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and, nik wallenda joins us live. nik, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> i know you spent a lot of time last night with the construction crew and the engineers, watching the wires get set up. now that you've seen what it looks like, does it make you more or less nervous? >> no. you know what? it makes me excited more than anything. this is another dream of mine. i love the city of chicago and i'm excited to be here. >> i love that nik is never nervous. nik, everybody will be keeping their eyes on the weather forecast, calling for 40 degrees or so there in the windy city, of course, the winds coming from the north. how is the forecast looking for you? is there any reason at this point to be concerned sunday night? >> not right now. everything looks great. of course, today we've got a storm blowing through. this would be very intimidating if i let it take control of my mind. i know that weather changes within minutes often around here. there's no sense in focusing on today. i'm focusing on sunday and the weather
and, nik wallenda joins us live. nik, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> i know you spent a lot of time last night with the construction crew and the engineers, watching the wires get set up. now that you've seen what it looks like, does it make you more or less nervous? >> no. you know what? it makes me excited more than anything. this is another dream of mine. i love the city of chicago and i'm excited to be here. >> i love that nik is never nervous. nik,...
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crews are getting ready for nik wallenda's high-wire walk over the chicago river. good morning, i'm dan ponce. and i'm lourdes duarte. let's go to demetrius ivory for a check of the weather. if he had to do the what he would be ok here. 75 degrees is good weather. >> 20 or 30 mi. per or wind. the wind is just a little bit of a problem. but it will be a nice day. yesterday's high was in the '60s. we will top that by about 11 degrees. warmer than normal but we are going to have a nice breeze. certainly get your shorts what it will be nice. partly sunny this afternoon. clouds will be winning out today. storms nearby this evening they don't arrive until about 10:00 p.m.. expect showers and thunderstorms likely overnight into tomorrow. 57 right now in chicago. 52 in the kelp. 54 in kankakee. 58 in peru. a nice start to the day. typical high 58. we are almost there already. sunless composite shows we are dry. expect to see green return after the sun goes down this evening. 73 degrees by 5:00 p.m.. 9:00 p.m. down to 67. 60 percent chance of rain early morning tomorrow. >>
crews are getting ready for nik wallenda's high-wire walk over the chicago river. good morning, i'm dan ponce. and i'm lourdes duarte. let's go to demetrius ivory for a check of the weather. if he had to do the what he would be ok here. 75 degrees is good weather. >> 20 or 30 mi. per or wind. the wind is just a little bit of a problem. but it will be a nice day. yesterday's high was in the '60s. we will top that by about 11 degrees. warmer than normal but we are going to have a nice...
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next on nbc 10 news today, daredevil tight rope walker nik wallenda gets ready for his next stunt. what he's doing this time around that will make it even more dangerous. >>> and a quick reminder about the great shredder event that's coming next weekend. nbc 10 and telemundo 62 have teamed up with allstate to help you get rid of your outdated documents. it's happening next saturday from 9:00 until noon at the wells fargo center. best of all, it is free. a huge bag of items i'm going to be bringing. and hopefully having all of my items destroyed. we will see you there. have a good one. >>> hundreds of people in atlantic city got a firsthand look at daredevil nik wallenda two years ago. he walked a tight rope 100 feet above the beach without a harness. wallenda had no problem performing the stunt, despite the varying winds off the ocean. and now he's preparing for his next amazing feat, where he'll be walking high above the windy city. wallenda is practicing at his home in florida right now. he'll need to be ready because he's really challenging himself in chicago. there he'll walk o
next on nbc 10 news today, daredevil tight rope walker nik wallenda gets ready for his next stunt. what he's doing this time around that will make it even more dangerous. >>> and a quick reminder about the great shredder event that's coming next weekend. nbc 10 and telemundo 62 have teamed up with allstate to help you get rid of your outdated documents. it's happening next saturday from 9:00 until noon at the wells fargo center. best of all, it is free. a huge bag of items i'm going to...
