and hoping veterans get back to living after post-traumatic stress wgn news @ 9 disorder@ tens of thousands still without power storm through town leaving the destruction in its wake. top story or around the country. latest numbers from com ed 80,000 customers without power including 20,000 in the city and the 50,000 in the suburbs. live and west chicago problems with power restoration 57% west chicago neighborhoods of mostly

dark local businesses traffic lights businesses spotty take a look over this shoulder unusual circumstance appears the power inside nobody is running the show. perhaps people abandoning their business dealings with the circumstances at their homes many of them open power sooner than the mayor predicts he thinks another three-four days before electricity is not including the air conditioning. picture says it all tree branches on the parkway's workers attempting to clean up the debris. west chicago outage has paralyzed the city and the culprit wind to the northwest suburbs 12:30 p.m. sunday huge

trees smashed homes to disabled power lines local park left like a war zone leading people without a house. at a hotel his wife eight months pregnant home labeled condemned >> trees were falling down windows smashed and everything. my wife started to cry. not at the type of the work for the timid. >> home is not the only one. residents all over chicago cleaning up waiting for insurance companies to stop by the damage confined to neighborhood's no injuries businesses are hurt all over the city front doors sides the local hardware store generators at the

ready the owner ran out of chainsaws but open >> cooling centers and issue west chicago none are opened tonight to the mayor's decision not to break the manta but plenty of neighboring communities with open and cooling centers for a complete list wgntv.com. >> on top of the power outages yesterday's storms knocked down trees tore up property all over chicago live wheaton the damage cancellation of this year's fourth of july celebration. >> many communities to canceling fireworks dry conditions over the last few weeks first example

cance andcancelling fireworks wheaton mayor declared state of emergency tell us about the decision how dangerous to cancel not only fourth of july fireworks also the parade >> question of health and safety the trees and knocked down the parade still out there simply cannot get to and the next few days by wednesday tuesday afternoon for the sake of the park at the fireworks. wires are still down they cannot guarantee done by wednesday. clean up for the parade main street and the fireworks show at grant park question of execution public safety is still many trees down grant park and a main street couple of streets still closed. tough decision

park district has worked almost 100 different units signed up sponsorships that whole thing which will be addressed. four- five hours not any backup plan on what we can do. >> no postponement announcement. briefly what is the state of emergency >> it will allow us to view the cost exactly to be built threshold on this certain dollar figure we can reset the application state or federal funds to help this back together >> thank you very much for joining us live. as the mayor said several trees down and the park itself taken down power

lines down the road. this plan out across chicago area including east appear. >> the storm and elmhurst did not last long. 10 maybe 15 minutes. cleaning up is a different story. construction crews on the job st. charles wrote one of the hardest hit in the sunday high wind. severe damage water inside the house. short burst. the water that followed a penetrated inside the house. the storm did not discriminate. >> north side of chicago to cicero to hanover park at this way damage throughout the entire area. saftops of houses the family

called no physical damage but no life and no air-conditioned borrowed time from this borrowed regenerator patiently waiting for the power. they have been through this before. down the plant 5-6-7 days what ever it takes. >> back here fourth of july wheaton fireworks and the parade on wednesday have been canceled state of emergency declared the mayor tried to get perhaps state funding for clean up in the next couple of weeks. the city continues to make arrangements to make sure they get back in proper order to get the power

back in the next couple of days. >> power outages cleanup also dealing with the heat. weather center with more on how hot it will get. >> triple digit temperatures in the realm of possibility slight chance thunderstorms outflow could pull us down tomorrow afternoon. maybe off of the lake on wednesday the fourth of july. the heat will build still warm across much of the center of the united states tonight. the second warmest temperature o'hare airport at rockford. 97 degrees at midway airport that makes it 19 days of 90 degrees or higher at five is the average with six last year by this time. 28 states keep advisories. big storms up to the north and wild

fire concerns to the west. temperatures above 100 degrees today. some of the hottest we have seen. record high temperatures in some places. building in that direction next few days. look at this forecast tomorrow high temperatures bumping up against 100 degrees. cooling in the afternoon along the lake on the fourth of july another day of around 100 degrees on thursday and friday hot air develops north pushing the jet stream producing rainfall had cooling thunderstorms all of the models

