time bonds are used, as an act of terror. he calls the bombings at the boston marathon an act of terror. vaughan to hunt down >> and welcome our viewers watching following a briefing with the fbi director. mr. obama said authorities still do not know if a terrorist organization or just a lone person committed the attack. >> the obamamerican people refud

to be terrorized. what we saw in the aftermath were stories of heroism, kindness, generosity and wealth. the president ordered flags at the white house and other government buildings be flown at half staff. tonight he will meet with his cabinet members and the national security team plus other counter-terrorism advisers. >> 1 bomb used in the attack appears to have been placed inside of a metal pressure cooker hidden inside of a backpack. the bombs off of seconds apart near the finish line for hours into the race. hundreds of people gathered there to cheer on the runners.

was killed in the explosion. his mother and sister were severely injured. nobody is in custody. investigators asking the public to give them any faldo or video taken at the scene. >> it is our intention to go through every frame of every video that we have to determine exactly who was in the area. we'll go to the ends of the earth to identify the subject or subjects responsible for this despicable crime. we will do everything we can to bring them to justice. the shrapnel found inside the body looked to uniform to be random. indicating a bomb packed with the objects designed to hurt or kill as many people as possible. extremely tight security in boston today. especially at that city's airport. causing delays for some chicago runners coming home. wgns tn live at logan international airport. where a

couple of flights were grounded this morning. dina and steve, everywhere you look you see evidence of heightened security in the wake of yesterday's bombings. we've also seen a ground stop here this morning. a temporary flight restriction over boston and at least two planes held, with passengers and their luggage removed. one of those flights was bound for chicago. in that case, united airlines flight 636 landed at ohare a couple of hours late. the airline says the crew asked that customers and their bags be rescreened and that ultimately a couple of passengers were removed. that's all the information we have but it appears to be a case of using an abundance of caution. that's just fine with air travelers we've been talking to..marathoners from chicagoland heading home, still processing what they witnessed yesterday.

once related to the blast effect of the bomb. >> and that sounds in no way related to the audio i said back earlier. the chicago runners' we have been talking to simply elated to be heading home. taking note of the extra police officers. >> that is the story live from

logan international airport. there's been limited information on the people who were killed. only one of them has been identified. this is eight year old martin richard. he was killed near the finish line. the boston globe reports he was with his mother and sister at the time of the explosion. they were waiting for richard's father to finish the race. the boy's mother and sister are both recovering after they suffered serious injuries. the mother needed brain surgery, and the sister lost a leg. police say more than 170 injuries have been recorded at hospitals in boston and other areas. at least 17 are in critical condition and doctors say several of the cases include amputations. it appears the bombs were packed with objects designed to kill or hurt as many people as possible. and there are stories of chaos,

confusion, fear. he mentioned the heightened security in boston. runners are returning home to heightened security. so far there are no reports of any chicagoans the and among the casualties. those who have already come home are clearly glad to be dead. >> happy to be home in chicago. arriving home to chicago seeming physically and emotionally exhausted. some still processing what happened. >> i'm relieved and very tired. i'm looking to get some rest. i have not read much about what happened. he was celebrating at a restaurant with his family two blocks away. other chicagoans were nearby. >> there was very somber and quiet. people were more

concerned love finding their family members. he was in the medical 10 being treated for dehydration when most were cleared out. >> i saw one man in a wheelchair with two separate legs. these were severely extreme injuries. other people were being treated in the medical tent. >> this year's boston marathon metal will forever be a sad reminder of tragedy. >> when i woke up today i had a sad feeling. >> to honor those killed and injured yesterday, the chicago area runners association is hosting a special unity run tonight. that will take place at the foster avenue beach house at 6:00. all are welcome to take

part. >> one is the next of the six races that make up the marathon series. the race will go on as scheduled this weekend. police are reviewing security measures. 35,000 runners participate in the london marathon each year. later how organizers will prepare for future running events in chicago. but first, a major earthquake overseas is deadly. the latest on the powerful 7- point-8 quake in iran near the pakistani border. and more turmoil as north korean officials say there will no advance notice if they decide to attack the south. to attack the south.

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a 5-month-old girl has died, four days after police say her father smothered her to stop her crying, as her mother looked on. angelina rodriguez was declared dead at lurie children's hospital on monday afternoon. angelina's parents, rigoberto rodriguez and angela petrov are charged with aggravated battery to a child.

