three straight days of 100- degree heat .. and today may be the hottest one yet. in fact ... today's temperatures in chicago could be the highest ever on record. good afternoon. i am steve and i'm dina bair. we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. wgn's nancy loo is live on the near west side where a group of seniors have been suffering through the heat wave without air conditioning. nancy ....

two people at this building had been hospitalized many senior citizens have not been able to escape the heat since sunday when the air conditioning broke down at the senior residents ... this woman's apartment was already 93 degrees this morning the air-conditioning for the 68 apartments at the senior building at roosevelt and loomis has been out since sunday essentially since the heat wave began >>it's unbelievably hard it is fortunate that i did not have a heart attack or something ... i have health issues most people here have health issues ... >>upon hearing the unbearable conditions aldermen helped from the city ... and the red cross has set up a cooling center within a room and the building ... >>even though you appreciate this, sleep is out of the

question ... >>a second contractor is troubleshooting the parts problem with the air- conditioning ... they expect this to get fixed sometime today but it has been five long hot days of waiting ... >>we don't know what to do we are calling everyone and nothing is happening >>finally things are happening a company vice president says a top priority is the safety and comfort of residents. but they are still uncomfortable with this record-breaking heat >> the oppressive heat is beginning to claim lives in the chicago area. the cook county medical examiner says two people have died so far, and it's investigating four others. meantime, the severe thunderstorms that nailed indiana have left about 43- hundred homes and businesses without power in the gary and merrillville area. that's down from around 21- thousand.

crews are expected to restore all electricity by tomorrow night. if you need a cold refreshing drink today, father michael pfleger can help. he and members of saint sabina's parish will pass out more than two-thousand bottles of free water at 79th and racine... between now and one o'clock. the heat appears to have caused a train derailment that killed a couple from glenview. julian crews is live at the scene... along the northbrook- glenview border with details. we have new developments in the story the cook county medical examiner released the names of the two victims crushed inside their vehicle it cook county judge has issued a stop work order the judge asking union pacific and their contractors to stop working here at the scene of this viaduct you're looking at a live picture ... coincidently the trains are running over this viaduct less than 48 hours after the derailment and the viaduct

collapsed they have trains coming through here again once again lawyers representing the victim's family are asking the judge to issue the stop for quarter and a press conference is scheduled for 2:00 this afternoon the lawyers representing the family 1 union pacific railway to stop working so evidence can be preserved in the possibility of a lawsuit which looks all but certain at this time >>the two victims have been identified long view glentime glenview resident well-known in the chicago legal community and his wife ... the couple was a beloved in the community they helped out in new orleans after the katrina disaster ... the couple's crushed vehicle was removed after work crews discovered their car with their bodies inside yesterday morning

... contractors worked through wednesday night to search for possible survivors ... the over 100 carts union pacific railroad trains derailed when the heat buckled on the tracks the call was being transported from wyoming and it dumped onto the couple's car as a went by ... this is where the couple lived a development, princeton village ... we spoke to a neighbor he saw the couple riding their bicycles with one of their four grandchildren ... they had two children of their own ... the news we are getting a cook county judge has issued a stop work order here on the scene of this viaduct ... we sought trains travelling over head the

managed to open this but the judge wants to preserve the rubble to give the family a chance to survey the situation the heat and severe weather may have caused part of a building to crash-down onto several people in melrose park... seriously injuring two kids. the facade at the top of a building at 1-36 and 1-38 broadway collapsed around four o'clock yesterday. a nine year-old boy and and a seven year-old girl suffered head injuries, and are being treated at loyola university medical center in maywood. witnesses say they heard thunder and saw lightning, but thought the rumbling was just the storm. >>we saw more rocks falling three other people were injured but refused treatment. funeral services are being held today for 7year old heaven sutton. family and friends filled the saint mark international christian church, this morning for an emotional memorial service. the little girl was killed by a

stray bullet last week in the austin neighborhood. sutton was helping her mother sell candy outside their home, when a bullet struck her in the back. today, police announced a second suspect is in custody in connection with the shooting. another man -- jerrell dorsey -- is being held without bond, charged with first degree murder and aggravatted battery. another set-back for the weak economy. today's jobs report shows businesses only hired 80,000 people last month. that's 10,000 less than what some analysts expected. the unemployment rate remains at 8.2 percent. republican presidential nominee mitt romney called the latest report a "kick in the gut for middle-class families." president obama pointed out four-point-four million new jobs have been added over the past roughly two years... which he insists is a step in the right direction. crane's chicago business reports that nine companies will cut 1400 jobs in the next two months in chicago stockyards packaging will be closing

