daily servings of vegetables. that's what i'm talking about! v8. what's your number? when a door closes another one opens. after losing a battle for the senate, alexi ginnaoulias consider as new political challenge. good afternoon i'm steve sanders. >> i'm dina bair. we welcome our viewers on wgn america. judy wang has more. >> reporter: alexi ginnaoulias is apparently keeping an open mind. he is supposed to meet with a small group of aldermen who want him to consider a run for chicago mayor. the thought of that is raising

eyebrows here at city hall. some aldermen think he should run and alexi ginnaoulias is willing to listen. >> it is politics, anything is possible i imagine, like i said i was surprised when i heard the news. we'll have to wait and see what is happening with the people involved. >> nothing surprises me. i have been here 24 years. >> how will it change? >> and support rahm emanuel and work hard to get him elected. >> crane and the sun times say that they are not crazy about the idea of working with rahm emanuel. it is looking for someone who will be a threat to the exwhite house chief of staff. and alexi ginnaoulias said he was shown results of a poll that put him 6 or 7 points ahead of rahm emanuel. he will make the run official after several weeks on a listing tour. he will kick off his campaign on the north side. and danny davis will get into the race on sunday morning

downtown. davis, who just won his eighth term in congress, is getting into the game late after a coalition of african-american leaders picked him as its consensus candidate. and sunday evening the head of the salem baptist on the south side, james meeks, will launch his campaign. one believes if you add alexi ginnaoulias to the mix, there will be a run-off in aperal. >> i think if he did run, it would make it more difficult for anybody to get into the runoff. it will be -- nobody would be a sinch as much as i think rahm emanuel is thought of in previously to running. that's the strategy i think. >> reporter: the election is february 22nd. candidates must collect 12500 signatures on nominating petitions. the first day to file the petitions is monday.

at city hall, judy wang. >> he has his work cut out for him. the president elect of the board says that todd stroger is not cooperating with the tradition. transition. toney preckwinkle met with him after months of resistance. john daley said it lasted ten minutes. all officials of the county have to work on the transition tros and the commissioners will force more cooperation from todd stroger at the board meeting on tuesday. an attorney died when he was crushed under a golf cart. it happened on the course in skokie on wednesday. another golfer found him trapped under the cart with no one around him. larry schaud died from multiple injuries. it has been ruled an accident. we have a update on the condition of a student who was beat within a bat last april. she contracted an infection in

the care at a hospital in ireland. she was thrown there after having brain surgery here in chicago. she was treated but her condition has not improved since leaving chicago. she suffered from seizures and lost the ability to speak. she and a friend were attacked april 23rd. two people have been charged with attempted murder in the case. and a spike in crime prompted the university of illinois to step up security in urbana. several male students have been attacked on the way to their apartments. on monday, woman was sexually assaulted in a dorm shower. the school is locks the exterior doors of the storms, adding cameras and increasing student patrols. it will have a town hall-style meeting at the illini union. the rickets family is asking lawmakers to back renovations at wrigley field. they want a bond. they say the plan will not

involve a tax increase and paid off with the amusement tax paid by fans. the family paid 845 million for the stadium. this he would take 3 to 5 years and be done during the off season. the park is 96 years old, the second oldest in the country. >> war of words between scott walker and pat quinn over job creation. walker says he plans to convince companies in illinois to move to wisconsin. the republican said he will stress the company's quinn has proposed tax increases. it is a day after quinn encourageed a company to move from milwaukee. quinn said with the proposed 1% tax, the rate in illinois would still be lower than wisconsin's. a man's home is robbed. among the things stolen his late wife's ashes. muriel clair has the details.

>> reporter: well, the police say that they have investigated a lot of thefts but this one is mind-boggling. robberrings broke into the home on kentucky and hammond yesterday afternoon, they broke a window first and then prying the locks off the back door to gain entry. after going through the home, they left with a television set, jewelry and a sealed box containing the ashes of his late wife. his wife, a former chicago school teacher, died of bone cancer at age 40. he and his 11-year-old son were planning to do something special with the remains and he put them in a classet shelf for safekeeping. washington said that he feels violated. >> i was angry but i'm sad. she just died six months ago

leaving me to raise our son alone. now, we had plans on taking her ashes somewhere, somewhere nice andky not do that now. >> anyone with any information relating to the case are urged to call the hammond police department. >> thank you for that. next on the news, the president arrives in japan after failing to win key support on some issues at the g- 20 summit. a free speech debate being stirred at one school. not the trip she was expecting. two passengers from the ship talk about their saga at sea.

