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>> THANK YOU.

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>> IF YOU STEPPED OUTSIDE TODAY

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OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS FOR THAT

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MATTER YOU KNOW THE TEMPERATURE

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IS FRIGID.

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"CHICAGO TONIGHT"'S AMANDA

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VINICKY IS BACK IN OUR COZY

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STUDIOS.

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HOW COLD IS IT?

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SOUNDS LIKE A SETUP TO A JOKE.

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>> NO, NO JOKE I WAS OUTSIDE IT

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IS NOT FUN OR FUNNY.

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WE LIVE IN CHICAGO WITH WINTER.

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DUH WE EXPECT IT WILL BE COLD,

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RIGHT?

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BUT IF YOU THINK IT'S FEELING

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MORE FRIGID THAN NORMAL YOU ARE

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RIGHT.

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IT IS.

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AND THAT'S ARRIVEDDERRER, TOO.

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--

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ARRIVED EARLIER, TOO.

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HE SAID WITH THE HIGH YESTERDAY

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OF 1° THIS NEW YEAR'S DAY WAS

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THE COLDEST ON RECORD.

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THE U.S. STARTED KEEPING THE

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DATA IN 1871 AND NEVER SINCE HAS

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CHICAGO STARTED A NEW YEAR SO

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COLD.

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THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 5° BACK

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IN 1969.

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I HATE TO BREAK IT TO YOU BUT

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THINGS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO GET

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BETTER AND WARMER SOON.

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SUBDO 0 TEMPERATURES WITHOUT --

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SUB20 TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED

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THROUGH SATURDAY.

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WE'LL TIE ANOTHER RECORD FOR 12

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DAYS IN A ROW TEMPERATURES BELOW

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20°.

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MATTHEW FRIEDLEIN SAYS THE

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FORECAST CALLS FOR MILDER

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WEATHER SUNDAY AND MONDAY AND

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MILD MEANS THE AVERAGE OF 30°.

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BUT AT THIS POINT, SNOW IS

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LIKELY ON THOSE DAYS.

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AND THEN, NEXT WEEK, IT WILL

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CHILL AGAIN.

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MIND YOU, CHICAGO TYPICALLY GETS

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THE COLDEST WEATHER IN JANUARY

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LATE JANUARY THROUGH FEBRUARY.

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>> AND SO WHAT IS CAUSING THIS

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COLD-SNAP, AMANDA?

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>> THIS COLD-SNAP MAKE SURE I'M

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RIGHT HERE, MATTHEW FRIEDLEIN

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SAYS IT'S LA ANYONE YEAH.

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THAT --

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LA NINA.

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THAT MAKES FOR ACTIVE WEATHER

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PATTERNS HAVE AN ARCTIC MASS

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THAT BUILT SINCE THAT

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CHRISTMASTIME SNOW.

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AND THE SNOW ON THE GROUND ACTS

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AS A SORT OF FREEZER THAT KEEPS

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THE WEATHER FRIGID BECAUSE THE

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SNOW ISN'T ABSORBING ANY OF THE

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SUNLIGHT AND IT'S ALL REFLECTING

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BACK.

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>> WHAT A IMPLEMENTS APARTMENT

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COMBINATION.

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PEOPLE NEED TO BE BUNDLED UP

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THIS WEATHER PARTICULARLY.

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WHAT ELSE?

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>> WELL, YOU WANT TO WEAR

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LAYERS, STAY HYDRATED.

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EAT A LOT.

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I CAN DO THAT.

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AND CALL 311 IF THERE IS A

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PROBLEM WITH YOUR HEAT.

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AND IF YOU NEED TO GO SOMEWHERE

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WARM GO TO A WARMING CENTER.

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CALL 311 FOR A RIDE TO ONE,

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EVEN.

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THERE ARE SIX WARMING CENTERS IN

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THE CITY OF CHICAGO.

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IN THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY

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MANAGEMENT SAYS CHICAGO WILL NOT

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TURN ANYONE AWAY.

