new coca-cola and pepsi for a bus on your store shelf. wgn news @ 9 screaming from the front of an airplane chicago intercom sparing passengers before track of their plan. top story are around the country talking about september 11th chicago flight on the ground in dallas flight attendant at one. screaming their plan would crash. shocked passengers

recording with the cellphones and not short of what else they could do american airlines flight attendant subdued and arrested passenger video shows a dallas police cars on the tarmac outside melee inside the cabin cameras rolling police carry a woman away. started with bizarre remarks over the intercom rant about airline bankruptcy reorganization >> statement makes everybody gasp she says not responsible for your crash at that point they cut the microphone. >> flight attendant reportedly subdued by passengers until police got there it to flight attendants injured no passengers injured according to airline statement never in danger. >> received proper care

spokesperson said command command other crew members assistance getting aircraft back to the gates. passengers landing o'hare airport understand it all things considered, and reporters first-class close to the woman intervened tackling flight attendant from her up against the wall batt but fantastic job keeping the cabin under control battle statement still investigating what happened on the plane no further comment. evacuations tonight downtown high-rise no injuries smoke on the fifth for-profit a big fire response people inside told us smoke stairwells and hallways. no word on because of

the fire. northwest indiana man charged hit and run accident killed lake county correctional officer injuring three others. crown point more on the man accused. >> suspect identified crown point custody tonight it turned to itself on wednesday alongside attorney >> for 42 year-old facing felony hit and run charges investigators pursuing more serious charges including homicide. >> very emotional 72 hours with the department. results charges filed today >> lake county sheriff says additional charges like be filed once more evidence is collected including toxicology report. tuesday night 25 year- old britney meux lake county

correctional officer killed while jogging. the other three convicts seriously injured but expected to recover registered to father signed in the presence of attorney searching the pierron should am not sure says suspect surrendered alongside attorney did not take any statement prior record owi 2009 and several speeding charges family members disappointed has not been charged with a more serious crime investigators working hard to collect more evidence >> ongoing investigation pursuing further charges. >> suspect scheduled to appear on the court on monday bond is set for $90,000 meanwhile

funeral arrangements planned visitation on sunday funeral on monday. full police honors of >> photograph of toddler bound and gagged now allowed visitation with her. revised his it's where when and how often andre curry see his daughter posted photograph of her face but last december he said it was a joke charged with domestic battery not allowed contact with witnesses in the case including the girl's mother and his own mother. former chicago police superintendent jody weis confirmed today the last day chicago crime commission. jody weis reside in interest in teaching research private industry he says has led an honor and pleasure to serve chicago crime commission city of chicago. departure is board chairman becomes president.

upcoming nato conference shutting down a boat traffic miles lake michigan united states coast guard keeping more than 1 mi. away from lake michigan shoreline nato summit mccormick place for two days but the shutdown lasted a week may 16th-24. closing for mile stretch of chicago river chicago tribune wharf to loomis street coal storage slip to the locks and to water filtration plant also reported new citibank south michigan avenue closed today federal insurance corporations could not find another bank to take over access to much of $50,000 insurance limit indicted cook county commissioner william beavers vice chairman of the new city bank william beavers reportedly a small stake separately facing charges separately tax evasion denies

wrongdoing. coming back from the procession to order 27,000 jobs last month third straight month solid hiring growth. candidates president obama man and 13 year- old accused of abusing animals since posted video on the internet story coming up and it

returned to the 60s this weekend at steady climb to the '70s tom skilling glorious details coming up. whoa! i'd love a set like this... ...well, i'd like a pony.

