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If you have twitter, we suggest you use caution when looking those tweets up. the chicago cubs won their first world series championship in 108 years and celebrated with a historically massive parade. according to team owner, theres still at least one more thing to check off the list. ricketts told usa today he hopes to find closure with the infamous interfering fan steve bartman. turning now to the nba. a special night for the raptors hosting the warriors. drake night in toronto. the raptor...

Scene in chicago there. welcome back to "newsroom." cubs fans on the north side are feeling the high from the historic world series win. >> an estimated five million people swarmed, and we mean swarmed -- youll see it -- the streets of chicago friday and the celebration parade. ryan young was there. >> reporter: one of the biggest american sports stories ever, the cubs, who have waited 108 years to finally win a championship, now the city gets a chance to celebrate like no other time. in fact, i...

>> ive been blessed far more than i ever deserve or expected in this game. god has given a lot to me. im so thankful for that. he gave me the opportunity to hold a trophy just like that last year and hoist it up. i thought, how can i ever top this? and then i started thinking about chicago. [ cheers ] i started thinking about wrigley field, 108 years. and i said, i want to be part of that. i promise you, you prayed during free agency last year to be a chicago cub. [ applause ] thankfully god and...

>> you have a different labor participation rate today than you did then and there are a lot of reasons for that. not as simple as just saying less. but renee elmers, i have to cut it off there. i really appreciate you coming on the show and making the case. you know that, youre always welcome. chicago is celebrating its heroes today after ending 108-year curse. the mayor is promising a parade and rally for the cubs to "end all parades and rallies." ryan young is live from chicago. hows it fee...

Clearer because donald trump -- dont boo. dont boo. dont boo. >> vote. >> come on. you guys know that. >> even for a south sider like president obama, the cubs breaking a 108-year curse is a big deal. the president calling joe maddon from air force one to congratulate him on the historic world series win and invite them to the white house before he leaves office. also on the call is deputy chief of staff and big cubs fan and today is championship friday in chicago. the city honoring the cubs wit...

They cant vote on levies, the school system and be involved. when republican party members and occasionally democrats and mainly republicans make it harder to do their own jobs. >> i live in new york thats controlled by democrats for a long time or has a lot of democratic control where the democratic party doesnt want a lot of people voting because they want low turnout in elections so they have high leverage to churn people out to the polls and then its for pragmatic reasons, crassly political ...

Happen. the reason in wisconsin and pennsylvania, trump has been unable to consolidate the republican base and hes losing more republican votes than he should in order to win the election. they are there out of necessities and not out of opportunities. >> thanks so much to both of you, appreciate it. >> up next, oh, how sweet it is, tens of thousands of people swarm ing the streets of chicag this afternoon celebrating the teams first world series win. have we mentioned that in 108 years. we are ...

Course, preparing, it is a party, 108 years in the making. the city will celebrate the cubs first world series championship today with a parade and big-time rally. tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands are expected to attend, including students. kind of nice, ali. day off school. >> what would i do to be there tonight? the supreme court will honor scalia today. the high courts bar will hold a rare meeting featuring remarks from chief justice john roberts and attorney general loretta ...

Those of us here in new york, we have to hang our "w" outside the house. thats my house and my daughter and i all geared up from watching. we are celebrating from afar, not like blake mccoy, hes got the front row seat in the city. it is being as one of the celebrations of the city. 108 years. thats how long it has been since they won their last series. how big the crowds are out here today, 5 million people between the parade and the rally in grand park. chicago is a population of 3 million, so ...

Comcast has connected over 3 million people in need to low-cost internet at home. welcome to a brighter future. comcast. city of chicago throwing a victory parade of 108 years in the making. millions of chicago cubs fans,