o folks in the southern suburbs got only about an inch. we welcome our viewers that are watching us around the country. if you're one of those people that mrs. snowe those places have plenty. some people are hoping we would have another easy winter. no such luck around here.

>> it makes for a pretty picture. plastered with snow and ice. we're in key west florida. just about the opposite end of the country. the mayor on our way to washington island which is about as far north as you can go. the had main roads cleared. the next those side streets like this on. your stock. how long

have you been trying to get out there? >> with winter arriving late somea lot of people fall we're going to get to this winter with no problem. police there is enough snow now for some old- fashioned winter fun. we actually spotted a couple of them driving around here. they said they really cannot complain too much. it is going to be a lot worse in the northeast. blizzard warnings are in effect

from new jersey to maine with boston expected to get hit the hardest. the city has closed schools. people have also been warned to be ready for possible outages. thousands of flights have been canceled the head of the storm. many of them here in chicago. much quieter today than usual. the morning rush of people hopping onto flights to places like new york and boston. throughout the morning passengers heading east knew they were racing a major blizzard. i had to get to boston. this was the only option. i have so many things

went up from there. canceled over 3000 flights nationwide. a majority to new york and new england. chicago is headed to the new york toy fair. he says flying this time of year is always a gamble. house on the tarmac of stock in the airport. incidents like that one is why airports and airportairlines prepare before storms. and happen this

morning at the corner of spruce and glenview. one of sliding into the front yard of some homes. the bus just missed a tree. the snowplow driver was ticketed for disobeying a stop sign. >> manhunt for a former police officer may be hampered by the snow. his truck was found near big bear lake. among the shooting victims are caught in the daughter of an officer who represented him at police board hearings.

there are new revelations about the illinois lottery winner who was murdered last july. just weeks before urooj khan was poisoned with cyanide, he signed an agreement giving his wife his share of a two-million dollar dry cleaning company, in the event of his death. he also made his wife the sole heir to his home in west rogers park. khan won a million dollars in the lottery in may, and was killed in july. the agreements mean, the rest of khan's heirs will share only a fraction of his estate. services begin today for a 15- year-old girl whose shooting death has drawn national attention. a visitation will be held for hadiya pendleton this afternoon, followed by a wake and funeral tomorrow. first lady michelle obama will attend the funeral. she'll be joined by white house adviser valerie jarrett, and education secretary arne duncan... who once headed the chicago public schools. pendleton was shot at a park last week, a mile from the obamas' home in kenwood. a lyric opera performer, burned in the face during a rehearsal is out of the hospital.

and here's how wesley daniel looks now. the accident happened monday while daniel practiced a fire- breathing stunt. wesley's father told reporters his son is still speaking in a "whispery croak" and mostly communicating with hand gestures. it'll be another week or so before he gets his voice back. another a-t-m scam at northern trust bank- this time in the northern suburbs. police in lake forest are working with northern trust on this most recent a-t-m fraud case. authorities found a skimming device attached to an a-t-m in the lobby of the bank's branch on east deerpath. this comes just one day after police found skimming devices on two a-t-m's in west suburban hisndale. in all cases, stolen account numbers were used to create new cards and withdraw money. a chicago police officer says he should be paid overtime for work he does at home. so he's suing the city to get the money he says is owed to him. sergeant jeffrey allen says he answers work-related e-mails and and phone calls at home from his department-issued blackberry. the suit says failing to pay an

officer for work done at home violates the fair labor standards act. if the federal lawsuit is successful, it could mean millions of dollars in back pay for officers. changes are happening sooner than expected for the city's new electric program. according to the mayor's office and integrys energy services: nearly 400-thousand households have been successfully switched to the city's program, two weeks ahead of schedule and that's leading to an additional 10-million in savings. the mayor says that's more money in the pockets of chicagoans. chicago will no longer be home to the n-f-l's smallest stadium. the seating capacity at oakland's oh-co coliseum is being reduced by nearly 10- thousand for 20-13. solider field's current capacity is 61-thousand 5-hundred. with oakland scaling back it puts their capacity at just over 53-thousand. the raiders reduced seating largely to avoid local t-v blackouts. coming up next why a recent court hearing is raising new questions about the disappearance of washington intern chandra levy.

also ahead, the investigation into the e-mail hacking of several members of the bush family.

