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the risk of road closures for this month's nato summit. top story of around the country tonight. what chicagoans can expect. chicago office of emergency management >> city leaders doing an excellent job making themselves available to the media still have not heard from secret service about security plans for the weekend could happen sometime next week news conference today focusing specifically on road closures and public transportation. road closures during a nato summit affecting tens of thousands of commuters doing everything to keep people informed among the most important lake shore drive and 55 closed near mccormick place midnight-evening rush hour may 21st. closed between at 90-
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94 and lake shore drive >> streets in your convention center close roosevelt near the museum campus >> museum campus will be closed all day on sunday may 20th planetarium of aquarium and field museum not open that day. we have said from the beginning there will be inconveniences but they will just be minor inconveniences since last october belmont representing every department on hand to answer questions about the closure continuing to ask about security claim especially for those who live near mccormick place. not many answers this afternoon. >> no explanation in detail security at this point able to walk and drive to and from their home. also intermit did
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closures additions accommodations for motorcades. also affected cta to change several bus routes and metra to service on electrical line >> hopes to announce details of the next week working very closely with secret service and plans are dependent on ability personnel and the proper screening >> city leaders said the best way to stay on top of closures is on line website city of chicago and click on alert chicago signed up their officials most current information available. everything on our website wgntv.com >> size and scope of the nato
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summit reaction tonight president's right in the thick of it. >> we have a 50-50 reaction people say excited about the nato summit chicago on the international stage and a lot of people concerned about what that means for that how it will function that weekend. news restrictions for the nato summit spread today confusion and frustration >> kind of nervous where i might be going. i have friends in the south loop. i do not really know where i had supposed to go >> some will likely be leaving town >> does not have that option is the owner of restaurant. just
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outside restricted zone he will be staying open hoping for the best. >> one of the main protest right around the corner big concern what police plan to do the couple of doors down pizzeria also stay open staff and altering of the three routes >> the summit likely inconvenient for cta riders either delays or altered routes >> i think is good for chicago we can pay more attention can help us >> called the summit before the city >> we are staying after words really interesting thing about
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the nato summit the residual of fact many people going home was a great city it chicago is >> special or arrangements 32,000 animals require care getting employees in here they say that should not be a problem. chicago fire department paramedics accused of having sexually explicit facebook conversations with 11 year old girl. 42 year-old mark scanlon did communicating january 2011 numerous messages sexual acts and meeting for sex. $50,000 bond. guilty on all counts for man from iowa letters and pipe bombs to investment advisers attempt to boost to be value of stocks. 42 year old john tomkins of dubuque facing 32 years in prison. representing himself
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during a trial admitted wrote the letters to investment firm's executives will not explode. could have gone off. john tomkins to appeal guilty verdict. for the first time in nearly two years brief glimpse of former cop and accused killer jail drew peterson house to courthouse process his lawyer describes as an ordeal >> sticking cam and a room in the basement of the courthouse bareboned room and no television or radio notepaper or anything that they bring him up to court for five minutes >> quick court appearance a new judge last haven't retired while
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the case dragged on. dealing with so-called hearsay evidence. prosecutors with a recent appellate court decision allowing them to use the words of drew peterson legend victim former wife kathleen savio found dead in a drive bathtub in 2004. >> we are ready for trial interested in getting the case. >> they have no evidence of a say they were getting divorced she said he must have done that >> appeared sporting a beard prison jumpsuit and the attitude he had become infamous for joking with the deputies and the court room at chastised for it >> the waiting and sitting on his hands is over with we are at least moving in different direction. defense team busy
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preparing expert witnesses could be another three months before trial. top of the newscast mark suppelsa has the night off at 2 wants everyone to know why entering a month-long alcohol recovery program no single event that this crossing the bridge in his life needs to do this by his own choice. planning to return next month thinking of him daily looking forward to having him back. coming up dismal jobs report sign the economic recovery might be in retreat? company that manages chicago parking meters demanded more cash with the city mayor rahm emmanuel says not so fast and temperatures falling we might not have to deal with this much rainfall. tom skilling pierre wgn news @ 9
