY TEAM OFTEN WEAR SCUBA GEAR UNDERNEATH THE UNIFORM.
THEY HAVE LAVA CORE, WHICH IS EXPENSIVE LONG UNDERWEAR.
THEY WILL BE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PLAYERS ARE SAFE.
WE REMEMBER TOM COUGHLIN IN LAMBEAU FIELD , COVER YOUR FACE WITH VASELINE.
>> THERE IS STUFF CALLED ALCOHOL WHICH CAUSES FANS TO DO STRANGE THINGS.
>> THIS IS THE FIRST BIG WINTER STORM SINCE IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT ED BURKE WOULD END FIVE DECADES AS AN ALDERMAN IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO.
HE WAS GETTING PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT.
HE WAS SUPPOSED TO GO TO THE MAJOR ARTERY.
THEY WERE DEVIATING WITH SIDE STREETS TO HELP OUT IN FRONT OF HIS THREE-STORY HOUSE.
NOW HE IS LEAVING OFFICE AND NOT RUNNING AGAIN .
HE IS UNDER INDICTMENT.
THERE IS A THING -- A WEBSITE YOU CAN GO TO COME CALLED PLOW TRACKER AND THEY HAVE GPS DEVICES ON THESE VEHICLES SO YOU CAN SEE IF ANYONE IS GETTING PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT.
>> WE HAVE TO NAME THE PLOWS.
AMANDA VINICKY , IS THE POLITICAL PRESSURE ON THE MAYOR ?
EVERYONE IS STILL TALKING ABOUT THIS.
>> YES, IT DEPENDS ON HOW BAD THE STORM IS.
SOMETHING THAT HAS HAPPENED, IT IS THE HOLIDAYS , THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF REPRIEVE AS A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE OFF WORK ANYWAY.
NOT US.
THANK YOU , EVERYBODY .
NONETHELESS, MUSEUMS ARE CLOSED, A LOT OF ENTITIES ARE CLEARED .
THAT TAKES OFF SOME OF THE PRESSURE.
AS LONG AS IT IS CLEAR , PEOPLE CAN SAFELY TRAVEL TO THE FAMILIES.
THEY CAN GET TO WHERE THEY WANT TO GO AND BE WITH THEIR LOVED ONES.
THAT IS THE IMPORTANT PART.
>> MAYOR LIGHTFOOT SAYS TO BE MINDFUL OF OTHERS WITH THE SNOW, COLD , AND THE WIND .
>> IN THE TRUE SPIRIT OF CHICAGO , WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE LOOKING OUT FOR EACH OTHER AND OUR NEIGHBORS, IF THERE IS SOMETHING IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, A VULNERABLE RESIDENT, OR SOMEBODY WHO IS DISCONNECTED , REACH OUT AND MAKE SURE THEY HAVE FOOD , WATER , SHELTER.
JUST REACH OUT AND MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS SOMEBODY LOOKING OUT FOR THEM AND HAS THEIR BACK.
>> KELLY , THE STORY OF POWER OUTAGES WITH THE STORM, FORECASTERS BROUGHT THAT UP AS A POSSIBILITY.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
WE COULD HAVE WIND GUSTS 40 , 50 MILES PER HOUR.
WHEN THE MAYOR TALK, SHE SPOKE ABOUT THE UTILITIES AND HAD REPRESENTATIVES TALKING ABOUT WHAT THEY WERE DOING TO PREPARE.
THEY WANTED TO FOCUS ON EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
PEOPLE WHO LOSE POWER CAN CALL IN OR TEXT ABOUT HAVING LOST POWER.
THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY CAN GET BACK ON TRACK.
>> WHILE EVERYONE IS FREEZING, THERE IS OTHER NEWS.
STATE LAWMAKERS HOLD ANOTHER HEARING ON BANNING SO-CALLED ASSAULT WEAPONS.
JUST UNDER 700 HOMICIDES.
A JUDGE IS SET TO RULE ON A SAFETY ACT ON DECEMBER 20th AFTER PROSECUTORS ARGUED IT WILL ELIMINATE CASH BAIL, IT SHOULD BE STOPPED BEFORE IT TAKES EFFECT ON THE FIRST DAY OF NEXT YEAR.
AMANDA VINICKY , THE STATE PROPOSAL TO BAN ASSAULT WEAPONS.
WE HEARD FROM GUN CONTROL ADVOCATES THIS WEEK.
