another round of snow is moving through our area just in time for your morning commute. a jogger pulls a man from lake michigan after his dog wandered onto the ice. we'll hear from him. and, what an independent report concluded about the death investigation of david koschman. good morning. i'm dan ponce. and i'm erin mcelroy. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. several schools are closed this morning because of the snow. they are scrolling at the bottom of your screen, or log onto our website wgn tv dot com slash closings for a full list. chicago public schools are *open. >>the weather is our top story. let's check in with demetrius. >> the snow will continue. it will be here through this afternoon ending close to 2:00 p.m.. not a lot of totals. about

2 1/2-3 in. is what we are expecting. this is the weather watch an advisory. it remains in effect until noon. the snow will let up around noon. it will not clear up until about 2:00 p.m.. this snow is coming down fairly fast. we have correcting and blowing snow. the roads won't be so good early. more snow between 4 in. is the total. the snow ends around 2:00 p.m.. expect to see another 3 in. there. this system does get out in the afternoon and then we try out. we will cool down. its 24 right now in o'hare. temperatures are going the wrong way. with this wind that windchill will feel much cooler. 11 at o'hare. here is the day

planner. down to 22 degrees by noon. 50 percent chance of snow. maybe some sunshine by 5:00. tonight we drop down to minus 3 degrees. there's a we're mostly sunny. only nine degrees. we go from mexico to polar vortexes. friday's high is 16. >> that snow is coming so fast. they're having a hard time keeping up with the snow. snow- covered roads is when you can expect. slick conditions. we've already had a number of stops. there's an accident at 80-94 at climb which is already a problem. watch your speed. what we are hearing is you want to give yourself double the amount of time to get to work. plan accordingly. we had an accident last night and crashed into a wall. it happened early this

morning. just north of that cicero avenue exit. the man is said to be in good condition at crest medical center in oak lawn. >>let's see how the snow is affecting the commute so far. tonya is on the road with an update. tonya? >> we are only a short drive just passing soldier field. as mentioned, the roads are snow- covered. lake shore drive is actually looking good. we are now behind three snowplows making their way to the south. they are doing this like a tag team. one is in the far left lane and then they fanned out across the drive. this is what we are seeing as we head south on lake shore drive. we have some video that we would like to show. we caught up with a few cars that were probably moving too fast. this is the in the 55

workers had to hook up a cable to pull that ban on to the expressway around 2:00. there have been multiple standouts on 55. this is down and the blinof joliet area. all systems been out of 80 near 55. there are about 200 snowplows out focused on the main streets and of course lake shore drive. want to make sure everyone is able to get around this morning. once the main street and lecture drive is taking care of sidestreets no problems, and south but it is 4:00 a.m.. take it slow. i came in on the dan

ryan. the roads were definitely snow-covered. you could not see the lanes as you're driving. still people were thinking it would be better to go faster. we saw someone spin out. take it slow. take extra time. take public transportation. back to. >> as usual, the snowfall is also covering northwest indiana. that area could see anywhere from three to eight inches of snow by this afternoon. strong winds will reduce visibility, making the roads even more dangerous to take on. in-dot says it had its plows on state highways before the snow came. >> been very busy. >> for a tow truck operator this is like white and gold. >> it's like platinum right now. >> i don't like it. we thought

it would be one or the other of the cold or the snow. but today we give both. it's a lot. >> she is right. it's nonstop!gary, indiana, is implementing a new plan for snow plowing. they want drivers parking on the west side of streets so plows, emergency vehicles, and buses have more room to get around. overnight snow is leaving a slushy mess in the city. o'hare airport already has a couple inches of snow. we're expecting anywhere between three to five inches today, with the higher amounts falling south of the city and near the lake. we also have 20 to 25 mile per hour winds blowing it all over the place. metra issued a service alert warning of possible delays and service disruptions during the evening commute into wednesday. passengers are advised to allow extra travel time and to check metra's website for service updates. today's a bad day to be low on road salt, but that's what some suburbs are facing. elmhurst is one of the lucky ones. they say they just got a new supply yesterday morning. even chicago is watching its dwindling supply. the city is mixing its reserves

