bromyalgia pain. he recovers from a stroke. good afternoon i'm tom negovan in for steve sanders ... and and i'm dina bair we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. julian crews is live at northwestern memorial hospital with the top story ... >>a press conference will be getting under way within minutes here at northwestern memorial hospital question on people's minds is the stricken senator conscious at this hour and will he be able to listen to the state of the union address tonight in washington

... we are hearing details about his rigorous schedule as u.s. senator ... his work schedule was relentless especially in the days prior to the stroke ... >>most congressional trips come after a very busy congressional session they involve a long plane ride a broad very little sleep and a vigorous itinerary >>congressman michael mccaul said that the trip to poland was growing less than one week before he experienced health problems he was with congressman quickly for a five day congressional visit meeting with the president of poland ... >>we were able to remove his breathing tube after surgery he was breathing on his home able to talk and answer questions appropriately and quickly some mentally we believe he is doing

well ... >>we are listening to a live press conference right now from the neurosurgeon operating on the senator he is giving us an update on his current condition >>it is a very mild sedation. >>neurologically when you are examining a patient which we do several times a day there are standard questions you ask them such as their name the day and other basic questions and then you give them commands to see if in fact they respond quickly and how long it takes ... and he followed those commands briskly >>he is moving his left side

... >>it is too early at this point for us to go through certain things he is still fighting to gain has the strength and health overall >>i believe the time course will be two weeks or possibly longer ... >>if you are not doing well, he would not be responding to questions, he would not be able to follow commands, he would not be talking in the fact that he is doing all of this this

quickly after having had this stroke and surgery is a very good sign. >>depending upon his level of alertness at the time ... if the sedation is wearing off he will say longer sentences ... >>he asked for his black barry yesterday so i believe he is ready to go back to work in his mind ... >>is previous condition and life

style with his former wife ... was that healthy? >>as far as i have known him he seems to work regularly and eat a healthy diet as a politician i cannot imagine anyone not having migraine headaches ... i wouldn't attribute this to stress it was just a very unfortunate situation that occurred ... i have served on his health care policy committee i am not his regular doctor ... he has slight facial paralysis at this time ... it is a slight slur because of a paralysis ...

what therapy this gets better >>i am sure he realizes what is happening ... i do not know the status of his spirits right now i am sure he is concerned for his condition ... the piece of bone taken from his skull is a single piece of bone when that is taken it is deep frozen in a sterile environment so that we may put that back when the swelling subsides enough is a fairly simple procedure it's a simple one because the healing has not gone so far you can simply place the bomb back in its position and connected this

and it's the firm reconstruction of the skull we used titanium in the past ... >>i do know the extent of his communication with anyone outside of his medical team right now. >>i have not seen anything personally all i know is what people have told me and what has been said or published. to my knowledge, has lifestyle is the lifestyle of a normal healthy person has sage who works out

tries to take care of himself and heats a regular and diet he has to pass a navy physical annually ... in the next week he will remain in intensive care the reason for this is due to the swelling in the brain and we would like to keep him under observation nonstop. when the swelling subsides he will be transferred from intensive care to a regular floor where he does not any longer require intensive observation ... after the replacement of that scull section he will go off to rehabilitation ... >>we're making day-to-day

decisions at this time ... overall i am happy with the senators progress he's doing very well where he is right now ... he speaks with his family ... with me has acknowledged who i am and what is going on around him. he has responded to the questions i have asked him directly.

>>that's the neurosurgeon at northwestern memorial hospital who operated on senator mark kirk he is a very at ease with the chicago media at this press conference the prognosis is good for the senator but it will be a long road to recovery ... >>at this time there are no infections or negative signs just some left side facial paralysis that is impacting the way that the senator can speak that could come back with therapy over time but that is something that he will be a reckoning with right now they are concerned with clotting pneumonia and other post surgical issues and that will be why he remains in intensive care what was interesting as that he has already been able to request

his blackberry's ... >> >>i can speak to his work ethic as an observer from the press corps he has a hard working conscientious politician ... >>it bears repeating that the senator's health was not necessarily a factor it was a rupture of the carotid artery.. so we do not believe there are any specific preconditions that contributed to this incident according to what we're hearing in this press conference ... we will give you all updates on the senator's health as they become

available ... turning to today's other top stories ... two small children are dead and their pregnant mother is hospitalized after an apartment fire early this morning officials say that the fire was started in the kitchen by another sibling. nancy loo is live on the far south side with more >>56 year-old brother was trying to warm food on the stove when the flames got away from him adding to the tragedy a locked door with no easy access to the apartment complex ... >>the bodies of three year-old destiney myles and her one year- old brother jeremiah miles ... at the inquiry place apartments were found after the mother felicia got the 6 year-old out but could not get back into it get the other two children

because the door and locked behind her ... >>a passing tow truck driver and police sgt worked to knock down the door before the firefighters arrived they were treated and released for minor injuries and there were said they could not save those children >>there were flames everywhere we were on our hands and knees trying to get and all i could think about where my own twin daughters at home a year-and-a- half old and i am heartbroken for this woman >>felicia miles is a single mother and she is now traumatized by the death of these two young children she tried to save these other two and she passed out twice they told her she could not re-enter the building >>the firefighters arrived as soon as possible after 330 in the morning ... they were delayed by about three minutes because there is no access that is easy the crews had to circle

