st when making soup. mmmm! [ female announcer ] the secret is swanson. yesterday we were grilling in the backyard and today we are getting ready to shovel ... the snow has finally arrived in chicago and we are now under a severe storm warning ... >>for that 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 internet ... >>julian crews is live in the southwest suburbs with the top story ... >>judging by the volume of snow we have seen in the chicago land area it's a rough one today ...

the stow the eyes and the slush is rapidly accumulating ... the illinois dot is working hard to keep these main roads salted ... in spite of the efforts this first snowstorm has produced a few inevitable accidents ... >>give yourself extra time to get where you are going and keep a distance and both hands on the wheel of your car ... do not drive in a distracted fashion make sure your wipers and your headlights are on ... >>many motorists are heeding his advice and there are getting their work done early before the evening rush hour ... >>sometimes it seems like these weatherman are wrong half the time but it looks like they nailed it >>we're getting ready to leave

for florida tonight hopefully the flights would be delayed >>this note commands a full complement of snow and plows on the streets of chicago keepings clear as possible everyone is bracing for what is to come with this afternoon rush-hour things could get ugly with the snow and the ice accumulating on these roadways >>the temperatures will plunge tonight there is a sense of urgency to stay ahead of the situation the snowplows will work throughout the night to keep these roadways from turning into a solid sheet of ice from southwest suburban darien i'm julian crews >>because of the storm airways are reporting significant delays at o'hare and midway airport southwest airlines has canceled all flights out of midway between 1-6:00 p.m. tonight and o'hare has canceled more than

300 flights thus far you can get up-to-the-minute updates on the snow at our website wgntv.com >>a south side high-school basketball coaches facing charges today that he is accused of instigating a fight after it basketball game last night >>nancy loo has the story >>there is no official reports or comment from ace technical charter high-school ... >>charges were filed against the coach and one of his players >>the coach and the bobcats are the talk of many students at ace technical today ... there was a fight outside of washington high school at 730 last night police had to respond to an altercation ... case lost a game

to washington ... some witnesses say that the coach instigated the fight but one apparent sticking up for that coach saying that members of the washington student body word jeering and taunting the coach as they left the school to board their boss >>there is no security when you get out of the school they are vulnerable when the board those bosses >>usses >>the coach faces a misdemeanor count for reckless conduct and one of the 15 year-old players' faces charges of misdemeanor battery >>charges are expected to be filed against a 40 year-old chicago man suspected in a hit and run crash that seriously injured a man in northwest

indiana 27 year-old mitchell heeringa of highland indiana was struck by a car early new year's day police say the suspect now in custody has admitted that he was the driver of that hit and run >>it happened in merrillville when the man left a new year's eve party and was struck by the car he needed emergency brain surgery he is now out of intensive care and undergoing physical therapy >>police in northwest indiana plan to seek help from the u.s. marshals service and the hunt for a suspect william blankenship was arrested on drug charges to denied encoders indiana about 50 mi. southeast of chicago while a police officer research's car for drugs blankenship manage to get out of handcuffs and drive away in the squad car it was found next day submerged in a drainage ditch and uponin la porte county the weapons

in the car were still there but there was no trace of blankenship, and massive fire that destroyed one and a dozen votes at a marina as being called suspicious by fire fighters fire began early this morning in seneca 75 mi. southwest of chicago the spring but marine at is thebrick marina is on the illinois river most of those boats were already in storage the fire quickly spread the boats inside sustained smoke and heat damage the illinois farm martial is investigating >>police removed dozens of dogs from a farmhouse in northwest indiana owned by donna montoya neighbors complained when they're worried that they had concerns about animal waste and

their drinking water ... officials there in porter county college one of the one of the worst cases of animal according that they have ever seen ... >>the chicago city council black caucus has put forth an offer that may lead to a successful redraw of the city's board math black and hispanic factions have been arguing over how to change the city's ward boundaries to ensure council that more accurately reflects the demographic the black caucus is now proposing a map that would add one more majority hispanic or on the southwest side chicago's public schools will adopt a seven and half hour school day later this year for most that's an extra 90 minutes now the school system is having a contest ... the cps will give a hundred thousand dollars to each of the 30 schools that show the most creativity in putting those extra 90 minutes to good use the schools will be rewarded

