and remaking the city, one bike path, one park at a time. millions of dollars being spent. what you'll see for it. a strange day. there is no doubt about it. it was a strange day. a jetblue passenger tells us about his flight after a bomb threat diverts the plane to another airport. tonight the fbi providing a few more details. good evening, i'm micah materre. i'm mark suppelsa. our top story seen around the country tonight on wgn america. the flight starting in boston was headed to chicago but diverted to buffalo. wgn's sean lewis joins us with the details. sean? charges may be filed against the woman in boston who called jetblue airlines this morning saying that a woman on board flight 923 may pose a threat.

after the plane was diverted to buffalo, and the fbi questioned the woman on the plane investigators determined she wasn't a threat though, other passengers said it was obvious the woman was in distress. i was sitting next to her. after landing safely at o'hare just after noon monday gason patterson told us he knew something wasnt quite right with the woman sitting next to him. she was sobbing and she had made a page to the attendant a couple of times but she was sobbing the whole time. the woman, he says, talked to the flight attendant in the back of the airplane. then without warning, a diversion to buffalo, new york with law enforcement all around. yeah, it was suspicious, definitely. and she received a couple calls when landed and i had pointed out the police that were all around the plane. i pointed them out and i said are they here for you? and she said yup and that was it.

the fbi in buffalo says it was jetblue that got a phone call from a woman on the ground in boston.. indicating there may be some sort of threat to the plane. investigators now believe there was a domestic dispute in boston. the woman on the plane says the fbi, was headed to chicago to meet a man. but without concrete information during the flight the passengers were never told that there was a threat of any kind. everyone thought it was mechanical until we actually had landed. after landing in buffalo the woman was questioned by the fbi and released. when we came off the plane she was in the squad car sitting in the back and there was a dog there. its a strange day, theres no doubt about it. it was a strange day. the fbi is working with the u-s attorney in boston on possible charges against the woman on the ground who called in the threat to jetblue. so far no charges are filed.

a suspicious package.. an evacuated block.. and emergency personnel everywhere. that was the scene in pilsen this afternoon. small businesses were evacuated when the suspicous package was found at the intersection of 18th and ashland. emergency personnel were then called in but the package was found to be harmless. traffic was blocked off for several hours forcing drivers to divert around the area. a sexual assault as a community on alert this evening. we are on the city's southwest side tonight with details. people live in this area do not know much about what happened sunday morning but they do know they bought the attacker caught. between 53540 5:00 a.m. sunday while many residents near 46 and police say a woman was sexually assaulted. she was walking alone when the man grabbed her from behind and pushed her to the ground. my heart goes out to the

girl. neighbors like susan were reminded today to be extra careful after police issued a community alert for the neighborhood. i think it is terrible. knowing what she went through. walking anywhere. is a quiet neighborhood and usually you do not hear anything about it. it is shocking. the victim was able to give investigators only of a description of the man who attacked her. wheat walk all the time and we never think that will happen to a neighbor. it is bad when something like that happens. this is a good time to remind you of tips from police. if possible to not walk alone at night or in the early morning. if you are confronted by someone, remember to look for unique features that can help identify that person. if you know anything about this sex assault your asked to called

area one police. the first baptist church of hammond, indiana was packed this morning as mourners said goodbye to corrections officer britany meux. she was killed and three of her fellow officers were injured when they were struck by a hit and run driver while jogging last week.meux, who began her career as a marine, was honored with a huge turnout by law enforcement personnel from near and far. this is a tribute to the officer. the way the law enforcement community it turned out. they came from as far away as new york and florida. it is just ... the thin blue line was there to support the family. 42-year-old jason cozmanoff turned himself in late last week. he's charged with multiple counts of failing to stop after an accident involving death and serious injury. only a couple days of freedom left for rod blagojevich. the former governor must report to a colorado federal prison on thursday.

he'll be spending his last time in chicago with his family -- and the media. blagojevich is planning one last news conference before leaving for the federal pen. having been a witness at the trial reporters asked mayor emanuel today about blagojevich going away, but the mayor says he won't add to the commentary. i will not add any insight to it. there is a family here and there are children here whose father is about to go to jail and my thoughts are with them. the former governor will be serving a 14-year prison on corruption charges last year. residents of downstate harrisburg and illinois' top politicians were stunned by fema's denial of funds to help the town recover from the damage done by february's tornado strike. fema investigators say state assistance, private insurance and help from community organizations will be enough to repair the damage, and the federal government doesn't need to step in. senator dick durbin contacted fellow senator mark kirk's office to plan a joint appeal. harrisburg's mayor couldn't

believe the decision. we are definitely owed those answers. we need to find out how the decision was made, who made the decision and why. it is my goal to take care bar citizens and make them whole again without help we will not be able to make some people hold. the mayor says he hopes president obama will visit devastation for himself. here in the chicago area thunderstorms have moved out and we are bracing for record heat. . > truly raremiracle truly rare meteorological history. we could have record highs in the next seven days. record heat unusually early this year. . > also coming up. more fallout

