forecasters are warning of a potentially dangerous storm system, jim ramsey joins us now. >> this is a complicated set up, we had a high temperature in chicago today of 66 degrees and meanwhile st. louis made it up to 88 degrees. that warm air is tracking up into the chicago area and even though we will be hot and humid to market will stabilize the atmosphere. it could be torn addict and produce damaging winds and hail. if you have outdoor plans you may want to keep an eye on this guys if you see any time at signs of trouble thunen. tune in it to wgn.

according to the star prediction center there have been no less than five tornado reports as of 9:00 this evening. it's possible we could see some thunderstorms in association with the warm air later this evening but the big story will take place tomorrow when thunderstorms develop ahead of an advancing cold front. if you have a moment, you could check the wgtntv.com. >> bowl ring of storms that you can really see. >> we could see some storms tonight from that warm air as it comes up but the big storms are expected tomorrow night. >> there is now a temporary

budget to keep the federal government operating as a compromise deal was reached on capitol hill last night. >> but the final language for a budget that is supposed to last till september 30th still needs to be ironed out. >> this is the first big test of the divided government, a short- term measure was passed by both chambers and president barack obama signed it earlier today and while the federal government will continue to function for now this battle was a clear preview of the tough battle to come. president barack obama was all smiles as he greeted enthusiastic taurus at the lincoln memorial this afternoon. >> i just wanted to say really quickand quick

>> the six month deal cut spending by $39 billion but until a final package is voted on a stop gap measure will cut $2 billion and keep the government running until then. >> we did it because it's been very hard at this point. both sides have had to make tough choices but tough choices are what this job is all about. >> that will in fact cut spending and keep our government open. >> one major port that threaten to derail the negotiation process is federal funding of planned parenthood, president barack obama says it will not be cut. senator dorgan released a

statement last night that said while the cuts will be painful we must turn our attention towards addressing our long-term debt in ensuring the future of fiscal responsibility. senator kirk: >> the left was looking for no cuts and the right was looking for more cuts but we have now come to a bipartisan agreement that will cut federal spending alone by $79 billion. >> there are about 50,000 federal employees here and the chicago area. >> it's going to be a big fight. >> union supporters took to the streets in a show of support for state employees in wisconsin rallies took place in chicago and all across illinois today.

>> that's what these protesters hope to do today fights. thousands rallied in support of unions and state employees especially those in wisconsin whose bargaining rights have been challenged. >> all of the unions seem to be under attack, look at what happened in wisconsin. >> people feel overworked and underpaid and worry about their collective bargaining rights here in illinois. >> there's discussion in illinois a about legislation that could take a bargaining rights away from teachers and people are responding. >> it wasn't just teachers steelworkers, writers and even pharmacists rallied. the goal

was making as much noise as possible in the hopes of sending a message. >> when you strip workers of their rights or affecting the middle class of america. that's why this is going throughout the united states. >> today's demonstration was also part of a national union movement that marked the death of dr. martin luther king jr.. >> the we are one event was held at one of three places in chicago and more than a dozen were held across the state this week. >> it is mayor daley's final weeks in office. he stopped on the neighborhood appreciation tore to visit all chicago communities. he focused on his vision of what good education

can mean to chicagoans. >> they'll never have to depend off of government for subsidy or for opportunity, we will create the opportunity. >> daly went on to appear at two parts district dedication. >> a 40 year-old girl was shot in the back on a chicago street. what chicago police y may may have a pretty good idea of who is responsible. and freed help for chicagoans facing foreclosure. ha ha ha

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found three men walking away, base started chasing one of them when he took off running. >> the individual takes off running and runs between the two buildings into the parking lot and as he is running he pulls out a sawed-off rifle or shotgun and is putting the officer in a position where he had no choice but to shoot him young investigators found a weapon and no one else was wounded. a police officer broke his arm while chasing a suspect. the officer fell and injured his arm and was taken to northwestern he is in good condition, the offender was taken into custody. >> a 14 year-old girl was critically wounded when she was shot in the back this morning at chicago's west side just before 3:00 in the morning the girl was walking in west crystal street and a fight broke out between

two males and a group and one of them pulled out a gun and began firing. that's when the girl was hit in the back and police say that she, no one is in custody. a fire at a ymca broke out last night injuring five people including a firefighter. officials say it it started when a mattress caught fire in the building in north marshfield's. one of the people inside was in critical condition as a result of the blaze. firefighters suffered a minor cut his hand. >> a major drug bust, marijuana was $27 million was found in a moving truck. police say the boss was made by a drug task force and friday morning they seized 3 t of marijuana. they