the remains of a girl in north carolina are believed to have been found. zahra baker was reported missing in october. they believe they found her wednesday in an area near gunpowder creek. they are expected to make an announcement at 3:00 today. her parents are facing charges unrelated to her disappearance. a marine was killed during the first combat deployment in afghanistan. james stack was killed wednesday by small arms fire in afghanistan's helmand province. he had been in the country for a month. he was 20 years old. >> very proud to be a marine, we were so impressed with just the whole, the accomplishment of being a marine. we didn't know about it.

we decided to enlist and we didn't appreciate how difficult it is. we're just -- we were proud of him. >> and he is survived by his wife and daughter and parents. the president moves on to the next leg of his trip without getting a free trade agreement. the president hoped to work out a new trade agreement. he defended the u.s. decision to buy 600 billion in treasury bonds -- bonds. >> part of the reason it seems as if the united states is attractingsome dissent is because we're initiating ideas. we're putting them forward. the easy thing is to take a passive role and let things just drift. >> after wrapping up the summit, the president flew to japan where he will attend a

summit. the group of the 21 economies wants to create a free trade zone. the president returns home on sunday where he faces debate on extending bush-era tax cuts. leaders in one location means security was very tight for that g-20 summit. on the detail, gold fish. they were released into the water supply at the conference center. the fish were in charge of patroling recycled water piped into the restrooms for taxic attack. there was a life and death assignment. any fish that went belly up would show signs of contamination. a fire during the 787 and the cause a power panel in the belly caught fire prompting a landing. this is just the latest set back in the debut of the dream liner. boeing reports this will further delay the debut after the test fleet has been grounded in texas. they will investigate the

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today there are hurt feelings. it seems like a typical day at st. charles north but to many it has been a long week filled with anxiety. >> tension, yes, around a lot of people. >> reporter: that's after three students wore shirts that read straight pride on the front. the backside had a beenlycal passage referencing death as punishment for homosexual behavior. that was offensive to many. >> they blacked out the letters but not until there was an hour left at school. kids saw the words and they were either threatened by the shirt or offended that a message was being portrayed at the school. >> reporter: and amanda helped to organize the week that coincides with a national anti- bullying campaign. and the students who wore the shirts were not disciplined. they believe that the incident has become a teachable moment.

try to teach them that there are two sides to the issue that you can hold on to your side of the issue and advocate it and you have to be respectful of the people who hold the opposite opinion. >> there was concern over what kids would wear to school today to wrap up the week after talk of more controversial shirts to protest the protest. and no reports of anything offensive. >> we're live in st. charles. illinois high school seniors may be graduating but many are not ready for college. that's according to a report. act test scores from last year revealed that eight out of ten juneerors were not considered ready for classes in all subjects. only 20% met bench marks. outstated standards may be to blame and students may not be enrolled in challenging

courses. changes made at wgn radio. program director kevin metheny and jim laski were let go. the firings are two weeks after the resignation of a former ceo randy michaels. michaels hired metheny and metheny hired laski to host a show. laski is a former city clerk who was convicted of corruption. live at the simi group in chicago. the g-20 summit closed, leaders trying to prevent any future economic turmoil. the recovery is underway concerns about ireland's debt reminding the nations that the recovery remains fragile. and coming out of the g-20 and the controversy over the currency. exchange rate flexibility. in other words currency

developed by supply and demand is essential to achieve a strong and balanced growth. that issue is a sensitive one. the president attacking policy of undervaluing the currentsy minutes after the g-20 summit closed. here at home, u.s. consumer confidence better than what wall street expected. it looked good as we head into the holiday season. consumers outlook on the economy improving last month in part due to improving signs in the labor market. we know what caused a fire on a boeing 787. boeing shares are slipping today. boeing says that it is determining the appropriate steps to return the rest of the fleet to flying status. but an analyst downgraded his recommendations on boeing shares, citing the increased risk to delivery. right now on wall street on

the last trading day of the week. stocks are dropping today amid concern that china may raise interest rates to curb inflation there. angie lau. back to you. >> san francisco's ban on happy meal toys gets the first challenge. watch out, a look at the iron man suit developed for the military. and good night lane is out. you can catch more of his pop rock at the old town school of folk music. >> i tried to share them but you would not...

