injured and transported to various hospitals. it describes the injuries as minor. investigators are considering all possibilities. so many questions still. misspoke to two witnesses who described hearing the sound of screeching steel. >> that is it. steel on steel. i'm a locomotive engineer so i know what it sounds like. >> you could feel it through your feet. i thought at first if somebody struck a house >> we have no official compound. some of them just frankly left and took off. we have no idea, people altogether were on the train. >> most of the people were

complaining of neck or back pain. >> spokesperson also tells us that investigators are looking at video from the platform. the goal is to have the blue line service back to normal. the injured were taken to six different chicago- area hospitals. wgn's tonya franciso is live a rush hospital in oak park with the latest on their conditions. >> eight of the victims came to this hospital. four of them by ambulance, four of them walked in on their own. we had a chance to talk to two sisters. they describe what happened. >> i was saying goodbye and the doors closed. out of nowhere i heard a loud noise.

everybody flu. i felt to the ground. by her my leg and arm. i heard the conductor who said stop stop. he jumped off and the whole thing hit. >> the whole ground was shaking. >> she was most seriously injured. injured to the right side of her body. jayla not as seriously injured. they activated the emergency plan. bringing in three physicians, a full complement of nurses and to physician assistants. telling the patients that they treated mostly had cuts and bruises.

ranging in age from 20-70 years old. of thcongress has until midnight tonight to approve a plan to keep the government funded or many federal programs and agencies will have to start closing their doors. the senate reconvenes this afternoon. senate democrats will try to strip two republican amendments from the spending bill passed over the weekend.. one that delays the affordable healthcare law, and another that repeals a medical device tax that would help pay for the program. republicans and democrats are blaming each other for the impasse. >> he has said he refuses to talk, your fears of compromise, he refuses to budge. he

says the health care exchange is open to more unscheduled matter what. two more men go on trial today for the murder of a chicago police officer. kevin walker and christopher harris face first degree murder charges for the death of officer alejandro valadez. prosecutors say they believe walker and harris were involved in shooting valadez, in 2009, while seeking revenge against a rival gang. shawn gaston was convicted of valadez's murder two years ago and is serving a 125 year prison sentence. cook county state's attorney anita alvarez tried that case herself and will do the same later today. authorities have launched a criminal investigation surrounding the death of a misisng woman found in west suburban glen ellyn. police discovered the body of 33-year- old linda valez buried in a clearing in panfish park on saturday. investigators say there were obvious signs of trauma on her body but there is no reason to believe there is any threat to the public. valez was reported missing in wheaton last week under suspicious circumstances. two robberies last week by a man posing

as a cop or federal agent bring the total this month to four. the latest incident happened around 11, saturday morning in the 7-thousand block of south justine in englewood. police say in each case, the imposter, driving a silver s- u-v, approached victims and identified himself as "agent" or "officer franklin." on friday a man was accosted at 87th and harper. the imposter ordered both victims to get into his car as part of a police investigation, then demanded cash before releasing them. some breaking news in sports today. the cubs have fired manager dale sveum. sveum has managed the cubs for the past two season and had a year left on his contract. about two weeks ago, team president theo epstein declined to give sveum a vote of confidence but at the same time, epstein said there were "no alarm bells to ring" about the manager. the cubs finished the season with 66 wins and 96 losses.. losing 14 of their final 18 games. the tribune's mark gonzalez says sveum's firing could pave the way for the cubs to pursue yankees manager and former cubs catcher

joe girardi. >>they are the boss. coming up this midday the amanda knox murder case goes back on trial today. but this time, she's nowhere to be found in court. plus, yankees star alex rodriguez returns to the courtroom today to fight his suspension from baseball. and, a big announcement today from the catholic church. we now know when two former popes will be officially named as saints. saints.

