>> more than 4200 people on board five days at sea without working toilets a filthy carnival cruise ship triumph approaching the alabama coast the end of a very long and they say disgusting journey. breaking news at the top of our newscast, seen on wgn america the cruise ship triumph limping to shore less than 1 mi. for salvation for the passengers who have endured a nightmarish vacation, a fire, engine failure very little food, no hot water, no air-conditioning and no toilets.

some patientspassengers went up to the top floor waving white towels sending out sos signals. the cable broke from one of the tugboat's earlier so it has been slow and it has taken several days for the troubled ship to see an end to this very very rough journey. >> how have you been passing the time since we last talked? >> i am actually standing out on the deck where i was earlier i am sure that we are super close but i don't know how long it is going to take we are here, we are pulling through we are extremely close we have been

doing exactly what we've been doing for the last five days, sitting around, talking eating what we can staying hydrated. >> i understand recently within the past few hours you've got things like surf and turf, the clean up the deck they got of rid of a lot of so water. >> we had a sunday celebration arrival it is much better it is a world of difference on the ship right now. we are just ready to get off of this boats. i have heard many reports that the crew has been fantastic and

i understand that. stopmy big question if you can hear me is not so much the crew but the fact that there really is no fail-safe way to help a ship like this if you are stuck out tennessee indoor not that far off its seat something as awful as this can happen where you need tugboats to pull you in at 5 mi. per hour have you guys been talking about how outrageous that seems? >> yes. the crew on board has been incredible there were doing everything they can they really have been working very hard to do everything they can there are a ton of questions when the fire initially happened wide tugboats were not immediately sent out i

am not in the note of all the details but there is a lot of questions why it took so long, when this first happened we were thinking we would be back tuesday or wednesday morning after we had a little bit of a delay now in its thursday evening. are you going to take another cruise ship? >> i am going to stay on land for a while. >> in a few minutes we're going to have a live report from mobile alabama on the preparations to be made. happy valentine's day for gay rights advocates in illinois. nine states have already done this, this is senate bill no. 10 redefining game marriage in our state as a commitment between

not a man and a woman bought between two persons it's already under way tonight to get to the statehouse. going through this, you hear stories. and emotional debate we are creating a new class of citizens elevating their rights over the rights of others. the final tally was 34- 21 with two senators sitting this one out followed by a flurry of press releases from the governor and the mayor.

another review from the christian conservative thomas more society which asks why are illinois 80 alone... the photo was taken at the equality illinois gallup last saturday night. this is a very important day to happen on valentine's day strategically it brings this issue to the illinois house it's a great deal of momentum. expected to be a much more difficult matter that bowl will likely happen in the house next month gov quinn has strongly suggested that he will sign it. there is a link on our web sites. coming up more on what is

being called hell on high water. we continue to follow the crippled carnival cruise ship. after saving all woman from a particularly brutal attack, romantic movies ruining it romance in real life? how chick flicks are creating unrealistic expectations for some couples.

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several really gruesome days and like you said we can hear the cheers both from the people that came to greet this ship to get their relatives and i can definitely hear the cheers from the boat. you can look behind me that is the tugboat that has been pulling it for several days and certainly all day to day inching along the canal. between 1-7 mi. per hour taking several hours for this massive cruise ship to finally make its way into port and it's finally arriving you can hear the loud speaker on the ship alerting the folks on board the year finally getting to mobile after days of being stranded at sea after a fire in the engine room left them crippled the have no engine power and right now they're being brought in by three tugboats and guided in by a capt. that actually got on board several miles out. the carnival

triumph as you can see is inching around the corner and finally making its way into ports like as said people have been camping out for several days waiting for their relatives to arrive this is certainly a joyous moment i can see the captain i can see him waving his hat from the board these passengers are going to be disembarking from it a few minutes the cheers are just overwhelming these people have been living with no air- conditioning some of them have been in a really disgusting conditions for the past few days you can only imagine what this feels like for them. >> any idea on how they're going to disembark? >> i do know that for the last