for about a mile because of a chain-link locked fence ... >>we were hoping that we would never have to face a fire in this complex because of the security ... >>that was designed to keep lots of illegal activity out of this community is said this situation we have to do we address the issue >>the alderman said that the fencing has reduced crime in the area but obviously that came at a high price ... the children's mother is seven months pregnant with a fourth child she remains hospitalized she is expected to recover >>the illinois supreme court is changing its policy to allow news cameras inside all state circuit court rooms. it is part of a pilot program to be used on

a limited case by case basis officials say that it will help determine whether media access and fair trials can coexist media experts say that it will allow the public to be better educated about the justice system but while the cameras will be allowed no jurors or potential jurors will be shown cases in illinois including the drew peterson murder trial and the man charged with killing three members of the jeff rutzen family broadcasters have long advocated the use of cameras and tape recorders during criminal trials in illinois said the public has the right to know >>coming up next president obama prepares for his sta that was me trying to be discreet with my vial and syringe. me, drawing my insulin dose. and me the day i discovered novolog flexpen. flexpen is pre-filled with your mealtime insulin.

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president obama will deliver his last state of the union address tonight before the official start of his reelection campaign. economy and job creation. some proposals will include tax reform so wealthy americans pay more and the bush tax cuts will expire. the white house released a preview of what to expect in his speech and house speaker john banner already gave his response ... >>we can fight for where i believe we need to go >>it sounds to me like the same old policies we have seen from this president spending higher taxes and more regulation ... >>indiana gov. mitch daniels will deliver the republican response and herman cain will give the tea party response. congresswoman gabrielle giffords will attend the address before she steps down from her seat to focus on her recovery from last

year's shooting in arizona >>republican presidential candidate mitt romney released federal tax returns and that reveals that he earned nearly $43 million and paid a little bit more than $6 million in taxes over two years >>he was in florida this morning for what his campaign calls a rebuttal to president obamas state of the union address his tax returns released today shows effective tax rate was just under 14 percent that is actually higher than a percentage of income that many americans pay a substantially lower than the 35% top tax rate for high earning people most of his income is from capital gains and dividends from investments typically taxed at just 15% >>the former house speaker newt gingrich and his consulting firm has released its 2006 contract with the government-backed mortgage finance firm freddie mac that contract shows that the

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with today's top business headlines ... >>watch out for more price hikes coming down from mcdonald's it will strategically raise menu prices to make up for higher commodity costs on top of menu prices that are already 3 percent higher over the past year. it will open 175 restaurants across the united states this year and renovate 800 more. verizon announces it lost $2 billion in the fourth quarter taking a big hit from the i phone ... it hopes to have

more than a million subscribers but the strategy has not yet paid off they're hoping people will spend more throughout the life of their contract on data and minutes >>research in motion is fighting to stay in the mobile phone game the stock is down nearly 12 percent over the last two days after a new ceo took over this week the concern is a lack of a vision from this new chief executive against the competition there is pressure mounting for ramim to put itself up for sale >>there is news that people spend four and half billion dollars purchasing coffee sales are up 19% according to the research firm ... ground coffee

takes the lead over instant coffee and single service cops ...ups.. the markets are down because of a lack of progress over the greek debt situation ... >>still ahead in the medical watch: the experimental treatment showing promise in fighting macular degeneration. but first they are some of the voices of the future they are performing as part of a benefit concert will have all of those details next ...

come together to support ronald mcdonald house charities of chicagoland and northwest indiana. here to tell us more about this is a ira antelia the code ceo of artist and brand along with ben gray the choir director for voices rising ... >>singing in a glee club or choir is a very cool thing ... and they are doing it for a good cause to raise money for families of sick children ... >>if you have a child to a is sec youwho is terminally ill or

needs important treatment you can check into a ronald mcdonald house and support your child as a family staying close by ... >>these kids do a fantastic job we are part of midwest young artists and we meet once a week for this performance coming sunday these will be a program of beatles songs ... >>we have very dedicated singers we performed with the chicago symphony orchestra chorus last month it is just a joy to work with them ...

