remembering and honoring those who served our country >> and a perfect time for a soldiers homecoming a huge welcome back though briefly for a plane filled army man at >> + add the color really did do it. the vatican is in an uproar over the pope's butler. we will tell you why >> the news starts now >> it is a real privilege to be a part of it. to stay think you and to honor the families of the fallen >> cia director serving as a grand marshal for chicagos memorial day parade which stepped off downtown earlier today >> robert jordan is off tonight

>> cia director the special guest of mayor at chicago's memorial day ceremony in parade >> this is the biggest and arguably the finest memorial day service in the united states and is a real privilege to be a part of it >> just before the parade stepped off down state street this wreath laying ceremony at dealey plaza in honor of veterans past and present >> family of service members killed since last memorial day were presented their gold star flag on the first memorial day since the end of the iraq war >> the truth is an entire family

is serving >> you are in our prayers you are our loved ones >> the mayor used the occasion to rollout a new city program aimed at helping chicago area veterans transition back into civilian life >> the city of chicago will be with you every step of the way >> in my opinion it is our most sacred holiday >> the aldermen a retired marine himself paid tribute to others who served. calling attention to this memorial wall. this plane the names of the 258 illinois service members killed since september 11th >> i would hope that most people remember the day for what it is not the clothing sale not the top 10 on the radio not the beginning of summer. we honor those. in fact if you look back to last week those at the nato summit they died serving our country to give them the right to protest in this nation. and that is what makes our nation so great

>> a reminder of the reason behind this holiday weekend. family and loved ones brought home the remains of army specialist sam watts >> the 20 year-old remains arrived at the airport and west chicago. he was killed one week ago in afghanistan when an improvimprovised explosive device blew up. >> this memorial day weekend will be one an army soldier will never forget. when his home town of southwest suburban plainfield ruled out the red carpet as he came home from afghanistan >> the crowd and all the fanfare were a complete surprise for u.s. army specialist justin small. family

friends and complete strangers made this a welcome home to remember >> a line of american flags music and a feeling of pride it welcomes home army specialist justin at smallsmall >> a handshake and lots of hogs is good to be home >> seeing everybody is a great feeling >> army specialist graduated from plainfield central high school in 2007. he joined the army two years ago and spent the last year serving in afghanistan helping train forces there >> making sure when we leave they can run the country on their own without our help >> pictures and speeches and lots of cheering. many in the crowd do not even know him but they wanted to be here to stay in camp for his service. service that is not over yet. he is home for just two weeks before he

will return to his station in alaska. >> i will see as many people as i can. it has been a couple of years. >> today's welcome home it was organized by operation welcome you home. their goal is to brought provide an uplifting in joyous homecoming. i think it is safe to say they accomplished that today >> the first family will be at arlington national cemetery this weekend to honor america's fallen soldiers. in his weekly address president obama acknowledged this country's debt to those men and women and to those still alive were paying the cost of serviced >> we have to serve them and their family as well as they have served us. by caring for our wounded warriors. by giving veterans the chance to go to college and to find a good job and to enjoy the freedom that they risked everything to protect >> the president and first lady also plans to visit the vietnam

war memorial >> republicans in their weekly address also think service members and use the opportunity to urge the president to pass legislation that base say will help veterans when they return to the front lines >> when we consider the sacrifices that they have made we are reminded to never squandered the blessings of liberty. helping to create jobs is going to be a main focus >> the congresswoman of kansas is urging approval of the keystone pipeline project which would benefit her state. president obama is not totally against the project. however earlier this year he did reject a proposed route effectively delaying a decision on the pipelines pass play until after the november election >> more people will be hitting the road this memorial day weekend thanks in part to lower prices at the gas pumps. aaa

reports about 400,000 more people will travel by car this holiday weekend compared to last year. one of the key reasons they're hitting the rose. the average cost of a gallon of gas is 16¢ less compared to a year ago. but this year still marks the third highest year for gas prices during memorial day weekend >> the parents of the trayvon martin are taking their message across the country and. >> also a roaring fire overnight in skokie and police think it was the work of arsonists >> and from tornadoes to wildfires is a beacon of weather extremes around the country >> record high temperatures... break

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>> firefighters in the north suburbs say the fires were set at about the same time last night. one broke out on the front porch of a house. the flames spread quickly. but no one was reported injured. the other fire started in a car in an alley and then spread to nearby garage. bullfighters happens on north of keeler avenue about three blocks apart >> we are doing investigations >> firefighters quickly extinguished the fire to the car and garage and no one was reported injured in that blaze >> firefighters rescued nine people from a burning building in northwest suburban hanover park. it happened at about 6:00 last night at an apartment building in the 2000 block. residents say their stock in just about ready to jump out the windows when firefighters arrived >> the firefighters rescued

people off of the third floor >> 3 people were taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. firefighters say the fire started in a bedroom on the first floor. the cause is still being investigated >> about 25 people were displaced after 2 3-story buildings caught fire. it took firefighters two hours to put it out. american red cross is helping those families were displaced. are still investigating the cause >> a major milestone in space travel. next a privately built spacecraft meets up with the international space station >> and back here on solid ground it was a day weather extremes in parts of the country >> and the vatican leaks scandal that has the pope's personal

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down in central kansas overnight. the imaging homes and buildings. storm chasers and checked the damage saturday. >> it was tornado central. there were tornadoes that touched down all over the place. there were more than seven. >> in michigan firefighters are trying to put out a wildfire. the fire has been burning since monday. the governor declared a state of emergency >> the fire did consume some structures. we do not know how mending. we do not know who the owners of the mark. the conditions are so volatile that the fire fighters themselves are in jeopardy >> it is hard to fight the fire because of limited access. also driving and windy conditions are fueling the flames >> a brushfire near disney world in orlando florida... >> it takes nothing for a small fire to become a big fire.

