o penn state introduces its new head football coach this morning as it tries to recover from a sickening sex abuse scandal which cost the job of joe paterno that afternoon i'm steve sanders >>and i'm dina bair we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country and wgn america and on the web we go to julian crews with details >>joe paterno offer to step down over this season at the end of this season but the board of trustees took

action yesterday >>joe paterno effective immediately is no longer head football coach here at penn state >>the bombshell announcement touched off a wave of a motion on this penn state campus where joe paterno loyalists were outraged that the winningest coastcoach had to step down immediately thousands protested last night the crowd got ugly rolling over in new struck state police in riot gear had to disperse the crowd using pepper strippray.. >>critics are lashing out at the turnout and his staff for not doing more ... saying that the allegations were known about jerry sandusky and nothing was

done sandusky was charged with molesting eight boys over a 10 year span ... joe paterno spoke to supporters that converged on his home >>get a good night's sleep, a study we still have things to do ... we will go from here >>what happened that penn state was not a momentary lapse of judgment it was not a single small problem it was a systemic enabling of a pedophile to exploit young boys >>joe paterno has not been charged with any criminal wrongdoing but he and other members of the athletic department did in able sandusky to operate >>a press conference occurred this morning to introduce a new coach >>we grieve for the victims we

grieve for the families we are deeply saddened ... >>for those who revere joe paterno it's a sad ending to a legendary career >>the sex abuse scandal may put a new focus on the mysterious disappearance of a former district attorney in pennsylvania >>center county d.a. read greg carr vanished in april 2005 his laptop was found in a river a few months later without the hard drive his body was never found but he was declared legally dead over the summer. back in 1998 he looked into accusations that jerry sandusky allegedly molested a boy in a shower. a grand jury report shows that sandusky admitted to the boy's mother that he took a shower with the boy and touched him but police still closed the case six weeks later >>the ex-convict and parolee charged with the violent murder of 14 year-old kelly o'laughlin has long history of mental health issues. he said he had

been diagnosed with personality disorder and depression as a child. he told doctors that he heard voices that night and that he was scared someone with his boys in his food but during an evaluation he said that he faked mental health problems for attention and admitted to going crazy to get out of his cell his charge for early stabbing kelly o'laughlin to death in her indian head park home last month >>sexually asked explicit messages about middle school and high-school students are found on facebook by some parents in northwest indiana nancy loo joins us live from portage with the story >>the page was taken down this morning but some people are still demanding answers >>all week long as it was the talk of portage high-school and even willow creek medicamiddle school

the page was taken down this morning but not more than 400 people friended the page ... of middle school parent reported the page to the school district >>it was quite explicit and there was a reason for it no reason >>this could be a teachable moment on curtis irresponsibility and internet footprints >>i am surprised at the nastiness and the sexual content i am disappointed basically but i hope that we can get it stopped immediately

>>portage police tracked a number of similar pages all year in the end police and school officials can only do so much. >>there's nothing unfortunately to stop a kid to go and create another page but by educating the parents and students hopefully it will encourage everyone to be wary of social media and check those accounts >>i would really hate to see someone take something to heart they hurt themselves and happens to often in this world today with technology and social media >>it is still not clear who was behind the page but please continue to investigate and legal action will be taken care where appropriate >> illinois lawmakers are wrapping up work on the last scheduled day of the fall vita session in

springfield but there will be returning to the capital later this month to take care of more pending issues yesterday they had votes on several major bills the house approved a measure to authorize speed and force and cameras and sons around schools and parks in chicago the measure to the city council authority to install the chemistry of the city after january 1st the bill now goes to gov. pat quinn for final approval >>the house rejected a tax break package that would give the cme sears and other companies more than $700 million in tax incentives and a proposal to expand gambling in illinois and slot machines to racetracks fell to earn enough votes in the house if the measure that would give the ok for new casino in chicago can up just two votes short of the 60 votes needed to pass however bill sponsor of blue lange said he will bring the legislation back up for another vote sometime today if he can get to more affirmative votes >>the city of chicago is making

big bucks off of drivers caught talking on their cellular phones in 2010 chicago police officers issued a record number of tickets more than 23,000 of them off to drivers for using a cellular phone instead of handsfree devices while driving that's a 73% increase from 2006 the first full year the cellphone law was in effect in the city all of those tickets brought in $2.2 million for the city last year the fine for using a cellphone while driving has increased over the last five years going from $50 to as much as 500 in some instances >>the family of major league baseball players awaiting possible ransom news after he is kidnapped by armed men in venezuela >>how much will it hurt this candidate the absent minded moment rick perry had during last night's gop debate and i'm bonnie and this is my cvs.