for improving actual instruction time in improving student achievement applications will be taken until february 24th >>coming up next the afghan president is condemning an internet video which appears to show u.s. soldiers in afghanistan urinating on television fighter corpses microsoft investigate threats of mass suicide made by employees at an x-box factory in china and the judge temporarily blocks more than 200 pardons issued by the former governor of mississippi haley

the pentagon is investigating a disturbing video involving u.s. marines ... the video was released to the public yesterday it shows four men in combat uniforms urinating on

three dead taliban fighters one military official says that it could encourage your enemies to kill americans ... those men have not been identified and the marines have yet to determine whether that video is real >>it's very aberrant ... it's a form of video scalping it should not have occurred and the chain of command will investigate >>the afghan president is condemning the video calling for a full investigation >>a recruit has died during boot camp training at the great lakes naval station. officials say the 19 year-old christopher walker of pennsylvania died yesterday during a standard physical fitness assessment few details are available but the naval criminal investigative services is looking into the case walker in listed in the navy in november and was scheduled to graduate from boot camp later this month >>microsoft is investigating a report that workers in china

threatened to mass suicide over a pay dispute the workers are assigned to a factory there the owner of that plant foxx cannes makes parts for x-box game systems and apples are phones microsoft says that it appears the workers are unhappy about the staffing assignments and transfer policy is not working conditions foxx con will only say that there was a protest and that it is over back in 2010 several suicides rocked that company >>one and six years after she went missing and aruba natalee holloway could be declared legally dead to day she disappeared while on a high- school graduation trip her father believes that she was murdered last fall a judge in alabama said that he would declare natalie dead unless someone could prove evidence that she is still alive today's court hearing is the final chance for anyone to put forward that evidence joran van der sloot the man once considered a prime suspect in the disappearance has pled guilty to murdering another woman in peru

>>a judge has barred the state of mississippi from releasing any prisoners who recently pardon my former gov. haley barbour it is his final days in office barber approved full pardons' 49199 people including 14 convicted murderers now a judge has blocked the release of 21 inmates who were still serving their sentences and were behind bars when the pardons were announced the judge also ordered five convicts who of already released to appear at a hearing this month miss a syrupy mississippi attorney general jim hood is among those outraged by the actions of former gov. haley barbour ... >>commands cellphones silenced the new york philharmonic tuesday night it happened during a performance of mahler's ninth

send any which is an emotional 82 minute piece ... philharmonic conductor allen gilbert said the noise was not stopping and he had no other choice but to halt his musicians he then turned to the direction of the front row and said " would you please just admit it ... it's ok just turn it off ... is it off now? >>audience members cheered the conductor the phone was shut off and the music resumed the audience gave the performers a stan

chicago with today's business headlines ... good news for a change on the jobs front subway says it is adding 25,000 new jobs this year opening 2500 new

locations worldwide in 2012 these are full-time and part- time positions on top of the 24,000 new jobs they created last year grill bullyglobally ... them in the united nations as a trend is going downward in the prices of food ... supermarket experts say that there is more of a price break for manufacturers rather than consumers >>orange juice prices up nonvolatile all week ... now the u.s. department of agriculture says that the florida crop will be smaller this month ... the fda is going through orange juice to look at what may be contaminated with on this side >>suppliers for sears are

running into trouble ... the retailer has enough resources to get through this situation ... >>stocks are little changed everything is mostly in the green although the dow is slightly in the red at this hour >> >>more than half a million ford minivans and suvs are being recalled for potential safety hazards the recall affects the ford free star and mercury monterey vans from 2004-2005 a problem could leave the vehicle unable to accelerate and raise the risk of a crash the ford

escape suvs from 2001-2002 are also getting recalled for a brake problem that in some cases could cause a fire off if your vehicle is being recalled to will be notified by mail >>foreclosures are at the lowest level since recession began in 2007 nearly 2 million home foreclosures were filed in 201134% less than in 2010 according to the foreclosure listing firm realty-trac the reports show that one in every 69 homes in the united states has the least one foreclosure filing last year experts caution that much of the decline is due to processing delays illinois ranks in the top 10 among states with the highest foreclosure rates >>bankrupt solar panel maker solyndra could give its executives big bonuses company lawyers have requested half a million dollars in bonuses in a bankruptcy court as part of an employee incentive plan the