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who was found murdered more than ten years ago.despite media requests for more information. a court appearance for the man convicted of killing levy remains shrouded in secrecy. levy disappeared in may of 2- thousand-1. her body was found in a park in 2-thousand-2, after her affair with a congressman became public. ingmar guandique was convicted of killing levy in 2-thousand-10 and sentenced to 60 years in prison. he is now seeking a new trial. the judge in the appeals case said he refused to unseal major details due to safety concerns. a judge in alabama is asking president obama to posthumously award the medal of freedom to slain bus driver charles poland junior. this as surveillance video recovered from the bus shows poland defying gunman jimmy lee dykes for more than four

minutes. poland's actions allowed 21 students escape before dykes gunned him down, triggering a near week-long hostage situation involving a five-year-old boy. police finally stormed dykes' bunker and killed him, believing the boy was in imminent danger. president obama's nominee to head the c-i-a is facing more tough questions as part of his confirmation hearings in the u-s senate. john brennan is expected to attend a classified hearing next tuesday. then, the first vote on his nomination will be held on thursday. yesterday, he was quizzed about several controversial issues such as interrogation techniques and the use of drones. the obama administration believes it has the right to kill americans who are top al- qaeda operatives. brennan also insisted he has always opposed harsh interrogations, including so- called "waterboarding." brennan was 'high up' in the c- i-a after the september 11th attacks... when those practices were used. but in 2007, brennan said he believed the information obtained from these techniques helped "save lives." nothing could be further from the truth. really take such actions as the last resort to save lives. when there is no other alternative to taking an action that is going to mitigate that threat.

more problems for lance armstrong.he's been stripped of his tour de france titles for doping, but now he's being sued for 12 million dollars in prize money. s-c-a promotions presented armstrong with the cash after winning three championships. the company says while apologies are nice, ours needs to come with a check. armstrong's attorneys say the lawsuit has no merit. coming up next: the third picture shows the under george bush posing with a cardboard cutout. if you're looking to sell you

home, we'll find out which day is the best to list it! and later in lunchbreak we're going to teach you how to pair wines with foods.

>> a major blizzard is about to barrel through new england. insurance companies are bracing for claims and those in the snow storm to pass. that caused more than $28 billion in damage over the past 20 years. making them the third largest cause of catastrophic damage. the u.s. ps posted $1.3 billion in losses.

that is despite cutting costs by almost 10%. that is after an announced the elimination of saturday mail. that change will begin in august. because saved $2 billion each year. stocks are now are advancing his european leaders came to a budget agreement. an update on the possible merger between u.s. airways and american airlines. sources are telling reuters that the parties may work on finalizing a deal over the weekend. an agreement could come as early as tuesday. if the carriers combine it would create the world's largest carrier in terms of passenger traffic. a could put fliers at a disadvantage since there would be less competition and looking

for tickets. the wall street journal says it sold for 99% of the seller's original asking price. that is the highest percentage. 81 days on average. coming up next trying to diminish the stigma.

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first-ever gender clinic. >> the center for gender sexuality and hiv prevention fills a critical need here in the chicago land area. for adolescents and young adults as well as their parents. all of them grappling with a unique set of challenges issues or problems. in my opinion one of the most difficult things that a child or family.

>> strategies and services to families struggling with trans gender identity. free counseling to walk and visitors in a safe and private setting. a lot of families from around the country. they have been finding us from word of mouth internet searches. questions about gender very and children and services we provide. helping families tap into services or programs in their communities. another goal of the center is to encourage at

risk teens and adults through education and outreach to modify their behavior to avoid hiv infection. the new center was developed by the children's hospital in streator jail. to better serve the kids and young people that they're trying to reach a decision is to locate the new center. all wide array of kids from all different backgrounds. >> even with the 10 in. or so we're getting nothing like they're seeing on the east coast. the storm out there may said a new record. boston's record snow was said during 2003. look at the beautiful snow

falling there. a gorgeous shot from an alvarez. she calls this simply beautiful. i'm not even sure where this is taken. an area hard hit by snow. more than 6 in. of snow came down. still another shot. this one from the northern suburbs where most of the snout took place. a great view of the snow right there as well. here's a look at what is going on with our time lapse. cloudy skies and little specks of snow. the clouds are starting to break. we're hoping to get a little bit of sunshine. and is

getting stronger a plume of moisture following the northeast winds into the chicago area. if you look there are breaks in the clouds. we're hopeful that the brakes in the clouds will uc mean some makes snow will emerge. we will certainly see it tomorrow. a windy storm is coming into this area on sunday. ohare the storage as 1.5 in. of snow with the system. there allot lesson of his un self. just a trace stone towards kankakee. here is the snow the beginning of the big blizzard. it is heading for new england.