they're back after being strained at sea on the splendour but two women say they cannot wait get on the plane home tonight. >> it was a ordeal. >> and we talked with them as they got ready for the flight home. >> reporter: and tammy add yams said she and her friend were the last people to get off the cruise when it came into port yesterday. this morning as i talked to them on the phone they were happy to have a hot breakfast. >> we were thrilled. we were close, we can actually see hand and people, you know, because those other days and we can see anything. >> tammy works for the cta. she got away with a friend and that is until splendour had that engine fire which set the ship adrift in the pacific dead

in the water. limited power no hot water. it included pop tarts and spam. even though all the passengers and crew are back on dry land and safe in san diego, the ntsb is investigating what happened. she said for good reason. >> you have 4500 people you don't know what their fate was, was going to be, after you see smoke coming from the engine in the middle of nowhere. it could have been worse. >> you want to get home. i hate going back home because of the cold weather because it is nice out here, that's the only reason but you want to get home and see your family. >> we have a new appreciation for family and friends. >> reporter: after the last couple of days. many of the others from the chicago area will get back and throughout the weekend.

carnival has offer add free cruise in the future. she is up for doing it. and after her experience she will pass. in the newsroom. back to you. >> thank you. >> we have breaking news the supreme court is refusing to block enforcement of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. an appeals court considers the issue. the administration urged the high court not to get involved at this point. a judge ruled that the policy violates the civil rights of gay americans and issued an injunction barring the pentagon from applying it. but the san diego-based court said it will consider the appeal. and san francisco's new ban on happy meals get as first challenge today. a veto. the ordinance requires mealss which contain toys to meet new knew trishal standards. lawmakers say it is in response to skyrocketing childhood

obesity rates. they say freebies given away in meals entice them to buy the high calorie, high fat foods. it will not stand macdonalds is expected to challenge the ban in court. a man who wrote a guild now needs police protection. he wrote the pedophile's guide to love and pleasure. amazon pulled it off the site wednesday after receiving complaints. the author said they are unfairly portrayed. it shows how they can love children without breaking the law. now, police colorado say that grieves has been receiving the threats after people posted the address on the internet. from shoes to diamond rings. an auction of the possessions of bernie madoff is going on in new york city today and tomorrow. there is a steinway grand piano, electronics, shoes, rings. 400 pieces of property. and the piece of jewelry that's

expected to bring in big dollars, 10.5-carat diamond ring. it could bring in $350,000. madoff is serving 150 years for swinderring investors in a ponzi scheme. that's quite a ring. we know u.s. service members are tough but they may be ironman tough. check this out. it is an xof 2 skeleton. it can increase your strength by 17 times. the contractor is looking to develop the suits to help the military carry supplies. but it says they can do the work of 2 to 3 service members. it opens to see the suits deployed in the field by 2015. i say bring it on. >> that's right out of science fiction. >> we have the forecast next.

tell us about the temperatures. >> i tell you, we had a great autumn as we know. we had a 70 at midway. a 70 the day before. that's the latest set of season 70s. and yes, it is going to. but you know i know that you are interested tomorrow. you have the northwestern game and lots of activities outdoors. it looks like we're getting a mild day here and. they will turn southerly. and sunday.

and 144 is normal. and showers and areas like cannon and lowell and the area and o'hare at 55. and 68 there and 58. and up the field and mchenry. there are the temperatures and

north field a system that will lift out of nuclear. and wisconsin parts of minnesota and a cooler day. here you see the clouds lifting north they are the ones that rained on us. and a mix of sun and clouds and rain and storms and west of us. boy, we could use that. and measures great lakes levels down 5 inches. that's michigan and huron. they view that as one lake. and that's not all dry weather. there is a seasonal decline that goes in. and if you tally the water loss

that's last month they are mixed with ice pellets. and under the winter storm watch as we'll show you and the 60s we sit right on the demarcation the dividing line between cool air and the warm air that has st. louis at 73 and that's the air. and residents next week. and southern flank and temperatures to the 30s in iowa and. these are temperature drops to the west. let's and the area today. and this arc of clouds this is a system that will spin up in

and jet stream and see this speed max here right on the nose and pressures to drop. you follow this impulse and the bend the low will start to recurve. this is what we see just clouds and not much in the way of rain until right there. and they may persist into the area and they could start partly sunny. and think this talk of rain will pan out and the front will get in here and that's when it will rain. and buckets out here as the system and running rains and missouri parts of kansas and wisconsin. there are the watches they include bayfield, ash land wisconsin.

redwood falls. areas out by fort dodge. this low there and starts to the northeast. and we'll see partly sunny skies tomorrow and the morning air goes on. that will swing through the area and maybe a storm. and the back and wisconsin and a gusty northeast wind. that could be the big snow of the season the first and the 60- degree dew point comes up and wraps and makes for some snow. here is our rpm model, you can see the corridor of snow there. you know that's -- that's the trick to getting cool. lay down the snow pack which is not there. once that is there, the cool air can run down over. this is reflecktive t does not heat up as fast. we'll show you the next ten days. and how much cool ter will get.

