convicted and sentenced to the next phase in the rod blagojevich corruption trial will be to÷ decide where he serves his time. good afternoon i am keep sanders. >> and i am dina bair today's top story defense attorneys are meeting with judge zagel today. they are presenting recommendations for a federal prison close enough to chicago to help make family visits kirk easier. he was given a 14 year

sentence last week. he has until february 16th it to report to prison. in another case related to be rod blagojevich corruption investigation a federal judge is ordering the chicago tribune to turn over notes related to a juror in the william cellini tiral. last month he was convicted of attempting to extort a hollywood producer. his lawyers are seeking a new trial after a tribune article revealed that a juror did not disclose her criminal past. the tribune said said that order is unnecessary and harmful to reporters. >> the former penn state assistant football coach accused of sexually abusing 10 boys it surprised a courtroom today. jerry sandusky waived his right

to a preliminary hearing he faces more than 50 charges linked to allegations he sexually assaulting boys team met through the use charity he founded the second mile. during his brief court appearance he entered a not guilty plea and today would have been the first time he faced his accusers in court. the alleged victims were expecting to tell their stories on the witness stand at the hearing today. >> we were not able to cross- examine the witnesses that testified. >> his $250,000 bond remains in place and he will continue to be under house arrest with an electronic monitoring bracelet. wgn's legal analyst terry sullivan is here to break down

what could happen for both of these high-profile cases. >> we have those presented camps we hear about in wisconsin or other ones in minnesota that our old and cold. some of these prison camps date back to the civil war.. >> i would expect his attorney to ask for a pr closeison surtout homeison closer to home.

>> just because of the prison is closer does not mean able be better. it could be crowded or a worse prison. you may not be able to take a shower or go outdoors as much. . >> jerry sandusky was supposed to have his preliminary hearing tryout today he gave up that right what's going on with that is this strategy? one of his attorneys said they want to see a nice sandusko humanize sandusky. they want to get his message out

before he is scheduled to go to trial. maybe they can get in a better jury pool supposedly a lot of people still care for this man is all could be a strategy. they were also afraid that if testimony came out that this judge would revoke his bail there is nothing perfect about the legal system.. >> before we let you go i want to get back to the rod blagojevich case. why did they

ask for an extra month? if the judge it leaves him for another month it does not matter more importantly is whether or not the judge will come to a conclusion that he can stay out on bail while he pursues his appeal. after he was sentenced if he was not a flight risk he did not need to be arrested but is eat more of a flight risk now? probably not.

he may have at some interesting grounds for appeal. >> thank you for your legal wisdom has always. >> a for vehicle accident killed the young boy and bade the injures his brother and father. the accident happened yesterday lake county authorities say a truck slammed into a sedan. two other vehicles were also involved witnesses say the truck was speeding in ran a red light. the driver of the truck and one of his passengers were injured as for the people in the sedan 10 year-old shirey was killed his twin brother is in critical condition in the father is in stable condition. all drivers

involved in the accident were tested for alcohol no charges have been filed as of yet. . >> a six year-old girl suffered second-degree burns last night while playing with a ligh ter. the six year-old was playing with a lighter in her grandmother's bedroom and accidentally let her t-shirt on fire. the father helped put out the fire in the kitchen sink and she was rushed to the hospital. police ruled this an accident. the girl's condition had stabilized and she is expected to recover.

>> crews are expected to demolish what is left of a two story apartment. an explosion blew out the front of this building. investigators suspect a gas leak may be to blame for the explosion and fire yesterday. one man was injured in the blast and was taken to the hospital. >> to florida a and m university students said it will fight charges that they beat a fellow marching band member to death in a single incident. >> already on shaky ground pakistan's relationship grows a little more tense as congress freeze is $700 million and aid to the country. >> and lawmakers could vote today on a controversial plan to link the payroll ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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two of the three college students accused of injuring in other student in a hazing ritual faced a judge today. florida a and m university students are accused of beating hunter with their fists and a metal ruler they allegedly hit her so hard a broker 5. all four are in the school's marching 100 and and are members of the red dawg order. >> for u.s. soldiers were killed