9.6 in.. the folks in spring grove sought 8.1 in.. nearly eight at waukegan. the other totals included 5.3. a massive storm up north. of the harvard from our weather about the camera. we have some other cameras here. here's our skyline shot. lots of snow in schaumburg. a pretty wintry scene. mulford stages of the big blizzard out there. here is brooke in new york. a mix of precipitation falling. they're expecting major snow. that is up

in new hampshire. a beautiful shot there. this'll be a historic blizzard of these. and is rarely racking up. there's a blizzard warning in effect. producing frictional drag and slowing them down. a good plot where precipitation is. here's hartford right in that area. boston up there. boston really going to get hit hard. this thing has been riding of the

gulf stream. it undergoes massive and tense ifintensification speed when the pressure drops the winds are rushing up. the winds are increasing. here's a forecast of snowfall. some snow already down. look at these numbers. over 20 in. over in the northeast. these are peak wind gusts. and even some 70 maun hour wind gusts. as we go through the night time. and tomorrow a big wind machine with the system. not at all uncommon.

a fresh cover of snow coming there with a pretty active storm. if the storm goes up the coast watched this thing developing here. rain will begin developing west of us tomorrow. it is in here on sunday. with good start as a period of sleep. by afternoon a to have rain and a thunderstorm. berea still watching a weather system for valentine's day or friday. 18 but 10 well inland. winds late

north under 6 mi. an hour. a bit milder high 37. areas with snow on the ground will be a little slushy on your foot. lane develops possibly starting for an hour or two. maybe in indebted thunderstorm in spots. temperature proud leader of a sudden they're reaching 34 degrees. the highest reading may come after dark. we start turning colder again. this is a bad little winter. it was so quiet later on. >> happy friday. >>time for today's trivia. in today's lunchbreak we're talking about wine.. this grape's name means little, or young, blackbird in french. it is also the leading grape in terms of production in the bordeaux region of france.

a. petit verdot b. merlot c. cabernet franc

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type of wants to prepare for certain foods. he is the beverage director. the famed restaurant is opening here in chicago. for italian food and great wonderful wines. >> good thing is there's plenty of wind out there today. no matter what your tastes are. no matter what your budget is there's definitely something for

you. local restaurants are great to find what you like. just go inside and ask for a taste of things. we are going to get your advice today. we're planning valentine's day. if prepared for different options in case you cannot be there next thursday. there's going to be brunch possibly next weekend. we're going to go with a white wine from northern italy. that is one of my favorite white wines a pinot grigio. a little the law on alcohol. you're going to wake up and have brunch. it is the morning. it keeps you going. it

is clean and refreshing. a lovely idea. i love these glasses here. they're kind of fool proof. you cannot really let go. moving on if you're going to cook a dinner at home we have a red wine from sicily. it is made from sicily's most important grape. they always have and nice soft dark fruit flavor. i come from farther inland. very silky and very soft.

>> good price as well. i love when you give us ideas. >> this is if you are with some friends and you're going to go later that night. we're going to go to california actoractually. they own vineyards and napoli and sonoma. the blend all of those groups together to make this a wind. it is based on cabernet. they take all of these different grapes and make this will really aroundround wine. >> when a wine spend some time that as of this often add up and make a very approachable.

they've been around for about 30 years. they make a really beautiful lines. they make high rents and more entry-level ones. no more >> the reason we want this kind of winde, . it cuts through the protein structure. >> kind of the two major towns

for production. it is light, it is chris, it is fresh. a lot of time people have problems with it because it is too sweet. i think it has a peach and pear fruit profile. >> i think it can be a little sweet. this is really lovely. we want any silly to and any chocolate's comic and really kind of clean your palate. >>you can check out winefoethestdent.com >> go to our web site wgntv.com/midday. we will be i was

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this grape's name means little, or young, blackbird in french. it is also the leading grape in terms of production in the bordeaux region of france. a. petit verdot b. merlot c. cabernet franc >>the answer is merlot. they're often compared to him even mistaken for cabernet. >> there is right there. that is the latest radar imagery from eaout east. >> we're kind of cool here. 28 under an overcast. a little chilly and then yesterday on the backside of our snow producing weather system. you folks in the southern suburbs pretty much missed out. there's a new storm

taking shape. it continues to be very active pattern. all kinds of weather advisories. the start as a period of sleep going over like what in the afternoon. look at the wind by tomorrow morning the red and purple area, those are when the dust. tomorrow night and sunday that will get quite windy from the south. colder air comes in next week. we'll talk at 5 and 9. 37 tomorrow. partly sunny. perhaps

even a few ice pellets. snow showers monday partly cloudy. maybe another system in here on valentine's day. i have a cold push towards the weekend. bac of the winter action back here. >> thank you for joining us today.