ers may soon get carted new proposal for a license for pat and owner. wgn news @ 9 we knew it was coming time to warm of the snowplows and load up the salt truck back here in chicago. good evening. top story and around the country tonight. another major winter storm coming. did not take a lot like a week ago weather center with tom skilling >> it was a week ago of 4.9 in. of snow coming together nicely consistent with forecast to produce perhaps the biggest snowfall of the season winter weather advisory tonight kicking in tomorrow interesting to see it upgraded to winter storm warnings. precipitation here is starting to break out in nebraska parts of wyoming and

also montana coming our way. spares us the morning rush hour or clouds increasing during that timeframe. snowfall has commenced toward the hours lunchtime increasing during the day by 3:00 area is in colton's no true of the evening rush hour as well. organized snow falling with the system public out of here about 10:00 12th hour time frame like affect showers persisting beyond that. estimate of snow fall coming down consistent with in- house work. somewhere between four and 8 in. across the metropolitan area from this system storm tracking up the pacific warm and cold air the big picture snow development approach and by morning during the day tomorrow much more about this how long it will last and what the weekend weather is

after in the broadcast. back to you >> the other tom along the lakeshore city crews make final preparations >> ear muffs you gave me for got them at home today. you cannot lose with a gorgeous view of chicago skyline. exception of maybe tonight certainly freezing out here in chicago last of winter tomorrow snow shovels and rock salt tonight decided to check in with one gentlemen on the south side. pastor quarry brooks of new beginnings church last 58 days in a tent on the roof of abandoned building across from church raising money drawn attention to gun violence on the south side watching our

forecast closely. temperature cooling off this week despite the fall and mercury he says he is not going anywhere. >> getting colder definitely getting colder. i feel like this calls as far too great for me to go down and give up now. >> space heater in the tent we should mention very handy tonight of the bank more space in the troubled plants may be crawling on extra layer of clothing live along the lakefront back to get the ear muffs come in handy >> so far only one school

dismissal as a result of tomorrow storm. school district 129 check our website wgntv.com for the biggest in school closings. for the latest in school closings. decision 2012 gov. rick perry of texas is out heading back to the lone star state >> i have come to the conclusion no viable path forward for me and his 2012 campaign. therefore today suspending my campaign and endorsing newt gingrich for president of united states. says honored to have rick perry support presidential race down to four. newt gingrich ron paul mitt romney and rick santorum. endorsement south carolina polls but not good news for presidential hopefuls ex-wife hit the airwaves. abc news

reporting newt gingrich gave a second wife a choice after revealing an affair >> he was asking to have an open marriage and i refused. >> newt gingrich did not fire back at ex-wife would not say anything about her and his kids stand behind him >> chairman of the iowa republican party says rick santorum won the certified vote in the iowa caucus earlier this month however next round still eight precincts uncertified and would not speculate how the results will affect the final result later tonight rick santorum got 34 more boats >> on top of all of that feisty debate number 17 tonight between the gop rivals in south carolina just wrapped up a short time ago. political analyst breaking

down what happened beginning with the first question of the entire debate that was about the interview >> right out of the box we may have raised the question later allegations first thing out of the box set and you can reach up purposely to go on the attack showing you >> every person in here knows a personal pain every person in here has had someone close to them go through painful things. to take an ex-wife and make it two days before the primary significant question presidential campaign is as close as despicable as anything i cannot imagine. >> front of the answer presidential debate most

important thing through that at the john king looked at other challengers and said what you think of the obligations? caper a break >> going on back and forth did not apologize what he did today >> have been successful but the challenge in america president obama does not want to talk a president 90 rounds of golf while 20 million americans are out of work. in the past nominee one time until we have one discussion obviously pay all taxes honest with my dealings with people people understand that taxes are carefully managed and i pay a lot of taxes very successful and taxes ready for

this year i will release them. >> right before the debate newt gingrich released his strategic? >> mitt romney says double release this one time comes in april does not want to deal with this and the primary make me be the nominee and i will deal with president obama but pretty much the other say here i am. players up their rick santorum did not release this at home only i have access questionable and could not make the money these guys make ron paul. is there something going on with mitt romney up short money? no reason not to put it out there. example of first people who put out 12 years of returns. >> reelection campaign president obama first television commercial >> oil billionaire's attacking

president obama not tethered to the fax >> running several battleground states of michigan iowa commercial and response to attack ad criticizing the president for supporting former energy company solyndra this went bankrupt despite large federal loans. getting out of the rough and tumble business of presidential politics top adviser announcing plans to get into a new line of work in chicago and made for television movie about drew peterson tonight some people close to the case said the focus is on the wrong person. requiring licenses for dogs and owners city of chicago wants pet owners to carry licenses too. wgn news @ 9

