the first organized busload of protesters arrived in the city ... chicago police super intendant garry mccarthy says he has seen four separate and distinct anti nato groups of protesters 12 people had been arrested so far this week ...

>> we are going to be intolerant of criminal behavior ... police officers will be working 12 hour shifts while violence is a concern the superintendent said the officers are very well trained and ready to keep the peace. veterans of iraq and afghanistan say they will return their war medals to nadir generals at a press conference this morning of the vietnam veterans memorial many of the veterans in attendance said they're getting back their global war on terror metals during the nato summit they say they no longer want what those medals represent >> and there's a 150% increase in suicides among active service members all we're asking is that these major representatives come out to a acknowledge just as human beings and except these

metals as we return them the iraq veterans since the war are also calling on national guard members to refuse mobilization against major protesters and join them in the streets nato summit protesters will hold a public debate today challenging the need for nato it will take place at the pritzker military library on michigan avenue at 6:00 protest organizer andy thayer and an anti nato social media expert will take one side former ambassador nicholas burns and a nato spokesperson will take the other attendance is limited to 100 people the latest wgn tv chicago tribune poll asks if people support this weekend's nato summit the poll surveyed people in the city and surrounding counties have found that 59 percent people support chicago

hosting the summit 23 percent were opposed when asked if they got the expected protests would be peaceful more than half said yes 32% in the protests will not however people that the protesters have a right to protest about two-thirds say that there should be demonstrating you could read more in today's chicago tribune not all of the nato talking about protests and security some chicago public school students are showcasing their talents in a video that they put together for the summit in the rutledge has that story this is the video from the mellon entry school winner more than 50 videos were submitted from cbs school

students this one in particular made the mayor proud: >> people from all faiths and backgrounds come together in one city with one goal educational excellence and great opportunity. i watched the video friday i'm very proud of what was accomplished and as a former dancer i can say there are some great steps in these ... >> and the mayor awarded the prize is each winner received a ipod and a random drawing foreign i pad was held ... host committee members were on

hand to congratulate the students and thank them for their artwork several wireless carriers are increasing network capacity for this weekend's nato summit to improve cellular phone and wi-fi service some of those improvements will stay in place permanently at&t is installing new antenna systems at mccormick place where the summit will be held and at several hotels the carrier is also adding temporary mobile cell sites near dealey plaza and grant park along with world leaders and protesters security experts say that cyber thieves will be working hard in the crowds this weekend bank cards and passports are easy targets because they have electronic i.d. chips which contain much of your personal information including picture in our last hour we spoke to an identity theft exporters as there are easier ways for you to protect yourself

medal wallets or special cases are very effective in the worst case you can always take aluminum foil to wrap your cards and identification documents in a bundle security experts also recommend using only secure wireless networks when logging in to your laptop or biped please stay tuned to wgn for coverage of the nato summit our special reports kickoff saturday morning with dwg and morning news at 6:00 on sunday we will have special editions of the wgn morning news from 6:00 for 9:00 as well as a midday news from 11:00 for 1:00 p.m. you can also catch an expanded special edition of the wgn news at 5 following the chicago cubs and white sox game and of course a complete wrapup on the news at 9:00 we will also have all day coverage on wgn tv.com and on c

l t coming up we are talking to the vice-president of the atlantic council about what the heads of state will be discussing at this weekend's nato summit drew peterson and his defense team had back to court when the datespivanpaon

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bell's an infection of flesh eating bacteria and a mother in south carolina has been diagnosed with the same deadly infection just days after giving birth to twins lana kuykendall is being treated at green hill memorial hospital where surgeons have recommended and remove dead skin and tissue from both of her legs a friend said that she came out of her last surgery very well and it seems like the bacteria has stopped spreading but she is keeping her friend in her prayers in georgia graduate student aimee copeland remains in critical condition after losing her leg to that bacteria if she became infected their falling from a home aids decline while kayaking with friends about 20 people turned out at the university of west georgia this week to donate blood for aimee copeland closing arguments are under way in the campaign finance trial of former presidential candidate john edwards prosecutors call