with sand, to make it last longer. you can expect plenty of flight cancellations and delays at both of chicago's airports. o'hare and midway both had about two inches of new snow before midnight. more than 380-flights at o'hare were cancelled in advance of the heavier snow we're going to get. at midway, more than 40 flights are cancelled. delays are 20 minutes or more. stay with wgn all morning for the latest weather developments. you can also log onto our website at *wgn t-v dot-com ... or download our free weather app, for your smartphone and tablet. two strangers are responsible for saving a man and his dog from the icy waters of lake michigan. police say a man was walking three dogs near montrose point yesterday evening. he fell in the lake trying to save one of his dogs. a couple of good samaritans heard the dogs barking along the bank, and saw the man and dog in the water. one woman called 9-1-1, while the man tried to pull the man and dog to safety. >> i was by myself. thank god someone came by. >> my eyes were starting to

glaze over. i knew things were getting pretty bad. >> the man was pulled about half way up the embankment before rescue teams got there to pull him the rest of the way up. he was taken to the hospital in serious condition. the dogs are expected to be o- k. a coyote was spotted on lake michigan by hyde park. skycam nine saw the coyote out on the frozen lake off 59th street -- at least a half mile from shore -- walking *away from land. a chicago police department helicopter tried steering the coyote toward the shore. but - eventually the pilot had to leave to refuel. the fire department responded with equipment and an ambulance close to the scene -- just in case. no update on whether the coyote made it to shore. that was amazing. pulling out you could see how far out they were. >> they knew that was a coyote with a defdeath wish. >> let's hope it's ok. keep your

pets comfortable today. let's take a look. today the winter weather advisory remains in effect until noon. most areas have seen between two-3 in. of snow. we're expecting as much, our way. the snow will not let up until after lunch. it will clear around noon and will probably clear the whole region by 2:00 p.m.. this is a huge storm. it's basically crippling much of the u.s.. more than half the country has some form of snow. this afternoon expected this note to taper off. temperatures will fall. we have below zero temperatures for the next few days. >> coming up, was some police officers are in trouble a year after a manhunt. and a teenager after years on the run.

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concludes, there is plenty of blame for the botched investigation into a deadly fight on division street, and the involvement of former mayor daley's nephew. ten years later, richard vanecko pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter, for throwing the punch that killed david koschman. a special prosecutor concluded

that the lead chicago police detective in the case tried to rush it to a grand jury, knowing any unproven charges would be thrown out, and the detective would be off the hot seat. and since no one could pick vanecko out of a lineup, the cook county state's attorney didn't want to charge vanecko. the attorney for koschman's mother says, it's time for the guilty to be punished. >> at the very least we have the most charitable thing to be said which is dereliction of duty. somebody needs to get on top of this. >> the report concluded, mayor daley did not try to influence the koschman investigation. taking a look at the *other top stories this morning. a chicago teenager pled guilty to a deadly "knockout game" attack. nicholas ayala will serve 27 years in prison for murder. ayala's friend anthony malcolm got 30 years last summer... another friend is still awaiting trial, for the brutal beating of 62-year-old delfino mora. mora was collecting cans to help support his family, when the three attackers confronted him in an alley, and punched and kicked him while recording the attack on cellphone video.

they stole 60 dollars, and left him there to die. three chicago firefighters were trapped in a southwest side fire, prompting a may day call. they were trapped briefly while searching for others inside the basement of a home in little village yesterday. those firefighters and three others, are being treated for minor burns. all are expected to make full recoveries. the chicago public school system is changing the test for student who want to enter the district's most selective schools. c-p-s has used the "i-sat" test to determine who gets in, and who doesn't. and lots of kids have spent time *studying for the "i-sat." but now, the school system will instead rely on a test called "n-w-e-a map." the first test under the new system is in may. police in napa, california have charged a woman and her boyfriend with killing the woman's young daughter, and stuffing her body into a suitcase. police say sara krueger and ryan scott warner killed three- year-old kayleigh slusher. the child had also been sexually assaulted. the suitcase with her body was placed in a freezer for three days, then laid on a bed before krueger and warner ran away.