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building. >> nik wallenda, fascinating stuck. we will be cheering you on. >> thank you much. >>> this does not hold a candle to your blindfolded tight rope walk. i went skydiving out of a plane. take a look. >> oh, my gosh. i don't know -- >> thank you. thank you. what do i do with -- >> oh, my gosh. so frightening. you can check out the video of my adventure online. we'll be right back with the final word. your customers, our financing. your aspirations, our analytics. your goals, our technology. introducing synchrony financial, bringing new meaning to the word partnership. banking. loyalty. analytics. synchrony financial. enagage with us. of warm nestlé love thtoll house cookies? taste well with new nestlé toll house frozen cookie dough, you can bake as few or as many as you please. whenever your sweet tooth comes calling, they're frozen and ready to bake. find them in the frozen aisle. bake some love™. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medi
building. >> nik wallenda, fascinating stuck. we will be cheering you on. >> thank you much. >>> this does not hold a candle to your blindfolded tight rope walk. i went skydiving out of a plane. take a look. >> oh, my gosh. i don't know -- >> thank you. thank you. what do i do with -- >> oh, my gosh. so frightening. you can check out the video of my adventure online. we'll be right back with the final word. your customers, our financing. your aspirations,...
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. >>> and today nik wallenda plans to walk on a high wire between skyscrapers on sunday without a net and while blindfolded. i'm nervous watching this right here. this happened last year. walked across part of the grand canyon and he did that without a net. now, i must confess, guys, some professions i don't get and that's one of them right there. i'll see you guys in about ten minutes. >>> health officials in montgomery county say they're monitoring their first travelers from a west african country. the pair arrived home from liberia on october 28th. neither have any symptoms. they are considered to be in the low-risk category. both will be monitored daily by the health department until their 21-day incubation period ends on november 17th. >>> meantime officials at dover air force base are ready eto support the fight against ebola in west africa. developing several scenarios and training for air crews that may be ready to call for missions. call in response for a person returns to the base showing signs or symptoms of ebola. meantime, maine's governor says negotiations between the st
. >>> and today nik wallenda plans to walk on a high wire between skyscrapers on sunday without a net and while blindfolded. i'm nervous watching this right here. this happened last year. walked across part of the grand canyon and he did that without a net. now, i must confess, guys, some professions i don't get and that's one of them right there. i'll see you guys in about ten minutes. >>> health officials in montgomery county say they're monitoring their first travelers from...
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. >>> this morning on "today," nik wallenda ups the ante. he takes his thrill seeking stunts to new heights. this time, 600 feet above the heart of chicago. >>> details on sunday's daring stunt ahead on "today." >>> well, a big night in sports. and let's start on the hard court. clippers, thunder. russell westbrook exited the game in the second quarter with a small fracture in his right hand. it appeared to happen when he was going up for the rebound and hit another player's elbow. but l.a. just clips okc to win their opener 93-90. the new owner steve ballmer gets his first home win. >>> ohio, number 23, lebron james! >> high fives all around. the return of the king, lebron james gets a big welcome home in cleveland. but lebron is very unlebron as he struggles during the first half, just four points and four turnovers. kevin love stepping up with 14 points and nine rebounds. lebron finished with 17 points and a whopping eight turnovers. carmelo anthony, 25 points led the knicks to a 95-90 victory. >>> and a college showdown between 25th rank
. >>> this morning on "today," nik wallenda ups the ante. he takes his thrill seeking stunts to new heights. this time, 600 feet above the heart of chicago. >>> details on sunday's daring stunt ahead on "today." >>> well, a big night in sports. and let's start on the hard court. clippers, thunder. russell westbrook exited the game in the second quarter with a small fracture in his right hand. it appeared to happen when he was going up for the...
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actually, it's nik wallenda. he is now preparing for what he's calling the most incredible tightrope walk of his career, between skyscrapers in chicago. nik, good morning. i had a predecessor on this show who had a very simple question, bryant gumbel. why? why are you doing this? >> it's my passion. chicago, the windy city, very alluring to me. a lot of people would think the wire walker doesn't want to go to the windy city. i enjoy the challenges. i enjoy challenging myself. i've done it since 2 years old. i've done it since before i was born -- i mean, before my mom was born. >> the part of the stunt that willie and i are like, really? you're going to do this? >> two things i'm adding to up the stakes, walking from one building over 500 foot high across the river to a building that's 650 foot high. >> so you're going up hill? >> a 15-degree incline. challenges of weather. cold quite possibly. my feet slipping. we're working on a special coating on the cable. >> and then -- >> get to the punch line. >> then i'm
actually, it's nik wallenda. he is now preparing for what he's calling the most incredible tightrope walk of his career, between skyscrapers in chicago. nik, good morning. i had a predecessor on this show who had a very simple question, bryant gumbel. why? why are you doing this? >> it's my passion. chicago, the windy city, very alluring to me. a lot of people would think the wire walker doesn't want to go to the windy city. i enjoy the challenges. i enjoy challenging myself. i've done it...
