chicago entrepreneur penny pritzker gets the nod to join the president's economic team. good afternoon. i'm steve sanders. and i'm dina bair. we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. they have had a tumultuous relationship in chicago with the city's union. the union representing the highest hospitality workers has been in a long contract battle with the highest over wages. today those unions unite here and there not speaking up. coming to an

agreement with the obama administration for its workers and therefore not ruffling and these others. when it comes to growing our economy and our middle class we should focus on three things. number one making sure we have good jobs, no. to helping workers get the skills they need to work those jobs. >> also drew fire from the chicago teachers union. a longtime friend of the present and first lady donated $250,000 to the president's campaign but fund raised hundreds of thousands more. following his cabinet nominations, the president left for mexico and costa rica to discuss how to strengthen economic ties. this is the president's fourth trip to mexico, and first to costa rico.

the president and two other democratic leaders will also visit chicago later this month to attend fundraisers. the president, house minority leader nancy pelosi, and new york congressman steve israel will attend two fundraisers for house democrats on may 29th. police are investigating the murder of a 23-year-old wheeling man who was found shot to death last night. wgn's nancy loo is live in wheeling with the story. nancy? a third suspect is charged with lying to the fbi. a detention hearing is scheduled this afternoon for a teenager who was

planning to travel to the middle east to join a terrorist group. or arrested last month at o'hare airport. use about to board a flight to turkey. police are investigating the murder of a 23-year-old wheeling man who was found shot to death last night. wgn's nancy loo is live in wheeling with the story. nancy? police have not had to investigate a murder since 2010. i have already tracked down leads and witnesses to last night's murder of a 23 year-old man. many residents of this apartment complex suspect the case may be gang-related. >> relatives and friends did not want to talk about what happened

last night. they say he was out to walk the dog. he was gunned down about 1:00. >> up to 50 people were outside last night in joining the mild weather. this morning investigators combed the area for evidence after interviewing at least a dozen witnesses. some said the gunmen seemed to be shooting indiscriminately into the crowd. >> i think he was just the wrong person. nothing in the way of a shooting. >> we do have some gangs that have identified themselves out

here. at this time we do not know if this is a gang incident. >> they're not saying if any of salinases are able to identify the gunmanof the residents are o identify the gunman. >> he is charged in the murder of a woman in her southwest side home. >> the family says chicago police failed to send dna evidence to the state crime lab in time to make it matched. between the two killings contest allowed him to continue making service calls. a resident physician at stroger

hospital is accused of sexually assaulting two female patients. an arrest warrant was issued last week for 28-year-old luygy jara. charging him with criminal sexual assault. jara is a native of peru and a law enforcement source tells the chicago tribune that police believe he's fled the country. jara is accused of assaulting two women during medical examinations in march. he's been dismissed from the residency program at stroger hospital. mayor emanuel says a new casinht more for worker paychecks over two years. raising the retirement age to 67 for younger workers and scaling back cost- of-living increases. it is illegal because it would violate a provision in the state constitution which says pension benefits cannot be reduced. the senate president is pushing a union proposal giving retirees a chance to choose.

mayor emanuel says a new casino in chicago will be good for schools. the state senate passed a gambling bill for the third time yesterday. it includes five new casinos, including one in chicago. it also allows video gambling at horse tracks and airports. a proposal for internet gambling was taken out, and campaign contributions from casino operators are banned. mayor emanuel says casino revenue will go into an education fund. he released this video that shows new state of the art facilities that he wants to build with that money. the state senate has passed a law protecting consumers who buy a dog or cat from a pet store... only to find out their new pet has a serious illness. the pet lemon law, introduced by senator dan kotowski of park ridge, was passed through the senate yesterday but still has to be approved by the house and make it to the governors desk. the bill allows people who buy a dog or a cat at a pet store to get a replacement or a refund if their pet needs veterinary care for certain illnesses. the buyer can also seek damages for vet costs. coming up later

despite the recent area flooding, lake michigan's water levels are extremely low. wgn's tom skilling explains how the lack of water is effecting businesses. but first, the man accused of sending letters laced with ricin to president obama and members of congress appears before a judge today. and pope emeritus benedict returns today to vatican city to move into his new home. move into his new home. as well as they could because they don't take it with food. switch to citracal maximum plus d. it's the only calcium supplement that can be taken with or without food. my doctor recommends citracal maximum. it's all about absorption.

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an accused of sending letters to present obama and others appears in court today. authorities say lab tests show five of six samples. tested positive for rice and. letters containing ricin were also sent to senator roger wicker of mississippi. the operation killed osama bin laden. attorneys who is responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men women and children at 1.1 of the

helicopters crashed during the operation. this photo captures the attention and the white house. crews are back to work today. raising the final pieces of the spire to the top of the "one world trade center." crews are back to work today. raising the final pieces of the spire to the top of the "one world trade center."high winds forced crews to postpone the project yesterday. the pieces will be lifted to a temporary work platform.and installed at a later date. the spire will bring the building to a height of 1776- feet. making it the tallest building in the western hemisphere and the third tallest in the world. former pope benedict is returning to vatican city today. he's moving into his new home a small retro-fitted convent. a few yards from the current pope francis. his apartment will include a guest room for his older brother, who is also a priest. critics say pope emeritus benedict's return will cast a shadow on pope francis. church officials say the two have prayed together about this unprecedented situation. this is pope emeritus benedict's

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given the torrential rains and widespread flooding we've had this spring it's hard to believe lake michigan is still at near record low levels. the lake is up from the record low set in january but one rain can't erase 14 years of lake drops. w-g-n chief meteorologist tom skilling has been looking at the long-term impacts of low lake level. as virtually no impact on lake

levels. the weather however does. >> the family has been in the marina business for 57 years. the third generation to live, work, play in the buffalo. without the harbor and the beach and the lake it would not be what it is. these watermark showed just how far the lake is down. they have to build a new metal sea wall to support the old concrete ones. thi. it is

sinking. you can see how much of a difference with a beach being built on this edge it pushes the sand over top of it. stand up with the santa going into the harbor. >> make sure voters that the harbor will be open for business. the army corps of engineers measures like levels and geologically lakes michigan and here on our considered one body of water. the projected the lakes would hit record lows in january and they did. we have seen double the rain this spring causing a seasonal rise faster and more substantial than expected. the levels that were forecasting now through august still keep the lake about

2 ft. or even a few inches more below their long-term average. >> i am concerned that more extreme fluctuations and like levels are going to cause both the economy of the great lakes. >> we're going to continue to see more and more extremes here and the great lake.