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on friday, the mental health institute, which examined holmes, filed a motion to block the release of the testing materials that it used. the re-rial of amanda knox is under way in florence, itay but the defendant's not there. knox and her ex- boyfriend were convicted in 2009 of murdering knox's british roommate, meredith kercher. both their convictions were overturned in 2011, and knox returned to her home town of seattle, where she's been living ever since. italy's supreme court decided last year to re-try the case. saying the jury did not consider all the evidence. knox has said she's afraid to return to italy. yankees' third baseman alex rodriguez goes before a major league baseball arbitrator today, to argue that his 211- game suspension should be called off. rodriguez was ordered suspended earlier this year for using performance enhancing drugs. but he was allowed to keep playing while he appealed. the arbitrator has set aside the entire week to hear a- rod's case. 13 other players were also suspended, but none is appealing. the second phase of the b-p oil spill trial begins today.

the focus this time.. is on what the british oil company did to stop the flow of oil into the gulf of mexico after the 20-10 spill. and just how much oil actually seeped into the ocean. plaintiffs say b-p knew a catastrophic spill was possible but was not prepared when it happened. it took nearly three months to stop the flow of oil into the ocean. b-p could face a pollution fine up to 18 billion dollars. two of the pope's predecessors are on their way to sainthood. the call fuelled hopes for a resolution of a decade old nuclear standoff. the diplomatic sweet talk cannot be trusted. he is urging president obama to pressure him from preventing making a nuclear bomb. syria's deputy

prime minister responded to a united nations solution. last week the u.n. security council adopted a resolution outlining the details of their plan to take control of and destroys serious chemical arsenal. also calls for consequences if inspectors find that syria has failed to fulfil their obligations. still denies using chemical weapons on civilians. two of the pope's predecessors are on their way to sainthood. pope francis announced today that pope john paul the second and pope john the 23-rd will be declared saints on april 27-th. the qualifications to be a saint include leading a holy life and performing at least two miracles. john paul is said to have cured a french nun of parkinson's disease and a costa rican woman with a brain aneurism john the 23-rd is only credited with one miracle. but pope francis decided he lived enough of a holy life to become a saint.

just ahead a food recall involving items you may have picked up at target. and, still to come this midday illinois state police are conducting special patrols today. targeting people who text and drive. we'll tell you where the crackdown is happening. and later in lunchbreak: in honor of football season, elaborate tailgate spreads. the folks from morton's are here with their recipe for whole beef tenderloin!

>> it is looking to be the first partial shutdown of the government and 17 years. wall street is worried about the danger to the economy that that would cause. such an outcome would take money out of the economy. taking a

look at how things are impacting. what we are seeing, the market is pretty jittery. the amount of time that consumers are spending waiting in line is getting longer and the shorter period mainly due to the growing complexity of new products that major fast-food chains are selling the industry giant mcdonald's posted the slowest ever try aftertime and 15 year histordrive their time. that time is actually nine seconds longer than the industry. it includes items that you might have picked up at target. in fact this is coming from garden fresh foods. they make ready-to-eat salads under brand names. they could be

contaminated with listeria. they could cause serious and fatal infection. apple takes a bite. they topped the annual list of the world's most valuable brand. knocking coca-cola from the top spot after 13 years in first place. the bears get handed their first loss of the year. in the sand which born on the west side is quickly becoming another city favre. quickly becoming another city favre.

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time for sports. after two years as cubs manager, dale sveum is out. the cubs announced sveum's firing today.. one day after the team finished the season 30 games below .500. losing 14 of their last 18 games. sveum had a year to go on his contract. when the 2014 season begins, the cubs will have have their fifth manager in five seasons. jay cutler's worst game of the season led the bears to their first loss of the year against detroit.

down six in the second... cutler lobs one towards brandon marshall, and gets intercepted easily by glover quinn... cutler had three interceptions. a few minutes later... reggie bush goes up the middle, makes a nice move, and takes it 37 yards for a touchdown... he rushed for 139 yards. the lions scored 24 unanswered points in the second quarter, and the bears lose 40-32. the blackhawks unveiled their newest hardware. the players received the stanley cup rings at a private ceremony downtown. it has rubies, diamonds, and emeralds set in 14- karat gold. this year's ring has fewers stones than 2010, but this one weighs a few more grams. chicago is best known for the hot dog and the italian beef. but there's another sandwich that's quickly becoming one of chicagos very own. it to run home run. he allowed four earned runs. finishing the season with 99 losses. the second worst finish in team history.

