i'm bonnie and this is my cvs. heavy wind and a flood warning along the lakeshore parts of the bicycle path closed. the power companies are preparing for the problems as wind gusts get more serious this afternoon. good afternoon i am steve sanders. >>and i'm dina bair we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. >>the high wind warning is on the alert from this afternoon until 10 and the morning tomorrow nancy loo is live

>>flood warnings will not take into effect until 3:00 this afternoon here on the lakeshore. hang onto your hats your hoods and everything else the windy city is not only windy today there is driving rain. >>last week was unusually warm this is harder to get used to >>its stamp and its miserable >> >>as countless people are learning today you may not want to bother with an umbrella ... >>i know better on a windy day not to use an umbrella but i love the weather on a winter person >>churning waters and high waves along the lakefront waves could

reach over 20 ft. stay away from the bicycle and jogging paths this afternoon >>you cannot go that direction any more the city has shut down part of these pathways along the lakefront because of the high wind today the downed trees and power lines are expected to soar emergency crews are at the ready lakefront homeowners are urged to bring in any lawn furniture that could blow away ... jim ramsey will have more on the weather coming up. in ohio residents are still being warned to stay in their homes as police search for these three wild

animals from a private wildlife preserve. muriel clair is in the newsroom with the latest >>authorities say that based on their preliminary investigation under terry thompson released his animals before taking his own life. several of those animals were found near his body in zanesville of higher yesterday at this hour authorities believe the mountain lion a grizzly bear and a monkey are still on the list. the other animals have been rounded up or killed. deputies carrying assault rifles are conducting a search the columbus ohio zoo has offered its assistance and given deputies tranquilizer guns. the sheriff said those tranquilizer guns may be used if they see the animals in populated areas. he describes the animals as mature very big and very aggressive. >>we're still monitoring the area we have officers about that house we still see animals move around at this point >>school has been canceled in

zanesville ohio and in a neighboring town residents have been told to stay indoors because the animals are believed to be dangerous. posted road signs also are warning of potential dangers. wild animal expert jack hanna said the ohio general assembly is currently working on legislation to make it harder for people to run these kinds of preserves. >>we have animal auction homes that have to be shut down. where is the source of these animals where is all this coming from. that has to be addressed the government has to get involved >>and has to be done this is an example of what should not happen again >>for now the focus is trying to get all of these animals under control >>three suspects are in custody but no charges have been filed in the deadly on invasion that led to a teenager dead and his mother wanted. julian crews has

a live report >>h area five detectives are questioning the three suspects. >>killed in yesterday's home invasion was 16 year-old andre vasquez his mother is in critical condition at illinois masonic medical center. police were able to take three suspects into custody a fairly quickly. they burst into a single-family home yesterday at 840 in the morning exactly what they were trying to steal its not yet released by police. across the street is riley middle school parents who were dropping their children off are thankful that no students were harmed >>it's something that you cannot

predict will happen set a middle school parent you cannot walk around with a pistol in your belt try to defend your children what can you do? >>no motive yet released from police ... a chicago police officer who was off-duty was robbed at gunpoint this morning it happened on 97 and south wentworth on the south side. police say that the officers walking home when two people still the officers wallet with his badge inside. the officer was not hurt no arrests have been made. >>the owner who ran with a lake county judge called a concentration camp for dogs was sentenced to two and half years in a lake county prison diane eldrup was convicted of animal cruelty and torture she ran the muddy paws dog rescue in deer park during her trial eldrup

claim that she had been going through a hard time with a divorce a foreclosure and a deteriorating business she said the shutdown emotionally when the dogs began to die her punishment is oldest sentence related to an animal abuse cases lake county's history >>this is the stuart levine's sixth day on the witness stand he told jurors that he and williamcellini plot to extort a large campaign contribution from a hollywood producer the money was allegedly campaign contribution to then governor rod blagojevich defense attorneys have attack his credibility saying his 30 year history of drug abuse compromised his memory of events >>cta riders once the service cuts or fare hikes cta president forrest claypool made that announcement this morning as he unveiled his budget cuts for next year the cta a20 the cta is too much as $77

