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band shell in grant park not daley plaza as organizers had hoped, now the hope is that this bank will be heard. >> they asked for an answer by the end of the day and they got one. those planning to march to the nato summit in may have struck a deal with chicago. >> put in writing because they will not believe it until they see it in writing. the city said the streets are too narrow the protest begins here at the petrillo band shell. i think this city would have been in a bad way if they decided to deny that which they apply for word in the forest place.first place. historic

cle with these national special security events we can come in and put in sweeping barriers barriers around mccormick place could keep the protesters from being seen and heard and while the city has rejected bayer's request for back up the department transportation did have this to say in the event the secret service doesn't make specific security zones... >> we have the right to take our

message directly there. >> the rally starts at noon here on sunday may 20th as the march to mccormick place begins at 2:00 that afternoon. >> it's the third act of vandalism against st. said on a church the pastor thinks it's intimidation and police hope surveillance video will catch the culprit. >> there is no evidence of it now but it 2:00 a.m. when chicago police came knocking him to tell fathered phlager live a t-shirt on fire on the church is door or plenty of questions in for starters who was behind it?

they are trying to tell him to back off now. if they think this is going to intimidate us they are wrong. someone was trying to torch the youth center in the church as video cameras koppel whole thing. you can see the person walking up about 2:00 this morning cut across the street and go up to the door. >> police are still reviewing the tape and are dismissing nothing because this is the third time in less than eight weeks that vandals gain members or someone has gone to the parish. the detective said there probably stepping up a notch now. any time a person has guts in ours to do anything to any part of any church, you have to be insane. the group was both visible and vocal. this is a bad

start, it's a gang hangouts. he chose this store because just last week six people were shot there and one died today the stores locked up the question is for how long. there is a bigger message to the little fire that hardly was. folks here asay estaban hope that video surveillance may hold the key to bringing in the person responsible but for now the police bomb and arson units continue to investigate. a police chief in the northern suburbs was arrested charged with drunk driving matt mccoy kutcher was arrested friday night after crashing into a car just over the state line in silver lake. he was swinging

back and forth and could not keep his balance he filled a breathalyzer it in the field sobriety test and was arrested. he remains on the job while the state is investigating. sickened by salmonella, 93 people nationwide, five in chicago alone and it's hard to stop it from spreading when health officials still are not sure where or how it started many of those affected say they ate sushi or similar foods before this is symptoms began. health officials are not recommending that people avoid any particular food or restaurant only if you have salmonella symptoms to check in with your doctor. one of the tornadoes that hit texas was in e s three with 150 mi. per hour winds. the day after some 13 twisters devastated

northern texas. the mayor of dallas says the town dodged the bullet because no one was killed. >> i think we counted three people taken to the hospital, we're looking at a miracle it is really something amazing. the twisters left thousands of people without power 500 flights were canceled today. a deal tonight between tribune co. and directv puts wgn back on the air for millions of directv subscribers just-in-time for cubs opening day disagreement and the four day that black out. from tribune tonight we are pleased extremely pleased to have reached an agreement with directv and return our valuable news and entertainment and sports programming to directv

subscribers. direct tv issue a statement saying they're happy to close the deal and put this behind them. extreme weather and global warming what one group thinks the two are connected. innovative ways to support entrepreneurs in chicago by building a whole community but tom skilling says there will not be an opening day warmup on gridley fields but there may be some hope for easter.

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one of chicago's most iconic a building set to open its doors to a brand new world of business, the merchandise mart will now help with calls 1871 for people looking to shake up chicago. crews are almost done getting ready for opening day. this is the state's newest effort at spurring job

creation 1871 is a reference to the great chicago fire. historians will tell you that 1871 is actually about what happens after the prayer when all of these technologies came to chicago and help rebuild this city. there are digital companies, they are small usually two-five people they are in health care, they're in financial services and marketing. here's a plan to give new company's office space in the heart of the city, and the last 25 years most new jobs have been created by companies that are five years or younger and in the last 10 years a lot of those jobs have been on the web. we

teach you how to create web applications that support people, different problems in the world that they see. the coach started late last year and has been nothing but up. along with using office space they will be educating its members fear taking what they can and try to figure out where they can be 400 companies are capable of

moving in but getting in is a hot ticket, they will pay $400 a month for the connection. we see the trend. the next wave in the next frontier of education and is going to be through technology. how many jobs these companies will eventually create is anyone's guess. technologies around chicago are really starved for that kind of talent. so the application

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follow from president barack obama about the affordable health care act continue tonight, two of the top members of his administration came to chicago today marcella raymond and the news room with their response. ultimately i am confident that the supreme court will not take what would be an unprecedented extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed. the comments were made monday and within minutes president barack obama anchor federal judge jerry smith a republican appointee on the u.s. court of appeals for arguments in a lawsuit over the affordable care act, he said the president's comments were a direct challenge to the

authority of the federal court and ordered the justice department to submit a three page single spaced letter by news thursday stating the position of the department on the content of judicial review. attorney-general eric holder and health and human services secretary responded to the president's remark. the court has the final say. we are implementing the law with that confidence. president barack obama is a formal constitutional law professor at the university of chicago whether he was tried to ruffle the feathers of the supreme court isn't clear but he definitely got a very strong reaction.

