when the defense has no case they trashed the victim that's what you will see now ... there will try to stay away from the facts at hand ... that was a spokesman for the family of stacy peterson ... the defense called again for a mistrial ... we should know something by 1:00 ... in line joining us now is terry sullivan ... this is a stunning development the next-door neighbor to kathleen savio found

a bullet at his doorstep felt it was an intimidating message from drew peterson ... >> i warned you that this was gonna be going on throughout the trial the most stunning part about that is said this neighbor was a pretty good witness this morning he was the next door neighbor he also testified for the prosecution saying that in fact when he went up there after his wife was crying and he saw the bathtub ... he used the word pristine and clean no rain in the tub and that way he was a good witness ... and now the notion that he would be intimidated by peterson and that peter senddrew peterson told

him not to cooperate or change any locks ... and and the neighbors said that he " got the message " that blood in the driveway ... so the judge was be obeside himself sending the jury out of the courtroom asking the prosecutor asking if the prosecution intended to prove that drew peterson put the ball at their ... the prosecution reply that it did not and the judge replied that the prosecution would have to tell the jury that the witness was not believable or that petersen had been denied ever during that ... you cannot force a defendant to take the

stand on something like that ... >> but i feel that this is part of the witness' testimony why would this be a problem for him to say he felt intimidated by the defendants >> he could feel and tell why he was intimidated ... but the fact of the matter is if he found a bullet in his driveway that is so prejudicial to the defendant how are you going to be able to prove that it came from peter send it could have come from any

way body.. so we will see lots of things like this happening and that would be something to consider for mistrial ... >> the judge seems furious about this ... >> he is and it's not that far into the trial where he would call a mistrial at dearly stage of this trial there is a 50-50 chance ... i cannot see special instructions to the jury and go on with the trial ... this is a very unfortunate thing these big issues will be coming up time and again as the trial continues ... there is a 50 percent chance

that there is a mistrial in the next hour >> they have to begin all over again picking a jury that it may get delayed further we are getting very far ahead of ourselves we need to just see what the judge will do they do not want to declare mistrials and resume new trials ... this is an intelligent and savvy judge he does not want on his record this case being later reversed because he could not handle it ... he may think there will be a way to clear this record and continue or declare a mistrial we will say we will have special coverage of this trial on the 24 hour news channel cltv that's at 7:00 p.m. we will summarize all that happened today we will take your calls this will be running tuesday through friday ... more than half of all u.s.

counties have been designated disaster zones as excessive heat and a devastating drought ravaged much of the country the agriculture secretary declared disaster zones today for 218 more counties in 12 states including illinois because of damage and losses caused by the drought and heat about 37 percent of the nation's soybeans and nearly half of america's corn crop were ranked from very port to port along with over half the pastures and the range land this year's conditions suggests that food prices could increase as much as four and a half percent next year

today supporters of checks l.a. restaurants are staging a nationwide appreciation if the company here in chicago political pressure deny that company leads to a civil rights complaint julian crews has that story live the first amendment was designed to protect its free-speech particularly any unpopular religious or political speech ... chicago republicans at the time since center a short while ago delivered a civil rights complaint to lisa madigan office ... the mayor and several other city officials were publicly expressing objections to the language used by the ceo of the franchise restaurants chain ... the story continues to draw

national attention some of it not flattering for chicago >> we are chicago! a city built on political shenanigans not in tolerance ... >> that was john stuart on his daily show making fun of the story ... the public stance taken by the company executive on same-sex marriage has prompted people here in chicago to say that it breeds contempt and discriminatory practices for the gay community ... there's no opportunity ato get comments from the alderman orr the mayor but this debate is not going away for now

coming up next another report of a needle found in food served on an airline also had why an arrest warrant has been issued for the oscar winner cuba gritting jr. and remembering one of the country's most prolific writers a look back of the career of agorgore vidal