eliminating 95 jobs ... and in hanover park over 100 positions will be lost when a prominent food company there will be shutting down ... workers in oak park are set to go on strike this weekend. oak parks management and the workers union failed to reach a contract deal after talks ended yesterday. the two sides could not come to terms on changes in the rates for overtime pay and merit-based pay. the workers wanted an increase for both, but the village would not agree to the requests. 75 workers will be walking out on the job tomorrow and monday. they represent staff at the village hall parking enforcement officers public works and forestry empyees. some reaction today to congressman jesse jackson junior's vague but serious announcement about his health. a statement released from his office said jackson will need extended treatment at an in- patient facility, and continued medical care. the office also said jackson has grappled with physical and emotional ailments privately for a long period of time. jacksons office announced a week ago he was taking a leave of absence because of exhaustion.

>>that's personal information that should stay personal until he is ready to release this ... >>he is not in a private position he is in a public position is hard to ask for thoughts and prayers when we don't know what we are praying for ...jackson's office has not specified his condition or the medical treatment he is receiving. with four months left before the november election, jackson's republican challenger, brian woodworth says he refuses to use this opportunity to attack jackson... but rather wants to focus on the needs of the community. coming am next to the lifeguard who was asked to leave his post because he saved someone's life is not taking his job back ... and residents are cleaning up in northwest indiana after a violent storm all of this and more after the break

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casey anthony may be going back to court once again. anthony may take the stand in the civil trial against her. she's being sued for defamation by zenaida gonzalez. the woman claims anthony ruined her life when she told authorties a nanny by the same name took her daughter caylee. police determined that was not true. yesterday marked one year since anthony was acquitted of murdering her daughter. the civil trial starts in january. a man found guilty of killing his wife and their unborn son is appealing his death sentence. scott peterson was convicted of suffocating his wife, laci, and then dumping her body in the san francisco bay on christmas eve in 2002. but, he insists he had nothing to do with the murders. his attorney filed an appeal yesterday... arguing peterson didn't get a fair trial because of all the publicity in the case. mitt romney has set a new republican fund-raising record. brought in more than 100- million dollars last month. that includes donations to the campaign, the republican national committee and the romney victory fund. the obama campaign has not released their fundraising totals yet. but they have repeatedly said they expect to be outraised by romney. cnn says obama has a three percent lead in a nationwide poll. but romney is ahead by a 51-to- 43 margin in swing states. gop presidential candidate mitt

romney hasnt revealed his running mate just yet, but thereformer presidential candidate herman cain says florida congressman allen west would make a good v-p. he also suggests new hampshire senator kelly ayotte romney announced he was considering florida senator marco rubio in june. we told you yesterday about the florida lifeguard who was fired for rushing to save a swimmer in trouble. now, there's a new development. tomas lopez's bosses have offered him his job back. but tomas says he doesn't want it. he was let go, for leaving his assigned coverage area of hallandale beach. he says he had to choose between obeying a work rule and saving a human life. >>we made it clear beforehand that we would lose our jobs if the rule was violated ... but that would not stop us from making the choice of someone's life over that role it's an

obvious choice ... tomas' boss says he didn't personally approve the firing decision. two other lifeguards were fired when they said they would have done the same thing as tomas. three others resigned in protest. coming up on midday: after the uproar over his firing for leaving his post to help a swimmer, a lifeguard responds to the offer to get his job back. plus: fast food chains are offering deals on a morning pick drink first think in the morning. and later in lunchbreak, summer is the perfect time to snack on smores.... we're learning how to make a smores cake!

80,000 jobs were added to u.s. payroll tally is in june but less than expected by economists unemployment is at

8.2% the labor market remains soft ... if you are looking for a job chicago might be a good place ... according to munster .com local on-line job listings have been up ... transportation and warehousing are the top positions ... kraft has picked a new headquarters for its snack foods business ... it will move 400 employees to locations in deerfield ... it's groceries business will remain in north field ... forget the coffee or the jews how about soda for breakfast the fast-food chains are promoting soft drinks in the morning ... morning soft drinks sell more than coffee or jewee or juice...

we're looking at a down market today as the labor statistics are indicating the economy is remaining sluggish ... still to come the tom skilling updated weather forecast ... and have a special region of the brain gets credit for poker skills ... and more live music from american idol season 10 finalist casey abrams ...

