500 homicides last year, the city's top cop sit down to talk about it. cristóbal terrace spoke with mccarthy this afternoon and some concerned residents as well. we are only two days into the new year and already there have been multiple shootings, four of which actually turned out to be fatal i did speak with chicago police superintendent gary mccarthy this afternoon and he says he is not alarmed by the numbers over

the last couple of days he says the long-term trend that he is more concerned about when it comes to the homicide rate. with 506 homicides in 2012 chicago ranks no. 2 in the country there mccarthy says that his department is making progress. >> we have the right strategy in place and we have momentum going into 2013. but president of the fraternal order of police sees it differently he doesn't believe there are enough officers on the street to effectively combat the crime. in the first homicide of 2013, 20

rolled octavia was shot and killed after working an overnight shift at a downtown hotel on new year's day his family now grieving are hoping that police can stop the violence. well the lot on guns may be out of mccarthy's control he says taking illegal guns off of the street is in his control and his officers are working tirelessly to do just that, in 2012 the chicago police department confiscated roughly 11,000 illegal guns off the street, more than any other

police department in the country. here is what happens mccarthy and the officers pulled over our instead it turns out he had a loaded gun on him and he was arrested on the spot he says he goes on patrols frequently and this was not his first arrest. illinois' second largest city of aurora didn't have a single homicide at all last year. legalizing same-sex

marriage in illinois in the state senate was held up by procedural vote tonight. the bill's sponsor says it to same- sex marriage supporters plan to take up the issue tomorrow morning. meanwhile the nasdaq climbed almost 93 points. going over the fiscal cliff may have been diverted but there is a got

you in all of this. single people earning more than $400,000 a year. the little light workers didn't fill the impact on state income taxes two years ago as the payroll tax was reduced for a median household income they might be saving 5000 maybe $10,000 a year. the federal payroll tax increase will take about $1,000 a year away and $2,000 for someone earning $100,000 a year. the fiscal cliff debate got personal

and on at least one occasion house speaker john boener pointed at senate majority leader harry reid outside the white house and told him to go blank himself, he repeated the phrase when read asked him to repeat himself. another political firestorm on capitol hill east coast leaders are furious that the house delayed a vote on $60 billion in aid to the victims of hurricane sandy. northeast politicians said they felt betrayed and they made sure everybody knew about it. new jersey and new yorkers are tired of being treated like second- class citizens. new jersey's republican governor was the first to lash out getting the call that the house wouldn't

vote on the $60 billion aid package to victims of hurricane sandy. if the people of new jersey feel betrayed today by those who did this in the house last night they have good company, i am with them. it is why the american people hate congress 66 days and counting, shame on you, shame on congress. many have seen little or no relief's come their way. they have had no help from anyone. he see the pile of garbage year it's been here since the very first week. we cannot believe that this cruel life in the back was delivered to our region. their rage was directed towards

house speaker john boener it was his decision to table the vote. i would ask speaker vader drive through see bright new jersey a town with less than 2000 people the business district is totally destroyed, one or two stores have reopened the rest are closed still. it comes on the heels of a contentious fiscal cliff vote and while it anchor many it was not meant to be a slap in the face to those suffering in the northeast. this may be more about expectations and timing and maybe frayed nerves as opposed to a larger agenda but clearly the nation has a responsibility and an interest in making sure that those needs are met. there will now be a vote friday on an $9 billion flood insurance package forcing the victims the other $1 billion in aid will be voted on january 15th. there is some

happy news coming out of capitol hill as well, returning to work tomorrow nearly one year after he suffered a stroke. he will be greeted by vice president joe biden and his congressional colleagues. outside ambition is causing one chicago sports figure his radio stage. he will no longer be holdhurd on espn. and the chicago connection to a new york couple arrested for having a dangerous explosives and a so- called paris encyclopedia. it feels like january in chicago but it doesn't look much like it however there may be a few snowflakes by morning. ú@secretary

of state hilary clinton is, after spending three days in the hospital. she had been receiving treatment for a potentially life-threatening blood clots her husband and

