and fatigue and bloating. because you deserve better. president obama approves a disaster declaration for the state of l lisisnana. . isaac clcles in on the gululcocot.t. good afternono. . am steveve nders. and i'm tonya francisco in for dina bair. our top story.... isaac is now a category 1 hurricane and is expected to make landfall tonight. the gulf coast is bracing for a direct hit from isaac. the national weather service says the storm is moving slowly... and could bring as much as 14 inches of rain. in new orleans, isaac is

stirring up memories of hurricane katrina... which hit seven years ago tomorrow. but mayor mitch landrieu says after 10 billion dollars in improvements to the levee system... the city is prepared to weather the storm. >>being prepared is the most important thing people here are battle tested the most important thing with these storms is for people to be safe and use common sense ... president obama says emergency repsponse teams have been working in the region for the past week... organizing supplies for those who may need it. tropical storm isaac is hurting oil production in the gulf. about 75 percent of oil production has been suspended as the storm moves through. some energy analysts say we may also see a release from the strategic petroleum reserve to keep the price of gas from rising. the white house says that's just one of the things they're put considering .... if supply gets disrupted. about one quarter of the nation's oil is produced in the gulf. isaac has kept things relatively quiet at the

republican national convention in tampa. but there were a few unexpected surprises for the illinois' gop delegation today. wgn's frank holland is live at the convention in tampa with details. frank ... the illinois delegation so fireworks this morning yesterday morning's meeting was a republican pep rally this morning was more like a protest rally ... people from 99 united rushed the stage ... the audience was visibly annoyed ... they kept saying chanting you cannot make a living on $7.25 ... there were trying to get across that more needs to be done by state and federal government to help working families in illinois and

around the country ... they have tried to reach out to republican lawmakers back home but were unsuccessful republican sen security caught them off the stage ... a woman represented by the group said she makes more than minimum wage but it's still hard to make ends meet ... >>they didn't want to listen to us in illinois we had to fly down here the whole bunch of us we want them to hear our voice about raising the minimum wage ... >>they told us they were from the hotel and were going to tell us about coordinating our bus travel today >>obviously they were not ...

the meeting carried on ... they spoke about how republicans have the true plans and policies to represent working class family interests and a surprise video was shown: >>this has to be one of the most important elections to return to conservative leadership and bring it to washington those were pre taped and edited words from recovering senator mark kirk people got very emotional over his message he promoted the romney ryan ticket ... everyone was pleased at the end but not so much at the beginning of the meeting ...

at about 2:00 this afternoon things will get rolling ... and frank will continue to bring us special coverage all week, beginning at 5 a-m. along with mark suppelsa and julie unruh, we will have live reports from tampa throughout the week... on the wgn morning news, midday news, and the news at five and nine. president obama is campaigning during the gop convention ... but tropical storm isaac may complicate matters for him. the president travels to the battleground states of iowa, colorado and virginia for rallies in the next two days. but like the republicans ... president obama has to figure out how to be agressive while isaac threatens the gulf coast. also ... a super-pac supporting the president is launching ads this week ... attacking mitt romney's job as massachusetts governor and how his policies could hurt the middle class.

the plan to bring more casinos to illinios- has been rejected by governor quinn. wgn's nancy loo has details. >>word of the governor's veto was circulating long before he got there this morning and there's clearly a disappointment that he has taken the gambling expansion bill off the table. >>sometimes it may take longer to do it right the first time ... >>those were telling words from the governor spent the morning visiting longfellow am elementary school students ... supporters of the gambling bill in springfield say they are ready to fight and they are about to lobby enough votes to override the governor's veto after the november election the expansion plan would allow for five new casinos won in chicago the governor said that the bill the lawmakers sent to him had to many shortcomings like not enough ethical guidelines and

weak regulatory oversight >>were neck and have loopholes for gangsters ... when it hit my desk not enough integrity ... >>the governor says he's not against gambling but he pointed out that two of his predecessors are now in jail. he spoke with the mayor this morning to inform him of his decision before it went public. he claimed that the mayor looked forward to working with him on a new version of that bill a short time ago, we spoke with representative lou lang who said he is disappointed but not surprised at governor quinn's decision. >>if i were governor and i had to veto a bill for no reason at all that is what i would say i would raise the specter of the mafia so that the community

would get the impression that he was protecting the community from the mob ... but the commission has done an excellent job out of keeping the mom out of the state gaming business we'll have further updates and more reaction coming up on the wgn news at 5. s c

