are calling for an fbi investigation of $44 million cook county program that put faulty cameras and police cars ... good afternoon i'm steve sanders. >>and i'm dina bair we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country and on wgn america and on the web >>monica schneider joins us live with more >>the big question is how did millions of federal tax dollars get wasted here in cook county on faulty police squad car cameras now some of the

washington lawmakers want the fbi to get involved to see if there's anything potentially criminally corrupt going on project shield was designed for first responders to potentially fight terrorism while the ford crime on the streets ... a federal homeland security report blamed in proper oversight and cook county all the way up to the federal government and as a result the project was not properly implemented and millions in taxpayer money was wasted on equipment that that did not perform as intended to >>and they could find a way to mess up this program any more than this in appears that $20 million at least was wasted ... >>to waste money that could build roads is very bad there is no apology that could make up

for this but here when you waste homeland security money you are less safe as well you also have to think about this as well as opportunities lost ... and resources ... >>it's all getting to costs >>once media reports surfaced about the problem with the cameras it was the u.s. senator and the local congressman who asked for an investigation and for the fbi to look into the matter ... toni preckwinkle said that she is pleased that homeland security is following up on what her administration ferreted out in terms of these abuses >>no arrests yet in a weekend

shooting that left in northwest side teenager dead ... the 17 year-old died early today at stroger hospital less than 24 hours after he was hit by a bullet fired through an open window he was shot through an open window of his family home in the 2200 block of north lawler early on sunday he died early today at stroger hospital police say that he had gang affiliation he was shot shortly after he quarreled with someone outside of his apartment but it is unclear if that verbal altercation was what led to the shooting >>fish hearing north side redline station police say that the victim was shot in the back near the corner of jamaica and paulina around 330 this morning. he then staggered into the red line howard station shot the

victim was taken to a hospital in serious condition police searching for as many as six different suspects some with facial tattoos >>investigators are looking into the cause of the deadly high- rise fire on lake shore drive. there are questions about the safety of the building which had no sprinkler system the fire began early yesterday morning near barrie and lake shore drive fire officials say that it began in a 12th floor unit shantel mc coy was going up an elevator to the same floor when the doors open the smoke and fire filled the elevator killing her instantly nine people were injured including two firefighters >>the high rise is an older building that is not required to have sprinkler systems buildings like this one are required to have some fire suppression devices installed by 2015 >>his job was to protect children from sexual crimes yet

police say that he was a predator himself is sheriff's officer from mchenry county is out on bond after being charged with 10 counts of sexual assault sergeant gregory pyle has been charged with forcing a juvenile to perform oral sex several times between 2006-2010 he worked as his department's internet sex crimes computer specialist he is now on administrative leave authorities say that he is related to the victim >>funeral arrangements have been made for rocky clark @ the a.r.leak & sons funeral home in country club hills this friday and a funeral is saturday at the new friendship missionary baptist church in robbins >>mayor emanuel is disputing the claims made in a new book about a contentious relationship with first lady michele obama the new book is about the first couple

and has written by a new york times reporter in the book of the water claims that rahm emanuel had a distant an awkward relationship with michele obama when he was the chief of staff the author also says that the first lady's office was isolated from the rest of the white house rahm emanuel defended his relationship with the first couple saying that he is proud of his service and proud to call them his friends he did not comment on specific elements of the book the obamas will be released tomorrow >>new hampshire voters go to the polls tomorrow in the first presidential primary of the year as tommy on dress reports the writ publican candidates will be out today making the final push to win over the undecided voters >>mitt romney looks like the man to meetand the tomorrow and he was

the big target in the weekend debates >>" can we drop a little bit of the pious baloney " >>mitt romney had a narrow victory over rick santorum in those iowa caucuses ... jon huntsman spent all of his time campaigning in new hampshire hoping the state will propel him ford ... two other candidates are already making a big push in south carolina texas gov. rick perry and former senator rick santorum hope to do better with the very conservative base in south carolina congressman ron paul said he will head to that state within 12 hours of the new hampshire results that will give him more than one week to campaign for that january 21st

contest >>coming up next at noon we have a terrifying story about a bungee cord jumping in africa ... and we have the latest on the case involving an american and i ran who was convicted of spying and then sentenced to death and later she won a tony award for her performance in wicked and is part of the cast of glee this season singer and actress in idina menzel

