today for a special trial offer. a day at the beach turns deadly now beachgoers are reminded of some basic safety tips for the water this summer. good afternoon. i am steve sanders. and i'm dina bair. we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. nancy loo has more on our top story from the south side: this is the 25th drowning in the jorge sosa graduated and went to the beach with friends for some fun the teenager died last

night at the lurie children's hospital after he was pulled from the water yesterday afternoon his friends reported him missing rescuers clear the water formed a line and recovered him within 15 minutes cpr was performed on the teenager but he was unable to be revived ... a special celebration for younger students was canceled at the school today the principal said he was the youngest of three children and his family and he thrived at school in spite of losing his mother to breast cancer three years ago ... >>he was a fantastic kid did ... he was on the basketball and soccer teams he was helping younger students from the first to the third grades get into soccer helping them learn techniques ... >>friends say that he was not a strong swimmer they are planning a candlelight vigil outside of

his home this evening the park district says that the circumstances surrounding the drowning are under investigation reporting from marquette park i'm nancy loo ... this is the 25th drowning in the great lakes this year. that's a 92% increase over this time last year. we spoke to a water safety expert this morning who says when dealing with choppy waters and rip tides, the key to survival is to stay calm. >>the information we want out this year is the new strategy to flip float and follow ... flip over on to your back, it's easier ... flowed and notice the way the current carries you, and then follow the current and decide the best strategy to escape from it ... the great lakes surf rescue project says of all the drowings on the five great lakes last year... the highest number happened in the south end of lake michigan.

chicago police are hoping the release of surveillance photos will help investigators nab a group of teenagers suspected of attacking a man on a cta train. wgn's tonya francisco live at the cta station at state and lake: >>the guardian angels are also getting involved in this effort to track down the suspect ... they are handing out photographs with surveillance captions on them ... they want to make others in the downtown area aware of the mob style attacks to avoid victims ... everywhere you go downtown people are walking around with headphones ... >>during the daytime it is safer but in those other hours is not that the i sleep on the train some times and it's not good at all ... the guardian angels have been

warning people for years and not to be targets. >>put your electronic devices away you are distracted and you would be showing someone what you have ... they are looking for a group of 10 teenagers to severely beat a man on a cta train sunday night after stealing his wife's i- phone ... he said the attack lasted seconds and caused a great deal of damage >>my orbital bone was fractured to the point where it may have cut the nerve to my face so i have no feeling in the left side of my face i had to cracked teeth and severe concussion ... >>the surveillance photographs were taken as the teens exited the train on the lake st. redline stop ... >>they took a chance and they worked on fear and intimidation they operated like a wolf pack ... >>it doesn't make you want to

come to the city anymore >>that's exactly what the city of chicago does not want to happen. if you recognize any people in those surveillance photos you are asked to call a special hot line for the police department ... there was a similar rash of mob attacks last summer in the downtown chicago area police superintendent garry mccarthy said they will deploy some of the same tactics used last year to get these under control once and for all ... people on the near west side are warned to look-out for burglars. there have been at least three burglaries there since june fifth. they've happened at: wood and washington... damen and warren... and madison and hoyne. if you see anything suspicious, give police a call. a who's who of television stars are in town for the opening of the new museum of broadcast communications..

john mahoney john mahoney, hugh downs and betty white helped cut the ribbon. they were just a few of the celebrities in attendance. our own dean richards was there and he talked to the stars about their love of chicago and theie enthusiasm about the museum. during the dinner betty white spoke of lusting after john mahoney ... did anything happen ... >>you can't win them all but wouldn't you think you can win some? >>she hugged him tightly a few minutes ago >>i don't waste any chances ... >> for more of dean's interviews from the museum gala, go to wgntv.com\deans list have now become deadly: we have the latest on efforts to control the fires that have charred tens of thousands of acres. up next: meet a chicago police officer who has come up with his own way to help keep kids out of trouble and off the street.

and the bulls are shopping estate.. the details on a big move.