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giving up on finding jobs dropping out of the workforce director of trading at performance trust capital partners brian battle is in up the situation on the news at 5:00 >> statistics book of noise important is a trend where looks over the longer timeframe past few months deceleration we did not quite have a call in a recession but troubling having a slowing in job creation >> president obama says 4.2 million jobs created in the past 26 months more needs to be done so next week urging congress to pass what he calls common sense job creation plan. tonight parking meter mayor rahm emmanuel butting heads with the company that holds the parking meter lease deal $80 million last year wants another $14 million in the newsroom with more on the mayor's tough response. >> very tough response not
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holding anything back basically said he is not paying. chicago parking meter company $1.2 billion to lease a chicago parking meters llc metersmeters looked like they are slowly trying to get the money back. the parking meters have people fuming yet again. this time in the city top guy and great >> that is a new daily here to not know who they think they are dealing with. the deal was bad for the city of chicago >> the mayor received a $14 million deal from parking meters llc meters taken out of service for festivals and street repairs the mayor not happy with how they come up with the numbers bill? >> i sent them at leatherback. not a check in the envelope i am not doing it. we are not just because you sent a bill
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assuming i will have the taxpayers fork over money. they may assume that is how it will work but they have another thing coming >> top financial officer also blasted the company calling the numbers wrong letting them know the city should determine how much they are paid for the out of service meters and not the company under a 2008 agreement parking meters llc parking rates set last year totaled $80 million from drivers. >> already made $80 million off of this they should anticipate the streets will be closed could not need more money. city wants to pay them something that is fine but not $13 million >> ridiculous of the payment the greed and the world a lot of problems. >> second time in a year this comes up another fight for $13.5
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million bill for drivers who used disability placards to park for free bicycle arbitration total bill looking at one of about $27.5 million company no comment on this story >> coming up the woman at center of secret service prostitution scandal is now talking details about what she says happened the night he was picked up by secret service agent searching for answers family junior seau donates brain to researchers to look for signs of injury and the severe weather week tom skilling looking at what students need to know when severe weather strikes. living with the pain of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis... could mean living with joint damage. help stop the damage before it stops you with humira. for many adults with moderate to severe ra, humira's proven to help relieve pain and stop joint damage.
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wgn news @ 9 beastie boy who mca who passed away adam yauch lost his battle with cancer at the age of 47 years old adam yauch and two friends formed in beastie boy 1980's and became one of the most influential tax in hip-hop breakout album "license to ill" 1986 also produced movies and founded a film production company. brain will be donated to researchers junior seau family wants to know if he suffered any head injuries that could have caused him to take his own life shot himself just in his home oceanside california earlier in the week no word on who will examine junior seau brain. junior seau played linebacker in the nfl 20 years after his suicide brain of
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former chicago bear dave duerson donated to researchers at boston university found severe damage to parts of the brand judgment mood and memory. blind chinese activists to hit and the embassy in beijing could be headed to the united states. chen guangcheng can apply to travel to the united states a 40 year-old beijing hospital tonight treated poor foot injury suffered during escape from house arrest in other states state department says in touch with chen guangcheng >> i believe dr. officials as a bit him today we have been able to access them hear from him his wife and we filled project progress has been that made in the wake of the case trayvon martin interim police chief takes over for chief on paid administrative leave relationship between police
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department and community is safe he will address any gaps. was the police chief, ronald springs. former owner of chicago sun-times out of prison that call in canada tonight conrad black back in 2005 charged with racketeering money laundering obstruction of justice mail fraud wire fraud convicted in 2007 sentenced to six and a half years 2010 won an appeal and free on bail return to to present september on lesser charges perceiving credit for time served. the woman considered center of a secret service prostitution scandal embracing her notoriety. escort diana londono suarez appearing on television and colombia five hours with secret service agent last month said diana londono suarez barely got taxicab fare when time to leave. >> my friends or i we did not
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know there were agents. president obama agents and we left and we went to a place to purchase condoms and then hotel my secret service agents sent to colombia prior to visit to the country last month says the agents involved were idiots for budding and happen and if she were a spy she could have easily obtained information going through documents while the and suitcase. medical watch wearing a helmet during severe storm how it can actually save your life and tom skilling life-saving tips for students wrapping up severe weather week and noticeably cooler outside to not expected to get much warmer for the weekend.