company received half a billion dollar loan from the government in 2009 under the stimulus program to encourage green energy attorneys say that these bonuses will be a motivation for the employees to stay with the company the bonuses could range anywhere from 10,000 to $50,000 the plan will need to be approved by bankruptcy judge >>the illinois commerce commission approved a $68 million rate hike for peoples gas the hike is only about half of what people's gas requested experts predict that the rate hike means customers will pay about $4 extra each month the citizens utility board plans to appeal the gas rate hike saying that the increase comes at the worst possible economic time for customers the new rates are scheduled to go into effect mid january >>at least 50 people got sick after eating a popular seafood restaurant in wheeling and that

number is expected to grow the bob chan crab house could voluntarily stay closed said that it could be thoroughly cleaned and pass a health inspection it did reopen last night but health officials say they still do not know for restaurant is to blame for these flu like illnesses ...

summits in may ... today city officials are being briefed on some of the new security measures marcella raymond is live at city hall with details >>briefings are happening all day the alderman are telling me they have questions about the safety of chicago residents and preserving first amendment rights for protesters ... it's a delicate balance and the city

says it is ready >>the illinois state police are training weapons of mass destruction teams preparing for any biological threats or more serious threats when the state receives delegates for these summits ... >>the aldermen are being briefed today this will not be the only time for briefings the plans are continuing to evolve in maybe a month from now before the logistics are put into place the city and especially the loop will not be closed while this is happening >>chicago will be open for business there will be street closings as required ...

>>3000 international journalists and thousands of protesters are expected in addition to the numerous delegates ... >>all of the sporting events and the election night rally in grant park serve as a forerunner type road maps to the planning process it will be interesting to see how the city handles this ... they are trying to form decent relationships as they tried with the occupy chicago protesters >>according to newly released records president barak obama as reelection campaign together with the democratic national committee raised more than $68 million in the fourth quarter of

last year mr. obama picked up more campaign funds for his election bid during a home town visit yesterday the president left the city last night after a daypack with fund-raisers across town he made appearances at three different events including one at the university of illinois at chicago there the president urged his supporters to stand with him and step up efforts to win him a second term >>we can have given to those who think that we can only respond to our challenges with the same tired old solutions handing out more tax cuts to to those who don't need them and let companies do what ever they want ... by the end of 2011 the president's campaign had raised just over $86 million and another $61 million is on hand >>the president also made a surprise visit to his campaign headquarters on the strand of the president dropped by to say

hello to some of the staffers behind his reelection campaign a campaign spokesperson said this was the first time the president ever visited the headquarters >>the author of a new book cohen covers several controversies in the obama administration is defending her story >>the book itself is full of fascinating and rich stories ... what they're jodi kantor said that key staff members like valery jarrett and robert gibbs provided information for her book she also covered the first couple during the presidential campaign for what she was a reporter at the new york times but she has not spoken to resources since 2009 the first couple declined to be interviewed for this book and the first lady is speaking out denying what some say reggie easiest parts of this book >>i suppose is more easy to imagine conflicting situations

>>parts of the books say that the first lady clashed with people like rahm emanuel when he was chief of staff and there was tension with robert gibbs who was the former press secretary and one of the author's sources >>the white house denied all of these claims sang at the first lady never had a cross word with rahm emanuel and that robert gibbs to this day is a trusted adviser >>she tries to portray me as some kind of angry black woman >>anxious not angry are the words that the author describes the first lady as behind-the- scenes >>she is very anxious for her husband to succeed and achieve his goals >>there were lofty expectations for this presidency >>press secretary jay carney

calls the book over hyped and sensationalized saying that it is normal to have some conflicts in any white house administration >>the overall picture is one of remarkable collegiality ... jay carney went on to blame the media for this sensational portrayal >>the book does not portray her as an angry black woman i have covered her for five years and never said anything to that and it >>comed up next jim ramsey has the latest on

an incredibly busy day for jim ramsey ... >>i would like to mention something i found out a few minutes ago ... when the snow began to fall the temperature was above freezing so there was a level of water and ice on the roadways ... so there are some hazards out there and there have been traffic accidents having said this let's go to the time lapse ... the snow began this morning at 9 or 10:00 it has accumulated in some of the suburbs yorkville came in with just over 2 in. of snow thus far ... 1.4 in. at midway about a half-inch at o'hare ... a winter storm warning has been issued for several counties ... this is

