call now or visit controlispossible.com. julian crews is live in naperville with our top story. >> it appears that investigators are making progress in this case. we are getting word that a press conference will be scheduled possibly this afternoon or tomorrow morning. this will be in conjunction with the charging of an individual.

police are not saying who that individual is but we now detectives have been questioning a baby sitter who was reportedly found last night covered in blood. neighbors are wondering what could have possibly provoked this brutal rampage. >> i don't know what to think. it's crazy. >> waking up to a nightmare this morning for neighbors in the brookdale section of naperville. two young children dead. sources tell us their ages are 5 1/8 years old. chicago tribune is reporting that two dogs were also found dead in the condominium units. police were called to perform the well-being and check just after 10:00 last night. wgn learned the mother of one of the children was an overnight nurse at edward hospital. police are telling us

very little right now but sources say the person of interest is a baby sitter who was also killedalso killed her own child in a bizarre attack. the babysitter was found covered in blood. needless to say neighbors are absolutely horrified. >> it's horrible. i have family with kids around that age so it is really hard to hear. >> you're looking at a live picture. an animal control man rolled up to the scene. we had reports that two dogs were killed in this rampage. we don't know if there were other dogs in that unit. naperville police are seeking to relieve people's fears. they say there is no reason to believe there is any other subject at large. >> this may raise questions

about safety and how to select someone to care for your children. robert jordan spoke with a professional child care provider about what to look for. >> at any time there's an incident in the news that reports on the tragedy involving children it gives parents a reason to be concerned. there are steps to be taken to minimize the risk that you have hired someone who is careless with your children or even worse, it is violent or possibly causing harm behind your back. if you can afford it, hiring agency that knows how to weed out the problem and we'd through the candidates.weed through

the candidates. you can check references, verify addresses and contact information. implement a drug test through your selected lab. do not accept test results she brings you. take a visit to the nanny's home to observe her hygiene and cleanliness and be sure you and your nanny had a good fit for both of you. >> i definitely recommend that you check her references. the more child care references you use when you're hiring a nanny the better. when you are actually checking those references, make sure you are calling a land line of possible because that is information you can verify. ask questions like how long did she nanny for you? was she accountable? did she get

stressed out? keep the lines of communication open so your nanny can feel like she can definitely come to you when anytime with concerns she has as well. >> and make sure that you and the nanny have the same goals. how many days a week will you need her? how many hours a day? do you travel? what about meals? and make sure the salary is agreed upon so everyone is happy with the deal. the last thing you want is someone who is unhappy caring for your child. there are many guides on-line whothat can help you with your search. >> president obama will tour parts of new jersey this afternoon to survey damage left behind by super storm sandy. >> rescue efforts are still under way to save those stranded by a powerful storm surges. sandy is blamed for as many as

40 deaths in the united states. the cost of property damage and lost business is an estimated $20 billion. andrew cuomo just announced that limited commuter rail service will begin this afternoon in parts of new york and long island and said partial service will resume tomorrow in a few sections of the city's subway system carried he toured the sublease also. the governor also toward ground 0 which now has structural concerns due to severe flooding. several feet of standing water makes runways and ramps look more like a leak of an airport. it is not clear whether flooding caused damage inside the airport facility. jfk and newark international are open today but with limited

service. questions are being raised about why a hospital was not evacuated before sandy hit. patients had to be evacuated to another hospital in the middle of the night. a nurse told the huffington post there was little information given by hospital administrators and staff members were playing it by ear. the parents of a newborn who weighed 2 lbs. were trapped in their apartment in new jersey and heard about the evacuation from a news report. and all the bridges were closed and we had no choice but to go home and sit and wait for them to get here. it was a very long night. i have not even have one hour of sleep. >> emma sophia is doing well and was reunited with her parents yesterday.

>> crews are waiting for wind to die down before trying to secure constructiona construction crane in manhattan. as you can see it is still dangling 1,000 ft. in the air. several streets in the area will remain closed until they can be secured or removed. >> you can see roots start to lift up out of the ground and this tree goes down. it landed on a fence and a neighbor's yard. no one was hurt and there were no reports of any serious damage. >> another family captured the this. >> all my god!

>> our tree! >> it hit your car. >> it hit my car? >> several trees on one street toppled over in new york. cars were smashed and several power lines were also taken out. >> one of the survivors from the hms bounty is from the chicago area. the ship started taking on water after two pumps failed. >> obviously they are going through a great emotional trauma.