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controversy that rears its head every 10 years. >> reed matt supposed to represent the changing demographics of our city african-americans have lost a percentage new map leaves them with 18 number of hispanics is up 13 wards the problem something had to give political puzzle taking shape >> 2015 several aldermen will be out of work map approved by city council today cuts up communities a few alderman represent and likely cuts them out of a job. alderman dick simpson as the residents are the losers in the deal >> in this case some communities got shredded more than they should have >> 36 ward alderman ald. nicholas sposato of those essentially losing the ward he

knows angry and hurt >> my particular ward no longer my particular ward voting against suffered a huge blow of losing 80 percent today most handed to neighboring aldermen >> on fair process i have seen people bragging about being there for hours and hours on this thing i was literally in their two-three times each time >> compromise plan lacks transparency and openness plan by this administration >> ald. bob fioretti lost his also planning to sue denied mayor emmanuel pushed it through with parliamentary mayor measure wanted the process put to bed and saw chairman dick mell to that back room deals under way digging their heels maintaining compromise was key leading black leading black caucus with 2 less wards and hispanic gaining three reflection of our changing population

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and 2015 if you years to figure that out. >> chicago police say four people under arrest of a burglary at a gun shop gun ranges 500-$1,000 a piece taken from shooting supplies and indoor range police say quickly sold by suspects englewood neighborhood at the suburbs. trevell allen, emmanuel warner brandon mcgee and darrell holmes custody 15 guns have been recovered. >> think about the mayhem at these 58 guns in inglewood most of pilot part of chicago would have wreaked on the city and we do not know how many lives we just saved by this happening >> police clamped taking more than 480 guns off the street. hangman of political hat sort of presidential advisor david axelrod election group for president obama a new job lined

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after november 4th all to chicago to begin a new chapter of distinguished career his goal to recruit a new generation of public service. >> at some point time to move on. this is that time for me >> after november's election david axelrod top strategist for president obama reelection campaign returning university of chicago director of new institute of politics he says it will be like rotc program for politics and a service hopes to inspire students to become active in public service especially and internships even though david axelrod closely associated with top democrats institute bipartisan >> everyone i spoke to on both sides journalism expressing interest not because of me because important thing to do and a bit of chicago >> david axelrod first moderated featured mayor rahm

emmanuel >> so proud able to get this done a lot of other kids lives in the process >> and several national media figures upcoming presidential election >> i feel like we are inspiration out at the moment backlash going on in the country could not believe in anything >> discussion spent analyzing the gop front-runner mitt romney decently strong i go back and forth favre or underdog at one. occupy chicago protesters interrupted as the mayor started to talk. kicked out after about 2 minutes >> said david axelrod as new position perfect fit for him after two years working in the white house best contribution i can make to help inspire young people to go into the public

arena and president always available to him anything he wants but a plant official role one more assignment committed to that that he gets the elected >> also possibility obama presidential library established university of chicago david axelrod says working hard to make sure the president does have to make that decision for a long time and if he does any consulting work in the future campaign related >> new movie about drew peterson about to make television debut people close to the two women in the movie and getting their reaction and revelations that captain of the sunken cruise ship do it after the ship hit rock before he jumped into the lifeboat.

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the cold air to a cold or around the area temperatures drop to the coldest levels in almost 11 months but look at what is happening in the plains states block of precipitation right there and this is developing fast right where it should. you can see the winter storm warnings put into effect for chicago only the southern end of far northern areas. wind chill advisories and lake snow advisory to the north. incredible boundary between almost springlike in the south. and the huge reservoir of cold air and other low of cold air down on us today. wind chill is

- 6 look at this out there one thing to the surface system so far south moderate wind not be blowing into gripping types sometimes getting with the storms northwest wind at eight at arctic level - 9 not much moisture in the air. air temperatures. look at the temperatures in the source region of the cool air. low temperatures in minnesota. northern wisconsin and low temperatures. here is the way

the weather system looks to the west in the area from which the weather is coming. nebraska and colder air model averages 7.3 in.. 97 different models the last few days. averaging 7.3 in.. range will beat 4-9 in.. 10:00 or thereabouts tomorrow night. all areas on snow.