>> i don't think he broke any new ground in the comments that he made. general holder says he is in the process of responding to judge smith's request. another member of the president treasury secretary said the economy is recovering under president obama and his singing can be fixed just by cutting taxes and spending. your living with some really tough challenges in the country as whole, if you look at the underlying economy there are lots of things that are promising in the future and that is because this president moves

so progressively alongside the fed to break the back of the financial crisis. they noted that the auto industry is at a 200,000 jobs in the last two years he said jobs are returning to america and labor costs rise overseas. five new orleans police officers have been sentenced to prison in connection with the shooting death of two people in the aftermath of hurricane katrina four of the officers were sentenced to 38-65 years in prison for violating the civil rights of the two men who were shot and killed six days after the hurricane slammed into garlands back and 2005 of former detective was sentenced to six years for trying to cover-up the shooting. the issue of global warming always sparks heated debates but what is not up for discussion is the amount of damage while the weather can do

researchers of environment say the right at least 14 extreme weather disasters that cost more than $1 billion in damage across the country to of those events happened here in illinois there is the relentless snowstorm in february 20th 11, the study says 24 of 25 illinois residents live in a county that's been struck by some form of extreme weather. these things are not just coincidences he also says the obama administration targets cars and trucks will, soon to help reduce harmful carbon pollution. thousands of service workers on the verge of a strike next was some janitors say they need to take action and also the personal struggle that has inspired one cubs pitcher to give something back. and the

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a salute to opening day with this serious health kick for awareness, ryan dempster had to the mound and will focus on winning and the dedication it takes a lesson he learned from his daughter reilly but her focus was no game. some of his most important plays don't have happened on the diamond but instead they take place on a slide. this is his three year- old daughter and on the playground she is a tough catch but her dad is happy to take this ball of energy, from the day she was born she has had to climb a few mountains to get here. >> we knew something was wrong with what she was in swallowing. >> the doctor suspected a chromosomal abnormality that can cause a host of health issues feeding and breathing or her greatest challenges once reilly

was born she spent nearly four months and a hospital first to have a feeding tube inserted into tracheostomy to help her brief. along the way the dempster's heard mixed messages one doctor said that riley's condition would never improved. jenny dempster was right, riley worked hard and stepped up to the plate and after months of physical and occupational therapy she had a huge milestone she made it happen she sat there and went through therapy to figure of how to make herself swallow. that's when doctors removed her breathing tube, riley's improved

swallowing help to breathe on her own in less than one year later another victory she was able to take in food for her mouth, no more feeding tubes. knowledge really is key. riley still faces a few obstacles but she can handle a few curve balls she definitely has a lot of energy and is doing a lot of great things. an early diagnosis gave riley an early advantage, a gift for parents are sharing with others to the dempster family foundation, this summer the foundation will be hitting the road in a new bus tour to spread awareness. >> it looks like jackets will be necessary at wrigley field tomorrow, tom skilling has more chilly opening day forecast and

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states under freeze watches today and two nights from now we have a full moon but why wait? look at that beautiful shot of our moon in these clear skies and our photojournalist captured the ivy, this is the first time that anybody can remember that the id has been out for an opening day. we brushed snow off bleachers opened in chicago so we're a tough trade and it's going to be lovely tomorrow, beautiful in school today and the state averaged eight degrees above normal with a high of 58 degrees, this is the 26 consecutive day above normal in chicago and it's a test met for just how warm it's been that the school day was above normal bright and sunny with little wisps of high clouds you know that star cluster that went

through dallas? watch this thing is that tracks across the gulf. in these 11 states there are frost and freeze advisories' with flood watches in the wake of heavy rains and a good amount for the mississippi river and we have strong winds that may be a precursor to a snowstorm and parts of montanain parts of montana. the anniversary of our terrible 0: tornado but we have freezes

in frost's well into may. we have been in on the cool air back in and around us with the sprawling canadian high pressure whose northeast winds will keep loan tomorrow making a cool day out of wrigley, 48 is our current temperature. we are two degrees cooler than we work 24 hours ago and here are these biting northeast winds that will be blowing with us tomorrow, thermometer readings, this looks more like a march night in tier are the wind chills. it feels as cool as 39 right now. so it's a chilly night with when sustained at 20 at o'hare. high values of tree and weed paula around the area today. look at the range of temperatures at this hour. look

at the wind gusts that have been blown today and will continue to blows over tomorrowdo so tomorrow. the big story is the cool weather that will persist through the end of the week then moderate a little before the weekend. we're getting pretty short on the rain. tomorrow not a drop of rain, lots of sun and the game high 49. this big high-pressure circulates north wins. see how this thing just sits here, there is a blocking pattern above it.