several hours they actually had customs agents get on the boat when it is several miles out to speed up the process because normally that happens when you get off the roof 4000 people on this boat so they actually started that and they're going to disembark it could take three-five hours according to carnival so it will still take the amount of time before they can get off of the boat. it is a really big deal after what they have been through. how close can the relatives get theirre? >> they have about 75-100 relatives here in alabama they are being kept back actually you can see some relatives here, very close to me, they are not

going to be able to go into the area where the passengers are getting off but here is the deal they have the option to leave but the main options that they have far to go to galveston taxes or to new orleans tonight and spend the night that is the horn on this ship this sound to signify that they are finally at port. >> a live picture of the triumph which has just arrived in mobile alabama. you really have to wonder our folks allowed to... they will meet with the cdc check everybody out make sure they are healthy. because you can quickly spread disease is something horrible happens. we

will have more on this after we come back.

another anniversary of observing marked on the campus of illinois univ. valentine's day a gunman opened fire killing several students and injuring many many more. they may not

realize it but today's students are taught by the president's of those five students each and every day. because what happened in cole hall five years ago for ever changed no.. bells tolled at exactly3:00 p.m. no.. 21 people were hurt and five people died that day. no. no. no..rthern.

families and current students watched and listened, parts were heavy today even though these kids were still years away from graduation when gunfire erupted on campus. it is personal because we are all huskies and it means something to all of us. this ceremony lasted for 20 minutes. difficult to comprehend and an all too familiar seem as victims of gun violence seem to be happening over and over again. >> the state has to get going into the federal government has to start doing things instead of talking about it. i think it's terrific that those things are happening but just having them

occur again and again tells you that we have to do something about that. one sign of healing here at and i you for the first time in five years the school hosted a concert on this day it has purposely remained dark in the past of respect for victims' families and other students affected by the shooting. >> medical examiner's now confirming the charred body found in a cabin near big bear lake california is that of the fugitive x cop christopher dorner. officials were able to identify the remains of him using dental records as of now his cause of death is still unknown. three men come to a woman's rescued, they tackle and hold the suspect until police get there it happened around

2:00 p.m. in hyde park in a woman's scream for help when a man began to attacker, three men including an ex-marine caught the suspect and he used his video to take video ofcell phone to take a video of the suspect until police arrived. he was wrestling with her, i held him on the ground another car pulled up and saw that i was holding him she went into traffic and stopped another car which is held him down until the cops came. adams says he doesn't consider himself a hero he says he never thought twice about helping catch the suspect and he hopes that other good samaritans would do the same thing. stunning news from one of the most inspiring athletes now charged with murder. a doctor trying to prove a spoonful of sugar can actually heal wounds and decrease pain. could it

romantic movies be bad for your love life? dean richards looks at the pros and cons of r = om-comom-com.

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the twin cities. a day which has seen gusts up to 40 mi. per hour. you can see other temperatures in the low 30's right now there may be a couple of patches of snow if you are driving around the lake the area of lower michigan is under a light snow watch here is how the model handles it. 11:00 these things are dropping in from wisconsin book has some of the numbers over here some areas we may see over 8 in. of snow

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this is a vast wind field with warm air and cold air on the back of that system. you will see this stripe of heavier snow come here later next week that would be what is associated with that potential storm later next week we may have a change on the way. we have had only about 10.7 in. of snow and 25 in. closer than normal. we have had 84 in. of snow on the books. the

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accounts for using money to fund her lavish lifestyle. while the town sank into debt. some people already looking forward to 2016 and they wonder if another chicagoan would run. of course we're talking about our mayor rahm emanuel we are advancing this room tonight thanks to the daily beast the popular website is reported that mayor emanuel is putting the feelers out there that aspect involves a certain political family citing well-connected democrats the daily beast is reporting that rahm emanuel has had talks with key donors and party leaders about a possible 2016 presidential run the chicago mayor has said repeatedly he is not interested in the job political professor dick simpson says it's not out of the