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below chicago ... the snow has been washed away thanks to the rain that occurred on sunday ... last night the temperatures were not bad for late january ... there were low in the '20s ... we are recovering into the 30's right now it is currently 35 degrees at 0 hera 33 degrees at midway ..o'hare airport and 32 degrees at midway ... we may just see those northern lights tonight thanks to a solar shower ... highly charged

protons that eruption occurred late sunday so when this hits the atmosphere you see some dramatic displays of the northern lights are astronomers said that this is possible in spite of some scattered cloud cover this evening ... when you think about what we could be dealing with in january we have a very modest weather map with unseasonable warm temperatures along the gulf coast and no sign of arctic air here in the lower 48 ... it's below zero in northern canada of course ... that will come into the midwestern area this weekend but it will pull out early next

week giving us above normal temperatures once again ... we are one degree below where we were yesterday at this hour ... we have low humidity at 61% currently ... we expect sunshine this afternoon clouds will return tomorrow ... the next five days should average about four and a half degrees above normal ... we expect a brief surge of cold air for the weekend ... let's take a look at the rest of the country there was a powerful and deadly tornado action in alabama and damaging storms in arkansas and we're looking at another big

storm heading the pacific northwest taking the no. track ... snow is falling in terms of feet in the cascade mountains and in the rockies ... >>here in chicago we will be mostly cloudy tomorrow ... we are looking at the southern storm on the mathmap and the buckle in the jet stream combined with that pineapple express happening on the west coast ... we're looking at another area of precipitation heading for

downstate illinois there could be some pretty good rain even hellail.. texas is facing severe weather ... that will travel to the deep south and florida over the next three days ... we're looking at high wind over montana ... it's been a rough couple of weeks out west especially in the pacific northwest ... the rain will be the heaviest to the northwest we

are in between all of these turbulent zones of whether ... late friday night into saturday morning we will see some precipitation it will be chilly this weekend ... it will warm up early next week ... we are now into the low 30's here in the metropolitan area ... we could see those northern lights tonight the clouds may just arrived by the morning ...

we are looking at above normal temperatures going into thursday ... we have a pretty tranquil weather pattern ... we are 10 degrees warmer than we were last year at this time with half of the snowfall amounts ... we have storms flying all over the country and it's nice when they miss chicago. it is time now for today's trivia question: which children's book character has a portrait of her hanging in the plaza hot [ woman ] i was living with this all-over pain. a deep, throbbing persistent ache. my doctor diagnosed it as fibromyalgia -- thought to be the result of overactive nerves that cause chronic, widespread

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a new policy for chicago public schools would allow students access to emergency medication. specifically epipens to manage life-threatening asthma and allergy attacks. if approved by the board tomorrow each school in the district will have 4-6 epipens in stock. an estimated 4000 cps students have diagnosed

allergies. the new policy would also let students carry and self administer epipens with a written approval from a parent or a guardian >>and a new clinical trial shows that to legally blind women who were injected with the embryonic stem cells experienced some improvement in vision. one woman had age related macular degeneration and the other had a disease that leads to progressive deterioration of vision the british medical journal the lancet reports that both showed slight improvement after they were injected with retinal cells that were derived from an embryonic stem cells this is the first time the results of a trial involving human

restaurant is here with us today. we are making a twist on eggs benedict ... >>first i will cut the bread ... next i will be breading the pork belly in seasoned flour and egg wash go back into the seasoned flour for a nice coating dropping

this into the pre heated oil @ 350 degrees.. that wil go it to golden brown. no to poach the eggs is warm water with a dash of vinegar. next we get bu ittter in a saute pan to toast

the ciabatta bread i have here. there are new items on the restaurant menu ... we changed around our french toast and this week we will be starting an hour biscuits and gravy ... we cure the pork belly in herbs and sugar and then we braise it to serve tender with the e

itggs benedict... e itggs benedict. we are putting a small frisee salad a bitter and peppery herb, we toss this with parsley and some pickled onion. season with a olive oil salt and pepper dressing.

>>it's very colorful and it looks good. normally weak service on english muffinthis dish is served on an english muffin but we are using ciabatta bread these poached eggs typically take about five or maybe six minutes ... >>elate restaurant is located at 111 west here onhuron here in chicago

they're hosting weekend brunch every saturday and sunday from 10:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. ... for more information on today's that was me trying to be discreet with my vial and syringe. me, drawing my insulin dose. and me the day i discovered novolog flexpen. flexpen is pre-filled with your mealtime insulin. dial the exact dose, inject by pushing a button. no vials, syringes or coolers to carry. flexpen is insulin delivery my way. novolog is a fast-acting insulin used to control high blood sugar in adults and children with diabetes. do not inject if you do not plan to eat within five to ten minutes after injection to avoid low blood sugar. 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

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portrait hanging in the plaza hotel in new york city ... her character lives there at that hotel and she wreaks havoc ... >>happy tuesday ... it is nice to have some sunshine. there is a big storm going through the southern states ... we have relatively quiet weather until the arctic air arrives here this weekend it is currently 36 degrees at o'hare field ... the

white and the pink area on the map is showing where the arctic air is pulling ... you will see the buckling jet stream bring the cold air to us from the northwest with 30 mi. per hour wind saturday and sunday ... that will leave it expeditiously and we will go back into mild air once again next week ... the next cold air will happen at the beginning of february ... the cascades and the rockies will be getting lots of snow and that pineapple express is still very active on the west coast any one of these weather systems can

emanate from that into the midwest to play havoc with us here ... but not in the short term fortunately ... the next sign of any snow flurries or accumulation could be monday may be a fair chance of a flurry thursday ... we have 40 degrees for thursday anyway ... >>thank you tom skilling and thank you for joining us today >>we hope you have a great afternoon remember we are back here with the news at 5 and again at 9 this evening ...