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awhile. this was the story of two seasons across very photogenic storms last night look at these pictures from viewers. amazing storm shots look at this lightning across downtown area beautiful cloud to ground strike over the lake last night for the storms. working downtown look at what he was looking at out of thibodeau today continues tonight at all up and down over the weekend like instant fog 50 degree do point to air bringing the temperature down temperature at which humidity goes to 100 percent. and clouds and fog
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interesting shot looking northwest you can see the deck loren as cool air pushes inland can you see that tonight on the torture map look at this? 80s degrees in the suburbs northeast winds have blown these are wind arrows each one shows you the flow. right off of the lake. pushing cool air and land no surprise wedding in the county's adjacent because tonight visibility down to half mile about her eyes up and midway. visibility's up and lend fog coming off of the lake. what a stunning contrast across the country national weather pattern incredible warp 3 the plains states even at this hour continues 70 degrees at iowa.
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storm clusters working on this as well. 2.3 in. of rainfall at o'hare past seven days 280 percent of the normal amount of rainfall trend to going to continue more rainfall in the future not all weekend long thank goodness. totals around the midwest central illinois 4.8 in. of rainfall in our area 2.5 in.. rainfall that comes late in the weekend. expected to be substantial by sunday night and
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into monday. until then just a chance of showers area away from the late tomorrow. hazy day with cool air. going to see more of this rainfall and these weather watches over the weekend to the west. flirting with pretty good rainfall sunday night more on the update. forecast tonight partly cloudy areas of fog continuing along the lake some of that on michigan avenue. 50 degrees at o'hare. tomorrow looks like clouds sunshine next big spread in temperatures 73
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degrees if not adn spots in lead. o'hare topping out 67-70 with the east wind of of the lake. tomorrow night clouds of possible areas of fog and 52 degrees sunday mostly cloudy showers and storms developing later in the day more likely at night. southeast wind will be fairly brisk. >> cannot believe this is the last day of severe weather week has been quite a week. it is as if you plan that. the conference you had talked about that tornado in harrisburg? >> yes that was amazing early in the morning shows why we want those weather radios they wake you up. already this year we have had more than 580 tornado
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reports across the country. 134 confirmed tornadoes in the storms more than 60 lost lives with numerous others injured storms are not selected homes and businesses and schools as you know tonight severe weather shows what schools should do to keep students safe during a tornado. students and staff at burr-ridge in severe weather. like many schools burr-ridge held tornado drill required by illinois law early this year. national weather service meteorologist tell schools more is better than not have a plan and make sure all students are aware of the plan. and you practice the plan by drills, as ministers can look at the march 2nd in the and a tornado as an example of why schools seem to
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have an emergency plan perfected severe weather threatening middle school and high-school dismissed classis early and put students on bosses to go home. decision was almost costly. fearing cannot get the students to sit the bus driver returned to the school to take cover. minutes later the onboard camera was still rolling ef4 80 picked up the boss pushed into a building across the road. even though everyone of the school escaped injury henryville schools situation school burr- ridge principal bartell wants to avoid. >> protocol is peace and everybody goes downstairs at the lower level staff committee of the downstairs >> close principal bartell and meteorologist a great school board level provides best
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protection but also class is still a hazard even downstairs >> probably not a good area on the other hand coming down this way we have more of the shourd interior hallway away from windows probably better choice >> walk calmly to one straight line >> during tornado drill needs to do more than the designated zone everyone should get into traditional crouch facing the wall with hands on head the position principal wants everyone upper 308 students to practice law before weather emergency >> take a look at where they are what position how many students are around them real situation what it might feel like >> after what happened in the and not many schools checking and double checking tornado prepared this plan. people available to help. amazing what