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wgn news @ 9 disturbing story of torturing dogs posting videos on you tube man at 13 year-old boy facing charges please call heinous crime. newsroom with the story. >> the motive the twisted entertainment prosecutor said joshua moore suspect said he was bored. >> dogs shaken flipped and dropped >> they forced the dogs to eat fecal matter biting a dog on the neck pouring rubbing alcohol on the animals. ripping off duct tape. videotape 5 the videos posted on you tube. police tipped off by peta 22 year old joshua moore investigated today identified by tattoos picked up before duane indian that charged

four felony counts of animal torture and 8 misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty. >> entertainment purposes did not see anything wrong with what they did. posted on you tube >> clearly swigging a dog around like propeller sprint lemon juice and animal face not entertainment >> police said moore led them to accomplice 13 year-old boy also facing charges as a juvenile. joshua moore admitted to his role in the crime >>13 year-old released to home

confinement and the dogs are busily and animal care. >> good news last week devastating tornado volunteers world vision chicago devdelivering supplies to harrisburg ravaged several rounds of tornados. world vision relief organization reaching out to families alabama and louisiana >> controversial film about african war board and army spread to the far corners of the internet this past week pregnant up 450 but you tube views in record time short documentary called kony 2012 story of joseph kony leader of lord's resistance

army. group notorious abduction and torture and recruitment of children as soldiers. san diego- based non-profit group called invisible children produced documentary so the world would know of joseph kony and bring him to justice. >> we are going to make joseph kony household name not to celebrate what to bring his name to the white >> not everyone completely supports the message of the documentary accusing producers and a pathetic fax exaggerated the scale of of the options that the somber homecoming for fallen marine turns into a source of controversy parking tickets handed out a funeral procession. coca-cola and pepsi clean up their recipe. >> learned to say ya'll i like

grits >> mitt romney trying to throw on southern charm

mississippi and alabama primaries coming up this week republican presidential candidates trying to make connection with the southern audience mitt romney records and cultural touchstones >> learning to say ya'll and i like grits >> mitt romney made a visit to a

nationally syndicated "rick and bubba show" taste of how tough it could be for him to connect to voters in the south questioned extensively on his mormon faith and a low polling with tea partiers evangelical christians mitt romney defended position recognized alien territory calling southern primaries and away game at >> rick santorum a couple of states alabama swing into kansas skating attack on president obama position on national security energy and global warming focus mostly iran nuclear aspirations within this to negotiate weakness in the face of hostility. newt gingrich continues playing to southern states new poll shows former house speaker taking the magnolia state by spam marchant campus ron paul tea party voters polled them presidential goals to limit government and eliminate any loss on the books.

incumbent gop congressmen same seat unusual scenario illinois 16th district. republican don manzullo held the seat for 20 years of gop 11th district congressman adam kinzinger wants to switch seats after redistricting. forcing his hand. don manzullo don what can he do in the next two years? not able to do in the first 20? washington d.c. and not about career running away from voting record all the way he can win say more conservative >> clubs are off 16th district stretching wisconsin to portions of rockford south to morris and pontiac east of indiana adam kinzinger state line combat missions iraq force pilot hopes to stay in congress trumping district man who holds the seat don manzullo agricultural

lawyer and former business owner not ready to get it up and a result attack advertisements >> biggest pressure spender tax dollars promoting himself national journal adam kinzinger record not much different than the democrat he replaced >> increased spending 60% under bush >> purpose of this start supply chain 5000 workers in this district plan had the tens of thousands of others involved automotive >> not something neither of us want to go through republican vs. republican >> could have taken on jesse jackson he chose to run against me down the voters decide in 10 days >> sunday marked the one-year anniversary devastating earthquake in japan red cross

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during a 5:00 show can see heads turning mentioned the number in the forecast 70 degrees >> 70 degrees extraordinary no other way to put this. jet stream early summer like vacation picture of these flowers already. sharing these with you all over the area.

northern lights reported parts of the area competing light with this full moon scattered northern lights there northern lights reported upstate wisconsin into the dakotas hardly a cloud and the sky beautiful day temperatures back to normal lulevels. forecasting weekend warm up 40 warmer in northern alberta province today that here in chicago. usually means warm air is coming to play. : fast at the moment the wind has died down and no wind at o'hare blow from the south temperature's rising by morning fairly cool tomorrow morning temperatures take off '60s tomorrow afternoon and sunday. 24 hour temperature

changes cool air in our area nippy tonight wind eastern o'hare know which reported last hour do point has been low could lead to rapidly spreading fire. 52 degrees above normal 11 warmest winter 11th warmest here we have had to date 141 years of weather records. tomorrow adding to the 35 mi. per hour wind gusts and rising temperatures look at these temperatures increments above normal next week 10 degrees at