i don't have time for the flu. that's why i'm knocking things off my to-do list. vitamin d -- done. hand sanitizer -- done. hey, eric, i'm here for my flu shot. sorry, didn't make an appointment. well, you don't need one. flu shots. every store. every day. insurance accepted. get a $5 cvs gift card if you're not covered. i'm bonnie and this is my cvs.

venezuelan police are looking for for a gunman who kidnapped washington national's catcher will son ramos. the 24 year-old wilson ramos was back home after just finishing his rookie season. kidnappers took him from his home last night in a black as you take the vehicle was found abandoned in a nearby town and police are gathering evidence for but the kidnappers have made no contact with his family or anyone else it is the first time a major league play baseball player has been conducted in venezuela though other players' relatives have been held for ransom in the past >>a former vice president of the european central bank now has the task of trying to keep grease from spiraling into bankruptcy. lukas papademos was

named prime minister of greece today he is promising unity and is pledging to keep the country in the euro zone his appointment comes after political leaders battled for four days over who to pick the previous prime minister stepped down over the country's debt crisis he takes over on a day when the country's unemployment surged to 18% gop presidential hopefuls met last night for a nationally televised debate in rochester michigan businessman herman cain was asked to address sexual harassment allegations and once again denied any wrongdoing he and the other seven presidential contenders answered questions that focused mostly on the economy but it turned into an embarrassing moment for texas governor rick perry as he was talking about three cabinet departments that he wanted to eliminate he named it the first to ... education and commerce

... but he just could not come up with the third later on in the debate rick perry remembered the answer: the department of energy ... >>illinois congressman joe walsh got loud and excited by while discussing the economy with some of his constituents ... >>don't blame banks and do not blame the marketplace for the mess we're in now i am tired of hearing that crap ... this video was shot while joe walsh met with people from his district on sunday in gurnee. he raised his voice and got more animated while making his points. he then

turned his outrage toward a woman after she made a comment ... >>to many people don't listen they're already mechanisms in place to do this joe walsh says that he was a bit too passionate during his discussion. he said he apologized to the women for their heated exchange with the woman told the chicago tribune that she does not recall him apologizing to her >>attorneys for jefferson county alabama are back in court today one day after the county filed for bankruptcy making it the largest municipal bankruptcy in united states history birmingham as the county seat for jefferson county the county owes more than $4 billion to its creditors a deal with wall street bankers and september call for budget cuts and tax hikes but state legislators never came up with a final plan said the county board voted yesterday to seek bankruptcy protection >>still ahead why the honey that

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learn more about the different insulins available in flexpen at myflexpen.com. flexpen. insulin delivery that goes with you. chicago ... as you know thousands of troops across the nation have been returning home in recent months and just in time for veterans day the u.s. senate is expected to take up a vote on a jobs bill as early as today ... it is the vowed to hire heroes act which provides tax breaks to businesses hiring veterans ... one in five companies plan to actively recruit veterans in the next year >>a new report this morning shows that the number of people filing for unemployment benefits

fell to the lowest in seven months experts say that jobless claims are staying below the mark for some time that will signal improvements >>you may want to save up extra cash this year because the cost of a thanksgiving dinner is jumping 13% it's the biggest gain in two decades ... you are paying more for everything from turkey to green peas a meal for 10 people will cost $49 this year that's up from $43 last year it sounds like a bargain to some of us ... and what critics are calling a dysfunctional mess in europe ... germany and france are fighting over how big a loss bondholders should take and that's causing a snag in the

process to work out the debt taking a look at stocks the dow is gaining more than 107 points at this hour 170 points at this hour it was a brutal day yesterday the markets are trying to make up but not quite as the dow was only up 170 points >>a chicago chef is on a mission to teach people how to cook and eat healthier. and now he is hoping to share his knowledge and a new space he just opened in the city ana belaval got a tour today >>center chef is finally opened good morning and congratulations ... thank you we are in the commercial kitchen of the

centered chef culinary studio this is an amazing advance base of 6000 square feet in the west loop ... i have an open catering policy so other caterers can come in and use this space ... we do lots of corporate team building events we do demonstrations and we do corporate films as well ... and right now we have a class going on about healthy breakfasts and there was a yoga class to complement that ... and this is what we believe the interpretation of a healthy lifestyle in fusing culinary retraction healthy lifestyle tips and other lifestyle tips whether you have allergies or at a certain disease we have special class is for that ...

