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LIVE Updates of FAA Fire Suspect Brian Howard in Federal Court

(CBS) – "We're here for you," says tearful sister of FAA fire suspect Brian Howard. On Friday, the 36-year-old contract employee allegedly slit his wrists and throat in a suicide attempt after starting a fire in an Aurora radar facility that disrupted flights in and out of Chicago.

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FAA fire suspect Brian Howard (FACEBOOK/April Howard Connor)

CBS 2 reporters Derrick Blakley, Roseanne Tellez and Brad Edwards are tweeting live at Howard's first court appearance in federal court since the fire.

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