good evening, i'm robert jordan. i'm jackie bange. heavy rain is causing a flash floods in several parts of the area. it is a mess i'm here. widespread reports of flooding across the chicago area. the unrelenting rain is causing major problems on lake shore drive pierre. standing water at the lasalle underpass. police had

the ramps' blocked on to lake shore drive. within the last five minutes they opened up the ramps and now you can see that one police officer there directing traffic trying to make sure cars and i get stuck. the drive was experiencing flooding. probably less than a handful of cars have got stuck. firefighters were helping people out of their cars. cars had to be towed. we talked to one couple that got stuck just a few blocks away from their own. >> we did not know what to do. it did not work out.

>> the water was about 2 ft. deep. >> it looks like traffic is moving pretty well. police were blocking a ramp on to the drive. those police cars have moved. the main focus is to make sure that no cars gondar this viaduct. >> the rain continues to fall in some areas. they have issued a flash flood warning effective until 2:00 a.m.. the problem is

some areas have picked up anywhere from 1-3 in. of rain. expect the rain to continue for another hour. >> live in clearwater florida with more. >> a little bit of window here tonight. overall it has been a

fairly mild day. the good news is that the hurricane worries are diminishing. >>hurricane worries are diminishing here as the tropical storm veers west and away from the tampa shoreline away from the republican national convention. the fear high winds heavy rains..even tornadoes. enough to call off convention events for monday. not enough to keep away the tens of thousands traveling to tampa for the convention. >>i think a lot of people were like me. >>i think people all over the country were looking for change. everyone is reassessing that. >>this was supposed to be sunny florida. home of the 2012 republican national convention. instead all eyes are on tampa and other coastal cities because of the tropical storm that could become a hurricane of devastating proportions. because of this. the convention is cancelled on its first day.

still quartets welcome conventioneers anticipating a convention now delayed. these delegates putting their support behind the romney-ryan ticket. >>i think a lot of people were like me. >>i think people all over the country were looking for change. everyone is reassessing that. >>while signs post warnings of evacuation routes and sandbags are being filled around town, right now board ups are barely a consideration in tampa as isaac heads west and away from the convention site. airports continue to land planes. still florida's governor has declared a state of emergency. out on the beach, locals in nearby clearwater know what the gulf can do. they're sizing up the swells. just a few small white caps for the moment.

meanwhile a hurricane party down the street at crabby bill's. florida locals are preparing for a day off and a very wet week. they hope but not much more. >>we would be boarding up if it was closer. we're not worried about this one.this storm is expected to pass close to the tampa region in the early morning hours. flooding and subsequent tornadoes could be tomorrow's concern. so far, the 4 day convention has been squeezed into 3. events are scheduled to begin on tuesday. while the rain is washing out monday, some events tonight are still going forward. wgn's mark suppelsa is at

tropicana field tonight where a welcome party for the delegates is underway. big party as the tropical storm approaches. fanthe baseball stadium has a chicago twist to it. it was built for the chicago white sox. that is the current superdelegate. >> party must go on. some of the arriving delegates were brought

here from their hotels 20 mi. away. >> a lot of things here will be of interest. i always like getting together under one roof. >> people understand that there's a problem with the economy. former presidential candidate testing the microphone. with weather threat still seeing the start until tuesday the pace looks low. looking at the front will section of wisconsin.

delegates are left to skip the sandy beaches for a manufactured indoor fun. something interesting. it's as safe illinois fire mad again. go figure. 3,000 mi. away not even his convention. he is the top of the mind of the republicans.

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>>the guns, displayed for our camera by chicago police. pistols to assault weapons seized during a three day operation. >>this was an attempt to just go out there and do some real field work get our hands on people and make some arrests. >>police superintendet garry mccarthy today, touting the 307 arrests on thursday, friday and saturday. more than 100 guns taken off the streets. >>these guns are a stark reminder of the dangers our officers face every single day. >>the police net was cast wide but focused, across 10 chicago police districts on the south and west sides. areas known for gun violence, and gang drug activity. >>what we did was take our tactical teams in our districts

working in conjunction with undercovers from the narcotics division and went out and performed buy and bust operations. >>narcotics isnt just an inoccuous activity. it fuels streets gangs. its what they fight over most of the time. the distribution points of narcotics. >>police point to drugs and gang members being behind this weekends latest round of violence. more than seven murders, 24 shootings... including in the chatham neighborhood where masked gunmen opened fire, killing two people and seriously wounding another. as some areas see improvement, others see a sudden increase. >>sometimes this can be very frustrating. as a pointed out last week. >>mccarthy says despite the recent attention on chicagos murders, some of it on a national level, the numbers are down, when compared to the

1990s. he defends the approach hes taken since taking over the cpd 14 months ago. >> this is a process. this is the vision that i had this is the expectation i had when i got here. i knew it was going to be difficult and i still have confidence that were constructing a method to police this city in a way that will be replicated across the country. the fact is its going to take time to get things on track the way we need them in this city. sean lewis, wgn news. police arrested more than 20 people downtown during an incident last night. most of the arrests happened near state street and chicago avenue. police say the group was pushing people on the sidewalks. they scattered into the streets when officers arrived. one 14-year-old girl was caught throwing tea on a security guard at a nearby mcdonald's. many of those arrested were charged with misdemeanors. no one was injured. still to come, a teen determined to curb waste from plastic bags thanks the governor for action he recently took. and later, a popular tourist spot in washington d-c is returning to normal after 2 era

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wickert graduated with honors from bolingbrook high school in 20-11. he attended lewis university for a year before deciding to become a marine. the university of illinois received a record number of applications this year. and some of those accepted were at the u-i-c pavillion today for a convocation ceremony. classes begin tomorrow. the university says about 48- thousand people applied for its three campuses combined. a six percent jump from a year ago. u of i president robert easter says there appears to be an increase in applications in areas where there is a clear career path. indicating students are worried about finding jobs. so many people took part in this year's chicago triathlon that it has now officially become the world's largest triathlon. more than ten thousand people showed up early this morning for the 30th annual chicago triathlon. the event began in the water at balboa. it was followed by a 25 mile bike ride on lake shore drive

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>> that means that if you're on a rain right now you're probably going to continue to see rain for the better part of an hour. the latest track information suggests that the storm may make land fall between tuesday and wednesday. there is some uncertainty. we will continue to

monitor. some scattered showers are possible. high temperature of between 78 and 85. tuesday is mostly sunny. some light wind early. a 7 day forecast that shows a strong warmup coming in thursday and friday. only to end with the rain and thunderstorms.

some forecast models are suggesting that the remnants of the tropical storm will actually bring us some rain. there is a lot of variation. it is possible. hundreds of dogs and their owners found their way to lincoln park this morning. >>next, why this was more than just your average walk in the park.

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