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two men were seriously injured in a crash on north lake shore drive. the accident happened just before 4:00 this afternoon in the southbound lanes on lake shore drive near hollywood avenue. some reports claim nafta involved eight cab and the motorcycle but police have yet to confirm that. the two men were taken to a nearby hospital in serious to critical condition. two lanes of south el lakeshore drive near the sea were closed to traffic please. are still investigating >> a chicago man from the west side faces a variety of charges stemming from a fatal motorcycle crash this past wednesday. he is charged with driving under the influence among other offenses. authorities say he struck a 23 year-old boy was riding his motorcycle wednesday evening on the west side. a female passenger riding on the motorcycle was seriously injured >> charges may still be filed

after a fire and hazardous materials team found a substance used to make and a hallucinogenic drug at the home in des plaines. the material was found as part of a consent search at the home. police said undercover police officers allegedly bought the drug known as dmt from an adult woman who lives there. the substance was found in both the house in a shed on the property. police blocked off the area until they finished their investigation >> a 41 year-old is charged with unlawful use of weapons. police say they found 4 machine guns. as well as chemicals that could be used. to make used he posted a $50,000 bond in cook county on charges he faced. he was later ordered held on $750,000 bond in

another county >> a baseball team honor their coach today as they continue this season without him. he was killed last week amongalong with his friend. he coached his kid's baseball teams. today in between games 8 to be was held in his honor. his wife spoke in throughout a ceremonial first pitch. there was also a moment of silence >> consider yourself warned... tomorrow is going to be extremely hot... have you ever partaken in

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mid-90s for its moraltomorrow... >> the record for tomorrow which is from 1911 is 94... we will break it. thunderstorms erupted this morning. not a lot of rain though. a slight chance of rain later tonight. 86 degrees today

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last long. then it will warm up again in about 10 days. showers and thunderstorms still occurring in wisconsin. we're watching the war mayor as it advances in our directionair. this is subtropical storm beryl... it is tracking to the southwest fairly slowly. it will

come to shore in florida tomorrow. watch as warnings and advisory's in the southwest... here is our forecast... tonight a shower is possible in some areas. low temperatures of 65 degrees. sunday mostly sunny skies. the record-breaking heat of 94-98 degrees. memorial day ... it will be cloudy. rain and

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september 11th generation say their decision to serve reflects a particular brand of courage >> most of the were in elementary school on september 11, 2001 when your nation was attacked. old enough to remember perhaps beyond enough that that tragic day did not change your lives. but for so many of you did just that >> much of his speech focused on president obama as foreign policy. he said a renewed focus on al qaeda has hurt the terrorist organization >> the pope's butler is under arrest on suspicion of leaking confidential documents to an italian journalist. the butler for the past six years was one of a handful of people with access to the pope's private desk. hundreds of personal

letters and confidential documents were leaked to the journalists. his latest book was released a week ago when. documents alleging corruption in the money-laundering as a concern for a number of high- ranking vatican officials. the vatican has not denied the authenticity of the documents revealed. the boiler is being held in a cell in vatican city. and vatican officials may ask the italian government to take legal actions against the man >>heat could hit dangerous levels in the chicago tomorrow >> it is currently 67 degrees. we do see some storms continuing in wisconsin. but it is fairly quiet in the illinois. tomorrow

looks like a dry day. 94 degrees... 7 day forecast... monday a little cooler. temperatures drop off wednesday . hot and humid tomorrow! >> if you are planning a trip on lake shore drive tomorrow you may have to take a detour. the

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many others turned out for the fleet feet sports soldier field ten mile run today. participants started outside the historic field and ended going through the players tunnel to finish on the 50 yd line. there were plenty of games for the young kids. >> the cubs have seen better days. they tried to end a 10 game losing streak as they take on the pirates in pittsburgh >> + two pergo has two times the durability of ordinary laminate flooring. to test it, we gave the folks at best friends animal society a makeover.

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have scored eight runs on the five game road trips... pirates win 3-2. >> n.c.a.a. lacrosse semifinals ... add the fighting irish up against top-seeded loyola of maryland... maryland wins it 7- 5. >> the northwestern wildcats taketook care of maryland last night to advance to the finals tomorrow. against tomorrow against

syracuse >> i think our girls played with a lot of hard and playseart and poise >> this is something to treasure. it will be really exciting on sunday >> the chicago fire fell behind 2-0 in columbus before they finally got on the board. in the second board columbus winds at 2-ins 2-1 >> game 7 for the celtics and 76ers' in boston... possible the

way to winboston wins 85-75... they now face miami in the eastern conference finals >> jason dufner still hanging on at the colonial... >> roger chapman as a five shot lead in the senior pga tv and ship championship >> first round of the end the billnwaacc baseball championships

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