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more firefighters are rushing into northern colorado... to battle a huge and deadly wildfire. the number of crews and engines is doubling today... to try to stop the flames from spreading any further. so far, the fire has killed one person. it has also scorched more than 43-thousand acres, and forced thousands of people from their homes. a third young man testified today that he was sexually abused by former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky when he was a boy. the 25 year-old man is described in court documents as "victim ten". he told the court sandusky threatened him.. saying if he told anyone, that he would never see his family again. sandusky faces 52 counts of abusing ten boys over 15 years. among those testifying yesterday.. the 18-year-old man whose accusations helped trigger the criminal investigation. robert jordan is in the newsroom with marco johnson's strategy for reducing youth gang violence

... a number of people are quietly working behind the scenes to stop the boys and girls from entering into the dead and gang life ... marco johnson has a plan that's already showing results ... blue lights, yellow police tape those are too recognizable signs that violence occurs ... while the shootings are down from last year >>we're down 10% from last year it will continue it will take us awhile where we need to get where we have to go ... >>cold comfort for people who are dodging bullets on the streets ... but here is hope ... >>we can cut off the supply and the gangs will be diminished over time we have to go up the supply of young kids high-risk kids who can be easily altered

in their thinking ... marker johnson is a 28 year police the officer veteran ... today he is playing baseball with the only sign of authority his police cap his concern and his stern guidance offering help to children looking for a male adult to point them and the right direction ... >>it's a great hook because these kids are absolutely in two sports that 2 per have them driven ... they like social media they were lined up for those conde west jump shoes so we have to do harness that interest ... when he grew up in chicago and

housing project he and his siblings avoided the temptation of the gang life ... but he said many kids today are blinded by the flash of the gratification offered by the gangs when there is no one home to show them how stupid that life is ... >>many of them are materialistic said the gangs give them opportunities to make money at a and age. there's the opportunity to progress to bigger crimes ... the challenge to the kids is to forget school and the problems at home and just make the money early ... >>johnson hopes that the police teaches these kids that they are not the enemy ... >>we want to get the matter of drugs and gangs in every district in the city ... if we

can get 20 districts in this program we've taken all those kids off the streets >>his plans for the police athletic league are growing in popularity ... >>we wish him the best ... the j.p. morgan ceo takes the hot seat on capitol hill what he has to say about the dollar's his company lost ... and we have a lunch break coming up we ar

the j.p. morgan ceo is in the hot seat testifying in front of the u.s. senate panel about the big losses ... he said they're switching to a new risk model fuel losses ... americans kept a tight hold on their wallets in may ... the labor market remains soft and consumer spending is down the world economy is cooling down ... employment situations are making it tough for consumers to spend ... low prices at the gas pump are providing relief for americans and that is helping some retail sales at places like target ... college students immigrants and

older workers are getting the jobs that would have ordinarily gone to students this summer ... more are spending time in camps that will prep them for college instead ... stocks have been fluctuating between losses and gains after the abysmal sales report for retail this morning ... we are back in the green upward trend right now ... ... changes are in the works for the chicago bulls the team says that a big move is in the near future the details are coming up plus we have john popper and his band blues traveller their back

they are celebrating their 25th anniversary with a new album 'suzie cracks the whip' that will be available later this month. blues traveler is here today! welcome. i love coming here ... i'd love wgn ... you have the best reruns around ...

>>had i known we would be doing this this long i would've gone back and time and not ridden songs in ridiculously high key ... it could have been ugly ... >>i am pulling it off but i am like a rag arm picture using every bit of stuff i have left ... >>you don't have to drop the key just a bit ... >>everything has dropped except the key of these songs ... >>you are in the hotbed of great

blues harmonica players ... little walter was a big influence >>i was also influenced by jimi hendrix ... but the blues brothers cut me playing the harmonica ... >>your new album is out tell me about it >>its really really good. it was made in the honor of our 25th ... and that the ms collaborative songwriting object of it is collaborative songwriting