million in debt. but clay poll said they will try to fix the problem through other cuts like work world changes for unionized workers >>a car thief used a crane to carry out a heist in lockport indiana. it was all captured on surveillance video check this one out. a truck equipped with a crane pulled onto the law reportthe lockport chrysler lot sunday morning in park next 282008 jeep wrangler than a man jumped out from the truck got into the crane and lifted the s u b on to the trailer the heist was over in just six minutes. >>the owner of the dealership is working with police to find the culprit >>next at noon feist exchanges dominated last night's republican debate in las vegas protesters clashed with police in the streets of greece and the

children of a firefighter killed in the line of duty file lawsuits in hopes of holding owners of vacant properties more accountable >>we will be right

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services lines soon as he learned that the company hired illegals >>rick you have a problem with not allowing people to finish speaking that's gonna be a problem when you become president >>rising star herman cain fended off attacks on his 999 federal tax plan. >>unfortunately, none of my distinguished colleagues who have attacked me here tonight understand the plan ... i invite every family to do your own calculations >>herman cain is joining mitt romney at the top of the polls but the verbal sparring between the leading candidates shows you how tense and uncertain this race has become. >>the above the administration has come down harder on illegal immigrants according to information released by u.s. immigration and customs. the agency says there's been a

record number of deportations each of the last three years. and of the almost 400,000 importations last year more than half have had felony or misdemeanor convictions that totaled about 4000 more deportations than the previous year. the numbers are significant, considering illegal immigration has decreased due to the economy. >>congressman jesse jackson jr. is back under investigation. the house ethics committee is resuming its look into whether he acted improperly in trying to win appointment to the president's former u.s. senate seat. the committee put their investigation on hold temporarily during the rod blagojevich corruption trial. prosecutors believe that rod blagojevich wanted to name just a jackson jr. to the seat in exchange for one and half million dollars in campaign contributions jackson has not been charged and he said he did not do anything wrong. >>more than 70,000 striking workers are demonstrating in athens today angry over an austerity plan being considered by lawmakers there. protesters clashed with police in front of

the graeco-roman building lawmakers are trying to cut costs to reassure international backers to our bailout funds promised by the european union. a vote on the last round of the reduction measures is expected tomorrow. half of that nation's workers around 48 hours strike which has brought greece to a standstill. >>apple has closed some of its stores today in honor of its late founder steven jobs. the company announced that apple stores have been shut down to coincide with a celebration of the life of the chairman and its headquarters in california jobs died two weeks ago after a long battle with pancreatic cancer here in chicago the apple store on michigan avenue is closed from 11 until 2:00 p.m.. next how to spot a toxic french ship plus the day's top business stories living with diabetes is

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the federal reserve is not diverse enough according to a new report from the government accountability office. there's not enough racial or ethnic diversity in the federal reserve banks across the country. and too many board members have had banks that they are charged with regulating >>and citibank is being sued for misleading investors they're paying hefty fines to the sec. one employee called the best

short ever they are paying back all the money they made and then some >>core logic said that among those most likely to buy a house are down 10% there's a rising demand for apartments as more americans become rental candidates. social security recipients will be getting bigger checks in 2012. approximately $36 will be tacked onto checks each month. apple stock is down 4% after a disappointing earnings report

that's weighing down the nasdaq the other exchanges are up at this hour >>you may have known them for years but suddenly that great friend of yours is becoming a drain on your life. so how do you cope with an abusive french ship? jennifer weigel is here to tell us first how to recognize a toxic friend. >>apparently ate out of 10 people admit to having toxic friends that they just could not get rid of. what are some of the hallmarks? >>narcissism they are competitive with you they leave