when two helicopters crashed during a training exercise in washington. the helicopters went down at mccord base at 8:00 last night. an investigation is now under way. >> u.s. lawmakers have agreed to free $700 million in aid to pakistan. the move comes after calls for the united states to penalize islam abide for failing to act against militant groups. earlier this year a u.s. military raid on a pakistan compound ended with the death of al qaeda leader osama bin laden. >> the obama administration has sent a formal request to the albanian government to return a

downed u.s. surveillance drone. the white house officials are not optimistic it will ever see it again. . >> the u.s. house could vote as soon as today on a controversial republican proposal to extend the pedro tax cut.ayroll tax cut. both democrats and republicans want top8 maintain payroll tax savings for american workers. but they haven't agreed yet on how to pay for at. president obama has vowed to reject any bill that includes a the pipeline provision contained in the republican proposal. the state department says it needs more time to complete environmental national security and safety

issues involving the pipeline. >> the fcc is expected to pass regulations today on how loud television commercials can be. the order will go into effect next year requiring broadcasters to to maintain constant volume levels between programming and commercials.. >> the mtsb says using cell phones in an emergency situation is different. they can only make recommendations. >> the day's top businesses

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amazon says an upgrade is on the way for kindle fire useres. those upgrades are coming in the next two weeks. amazon says early user complaints about the tablet speed and performance will be addressed. users have also complained about the tablets lack of volume controls and a power but that makes it too easy to turn off. macy's is offering new powers for last- minute holiday shoppers. the department store will keep its doors open for three straight days next week.

the 24-hour stores have been a hit with holiday shoppers for the past five years. in illinois the macy's and oakbrook plan to participate in the 83 hours of nonstop shopping. >> singer r kelly puts his sou

police in new jersey believe that they have found the body of the missing woman whose case set off a massive search that led to discovery@> of 10 sets of human remains. what is believed to be the skeletal remains of shannon gilbert were found on long island. last week authorities

announced today had found her belongings in the area in metal examiner will confirm whether the remains belong to gilbert. >> occupy protesters plan to continue their blockades and stage more protests today. thousands of demonstrators forced shipping terminals to halt parts of their operations in california, washington and oregon yesterday. the demonstrations were aimed at cutting off corporate profits across the nation by several hundred workers were told not to report for the overnight shift because of the protests. union leaders are angry they said the protesters are costing workers that their wages and need to stop. >> the illinois senate is expected to vote today on a tax break package aimed at keeping sears and cme group from leaving

the state. the house approved the deal yesterday along with a package of tax breaks for working families and individuals. both sets of tax changes would not take effect until july 1st and it would be phased in over the next two years. >> r-kelly's mansion in the south suburbs is for sale. he built the house back in 1997 he is now listing it in a short sale for just under $1.6 million meaning he owes more than the property is worth. >> according to a new survey most workers will throw their boss under the bus if it's the money is right. according to a poll more than three-quarters of people would report their bosses

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back to the top story attorneys for rod blagojevich presented their recommendations today for where the convicted ex governor will serve his prison sentence. >> there have been two important developments in this case, the governor bodega extra amount of freedom instead of having to surrender next month he will allow him more time to sell his house. the governor's personal choice was to serve time in colorado. the judge sentenced

him to 14 years on corruption charges and said he will recommend he be sent there. however the prison will have the last word ther is a camp in colorado and also a low security prison. if you have 10 years or more you are not allowed to serve that time in a camp but there may be some exceptions made for the former governor. even though the judges says he will make the recommendation is up to the federal bureau of prisons.

the next big thing for him is the appeals process we spoke to one of his attorneys said this morning and she said it is going to be a very tough job. he will have at least one more month of freedom to help sell his house. . >> we had a very mild november and it seems like december is turning out to be the same. >> we are 10 degrees warmer than a year ago. for the past four years we have had at least 4 ft.

of snow by now but nothing. .. we had a big storm moving into our area. we have some of the biggest the rainfall we have had in a month. we may receive up to 2 in. of rain. we think the rain will begin at 9:00 p.m. tonight and move

intop tomorrow. we are expecting a lot of water.