daughter rode home with her. they expect her to make a full recovery. high explosives and a terrorist handbook, morgan and her boyfriend both from prominent families were arrested saturday in a raid on their posh apartment in manhattan her facebook page said that sheikh studied at the art institute of chicago. they found a terrorist encyclopedia guns and bomb making materials often used by al-qaeda. she is expected of

credit-card fraud and she has a history of drug arrests. $60 million in fines, reduced scholarships all out of bonds according to the governor. this was a criminal matter, not a violation of n.c.a.a. rules. former penn state football coach gerry sandusky was convicted on 45 counts of sex abuse. university officials knew what was happening but they chose to cover it up. the colorado

shooter james holmes appeared before a judge today a preliminary hearing is set for next monday. hundreds of people including witnesses victims and families are expected to attend prosecutors have convinced a judge that if there is enough evidence against holmes to proceed with a trial prosecutors say part of the evidence presented will be 911 calls and more than 30 hours of video from inside the center's 16 multiplex he is accused of murdering 12 people and wounding at3838 38wounding 38.

former mayor it is losing his day job. >> a former mayor is losing his day job. >> it surprised me but if it's an election law i am fully willing to comply and understand i said i am sorry i got you guys in the middle of this but i want to do some good here and i am going to. if michael was a member of the bears' 1985 super bowl. next the triumphant northwestern wildcats return home.

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the victorious wildcats of northwestern are back home you

can feel it in the air the building excitement over monday's championship game. of those students bid farewell but a small group of fans braving the cold to see the team off to florida, seemingly everyone across south bend and northwest indiana pulling for the fighting irish. this is something that we didn't think we would see was quite some time with all of the coaches that we have gone through and players. not

surprisingly the success of the team has led to a boom in sales when it comes to notre dame gear. notre dame fans are hoping that finally, this is the year that the irish go all the way. >> we have more notre dame coverage coming up later in sports with dan roan. the irish have arrived here in south florida are ready to take their spot on the big stage we will tell you all about the arrival later on. also meet cook

county's first couple of 2013. always a tough choice for new parents, when you should like a baby cry it out.

in the medical watch tonight resistance training for eight months duke university researchers divided three groups cardio, resistance training or a combination of both those who did any amount of cardio accomplished more weight loss and then those who did resistance only trading. sugary processed foods appear to trigger brain changes that can lead to overheating.

participants noticed that they were still hungry when consuming soft drinks and sugar ray foods it doesn't prove that fructose can cause obesity but it may place somewhat of overall and when a baby's cry, listen to this day and you are about to have a baby, parents need to train babies which is critical for establishing critical sleep patterns. researchers say the best way to foster regular sleep is to put them to bed at a regular time and allow them to fall asleep on their own. we may warm up a little bit but it's still going to be called out there. freezing temperatures will be the norm but will they bring in this progressive claims. this is flo. i need you.

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the normal low for this morning would have been 17 degrees. even 30 is one degree below the normal fairley seasonal temperatures today in chicago.

at the moment is chilly out there. look how much of the country is actually wrapped by all of this cold air. there is a cold front that will sweep through and just ahead of it there may be a few snowflakes we will look at the radar in just a moment these are current temperatures across the area. be advised it is breezy outside into this producing a biting wind chill in a few spots. beyond that we are expecting

temperatures to move up close to or even surpass 40 degrees for monday and tuesday next week now talking about the wind, it's not particularly strong out there winds will be from 4-14 mi. per hour still coming out of the south and southwest but it's making the air feels very uncomfortable. notice, in the low teens in many spots. even very cold in parts of northwestern indiana and southwestern lower michigan. that could be the story on friday. notice it doesn't last very long. 10 mi. visibility, there is the barometric pressure. a two-point of 14 degrees. visibility is not an issue

tonight. what else is going on? take a look at this this is actually a freeze one in four parts of central interior california. no. man is still expecting wind chills as cold as 28-30 degrees, below zero. it's nothing like that tonight here in chicago. 18-23 degrees below

said it will probably be a very chilly night around here. tomorrow night gusty winds and continued cold. no accumulation

expected monday and tuesday. >> new year, lower taxes? why consumers in cook county are getting a little relief. ntoulp this is america. we don't