the couple faces arraignment later this month... and life in prison if they're convicted. after she escaped from prison 37 years ago. judy lynn hayman pleaded guilty to larceny in 1976. she was about half way through her two year sentence, when she escaped from a prison in michigan. san diego police found her at an apartment yesterday. hayman had been living under different aliases and had a son. police say her adult son wasthey say he looked shocked to learn his mother was a wanted fugitive. >> archaeologists have found a prehistoric village about a dozen years old in miami. one the most significant prehistoric sites in the country. working for months to uncover evidence of an ancient native american village. board members say there's growing support to protect the site accrete a major exhibit around it. >> prime real estate. it looks like it's between resort spirit

let's talk about that picture of miami and now to us. it's 24 degrees at o'hare. this number is going to drop. we have low visibility. the snow is drifting and blowing. we have seen between two and 3 in. but that number is going up. some areas have seen as much as 4 in.. the new numbers will come in for a few hours. winter weather advisories in effect until noon. looking at the radar, you see this note continuing across the region as a low pressure system graces us. this is a big and powerful storm. it's bringing heavy snow into the northern communities. i will zoom out and you can see the center of circulation is down here moving through portions of southern illinois and into indiana. we are on the cold side. it's tapped into the gulf of mexico.

later today it will " go to the gulf of mexicamichigan. we're nt through with this yet. the snow goes back to the mississippi river. looking at the computer model, we clear out in the afternoon. by noon the western suburbs are clear. by 2:00 p.m. the south eastern and northwestern areas are clear no snow comes tonight. just cold temperatures. we have two-3 in. in some cases as high as 4 in. if you get that like the fact push into the afternoon. so far chicago is about 2 1/2 inches. will top out around four and a half for the entire event. 24 degrees at the lakefront. 24 at o'hare. when coming out the north between 10-20. that gives it windchill of only 11 at o'hare. 12 and lansing. temperatures will be falling through the day. high temperature has already

occurred. will go down to 20 this afternoon. tonight it will feel like -15. not much of it warm-up for us. thursday's high is nine. friday, sunshine only 16. >> play out on the roads, the weather is causing big issues. we'll live picture down a indiana. this is a notorious stretch for sleight of an accident. one slidell 40 happened eccrine avenue. heavy snowfall. low visibility through the area. second shot is here along the kennedy. you can't even determine where those lands are. the plows are out in full force but the snow just keeps coming. as you head out early this morning, take it easy. watching those speeds. we recommend doubling the travel times. already seen big

cancellations. the zeroth advance of this know they're anticipating a pretty big backups. several accidents this morning on the eisenhower. what we are hearing is very slick conditions both sides of the ike. extra caution through there. >> coming up, a big milestone for our national debt. >> and noah avoid suspension and helps the bulls bounce back from the worst performance of the year. >> the chicago auto show is kicking off this weekend. we will tell you how you could win some prizes to social media. also, new technology you'll see in sidecars at the new show.aftn

monday,stocks bounced back tuesday the dow gained 72 points. the nasdaq rose 34 and the s-and-p climbed 13 points. the amount of interest the u-s pays on its debt each year may quadruple over the next decade... the congressional budget office projects the u-s will owe 233- billion-dollars this year on interest alone. by 2024, that number expects to reach 880-billion-dollars. without a change in current policies, the c-b-o expects the

national debt to reach 21- trillion-dollars by 20-24. time for sports. joakim noah was not suspended-- if you're trying to get out of sports by sneezing it's not happen. >> can you at least say bless you? >> he was not suspended for his tirade the other night, but the league fined him 15- thousand dollars. he apologized for his actions, and says the punishment is fair. bulls trying to snap the suns five- game winning streak. bulls up eight in the third... carlos boozer misses the driving lay-up, but noah is there for the put back... he had a double- double. still up in the fourth... noah kicks out to jimmy butler who

scores three of his 18 points... he's scored double- digits in five straight games. the lead is down to four with less than two minutes left... carlos boozer spins down the baseline for the lay-up... he scored a team- high 19. bulls win 101-92. they visit golden state tomorrow. college hoops... illinois trying to end their slump against wisconsin. down five early in the second... rayvonte rice comes up with the steal and converts on the other end to pull within three... a game- high 24 for him. still down later in the half when sam decker hits back- to- back three- pointers to put the game out of reach. the illini lose their eighth straight, 75-63, and fall to two- and- eight in the big ten. the white sox packed up the truck heading to spring training. equipment manager vinny fresso is in charge of bring the comforts of the cell to camelback ranch in arizona. the sox open camp on the 15-th, while the cubs are a few days earlier. the home opener on the south side is less than two months away. the blackhawks continue their road trip against first- place anaheim tonight, right here on