bond was set at five million dollars each. d-c-f-s reports an abuse allegation was made against the couple in january. the will county coroner confirms, a body pulled from the des plaines river in channahon saturday, is that of jeanie parker of joliet. the 54-year-old was choked, then stabbed to death last month, and her body dumped in the river. police say parker's son charles mc-cullum junior confessed to his mother's murder, though he pleaded not guilty to the crime last friday. jury selection begins today for the murders of three family more than 20 deaths are reported after a powerful earthquake today near the iran-pakistan border. the quake measured seven -point -eight.. and it was centered in the iranian town of khash. tremors were felt as far away as abu dhabi. reports from pakistan say 21 people have been killed and many more injured. radio pakistan reports 50 people were hurt in a roof collapse in karachi. iranian state media is reporting only five people injured in iran. the u-s geological survey says after-shocks can be expected for days or weeks following an earthquake of this magnitude. a u-s marine helicopter taking part in annual training exercises in south korea. made a hard landing today and then caught fire. officials say it happened 50- miles north of seoul. in a province that borders north

korea. you're looking at the same type of helicopter. the c-h-53-e super stallion. flying in south korea last week. 21-people were taken to a hospital at an american military base in south korea. six people remain hospitalized in stable condition. military officials are investigating what caused the accident. the joint military exercises between the u-s and south korea have upset north korea. which calls them tantamount to a declaration of war. meanwhile... the north is ratcheting up the rhetoric. saying it will not give notice before attacking south korea. the announcement comes one day after north koreans celebrated the birthday of their country's founder. kim il sung who launched the korean war. south korean officials say they will continue to closely monitor the north's military movements. another person in china has died from the new strain of bird flu known as h -7 -n -9. it brings the death toll from the bird flu outbreak to 14.

the latest victim is a 77-year- old woman who died on sunday. china says a total of 63 people have been infected with h -7 -n -9. including a seven-year-old child. the health ministry says there is still no indication of human-to-human transmission of the virus. a bi-partisan group of senators say they have an immigration plan which for the first time. stands and excellent chance of congressional approval. lawmakers say the agreement resolves outstanding issues including wages agricultural guest worker visas and protections for u-s workers. opponents warn american workers will see their wages erode in the face of greater competition from migrants. a news conference scheduled for today to present the proposed legislation was cancelled out of respect to the bombing victims in boston. next how much carnival cruise lines will re-pay for the rescue of its disabled ships. and, still to come this midday: a new report about the yearly cost of owning a car. and later in lunchbreak: deviled

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taste of chicago and lollapalooza are to local events that draw huge crowds. >> as he knows security has been heightened here at union station. a precautionary measure given the fact that chicago police have been no credible threats. the attack on boston has certainly raised the issue of soft targets and vulnerability. we are finding variable this stuff happens and you have to just keep going. i think we all have to be more vigilant we all have to be looking around. it can happen anywhere. anywhere anytime. ask

no credible threat. certainly concerned especially when you're talking about soft targets. security has been beefed up here in union station. a heightened level of security and vigilance. the chicago police department also monitoring of them closely. the tragedy in chicago has brought up a conversation among security experts. playing host to so many public events experts say it is impossible to guard every corner of our community. security experts the authority still need the public's help. it is incumbent upon all of los private residence, law- enforcement fire service etc. to be vigilant and be aware and

communicate with one another. >> it has been said many times but it certainly bears repeating. security experts urging people to be aware of your surroundings. especially in these areas the not heavily trafficked. you have to keep your eyes and ears open. people with their smart phones walking around in not being aware of what is happening around them. authorities asking people to be alert and be aware of your surroundings. that is the absolute best thing we can do to prevent a tragedy. >> bombings in boston will not stop the chicago marathon from taking place. >> and was unexpected and unprecedented.

>> within the span of about 15 seconds to explosions changed the world of marathon running forever. >> we were not sure what happened. we just knew that there was an explosion near the finish line. took part in the boston marathon. >> she finessed about an hour before the explosion. the act of terror was truly terrifying. all of the chicago area runner she came with made it home safely. she says fear will not keep her away from running and especially not from the chicago marathon this fall. we are special

marathon runners from train 18 weeks to run a marathon, you dedicate your life. you cannot stop being who you are. this is not the first time the chicago marathon followed tragedy. it took place less than a month after and 911 in 2001. what happened in boston had much closer to home, the countdown to the race in chicago continues. >> the marathon as the celebration of humanity. texas is a celebration of human it is a celebration of human spirit. >> the rutgers association has about 2000 local members. a majority of them are expected to take part in the chicago marathon this fall. kicking off october 13th. british counter- terrorism officials are assessing whether the boston

marathon bombing has implications for security at the funeral of former prime minister margaret thatcher. scotland yard says four thousand police officers will be deployed during tomorrow's funeral with an officer visible every few yards of the procession route. it means london will in effect be on lockdown for the funeral. the casket will carried by a horse-drawn carriage to st. paul's cathedral. where more than two thousand guests have been invited for the funeral. the u-s delegation will be led by two former secretaries of state. james baker and george shultz. across the commonwealth of virginia. people observed a moment of silence this morning in memory of the victims of the virginia tech massacre that happened six years ago today. on april 16th, 2007 a 23-year- old college student went on a shooting rampage on the virginia tech campus. the gunman killed 32 victims and then took his own life. today, friends and families of the virginia tech victims stood outside the u-s capitol building with families and survivors of the tuscon, aurora and newtown massacres. they're demanding action from congress on gun legislation. cook county forest preserve

police are trying to figure out whether a decapitated goat found at the edge of a northwest side golf course is related to the goat head that was delivered to wrigley field last week. according to the sun times, police say they found the bound body of a white headless goat at the base of a tree in the indian boundary golf course. last week. a goat head was delivered to wrigley. the box it was in was addressed to cubs owner tom ricketts. still to come this midday. tom skilling has your full forecast!