john edwards a seasoned politician who flouted campaign finance laws meant to give the rich and poor an equal say in elections edwards is accused of giving $1 million in campaign funding to hide his pregnant mistress during the two dozen democratic primary he said the money came from gifts jurors are expected to begin deliberations tomorrow a super pak financed by a member of chicago's rickets family the conservative group plans to bring back a familiar face from the 2008 presidential campaign the rev. jeremiah right he became the focus of intense scrutiny when the videos of its controversial sermons and his relationship with the then senator pressler, became a campaign issue according to the new york times' new political advertising will expose jeremiah wright and his true influence on barack obama if mayor manuel also served as the

president's chief of staff says if the reports are true he does not believe that kind of politics is fitting for any campaign joe rickets is the main finance year of the super pak he is an outspoken supporter of conservative causes and his family owns the chicago cubs baseball team republican mitt romney is campaign fundraising now appears to be on pace with that of president obama the romney campaign raised $40.1 million back in april just shy of the 43.6 million raised by the zero bombing campaign april was the ron the campaign's first month as the presumptive gop presidential nominee his campaign raise that money in conjunction with the republican national committee and a combination of state and national party committees the romney campaign ended april

with $61.4 million in cash on hand wall street is abuzz ahead tomorrows facebook ipo the day's top stories in business

the big story of the day is facebook the company is expected to price its shares this evening. yesterday we learned that the insiders are selling more shares ... there are questions as to why those investors are getting out so soon ... first quarter wal-mart profits have been 10% banks to lower

prices and more items to the shelves ... the company is working with buyers to lower- cost and pass the savings on to consumers the shares are reacting positively in trading today. we're looking at red arrows across the board currently in the trading we are down for five days consecutively moody's might be downgrading spanish banks today that setting to the pressure on the markets for closure filings are on the decline nationwide in april they plunged to a five-year low ... but in chicago they jumped 26% compared to last year if you are considering dining out tonight and a study says that 96 percent of main entrees at popular restaurants exceed the daily limits further

calories sodium and fat recommended by the agricultural department advertisers ralston are often the worst offenders as well donna summer of the queen of disco has died after a battle with cancer the singer died in florida this morning she was 63 years old sources close to the singer told the dmz that the disco legend was keeping the extent of her illness private she was focused on trying to finish an album that she was working on the five time grammy award winner shot to stardom with her string of hits in the 1970's coming up next we're speaking with the vice-president of the atlantic council to find out how and why he thinks the nato and

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our next guest is the vice president of the atlantic council...a non-partisan institution devoted to promoting transatlantic cooperation and international security. {**tonya***} damon wilson recently testified before a congressional committee

about the future of nato.. saying future enlargement should be part of the discussion at this weekend summit. he joins us now by phone: >> thank you it's a pleasure to be with you ... >> you talk about nato expanding but in the global environment when countries are cutting back on military spending and focusing on domestic issues how do you make the argument to expand the presence of nato? >> the issue of nato enlargement, first of all what we're trying to do here is to extend security and protect countries vulnerable ... it has been a big success looking at eastern europe ... these are contributors to these curiae provided by the alliance ... as

countries meet obligations and responsibilities of membership they become contributors to the alliance nudges the consumers of the security and they actually helped nato. >> you like to expand nato but the protesters here in chicago thinks it would be better if it shut its doors and one out of business >> that is a short-sighted view ... this is not been an offensive alliance. it protects against potential threats. since 911 the members have stood beside the united states in afghanistan and for genocide and taken out tyrants in the middle east and the horn of africa ... this is not an

alliance that threatens peaceful nations but secures peace in others >> this weekend during the summit what will be discussed? afghanistan we know will be one topic what are some of the others? >> afghanistan is the big challenge to keep the alliance unified. 22 other partners serve with the allies the major international coalition will be together to agree on a strategy for afghanistan as transitions occur. other issues will be capabilities, how do you maintain the core military capabilities when defense budgets are being cut around the world everywhere. how do the