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november u.s. leaders and other western nations increased sanctions against iran after u.n. watchdog agency said that the country was developing nuclear technology for weapons. last month president obama announced new sanctions against the iranian central bank >>i ran has given a death sentence to a former marine convicted of spying a mere hack hammadi has a dual citizenship ... an iranian court accused amir hekmati of being a cia agent and " working for an enemy country amir hekmati has parents who say that his life as being exploited for political gain he was arrested five months ago while visiting his relatives and iran u.s. officials say that the accusations against him are false they're demanding his release under the law there amir hekmati has 20 days to file an

appeal >>thousands of people gathered in tucson arizona to mark the one-year anniversary of a shooting rampage that left six people dead and 13 others injured lead the pledge of allegiance last night was congresswoman gabrielle giffords one of the shooter's intended targets she is still recovering from a bullet to the head her husband astronaut mark kelly remembered those who did not survive >>the agony and pain of letting go of the past and the reality of letting go of dear friends and family members ... >>the accused gunman jared loughner has been declared mentally competent to stand trial if he ever does face a trial he could get the death penalty >>pish in spite of high security at airports more people are spite trying to sneak guns on to plane's the tsa reports that the number of guns uncovered a checkpoints has been on the rise since 2007 on the average

the tsa finds about four guns every day said that they forgot that there were carrying them passengers are allowed to travel with a gun but only in their locked luggage they also have to declare them and place them on loaded inside of hard containers in checked baggage >>trauma on the high seas off the coast of western australia 3 activists boarded a japanese whaling vessel and were taken captive authorities say that those men waited until it was dark to board the ship to protest japan's annual whale hunt in the arctic utilize a loophole in the law that allows the mammals to be killed for scientific research the men were not arrested but they are being questioned by the coastal guard in japan >>take a look at what happened to a bungee jumper in zimbabwe

>>erin langworth fell headfirst into a crocodile infested river she survived the fall but then have to hang on while the current director downstream and frequently under water and forced her to swim down to free her bungee cord from the rocks >>the accident left her badly bruised remarkably her injuries were not life-threatening and zimbabwe plans to investigate why that group broke is the first bungee cord accident there in 10 years >>coming up in the lunch break it's like having bread pudding for lunch we are making a brioche3q

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headlines at the detroit auto show it is pulling the plug on the gasoline-electric ford escape s u v and rolling out a new hybrid version of the fusion family car with three options a plug in a gas electric hybrid versions as well as a gas field lotto ... the chevy volt is recalling vehicles after it reports of battery is catching fire and they are below sales projections so production may be cut if demand continues to wane >>you can delay up to one year

of mortgage payments in a new program beginning february 1st if your home loan is owned by freddie mac or fannie mae if you are out of a job you can defer these mortgage payments for up to one year >>european leaders have been working on new budget rules to get more capital to fund the bailout fund ... taking a look at the trading stocks are up slightly with the doubt trading under 12,400 that's a look at the headlines ... big changes when you file your taxes this year that could cost you some money >>right now several tax breaks are not available to many taxpayers. lawmakers have

allowed more than 50 business and individual tax breaks to expire while they were on vacation among those breaks that have disappeared are the mortgage insurance deduction the higher education tuition deduction and a schoolteacher tax deduction even though these measures have expired lawmakers could still choose to extend them retroactively when they return from winter break >>some parents want school officials to take action after slavery references were used in mathematics homework problems were used on a third grade math assignment at a public school in georgia one problem said that " each tree had 56 oranges if a eight slaves pick them equally and how much would each slave peck? another question read " if it frederick got to beatings' per day how many beatings did he

get in one week? >>spokesperson says that teachers wanted to incorporate an ongoing social studies unit with math school officials agree with parents that the questions were not appropriate and quite insulting and ridiculous and the assignment will not be used again >>and some popular over-the- counter drugs are being recalled that story is ahead in the medical watch plus from manicurists to made to order sushi what's in store at walgreen's set to open a new retail concepts store

special premieres tonight ... she has an unbelievable voice ... we're so glad to have her with us in the studio today ... chicago gets to see this special tonight the rest of the country gets to see this in march >>i'm not quite sure thatwhy that is but chicago is one heck of a city and it will be great for me ... we went to lincoln center and to london and it's the first time i got to stand up in front of these wonderful orchestras in these places and tell a story through music and

an end to met wayintimate way >>when you play a character is one thing and then when you're on stage you are a bit more vulnerable and a live audience situation but both give you a great adrenaline rush but there is something about being able to tell your story and have people get to know me a little bit more personally through my music >>and now you have a television career with your role in the glee >>i play the mother of the lea michelle character ... it's a

great role and we get to sing lots of duets together ... it's wonderful being in new york with all of the theater people my husband and i are new yorkers put live in l.a. >>i have to ask you about that green makeup you had to put on when you start in the hit play wicked ... >>it's not as bad as it seems ... >>you mentioned your husband you met when you were in rent ... he

makes a guest appearance on the special for pbs with me we are like any married couple but when we are on stage and singing ... it's like we first met all over again we have lots of fun with it ... >>you began as a wedding singer on long island >>yes weddings and bar mitzvah events are a big deal ... you have to have about 200 songs in your repertoire and work with these different bands everything from madonna and motown to

standards and folk music ... it helped me get through school after my parents divorced ... i sang whitney houston and aretha franklin and billie holiday numbers and they were my inspiration ... that was my music education in a way >>well if it opened at the door to a wonderful career ... the pbs special airs in chicago tonight >>congratulations on your wonderful career thank you for being here ... >>thank-you >>jim ramsey will be coming up next to tell us about another brief warm-up ...