and we have a deal for wgn viewers if you go to center jeff .com sign up for a class use wgn as a code for your discount ... >>is beautiful we've spent the morning here and it's wonderful >>still ahead the cancer drug that is showing promise as a rapid weight loss treatment and she won two emmys playing hot lips will handon the classic tv show mash actress loretta swit will tell us about her new project in a chicago broadway production

she is best known for her role as major margaret " hot margaret "houlihan on the classic television show mash. loretta swit is also an accomplished broadway actress as well as an outspoken advocate for animal welfare and now she is in town performing in " love loss, and what i wore " at the broadway play house downtown ... >>i thought that character had a lot of irreverence and moxie and

for her time in the '50s she was quite courageous and outspoken i love that character all her goodness and craziness she wanted to be the best darn nurse in korea and i loved it about her >>it is hard to believe that mansion was nearly canceled after its first season did that i read that to be true >>it's not true but we were weighed down on the list ... we were discovered during reruns over that summer once the neighborhood knew who we were we never left the top five in the network lineup >>we have been alucky to have a

couple of masher unions reunions ... >>it was certainly one of the funniest and longest-running television shows of all time but i think fans may have lost sight of the fact that you have had a wonderful career since then >>you know the fans have not lost sight of that at all ... my next big success was playing in shirley valentine ... that was another great character to follow hot lips ... i feel

chicago is like being home it's a second home to me ... i it made a strong pitch to do this production here in chicago ... and i know how to dress for this whether toeather too! >>this play represents the associations we have in time with what we warore.. people remember what they were during certain events and have a way of associating that so this is a collection of stories and reminiscences with five women. i

played a woman who wrote the book ... it's a famous book a series of observations and experiences that this woman has had over the years ... sometimes it's very funny and other times it's touching and poignant and saidd it's more of an experience for the audience. i don't think of it as i would a chick flick ... since richard gere played in american gigolo and put men and fashion with a story line on the

map i think men can relate to this as well men often remember what women wear more often ... >>the play is running now through january 1st at the broadway playhouse that water tower place to purchase tickets please go to broadway in chicago dock, or find a link on our site ... a quick mention glen campbell is on something called the good by tor that's coming to rialto square theater in joliet on thursday january 26, 2012 tickets will go on sale next friday november 18th at 9:00 a.m. at the box office all ticketmaster outlets

ticketmaster .com and rialto square .com it's gonna be one of the biggest shows in chicago next year ... and get your tickets for the loretta swit performance she will only be in living with the pain of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis... could mean living with joint damage. help stop the damage before it stops you with humira. for many adults with moderate to severe ra, humira's proven to help relieve pain and stop joint damage. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal events can

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yesterday at one ... these snowflakes will be coming down from time to time ... loretta swit you are welcome to walk past my screen anytime and thank you for this you can come on this weather show any time i wish we had some nice weather for you but you look lovely appropriately dressed ... this may be the first day that it does not get above 40 degrees since last april when you factor in these temperatures with the wind you get windchill that feels more like winter ... we have a chilly day across the area that has expanded all the way to the gulf coast there are

frost and freeze advisories' self to alabama and tonight it will be cool ... natalie blog be the coolest a time captures here since april not only will it be the coolest the daytime temperature here since april but we will get big wind. we also took a big drop in temperatures ... we're coming up on the anniversary of the big pharmacist day stormarmistice day storm on the shore as the superior we have snow producing

conditions ... we have weekend 50 degree temperatures on the way and then the cold air will gather to the north and spilled to the lower 48 in the middle of next week ... i will run through the local temperatures for you ... with the wind chill ... 39 degrees at 0 hera 38 at midway ... it is a new bee day out therippy day

out there. there are raindrops' mixed in with these snowflakes. the lake surface temperature is in the 40's we have a mix of flurries with rain coming down. coming closer to home we had 8

in. in the dubuque area ... snow up in wisconsin ... veteran still looks pretty nice around here ... the wind will blow across the country with gusto ... on sunday will see developing clouds it could rain but not heavily. the jet stream coming in from canada brings down the call theirold air

here is the forecast for the chicago area: cloudy breezy unseasonably chilly today we have sporadic snow and mixed rain showers we could get to 40 degrees this afternoon. tonight we have subfreezing temperatures at the city limits 28 degrees. tomorrow partly sunny and windy and cool 48 degrees. warmer than today but below normal temperatures saturday will be windy and mild with sunshine and sunday clout

with possible brain also in the '50s rain also in the '50s we are enjoying having loretta swit here on the saidet time for today's trivia question: what is the unit of i'm bonnie and this is my cvs. i don't have time for the flu. that's why i'm knocking things off my to-do list. vitamin d -- done. hand sanitizer -- done.

