they are recording judges and witnesses >> a cellphone and electronics a ban inside the cook county criminal courts building starts tomorrow morning. >> good evening >> alive in the newsroom with tonight's top story >> starting tomorrow the court is asking people to leave it there cellphone at home. the ban is about protecting justice >> starting monday if you are coming to the cook county courthouse, you'll have to check your cell phone at the door or as circuit chief justice timothy evans would prefer, just leave it at home. "please leave it at home, let justice prevail this way." evans says the ban is necessary to stop courtroom intimidation. he says people are misusing their phones to record judges,

jurors and witnesses. "they are taking photographs of witnesses attempting to intimidate them to convince them that this no snitch rule thats occuring on a day by day basis outside should apply in the courtroom. "we will not tolerate that." some people are exempt from the ban like judges, attorneys and those serving jury duty. the court will have lockers for rent to store your phone, but there will be a limited number, which means if you don't leave your phone at home you'll be turned away. "we know that it's going to be an inconvenience for people that's why we've tried our best to get the word around please do not bring your phone to the courthouse." the ban also applies to other electronics. someone call with cellphone in court could it be held in contempt. kit used to

this idea because this is a ban that will likely be implemented at other courthouse is in the county >> police are investigating two shootings that occurred this afternoon in chicago that injured four people. three men were hospitalized after a shooting. two men were shot in the chest and another was hit in the leg. there were listed in serious to critical condition but all have since been upgraded and stabilized. in another shooting of 16 year-old boy was hit in the leg >> a chicago man is accused of smothering his five month old daughter to stop her crying, leaving her brain-dead e and on life support. investigators say the 29 year-old put his hand over the mouth of the baby as a cried while he drank with his girlfriend, the mother of the

child. police believe she looked on as he smothered the baby three different times. both are charged with aggravated battery and they're being held in lieu of $5 million bond >> chicago police have no suspects in custody in a weekend shooting that killed and 19 year-old man on the northwest side >> he was weeks away from prom in from graduating from high school. today, the grandmother of the 19 year-old is planning his funeral >> he wanted to graduate so bad. he wanted to finally graduate and get himself together >> he was shot in the head and killed while in the passenger seat of a car stopped at a red light.

>> they were coming home, him and his brother >> his brother was driving at the time. he saw a man from another car, up to the passenger side window >> my little brother fell into my lap >> he drove to the nearby hospital... another male passenger shot in the five >thigh >> his family says it was an unprovoked shooting... >> they believe another male passenger was taunting the shooter's car >> his family says it is not

true that he has a gang membewa >> he was looking forward to his two year-old daughter's birthday party which was planned for today >> we are a very close family. we're a working family. they took him away from us. he was going to go to college. >> the amber alert issued for a missing dallas girl was canceled sunday morning. police found a 12 year-old safe in a suburban indianapolis apartment complex. texas police issued the alert friday after witnesses saw lisa

brown, the girls and on custodial mother, coerced the child into her car. they thought she was headed to chicago. the dallas and indianapolis officers of the fbi worked with local police departments to track down the suv and recovered a girl. brown was arrested >> 8 people were injured in a multi car crash involving a cta bus. it happened around 530 this morning. a minivan and the car slammed into the bus. police had no details on what caused the crash. six of the eight injuries included passengers on the bus and the bus driver. all were taken to area hospitals in fair to serious condition >> today was the last day caribou coffee shops across the chicago area were open for business. the viennese company that owns caribou is closing 80 under- performing stores in chicago and elsewhere. the company's other 88 locations will be converted to "peet's

coffee and tea" shops over the next 12 to 18 months. the company chairman says caribou plans to focus its business in minnesota, where the coffee chain is doing well. emergency workers in the south suburbs spent their morning preparing for the worst possible scenario. next, inside their disaster drill. also, a busy day on the chicago river as dozens of kayakers took a trip for a cause. and how does an inmate get explosives? the details of an incredible prison break in france. >> we have incredible rain coming our way... i will have details coming up... break

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in in dealing with the aftermath of a severe storm. fortunately it was all part of a drill >> this is all a drill >> simulated aftermath of a tornado... 220 responders... there were put on the field to test their capabilities during a disaster >> we want to be ready to go for our community

>> we're going to help you guys >> passengers were thrown from the vehicle and trapped... >> they're testing health care coordination in a situation like this >> we try not to overwhelm one hospital >> there will be an assessment of each agency strengths and weaknesses >> they're falling all the guidelines they should be falling >following

>> the head of th he was accusef sexual misconduct for sending inappropriate e-mails and text messages to a woman. now, the head of the chicago diocese of the orthodox church in america -- has resigned. bishop matthias -- who has been on administrtive leave -- said he will step down tomorrow. in his letter to parisioners -- bishop matthias he asked for forgiveness and said he would forgive others. he said he believed the church's clergy forced his ouster, according to the chicago tribune, because of his traditional views. the church celebrates easter on may fifth. >> the governor is reminding taxpayers and to think about military families when they are filing their tax is. he is asking you to check off a box on the state tax form that sends money to the illinois famimility family relief fund >> it is the 10 year anniversary

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of some key ride stated state conservatives today. the deal presented by west virginia democrat and a pennsylvania republican would extend background checks for some gun sales >> they came up with a compromise for expand background checks for gun sales. he wants to know more about background checks but is it a preliminary thumbs-up >> republican senator are also supporting the bipartisan measure. there is still some. conservative some.push back.

>> it would not actually prevent violent crime >> it targets criminals and anyone classified as mentally ill >> it will make it more difficult for dangerous people to have weapons >> they believed the bill may come to a senate vote as early as wednesday. >> venezuelans headed to the polls for today's special presidential election to decide who will succeed hugo chavez. chavez was re-elected last october even though he was ill with cancer. he died on march 5th. venezuelans living in chicago joined their countrymen by voting at the venezuelan consulate, deciding between opposition leader henrique capiles and acting president nicolas maduro.

maduro is chavez's hand picked succssor, and the favorite to win. he says if he wins, he's prepared to re-establish relations with the u-s "in terms of equality and respect". >> secretary of state says the u.s. is ready to reach out to north korea if they take steps toward giving up their nuclear weapons. he was in japan meeting with their foreign minister on last stop of his asian tour. north korea threatened to launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike against the u.s. and south korea in early march. his trip was made to solidify support for curbing north korea's nuclear program while reassuring u.s. allies >> the u.s. will do what is necessary to defend our l.a. i allies... but we want to find a way to have peace

>> he went so far as to leave the door open to negotiation with the north that might not require them to its shutdown their nuclear program in advance >> there's an international manhunt for a gangster who escaped from a prison in france. redoine faid, used explosives that his wife smuggled into the prison to blast his way through five doors. he also took five people hostage including four guards before escaping. faid is known in france for writing an autobiography about his rise from petty thief to a main player in organized crime. a spokesman for the french ministry said overcrowding at the prison makes it tough for the guards to do their jobs. >> a volcano in central mexico is getting active again. this weekend the volcano began spewing ash and gas about 1,300

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