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>>aerialist nik wallenda plans to arrive in chicago today to get ready for his tightrope walk across the chicago river. the seventh- generation membe of the "flying wallendas" has been practicing for the past three weeks in his home town of sarasota, florida. he plans to walk a tightrope from the marina city west tower to the leo burnett building.. that's more than two city blo uphil 1degree an. ake an elevator to the street, and walk a tightrope to the east tower blindfolded. a number of restrictions will be in place during the stunt. including street and bridge closures, and a ban on the use of drones, laser pointers and flash cameras. for more on closures, where to watch... and a very olles y"te wallenda's visit wgntv.com/wallenda. coming up next: we're learning more about the n-f-l fan who vanished in the middle of a denver broncos game. also ahead, a new lawsuit is accusing a major phone and internet company of slowing down data speeds for millions of customers. plus former baseball star jose canseco involved in a gun accident. hot lava from hawaii's famed kilauea volcano has re
>>aerialist nik wallenda plans to arrive in chicago today to get ready for his tightrope walk across the chicago river. the seventh- generation membe of the "flying wallendas" has been practicing for the past three weeks in his home town of sarasota, florida. he plans to walk a tightrope from the marina city west tower to the leo burnett building.. that's more than two city blo uphil 1degree an. ake an elevator to the street, and walk a tightrope to the east tower blindfolded. a...
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nik wallenda is set to arrive in chicago for his tightrope walk above the city. wallenda's website calls it the "skycraper" walk. wallenda will walk the tightrope from the marina city west towers... over the chicago river to the leo burnett building... then back to marina city. wacker drive will be closed on the south side of the river between clark and wabash. the bridges at state and at dearborn will also close. for more, and a very cool interactive tool called "take wallenda's walk"... visit out website, *wgn t-v dot-com slash- wallenda.* it was only a matter of time before someone thought of it... the shower scene from the movie "psycho"... all done with pumpkins. a pumpkin carver from new york recreated the entire scene, almost frame for frame, in pumpkin art. every detail was recorded... the shower rings... the shower head... the victim... the knife... all captured on 30 pumpkins. of course, the pumpkins have since rotted... but not before they were captured in a youtube video titled "psych-o-lantern." i have seen some of those professional pumpkin carvers,
nik wallenda is set to arrive in chicago for his tightrope walk above the city. wallenda's website calls it the "skycraper" walk. wallenda will walk the tightrope from the marina city west towers... over the chicago river to the leo burnett building... then back to marina city. wacker drive will be closed on the south side of the river between clark and wabash. the bridges at state and at dearborn will also close. for more, and a very cool interactive tool called "take wallenda's...
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the final preparations are getting in place for nik wallenda's tightrope walk over the chicago river. we are *live with details. and, we have a happy update on the suburban boy's search for his bionic arm... lost on a trip to chicago. good morning. i'm dan ponce. and i'm lourdes duarte. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. demetrius ivory has a check of our weather. we are starting you off with good news but now comes the bad news. >> don't come to weather. this is the halloween the people are going to want to forget. the biggest issue is cold and there will be lots of wind. but stich a look, currently at 45 degrees. we will cool down quickly this morning and temperatures do not rise again until early next week. 43 at o'hare. 42 in union. 40 in the kelp. here are the current temperatures. looking at the wind, we could see gusts up to 45 mi. per hour before the day is done. already its 40 mi. in rockford. juliet is 23. forget about the leaves, they will be in your neighbor's yard quite quickly. the wind chill will take center stage. right now it's in the mid 30's. i
the final preparations are getting in place for nik wallenda's tightrope walk over the chicago river. we are *live with details. and, we have a happy update on the suburban boy's search for his bionic arm... lost on a trip to chicago. good morning. i'm dan ponce. and i'm lourdes duarte. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. demetrius ivory has a check of our weather. we are starting you off with good news but now comes the bad news. >> don't come to weather. this is the...
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. >>> well, just two days daredevil nik wallenda is upping the ante with his death-defying stupblt. he will attempt a terrifying two-part walk. the walk is up a 15-degree incline. the second park gets even scarier. he will walk from marine tower west to east blindfolded. >> more power to him. be careful. >> and for what is the question. >> coming up on the "today" show, the daredevil himself will talk about how he is getting ready for his latest stunt. >> 7:00, right after we're done here. >>> a busy maryland store the target of a lawsuit. the issue the the retailers has with the store's sign. >>> a project that will slow down your drive at the national mall today. grab a jacket and maybe a scarf. we'll take you through how much it will warm with your weather and traffic on the 1s the at 6:31. s >>> right now we are staying on top of breaking news for you. news 4 is live in northeast washington where a man tried to hit a d.c. officer with an axe just a few hours ago. we're told the man who did it was wearing a black jump suit. police do not have a description of what he looked like.