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time for sports. nba players and owners failed to reach a deal but they will meet again today. they met for 12 hours yesterday, but the union said they did not make significant progress. commissioner david stern had set a 5:00 p.m. deadline for the players to accept his latest offer but now says the deal is still on the table until the negotiations fail. the cubs interviewed mike maddux yesterday. he is the elder

brother of greg maddux and a current rangers pitching coach he said that he spoke to greg before the interview to get some insight some consider him to be the front runner for the manager's job the cubs will interview sandy alomar jr. tomorrow >>and the medical watch promising news in the war on obesity researchers reported new drug causes rapid weight loss and improve metabolic function in monkeys. it's a synthetic peptide and it's been tested so far in three species of primates the animals responded by eating less losing belly fat and showing metabolic changes likely to keep type 2 diabetes at bay the therapy kills fat cells by robbing them of the blood supply that nourishes them a strategy used in some cancer treatment drugs >>in your report finds most honey sold in the united states may not be honey produced by bees researchers analyzed dozens of jars of honey taken from

stores across country they say they found most of them had the pollen filtered out and without the pollen money does not pass the quality standards that are set by agencies around the world including the fda the fda does not check honey for pollen levels >>you are looking at a live picture of the wgn newsroom where a walgreen's pharmacist is answering your questions about flu shots right now live on our web site please go to wgntv.com and click on the link at the top of the page are pharmacist nancy davis will try to answer all of the questions she part of my job

as a diabetes educator is teaching my patients how to start taking insulin. and i've learned a lot from patients who use levemir flexpen. flexpen comes pre-filled with my long-acting insulin, and i dial the exact dose of insulin i need. my flexpen is discreet and doesn't need to be refrigerated. and flexpen goes wherever i go. levemir is a long-acting insulin used to control high blood sugar in adults and children with diabetes.

do not take if your blood sugar is too low. tell your healthcare provider about all medicines you take and all of your medical conditions including if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. the most common side effect is low blood sugar. other possible side effects include reactions at the injection site. get medical help right away if you experience serious allergic reactions such as body rash, trouble with breathing fast heartbeat or sweating. ask your healthcare provider about levemir flexpen today. learn more about the different insulins available in flexpen at myflexpen.com. flexpen, insulin delivery that goes with you. [ male announcer ] tom's discovering that living healthy can be fun. see? he's taking his vitamins. new one a day vitacraves plus omega-3 dha is a complete multivitamin for adults. plus an excellent source of omega-3 dha in a great tasting gummy. one a day gummies for grown-ups.

it's time now for a lunch break ... what could be a better combination heating great food and looking at some great art. tonight did not share restaurantd'nosh restaurant in logan square will host its first ever artist showcase here to tell us more is daniella carrera who is the general manager at d'noche..

we are using a new twist on an enchilada in this recipe we use brown sugar ... we are mashing of our meansour beans these are black beans we are using for this reef fried beans recipe-fried beans recipe.

we are laboringyering the tortilla with the beans and the goat cheese... these are wonderful great flavors together and we are serving as with some

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our artist startted this piece here in the studio 30 minutes ago... he is the only artist being showcased this evening the event is between five and a 7:00 p.m. d'noche latin american kitchen and bar is located at 2710 north

milwaukee avenue i'm bonnie and this is my cvs. i don't have time for the flu. that's why i'm knocking things off my to-do list. vitamin d -- done. hand sanitizer -- done. hey, eric, i'm here for my flu shot. sorry, didn't make an appointment. well, you don't need one. flu shots. every store. every day. insurance accepted. get a $5 cvs gift card if you're not covered. i'm bonnie and this is my cvs.

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therapists. go to bengay.com for a $3 coupon. unit of measurement used to express the frequency range of sound. >>and it is pretty chilly out there right now we have seen some snow showers and tonight we will have subfreezing temperatures here in the city ... but in the next couple of days we will begin to warm up. tomorrow temperatures will be in the upper 40's and for the weekend temperatures in the mid to upper 50s ... but next week things will get cooler again and

the big story this week and next week will be the wind. expect 30 + gusts over the next several days 30 mi. per hour or better. they will stay strong through the weekend we may have a few showers on sunday other than that it should be a sunny warmer weekend.

48 degrees tomorrow. 57 degrees saturday 55 sunday 56 monday look for showers beginning sunday through tuesday it will get back down to the 40's by mid-week next week >>thank you tom and thank you all for joining us today. >>we hope you have a great afternoon. remember we are back here at 5 and again at 9 this evening..