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one of the buildings is here in this parking lot ... most of the buildings were in gary and merrillville ... the hickory ridge lake apartment complex sod damage ... >>you could see the dark clouds coming ... to coincide with the rain and then you hear the thunder and you feel the wind ... and then the power went out nerve wracking we thought the whole apartment would be gone >>late thursday afternoon the storm came and causing damage in several communities in the area with an 21,000 homes and businesses lost power during the height of the storm ... in gary a church on the west side lost

its roof ... >>this hurt at first but under the circumstances no one was hurt. thank god it didn't do more extensive damage and no damage while we were holding a service and nothing could stop us from having our service ... >>a semi was pushed across the expressway onto the 61st avenue exit lane where it had a van but no one was hurt back in hickory ridge residents are overwhelmed looking at what lies ahead this weekend >>we have a lot of cleanup with trees and bushes down debris is scattered it looks like a mask unbelievable how are we going to get this cleaned up? >>the red cross is hoping the storm victims the residents don't know when they will be able to get back to their homes an alert in the grand crossing

district on the south side -- watch out for an armed robber. police say one or two men in their 20's -- pulled a handgun on victims between 70th and 71st and state street. two incidents occurred a week and a half ago. one at 8:30 inthe morning, the other just after noon. the robbers took the victims purses. anyone with information should call chicago police. a shelter for women and children had to be evacuated after an outbreak of scabies. the scabies reportedly came from a child who was staying at the shelter. the skin disease is highly contagious. all 30 people inside the shelter were taken out. 13 adults and nine children had to go to the hospital because they were already showing symptoms. >>it began like a heat rash and then it got puffy like chicken pox and they keep scratching and scratching ... having the facility disinfected. scabies is a contagious skin disease that's caused by a

species of mite. the disease causes itching rashes, and sores -- but it's treatable with medication. another record breaking day but relief maybe in sight...tom skilling is next with the weekend forecast.

he will say atit: relief. >>tomorrow afternoon ... if you are a mariner on the great lakes please stay close to the port in the afternoon there will be a big wind shift ... there will be quite a change coming ... temperatures will take a nosedive from the '90s tomorrow morning all the way down to the

'70s at the lakeshore ... the big question is we have a warm air layer called a cap in place ... the energy levels in the atmosphere are off the charts ... big wind and heavy rain will not last long but boy can a pact that punch ... look at the temperatures that we have endured this week ... we have triple digit temperatures ... this is the hottest july it opened in chicago hand over a hundred years since 1911 ... the average was 89 degrees ...

we are 12 degrees above normal where you see the bright colors on the map shows the concentration of the heat ... temperatures will drop precipitously ... there could be some big storms up to the north that's where the front will collide with the cooler air some blockbuster storms are expected in the upper midwest ... the first time in 65 years we have put 300 together hundreds together.... look at how temperatures are staying above normal for the first five days of the long-term

forecast pretty amazing stuff over 20 states are involved in advisory's i sound like a broken record from the east coast to the midwest here are the temperatures forecast today hundreds are north of the twin cities ... in the afternoon the storms roll and tomorrow cooler sunday we're looking at the cooler air that's waiting in the wings we will feel that over the weekend and into early next week but it's just last year met uncomfortable not necessarily cold here the thermometer readings on the mathp locally....

we have the heat index hitting 110 degrees in some areas we see a lake breeze along the shoreline but it's a muggy 71 degrees ... here's what's happening along the lake: sunshine everywhere. and lots of records getting broken what the heat wave is

doing ... this is the kind of stuff that may develop as the front moves its way down ... there is strong wind production and storm conditions they will parallel the shoreline just as they did yesterday ... lots of storm clusters that are producing some rain let's take a look at the models on the map:

there is a lake breeze holding the shore to the '90s tomorrow you may see things back into the hundreds in the southwestern suburbs ... that's early in the morning before the cool down temperatures will drop to the '70s ... no complaints. the 90 degree temperatures will be back to us next week ... i will have more the end of the broadcast the excessive heat warnings

continue until 10:00 p.m. this evening. expect some isolated thunderstorms. here is the 5 day forecast: the wave is on lake michigan will grow to 4 ft. so be careful out there ...