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we have 90 degree temperatures coming this weekend so we need to enjoy the beautiful weather today ... we are running 3 degrees warmer than average in the chicago area ... we have had four times the number of 90 degree days ... we thought this would be a hot dry summer and we could be headed in that direction ... we are seven days away from the official beginning of summer will gain one more minute of daylight after a big increase over last six months we have a beautiful sky out there today ...

there have been lots of shower is coming into the western part of illinois but they aren't really doing much ... they encountered a dry air and fadeaway ... we are looking at where the shares have been substantial to the western states ... there's not much rain and our future however ... we have a mix of high clouds by 3:00 today ... we will keep those scattered into tomorrow morning but there is no

sign of rain in the immediate future just a warming trend ... we are up to 71 degrees now ... is 82 degrees out in nebraska there are terrible wild fires happening in parts of colorado and new mexico ... we will reach the 90s this weekend ... it is currently pushing 70 and most of the midwest we will see another cool break next week after four consecutive days of heat this weekend ... the water temperatures on lake michigan are in the mid-60s ... the index is the same as the

temperature the mold spores are high today ... sunburn times are between 18 and 46 minutes ... keep that sunscreen handy 66 degrees at soldier field currently ... 76 and elgin kankakee 73 degrees ... a lawyer is now 64 degrees as is at midway ... there is no pollution humidity or hayes to be dealing with today here in chicago during the month of june there

is a lot of evaporation ... we need the rain to maintain moisture in the soil. not much on its way in the coming week. we will see 364 more minutes of daylight than we saw back when winter began december 20th this has been the driest june so far since 1988

here is the forecast for tomorrow there is still a threat of showers to the north ... this may scatter across chicago over the weekend ... tomorrow we will be in the 80 degree area. friday we will be back to 90 degree territory. sunshine today comfortable humidity excellent visibility 75-77 degrees the high temperatures ... tonight we expect clear skies scattered clouds comfortable 58 degrees

... mixed sunshine and warmer tomorrow 87 degrees will be the high temperature 92 degrees on friday with mixed overcast skies and some humidity coming and ... and that's the case for the weekend ... i will have the seven day forecast at the end of the broadcast

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time for sports: the cubs have fired veteran hitting coach rudy jaramillo and replaced him with their minor league coordinator james rowson. it's the first of what could be many moves by theo epstein ahead of the trade deadline. the cubs starting an inter- league series against the tigers: they're up a run in the sixth... and darwin barney drives in two runs with a double... he had three rbi's. it's tied with two outs in the eighth... tony campana hits a grounder to the short stop but the throw to second is off, and everyone's safe. the next batter was starlin castro with the bases loaded... another grounder to the short stop, and this time the throw to first is off! barney scores the winning run... 4-3 the final. game 2 at wrigley is tonight.

south- paw traveling with the sox down to saint louis: another solid start from rookie left- hander jose quintana... he gave up a career- high ten hits, but allowed only one run and no walks. sox up 3-1 in the eighth... left fielder adam dunn hits his 21st homer of the year, as part of a four-run inning... a.j. pierzynski also homered and paul konerko went 3 for 4. sox win their eighth straight on the road, 6-1. game two against the cardinals is tonight. the bears started a three-day mini-camp without matt forte. he's not obligated to be there since he has yet to sign his franchise tender. the bears are not focusing on the running game right now since contact is limited in these practices. instead, they're trying new things with the offense. mike tice and jeremey bates allow jay cutler to call audibles at the line... something former coordinator mike martz did not do. the bulls are moving out of the suburbs and into the city. the team announced they will

relocate their practice facility from the berto center in deerfield to a location downtown. they're exploring sites throughout the city, and there's no timetable set. the tribune's k.c. johnson says he's hearing the new facility could be part of a large restaurant and retail- based complex on the east end of the united center. we had nearly 2 million votes in the first round of our breakthrough band contest, now its time to vote for the top 10! two bands will face off during the wgn midday news, at the arboretum of south barrington music festival on friday june 22. the winning band gets a gig at the fest and studio recording time valued at $10,000. vote now at: wgntv.com/contests. your live illinois lottery drawing is next.