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lifelock service guarantee cannot be offered to residents of new york. beginning today 40 chicago schools are adopting a longer school day most of those students will spend an additional 90 minutes in the classroom ... wgn's judy wang is at the mason elementary school in the englewood neighborhood with more >>now the children are here for seven and half hours it's a subject that continues to put a strain between cps and the chicago teachers union. mayor rahm emanuel and school chief jean-claude brizard are visiting to mark the occasion ... they are here to a plot teachers for giving kids the additional

instruction time. students at may's melodie elementary and 38 other charter schools joined others as part of the longer- term project ... teachers get a hundred dollars and the schools themselves are incentivized financially for staying open that extra 90 minutes ... the mayor pointed out that chicago had the shortest school day of any major u.s. city ... the school board voted not to give the schoolteacher's their pay raise ... the union filed a labor complaint accusing them of coercing and intimidating the teachers but the mayor said today that based on what he saw he likes what he sees >>we've basically had a three weeks of education to these students' lives that tells you hello the base was before we

began just adding an hour and half gives kids 17 more days of education >>our children cannot afford to wait another day to access the tools that they need to gain academic success >>each principal decides how to use the additional classroom time here at mace academy the principal said there's more time for mad science music and drama ... there will be a statement this afternoon the union and cps are preparing to negotiate an new contract >>unusually warm weather continues another day ... >>it will probably make it into the low 50s tomorrow and i have to say i am feeling a bit cheated out there with 40

degrees even though it still 10 degrees above normal ... we may see a little bit of rain in central illinois and indiana there is another system producing snow into thursday it could begin as a rain shower we have cloudiness overhead today that will block some sunshine keeping our temperature lower this morning but now we are at 40 degrees at o'hare the lakefront and at midway airport the temperatures are consistent around the area we're looking at warming temperatures now that the sun is emerging but we have a wind issues 10-20 mi. per hour it's making air feel a bit cooler so the wind chill is in the upper '30's ... you really do need the code today but we have mild air coming tomorrow

upper 40's low 50s we should make it as high as 52 degrees tomorrow but we will be hit with the cold there wednesday and thursday and friday and it may be the weekend before we see any improvement in temperature but there is plenty of cold air north of the canadian border ... hopefully it will stay there for a bit longer >>we're expecting to be on a milder level later this afternoon ... we had some fog in the western suburbs in joliet there was only one-quarter mile visibility this morning ... we have rain and thunder and parts of east texas into louisiana that's one storm front we are

watching that will blow safely eastward it may bring some rain to central or southern illinois ... we're looking at what is coming from the northwest and that will be the snow producer most likely ... we should have a relatively quiet. to date into tomorrow rain will happen wednesday evening that will change over to snow it's less than a 10th of an inch expected but what about what sticks in that snowfall the computer models do not suggest that chicago will get much most will be in wisconsin and the upper peninsula but isolated suburban areas around chicago may pick up some accumulations >>we are enjoying some clearing at the moment the high- temperature 42-46 degrees tonight scattered clouds

temperatures will be 26-32 by morning ... we will be 22 degrees above normal tomorrow we will make it into the low or maybe even mid-50s tuesday but the downside is that the temperatures will fall throughout the day it will stay warm enough to bring us some moisture and rain wednesday evening changing to snow after midnight wednesday at the most we will get 2 in. in an isolated area not a big storm >>we have had 1.9 in. of snow this season thus far ... >>it's time now for today's trivia an old proverb says that the devil makes work for what type of hand? [ woman ] for months, i had this deep pain all over my body. it just wouldn't go away. my doctor diagnosed it as fibromyalgia -- thought to be the result of overactive

nerves that cause chronic, widespread pain. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. i learned lyrica can provide significant relief from fibromyalgia pain. and for some people, it can work in as early as the first week of treatment. so now i can plan my days and accomplish more. lyrica is not for everyone. lyrica may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these new or worsening depression or unusual changes in mood or behavior or any swelling or affected breathing or skin, or changes in eyesight including blurry vision or muscle pain with fever or tired feeling. common side effects are dizziness, sleepiness, weight gain and swelling of hands, legs and feet. don't drink alcohol while taking lyrica. don't drive or use machinery until you know how lyrica affects you. with less pain, i'm feeling better now that i found lyrica. ask your doctor if lyrica is right for your fibromyalgia pain.