>> THEY ARE MAKING THE CASE THAT THE MEASURES THAT WOULD BAN A LIST OF GUNS , THEY SAY ASSAULT WEAPONS IS A MANUFACTURED TERM, THEY SAY THAT THIS WOULD BE INEFFECTIVE , IT WOULD BE ILLEGAL, AND DIFFICULT TO ENFORCE.
ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE GUNS FROM PEOPLE?
IT BANS THE FUTURE SALES .
GUNOWNERS WILL NOT REGISTER.
WILL POLICE GO DOOR TO DOOR AND CHECK?
THEY SAY IT IS RACIST BECAUSE , WHO WILL GET CAUGHT?
THEY WILL SAY IT IS PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO, MOST LIKELY IT WILL BE BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE.
IN SUBURBAN HOMES WITH THE AR 15.
>> IF THE LAW PASSES , THEY SAY THEY WILL SUE.
WHAT LEGAL GROUNDS DO THEY HAVE GIVEN THERE IS AN ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN IN THE NATION?
>> IT IS A DIFFICULT CASE BUT THEY SAID, WE WILL SEE YOU IN COURT.
HOW SUCCESSFUL THAT WOULD BE ?
THERE WAS A NATIONAL FEDERAL BAN ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO BUT IT EXPIRED QUITE SOME TIME AGO.
WE HAVE HAD MORE AND MORE OF THE MASS SHOOTINGS.
EVEN HERE, THIS WAS NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
ON JULY 4th , HIGHLAND PARK, THE PARADE.
THE STANDARDS THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT IS 10 ROUNDS.
GUN RIGHTS ADVOCATES ARE SAYING THAT IS NOT HIGH-CAPACITY.
>> IT COMES DOWN TO WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF HIGH-CAPACITY?
>> THIS MAY NOT BE THE FINAL LEGISLATION.
>> THAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THESE HEARINGS.
>> THERE IS A DIFFERENT STANDARD THAN THE NATIONAL BAN.
IT SETS A DIFFERENT TEST FOR GUN LAWS.
IT CALLS FOR LEGISLATURES TO ENACT LAWS.
>> THAT IS GOOD POINT.
LET'S LOOK AT WHAT A LOBBYIST FOR THE ASSOCIATION TOLD LAWMAKERS.
>> HOW DO YOU BRIDGE THE GAP?
I DO NOT HAVE AN ANSWER.
THE REALITY IS , THERE IS NO ANSWER .
BOTH SIDES DO NOT UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER.
>> GIVEN WHAT HAPPENED IN HIGHLAND PARK ON JULY 4th , WHAT IS GOING ON IN CHICAGO, FOR YEARS , DECADES, IS A STATEWIDE ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN GOING TO HAVE AN IMPACT?
>> I HOPE THEY TRY TO DO SOMETHING.
SIMPLE AS THAT .
I DON'T KNOW HOW IMPACTFUL IT WOULD BE.
THE FUTURE SALES OF WEAPONS , BUT LET'S DO SOMETHING.
I DON'T THINK PEOPLE NEED THESE ASSAULT RIFLES.
>> IT DOES SEEM LIKE THAT IS WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THE OPINION IS IN THE STATE.
KELLY, SPEAKING OF GUNS , TWO TEENAGERS DEAD AFTER A SHOOTING OUTSIDE OF A HIGH SCHOOL.
THEY RELEASED PICTURES AND VIDEOS OF A SUSPECT LEAVING .
>> WE STILL HAVE NOT SEEN ANY ARRESTS AND NO ONE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY REGARDING THAT CASE.
COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE BEEN HORRIFIED BY WHAT HAPPENED.
WE HAVE BEEN GOING TO MEETINGS.
THERE IS A LOCAL COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT WHERE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES WILL TALK ABOUT THIS.
STUDENTS SAY THEY HAVE BEEN TRAUMATIZED BY THE SHOOTING AS STUDENTS WERE BEING LED OUT OF CLASS.
IT WAS COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED AND STUDENTS ARE STRUGGLING TO FEEL SAFE AND THINK ABOUT HOW THIS CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE IN CHICAGO.
>> NO DOUBT THEY ARE CALLING FOR ANSWERS.
WE HAD A DEBATE ABOUT THE ISSUE OF COPS IN SCHOOLS , SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, THE JUAREZ SCHOOL COUNCIL VOTED TO GET RID OF THEM.
CAN THIS PREVENT AN INCIDENT LIKE THIS?
IT HAPPENED OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL.