they're all worked gail watchedre are gail watches over the lakes today. this storm produced water spouts off the coast of california yesterday. look at these temperatures that are moving into the area this is by midnight tomorrow. we have temperatures in the '60s and mid 50's.

current conditions are in the mid 40's these are amazing temperatures for this time of year. look at the rain and arizona this is the desert and they had over a ridgeinto of rain. ch of rain. here is where the rain is now mainly to the south of bossus.

we have assembled digit winds in our area today. gusts were reaching 35 m.p.h.

here is to be forecast, cloudy and mild today with a chance of rain temperatures are 13 degrees above normal. tonight cloudy brain develops low 30's. tomorrow rain mildly windy 1-2 in. of rain tomorrow. on thursday we have light showers of very early then temperatures dropping down to the 30's

thank you tom. >> time for today's trivia. an e lee high school in germany is called a what? ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of a pain free holiday. ♪ ♪ this season, discover aleve. all day pain relief with just two pills.

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runs last season. they traded him for third baseman stewart last week. you cannot replace his offensive numbers we will do the best we can. >> the bulls have re-signed veteran a foreword brian breenee he had to pay back the italian club he played for during the lockout just to get out of his contract. they are expected to sign at shooting guard richard hamilton who was released by the pistons. chicago native chelios has been inducted into the u.s. hockey hall of

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commented on this latest lawsuit. chicago public schools wants to add 12 new charter schools over the next two years. officials say the new campuses would serve nearly 10,000 students on the west and south sides of chicago. the announcement comes amid community protests to save failing schools from being closed down and to keep teachers from been replaced in that turnaround's. the board of education will vote on the proposal tomorrow. >> a potential new weapon to fight some of the deadliest cancers is successfully producing tumors size in mice. researchers at the university of georgia and be mayo clinic have developed a vaccine that targets a specific protein found in more than 70 percent of tumors. they said the breakthrough could help them fight breast cancer:

cancer and ovarian cancer in humans. researchers want to begin testing its safety and human trials by 2013. in the study finds no evidence of increased risk for heart attack stroke or sudden cardiac death among adults taking medications for attention at deficit hyperactivity disorder. but researchers looked at more than 150,000 people aged 25-64 took adhd drugs and compared them with people of the same age and gender who did not take the drugs. the risk of major heart brahms was low in both groups in the difference was it statistically meaningless. >> we are making an appetizers

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it is time for lunchbreak. he is going to show us how to make a quick bite and a cocktail that is easy to make. . >> these recipes are really easy and available on the

pampered chef site. i am going to dice the rest of this the filling is easy, all eight a'sit is osme dicesome diced apple and mix this up. >> make sure to get the honey mixed in. >> you can smell the lemon you

go right over the top of that brie cheese until it gets gooey. six minutes at 350? actually 400 degrees here is it the next quick and easy reciperecipe. this cocktail is great. people

will definitely want seconds. i am going to add some club soda a bit of bubbly. you want to pour this slowly this will taste the best if the ingredients are chilled. i think you are going to like this. you can use this for juice concentrate it is great for parties. >> i made it to bubbly.

>> nonsense it makes it better. you want to get it all makes dan do you want to try some. >> sure this is festive. i am only going to take a step that i have to work for the rest of the deaday. you guys are doing a lot for the holidays. >> we love holiday entertainment and you can find more recipes for holiday entertainment on be pampered chef site.

thank you so much for coming in. >> no thank you.

now be answered tothe answer to today's trivia question. an the high school in germany is called a what? the answer is a gymnasium. >> you can see the rain moving

in now. rain should commence by 88-11:00 p.m. tonight here we are tomorrow morning we have some real downpours for the morning rush hour. the showers continue tomorrow night and into thursday. temperatures will be a little bit colder than they were today for the end of the week.

how much rain is coming? some areas may receive 2 in. of rain. it is currently 44 degrees in chicago. here is your can day forecast

that takes this into christmas week. this is it some indications that we may have a somewhat snow on the ground for christmas. we will have to temperatures in the mid 50's for tomorrow. thank you tom. >> thank you so much for joining us today. >> remember we are back on at 5 and 9:00 p.m.