are trying to find where the illegal drugs were imported from and where they were going. >> to chicago police marine union officers rescued two people who fell into lake michigan they had just finished a rescue drill when a man was pushing of a woman in a wheelchair plunged into the water. the marine units police responded and found the man holding on to the dock trying to keep the unconscious woman from drowning. officers jumped into the water to save them. >> our response time was about a man and a half to two minutes cpr was started and she was in the ambulance in less than five minutes. >> both victims were taking to northwestern memorial hospital and both are expected to recover. police also recovered

and returned with the wheelchair. >> a suburban melrose park man is charged with stealing more than $900,000 from his disabled answer. 59 year-old chester is charged with the exploitation of the elderly. she suffers from dementia and lived with him until our death in 2008. he allegedly used the money for a luxury call in the vacation for eights and his sons $30,000 a wedding. >> free advice for people who are concerned that they will lose their homes. a seminar that is meeting needs in this difficult economy now the side of an egyptian revolution, while violence once again is flaring up. >> the basketball phenom who is

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filed documents with bankruptcy courts. he lists assets up to $1 million in liability up to $50 million, an attorney says it expanded to 700 states. even though he didn't win public office scott lee cohen is keeping a campaign promise to hold jobs fares. today a job fair was held in stewart's car. more than 30 companies were represented it was free of charge, the job fair was sponsored by the rev. jim alexander a baptist church. illinois senator president of the national hispanic received

the national luol lacks community leadership award it recognizes her community leadership and empowerment of latinos in the broader community. is the oldest hispanic organization in the u.s. that promotes the advancement of the economic and educational and political advancement of hispanics in this country. >> an awful scene at a mall in the netherlands. >> where violence is flaring up once again at a spot where protesters change the government of egypt. >> of rare four-star reviews from our restaurant critic.

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when a lone gunman pulled out an automatic weapon. he even threatened to blow up three other shopping malls before killing himself. one of the victims killed was a woman in a wheelchair the shooter was 24 years old and lived in town with his father. >> thousands of protesters turned up in cairo egypt again today. >> several egyptian soldiers defied the country's military rulers to join the protesters. reporter ivan@4 has details in cairo. >> egyptians woke up today to once again barricades erected around cairo's landmarks and to rear square. demonstrators were

sitting in this central roundabout included among the demonstrators or 15 uniformed army officers and soldiers who defied a and by their generals in joined protests here that took place on friday. the military tried to come into force the demonstrators out after curfew, there were long rounds of gunfire vehicle storage and the people coming out here were very angry and confused over just what a place. as spokesmen explained that what happened here are remnants

of the former regime of hosni mubarak. this may in struck a crippling blow to the credibility after accosting mubarak step down on february 11th and now we're seeing signs that demonstrators will continue their sitting here instead of facing off against the former president hosni mubarak they are appearing to head towards a conflict of standoff with the ruling military. >> summerlike temperatures and the threat of a dangerous turn in the weather department. >> jim ramsey is back with more about sunday that is turning out to be quite an int

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radar, time lapse pictures show a great start to the day. we had some fog's out there that hung around the chicago area. it was generally try. it turned out to be a beautiful day. but look at the contrast in temperatures. go down to st. louis and check out that 88 degrees. we will be in that territory tomorrow but what about the cold air up to the north, we are not complete lee down with it. we may have quite a drop in temperatures next week. all across the area at this hour temperatures are in the '50s for the most part. winds coming off both lake michigan. two point temperatures are fairly close to the air temperature. we can probably sustain a little rainfall, in fact rainshowers are occurring

in parts of illinois. our interest for the moment is in west central iowa were these thunderstorms began erupting. since 9:00 we have seen eight additional tornado reports and that brings the total to 13 so far from this cluster of storms. this is in association with the warm air that is coming up ahead of that area of low pressure, and it is possible that we too could see a thunderstorm develop. tomorrow night we are beginning to see showers and thunderstorms develop on our computer model. we're watching that with much interest because should develop we could see some tornadoes. keep your eyes on the sky tomorrow. rainfall expected through tomorrow is not much. the warm air will

disappear throughout the area and noticed the cold air that eventually settles into the midwest by next weekend. here is our forecast for tonight: storms possible, some could be strong. low temperature of 54-59 degrees. tomorrow is a strong warmup. 83-87. low temperature of 56 degrees. on monday cloudy skies. it could mean some passing showers but the worries will be over by monday. it is a very impressive looking system, one that we will watch very closely. as the storms develop you can go to our web site to check out the severe weather

