d potatoes and dinner is served. four minutes around four bucks. campbell's chunky -- it's amazing what soup can do. a jet blue flight with more than 80 passengers on board is headed for chicago after it was diverted to buffalo this morning by a bomb threat. good afternoon i'm tom negovan in for steve sanders ... >>and i'm dina bair we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country and wgn america ... >>jet blue flight 923 was set due to arrive at o'hare at 830

this morning and will be arriving shortly ... the plane was diverted because of a security issue to women are being questioned one of them a passenger >>this was a domestic dispute ... there was no bomb threat that was verifiable the plane has been cleared and sent on its way >>the plane left boston at 630 it was diverted to buffalo where it landed at 830 local police and federal agents were waiting all eight passengers were removed including luggage and dogs searched the bags and the aircraft the two women were detained one called in a threat to jet blue headquarters alluding that there might be a situation on board with another

female passenger this comes after last week's incident where a flight attendant on an american airlines flight from dallas down to chicago announced in a rant that was sometimes incoherent that there might be a crash ... as for the jet blue flight is due here momentarily >>the afghan taliban is vowing to take revenge for the killings of 16 afghani civilians allegedly by a u.s. soldier the soldiers accused of going on a house to house shooting rampage in two villages near his base nine children were among those killed the afghani parliament is demanding a public trial for that suspect the international

security assistance force of nato said that the soldier act alone and turn himself in he is in u.s. custody as investigators try to determine motive >>this was a soldier who was in the army for some time it was not his first deployment with respect to his motive we cannot comment while the investigation is active >>president obama said he is deeply saddened by the shootings and he called president hamid karzai to express his shock. >>the soldier who killed those civilians comes from a base that had several recent issues joint base lewis-mcchord in the washington state is one of the largest military bases in the country it also has high rates of deployment a tripling to cases of mental illness domestic abuse and suicide

in november a jury on that base convicted a surge in u.s. soldiers stage combat situation so they kill afghan civilians at least 12 soldiers from lewis- mcchord killed themselves last year alone and the bases medical facility was criticized after hundred 85 diagnosis a forensic scientist from the university of indianapolis is expected in gary indiana to help identify bones found near railroad tracks these skeletal remains were found by a man walking near the tracks along chase street on saturday night initial reports say those bonds are from a small child the friends together apologist is expected to arrive on the scene later today police said they hope he will shed light on that case >>after a two-year absence the south side irish parade returns

with its original family friendly theme >>the parade kicked off at 103rd and western in beverly yesterday the last parade in 2009 was marred by fights and 54 arrests this year organizers hired private security and extra police to crack down on drinking along the route the parade itself was shorter with fewer floats at a crowd half the size of one person was arrested for public urination family and friends are gathering for the funeral of the corrections officer that was killed by a hit-and-run driver in lake county indiana last week there is a large police presence in hammond indiana for britany muex ... bob jordan is

live everyone is here for her she had been hit by a hit-and-run driver along with three of her co- workers ... there were jogging ... authorities say they were mowed down by a driver from crown point who did not stop instead he kept going leaving those officers heard on the ground pretty music died from her injurie the others are britany muex died from her injuries the others are expected to recover ...

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they say a college honor student threatened a shooting rampage that would make national news. campus police at the university of maryland said that 19 year-old alexander song posted a message that he planned to kill as many people as possible ... the message also reportedly included a warning to " stay away from the mall " alexander song was unarmed when he was arrested yesterday he was ordered to undergo a psychiatric exam the university suspended him and banned him from campus he is charged with posting a

threat on the internet buffer a key ruling is expected today in the jerry sandusky sex abuse case. it judge will decide how much information prosecutors must share with his lawyers the former penn state assistant football coaches accused of having sexual contact with 10 boys in school athletic facilities. his attorneys want exact time states and days of the week when the alleged abuse took place as well as a list of witnesses to those incidents jerry sandusky is not expected to attend that hearing. >>dozens of women and children were brutally murdered in the syrian city of homs. it happened yesterday after peace talks between the u.n. envoy and the syrian regime failed to reach a ceasefire agreement activists said that the massacre was orchestrated by the regime of president bashar al-assad but syrian state-run media said the civilians were killed by armed

terrorist groups in gaza city five people were killed today and dozens were injured in a new round of israeli air strikes. palestinian officials say the bombings killed two militants and 15 year-old boy. at least 23 people at been killed since last friday. israeli leaders say the air strikes in response to more than 100 britax from the gaza strip. the fighting is the worst corporate the violence in gaza this year. it comes as an israeli and the world's attention has been largely focused on iran and syria ... >>the people of japan posted this weekend to remember the victims of a deadly earthquake and tsunami that devastated that country one year ago a moment of silence was observed yesterday afternoon at the exact moment the magnitude 9 earthquake struck it triggered a massive tsunami 33 minutes later that year nearly 16,000 people were

killed another 3000 went missing 350 square miles of northeastern japan was decimated including a nuclear power plant the team behind the controversial viral video "kony 2012" picking up the camera once again to answer critics' questions the nonprofit group of visible children has been called in question never number of issues including its evangelical routes and the fact that only a fraction of its donations goes to its subjects the founders released a 10 minute video today addressing those and other concerns they said there's nothing to hide and i don't want critics to distract from their mission to have ugandan warlord joseph kony arrested ... george clooney is set to testify this week before the senate committee on foreign relations and that the situation in sudan the actor and human rights activist is the co-founder of a washington d.c.-based organization that works to deter violence between northern and southern sudan