>> IT CAN HELP AND WHEN IT IS INSIDE OF THE SCHOOL , THERE IS MIXED FEELINGS, PEOPLE SEE THE NEGATIVES OF HAVING SCHOOLS THAT ARE HIGHLY POLICED AND CREATING THAT ATMOSPHERE WITHIN THE SCHOOL.
BECAUSE OF THE ACTIONS THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT TAKE.
>> THE ANSWER WE GOT IS IT IS NOT A ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL.
SOME COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS YOU WANT THEM.
AMANDA , PROSECUTORS ARE IN COURT ASKING A JUDGE TO MOLLIFY THE LAW THAT STOPS CASH BAIL STARTING NEXT WEEK.
>> THEY HAVE A ARGUMENT , THEY SAY THE LAW WAS FLAWED IN HOW IT WAS PASSED.
IT IS VERY PROCEDURAL.
THEY ARE SAYING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN PASSING THIS 700+ PAGE BILL DID SO IN SHORT ORDER AND IT IS NOT HOW YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO DO THIS.
LAWMAKERS -- >> BUT IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.
>> IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.
BUT THEY SAY IT IS SUCH MAJOR LEGISLATION THAT IT HAS PROBLEMS WE HAVE LAWMAKERS NOT FOLLOWING THEIR OWN CONSTITUTION.
THERE ARE OTHER QUESTIONS , THE NOTION OF BANNING BAIL AND WHAT THAT MEANS WHEN YOU LOOK AT DEFINITIONS.
>> THE DEFINITION OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION, ALL PERSONS SHALL HAVE SUFFICIENT SURETIES.
>> UP TO THE JUDGE.
THE LEGISLATION THAT DID PASS, IT CLARIFIED, CORRECTED ELEMENTS OF THE STATE ACT WHERE THERE WAS CONFUSION AND FRUSTRATION.
GET TO THE HEART OF THE DEFINITION.
IT WAS IN TUNE WITH THE LEGAL ARGUMENT.
NO MATTER WHAT THE JUDGE SAYS, HE SAID IT WILL BE A DIFFICULT DECISION FOR HIM TO.
WE CAN EXPECT THIS GOING TO THE STATE SUPREME COURT.
>> LET'S MOVE ON TO OTHER POLITICAL NEWS.
ADAM KINZINGER SAYS GOODBYE AND SEND A CRIMINAL REFERRAL FOR DONALD TRUMP.
>> ILLINOIS SECRETARY OF STATE SAYS FAREWELL .
AND TERRY AUSTIN IS SURVEILLED BY PROSECUTORS WHO SAY SHE IS FIT TO STAND TRIAL.
IS IT UNUSUAL THAT PROSECUTORS TOOK THE STEP OF WATCHING HER GO TO A FAST FOOD PLACE TO SAY, SHE CAN STAND TRIAL EVEN THOUGH SHE SAYS SHE IS TO STICK?
>> I COVERED HER FOR MANY YEARS.
WHILE SHE WAS UNDER FEDERAL INVESTIGATION , WE WERE LOOKING AT HER AND HER EXTENDED FAMILY, SHE -- WHEN I APPROACHED HER, SHE GOT VERY EMOTIONAL AND UPSET.
SHE DOES HAVE HEALTH ISSUES.
THEY HAVE MANIFESTED THEMSELVES ON THE FLOOR OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
HER EXCUSE IS SHE IS NOT FIT TO STAND TRIAL.
SHE IS NOT HEALTHY AND CANNOT WITHSTAND IT.
THEY FOLLOWED HER AROUND AND FOUND HER GOING ABOUT HER DAY.
SHE IS STILL AN ALDERMAN .
SHE IS NOT RUNNING FOR REELECTION.
IT IS A TOUGH ONE TO CALL BECAUSE SHE IS CLEARLY EXPERIENCING HEALTH ISSUES.
TO >> YOU HAVE SEEN CARRIE AUSTIN IN CITY COUNCIL, DOES SHE LOOK LIKE SHE IS HOBBLED?
HOW WILL THIS PLAY OUT ?
HOW WILL A JUDGE RULED?
>> BASED ON HOW SHE APPEARS, I DON'T WANT TO SAY HOW SICK SHE IS.
BUT IT WAS INTERESTING TO SEE HOW SHE HAS BEEN DOING THINGS, AT A BEAUTY SALON, AT DINNER, WERE AS HER ATTORNEY HAS SAYS SHE IS NOT DOING WELL AND THEY ARE BEING UNKIND IN WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
>> SHE IS SPIRITED AND HAS GIVEN SPIRITED SPEECHES OVER THE YEARS.