allies more closely cooperate on projects to leverage resources and protect. and the partnerships issue ... some things don't define themselves by geography weatherbee piracy or cyber terrorism ... so we will be discussing how we work on a global basis together to combat these threats. that is a new area that is a real focus for the chicago summer >> there is a war waging in syria and there are other countries that are unsure about what to do. other unplanned

issues might insert themselves on the agenda this weekend >> will technology be a big topic of discussion? >> what we saw in libya this summer was the first time the european allies conducted the majority of the efforts ... nato is an alliance between the united states canada and europe and the u.s. is still considered a superpower. willows have a disproportionately larger role. but we're going to discuss the increased leadership and support of the european allies ... they have been with us in afghanistan for a decade we now. >> there is a disproportionate share of u.s. resources?

>> 90% of the costs of those strikes were done by the united states and it looked a lot like a u.s. operation in libya if it was the opposite that is a dramatic difference. this is something that will be the case moving forward sometimes the u.s. will be in the lead it will always have a major role but the allies are more involved and will be key partners in the future that you very much. tom skilling is next with the full forecast. it was like a red rash... very sore looking kinda blistery. like somebody had set a bag of hot charcoal on my neck.

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the weather is fabulous because tom skilling is very excited about the forecast ... >> this will be the warmest weekend so far this year. we have air-conditioned those speeches and they are just perfect let's take a look at this gorgeous day. there is no rain in the picture until sunday afternoon when we will have thunderstorms. 78 percent of the meteorological spring days since march 1st have been at or above normal here in chicago it has been an amazing run. one year ago we were 60 degrees today we will be in the upper '70's. we are already eight degrees warmer and the center of

the country is also heating up. this will play a critical role in bringing the warmth to us this weekend here in chicago look at some of the record high temperatures on the and national map yesterday: phoenix at its fourth day in triple digits yesterday. casper wyoming even set a record high temperature that translates as it moves eastward. it is already 83 degrees in rapid city. international falls on the canadian border is 73 degrees right now we are warming up nicely too there is cooling along a lake waukegan and kenosha are showing

cooler temperatures but that's normal we have amazingly low humidity. just a beautiful day. when develops from the sellout in the plains states we have a quarter of those southerly wind from the gulf of mexico to the canadian border bringing the warm air will mold count moderates pollen counts.. we are a bit higher with the weed pollens where your sunscreen this afternoon frost and freeze advisory's are up in new england and we have wind advisories in the plains states. clouds of smoke and

arizona as they try to control the wild fires out there we're looking at the metropolitan area temperatures ... soldier field in northbrook are in the '60s right now we have beautiful skies ... the nice weather will continue today, tomorrow, saturday and not until sunday afternoon will we see higher humidity levels and some thunderstorms. look at

how uniform these above normal temperatures are for the next five days ... there is another big warmup that will command later next week sunday we will have those thunderstorms monday will bring us some cooler weather. there is no worry about the rain today. there is a southeasterly flow keeping the lakeshore cooler. these storms will flare up along this front.

taking look at the wind that is holding to the west of chicago costs are about 41 mi. per hour especially toward the selfouth.. the sunshine is a lot stronger four times stronger than it was in december ... we're in the '70s the high will be 75 degrees today in the '60s along the shoreline to tonight we will have scattered showercloud's 49 degrees at o'hare tomorrow sunny and warmer ... 84 degrees. humidity will arrive

saturday the high will be 88 degrees 77-80 degrees at the beachfront we hope our nato visitors have time to get around chicago speaking of nato nato headquarters are located where? that's today's trivia question

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time for sports: cubs and sox both playing quick two- game series, before the "crosstown classic" kicks off at wrigley tomorrow. sox taking on the angels in los angeles: sox up a run until the third... when albert pujols hits a three run homer for his second of the year... he only had one in 147 at-bats before this. still down in the sixth... and vernon wells hits a two- run home run off gavin floyd... he gave up seven runs on ten hits for his fourth loss of the year. 7-2 the final score. matt garza only gave up two runs to the phillies, but had

another throwing error. cubs down in the fourth, when alfonso soriano's second home run in as many days gives the cubs the lead. but it's tied in the eighth... reliever shawn camp gives up the solo home run to carlos ruiz... the bullpen then gives up six runs in the ninth. cubs lose 9-2. but they're looking forward to the white sox tomorrow... some for the very first time. i'm excited to see this ... there are too big fan bases in this same city it's a great tradition ... we will represent the cubs very well >> when i was in boston we had the yankees rivalry that was fun. the best thing is to watch some of these families who are divided between the two teams