this warm weather spell that we had is ending. no question about that. and it will be -- this is reflecktive and it does not heat up as fast. we'll show you the next ten days. and how much wooler will it get. the spell is ending. the lakes are 50 degrees. high of 59 at o'hare. range is 56, walkon, mchenry and 72 and valpo and joliet. and 51 partly mild. winds will background to the southeast later tonight. and then mix sun in the morning clouding over mild and breezy. showers and storms late in the morning. a high is 61. then blustery and cooler on sunday, sprinkles and snowflakes, a high of 42. >> i thought they were

snowflakes. i had to punch that button hard to get the snow flakes it is not used to working. >> you call that the button. >> there is a button on there. a snow flake and the flake. i took the ring it did not like it. true or false. one raw green bell pepper provides more vitamin c than a cup of orange juice. that's next. copd makes it hard for me to breathe.

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it worked but not for everyone equally. a new lupus drug discriminates. the food and drug administration is looking at the drug developed in 50 years. a panel will vote on effectiveness. the results are mixed with studying showing it makes some get worse. you may want to think twice before taking a second drink. alcohol damages more than just the liver. drinking alcohol slows healing and impacts the immune system. and burps trauma and surgery. it increases and alters bone

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and a native of new orleans grew up in a large family, really large. he sharing some families in the book classic creole. >> thank you, thank you. how many kids. >> i'm one of 13. >> goodness. i was saying earlier, i never knew what left overs were. we never had them. >> my mother cooked every day. a friend said leftovers i didn't understand the concept. >> you learn some good recipes. this is great. we have thanksgiving coming up.

this is great with turkey t is a different spin on stuffed bell peppers. we have ground pep and put some ham in here. it is just chopped up ham. you can do it. and. >> ground beef. ham and ground beef. >> it is unusual but it is delicious. >> this is shrimp because leave it to new orleans to find another reason to use shrimp. that's chopped up. more. you know we have to find a way to use shrimp in everything we do. >> very good. >> put that in. >> and put that together and then of course the staples, onions, green peppers. onions put that in. >> onion. that's cajun. >> we're creole. [ laughter ]

>> this is going to put in together. it will give color i have black pepper. and salt and mix all that in. and this is italian bread crumbs crumbs. and the stuffed peppers. >> this is an appetizer. you can have it with the turkey. and this is a great dish and you stuff them and i policy the green peppers. and sauce and put that in there. >> and how many of these would your mom have to make. >> and two dozen.

>> it give as flavor in the peppers and a crusty edge. and added flavor. so, again today i brought you last time the trivia question. and today i made you some. >> they are wonderful. >> i looked like a treat. >> it has rice. the base is rice and i brought some for you. and my cookbook. >> this is about cooking and cooking in the culture and music it is everything all together. >> in nor food is a way of

life. and it is culture and family and tradition and all around food and the first thing they eat. and food brings us together. food brings you together. >> i know have you. >> you are a friend after the meal. >> immediately. >> lots of stories and a cookbook and story book. every up with has a story about my family. >> good to have you back on. >> yes, thank you. >> we'll end. i would have said it but i can't say it. >> plan >> let the good times roll. i couldn't conceive this as a heart attack.

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stuffed green peppers. one provides more vitamin c than orange juice. it is true. you eat those all the time. >> i love them. my dad said he would eat a pepper. >> happy friday, guys. we had showers go through this morning. they're getting set for snow and we'll see a period of showers and storms and not right away. and low 70s but northeast winds and the metro area and draw a line through chicago. 50s are expected. and 70s out in the suburbs. you can see the cooling in the plains, we step through the

forecast this evening with lots of clouds and in the northern suburbs. and south. by 5:30 the sun will be down. it will not be partly sunny. there is something wrong but at midnight it will be cloudy and we'll awake ton sun and clouds. and watch the showers, they will be coming around tomorrow. and into the afternoon. it could clue thunder. and in the purple area. and from missouri. and the storm watches and traveling up and out into western iowa. and for the people watching us on wgn america, may have the first sticking snow there. this is the next ten days. oranges and yellows dominating this map in the area because it

has been warm. the blues are coming back and it is cool. the forecast on monday and watch the second bunch of cool air thursday and friday. sprinkles may mix and monday and tuesday and snow showers and rain showers thursday is colder air comes in thursday next week. we'll update this. 30s into next week. >> getting to be that time of year. >> yes. have a great day weekend. thank you for joining us. >> we'll leave with you music from collin gilmore. he is live at the old town school of folk.

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