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renowned author gore vidal has died. vidal passed away at his los angles home last night.. he died from complications of pneumonia. he wrote 25 novels.. two successful broadway plays.. numerous screenplays.. more than 200 essays.. and his memoir, "palimpsest". he was also a high profile commentator on politics.. and bitterly opposed the war in iraq. gore vidal was 86. actor cuba gooding junior is a wanted man ... after a bar fight in new orleans. a female bartender at a bourbon street bar told police that the

oscar winner became aggravated when customers recognized him and asked for photos. when the bartender asked gooding to calm down, he reportedly pushed her away with an open hand and then pushed her again on the way out. the bartender wasn't hurt ... but police were called and a misdemeanor battery warrant was issued for gooding. investigators are trying to figure out what kind a bird collided with a united airlines plane and left a big hole in the aircraft. the bird hit the plane's nose .. just below the cockpit window ... as the boeing 7-37 was approaching denver international airport from dallas yesterday. pilots were able to keep control of the plane as it landed ... and none of the 151 passengers on board was injured. wildlife biologists say the bird may have been a goose or duck. another needle has been found in a sandwich that was served by an airline. this time it happened to a passenger on an "air canada" flight going from british columbia to toronto. a woman says she found a sewing needle in her sandwich. the airline says it's working with its caterer to improve safety measures. authorities are already investigating reports of needles that were found in six sandwiches that were served on delta flights two weeks ago.

power has been restored in india after the worst blackout in a decade. 600 million people lost power during two power grid failures this week. transportation was at a standstill, businesses were closed, and millions were left without air conditioning in the summer heat. 150 coal miners were stranded underground when their lifts lost power. the disruption points to the fragility of the system as the country works to meet the demands of the growing population. problems in the real estate market apparently don't apply in some parts of new york city. an eight-thousand square foot penthouse in midtown manhattan is up for sale for 100-million dollars. it's the most expensive apartment currently on the market in new york. if someone pays the asking price, it will also be a new record. it has wrap-around terraces for a 360-degree view of the city. it also has a private elevator for its three floors a conference room and guest quarters. just ahead: a local pastor loses his job after being accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a young girl. and, still to come this midday: the new social network being lauched to help older americans find jobs. and later in lunchbreak: the chef from plainfield's fox's restaurant is here with a hearty recipe for "deep fried reuben rolls".

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a mega, baptist church in hammond fires its pastor for committing what it calls a sin. wgn's randi belisomo is live in hammond... with details on the investigation into pastor jack schaap. officials here are not saying anything until 230 this afternoon after they received word from prosecutors if charges will be filed the lake county sheriff's department and the fbi are looking into what happened here authorities are not saying much given the sensitive nature of the case ... he served as pastor of the first baptist church in hammond since 2001 ... the board says he has forfeited his right to lead over this " sin " a spokesperson for the church say that the pastor is in seclusion with his wife ... the couple have two children he became vice-president of the

college and pastor of the church after the death of his father- in-law two decades ago ... many attending first baptist are bused in from other communities ... >> the pastor has been good to us i don't have a bad opinion of him i knew the pastor before yemenis seemed like a good guy >> he spoke the word of the

bible i have nothing bad to say about him ... the board will address the congregation today ... chicago police are still trying to track down a man who held up a northwest side bank while wearing a cowboy hat. the man was wearing a straw cowboy hat and sunglasses when he held up the bank of america in the 54-hundred block of north milwaukee yesterday. police say he demanded cash and showed the teller a gun that was in a holster, under his shirt. he left with a plastic bag full of money and a tracking device inside. police tracked the device a mile away from the bank .. but the money and the robber were gone. chicago public schools is looking to sell more than 20 properties in the hopes of making 15 million dollars. the properties are located throughout the city, and include lots, land, and office buildings. cps is considering all options... as it tries to fix a 665 million dollar deficit. chicago's charter schools begin their new academic year today. mayor emanuel and cps ceo jean claude brizard welcomed back students at "learn hunter perkins." this is the earliest start date of any public school in the city. cps says this school is a positive model for having a longer year and more time in the classroom. a world war ii veteran who

was badly beaten near his home on the south side is finding kindness from strangers. 87 year-old porter cross lost his dentures .. wallet and hearing aid in monday's attack near 72nd and claremont. two meat delivery drivers witnessed the beating and followed the attackers before police caught up and made arrests. and now ... two dentists from the loop have stepped up and given cross new dentures .. free of charge. >> he is extremely grateful nobody had to reach out to him like this we are just grateful that someone cares enough ... >> he said he was disillusioned with people >> we tell them there's a lot of good people and we are very happy to help them ... three people have been charged in the attack .... 20 year-old rashon williams of calumet city ... 17 year-old michael protho of hazel crest .. and a 15 year- old. they've been charged with robbery of a senior citizen.