LET'S TALK ABOUT CONGRESSMAN ADAM KINZINGER, HE IS ON THE GENEROUS SIX COMMITTEE WHO RELEASED THE REPORT AND MAKING A CRIMINAL REFERRAL OF DONALD TRUMP.
>> YOU ALREADY HAVE THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE GOING AFTER ANYBODY INVOLVED WITH JANUARY 6th.
IT IS NOT LIKE THEY NEEDED THESE CRIMINAL REFERRALS TO GO FORWARD.
THE ENTIRE REPORT, WHAT DOES IT CONTAIN?
MORE THAN 1000 INTERVIEWS.
THAT WILL BE A PART OF THE PUBLIC DISCOURSE GOING FURTHER.
IT COULD CHANGE THE NARRATIVE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
THE DONALD TRUMP CAMPAIGN.
AND WE ARE WATCHING AND WAITING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE DOJ.
>> THEY MAY BE INVESTIGATING THE SAME THINGS AND TALKING TO THE SAME WITNESSES.
>> MIKE, ADAM KINZINGER CAME OUT FORCEFULLY AGAINST DONALD TRUMP.
DO YOU THINK THERE IS ANY PLACE FOR HIM IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY ?
>> IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE IT.
IT DOES APPEAR THAT TRUMP'S INFLUENCE HAS BEEN CHALLENGED.
I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THIS WILL TURN OUT.
REPUBLICANS ARE ISSUING THEIR OWN REPORT BECAUSE THEY'RE TRYING TO TURN IT INTO A POLITICAL ARGUMENT.
>> DAN, WHAT IS NEXT FOR ADAM KINZINGER ?
HE SAYS HE WANTS TO STAY AROUND ILLINOIS.
HE COULD GET A JOB IN CABLE TV AS A PUNDIT.
>> IT IS A VERY DIFFICULT TIME FOR NON-MAGA REPUBLICANS IN A STATE LIKE ILLINOIS WHERE WE HAVE SOCIALLY MODERATE REPUBLICANS .
AFTER THIS ELECTION, THE PRIMARIES EARLIER THIS YEAR, THERE ARE MEN AND WOMEN WITHOUT A COUNTRY BECAUSE THEY WERE DEFEATED IN THE PRIMARY.
THEY DID NOT REALIZE HOW FAR THEIR BASE HAD SHIFTED TO THE RIGHT.
ADAM KINZINGER IS VERY POPULAR ON SOCIAL MEDIA NATIONALLY.
THERE IS A DOCUMENTARY CREW FOLLOWING HIM.
THEY ARE CHRONICLING THE LAST DAYS OF A GUY WHO IS STILL YOUNG AT 44.
IN ILLINOIS, I DON'T KNOW WHERE SPACE IS.
>> THE MORE CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATES WON THE PRIMARIES AND PRETTY MUCH SHUT OUT IN THE GENERAL ELECTIONS.
KELLY, WILLIE WILSON IS DROPPING HIS CHALLENGE.
OR THE PERSON WHO RUNS HIS CAMPAIGN.
DO YOU THINK THIS HAS A MAJOR IMPACT ON THE RACE ?
>> WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE CANDIDATES.
THEY ANNOUNCED THE EARLIEST , I BELIEVE , AND HAVE BEEN MAKING CAMPAIGN STOPS.
I DON'T THINK THEY HAVE AS MUCH AS MUCH NAME RECOGNITION AS MAYOR LIGHTFOOT OR REPRESENTATIVE GARCIA.
I DON'T THINK THIS HAS A BIG IMPACT ON THE RACE UNLESS THEY GET ATTENTION FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
>> THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY WHO COULD SPLIT THE VOTE.
YOU MAY HAVE A RUNOFF.
>> THE CALCULUS AT THIS POINT IS COMPLICATED.
PARTICULARLY, FOR A MAYOR THAT GOT SUPPORT ALL OVER THE CITY.
THERE IS A LOT OF TALK THAT MAYOR LIGHTFOOT MAY NOT MAKE IT TO A RUNOFF , IF SHE DOES, IN A RUNOFF SITUATION IS AT BEST 50-50 FOR AN INCUMBENT.
IT IS AN UPHILL CLIMB.
MAYBE SOME REQUEST FOR MONEY.
NOT A GOOD SIGN.
GARCIA IS RACKING UP SOME ENDORSEMENTS FROM BIG LABOR GROUPS.
NOT THE MOST PROGRESSIVE GROUPS.
OFFBRAND FOR SOMEONE .
>> MORE THE TRADE UNIONS.