>> 14 of the 16 crew members were rescued. one died and the ship's captain is still missing. the survivors father says his sun will be home in a few days and he plans to sail again. >> and markets reopened after being closed for two days due to the storm. >> and a surfer who received life threatening wounds while doing what he loved. >> [ "don't you worry 'bout a thing" plays ] stop! stop! stop! come back here! humans -- we are beautifully imperfect creatures living in an imperfect world. that's why liberty mutual insurance has your back with great ideas like our optional better car replacement. if your car is totaled we give you the money to buy one a model year newer. call... and ask one of our insurance experts

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it is business as usual today for the chicago board of trade and the mercantile exchange. the chicago business markets have been out in the past two days even while the new york stock exchange was closed due to super storm sandy. we will have the latest numbers and business news live from the new york stock exchange just ahead. >> war chicagoans are stepping up to help victims of the east coast storm. comed workers are heading to new york to help the city gets its electricity up and running. >> a caravan of 15 vehicles went to manhattan with a team of specialists. this is the second

wave of help from chicago to go out east. about 700 workers left on saturday ahead of the storm. today's departure includes 35 techs who specialize on working underground in densely populated areas with high rises. they are more than happy to help in the recovery. >> especially in manhattan by battery park they have a lot of network cards that are out of power right now. we have a lot of those same types of grades there that we specialize in and you're going to try to get those units back. >> they say they are among a group of highly trained people who can work on the metropolitan area grid like manhattan. they know chicagos network is very

much the same except smaller. >> you can cover all of our storm coverage at the beach into the .com/sandywgntv.com/sandy. >> witnesses say this server is experience. he had a 14 in. shark bite and several other pairst3earsears to his body. he is expected to be ok. >> a teenager from colorado is now charged as an adult in the murder and dismemberment of a 10 year-old girl. some of jessica ridgway's remains were found in

the park earlier this month in suburban denver. more remains were discovered in a crawl space in the home of a 17 year-old austin saidsigg. he reportedly confessed last week when his mother called 911 and told him to come clean. his attorney says he will appeal the ruling to try him as an adult. >> a judge has denied a motion to let victims of the colorado theater shooting look at sealed court documents. james holmes is accused of opening fire during a midnight premier of the last batman movie. it left 12 people dead and 58 injured. victims wanted access to court documents and 911 calls. >> forever 21 is being investigated by the u.s. labor department. officials say workers are paid for each garment they finish which ends

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live a few blocks away and have never seen so much media there as i did today. people were waiting to witness and a bat that had not taken place since 1888, the longest weather- related shot down. officials were under pressure to get things up and running as quickly as possible. they estimate standees economic damage will be as much as $20 billion. up to half of that isn't insured lossesis in insured losses. airports were hit by the storm as well. more than 2700 flights have been canceled sandy may cut u.s. economic output by $25 billion in the fourth quarter of this year. of course there will be

losers like retailers restaurants and gas agencies that may not be able to make up all those lost sales. halloween sales are taking a hit to because a lot of towns are postponing their halloween events. economists are disagreeing about whether it helps or hurts the economy in the end. >> coming up next another case of animal hoarding this time in woodstock. >> and how much money former chicago public schools ceo jean- claude resort will receive as severance.jean claude brizard will receive as severance.

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and the judge will not rule until next week. according to testimony he was playing with his 22 month old daughter last december when he grabbed a roll of tape, bound her hands and feet and put tape over her mouth. he was charged a week later after posting photos to his facebook page. >> authorities found nearly 100 animals living in horrific conditions at a home near woodstock. . 60 birds 20 dogs, cats and four rabbits were in the home. they also found a dead dog and a dead cat. it was littered with maggots, feces and garbage.

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about what the weather is going to be like tonight. >> the wind is dying down. waves are still out there but we start of the fastest cooling month tomorrow. this weekend cox go

back and our. we go back to standard time.we go back to standard time. cindy sent us this picture. look at the wave action. and another picture of wave action yesterday from waukegan beach. we had a near record wave yesterday around the area. and we have some spectacular photos that many of you have shared with us on the web site. but to wgntv.com and check them out. these clouds are on the western flank of sandy which is a diminishing entity to be sure but still dominates the wind.

the circulation there takes days to wind down. that is exactly what is going on but it is a process that is under way. in canada north of lake ontario it reaches back to the united states with wind. remaining circulation is about 1,600 mi. across. the lower the pressure of the faster the air rising into the storm and the stronger its winds. now we're up to 29.38 in.. that is a substantial weakening of the storm system. it is still almost 1,200 mi. across. watch as we move through time and wind is still blowing.