saturday chicago area. hot and humid weather pattern with thunderstorms a possibility. back to talk more how long the key to that last later on. >> developing story newsroom fatal accident on the south side four year old girl was killed more what can you tell us? >> just a horrible situation hit and run accident happened just before 8:00. 1500 block lawndale neighborhood you can see behind me information coming from police preliminary at this point. the victim is actually five year old girl struck by a

vehicle the driver stopped for a moment looked out the window and to continue to. at this point police still searching for the driver hit and run crash killed a five-year old girl. lawndale neighborhood again and the vehicle police are searching for 4 door green pontiac possibly grand am contact authorities >> coming up taxi why it was tough for people across chicago to get a taxi cab this morning and nato is moved on but the case against three men accused

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from chicago taxi drivers 5 hour strike this morning to protest low end come high cost to add new rules. fayez khozindar man of the taxi drivers community council to arrested this morning trespassing at o'hare airport after she says out talking with other cab drivers trying to convince them to join today's strike. now working hard for the drivers they are not slaves and that is why we do what we are doing do not mind 7 hours in a locked up it is worth it down the fayez khozindar as the new city ordinance favors a taxicab companies over the drivers the ordinance restricts them from working 12 hours a day at $1 fuel surcharge permanent allows

drivers to charge a $50 vomit fee but they want a taxi fare hike >> taxi driver taxicab drivers have not had a fare increase in five years make it less money each year that we were the previous year. >> press conference this afternoon strike a huge success especially at o'hare statement spokesperson says no reports of interruptions to taxi service both o'hare and midway reported a normal number of taxicabs waiting to serve the passengers on the streets opinions on raising fares are mixed >> outlay to need a ride home i can take a taxi cab. do not think it will change anything >> and my opinion the hikes are high enough. we pay so much in taxi's >> that was reported moving onto

a developing story 3 protest nato ursa pleaded not guilty to terrorism related charges secret recordings jared chase brent betterly aunt brian church accused of planning to use molotov cocktails to set fires to political targets during the recent nato summit to other protesters rallied outside court today to support their friends calling them the nato three prosecutors confirmed secret recordings of the accused men plotting the attacks but defense attorneys say they need to see more evidence >> we need to know everything that was done to set these guys up that is the tension we need to fight about all of these things we have a right to have had to discover what we do that clients will be sitting in jail that all three suspects taken into custody followed may 16th grade at bridgeport apartment where they stayed prior to the nato summit. michael jordan

youngest son busted by police omaha nebraska 23 year old marcus jordan drop the argument with a pair of women officers allegedly struggled with marcus jordan able to make arrested plays basketball in university of central florida school leaders still gathering information about the situation in omaha. grand homecoming for families who lost everything devastating wildfire through parts of colorado emotional return home when we come back and nearly a week after a republican controlled congress held attorney general in contempt of justice department fires back. crworepot sfilodour wgn news @ 9

colorado family and back to it by wild fires started to return to their homes mandatory evacuations lifted parts of colorado springs doesn't seem making their way up roads that had been closed homes destroyed 18,000 a. one couple had mixed feelings about the destruction >> maybe more difficult for us part of the house there have to sell through thinks a lot of the community thinking we had to rent a truck to haul stuff away just not the case nothing left. >> firefighters achieved 55 percent containment to have full control in two weeks because of the fire under investigation. five days after the house voted to hold attorney general eric

holder in contempt of congress to hold materials tied to failed fast and furious operation justice department had its say. >> documents at issue not the documents concerning the actual fast and furious investigation. all of those other than sensitive law enforcement documents were turned over never asked him to stop investigation. as far as what will happen with litigation up to the house to initiate. atf launched "fast and furious" to track illegal weapons but it backfired bonds bought up and the hands of mexican drug cartel white house and justice department made it clear he will not face criminal charges still coming out how a new breed of rescue dog post- traumatic stress and smoking or non-smoking 1 not hear that question a much more in most public places in indiana.

