outdoor chess with a twist. wgn news @ 9 powerful wind hitting chicago tonight fast-moving storm across the area damage scattered in some places pretty serious. top story around the country. left behind after storm throughout northwest indiana highway and ripping it portion of a roof off apartment complex merrillville. 15,000 customers without power during fast-moving storm. melrose park stunned the crowd of shoppers running for cover part of building collapse.

victims being taken away by ambulance to people rushed to hospital serious injuries late this afternoon popular shopping area witnesses heard thunder and saw lightning. storm expert tom skilling the intense heat we have been dealing with. lake breeze thunderstorms radar developing 1:00 this afternoon. hidden in northwest indiana not especially hard. wind gusts up to 94 mi. per hour. ripped the roof off of a boat there. history of damaging wind howled

and it did they were from this radar rainfall just eastern cook and lake county illinois. we had pretty good rainfall a very localized up to six tenths of an inch downtown chicago. temperature reading went from 103 degrees down to 84 degrees

spots on the lakefront. hottest temperature it back july 1934. amazing sweltering temperatures all kinds of problems. the habit the heat is causing us. >> those most vulnerable in our communities. after the power went out ross should be open tomorrow precaution bottles of water exited into the key to the

32,500 animals not affected back up generators right away. >> air conditioners are working safety devices are working called it a day. >> extreme heat causing problems on the road and the rails. early this morning crews working on the toll rose about and columbus st. buckled because of the heat could be fixed tomorrow street already close to taste of chicago. 10-15 minute delays on the trend systemwide for the next few days because of the heat. trains have to slow down to compensate for heat related stress. the rainfall cool things off briefly temperatures rose again quickly. >> state clearest terms possible

extreme heat and humidity more than just in canadians. dangerous and could be deadly >> delivering meals to seniors double duty checking on the elderly. home-based services to check on seniors and inquire about their well-being. task force 70 public and private organizations. as the record temperature continues a reminder good reminder to let you know elderly neighbor somebody homebound relative to a good idea to check on them during this high heat and high humidity. can the tip of fact few days before a key to related illness kickstand.

>> just too much chicago public schools officials have cancelled all summer school classes tomorrow some summer school students of today because of the excessive heat buildings not air-conditioned mason elementary school at 20 other chicago public schools suspended classis building did not have proper air conditioning cps offical said close to the schools today at all schools tomorrow. massive train derailment yesterday 24 hours after the fact injury free accident winds up being different. live tonight with details. >> the work to clear the coal continuous possibility of remains could be more victims. the debris of 28 train cars carrying up to 85 t of coal each union pacific freight

train yesterday afternoon bridge collapse want vehicle to people inside track. >> the driver was melt can only confirm that this time second fatality >> official said the original date no injuries the derailment border between glenview end of northbrook >> no reports of injuries >> union pacific crew started to clear the area 10:00 this morning digging. access but not know what was underneath. discovered a vehicle. sources working say they buried car lexus one man inside the decapitated. union pacific says the train that derailed pile up

the cars led to the collapse just rebuilt last summer following a train derailment 2009. victims from yesterday's disaster. >> possibility as the crew continues to the pile always possible standby as we did yesterday. dealing if this occurs. >> police say he is the likely cause could have expanded at the trails leading to the derailment investigation could take months. >> amazing story. still coming up learning more about why rep. jesse jackson jr took his leave of absence from congress. >> rooster without knots. >> using colorful words to attack former united states attorney housing commissioner

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of rep. jesse jackson jr doesn't shed much light, crisp when he will be back more serious than he thought. situation sum up by political expert chicago tribune it rick pearce and tonight pointed out the many unknowns about the rep. jesse jackson jr situation what is he suffering from how long will illinois congressman p missing in action? >> here we are about to the four months away from the election a lot of questions. needed to be up front with his constituency no representation. general understanding no instability and pollex 0 impact on his bid for

reelection. another a vague statement from the office rep. jesse jackson jr revealed a slightly more but not much. medical condition more serious than once thought. unspecified physical and emotional elements add further to evaluation and treatment a patient medical facility. explanation enough for some june 10th announcement of medical leave can hop on the heels friend arrested for fraud friend and supporter raghu nayak link to jailed former governor rod look where and allegedly efforts to put rep. jesse jackson jr and the president's old senate seat both challengers in november at vanquished opponent in the democratic primary think the public deserves more >> not in a position to ask for

privacy public position hard to ask for thoughts and prayers did not know what we are thinking and crying about >> also statement from the reverend jesse jackson asking for continued prayers. congressman joe walsh asked weekend's statements sticking by questioning tammy duckworth hero status a joe walsh appeared on cnn afternoon explaining his comments cnn's ashleigh banfield heated debate with joe walsh telling her just because serve to tammy duckworth does not made automatically elected to congress >> i can tell you our district people are losing their homes struggling to get by everyday unemployed voters want to know what will #$%%# its do about those facts >> tammy duckworth spoke up