we're in a cooler phase right now. beautiful sunny skies and clair patches may be some freezing conditions away from

the city of a like to mob. it's a little bit of an improvement for easter sunday. >> unhappy unionized workers in chicago land tonight 1000 janitors could strike and also why the chicago teachers unions claiming to have enough support for a work stoppage. sears one day sale is this saturday with friday preview.

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three years is going to determine what happens to our children for the next 30 years. >> a 13,000 janitors who are members of the employee international union are poised to strike if an agreement has not been reached by sunday april 8th they say they need a wage they can live on. >> they want to be able to take their kids to the doctor without being afraid of the medical bills. >> currently janitors are paid $11.70 5¢ an hour. >> brothers and sisters we have to stand together on behalf of all of our families we have to do what ever it takes whatever it takes to make the change. >> the janitor downtown and suburban commercial office buildings, public schools city of chicago facilities and most universities and other types of

buildings. >> the essentials that working families need are increasing and all of the workers of chicago new res. negotiations are continuing but two key areas are still outstanding are insurance and wages. the chicago teachers union claims there is overwhelming support for a strike if contact contract negotiations with the city break down the major issue separating them is teacher's salary. he found unanimous support for a walkout. a new state law requires support from 75% of its membership to approve a strike and the chicago public schools say it's too early in negotiations to talk about a strike. it is the perfect place

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>> wax models of the beloved royal couple william and kate excited people turned out to pose with the duke and duchess of cambridge it took 24 people for months to make these they cost about $239,000 each, they do look very lifelike and city get close. every detail to scale one of three waxworks and global debut in london, new york and amsterdam. am i the only one who gets scared by those things? they just panic made a little bit. >> it's like something out of

the step for wives. although they really did look lifelike didn't de? we will be 49 degrees tomorrow, look at lows tonight that is where we should be my morning with 20s and then tomorrow night we spread those thirties' down into northern illinois away from the city and that's when we can see some frost. watch how they fade out on friday that this morning in the evening so still the winds come off like they just won't be as strong pretty good rain's coming down, you see heavy rains down by the ohio river but most interesting are the storms that

are approaching florida right now, look at these things down there and how they tahawwur into the atmosphere, this was the leftover line that produce tornadoes yesterday in sections of texas. tomorrow 52 and 55 friday beautiful sunny skies each day. it warms up late next week so there is live at the end of the tunnel. >> honoring an iconic chicago cubs with a little comfort.

every guest gets a copy of the book perfect tan by pat hughes and also get a copy of jeff sandoz documentary runs into junior provided most of the photographs you will see in this week. i remember all of this stuff growing up. it was like summer camp. >> proceeds will donate money to the organization jay d. r f which focuses on type 1 diabetes research. it was complications from diabetes that took him. the new era of cubs baseball that begins about 15 hours from now. the bulls and blackhawks

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>> last time the cubs played at wrigley field stands when was in the dugout as the brewers' hitting coach in steel epstein was still in boston last september 21st into the cubs' dugout, new faces a bound and says rich king reports even the idea is off to a fast start. the sounds of baseball are backing for the first time in a long time a mild spring weather has given the field a midsummer appearance in april the cubs open against the washington nationals. 35 year-old veteran ryan dempster gets the call. >> it's always an honor to go out there and be the first guy to play for your team and

hopefully i can go out there and do my job and give us a chance to win. you sit back and look at the numbers of last year and it's embarrassing, we don't like that and we obviously need to address that and i think the work that we put into spring training is showing, we played better defensively. >> we tried to minimize mistakes and hold people accountable. it doesn't make any sense to me to let things go like that. how about a good omen? i will bet you this the

first time ever it will be green to set up for opening day. world hero david freeze added again with the two run single. derrick rose winter of fall practice today in deerfield and no one is san rose will definitely play, he says somewhat convincingly that is the game time decision.

>> my biggest thing is coming back to quick. rose doesn't sound real confident about plan tomorrow, we will see and we know for sure and he has been ruled out he will make the trip and center dave nolan will also miss the game. some intriguing matchups including a visit from the denver broncos and peyton manning the face former broncos of the preseason opener. after hosting the redskins into the closeout in cleveland. it will be here before you know it. before we go once again we want to welcome back to read tv viewers, i deal tonight between

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