chicago is best known for the hot dog and the italian beef. but there's another sandwich that's quickly becoming one of chicagos very own. created in the humboldt park neighborhood and now spreading across the city, w-g-n's ana belaval tells us more about the rise of the "jibarito". i had no idea what it was until i ride in chicago 17 years ago. that is when i discovered the sandwich that is one of the best examples of our culture. if you want to experience the true flavor is a pr in chicago, go to the heart of the community. bursting with porter rican pride. >> it is not just me. thousands come from all over to have this delicious and which that contains. >> it is delicious. i drove all the way from o'hare.

>> every time we come back to chicago we have to come and eat. in pr you cannot really find this sandwich. it was created in chicago by juan carlos. >> he opened a restaurant in the early '90s and looking for recipes when he found one for a sandwich with platanos. >> i made the sandwich for my father. at one point he was selling four- 5000 sandwiches a month. >> that is the original. you can have a fried chicken or roasted pork version. all of them topped with tomato, lettuce, cheese, garlic sauce, and

nice serving of rice on the side. >> i get the roast pork. is savory and tender. >> the sandwich that was born in the porter rican community has become a staple in the food scene. if bakery and restaurant and logan square calls this the boricua and offers a tofu version. everybody is going crazy over the sandwich. it is

a good way to represent chicago and the hispanic community in chicago. >> also very happy to share his recipe with anyone. when one of the favre restaurants was struggling, he told the owner to include the jibarito in the menu. >> he showed me how to make it. i was pleased that he took the time to come and show us how to make it. >> the success of the sandwich has not made him a rich man but it has made him a very proud one. >> for me not only. for the community. >> it is a diminutive for the word jibaro, which refers to people from the mountains or from the back

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elevation snow. >> october gets under way and continues into wednesday. later this week there is quite a downturn in temperatures. this weekend he will feel the autumn season that it really is. the 80 tomorrow will be the 81st time that we've gone above 80 degrees. the reason for the reduction was because the summer started so cool. we did not get the '80s that we got a year ago. october is our second fastest pulling month. this kind of pattern will keep us warm. the wind is very strong

over 100 mi. per hour. that keeps the supply of mild and dry pacific air coming into the region. later in the week the trough that is developing will spend up a storm that will start opening up the gulf. humidity will start searching north.surging north. d nice warmup under way. as you go north you expect to cool off. you concede really chilis stuff is still way up by the arctic coast. >> 68 year and the metro area.she ear and the metro area.scheer and the metro area. that is a nice low range. not much to worry about. it

translates to 52%. the relative humidity. albans south southeast. 70 as our lake temperature. all of the pollen is absent. here's a look at temperatures. all flirting with 70 degrees. very uniform temperatures across the area. 70 at the center in town. crystal lake at 65 degrees. a little bit of haze today. the week will focus the bad weather that comes this week. it will bring us some rainfall. we could use the patent it looks like until then we're in clear shape. we're in good shape in terms of weather. the rain

coming across the rockies are now as high pressure is acting to produce this elderly flow that could warm up tomorrow. a little friend comes through and introduces a bubble of high pressure. the wind will turn off of the lake as the day goes on. you can see the effect of to the west of us. showers and thunderstorms will start developing out to the west. a closer look at later in the week. this is wednesday morning. here is wednesday afternoon. the wind is light and they tend to turn off the lake. as that goes by the gulf opens and there are the showers by thursday morning. we have advisory is four wins producing small craft a plan as a result of great lakes up north.