IT IS STILL EARLY IN THE PROCESS AND A LOT WILL HAPPEN.
SPORTS THE BEARS ARE FACING THE BILLS.
CUBS LAND SHORTSTOP DANSBY SWANSON.
KANE AND TOEWS REACH 1000 GAMES TOGETHER , IS A BREAKUP EMINENT?
IS THIS THE BEST SOCCER GAME YOU HAVE EVER SEEN , ARGENTINA DEFEATING FRANCE ?
>> THE WORLD CUP FINAL WAS NOT ONLY THE BEST SOCCER GAME I HAVE EVER SEEN BUT ONE OF THE BEST SPORTING EVENTS I HAVE EVER SEEN , MAYBE THE BEST SPORTING EVENT I HAVE EVER SEEN.
SUPER BOWLS ARE NOT USUALLY GREAT.
OUR CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE ALWAYS BEST-OFS.
THIS WAS AS GOOD OF A GAME, THE TWO BIG STARS WHERE THE TWO BIG STARS OF THAT GAME, THE SINGLE BEST GAME OF THE TOURNAMENT, IT WENT TO A COUPLE OF OVERTIMES.
YOU COULD ARGUE THE LAST FIVE MINUTES WERE MORE EXCITING THAN ANY OTHER TIME IN THE GAME AND IT ENDED UP IN PENALTY KICKS.
IT IS A MEDIOCRE WAY TO SETTLE A CHAMPIONSHIP BUT IT WAS A MADE FOR TV MOMENT.
I THOUGHT IT WAS SPECTACULAR.
>> SOME OF THOSE SAVES , I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT HAPPENED.
ALMOST AS SPECTACULAR WAS THE BEARS GAME AFTER IT.
THEY PUT UP A RESPECTABLE PERFORMANCE AGAINST PROBABLY THE BEST TEAM IN THE NFL.
FIELDS, WITH NO RECEIVERS AGAINST A GREAT DEFENSE.
HE HAD A GREAT PERFORMANCE.
>> HE HAS ALSO GIVEN YOU ONE OF THOSE ELECTRIC MOMENTS IN EVERY GAME HE HAS PLAYED.
HE HAD A 38-YARD RUN, RULE THAT HAS STOPPED BUT THEY BROUGHT IT BACK BECAUSE HE STEPPED OUT AT THE NINE YARD LINE.
IT MAY HAVE BEEN HIS GREATEST RUN OF THE YEAR.
HE WAS SACKED, HE GOT OUT OF IT.
HE HAS BEEN FANTASTIC.
THE BEARS RUNNING GAME IS DOING REALLY WELL.
THEY INJURED HURTS.
HE WILL NOT START THIS WEEK.
I DO NOT THINK THEY EXPECTED THE BEARS TO PLAY AS WELL AS THEY DID.
>> KIND OF LIKE WHAT DICK BUTKIS WOULD SAY IN THE 1970s, YOU MAY WIND BUT YOU MAY GET HURT.
BELLINGER AND SWANSON, THE SOX GETTING ANDREW BENINTENDI, DOES THAT MAKE THEM CONTENDERS?
>> THE CUBS HAVE IMPROVED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD.
A SEVEN-YEAR CONTRACT FOR DANSBY SWANSON .
THEY HAVE PIECES FOR THE NEXT GREAT CUBS TEAM.
WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING , THE WHITE SOX, ANDREW BENINTENDI DOES SOMETHING PHENOMENAL, HE PLAYS THE OUTFIELD .
HE LETS VAUGHN STAY AT FIRST BASE.
HIS CONTRIBUTION , A GOOD LEFT-HANDED BAT, BUT HE TAKES GUYS WHO ARE OUT OF POSITION AND HOPEFULLY PUTS THEM IN SPOTS WHERE THEY HAVE SUCCESS.
>> WILL THE BULLS TURNED THE CORNER ?
>> THEY HAD A MAKE OR BREAK TIME, THEY WERE GOING AT EACH OTHER AT HALFTIME IN A GAME WHERE THEY LET IN 150 POINTS.
THEY HAVE WON TWO IN A ROW.
GOD BLESS THEM , LET'S HOPE IT DOES SOMETHING.
>> GOD BLESS YOU FOR BEING HERE IN THIS CRAZY WEATHER.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
WE ARE OUT OF TIME.
THANK YOU ALL.
THAT IS OUR SHOW FOR THIS FRIDAY NIGHT.
I AM PARIS SCHUTZ .
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING .
STAY WARM, EVERYBODY , AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS.

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