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on this day romance is in the air but more often it's on the big screen entertainment critic dean richards says don't let the law of flex create a false sense of reality in your own life.loveloslove flicks create a false sense of reality in your own life. >> the girl who's never been kissed or a big fat greek

weddings and then there are a few of the stranger ones like true love found what you are in a coma or with a 13 year-old boy and a grown man's body, the latest formula seems to go like this the professional woman meets our regular guy who she hates but then something forces them to spend time together and you know what happens next. it's a nice day dream what you were waiting for your oil to be changed but when it comes to real life romance so-called checks shouldchick flicks are ruining a women's outlook for romance. dr. laura says that it has its issues but she also says that warm feeling you get while watching them is not a coincidence. romantic movies can

help it woman because you have to remember that women love the idea of the fairy tale and seduction and connection and of someone getting us into a loving us no matter what i think those are all great things. idiothe admits that while the films are a nice escape they can create on realistic expectations. unrealistic expectations. speaking of the notebook i recently sat down with the backing of the big screen romanced nicolas sparks his latest film safe haven is in theaters just in time for valentine's day he is creating bigger than life big screen of love is just part of the filmmaking. people are almost

always disappointed in their own real-life relationships because it never matches the idyllic world that guys like you are creating. i'm writing that period of time when you are falling in love with someone. aside from the escapism could the films be almost educational? he shows the reality of people struggling together, fighting the odds and ultimately ending up together. if you are looking for love it's ok to take a few clothes from romantic comedies... be content with the niceties of everyday relationships, it's not necessary to have richard gere driving up in his white limo with a bouquet of flowers saying i love you that's probably not going to happen. >> you don't see the morning and the week into the year after and how much work it is negotiating

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world and looks like temperatures will be dropping. 35 that midway northwest winds at 8 mi. per hour and a wind chill of 27 degrees in the area. here's what happens to our temperatures. not much rise tomorrow up to 29 perhaps after a day in the upper 30's. it looks like the wind chills could be down around zero as you see right there by the time we get to daybreak on saturday. kind of a messy weather system later monday and monday night and the potential for a significant

storm in the midwest we are matching that on thursday and friday of next week. stay warm. stunning allegations about olympic runner the double amputee is accused of murdering his girlfriend 29 year-old she was shot in the head possible motives have not been revealed there are reports that he may have thought that she was an intruder. derrick rose returning to game action. dan roan is next with sports. the carnival cruise ship triumph which will be awaiting the disembark man of of those passengers and crew who have been on there for days. [ laughter

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in arizona spring training was talking baseball but i think he is going to begin with eric derrick rose tonight. >> how do like the valentine's day moonlighting here? he didn't

say a word for months and now he is popping up all over the place. maybe he will not make it back by the end of the year after all he said. would you like to play this season? >> i will love to. i can finally get back on the court as quickly as possible. northwestern at ohio state tonight the first half ends with a tray the short- handed cats were in this one to the bitter end. thomas in the

post finally put the buckeyes back they went 69-59. breaking media's silence today was the bears' coach trust men whotressman who we haven't heard from since january. we did have an extended conversation with the face of the bears franchise. the new defensive coordinator both said it will keep things pretty much the same as they were last year.

the plan is to keep a lot of the things out. and in baseball today news from both ends of the valley on one side concerning the back end of the rotation and on the other side the front end. the number of spots available at fitch park is down to one, scott feldman is the no. 4 starter behind that is edwin jackson exactly the news that he has been waiting to hear. i was looking forward to this season start and contributing in any way i can. scott baker is likely to start the season on the dl weaving travis wood as a favorite for the no. 5 spot

across the valley john danes tested out his shoulder he threw 04 pitches mostly for strike and he said afterward that he hopes he can regain the form that made him so effective two years ago. i have been dealing with this for so long now i forget what it feels like to be healthy sometimes. things are on the up. we are very happy for him a healthy jon banks would mean a lot to the white house this season. that is sports and we send it back to you guys in chicago. good night that is the

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