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BUT SO FAR THAT HASN'T BEEN AN

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ISSUE BECAUSE THE CENTERS ARE

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NOT AT CAPACITY.

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ON AVERAGE ABOUT 400 PEOPLE

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UTILIZED THEM EACH DAY SINCE

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DECEMBER 28TH.

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>> TALK ABOUT VULNERABLE

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POPULATIONS, SOMETIMES THEY ARE

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RELUCTANT TO LEAVE WHAT THEY

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KNOW IS COMFORTABLE.

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AND GO TO A SHELTER.

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THAT IS WHY IF THERE IS A

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MESSAGE WE CAN GIVE TO FOLKS, BY

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ALL MEANS, COME TO THE SHELTERS.

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THEY ARE SAFE.

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WE WANT YOU TO GO AND GET WARMED

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UP.

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YOU CAN ALWAYS COME BACK IF YOU

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WANT TO LEAVE YOU ARE WELCOME

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TO.

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>> AND ACCORDING TO THE DIRECTOR

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THIS COLD SPELL HAS TAKEN THE

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LIVES OF THREE CITY RESIDENTS

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AND SPOKE TO THE MEDIA FROM THE

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OPERATIONS CENTER, MONITORS ARE

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CHECKING IN REALTIME FOR ANYONE

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IN TROUBLE FOR BROKEN WATERMAIN,

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ELECTRICAL OUTAGES.

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AND THEY ARE COORDINATING WITH

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FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES AND

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POLICE AND INSPECTORS.

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ONCE AGAIN, CALL 311 IF YOU ARE

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CONCERNED ABOUT AN ELDERLY

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NEIGHBOR OR RELATIVE AND WANT TO

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MAKE SURE THEY ARE STAYING WARM

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AND SAFE.

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>> A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE TO LEAVE

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THEIR HOMES AND GO OUT INTO THE

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WEATHER TO GET TO THEIR JOBS.

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MAKES FOR A ROUGH COMMUTE.

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>> THAT IS CERTAINLY THE CASE AS

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WE KNOW.

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BUT YOU ARE ADVISED TO, OF

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COURSE, BE PREPARED AND KNOW

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WHEN IT COMES TO THE RAILROADS

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IT'S SIMPLE SCIENCE.

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>> WE OPERATE ON METAL TRACKS.

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THEY GET BRUTAL IN THE COLD WE

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HAVE AN INCREASED OF RAIL BREAKS

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WHICH WE HAVE HAD HAD SEVERAL

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THROUGHOUT THIS COLD-SNAP AND

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OTHER ISSUES WITH SIGNALS AND

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SWITCHES AND THAT IS PART OF

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WHAT WE EXPECT DURING THE COLD

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WEATHER.

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OUR JOB IS TO HAVE THE PEOPLE TO

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DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MITIGATE

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IT TO FIND THE PROBLEM HOPEFULLY

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BEFORE IT DELAYS THE TRAIN.

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BUT ALSO, TO HAVE THE PEOPLE IN

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PLACE WHICH WE DO OUT ON THE

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SYSTEM SO THAT WHEN SOMETHING

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GOES WRONG WE CAN ADDRESS IT AS

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QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

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>> METRO RUNS 700 TRAINS A DAY

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AND ANOTHER 700 TRAINS MANY ARE

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LONG AND HEAVY FREIGHT TRAINS

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GOING OVER THE TRACKS EVERY

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WEEKDAY.

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REILLY SAYS A HAIRLINE CRACK CAN

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BECOME A BREAK THAT WILL STOP A

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TRAIN IN ITS TRACKS.

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>> SO YOU DO SEE SOMETHING LIKE

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THIS.

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DON'T FRET IT.

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THE TRACKS ARE NOT ON FIRE.

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THOSE ARE SWITCH HEATERS.

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ONE OF THE TOOLS THAT METRO USES

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TO KEEP THE TRACKS FROM

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CRACKING.

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THEY ARE LIKE GAS LINES ON THE