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the murders of an ex-soldier and his girlfriend may have been part of a militia plot. pfc michael burnett pled guilty to the murders as part of a plea deal. but burnett claims he did not shoot michael roark, or roark's yesterday in court burnett the the admitted to being part of an anachist group. he also said roark and his girlfriend were killed because the group saw them as "a loose end." and claims he tried to get his group to call off the murders. prosecutors claim the group wanted to overthrow the government and plotted to kill the president. a hate crime trial has started in ohio, against an amish group accused in beard-cutting attacks. the trial began yesterday with jury selection. sam mullet and 15 others are charged with with using scissors to forcibly cut the hair and beards of people in their amish community. mullet is accused of orchestrating the attacks. investigators say the victims were targetted after they had religious disputes with him. to the amish, a beard is a significant symbol of faith, so the acts could be considered

religious hate crimes. two people have now died from a rare virus.. after visiting yosemite park. the victims contracted the "hanta virus"- which is a rodent-borne disease. people get the disease after coming into contact with waste or saliva of infected rodents. symptoms include: fever muscle ache and diffficulty breathing. a third case has also been confirmed.. and a fourth person may also have the disease. yosemite park has since increased its rodent-trapping measures. tribute was paid to astronaut neil armstrong at a memorial service at purdue university yesterday. armstrong graduated from purdue with a degree in aeronautical engineering in 1955. a private service is planned for armstrong on friday in cincinnati. president obama ordered flags to be flown at half-staff on the day armstrong is buried. armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon.

he died saturday at the age of 82. just ahead: believe it or not ... there's benefits to rejection... that's our topic in today's trib u. and, still to come this midday: why general motors is halting production of one of its cars for a few weeks. and later in lunchbreak: authentic italian pizza with a contemporary twist!

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demand it is also gearing up for the production of its impala china and india are increasing graduate numbers ... u.s. students make up less than 18 percent of all college graduates by the year 2020 compared to 24% in the year 2000 ... where you live may impact yemeni bake- cations you take a survey by a travel club ... people in chicago were the least likely to take vacations in the last five years when looking at the 10 largest united states cities ... residents of washington d.c. are the ones most likely to be going on vacation looking at stocks we are little changed today ... ben bernanke will have his report later this week

in today's trib u can you believe there are actual benefits to rejection.... tribune "lessons for life" columnist jenniffer weigel is here now to tell us how social rejection can boost creativity... >>is this what my mother men toant when she said i would show them some day ... >>people like bill gates and others were probably nine in with the crowd ... but if you are an independent thinker ... if you are a person who relies on the opinion of others ... that will inhibit your cognitive abilities and affect your memory but this is a study from johns hopkins they told the test

subjects that nobody wanted to work with them the kids who are independent thinkers tried something the kids who were not shut down ... >>that sounds like a cruel study for some ... so that little kid who is all i'm selfby himself on the playground is likely to be a budding genius ... >>it's utilizing neurons for different functions ... the

study says that those who do not fit in might be more creative thinkers ... >>so the message for corporations is to understand the value of people like us >>for these socially rejected creativity could be the best revenge ... that's a great line! were you in the " in " crowd? >>at times >>not me. jenniffer weigel, thanks for joining us. to learn more go to: chicagotribune.com/lifelessons still to come this midday: we're live in joliet for the latest on the drew peterson trial. what the jurors were wearing today in court. and live music this midday from rebecca loebe. the singer songwriter was a contestant in the first season of "the voice". she's is releasing her third