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university of notre dame quarterback tommy rees pleads not guilty this morning... to underage drinking, battery and resisting arrest charges. the 19 year-old allegedly

attended a party where there was alcohol, and then tried to escape from police officers as they tried to break-up the bash. he's accused of getting into a phystical confrontation with officers as they tried to take him into custody. his teammate, linebacker carlo calabrese, was also arrested and charged with a misemeanor. some lawmakers want a proposed new tax on strip clubs to fund rape crisis centers in illinois. a senate committee approved the legislation yesterday. the new law would allow strip clubs to charge a three-dollar admission fee... or opt to pay a tax based on annual profits. opponents say the state is obligated to fund social services... but *not* at the expense of businesses, which already pay their share of taxes. the bill now goes to the full senate. extreme speeders in illinois will soon face much tougher penalties thanks to a new law now on its way to governor quinn's desk. "julie's law" was developed after 17-year-old julie gorczynski was killed in a car crash last june by a driver who was going more than 35 miles per hour over the speed limit. the law would effectively deny driving privileges to extreme speeders, by prohibiting judges from letting them off with court supervision. if signed by governor quinn, the law would take effect in june 2013.

in medical watch.. brain injuries in war veterans are similar to those in athletes. scientists who've studied a degenerative brain disease in athletes have found the same condition in combat veterans exposed to roadside bombs in iraq and afghanistan. it's known as cte.. anf it's an incurable disease that can only be detected by autopsy. by simulating explosions on mice.. the researchers believe they've found the way explosions damage brain tissue and trigger cte. the study could help in developing preventive measures for blast-related brain injuries.. as well as drug therapies and diagnostic tests for cte. coffee drinkers live longer.. and it doesn't seem to matter if it's regular or decaf. a new study by the national institutes of health and the american association of retired persons followed 400 thousand people.

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add bbq sauce molases mustard red wine vinegar and water and other spices and we simmer this on medium heat. this is a vegan item for the fans. >> and used to lessen great items for the other fans. this is a huge pretzel >> it's a 2 lb. pretzel a fan

favorite ... we have a few flavors' it's a great item for sharing. and it goes well with all the beer. this is another called meatball mania we have six meatballs on a haogie roll asian pork with thai barbecue and a mexican style pork ... and of course the italian favorite we have brats with carmelized onion and blue chesse slaw with

a classic foot long. we like to have a nice variety of food selections we serve the janes on a multoi grain bun and for more information on today's recipe or to watch the segment again.. log on to wgntv.com/midday.

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and now the answer today's trivia question: nato headquarters are located where? a.) oslo, norway. b.) brussels, belgium. c.) lisbon, portugal. the answer: brussels, belgium. >> it will be getting better today the weather will be growing warmer ... there are scattered showers passing to the north of chicago no threat here though. there is some cloud cover this evening ... tomorrow gorgeous sunny day sunny and warm saturday ... the clouds will be at the doorstep sunday

morning by afternoon they will produce some severe weather to the west of us that may begin saturday evening ... we are looking at the lake breeze ... by saturday we will be well into the 80s some spots could flirt with 90 degree temperatures. the low temperatures sunday morning ... it will be a hear midday on sunday humid day sunday.. there is enough of a breeze to keep the lake shore beaches cool

the first burst of warm air in the 10 day forecast is saturday evening followed by sunday afternoon thunderstorms ... monday looks dry tuesday looks beautiful and and the heat will be back by thursday and friday next week ... expect more rain after that. 84 tomorrow 88 saturday 86 sunday cooler at the lake. thank you for joining us today.