20 degrees 6-10 days out. 11-15 day range. amazing. gale warnings on the lake advisories whether potential here also to the west. concern combination low humidity and when to tomorrow temperatures are cool look at the dew points humidity to calculate bluepoints part of the reason concern over fire danger. jet stream blowing in from canada from the west pacific air first coming up from the south gulf moisture on texas up later in the weekend. how that plays out animation high-pressure east isobars pact. with the warming-up big time tomorrow sunday clouds just beginning to enter the area, and over during the day strong southern wind showers breaking

up monday afternoon can get 70 degrees monday but tuesday as well. 70 degrees on tuesday in the realm of possibility record high temperature. rainfall coming down look at the wind blowing. wind gusts over 40 mi. per hour. wendy tamara night. a lot of wind transition to warmer air. looking at how the wind will be locally. bite midnight to the wind picking up and bite morning tomorrow. as we said it would be for the moment humidity bottled up down south texas and gulf coast moister coming north. three-dimensional look at the showers. when we come back 46 in. of rainfall parts of hawaii and the last week. sunshine in liquid form from time to time

waves and heavy rainfall most unusual. middle of pacific ocean wind blown up the sides of mountains producing extraordinary amounts of rainfall parts of hawaii. numbers on the update clear and should be tonight southerly wind raising temperatures 33 degrees in the loop. during the day tomorrow gorgeous day sunshine turning when the mild air high-temperature 60 degrees. increasing cloudiness loud late a shower or storm better chance at night. high temperatures 67 degrees. perhaps 72 degrees tuesday. reenforcing surge late next week and following weekend.

>> we could get used to this? >> yes we keep saying the other shoe will drop has been hanging up their. cannot give up on something happening yet. getting past the cold. . >> coming up a marine final home coming thousands lined the streets to remember american hero. >> and entertainment reporter dean richards chicago get big box office options.

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barry said tonight or been killed in afghanistan honored at his parish of buehrle neighborhood cpl conner lowry cpl conner lowry returned to his native southwest side

hundreds brother rice high school in tribute. one hand over the hard the other zero big american flag. batt but it is on real at this point like we just saw him yesterday >> died in afghanistan march 1st it said it currently being investigated motorcade dignified transfer midway airport to st. john fisher catholic church funeral mass tomorrow >> what marines to support each other and of brothers. brought my kids cpl conner lowry is a

hero >> cpl conner lowry and listed in marines 2008 discharged in four months. >> tomorrow funeral mass takes place at 10:00 a.m. brother rice high school >> visitation cpl conner lowry mayor rahm emmanuel and cook county commissioner john daly attended mourners grieved take its place on some of their cars vehicles mourning procession had visitation received parking tickets. department of revenue responding as soon as it was brought to the city's attention stop ticketing all tissues in tickets and the area have been avoided

>> homecoming open to become first women on lsu football team and matchup on the westside highlights in sports.

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civil war soldier made a martian? how about eddie murphy movie? go to the movies this weekend dean richards best and worst new flicks >> capt. john cartter virginia >> first up 100 year old john carter confederate soldier transported through a portal to mars winding up in the middle of interplanetary conflict fighting with the marcion's against other evil empire spectacular special effects battle scenes imaginative visuals stars avatar meets indiana jones hero for the most part delivers much of the look and feel of the movie could have been ripped from other sci- fi adventure is futuristic vehicles creatures making you feel and the star wars cantina not much new here i will admit

you do get $12 worth of escapist fun into the story rocket ship ride worth it john carter big galactic popcorn fun first big blockbuster of the year the plots. b +. just when you thought it was safe to see eddie murphy be again mind-numbing 1000 words place loudmouthed boldly somehow spiritually connected to a tree in his yard every time he says a word baby falls from tree more he talks more leaf falls when they are gone so is see to our game of trades not funny especially fails attempt at redemption. only one word to describe 1000 words awful d.