in effect until 9:00 tomorrow morning now we see potential accumulations of five-10 in. depending where you are in the area ... the temperatures will continue to fall throughout this afternoon by tomorrow morning we could see the wind chill numbers into the low single digits. the wind will howl by this afternoon ... we are well away from lake michigan with the wind chill and it's very uncomfortable along the lakeshore in the downtown area ... the storm will pullout fairly quickly friday and we will get another burst on saturday with minimal accumulation >>looking at the radar the snow

is approaching the chicago area there is some rain on the other side of lake michigan ... we began with showers this morning ... it is fairly expensive this storm continuing threat the afternoon into the evening we should accumulate up to 4 in. today and an additional two-4 in. overnight ... we have a little glimpse of the snow on the weather map ... we are thinking between five and 7 in. when all is over ... but there could be higher accumulations' ... there's a lake effect on the opposite side of lake michigan ... 2-4 in. likely here in the

metro area we're looking at 35- 40 mi. per hour wind gusts ... the temperatures 28 degrees and falling tonight cloudy skies with more snowfall ... 8-14 degrees below temperatures overnight ... the total stewartsnow accumulation will be 7 in. by tomorrow ... temperatures will be in the mid to upper 20s ... the storm will move out quickly tomorrow but we have a good 12- 16 hours ahead of moderate snowfall this will accumulate and pose challenges for the evening rush hour as well as the morning rush tomorrow ... >>compared to last year's

blizzard this is state tap on the cheek it's time now for today's trivia question: in which state is glacier national park? we will have that answerididide?

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already sold out in some cities ... tickets for midnight showings have already gone on sale ... of this final installment of the batman trilogy according to entertainment weekly the shows in new york are sold out already fans in los angeles and in chicago still have a chance; but we're not sure how long that will last the ticket website fandango said it's unusual for tickets to go on sale this far in advance >>and the medical watch our recommendation to limit the number of embryos that are transferred during in vitro fertilization the british researchers looked at icf data involving 33,000 babies for women older than the age of 40 transferring more than one embryo resulted in a higher rate of live births by transferring three or more embryos also led

to a higher rate of health complications for both the mothers and babies the researchers conclude the women older than 40 should have to embryo's transfer during the icf process those younger than 40 should have all-in-one transferred and nobody should have three or more >>the deaths of four runners at three recent marathons' has raised some concerns about the safety of running long distances but a new study shows that the odds of suffering cardiac arrest and sudden death during a race are extremely low researchers found only 42 runners die from cardiac arrest at marathon's and half marathons between 2000-2010 with a 11 million people took place in almost 11,000 marathons' and half marathons during that time. >>imagine getting all the benefits are running and other exercise without getting off the couch scientists at harvard medical school's claim they have developed a pill that does just

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executive chef is here with us ... the restaurant opened in the second week of august last year ... we are making a pork shank southern style ... >>we cure the meet with herbs ... we rub the shank with olive oil and let it sit for 12 hours and then we braised this ...

we render the fat ... many people ask how long the process takes it married just be a matter of testing we have various root vegetables some sauteed apples and brown butter ... and we reduce that to caramelized with some white wine ... and we will at some braised cabbage ... when you saute these vegetables

in fat or butter of course it gets lots of flavor ... on the web site we break all of this down for you in the steps of the recipe ... the vegetables are the only raw item that needs to cook ... the rest will warm through ... once everything is sauteed i will add it some more of veal

stock with old daughtera bit of butter ... to make a jus. we will speed this along for television purposes ... i am brown andinning more butter.. at the

restaurant we deep-fried leeks that's used to garnish ... everything that i have coped has already been preseason to so i do not add a whole lot more while it is in the cooking process ... once all of the root vegetables are done by at the

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to glacier national park. >>we're just at the beginning of

this snowstorm jim ramsey ... >>we will probably see between five and 7 in. tomorrow morning when the storm leaves this area off and there will be another burst of snow saturday morning with a minor accumulation and we expect a little bit of rain on monday for the martin luther king holiday ... we will have generally a chilly weekend ... >>thank you jim and thank you for joining us today ... remember we will be back with wgn news at 5 and 9 this evening ...