>> that allowed congress gallons of water to move into the atlantic ocean. it expanded global trade but the project caused a one time permanent drop in light levels between a foot and 18 in.. some groups are calling for restoration projects to try to recapture some of the water. i have to carry less cargo. i have to carry less than the ships could hold if the light levels were higher. the army corps of engineers remains focused on commercial navigation, harboring communities are preparing for another great boating season.

all of the rain we have, i think has helped. mayor looking forward to a good season. there is no way to predict exactly when the lake level rise. it will not happen overnight. remember back to the sixties we had a record low light levels followed by record highs in the mid-1980s. a 1 in. change is the equivalent of 390 billion gal. of water. the lake as of 9 in.. 390 billion gal. of water. we take 2 billion a day out of the lake from the city. we're going

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starting to increase. a pretty healthy amount of rain is coming down in the next five-seven days. it appears the heaviest rain will occur out west. we're talking some huge amounts. st. louis 2.5 in.. that is just the next 72 hours. look at the snow that is coming down. these have been a record-breaking tallies. even as we say goodbye to '80s that occurred only yesterday. as virginia this afternoon we're 29 degrees colder than hours ago. it is 50 right now in chicago.

you can see how concentrated and how strong cooling has been. it reaches all the way down into the west texas high plains where it is 46 degrees colder. the have temperatures well into the fifties. the cold air tends to develop along there. a big dome of warm air. meteorologist call this an all metal block. it keeps this rain producing storm in place. you get some big grain numbers out of this. it appears the area west of us is the focus for the heaviest rain. also high

values of grass and tree pollen. this has been a rough open to the allergy season, that is for sure look at the readings around the area and how very they are. >> 46 up the road from wrigley field on the northwest side. 49 have mchenry. it is pretty chilly out there. the view from

harvard showing the clause assembling. this is the view from wisconsin. also snow falling here in rosemont minnesota. a pretty wintry scene. clusters of thunderstorms are developing in these clubs. there is a heavier snow area out west. and as these little thunderstorms are popping. these are pretty well developed thunderstorms. reaching up to 31,000 ft. in the atmosphere. it looks like a forest of thunderheads. these are northbound. the warmer air cells that will continue to be the case. moving ever closer to

us as time goes on. winter storm warnings and wisconsin, winter weather advisories. these are frost and freeze warnings. our models are all over the map. what you do is average between them. this shows the orientation of most of grain west of us. we think more of the rain will be getting in here. we'll have some showers going tomorrow. this is 730 saturday. these are evening hours on saturday. we are going to have some showers to deal with for a while. look at some of the totals of the system. in minnesota have had 15.5 in. of snow. we go down to the thirties

tonight, here's a closer look at the orientation of the temperatures. bottom line, like michigan is getting very involved. amplifying the chill in our area. that will be the case in our area. we're back to the '70s next week. at least there is light at the end of the tunnel. high 40's at the lake. sixties in the southern suburbs. to make cloudy and chilly.tonight is cloudy and ch

possibly a few thunderstorms. there could be higher dew points. increases the potential for fraud and hayes. after 84, it was such a tease. more of that to come. time for today's trivia. who was henry mccarty better known as? a. kid curry a. kid curry the day building a play set begins with a surprise twinge of back pain...

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walking boot, but he's still doubtful tonight. luol deng and taj gibson did not practice yesterday due to flu- like symptoms, but are still expected to play. derrick rose will not make his return, and the team is o-k with that. the sox trying to snap a three- game skid against the rangers. it's tied at two in the seventh when connor gillaspie hits his third homerun. alejandro de aza also homered. still up in the ninth, when a-j pierzynski gets his first at- bat against the sox and addison reed hits him in the arm. the tying run is at the plate a few batters later, but reed gets the strikeout for his ninth save. sox win 5-2. the sox trying to snap a three- game skid against the rangers. game three of four between the cubs and padres at wrigley. cubs up a run in the second, and pitcher scott feldman hits an r- b-i double to the right field corner. feldman was even better on the mound, striking out a career- high 12 batters, including six in a row at one point. he also pitched the first complete game in his nine- year career. cubs win 6-2 and go for a series win this afternoon.

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time for today's trivia. who was henry mccarty better known as? a. kid curry b. butch cassidy c. billy the kid best known as billy the kid. >> do not want to be in iowa or minnesota right now. forest city island has had 11 in. of snowfall. that follows these amazing temperatures yesterday. what a difference a day makes.

back-to-back '80s. last time in may 1st was warmer was 1982. only eight of 142 years have had a may 1st the is 82 degrees or warmer. there you conceive the chilly air out west. it is a sign that we will start moderating the temperature. for the moment there are the winds coming off a water on the '50s and the end here. forties' at the lakefront. a little bit

warmer, into the sixties away from the lake. there's a good look at the layout. one more look at our satellite image that shows the storm systems coming together. wind off the lake keeps a cool. up to 64 and then to saturday. '70s are back. >>thank you for joining us. >>