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noise, a story loosely based on a real set of twins from california who gained notoriety in the '90s singing songs promoting a white supremacist message. >> whoopi goldberg's new musical white noise premiers in chicago tonight to and we talked with the oscar winner. >> this is one of those pieces were you actually have to see it but to have to be strong enough to sit through it. >> in what way? >> a lot of words you don't want to hear. but they're just words. what the piece is about is what happens when you strip away at your own integrity. >> how different is this for you? >> i'm staying right in

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>> there's plenty going on in the weather department and i must say we have been real busy. >> it will be an active day tomorrow. warm air is coming into the area and that will be replaced with a cold front tomorrow afternoon and it could trigger some violent weather. we are watching big storms that are coming alive through parts of iowa back in west central iowa now the storm prediction center has launched some 15 tornado reports. we may see a passing shower or thunderstorms across the area tonight but most of the weather action is expected to be late tomorrow afternoon or evening. it will be the end of it because we do see more storms coming back into the area. look

at those temperatures. 85 degrees. for friday saturday temperatures go back down to the cold side with a high expected at just 45 degrees. one final note about tomorrow's weather by all means keep close to wgn tv and keep close with what is happening. it potentially dangerous storm is on the way. >> are you getting ready for the royal wedding? a new souvenir has been created featuring prince william and try to be kate middleton. only one set is going to be made and the royal palace poppers are up for auction on ebay through april 17th and all of the proceeds

will go to the starlight children's foundation. >> keep your eye on this young man, 11 year-old jason fleming says he has his eye on the nba and like to play one day. he was hailed as the best fifth grade basketball player last year. he tells his young appears to watch their diets and study hard in school. >> i feel like helping kids out to achieve their goals and giving them advice stay humble and be respectful to everybody. you can go anywhere without good grace. >> he says his favorite nba player is kobe bryant followed by derrick rose. he just wrapped

up a movie called dreams in just recently did his part for new mcdonnell's commercial. not a typical 11 year old boy. >> he can dribble and shoot to. ninth inning blowup white sox. >> the cubs get sucker punched in milwaukee and rich king has the painful det hey, lil' dirt! you get into the dustpan last night? whoa! nah, big dirt. i don't always get picked up there. we might never find love. ♪ ♪ hey gorgeous! ♪ what about love?! ♪ [ female announcer ] swiffer sweepervac attracts dirt. it cleans better than a broom with power-packed suction for the big stuff and electrostatic dry cloths for the rest. i'm so happy! me too, lil' dirt. [ female announcer ] cleans better than a broom or your money back.

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>> rich king joins us with sports. >> white sox. they came back with a solid effort against the raise. he sat back and watch what turned out to be the catch of the year. a dead run. an amazing

grab in the right field. they led 2-1 in the seventh. the sox piwon it by a score and the record now goes 5-3. >> it wasn't about me, it was about the chicago white sox and i was thankful. >> the way he threw the ball was great, we needed it. he had a great curveball today. >> of jordan's friend saw the

brewers dominate the cobs. they led to-nothing in the third. for-nothing in the fence. make it 5-nothing. he flied out misses the ball and attempts to steal. out rate in the job. it was 6-nothing brewers. tiger woods excel the youngster from northern ireland's.

he had an awful day with his putter. tiger mrs. 74 misses 74. >> it feels good. i am not getting ahead of myself, i know how leads can dwindle away very quickly. i won't take anything for granted. if i can do that and hopefully things will go my way. >> not all to the final game of their regular season for the blackhawks. fox beat a 4-2 last night.

hawks beat 4-2 last night. losing is not an option. they have been playing them for the past three or four weeks. >> this year's game was the biggest game before that. they're all big to us. it's like a playoff game. it will probably be like playoff apertures so we have to be ready to go. >> that's got to be our focus. >> they were down 1-nothing but they quickly got back. he ties that at 1-1 but then he goes

right back on top. no word on when he will return from his concussion. >> he got hit pretty good. my junior coach told me to have a beer and fall asleep and i will be all right. he is old school as you can tell. >> concussions are really dangerous now. >> that will do it for tonight. >> thanks for watching, we will see you back here tomorrow night. have a good night everyone.

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