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was a jump of 50¢ over a month ago to about $4.15 per gallon on beejal patel of bloomberg news the price of a gallon of gasoline has risen 12¢ in the past two weeks that's 31¢ higher than one year ago tonya francisco got out to speak to some drivers in the suburbs about the pain at the pump you may have noticed that prices have gone up 13¢ per karengallon one week alone ... >>this woman graduated nursing school working a second job ... she thinks what it takes to fill her tank is outrageous >>it's time to invest in

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side the accident happened in the 400 block of east pershing and the bronzeville neighborhood early this morning. the cook county medical examiner said that the driver was likely going at least 100 mi. per hour at the time of that crash police will not release his identity until his family is notified the motorist was alone in his truck no other cars were involved police say it's not yet clear if drugs or alcohol played a role in that crash >>there is still no official word on what caused a fire that killed six horses in round lake to of the horses killed were descendants of triple crown winners secretariat and seattle slew the honor was able save three horses from the flames because of the fire remains under investigation the federal government has rejected the illinois request

for a disaster declaration after a tornado swept through downstate harrisburg much of the town was led by that storm february 29th governor quinn asked for disaster assistance for five counties but fema said the damage does not rise to the level of a federal disaster so no federal aid will be sent there >>we are in contact with senator kirk's office for a joint appeal of this federal decision ... >>field and determine that the state assistance private insurance and help from the community organizations will be enough to repair the tornado damage in harrisburg and therefore there's no need for washington to be involved ... governor quinn is endorsing congressman jesse jackson jr. for another term the governor took the rare step of issuing that endorsement in writing not at a press conference or in an appearance with jesse jackson

jr. jesse jackson jr. was a central figure in the corruption trials of rod blagojevich governor quinn is predecessor he is being investigated by congress over an effort by his supporters to buy him a u.s. senate appointment challenger debbie halvorson said jesse jackson jr. would be too preoccupied with defending himself to be effective as a congressman illinois will get lots of attention to the candidates for president this week the primary here is march 20th. newt gingrich is scheduled to be at several campaign events in the northwest suburbs wednesday and thursday ron paul will be at the university of illinois in champaign urbana wednesday rick santorum has rallies that are scheduled in niles and elgin friday and saturday president obama will be in chicago friday for a fund-raiser mitt romney is

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be one that comes to mind ... but that is the job of the 18th whether squadron in fort bragg in north carolina. battlefield weather forecasters support the army by gathering crucial weather data to use for planning missions these group of heroes are not only meteorologist but they also jump from planes to get important weather information >>the crew uses whether the loans as the upper air sounding

system as that the lone source through the atmosphere wind pressure temperature and in the two-point data are recorded and transmitted to ground computer other tools they use include a laser range finder a gps receiver night vision goggles and satellite phones one thing is for sure the 18th whether squadron members share a common passion of meteorology and serving their country >>the year force reserve flies hurricane reconnaissance flights they have taken that up since the navy had been doing it before for many years ... when you think about it you need to know the weather if you are in combat conditions ... they do a wonderful job ... we have had intern's hear from military scholarships that have gone on

to do this kind of work ... in chicago it feels more like the month of may today we are on target to break a record perhaps 80 degrees wednesday phenomenal warmth. hail and thunderstorms to the north in wisconsin ... there have been warning since early this morning ... currently it's 64 degrees. we have a powerhouse jet stream over head. powerful wind gusts are happening ...

let's take a look at the temperatures ... truly remarkable. looking to reach out into the model forecast we continue to see the warm weather happening. 64 degrees at o'hare 63 degrees at midway ... with 45 mi. per hour gusts at o'hare ... not since october have we seen western levels getting this high ... we are seven and a half degrees warmer than the first 11 days of

the month ... the clouds are heavy over much of our metropolitan area ... we are 20 degrees above normal for this time of year ... over 40 mi. per hour wind gusts here in chicago. we're looking at some rain totals around the area ... the week ahead will be warm we have 40 mi. per hour gusts and

thunderstorm issues this afternoon ... we have several above normal temperature records going on this week ... there is a possible severe weather in area we were looking at racine county has one of them ... here is a good look it where the rain is happening now: through the northwest suburbs it's been prolific. the storms reaching up to 29,000 ft. and that's producing those heavy downpours.

north of our aurora and dekalb areas ... we will see warm air being pumped in by the jet stream later this week ... this afternoon before 4:00 p.m. i will see those thunderstorms and strong wind there will move into the southern suburbs by this evening things will dry out overnight ... a little bit cloudy tomorrow morning and we will see some mild air ... this afternoon here in chicago unseasonably mild with brief

showers developing and gusty thunderstorms late this afternoon high temperature will be 66 with southwest wind 15-25 mi. per hour ... tomorrow sunshine and unseasonably mild afternoon lake breezes are possible by tomorrow will be in the upper 60s ... 67 degrees cooler at the lakeshore ... we may reach 80 degrees by wednesday ... this is the sixth consecutive month of above normal temperatures expect a pretty

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there may be more thunderstorms this afternoon. after 4:00 p.m. they may be pulling out of the area ... what is amazing about all of this is the warm temperatures lingering ... it's just extraordinary. there will be some fog after the rain and tomorrow will begin cloudy but we will warm up for wednesday and we will see some light breezes the temperatures will reach the '70s frequently may be breaking a record of 80 degrees wednesday ... thank you tom skilling, and