southern suburbs picked up white-2 in. of snow you can see right there. temperature you wanted 20 below band shell at green bay. bitter air into which gulf moisture air is coming and setting up the snow 18 degrees colder than this time last night. the big picture showing the low pressure way down here in the texas panhandle up and over and lifted by a jet stream in the area. snow in the evening hours tomorrow and late tomorrow night about 12 hours

system snow and going to the lake of fact counties near the lake should not at all lot to the equation but a big warm up and windy expected on sunday another view and a wider of the snow that may come down the model in from the weather service look at this 16 in. mason city iowa and 15 in.. this model has 10 in. in chicago normal for these to fluctuate and for there to be variations. you tend to average across these models over a couple of days. add to the average holds up pretty well indication of the storm will produce details bitterly cold tonight increasing clout support morning when that starts happening tracking a nocturnal temperature drop - 7 degrees. majority might fall 6-8

other between lunch hour. jumping to the low end of mid- 20s. lakeside flurries peaks of sot for them not quite as cold. breaking above 32 degrees on sunday. shot of warmer air and more moderate brand of cola next week that is good news. seven day forecast later see you and a

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during the four months about the need for a television movie "drew peterson: untouchable" debuting saturday evening. we heard how drew peterson thinks certain parts of the movie are hilarious and attorneys want to stop the movie. tonight exclusively talking to the family and friends of the two women portrayed like everyone to remember they were real people and not just characters and a story that pastor neil schori key but as for the prosecution and stacy peterson adopt >> says stacy told him her husband drew peterson killed third wife kathleen savio and she was afraid for her own life. pastor neil schori an advance copy of the movie in counter not unlike what happened in real life concerned the movie focuses too much attention on drew

peterson and not enough on kathleen savio and stacey >> i think that is the problem with our society we focus and give the notoriety to people who do harm rather that the person who is the victim >> said stacy disappeared in 2007 may pastor neil schori get his mission to help abuse scared women have a voice >> i will walk them through the house until they feel safe >> relationship with two of his four wives kathleen savio and stacey peter said suspected in disappearance of stacy had accused of killing kathleen savio >> we were very close elizabeth savio kathleen savio niece has never talked to the press before she was 16 when her aunt was murdered elisabeth has a pictured at her desk at work >> kathleen savio and mayor drew peterson it 10 years back but she held on elisabeth has not

seen the movie but she had family definitely but watch. trial for murdering kathleen savio could start this spring he says about the to do with the death attorney elizabeth savio also watched the movie >> attorney joel brodsky batt but that the seat fairy tale there for entertainment and nothing else down but attorney joel brodsky does not know if cam drew peterson cd fell but he eventually will it will be part of the trial attorney joel brodsky as to pastor neil schori concept of a movie based on him is ridiculous drew peterson >> made for television movie those who loved them want viewers to remember that elisabeth looks at the picture every day what people watch the movie to know how strong and brave her aunt was she misses how close the family used to be before kathleen died about we miss our family

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took on the cruise ship partially costa concordia sot of italy coast last friday says the captain ordered ordered dinner for himself after it the ship struck a rock tearing a hole in the vessel 40 minutes before the captain ordered dinner cook rogelio barista co-workers wondering what was items falling off shelves wondered why the captain was ordering dinner after the chaos began. 11 people died 21 are missing. tuition hike university of illinois 4.8% increase in the rise only affect next year's freshman class. new students at campus pay nearly $12,000 a year in tuition at or around another 12,000 housing fees. students at chicago campus about $10,000 in tuition by doss of dollars springfield campus >> new idea of these chicago job

orders requiring voters themselves and dogs to be licensed 2nd ward ald. bob fioretti says requiring licenses helping to keep track of how many dogs a person has also wants city clerk's office dog owners and not just people who own pit bulls some are skeptical about why they are doing this >> idea is gaining steam recent dog attack owner was fined but no criminal charges were filed. tom skilling snow heading our way. as we've mentioned it just joining us upgraded to full

blown winter storm warning friday-friday night to spell commencing heaviest over a 12 hour time frame winter storm warnings are out area in red includes cook late mccaffrey counties. winter weather advisories elsewhere the snow is breaking out fast. wind just above the surface gulf moisture moisture supply bitterly cold arctic air once that passes look what happened saturday night into sunday another storm this one pass in north current southwest and strong 40 degree temperatures down to the surface on sunday here is what the latest model weather service model shows about 10 in. down at o'hare about 15 mason city keep in mind at the upper end of

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