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pathologist who testifed for the defense today... would have characterized kathleen savio's death. wgn's amy rutledge is live in joliet with details in the drew peterson murder trial. the pathologist has been testifying this afternoon that he believed it was accidental he said the bruises found on kathleen savio when she died in 2004 were consistent with a fall. defense attorneys plan to get four more witnesses on the stand today they plan to rest their case tomorrow it will go back to the state for rebuttal and closing arguments all of this coming at a very important time of the week coming up on a long holiday weekend. >>if the judge decides to sequester them i have no idea what he will do ... if he does the jury will be locked up over a three day weekend and you do not want the jurors to rush to judgment so to speak because the want to get home for the holiday weekend ...

it is predicted that deliberations will be lengthy given the amount of witnesses that have taken the stand ... they will discuss how 02 handle this holiday weekend coming up with the judge ... and then tomorrow the drew peterson kathleen savio sun will testify tomorrow ... >>he was with his father all weekend he lived with his mother his entire life ... he has things that he might add to this story that show or will help show his father's innocence ... tom peterson son of drew peterson will be taking the stand tomorrow ... the color coordination of wardrobe among the jurors continues ... they

are alternating the patriotic colors of red white and blue prosecutors in the christopher vaughn murder trial are playing more of his recorded interview with police today. authorities questioned him shortly after his wife and three kids were found shot to death in the family vehicle near channahon. in the recording, vaughn said neither he, nor his wife could have committed murder. he repeatedly said he didn't understand what happened. he also claimed he confessed to his wife he cheated on her and was trying to be a better family man. a legionnaires disease outbreak at a downtown hotel... has killed 2 people. the outbreak happened at the jw marriot at 151 west adams... between july 16th and august 15th. 6 others also contracted the disease, but their conditions are not known. legionnaires' is a severe form of pneumonia. the hotel is still in the process of contacting all of its guests who stayed there during the outbreak. because the legionella bacteria are usually found in water the hotel drained its pool, whirlpool and fountain and

closed parts of its spa. city health officials say there's no longer a health threat at the hotel. officials are investigating a reported sexual assault on the western illinois university campus in macomb. a female student who was walking reported being grabbed and assaulted outside the main administrative building around midnight sunday. campus police have increasing patrols and are encouraging students to use safety escorts when walking in the evening. about 6500 drivers file claims against bp... claiming bad gasoline has damaged their vehicles. the gasoline came from a refinery in whiting, indiana. some of the gas didn't have the right chemical makeup, and wasn't burning like it should. that caused car engines to stall. bp says it will reimburse customers who have valid claims. of those who have filed claims, more than 4,000 live in indiana, and roughly 2,000 are from illinois. still to come this midday: tom skilling has your full

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this is a live shot from lake pontchartrain and now we have a hurricane ... the eye wall formation process was interrupted by dry air.... this went on for awhile ... but now the intensification of the

storm has taken over ... we are currently enjoying beautiful weather here in chicago but it's not the case down south ... we will see the remnants of this storm later this week following a big warmup ... here is the radar: this is the three- dimensional mode where you see the vertical structure ... there is no storm that has a presentation like a tropical cyclone ... uc the eye of the storm and had trouble getting itself together it was pretty disorganized but it has intense wind and rain right now it's about hundred 50 mi. southeast of new.orleans at the moment it's headed northbound ... there are some showers from the outer

bands that are not necessarily associated with that storm but they are still making their way around the florida peninsula right now ... if you put this storm over chicago it would be like tropical storm winds were blowing from pontiac illinois to flint michigan we have another shot of the skyline of new orleans these schools are movingqualls are moving here is the view from orange beach alabama it's pretty wild the ocean level my rise to 6-10 ft. above normal

during the storm surge ... you can see how the wind of various across these various coastal communities on the gulf of mexico from louisiana all the way to the florida panhandle ... there is 1 in. of rain falling in the destin fl back here in chicago ... here are the temperature readings at this hour. it will be seven years tomorrow marking the anniversary of hurricane katrina. we are looking at this prolific