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98 degrees would not surprise me next couple of days four times the average by decree temperatures and credible storms these clouds captured

under the thunderstorms cooled aired gushing out of these storms the turbulence modest clouds this shot from lake forest over the weekend and other clouds this actually shelf cloud captured the damage here resulting from the storms trees down everywhere thunderstorms and building up powerful upper level and they can bring the wind energy down to the surface damage the atmosphere was boiling it was hot and humid lots of humidity tonight to big

thunderstorm clusters south of us couple to the north they seem to be fading southeastward powerhouse northwest wisconsin at this hour. the ring of fire pattern last week the heat content traded to the west clusters along the perimeter. some of them moved hundreds of miles damage all of the way. fading away southward this arc to the north always a signature thunderstorm wind producing powerful wind often hold together for 1,000 mi. with damage all of the way tracking se overnight with more out there in colorado what the models are too big not very much suggest a

deep creek cloudiness include a shower in the morning and the day heat up tomorrow. the threat from time to time showers some areas have gotten a rainfall what came down over the weekend. almost an inch and a half of rainfall. oak park 121. problem damaging wind we have that risk of a couple of thunderstorms tomorrow atmospheric shuts down rainfall producing process.

minneapolis up to nearly 100 degrees today we are at 19 days and counting high temperatures 90 degrees or above. pretty amazing the blistering heat will continue maybe worse as the week continues thursday and friday more of sunshine last clouds and thunderstorms might mix down cooler air about an inch and 9 hundreds of of the models one and a half times normal as always selective first five days 50 degrees above normal. began warming up see what i mean hot air don't developing over us? pushing the rainfall organizing severe weather producing jet streams to the

north flirting with this area these thunderstorms develop can reach up to high-altitude wind in trouble 25 states under advisories' 40 to wildfire advisory's red flag warnings to the west at a fire watch amazing we counted today 11 states will work 48 temperature over did not reach 90 degrees all but 11 states did it 25 over 100 amazing hot air mass a few widely scattered gusty thunderstorms 20 percent of the area tonight warm and muggy 80 degrees in the city during the day tomorrow mostly sunny intensely hot and humid might be isolated thunderstorm had another late in the day high- temperature 98-100 degrees

without heat indices in the range of 105-110 degrees. low 80s downtown and the fourth of july looks hot and humid partly sunny lake breeze in the afternoon collecting is at the beaches. scattered thunderstorms might develop lake breeze pushed into the air up thunderstorm. wrestling with 100 degrees friday are around here pretty amazing ideas on saturday. nine days in the nine of the month of june more than these number of 90 degree days. all lot to look forward to more heat. not yet finished. >> counting down to the fourth of july city of chicago has cancelled a fireworks display head over to navy pier wednesday

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controls street parking in chicago refusing to pay $14 million bill from parking meters llc so has said no to another 35 at half million companies charged for free parking for the handicapped mayor rahm emmanuel has agreed to spend $300,000 computer software the city needs to fight unforeseen parking bills all stemming from former mayor daley's on popular billion-plus dollar deal. ahead of the july 4th holiday drivers expect to save more money at the pump current price of gas and chicago $3.51 each gallon 11¢ cheaper than one week ago 35¢ cheaper than this time last month national average $3.32 each gallon. smoking ban now in effect all public places law meant to protect people dangers of second-hand smoke prohibit smoking 8 ft. of entrances to

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this 102 degrees 100 degree springfield carbondale indiana hit 103 degrees really warm. still at 90 degrees in the city the heat index still feels like mid 90's and the city not cool anywhere across the metropolitan area at current temperatures warmer today in chicago that warm spots like atlanta and miami. even if it were lanes and tomorrow this orange area 100 degree heat index the day after

fourth of july and on thursday look at this talk about a persistent heat wave in the area. numbers like you we showed you before temperatures forecast for tomorrow at fourth of july. could touch on thursday or friday. we will be ready for this. roll out the welcome mat

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complete career high 11 strikeouts first victory in six starts at at the atdarwin barney show to steal one at the next play again all of the way to the left to make the play chicago cubs did everything right to a defeated the chicago braves' four-one white sox have the night off busy pumping up last jake peavy man of voting for the american league all-star team cast a ballot at cast a ballot at whitesox.com or mlb.com/vote automatically entered into a nice prize giveaway democrats and republicans or maybe you do. still in shock over houston offer cheap offer sheet to omer asik are you kidding me? chicago bulls must be a great love not acknowledged this until official no comment on that to introduce a first round pick marcus teague the chicago media with the injury to omerd-rose tom

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