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in medical watch.. a recommendation to older women not to take two popular supplements. the u.s. preventive services task force is recommending healthy post-menopausal women should not take low doses of calcium and vitamin d daily to prevent bone fractures. after looking at vitamin d in doses up to 400 i-u.. and calcium, up to one thousand milligrams.. the advisory panel says the nutrients slightly increase the risk for kidney stones. the task force says there is not not enough evidence to draw conclusions about taking larger doses to prevent fractures. for the first time, diesel fumes are being labeled as a "known carcinogen". the world health organization says diesel fumes cause lung cancer.. and diesel exhaust is a possible cause of bladder cancer. it's of particular concern in poor countries.. where people are routinely exposed to pollution produced by trucks, generators, and farm and factory

machinery. in the u.s. and other wealthy nations, modern diesel engines are now required to burn much cleaner. and mining and other industries have limits on the amount of diesel fumes to which workers may be exposed. it's used by many people as a safer alternative to tanning beds.. but spray tanning may also create serious health problems, including cancer. scientists warn the main ingredient in sprays is potentially harmful when inhaled. the substance is known as dha.. and scientists say, when it enters the lungs, it's absorbed into the bloodstream.. where it may damage dna and cause tumors. the fda recommends always wearing nose filters, lip balm, and protective eyewear and undergarments during spray tanning to reduce the risk of mist entering the body. lunchbreak is next. top chef fan favorite spike mendelsohn is going to show us how to prepare his mac and cheese recipe.

it's time for a lunchbreak... you may know spike mendelsohn from the top chef show. stuff eatry in washington d.c. and is active in a lot of causes including the one he is here for today... welcome. over 19 million people suffer

from acid reflux disease ... i am a chef always in the kitchen and combining lots of ingredients ... for me it's important to help people ... we have announced a campaign don't let it burn ... people can learn great tips on managing acid reflux disease ... >>and you have combine this with some recipes that will be mild for these folks ... on the web site there are lots of recipes and this is one of them it's a great macaroni and cheese recipe this is being made with whole wheat pasta ... we like this one at home.

low fat cheese and milk as well.... the web site also has music playlists and exercise advice and we are running a contest we're having people submit hard friendly recipes on the web site they must do this by the end of today that contest ends this evening and you can win a chance to cook with me in the kitchen ... mix in the herbs and breadcrumbs, and we are

substituting turkey bacon.... acid reflux is something that's personal and the website is really great for people ... baked sweet potatoes and burgers that are leaner and healthier. substitute the avvcado for your

tomato on the burger to avoid the acid... and tips on roasting your chicken.... there is still lots of flavor and it's very satisfying bake this mac n' cheese for 25 minutes or until crust is brown and bubbly at 350 degrees,,,,

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and now the answer today's trivia question: what was one of the first musical instruments taken on a nasa mission to space? a.) flute. b.) guitar. c.) harmonica. the answer:c.) harmonica... when wally schirra took one on gemini 6 and played "jingle bells" two weeks before christmas, 1965. i wonder if john popper was influenced by wally ...

we have a gorgeous day out there with low humidity and excellent visibility we have some high clouds coming off of this piece toward moving shower storm pattern from the west ... they are taking a northbound route ... there dissipating as they move closer to our area ... we are looking at a seven day estimate of not much rain coming in our direction ... just one-third of an inch ... the heaviest rain is in the northern midwest that is where the jet stream is taking atit... when it migrates like that going north we will see some hot air maybe

thunderstorms ... we're looking at the southern and northern plains states on the map ... it is currently 71 degrees here in chicago ... we're looking at the cooler air toward the northwest part of the continent ... it is 67 degrees at the chicago shoreline ... and you see the other water temperatures on lake michigan ... and here is the clout forecast ... 87 is forecast for tomorrow 92

degrees friday saturday sunday and mony growing humidity can produce an isolated thunderstorm some cloud coverage arrives tuesday 88 degrees 89 degrees as the sun breaks it will be warm and growing sunni ..y thanks for joining us today. we hope you have a great afternoon. we leave you with more music from blues traveler. their new cd "suzie cracks the whip", is available later this month.

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