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>> by the statue of the constitute of illinois i do declare you husband and wife and you may kiss the bride. steven kisses his bride angela mckinney clerk david or presided over the ceremony angela is a nurse and stephen is a programmer. and he said it was love at second sight. we want to start off the new year with something special. that's the reason we got married today. the tradition includes gifts for the newlyweds that got a weekend for two at the house hilton, souter into dinner tickets. illinois has been smoke-free for five

years now the law bans people from smoking in workplaces bars and restaurants casinos and other public spots. the law is having a positive impact on bars rather than an adverse one and he pointed out there have been 500 new licenses issued for bars across the stage. the prices vary the first permit purchasers wind up last night at 5:45 a.m. to continue to

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may have just unwrapped your new iphone 5 but a new one could be here soon. a new step forward for parents at sandy hook elementary school in connecticut, next the new location where they will be attending class. taj gibson steps in to fill holes in the middle. the long road back to normal

students from newtown connecticut are heading back to school the kids are not going back to sandy hook elementary where the shooting took place last month instead they attended an open house at what will be their new school for the time being in the neighboring when roe conn leaders are thankful for their generosity and they say that the timing is right.

they are so excited to see their teachers that's what's missing right now is getting our students back. the school was closed last year but refurbished to accommodate the kids from new town. if photographer pay forpaid with his life and justice of the picture of justin bieber in his car, bieber was not at the car in his time the police told him to return to his own vehicle and as he walked across the highway to go back to his car oncoming traffic plowed into him. a man who donated his sperm to a lesbian couple is now being told he has to provide child support, in 2009 the kansas couple advertised on craigslist for a sperm donor but the

artificial insemination was not performed by a licensed physician which is required by kansas what he gave all rights to the child but he says the agreement between him and the women was not valid. we do have some very cold air raid over chicago right now in fact about 80 percent of the country has temperatures that are below freezing take a look at that chart, 18 degrees up in the duluth. a cold night in the midwest but you can see some clouds and gathering up to the north and west. when you get up tomorrow morning you may see a few snowflakes but don't think there's going to be much. our

computer model is suggesting as we go into thursday there may be some like affect snow in lower michigan but even that looks less than impressive. a few spots may get a 10th of an inch. hardly chicago style snow to be accepted temperatures begin to look a little sweeter by saturday a light snow and then possible early sunday. 40 degrees for the high temperature on tuesday and up to 43 degrees by wednesday. if you have weekend plans temperatures are not horrible, love letters from

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there appears to be a to a car accident northwestern was finally a winner. there are a lot of similarities between northern illinois and notre dame. with plenty of fanfare in

for a waterville the irish and brian kelly arrived this afternoon, brian knows the drill. it's been an incredible season for the nation's no. 1 team and if you ask these guys back in august if they thought it would be here today... >> with our schedule i don't think anybody did. >> the d c s championship notre

dame and alabama, we will have more on the game tomorrow and we will see you then. the irish led miami and northwestern in jacksonville fla. when the cats won their first bowl game in 64 years taking care of mississippi state. the and i you football program is back also. >> it will go next to the head of the monkey we haven't won a

ball game isn't like 12 hours.in like 12 hours. this shouldn'task for the huskies the heavily favored florida state. he blew away the huskies in the final period if i didn't make that for like we are talking about it gives a lot of us hope. it's really hard but i'm excited for the program and i'm excited for what they're going to do in the

future. now that the bulls are coming off a low point in the season we open the new year in orlando and quickly regained tonight. the bulls went 96-94. midway in the second half. 68-

61. a career mark of 70 and 71. 17 in 10 years in the big-league that is bouncing around quite a bit. i think everyone likes me. for whatever reason or another the only thing that i take from it is that as long as people are going out and trying to get me on the team that says a lot. the nhl talk continues from all of us here have a good night.

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