>> remember that eight and train back in july of 2000 election. that is the biggest one the last occurred. we may get three or 4 in. of rain in parts of the metro area. when you take all of the rain, that is all of the rain combined over the next couple days. they do fire drills out and all here airport. look at the sunny skies above. a gorgeous day out there. there have been some heavy rains down state. just a sampling of what is to come. we had mid-60's yesterday. we are nowhere near that today. with a wind shift off of the lake and the passage of a cool front it will be

chilly tomorrow. some models suggest we might jump into the '30's on thursday. that is the area of the storm that produces severe weather. we are on the lookout for possible severe weather. these are astounding numbers. 371 as the average. new set right in this corridor. >> here is the next 72 hours this is from the weather service model. we'll show you a lot of our in-house model. a seven-8 in. totals. we have convected feedback. it will come out with an outrageous number. the trend is what to look at. these are big numbers. falling into an air

mass that at the moment is about seven degrees cooler than it was yesterday. 52 degrees. it is 84 down at little rock arkansas. these numbers are important because this is the year for which humidity is going to come up and fuel the storm. a snowstorm producer in the plains states. ford is at the lake front because of the wind coming off like. here are the lakeside temperatures at the lie in school here in town. in the 40's, you go and then and it is 54 and forced park. you folks all in the '50s there. uc mid- level clouds that announce the approach of the storm system. we have said goodbye to the storm although the rain has been pounding central illinois. look at the latest wave to come in.

clouds and snow at high elevations. watch how the model. see these clusters of rain. one after another the parade through. sharply cooling off on the backside of the system. >> it is the night after tomorrow night. here is our forecast wednesday morning. no problems tomorrow. see how these waves of showers come in. there is tomorrow evening. there is the forecast marley's in at midnight. there is a forecast at 8:00 p.m. tomorrow morning. they're stepping through time. here comes the next. the jet

stream is going into a spring storm configuration. powerful wind sweeping right out of the gulf. a bad stortapping that wiy in addition to the downpours. the winter storm warnings and watches are in effect out in the plains. that will be the third snow storm to hit the planes in a week. a flood watch has been hoisted in wisconsin. i would not be surprised to see those expanded. wind advisories for red flag and high wind through arizona and mexico on the storm south side. here's where the severe weather might occur. tomorrow a better organized band of severe weather might occur. reaching out into the chicago area. this would be as warm from thunderstorms moved through tomorrow night. folks watching

us will not be particularly happy to see another foot of snow coming down in rapid city where they have had more than 3 ft. of snow that has fallen since march 1st. about two-three times the normal amount of snow. look at the rain down state. this gives you an idea of the rain producing capability. the clashes onus shifts north. they have had up to 2 in. of rain. more of that to come in the midwest. at a time of year when our farmers are looking at the field and saying we want to get up there and plan. have not been able to do so because of the cool weather so far. incoming cloudiness as the day goes on. a few widely scattered showers.

tonight showers and storms and chris. there will be off and on. waves of showers and storms with the heaviest downpours in the afternoon. a high of 48. temperatures but thursday morning could rise into the '60s around part of the area. thursday will be spent in the warm sector. showers, gusty storms. heavy rain and possible severe weather. we may have some weather watches. it is a pro. it is privat, might be a couple ofy showers. i do not think tonight. i think the heavier rains will be towards the morning. anything that would come by would be brief. time for today's trivia. on this day in 1924 oscar and

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atlanta for the fifth seed. the blackhawks going for a sixth straight win at the united center. no score against the stars in the first when marian hossa's shot is tipped in by jonathan toews... his 21-st of the year. but it's tied at two in the third. patrick kane drops it back for andrew shaw for his ninth goal of the season. hawks go on to win five- two. they lead the second- place ducks by eleven points. the white sox faced mark buehrle for the first time since he left the south side.

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for your fibromyalgia pain. time now for the answer to today's trivia question. we asked on this day in 1924 oscar and grammy-winning composer henry mancini was born. what was the name of his television series? a. mancini and friends b. the mancini generation c. the henry mancini jazz hour the answer: b. the mancini generation was his weekly musical variety syndicated series in 1972. >>we have this man serenading us. >>that takes me back to my early radio days. >>it is lunch hour it might upset folks. >>you guys are my friends. we have time to make amends

afterwards. it is nice out there now. they are passing south of us for the moment. you were concerned. look what has happened. some pretty good rains. here is the forecast. that is the evening forecast. maybe a few sprinkles. any showers through the night should be fairly scattered. look at the wave of storms. here we are up to around midnight. we get into some warm air. a couple of different waves. some pretty

good amounts of rain. by thursday the winds turn southerly. that warms us up. these are the forecast highs. highs tomorrow, 40s at the lake. there is the warm air that comes after that. friday much cooler on the back side of the system. giving you musical accompany