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humidity will be returning in the next couple of days we may even see some showers ... they're some showers downstate not much happening in our area ... the storm clusters will be getting embedded into the jet stream ... there's a chance for thunderstorms tomorrow and friday ... some thunderstorms could be severe ... this is the warmest summers in 91 years you must go back to 1921 to find a summer of this form ...warm

and this is also the beginning of the wettest month typically in chicago ... we have had impressive rainfall totals in august

we see some of the warming trend happening today ... saturday we will overcome the warm lake breeze ... looking at the map we are looking at the sheet enterprise series and red flag afire warnings we're looking at the regional temperatures here in the midwest oklahoma sought triple digits yesterday ... these are all record-breaking temperatures we will see the mid-90s tomorrow and again on saturday ...

we have high mold spores today the pollen counts are moderate to low ... here are the metropolitan area temperatures ... the western suburbs will reach 90 degrees today tomorrow we will get theirre...

the heat is waiting in the wings to arrive saturday ... temperatures will be around 96 degrees ... here is the chicago forecast sunny and warm this afternoon i 89 degrees. increasing cloudiness warm moderate humidity tonight isolated showers possible in the morning ... tomorrow morning showers in the northern suburbs

a overcast sky condition 95 degrees '80s at the lakefront possibly thunderstorms in the afternoon on friday a mix of sun and clouds it will be warm and humid the high temperature 92 degrees f it will be really hot saturday above 95 degrees ... this is the most expensive drought we have seen since the 1950's time for today's trivia: on this day in 1981 mtv debuted as cable's first 24-hour music channel. what was the first

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we do it at the restaurant for three hours 45 minutes that renders some of the fat outside the corned beef ... the next thing is squeeze all of the liquid out of your sauerkraut ... diced swiss cheese ... a little bit of a thousand island dressing we may get at the restaurant from scratch and we also read some caraway seed ... the hardest part of the recipe is to roll these and make them

hold it together in the frier take your eggroll skin use a damp towel technique... take water seal the edge, use a sccoper for a heaping 1 ounce .... press this into a roll and

tuck in the sides and seal them ... .... lots of people don't care for a thousand other than addressingisland dressing, so we serve an altrernative: creamy horseradish..... this is made with creamy sour cream and fresh grated horseradish along

with some red wine vinegar and mayo you could also use prepared horseradish and some salt and pepper the thousand island sauce is made from scratch at the restaurant ... the recipe is on the web site harry anderson, thanks so much for joining us. each weekend, fox's restaurant hosts a friday fish fry and a saturday prime rib special. they're located at 14206 south route 30 in plainfield. to learn more, go to: fox's restaurant .com

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time now for the answer to today's trivia question. we asked: on this day in 1981 mtv debuted as cable's first 24-hour music channel. what was the first video played? a. "rapture", blondie b. "sister disco", the who c. "video killed the radio star", the buggles the answer is: c. "video killed the radio star", the buggles... mtv played it at 12:01 a.m. on august 1st, 1981. we're looking for some rain in the days ahead ... ....and we have a weather update: it will take about 6 in. scattered across several days to affect the drought situation there are some storm clusters and if you get one and a couple

of days like in the northern suburbs there could be some significant accumulation ... but look at the temperatures in the midwest it's already into triple digits in several places it's only 82 degrees here in chicago today by comparison ... and in the arctic coast they're seeing 70 degree temperature readings ... 9 these numbers are stunning 100 degree heat index readings will be registering in many places in the southern midwest ... here is the 10 day forecast

the hot air dome is to the west with the jet stream running across the top of that ... we will see a cold front with big thunderstorms later in the day saturday probably saturday night ... we will see the temperature dropped to the mid to low 80s on sunday and monday but the heat will be back next week we want to remind you that we are waiting for a decision in the judge for the drew peterson case ... the cubs game is up next