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we can see with these cameras all over the place these days. principal says burr-ridge will school exact what the national weather service says and has noaa the radio to receive weather alerts. national weather service wants these in schools every home and business now in a great opportunity to purchase one also inviting everyone to weather day tomorrow saturday from 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. at the walgreen store arlington heights. specialist there weather service office in chicago to program weather radio also check out the better but station reports from them every night what one looks like and experience a tornado simulator as well hopefully he will stop by tomorrow. thank goodness it
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food and other stimuli results showed how well dogs can learn human signals dogs were taught to lie perfectly still in the machine. back to you >> probably thinking why is it so cold by the lake? >> changes so much. tom skilling >> yes it does there we go. you can see it really is amazing like the weather of two seasons squeezed into want metropolitan area but that the storm clusters how they develop rainfall on evenly no question about that explosive clusters thunderstorm complex producing heavy rainfall and the affecting us? the model says not really not in any big way through tomorrow just fog and he's in the morning allowing mixed sunshine particular the
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southern two-thirds of the area by noon and the rest of the afternoon showers popping around the periphery of the breeze off of the lake and temperatures cool air pushing right off of the lake the readings by morning and warming up inland big-time areas of aurora could be approaching 80 degrees and '60s if not the low 60s on the northern shoreline. lake michigan. 50's tomorrow night warming up in bed and staying cool by the lake weather of two seasons continues to the weekend. variation temperatures easterly wind weather map here big high-pressure wind blowing east off of that system into developing the load to the west coming in with most showers and thunderstorms on sunday night and monday another pretty good.
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of rainfall. los 60s shoreline and low seventies inland may be mid-70s close to eight way west with 72 degrees sunday and 76 degrees on monday. 60s on tuesday-wednesday next week by the end of next week back to the storm. have a great weekend. >> as expected closing games on the north side highlights chicago cubs new ninth inning man coming up at the expected change on the south side details future of the white sox bullpen next in sports. living with the pain of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis... could mean living with joint damage. help stop the damage before it stops you with humira. for many adults with moderate to severe ra,
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point lead in the third quarter noah on the break down jamming left ankle on the foot andre iguodala back on the floor hit jumper and 14 pt lead. left the game and the 76ers took charge. rattled off 19-4 run in the fourth quarter hawes jumper, 194. losing 79-74 96 years take 2-1 series lead. philadelphia 76ers take a 2-1 lead >> and they ran out of gas hopefully we will find out pretty soon cj watson total no show no points in fact barely played in 2nd half. also ronnie
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brewer never got off of the bench tonight could have used them to float on the turner down the stretch but not that one second and noah with horrible ankle injury, do not know how he came back in the game i would not expect to see him on sunday chicago bulls in trouble down the two-one have been a very short bench when they play game 4 in philadelphia on sunday. >> live in philadelphia what a rough day for chicago back in chicago cubs and white sox same day chris sale out of rotation closing out for the white sox carlos marmol out and the rafael dolis is and chicago cubs closer back home against the dodgers today lovie smith joining opposed the draft and
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chicago cubs 3-1 solo home run cool foggy afternoon into the seats for home run to a 5-1 lead 5-4 in the night to ending a man on board bobby abreu batting sending one to right center track down chicago cubs when this 5-4. showed of lot of pours out there second week of the season pretty well. when these guys came and throwing strikes guys are going to get hits you come in to not walk guys defense on our feet, to want to make a play they're excited >> white sox and jake peavy good outing again gordon beckham red hot including to run shot in the seventh 4-2 lead and it was 4-3 in the ninth inning
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