most charming movie salmon fishing in the yemen starring ewan mcgregory and emily blunt stop the government official oversee project desert with rebar and said she is the content between him and wealthy financing project movie about the project also patience and faith fishermen must have in order to overcome personal insurmountable problems funny charming smart a. >> up on my page of the website. wgntv.com/deanlists and if you like movie grades every week to your telephone text the word dean to 97999 >> thank and tom skilling this weekend at >> beautiful day tomorrow

weren't up quickly into the 60s on sunday current temperatures clear the near a boundary of 33 degrees in chicago and 55 degrees at the moment, all the warmer air coming our way. rainfall in texas what is happening hawaiian islands of basic normally sunshine and warm not all i've danced it at all time equally but there have been phenomenal rainfall totals. no. i did hit the hardest. stitching together east and west satellite near hawaii color shift. all part lo has been blocking pattern over the last seven days friday at one week ago while a time this morning

45.97 in. rainfall totals sampling of rainfall on and there tomorrow starting sunday clouds streaming north early afternoon rainfall sunday night partly sunny rainfall start repeating that again tuesday and wednesday record high temperature 73 degrees. starker southern wind pushing temperatures bubble of high pressure back to the '70s later next week following weekend. cannot be back. have a great weekend.

>> one teenager love of lego to whole new heights 18 year-old raul oaida sent lego space shuttle into stratosphere launching spaceship using helium parachute he got some air and hang time traveling 22 mi. edge of outer space camera tagging along germany going through clouds and of them used super glue to keep the shuttle together for these harsh orbital conditions. for as long as anyone could remember coming to the granite city alley misery matt palms each week can swing a mean one: average 106 beyond his age 100 years old art fletcher has not let it slow him down and

if that is not enough legally blind. it encourages youngsters and '60s and '70s to keep going at it homecoming queen to the gridiron mo isom a louisiana state university student wants to be the first woman on the school football team skills yesterday wauconda place-kicker tigers drills already athletes lsu amat soccer team top goalkeepers in the southeastern conference. might be a girl but ready to put on shoulder pads and play with the big boys >> 6 ft. 1 in. almost at about 190 lbs. i just said that on camera is all muscle i can't take a hit >> will not know if she made the team until august preseason package begins first female kicker at major college 2003 >> chicago celebrity speaking of

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fighting ally night change >> coming for a long time most surprised nobody day after lost to iowa big 10 tournament bruce weber fired after nine seasons 55-66 mark last six years biggest reason for change of direction fighting allied night.

12 of last 14 games lost overall 17-15 any doubt about future bruce weber sealed his fate lost a few weeks ago not tough enough past three years coached not to lose instead of to win. not coaching at all today holding players in his heart. >> handled a difficult situation truly. with courage and integrity. i will always be rooting for them at want them to have success. most importantly. i want them to know i will always be there for the rest of their lives >> i think it is just how they work trending early and coach bruce weber tenure great success here in the last four-five years i did not know if you want to say running in place or maybe he did it digressed a little bit. >> notre dame and the semis of the big east scores one and we

built got things going midway in the first half second half cincinnati and the title game. able to take a around this evening jonathan toews upper body injury a concussion getting better no timetable return to get action ninth straight game back on the ice also battling concussion by cox down 1-09 save andrew shot the redirect. blackhawks down to again falls down and opens the door patrick kane finds patrick sharp wide open. one minute later again all

by himself. blackhawks just one that came moments ago final score 4-3 for the blackhawks. robin ventura and has dale sveum to head a cactus league version of crosstown classic. edgar edgar gonzalez towering shot to left to run home run off chicago chris sale cubs never looking back. this one from marlin byrd left field solo shot making it 4-1 chicago cubs won more long ball left and that backup catcher marlin byrd steve clevinger another solo shot 5-1 chicago cubs. chris sale got the loss. first one.

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