>> red flag advisor is go up when there is a threat of fire spreading. those blend in with winter storm warnings and flood watches in the pacific northwest. the product of that storm that reigns on us later in the week could produce an inch of rain. a couple of models suggest that we could get a three and one week total in parts of the area3 in. one week total. we have had only half of our normal rainfall since july 1st. no rainfall to that.today. to make clear skies strengthening southerly wind. the winds 10-20 mi. per hour by morning.

tomorrow october gets under way. they numbered 81 at 80 degrees or higherthey number 81f 80 degrees or higher. it looks like we'll have a lot of sunshine. it should be a nice mid-week period around this area. >>

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vulnificus bacteria this year. the latest was a 59- year old man near daytona beach. family members believe he was infected while setting crab traps in the halifax river. antibiotics had no affect and he was dead within two days. health officials say the bacteria thrives in warm salt water. it can enter the bloodstream from an open cut or by eating infected raw seafood. if you felt a little nauseated after using apples new ios 7 youre not alone. and experts say its going to get worse! digital motion sickness is a real problem from 3d films, iphones and computer games. the feeling is similar to motion sickness from boats or cars and planes, which occurs when our inner ear senses movement but our eyes dont see it. but staring at a moving screen triggers the nausea as well in an opposite way as the brain is tricked into thinking there is movement when in fact we are standing still. experts predict digital motion sickness will become a more common occupational illness in our screen driven world. illinois state police will be keeping an extra close eye out today for people who text and drive. they're deploying a special detail to watch out for distracted drivers all along the kennedy expressway- from downtown to o'hare. using a phone to talk, text or surf the internet while driving is illegal. unless a hands-free device is used. officals say, taking your eyes off the road, for even a split second. increases your chances of being involved in a crash. the courage of our inner ear senses movement but our eyes cannot see it. the brain is tricked into thinking that there is movement when in fact we are standing still. experts predict that digital motion sickness were becoming more occupational illness in our screen driven world. illinois state police will be

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right. he was working. nice to have you. >>appreciate you having us. we are going to do a roasted loin for yo u today. we ahve thahave that for you. one of the thing i love to do season with a couple different options. take your meat and roll it in there. get it all nice and crusted with your seasoning. this way you have a variety for everybody. on the grill you want to get it started real quick. get it seared. if you

notice how i have it. the thicker end is over on the hot side. move it to the cool side and let it cook through. >>more of a baking on the grill. >>i can tell. >>some sauteed onions. >>onions and mushrooms here. >>a little bit fo kosher salt it of kosher salt. >>those are huge and beautiful looking. >>we have some mini sliders going as well. for the potatoes we have

different options. >>it fills you up and it is not bad for you. >> you can make it bad for you. >>my little twist. a little lobster to your baked potato. >>you have some beers here. >>i brought some of the ones that are unique. >>i thnik guiness is easy to drink. >> this is one i found recently. a little bit something different. >>if you are going to do wines. >>people talk about

the tools you neded. >>are you suggesting that you should bring glass? >>if i break it i will buy another glass. that is a great idea. >>makes it more festive. >>those look delicious. where do you grow this stuff? >> special guys who do it for us. if you want to find out more. log onto wgntv.com/midday. >> we can link you

right up to mortons. >>my pleasure. >>to my brother, i hope you have a speedy recovery. >>

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of cooling. we will start warm. shows the warmer colors coming in here indicating warm up tomorrow. both saturday and sunday, warm air is resurging out to the west. tomorrow we will make it up into the 80s as you can see. the model will show you mid-70s on wednesday. we think eighties is a better possibility. that is

right up to the lake. we will be a little cooler on wednesday because of the winds turning in on the east. our weather maps show high pressure dominates. strong southerly wind tomorrow will bring a warmer temperatures in the area. later in the week storms out of the planes. bringing moisture. that is when we get rain. perhaps an inch in some areas. 85 the forecast tomorrow. 80 on wednesday. a nice day on wednesday. some thunderstorms moving in on friday and thunderstorms moving in on friday and saturday.

yeah we drop this load, i open up my dry cleaning shop. with señor ortega's permission, of course. why would you want to go to work, when what we do is so easy? easy? till the cops come around. you see any cops? i--i--i don't see any cops. the cops in this country son muy esúpido, man.

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