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u-s officials trying to calm a tense situation that's brewing in afghanistan. afghans mourning today the deaths of 16 people including nine kids after a u-s soldier is accused of going door-to- door shooting people as they slept. nato officials say the army staff sergeant acted alone and has turned himself in. president obama calls the killings "tragic and shocking." secretary of state hillary clinton trying to distance the u-s from this soldier. we send our condolences to the families who have lost their loved ones and to the people of afghanistan. this is not who we are at the united states is committed to seeing that those responsible are held accountable. tensions have been high in afghanistan ever since copies of the quran were mistakenly burned by u-s troops. american leaders are worried this will add fuel to the fire. our terrorism analyst is joining

us to talk about the possibility of retaliation. what can the u.s. due to make good? i am afraid it will be difficult because the first thing they are demanding they will not get carried to be tried in afghanistan. that would not be acceptable to the united states. that could be a real trouble spot. we are feeling the heat now when we reject bring the soldier back for trial ... i do expect trouble. the threats from the caliban don't bother me. being shot at from the front and a bullet in the back from the very people you are trying to train and help and stand up so that they can have an independent secure country. relations are afraid with the karzai government and we will see our allies political advisers. pulling back. this is a situation that is not going particularly well and i do not

expected to get better. trust? ironically people forget the week killed canadian soldiers and at the beginning of the war. when the trust is already frayed when they already do not want us here. particularly when it is a special forces unit in the village telling people to come back and we will provide security and protect you. this guy was not a green beret. but it is probably the worst combination of things. your opinion. he essentially lost it? i am not qualified but what concerns me is that he suffered a traumatic brain injury in iraq in his third tour in 2003.

.. there doesn't seem to be anything else to explain his bizarre behavior. nobody killed or phrase of close friends who were lost. some others but you understood. there were lost the retired there stressed they were out of control. but this is something unforeseen and did not have those warning signs at least as we know. we were supposed to be out of there in a year and half or sell. is this a setback? as soon as you announce you will withdraw at a certain time, and they take the long view of things. insurgencies are measured in years not decades not years. the situations are causing the situation to deteriorate and i am not optimistic that we will accomplish more in the next year and half. it will be interesting to see how this happens in this election year. thank you for

joining us. . > still ahead. the southern strategy. still shaping up. plus the city council preparing to take up the issue of speed cameras. new details on how they work and a multi million dollar program to bring more recreation to neighborhoods.

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in alabama gingrich is three points ahead, also within the sampling error. rick santorum is ten points behind gingrich in alabama and 12 points behind romney in mississippi. romney got some help on the campaign trail from comedian jeff foxworthy. appearing in richland, mississippi, foxworthy invoked the name of his popular game show assuring voters that romney is smarter than a 5th grader. gingrich told the gulf coast energy summit in biloxi that president obama's energy policy is "kuckoo land." and rick santorum focussed on alabama, checking out dreamland barbeque in tuscaloosa. it's been a while since illinois had a voice in helping pick a republican presidential candidate.. but the state is a valuable prize for this year crop of candidates. and they're all headed our way. newt gingrich will hit several campaign events in the northwest suburbs on wednesday and thursday. ron paul will be in champaign- urbana on wednesday. rick santorum has rallies scheduled in niles and elgin this friday and saturday. finally, mitt romney is scheduled to appear one week

from today. the old boss and the 29th ward wants to be the new boss. he is raising some eyebrows. there isn't much political patronage to dispense. governments have all downsized. rep danny davis says it is not about and help jobs. the longtime congressman was a loss as a chicago alderman and he has been on the cook county board. the congressman now wants to circle back to set the political tone for the 29th is about what is the political philosophy of the neighborhood? what is the political philosophy of the community? what is it that people are looking for? it

is a sprawling thwartward. this alderman wwants to spread growth through the community. we're looking to bring chicago university to the 29th ward, an african american business district on chicago avenue. davis surprised many including grammar which this decision to politically divided after a corruption decision of an alderman, the decision to enter as an alderman has created friction. he needs to concentrate on his job in congress. for his job congressman davis says he wants to bring his years of service to bear and guidance. but the will alderman's say

nobody knows the toward better than the older men. primary voters will decide march 20th still ahead. after a firestorm of criticism. the local chapter of the susan g. komen foundation sits down for an exclusive interview. plus new bike paths baseless and playgrounds and basketball courts. chicago's plan to improve the great urban outdoors. coming up.