you feeling drained or worse about yourself after speaking with them or spending time there's a negative outlook on everything nothing is ever good enough. and three out of four people admit that their best friends are growing toxic. >>that could be why it's a difficulty to disengage. >>73% of those surveyed said it's just as bad as a romantic relationship breakup. >>lots of times we have a tough time ... we feel an obligation because of history we have

together. but behavior can be contagious ... you can't pick your family but you can choose friends. if it's just temporary you should weather the storm but if it continues you need to cut them loose or you need to give them the opportunity to let them know how you feel whichever is most effective and less damaging. >>if you have spoken to them about it and they still don't get you may need to cut things off. >>are you doing something to keep these people around? >>give these people permission

... if you always want to be there and fix people and a sense that you are invested in the relationship that could be a problem for rea. >>you. >>you need to work on your french shipsrelationships with people looking outward and be concerned about how people are. for some other life lessons hanover to chicago tribune that

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a lawsuit against the owners of the building where he died. relatives say they hope the suit will prevent another tragedy like the one their living through. robert jordan has details >>this has been going on for years and this issue came for a head after two fire fighters died during a blaze in an abandoned building roof collapse. families of those slain firefighters say this has to be stopped. >>the owner it is negligent and he ignored a citation that could prevented this tragedy and i am here today to prevent this tragedy from happening again >>the children of a killed firefighter pursuing justice say

the owner of the vacant buildings must be regulated and held accountable. >>last december 22nd chicago firefighters were battling a blaze on east 75th street in an abandoned building there are many injuries and two lost their lives ... including a 12 year veteran edward stringer whose daughter is filing a lawsuit ... >>this is a danger that every firefighter in chicago faces abandoned buildings left to become life-threatening by these negligent owners >>the owners of that building where stringer died were cited

14 times for code violations before the collapse of that building during the blaze >>my father lost his life because of the negligence of the owner of this building we need to protect the firefighters who willingly and selflessly protect the population of this city every day >>she called those men heroes and said that it was an injustice to expect them to fight those types of fires in negligent buildings >>chicagos inspector general is calling for clear and simple policy toward city employees a paid and who pad their expense raquel accounts.accounts. if it's done you get

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welcome back. jim ramsey called it days ago. >>this is an interesting storm.

my colleague back in the weather center is manning the internet this afternoon and he is updating pertinent the emergency information on the storm and providing updates you can go to wgntv.com and click on to the chicago weather center. we expect more rain particularly in those areas on the southern edge of lake michigan. we have a number of warnings in effect at the moment: a lakeshore flood warning for this afternoon because of the high wind producing wave heights of up to 25 ft.. mitt lake35 ft.mid-lake 35 ft. is a high wind warning in effect through the afternoon and far

west you're under a wind advisory. but the areas the counties around the lake in illinois and indiana needy it. he the one warningneed to pay attention to those wind advisories this afternoon we're looking at the timing tomorrow morning when gusts between 45-50 mi. per hour along chicago's lakefront. over the next 72 hours a wind will eventually diminish friday will be more less back to normal. we see someone gusts now 47 mi. per hour has been reported along lake michigan

the rain will be heavy at times particularly on the southern end of lake michigan don't expect a dry afternoon rush-hour. the forecast model shows we will be with this situation for quite some time ... we will not have continuous rain but it will be coming down in fits and starts. northern indiana and southern chicago could see the accumulations of about 2 in.. we expect more cold temperatures in approximately 10 days.

the high temperature will be 47-51 depending where you are in the metropolitan area. tonight we're looking at powerful wind gusts over 50 mi. per hour with periods of rain and temperatures around 47 degrees. tomorrow the high wind will continue at 45 m.p.h. ... 52 degrees the high temperature ... we will be in the '50s once again on friday with some overcast skies may be some afternoon sunshine the wind will die down. >>temperatures will reach the '60s over the weekend. we can get some flash flooding as a result of the high wave action along the coast. if you live below lake shore drive pay close attention.

