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Arthel: the windy city is going green. well, the chicago river is anyway. yep, officially kicking off st. patrick's day celebrations across the city. rick: today thousands of people turned out for the annual river-dyeing events which dates all the way back to 1961. all the way back to 1961. arthel: who wrote that? rick: when i was a little baby bouncing on hi mommy's knee. the city says it takes more than 45 pounds of the environmentally-trendily vegetable dye to color the water, and it typically lasts about five hours before slowly fading away. arthel: and when you drink enough beer, you don'...

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and newt gingrich, gop contender or spoiler? we'll talk to someone who knows him best, his daughter jackie. and would you look at this? all right. i can't snowboard but apparently this opossum can. one week ago today, robert bai bales shot and killed 16 civilians. he's currently being held in ft. levenworth, kansas. we're also learning about blog details. we'll have some of her words later on. and finally, reaction from those who are closest to the accused soldier. his family. sarge bales family is stunned in the face of this tragedy, but they stand behind the man they know as de...

illinois. we'll tell you why. take a look at this, would you? now, all right. i can't snowboard, but apparently this pos sum can. we'll have more of the best video of the morning later on this hour. >> level-headed and experienced. words that an attorney for staff sergeantent robert bales say accurately describe the soldier, and now those closest to bales are sharing their thoughts about the rampage that killed 16 afghan civilians and the man accused of committing the act. a statement reads in part, "sergeant bales' family is stunned in the face of this tragedy, but they stand behind...