huge circulation but the center has moved way up here by hudson bay. that is how long it takes to get rid of one of these storms. snow in winter storm warnings in the mountains southeast. out east. monday night the lake level had risen 20 in. because of persistent northeast wind. it is only 4 in. above average at this point. waves are diminishing right now the waves

out in the middle of the lake are down to about 9.8 in.. still, wind is blowing up velocity is coming down. we had wind gusts in the mid 30's. it is windy out there and certainly cool. the last of the rain is blowing off to the east the boss. there is what remains of the snow. it is still going to accumulate out here. look at

some of these totals. tennessee sits under 3 ft. of snow. this certainly was the all-purpose october meteorological cataclysms that's for sure. we are in the sunshine right now. this system up to the west coast is the next system coming this way. watch how this happens. here's sandy and here comes the next weather systems across the mountains. we expect it to be several days before this gets here but you can see clouds start developing. it looks like the weekend will open on a cloudy note with some showers

but temperatures in the '50s as we wind up the month of october. this will be the second month we are closer to below normal temperatures. 53 degrees tomorrow. 50 degrees on friday. this suggests a system that could be kind of interesting. you could develop some showers. look how wind keeps coming down. this will pick up a little bit in the afternoon but we will be done with 30-40 mi. per hour wind gusts that are still around the area right now. breezy and cool for the season. the 49 degree high about seven degrees above normal. clouds will scatter and it will be breezy.

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cubs second baseman darwin barney and sox pitcher jake peavy are gold glove winners. it's the first award for each player, but peavy really cashed in. the sox re-signed him to a two- year deal worth 29-million dollars. if he reaches a specific number of innings in each of the two years, he has a player option for a third year at 15- million. the sox also picked up gavin floyd's nine and a half million dollar option, but they declined options for kevin youkils and brett meyers. they could still return in free agency, while peavy never wanted to hit the open market after his most successful season in chicago.

>> it wasn't about trying to see what was out there. i wasn't interested unless i had to be. we got something where the white sox were comfortable and we were comfortable. >> the bulls open the season tonight against the sacramento kings right here on wgn. the "bulls eye" pre-game show starts at 6:30, while tip off is at 7. kirk hinrich felt good after his second full practice since suffering a groin injury. he's expected to start, and will do so until derrick rose returns. coach thibodeau says rose's abence won't change much and the bulls' style of play remains the same. the world champion miami heat kicked off the nba season last night. their championship rings feature 219 diamonds each. new heat guard ray allen got the cold shoulder when he tried to say hello to some former celtic teammates. near the end of the first half chris bosh makes the block and

with the heat in transition, lebron james drives through three boston defenders for a big dunk. james, wade and bosh were all in double figures. the heat win 120-107. >> that is a look at sports. your lottery drawing is next.

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we have you covered. an elegant halloween meal for adults. black rice and roasted pumpkin salad. we have the orange and

black. now we have and our meal as well. >> we are going to make something very simple with a halloween theme. >> it seems like we see the same things again and again so this is different. >> have a couple friends over, break open a couple glasses of wine and this is something very simple. this is black rice. you can find it here. it is also called for bid in rice in chinaforbidden rice in china. it tastes about the same

as white race. rice. we're going to toss this all together. everything is wrong. raw. one zucchini, 1 red onion and one of orange bell pepper. one or and bell pepper.orange bell pepper. everything is roughly chopped see you don't have to worry too much about presentation because it is going to be all tossed together. this is actually really healthy for you. we have won a bunch of scallionsone bunch of scallions. and some

of oil. this is garlic oil. it infuses it with lots of flavor. it'll look at the beautiful colors in there. >> this is aid to balsamic vinegar. aged bull's comic vinegar.pulsometer vinegar.balsamic vinegar. you can get this already cut for you. they have that at the grocery store. add some toasted pumpkin

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the bulls' home opener is tonight right here in wgn. on wgn. >> you don't even have to put them up. there is the sunshine we are getting into. clouts off to the east. clouds off to the east. see how the wind turned westerly. that will bring the next weather system in. friday gives us some nice weather with clouds increasing. see the clouds gathering to the northwest.

there are the highs today. in the '50s. we're talking about low 50s tomorrow. wind dies down. here is your 10 day forecast. see that cool air? you see how we straddle that the next couple days. it will warm up big-time down in the southern plains. that fuels this next system of moisture and cool air dumps in behind it. out to the west you can see how that warmth comes our way. that is a week from this friday, next week it looks like we are on the presence of a warm-up. precipices

of a warm-up. 52 is the forecast tomorrow. forties' over the weekend. clocks go back and our as we move back to standard timeone hour as we move back to standard time. >> thank you so much for joining us. some more music now from the blakes. there on stage tonight at 9:00 at schuba's. for more details check out theblakesband.com.

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