when will shift to the north northwest for tomorrow. it's time now for today's trivia: pumpkins are said to have originated where? the answer is still ahead o

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second period when duncan keith shoots and jamal mayers it redirected it for another blackhawks lead they went on to win 5-24 their first win on the road of the year >>devin hester has just been named the nfc special teams player of the week for the second time this season ... but last friday he was slapped in the back of the head by a man at the river's casino and des plaines he did not retaliate and instead notified security. police arrested 52 year-old daniel rocco from mount prospect to is to in court since december. the nfl trade deadline has passed and safety chris harris is still with the team his agent said that harris decided to finish it off with the bears gm jerry angelo said that the teams called about a couple players but matt forte was not one of them >>the world series begins tonight so the cubs may have to wait to announce a deal with theo epstein. major league but

baseball has to approve any major announcements during the series. the cubs and the red sox the lead not agreed on compensation but comcast sports net reports that theo epstein will be hired as president of baseball operations and not the general manager theo epstein would hire his own general manager to handle the day-to-day duties. nba owners and players are meeting with a federal mediator again today that they met for 16 hours yesterday but neither side commented on that commissioner david stern had said that more games would be canceled if the deal was not reached that there is no new cancellation yet. and now the midday winning lottery numbers ... here are the winning pick three numbers: 3 9 8

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in 12 states linked to the food borne illness according to the centers for disease control. in all, to 123 people have gotten sick. for those numbers may keep growing ... while the tainted cantaloupes from colorado have been taken off the store shelves, the symptoms of listeria can take up to two months to appear. >>in today's medical watch there will soon be a new test that could determine if pregnant women will give birth to a baby with down syndrome. the test is called maternity 21 it analyzes the baby's dna found in the mother's bloodstream. the test is nearly 99 percent accurate. but researchers say that it may not be reliable enough to replace komen invasive procedures the test can be done as early as 10 weeks into a pregnancy. at least two medical groups

including the american cancer society are with out with new guidelines for pap smears. experts say that the common practice of getting a pap test every year is too much because false positives lead to unnecessary biopsies the new guidelines call for pap smear every three-five years the american cancer society also recommend combining the pap test with screening for hpv the virus that causes cervical cancer. researchers in london have found a direct link between the number of facebook friends that a person has and the size of certain parts of the brain. researchers studied the brains of facebook users and found more gray matter in those with more friends. gray matter is the layer of brain tissue where mental processing occurs. they also say the more facebook friends a person has the more real world friends that probably have as well researchers say they hope for the research will show how the internet is changing in our brains.

the latest i phone comes with a built in the system to listens to your questions and tries its best to answer them cnn's doug gross puts "siri" to the test. >>we're going to play with "siri" ... " what's the nearest mexican restaurant? " >>i found a few close to you >>it's pretty handy you can ask the assistant to also help with your daily tasks like appointments ... this is helpful but when you have a robot that speaks to you ... you

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how easy it can be. we will also try to make a nice desert pumpkin tiramisu ... served in a martini glass a nice addition to your dinner table. we have sweet unsalted butter which is a very important thing to use in cooking it provides a cleaner and richard texture to your cooking and less salt extra virgin olive oil is also part of the ingredient. list. i

am dicing a sweet vidalia onion. the natural sugar will come out in the cartelizationcaramelized asianation. always use a good white wine in cooking when you would prefer to drink so we will use that to the glazede glaze the pan and get a reduction. so we are taking a

sugar pumpkin. we have 32,000 of these in highwood at our great pumpkin festival there will be carved as jacqueline turnsjack o lanterns. sugar pumpkins are used in italy for savory dishes ... you will take the flash from the pumpkin and you will shredded on your graderter.

you want to reduce and soften the pumpkin shreds in this white wine onion saute that you have here. as you are intermittent leave adding your broth and rictly adding broth to your rice you will see the rice pull away from the pan which signals you to ldeadle in more of the liqui

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