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the susan g. komen controversy. the organization was embroiled in at battle with planned parenthood, first cut off funding and and reinstating that mammogram grant. now for the first time komen is speaking out. with us is active you executive director. and from the howard brown clinic. . critics. komen the original decision was politically motivated and they did not want to find an organization that would fund abortions. can you get to that?. > i would say that because of this situation over the past

several weeks susan g. komen for the cure did make mistakes. from corp. founder on down we apologize if any of those actions caused anyone to second- guess our mission. it has been unwaveringly to help women. knowing nancy brinker it was a political issue it was not a political issue but it turned into one. i think there were people who did not know of that komen funded planned parenthood. what about conservative people who want to know if your funds are going to planned parenthood? here in chicago is interesting to note that the chicago affiliate's does not fund planned parenthood nor would they ask for a grant. and if they did it would go through the normal process. some rural areas, there is no other way to

get access other than going to planned parenthood. susan g. komen never told funding from the planned parenthood organization. it was about a future state when they would potentially not get funding. the mission is saving women's lives. let's talk about places where komen does provide grants. . > h health center exists to a eliminate discrimination against lgbt people. we promote health and wellness. . > for two years we have been funded by komen. 2010 and 200011

it helped us support community outreach and education where we initially were targeted to reach 5000 women, we successfully reached 7000 women. we educated them and provided access which is key access to care. thisthat is how people are saving lives. as a cancer survivor myself i have been involved in organizations that raise money including komen. the number one question i have been asked is what do you want people to know now? full disclosure. i am also way breast cancer survivor, almost three years. i think one of the biggest things i have learned about komen is that of all of the money raised in chicago 75% stay here in chicago and they

help fund great organizations such as these. 25 percent goes to global research. global research is key for clinical trials. at the ultimate goal is decreasing mortality rates and increasing survival rates. last people dying and more people surviving. early detection is key. 98 percent survival rate with detection. please go out and get your mammogram. mammogram screeningit is great for a lot of women who would not otherwise have it. thank you ladies. thank you for clearing the air and agreeing to speak with us exquisitely. if you missed our interview you can log on to wgntv.com. . > forget about spring if it feels like early summer in chicago. tom says we could see

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the next several days and may set record highs. but i have to share this with you. this comes from who captured a water spout complete with spray. i thought that was really neat from a beautiful place in the world. this is a beautiful place to although it was grab looking today. we made it up to 65 degrees today with a lot of cloud cover and that is just the beginning. we have it has come together in the north and east of us. the threat of severe weather is over. there is another storm coming from the west coast and it will be instrumental and tapping this

reservoir of unseasonably warm air. the arctic air is gone to northern canada. we are at 56 degrees. 71 degrees in st. louis where they set a high of 84 degrees today. 13 states with record highs today. are ready temperatures are rising. you can see nowhere is the air terribly cold. most of those zero meetings are more than the average high in the middle of the afternoon. winds have calmed down. is in the 40's now. moderate tree pollen and float mold spores. our allergist says he started to count about a

month early and there is already pollen in the air. he ran that test last week were and it is unheard of at this early stage of the season. we are in rare meteorological territory. we will not only c 70 bubbly may hit 80 and as i say the average is a month later than we expect to hit 80. it was gray looking today. but tonight it is 56 and skies are clear. it is nice to have the sunset approaching so late. a tornado watch in effect for eastern midwest and there

are wind advisories in the west as the next form queues up. look at the squall line that came together. here is where the lightning is. this is all to the east of this. clouds are towering 40,000 ft. into the air to the west of destroyeddetroit. they are moving away from us and that is the good news. no rain in the forecast until perhaps a thunderstorm wednesday night and this weather system will bring us southerly winds. showers and warm air later in the week. unseasonable warmth. more possible records. the next 15 days in 5 day increments. 24 degrees above normal. 18 degrees

above normal as you head out into the 11 to 14 day range. the jet stream will set up here. this is that position more typical of lakes a spring or early summer. tomorrow the winds let up some and there'll be some light breeze along the shoreline in the afternoon the winds turning off the lake because of the cold water and the dense air over it. they run only slightly inland. the warm air will push right up to the lakefront. so partly cloudy and while cooler tonight well above normal. are low temperature 48 to 53. winds west 5 to 15. tomorrow a gorgeous day sunni less windy and mild. 69 degrees with west

wins. a little cooling late in the day along lake michigan. at fair and mild and 53 and generous son. on wednesday. 78 degrees would break up a record for that date. the 76 on thursday but break the record. the 76 on the weekend would break a record. better numbers for the weekend later on. thank you. . > a recreation makeover is coming up. a multimillion-dollar plan to improve the city. and