rain producing weather system on the map in terms of rainfall ... we are talking about three times the average month's worth of rain falling in one storm ... at 640 this evening wind gusts over new orleans will be 63 m.p.h. at midnight the wind will increase to 90 m.p.h. this will bring quite a storm surge the winds will still be gusting to 50 mi. per hour by tomorrow afternoon is not just the effect on the

gulf coast but the widespread effect of this storm moving northward will be felt ... there hurricane warnings and flood advisories' around to the gulf states ... here is the tracking of the remnants of this storm as it moves northward ... we will see that in our area ... there have been 17 that have made their way in the last two centuries ... we have seen as much as 8 1/2 inches of rain here in chicago after one of these ... here is the rain fall forecast

from that model: and here are some of the land falling storms that affected chicago: this is the 22nd anniversary of the devastating plainfield tornado that hit on this day in 1990. 29 dead 353 injured ... we had our share of heavy weather in this area as well ... sunshine today we are looking at a heat wave later this week ...

if this storm remnant situation makes its way north ... we may see tropical cyclone activity will be interesting to see how it will affect us ... sunny and warm today with hazy skies 84 degrees the high- temperature tonight foggy with scattered clouds elsewhere ... mostly sunny hazy handwarmer tomorrow the high-temperature 87 we will reach 93 degrees on thursday 94 degrees friday ... that's a direct result of what's happening with isaac in the gulf. we will get a warm and

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time for sports: gavin floyd's elbow is only strained, but he'll still miss his next start. robin ventura will have to shuffle the starting rotation, and likely call up dylan axelrod. sox starting a 4-game set in baltimore.... it's tied in the eighth with runners on the corners... adam dunn chops one, but no one covers first and the go-ahead run scores. in the bottom of the inning... after brett myers walks a man he gives up a 2-run home run to nate mclouth. sox lose 4-3, to snap their 6- game winning streak. their lead is two games on the idle tigers. cubs and brewers playing the first of four at wrigley... the cubs up a run in the fifth when former cub aramis ramirez hits a 2-run shot... his first of two homers in the game. the cubs trailed by two in the ninth until ryan braun starts a 9-run inning with a 3-run homer.... the brewers hit five home runs in the game. cubs lose 15-4... it's their eleventh loss to milwaukee this year. game 2 is tonight on wgn.

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in today's "lunchbreak".... a contemporary pizza from "alimentari osteria", a farm-to- table restaurant with authentic italian cuisine. chef manuel casas is here now. thanks for coming in. >>thank-you >>when i think of pizza i am looking for the big wood burning stove or of an oven ... but we can do this in our own kitchen ... >>that's right ... let's get started i am using chickpea flour. and some water ... and soalt

and oil and spices: black pepper rosemary oregano >>all of this goes into the pizza crust ... you don't need to knead this you use the mixer and you roll out the dough ...

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hurricane ... >>here is a radar view of these squalls moving onshore wind gusts of 70 mi. per hour are being recorded at louisiana the coastal areas of alabama and mississippi in the florida panhandle are affected by this storm ... this is the latest five days plot of all of the model forecasts ... chicago has a connection here as the storm slammed into the gulf coast with storm surge and the tropical prolific grain the remnants, up to the wes midwest ... this storm ironically is on a track similar to katrina ... we are experiencing higher temperatures this week as a result of all the

moisture and compression ... the plains states sought triple digits yesterday and we will be well into the '90s over the next several days ... we will see the remnants of the storm happen here by saturday ... we have some nice weather in the meantime ... hurricane's always produce in a warm and windy environment the water temperature here in chicago was 77 degrees ... we have high mold spores and ragweed and pollen counts ... 22 and 55 minutes sunburn times today ... you see then bade dome of hot air from isaac ... 87 tomorrow

into the '90s thursday and friday we may see heavy downpours by saturday showers and thunderstorms may happen sunday afternoon we will have partly sunny scattered thunderstorms for labor day ... we will have more on this forecast tonight at 5 and again and 9:00 thanks for joining us today. we hope you have a great afternoon. remember we are back at 5:00 this evening and again at 9:00. we leave you with more music from rebecca loebe. she's on stage tonight at 8:00 at "evanston space", located at 1245 chicago avenue.