it's time for sports ... the blackhawks are stuck in their worst losing streak since 2009 and now one of their best scorers could be injured ... the red wings were visiting the united center last night five minutes into the game patrick sharp scored to put the blackhawks up 2-0 but he left later in the period with an upper body injury the red wings tied at the score and in overtime steve montador fell on corey crawford allowing the detroit red wings to score the game winner the blackhawks lost 3-2 that is for a row they should know more about patrick sharp and his injury to dayflower tim tebow wrote made his first playoff start against the pittsburgh steelers it is tied it 23 points first play of overtime tim tebow joe fiennes thomas who takes it 80 yds for

the game winner is the fastest overtime game in nfl history tim tebow threw two touchdowns and ran for another as the broncos beat the pittsburgh steelers 29-23 the new york giants and the atlanta falcons in the nfc wild-card matchup ... a lentil up only scored two points while eli manning threw three touchdowns here is hakim nicks in the third going 72 yds for scoring the giants beat the pafalcons 24-2 their first home playoff win and a decade here are the playoff matchups for next weekend on saturday northlands visits san francisco followed by denver at new england on sunday houston goes to baltimore and then the giants go to green bay, kerry wood said that he would likely retire a

chicago, but espn reports the two sides are far apart on the money and the length of a new deal he accepted three and half million less than he could of gone from the other teams when he returned to the chicago cubs last year he is a free agent now and the philadelphia phillies are one of the teams pursuing hempfest that's a look at sports your live illinois drawing is next ... ... here are the winning pick three numbers:

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... >>this is the flange flagship for the drug retailer based out of deerfield >>we have done a lot of work around the world on these health and daily living superstores what should drug stores evolve to in the united states it is not a traditional drugstore >>it is quite a bit different from that 1926 store that used to be here at right at the same corner ... you can't even get a $500 a bottle of wine ... you can get a sandwich and sushi all of this is geared for a more upscale crowd who keep

late hours and it will accommodate tourists as well as some surrounding communities ... walgreen's has reached annual sales of $60 billion ... >>we hope to cater to the local business community with healthy options as well as many other needs of this community ... there has been lots of publicity for the first lady michelle obama came to chicago for the ribbon cutting of the health and daily living store on the south side in one of those of "food deserts" where fresh produce was being sold along with other natural food >>

on the medical watch several popular over-the-counter medications are being recalled the voluntary recall of facts excedrin and no-doz products with expiration dates of december 20, 2014 or earlier as well as a gas-x prevention and bufferin products with expiration dates of december 20 2013 or earlier drugmaker novartis said that it has received complaints about mislabeled and broken pills that the company says there have been no adverse health events related to the problem consumers are urged to either destroy or return the unused products ... >>even the most american children like fast food soda and ice cream those may be the worst foods for children and teenagers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

researchers at children's memorial hospital in chicago reviewed nearly 70 publications on diet based interventions in a d h d they report a diet low in fat and high and whole grains fruit and vegetables as one of the best alternatives to drug therapy for a d h d the report appears on line in the journal pediatrics and more exercise may lead to better grades new research shows dutch researchers found a strong link between physically active students and how well they do in class physical activity increases blood flow to the brain

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is here for the lunch break to show us how to make chocolate strawberry brioche french toast it sounds decadent and my mouth is watering wait until we see and smell this finished product >>we take our own sour cherry brioche and it can be done with a plain one but we are going over the top with chocolate and strawberry as well ... it's a basic french toast recipe you so purebred in a some a gilchristak the bread in an egg mixture

for between 3-5 minutes to get that custardy texture.. we take vlnilla creme anglais and ra spberry coulis... it's about wintertime and pulling your friends to gather for a really wonderful comforting breakfast or brunch ... this is all about the presentation ... it all goes

into the pan and we lay in some berries and chocolate d'nosganache ... i am preparing the plate now but you should know that the bread is not particularly very sweet ... so this is the cream and the raspberry going on the

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with a little bit of help from the sun we should be in the mid- 40s today tomorrow we have another bonus today the high will be 52 degrees but then we will see some rain or light snow wednesday into thursday the temperatures will stay cold from that point through the remainder of our 7 day forecast the high temperatures will only be in the '20s for a few days so please get used to your codeats ... thank you for joining us today we hope you have a great afternoon remember that we are back here at 5 and again innineat 9