thank you tom skilling the the time for today's trivia: which group published the first official s'mores recipe? a. the boy scouts in 1920? b. the girl scouts in 1927? or c. ladies home journal in 1923? the answer still ahead.....

time for sports. matt garza was considered prime trade bait for the cubs... but now he's heading into the all-star break with a 4 and 7 record and an era over four. cubs going for the series win in atlanta...... garza threw 44 pitches in the first inning alone... he gives up the two-run homer to jason heyward here... his 14th. a few batters later... brian mccann does the same thing with his tenth homer and an early 4-0 deficit. garza only lasted four innings giving up five hits and three homers on 94 pitches. cubs lose 7-3, and split the series with the braves. the cubs visit the mets in new york tonight. it was a hot one for the series finale against the rangers. sox rookie jose quintana was lights out... he had eight strike outs and only allowed one run on two hits over eight innings. it's tied at one in the sixth when kevin youkilis does it again with a solo home run to right. that's his tenth rbi in ten games and his second straight game-winning hit. sox win 2-1. this is the first time texas has been swept all season.

the sox' "take jake" campaign fell just short. jake peavy was second to the rangers' yu darvish in voting for the final all-star spot. despite being runner- up peavy says it was one of the coolest experiences and he appreciates all the support. peavy makes his last start before the all-star break tonight against the blue jays. the bulls won't be getting brandon roy... he's verbally agreed to a two-year, 10 million dollar deal with the timberwolves. roy is a three-time all-star but did not play last season due to chronic knee problems. elsewhere, jason kidd is leaving the mavs for a three- year deal in new york, while jeremy lin signed a 4-year offer sheet with houston. the knicks can still match that deal after the 11th. that's a look at sports. your live illinois lottery drawing is next. good afternoon.

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it's time for a lunchbreak... in today's lunchbreak, how to make a "smores cake". cake artist cathi volante is the owner of couture cupcake cafe in kildeer. thanks for coming in.

thank you so the most important thing here is to follow the recipe ... the chocolate is key... sift your ingredients! you can tell the difference. and we use both all purpose and cake flo ur..... this makes a difference in lightness. cream the sugar

and butter and add the chocolate add the dry ingrediennts and add some choc olate pieces.... the finer chocolate stays in chunks after baking. i suggest an ice cream scooper

t ensure even sizing when making cupcakes.... 11 minutes in the oven for cakes depending on pan size you want to stuff the cupcakes with an apple corer take out some itcake center.

for the filling, use marshmallow fluff or you can make your own. you can replace the itcore with the cut out cake. and then you pipe the icing on top. provides the the

and then a graham cracker crumb topping with a piece of chocolate! cathi, thanks so much for joining us.... couture cupcake cafe is on north rand road in kildeer. tonight you can sample their desserts at the "uncorked barrington" wine tasting.... that's from six to 10 at the corner of spring street and east station street in barrington. to learn more, go to: couture cupcake cafe . com

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and now the answer today's trivia question.... we asked: which group published the first official s'mores recipe? a, the boy scouts, b, the girl scouts, or c, ladies home journal. the answer: b. the first official recipe for smores was published in the 1927 girl scout handbook, which launched the treat into pop culture history. this is an interesting weather front ... these storms may be developing behind the front ... the jet stream will buckle ... still no. tomorrow morning ... we have heat but by the afternoon we have scattered cheers and thunderstorms and a cooling effect sunday is a mix

of sun and clouds but it will be much cooler ... the wind it will tell us the story ... just after 11:00 the northern and of cook county will begin to feel the effect of the change in temperature and wind will usher this canin... we will be crushing the hot air dome ... the western u.s. has been unseasonably cool and that's where the warmth will end up going.

94 degrees tamara temperatures will crashed to the '70s during the afternoon along lake michigan no rain until after the front passes there may be thunderstorms late evening or the afternoon ... sunday will be overcast and cooler monday pretty nice and then we will feel the warmth again in the 90s during the week next week ... when we gather again here monday we will be and a different world ... thanks for joining us today. hope you have a great afternoon. remember we are back at 5 and 9.... before we go we leave you with more music this midday... casey abrams is giving a special performance at a live band karaoke event, 'idol for a day,' tomorrow on the lawn of mb

financial park in rosemont. the event kicks off at 3 p.m.