Latest: Live from Copenhagen , Photos | Live from Chicago , Photos | Video | Complete coverage President Barack Obama arrived in Copenhagen this morning to help in Chicago’s final push for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Air Force One touched down at 12:56 a.m. Chicago time, 7:56 a.m. Copenhagen time. He will spend less than five hours on the ground. Later today, the International Olympic Committee will choose among Chicago, Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo and Madrid. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) was a late add-on to the traveling team accompanying Obama on Air Force One. Durbin said White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel was reluctant for the president to make the trip. Emanuel had told Durbin that Obama’s busy schedule, coupled with the fact that health care legislation is unresolved, made him skeptical about the Copenhagen venture. The president joins First Lady Michelle Obama, Mayor Richard Daley, Oprah Winfrey and the remainder of Chicago’s bid team in Copenhagen to make Chicago’s case. For earlier coverage on the Copenhagen countdown CLICK HERE . Psychics weigh in on Chicago’s chances HERE .  Winfrey said the IOC vote could produce “a decision that could be a landmark in Chicago history.” The president will speak Friday on behalf of Chicago’s bid and take questions from IOC members during the 15-minute question period after the 45-minute prepared presentation. “He and the First Lady will both participate in the question and answer session,” Presidential advisor Valerie Jarrett said in a Wednesday interview with the Tribune and four other media outlets — one from Italy, one from Japan, one from Great Britain and another from the United States. — Jeff Finkelman  Today’s Olympic activities: • Live: The latest from Copenhagen • Live: The latest from Chicago • Photos: In Copenhagen | In Chicago • Complete coverage from chicagotribune.com

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