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worth hundreds of millions of dollars and will be highly visible to virtually every person in chicago lives near a park or recreational area. this was no small announcement. costing some $290 million. the plan taking abandoned train tracks and converting them to open trails. everybody said yes yes but we do not have the money. a great idea but it is not possible. all of the people who preceded this moment today i want to thank you for not giving up on the dream. the dream is 180 acres... with 100 cleaned up basketball courts... 12 new parks and 20 new playgrounds. 8 new artificial turf fields and 6 new community buildings including 4 new boathouses and a 2.65 mile recreational trail running along bloomingdale avenue. 37 crumbling viaducts need to be repaired.. but the city says it will all be done by 2014.

in two years we will transform this into an active part. lakefront trail with joggers and biker is going through the neighborhoods, not just the lake front. going through the neighborhoods along with six parks at the base of the bloomingdale trail for the public. the capital plan has been on the wish list for more than a decade... now federal funds and private money are making it possible. the new green space will link 4 chicago communities and corporations like the idea. i think that is what excites me the most about the project. it is outside. is a classroom setting but it is for the public to use. is about how to engage all of these communities in a way that is meaningful and to say this is not your part, this is our part. as if the much needed outdoor improvements weren't enough...mayor emanuel says the plan is expected to create 1200 new jobs. for residents --and runners-- on the receiving end of the new found green space...the reaction is obvious-- hurray. back when we were putting in an olympic bid that

is when it started. we lost it but this effort began. not for long... fences are coming down as soon as the city cleans things up. in logan square, julie unruh, wgn news. and we are learning more details about the speed camera plant. placed cameras going up. even when it's up to speed, there will be no more than 360 cameras total, spread throughout the city. anyone caught during the first 30 days will only get a warning, even if they're caught multiple times. after the grace period, the first violation will also be a "warning-only" pass. and to make sure you know you're heading into a surveillance zone, there will be plenty of clearly posted signs, so there will be no surprises. tickets will start at 50 bucks with an additional 50 added on for late payment. the new ipad hitting the stores friday but why you may have to wait to get one. and later in sports. of

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company would set up website shows up two or three week wait if you want to reserve one. the new ipad hits the stores friday. 15.4 million ipad two were sold in the last three months of 2011 and apple expects to surpass that with the new version. . > tom as the seven day forecast. > you will love the numbers. record highs in places like kansas and new york and milwaukee. we had 65 degrees. look at this sport even at this hour of night. keep in mind of our normal high is 45. the cold air has gone north. in the next couple days a high-pressure ridge lines the wins and they go southwesterly. they go southwest. that looks like rain

but is humidity and it could form some stress tomorrow night. giving way to mix sun wednesday and thursday but each day southerly winds up enough to overcome the lake breeze. there is the wednesday evening. look at these temperatures. these are the highest moral and that is probably underdone. '60s at the lake but '70s inland. look at the high temperatures thursday back in the same territory and four of the next seven days could be records. temperatures dipping down just a bit by the late tomorrow afternoon. southerly winds. pumping moisture. lots of cloud cover later in the week. there could

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finish. he was really good tonight. and gibson was a man on the boards at the united center with 13 rebounds and eight on the offensive end. that position led to this. the killer shot. rose had 32 and heavy minutes tonight. they could not shake the mix until the end. jimmy bubbler to put it back. he had eight and gibson had 15 of 18. the party is just beginning at depaul where the women's basketball team is the n.c.a.a. for the 10th year and a row. that is continuity on the part of the team and the blue demons get to play right in the neighborhood in the opening two games. that can only help. i do think depaul hoping for a higher

level and the demons are a seventh. they will open late saturday afternoon at allstate arena against brigham young. i want to invite governor quinn and to the game. rahm emanuel. there is one team going to the turn. notre dame has the number one seed in the raleigh region the irish will also begin at home... the hawks have re-signed danny carcillo to a two-year contract extension... peyton manning has visits scheduled to the dolphins and titans this week, the 49ers have signed randy moss, and the bears are said to be in the mix for pass rusher mario williams when nfl free agency begins tomorrow afternoon... the chicago fire begin their m- l-s regular season this weekend, on the road against the new expansion team in montreal... but they won't have goalkeeper sean johnson available, for a good reason... he's been picked for the usa national team that begins play in the olympic qualifying tournament later this month... a huge honor for johnson, who already likes what he sees from his team in chicago...

a team chemistry is great. we have been playing together for a while and a chance to play a lot together and going forward i think this is a special group that is capable of doing good things it's just a matter of getting it together. an opportunity to represent your country in the olympics is definitely a special moment. cactus league today, alfonso soriano got every stitch of that one off bronson arroyo of the reds, over the scoreboard in left field. sori's got four homers already. carlos marmol got beat up in his appearance but the cubs hung on to win it 8-6, joe mather hit a three-run homer. cubs win 8-6. not a pleasant afternoon for sox starter jake peavy either. they're playing oakland and the a's wore peavy out. coco crisp with the base hit in the first inning. peavy went two and a third, gave up eight hits and six earned runs. a's beat the white sox 9-4.

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