relax helicopter pilot iraq this time running against. cook county commissioner william beavers firing back charges against income tax evasion claiming evidence he did nothing wrong. details >> against the law ought to lie to the fbi but not against the law for them to lie about me >> william beavers as to fabrication charges of federal income tax evasion 2006-2008 close to a quarter of a billion dollars a quarter of a million dollars allegedly failed to report as income gets from campaign cash at the lawyers for him say they have documents that clear his name bank deposit slip >> copy of the document today from the commissioner establishes he paid $68,000 in question. take the money back

bank that failed five months later falling under federal receivership the legal team says trial set for december proved he paid all the money back 77 year-old former chicago aldermen repeated his claim arrested retribution from the defense refusing to wear a wire secretly recorded john daly powerful cook county commissioner. colorful fashion defiant lau william beavers shot at former united states attorney patrick fitzgerald >> for three years patrick fitzgerald has been hounded me i will try to haunt him for the next six months he is a rooster without jobs. >> in response to allegations spokesperson for united states attorney office says no comment from the federal building prosecutors apparently elected to do their fighting in the court room >> commissioner hopes to score

points before the trial. >> i have not stolen a dime. could not find anything. >> bond to set for the man accused of killing trayvon martin why george zimmerman may not be getting out of jail right away and mitt romney wife drops a hint about who the gop presidential candidate might be considering as his running mate to add to like doc help save somebody lifeguard helps save somebody drowning and is fired.ep

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million jobs were on the line. let the trabuco bank updetroit go bankrupt i refuse to turn my back down but not the only person campaigning in ohio former gop pres. candidate tim pawlenty on the far left and louisiana gov. bobby jindal on the far right down screen supporting mitt romney president obama two stops in pennsylvania tomorrow. key mitt romney been quiet about the vice presidential plans and no shortage of opinions former presidential candidate herman cain says he likes and fla congressman allen west suggest new hampshire sen. kelly ayotte said herman cain is does not think the decision should be based on gender or ethnicity last month mitt romney announced considering fla sen. marco rubio. the heat could make you sick even a day later coming up medical watch him in the tip of fax the weather can have on your health and probably never saw

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take a look at the details medical examiner's report see the affects of this key to multiple heat related deaths. take a look outside people running exerting themselves during in these extreme temperatures not only dangerous doctors say it could be fatal in a moment heat exhaustion and heat stroke can take hold. >> could be crazy >> wait until working out to go half the intensity at half the

distance otherwise you will regret that the heat cramps humidity leads to heat exhaustion by depleted water weakness headaches ultimately loss of consciousness can occur. salt also deeply its knowledge of, 10 muscle cramps and the dizziness sigel assault in short supply not as clear for older people. >> older people have impaired first mechanism to not drink as much as they should >> heat exhaustion can lead to heatstroke resulted permanent brain damage and death >> extreme elevation and temperature patients become very confused and can go into a coma. more extreme version usually plenty of warning symptoms before that point down the the moment you feel those warning

systems get to a cooler place drink cooler beverages no alcohol or cafeand calf feed use ice towels and a lower your core temperature >> get medical help if not better and a half hour >> taking a cold liquids still feel bad you can feel dizzy confused should be seen the >> the key thing is to avoid respect these temperatures high humidity when temperatures asking port trouble does not take long and this environment >> certain medications high blood pressure and diabetes can impact your reactions after heat exhaustion and more sensitive to high temperatures avoid being outside. back to you >> ready for relief and these

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and furious fast and powerful looking behind me all of the wood is sitting there they try to clean up part of a roof that peeled off of apartment complex and merrillville damage all over a lake county gary indiana at crown point here and merrillville down power lines a lot of power outages 50 fifth avenue merrillville highwood and even knocking it semi truck on its side 65 knocked it over pushed it over to four right exit plan very powerful wind may not know exact when speed until tomorrow but thunderstorms clocked a wind at 90 mi. per hour of the chicago shoreline.

and the white man was coming down from the sky. the lightning. people grabbing kids leave and be large eggs running the outside looking poor shelter. >> i can't look behind to make some of the cleanup has already started part of the problem of power outages thousands of people still without power got tricky today because lake county government building without power for about two hours today back up generators used in order to accomplish some of the emergency services of the latest live from merrillville >> breaking records right and left atmosphere this hot and humid is loaded with energy

chance to do something like that that happens. amazing in the storm started to blow up 1:00 this afternoon just east of lake geneva this shot of a towering clouds right by the apartment complex look at the damage tops of the clouds up to 65,000 ft. could not or range pour the storms to fall where the drought are crowd is. and the this of liberty captured sites of the crowd as well the storms are so localized we have a perspective on the radar. first time lapse watch this mass of storms

camilla's clouds developed lake breeze off of the lake and the air piled up powerful thunderheads to develop. back to the beginning here 4:00 this afternoon moving away from the lake breeze northwest indiana produced a 94 mi. per hour wind off of the chicago shoreline. 60 mi. per hour wind area took the roof off of areas their lake breeze parallels the shoreline couple of miles inland east wind hits a west wind storm cells develop along the shoreline. these blue areas wind shear plot from the radar. she swith damage