. >>> well, just two days daredevil nik wallenda is upping the ante with his death-defying stupblt. he will attempt a terrifying two-part walk. the walk is up a 15-degree incline. the second park gets even scarier. he will walk from marine tower west to east blindfolded. >> more power to him. be careful. >> and for what is the question. >> coming up on the "today" show, the daredevil himself will talk about how he is getting ready for his latest stunt....
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this afternoon stunt man nik wallenda will tackle the first walk up a 15-degree inclean and then he's going to attempt the second walk blindfolded. >>> at noon pacific time fans will honor the world series champi giants in a victory parade. the first family will welcome military children for trick or treating at the white house. [ fishing rod casting line, marching band playing ] [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. [ m'm... ] great taste. [ tapping ] sounds good. campbell's healthy request. m'm! m'm! good.® campbell's healthy request. ameriprise asked people a simple question: in retirement, will you outlive your money? uhhh. no, that can't happen. that's the thing, you don't know how long it has to last. everyone has retirement questions. so ameriprise created the exclusive.. confident retirement approach. now you and your ameripise advisor can get the real answers you need. well, knowing gives you confidence. start building your
this afternoon stunt man nik wallenda will tackle the first walk up a 15-degree inclean and then he's going to attempt the second walk blindfolded. >>> at noon pacific time fans will honor the world series champi giants in a victory parade. the first family will welcome military children for trick or treating at the white house. [ fishing rod casting line, marching band playing ] [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy...
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wallenda discovery channel special. the goal is -- the goal, hope, is that maybe what mtv did for music in the '80s, mobile games can do for music now. i know it's a big goal. >> do you have to keep developing them when you have a new single. when people get tired of that song do you have to come up with a new concept. >> of course. i asked her, i asked, what games do you like to play. she says i love solitaire. i can play solitaire in a minute and 20. you need a song for ha. >> apps are the new touring for celebrities and musicians. remembering phone numbers sound like an unreasonably hard game. >> it's a double game. you have the picks going, like tetris or candy crush where you're -- and then also have to remember the numbers. two things going on, it's crazy. and the song. >> ♪ come to my app store >> oh, my gosh. >> 867-5309. >> good to have you in the house. thanks for bringing that to us. >> jane wells at post nine. all tesla caress about is your state of mind. why a new program from the electric car maker is of
wallenda discovery channel special. the goal is -- the goal, hope, is that maybe what mtv did for music in the '80s, mobile games can do for music now. i know it's a big goal. >> do you have to keep developing them when you have a new single. when people get tired of that song do you have to come up with a new concept. >> of course. i asked her, i asked, what games do you like to play. she says i love solitaire. i can play solitaire in a minute and 20. you need a song for ha....
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. >> he hangs out with nik wallenda. he's like, bring it up. 1,454 feet, empire state building. that's about seven empire state buildings high. >> yes, you're 10,000 up but it feels like you're only, what, 100 feet above that formation below? >> it's rock. >> if you fall 100 feet, i don't think you're going to do very well. >> but look at the nice metal railing. i'm not saying it's not frightening. >> i would do it in a minute. i would love to do that. >> you would? >> it would be kind of cool. can you imagine the pictures you would get? how cool would that be? >> the pictures you would get? i was going to show people -- have a tape measure and show you how far that is away from me. >> we don't have that, i guess. is it hot in here? >> you are. >> did you eat spicy food before the show? >> i did actually. >> what did you have? >> i bit into a pepper. they're cooking something upstairs. >> that's why. >> the question, of course, is would you cross this bridge. #walk this way or #run the other way. >> willie is dripping sweat right here. >> it is hot. >> don't forget if you #walk
. >> he hangs out with nik wallenda. he's like, bring it up. 1,454 feet, empire state building. that's about seven empire state buildings high. >> yes, you're 10,000 up but it feels like you're only, what, 100 feet above that formation below? >> it's rock. >> if you fall 100 feet, i don't think you're going to do very well. >> but look at the nice metal railing. i'm not saying it's not frightening. >> i would do it in a minute. i would love to do that....