localized cook county and the northwest indiana hit by the wind out of the thunderstorms. big hot air don't dominate the united states weather storm spinning around formed in the midwest by itself gulf of mexico returning moisture north. the storms rotate. satellite view of the storms developing to the west. tomorrow we will toast again. 20 states under excessive heat advisory is. high temperature of 103 degrees. second day we broke a century

old record tomorrow record 99 degrees set back in 1988 we will break that. 102 degrees on the fourth. we expect 103 degrees tomorrow. no drought relief half an inch downtown but only a little area rainfall high temperatures today 17 states record high temperatures some of the brokerage reported around the country. green bay up to 99 degrees today. weather bug high temperatures today also other temperatures downtown this

afternoon tonight still toasty and the '90s are around chicago heat index still pushing 100 degrees some parts of the metropolitan area. kinmundy at 50% feels like the gulf of mexico headline is for more hot weather but relief is on the way this weekend saturday afternoon beautiful sunday and monday cloudy sunday morning humidity during the day at temperatures 100 degree territory. hazy quite warm and muggy storms over tonight and variable wind tonight tomorrow air pollution action clear back up to 103 degrees might pop isolated thunderstorm in the afternoon wind basically west tomorrow

continued hot and humid during the day saturday front passes went northeast shortly after. temperatures take a nosedive. down in the mid-upper 70's might get thunderstorms to pop and the afternoon. maybe a low 80s on sunday it sounds good. best move to play outdoor chess coming up this man's unique take on the game. not really what you would call going out with a bang not a lot to see for fireworks show.

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tom skilling weather center with seven day forecast >> warmest open to a july. 103 degrees hottest temperature in chicago since deadly heat wave july 199517 years ago. watch what happens buckling jet stream cold front down when to turn it from the northwest see better this time they depiction of the heat right over us the jet stream turns northwest from canada not going to get cool or cold but cooler and less humid. the warmth will build back again into next week chicago area. another day of blistering heat and saturday morning no picnic.

third consecutive record high temperature tomorrow. wataga weather records one most recent 65 years ago relief saturday afternoon. you can see temperatures tomorrow and saturday. early afternoon look what happened sunday cooling off dropping these humidity in the process. hopefully the transition will drop clusters of thunderstorms lake breeze in the afternoon tomorrow blow up scattered thunderstorms. 10-20% coverage 94 degrees early afternoon saturday temperatures plunge '80s after that back to 90's middle of next week again breaking the humidity. which will be awfully nice. see you later. take a look at that

supposed to be astonishing fireworks show turns into astonishing flop. san diego largest fireworks show of the year big bay boom dawn and a matter of seconds thousands of spectators waiting for more organizers say technical glitch caused the 20 minute show to go off at once in about 15 seconds nobody hurt and the misfire still trying to figure out exactly what went wrong. white sox newcomer kevin youkilis plays the role of hero second day in narrow white sox sweep one of the best teams in baseball and if the camp "take jake" paint successfully got white sox starter the jake peavy voted into the all-star campaign. ort's next.

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out of last place. opportunity lost because garza cannot find his game and first inning garza 46 pitches in two of them home runs. heyward 2 run shot and mccann garza only 4 innings before pitches all over the place. chicago cubs base and left-hander important for them as a team 220 against lefties. soto got on in the 5th but only 2 runs cubs lose 7-3. atlanta are they split. and warm at the cell series finale between the texas rangers at the white sox. adrian beltre of the picture into right field to score ian kinsler is 1-0 that was the only damage the rangers could inflict on jose quintana. eight brilliant innings only two hits and eight strikeouts even better

he got the victory and to kevin youkilis right field he won the game last night and won the game today. finish off the sweep and the trade is working out perfectly for everybody except maybe the red sox. >> that was a need for ross first tile enough to play first base on days like today we makes things around. prentice hall lot of intensity and to gain experience down the plan everyday what you play the game for sometimes have to take a breather but in the lineup every day good feeling just happy to be here and enjoy the ride i love this town. >> as for the all-star campaign it fell short of the texas jake peavy did not work out yu darvish edged out after a

japanese voters nothing for jake peavy in kansas city but it was fun while it lasted. >> was not meant to be obviously we knew he had an entire country >> chicago bulls continue to shop for compensation guards courtney lee and kirk hinrich on the list of other nba players in motion jason kidd leaves dallas for 3 year deal with the knicks jamal crawford to the clippers and jeremy lin signs houston's offer sheet ray allen's getting closer to joining the heat venus williams action her little sister in the wimbledon semifinals serena williams something to see broke her own record with 24 aces including this one on match 0.6-three, 7-6 win over victoria azarenka serena williams serena gets anyeska radwanska championship match on saturday. tiger wood's first time did not exactly embrace the experience shot 718

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