wgn. >> with a winter weather advisory that will remain in effect until noon. we continued to see wind gusts near 25. that will give you the low visibility of drifting and blowing snow. the snow is still falling. late this morning we will see a clearing in west chicago. like affect push. it won't let up until about 2:00 p.m.. the snow will continue. you can see that low churning through portions of southern and central illinois. the forecast shows high temperatures this afternoon. as the fall it will be around 20. - 3 tonight. windchill makes it feel like - 10--15. thursday we climb up to nine degrees. typical high is 32. saturday we make 20. dry for

much of saturday but by saturday evening this note moves back into the region. snow continues early sunday. monday is called again. 15 degrees. each day in that 74 crass is 12 degrees plus normal. >> a quick update on how this is impacting your commit. we have some flashing lights. another ad diversity. and a quick peek at what is the 80-94 shot. near white out conditions. this whole stretch is really bad including client and we have some earlier backups that were really bad a round that stretch. keep in mind as you head out, here is the eisenhower, you can see the blowing snow you can't decide where the planes are going to be. literatures driving. give yourself least double. that's without even the volume. we

could have more cars out there it could get worse. it's snow- covered and very slick out there. with had a lot of spinoffs and slight of spirit the snowplows are out in full force. more traffic in just a bit. >> our coverage continues in the next 30 minutes. >> and a live update from a reporter out on the road. >> and dangerous face water at the olympics. >> and please make arrests in the death of pwin dinner to morg

through the area just in time for the morning commute. >> a jogger pulls a man from lake michigan after his dog wandered onto the ice. >> an independent report about the investigation into the death of david koschman. good morning, i'm dan ponce. and i'm erin mcelroy. before we get to the top stories, let's go to demetrius ivory for a check of the weather. hi, demetrius.

>> could morning. or not done with this stuff yet. we have about 12 hours left of the snow. but the damage in most cases is done. this is michigan ave. typically this time of the day you can see the road. but not so much. this is one of the better roads across the region. we will show you some worse looking roads in a moment. looking at the radar, the snow is dominating the area. you'll have drifting and blowing snow. wind gusts up to 20. snow is heaviest around morris and kankakee. but the entire region is seen snow. it will begin to taper off from west to east around lunchtime. i think by noon west of chicago it is dry. but in northwest indiana we have lake affect pushes about 2:00 p.m.. more snow. the two-4 in. tops. brainstorm total to 3 in..

we are expecting about 3 in.. i think the numbers are a bit high. we could be closer to 1-3. about halfway through we are at 20 valparaiso. when shall will be an issue tonight. right now it's above zero. but will stay there through the day tomorrow. 19 degrees is the temperature by 5:00. - 3 is the low tonight. it will be called thursday high temperature of 9. 80-94 has without conditions. the entire stretch is bad. it looks like we still have a slide off accident at klein. the eisenhower at wolf, it's hard to see the road. blowing and snowy conditions there. snow-covered roads and slick conditions. and number of slides on the eisenhower. all the accidents have been cleared.

but the airports are already canceling a ton of flights. midway is close to 30. this is in advance of all the snow coming down. just try to be proactive there. we're joined on the phone by the illinois state police. >> can you give us a quick description of the roads? >> right now the roads are covered with snow. poor visibility, slick road conditions and blowing wind. >> of we were looking at totaling up the damage. 10 damaged cars, two people injured. when people are heading out, what are the rules? we're telling people to give themselves at least twice the amount of time. >> i would say slow down. even though the speed limit is 55 that doesn't mean you should do that. be reasonable with the speech. slowdown. try not to

follow too closely. give yourself ample time to stop. >> you just talked about the ryan and the stevenson. what's the worst? >> we are getting most of this announce and cars in the ditches in the southern part of cook county. expressway's on the bishop ford and the 57 area. >> thank you for joining us. we will check in with you later. >>tonya francisco is on the road now for a closer look at how traffic is going. tonya? >> good morning. we are on a new portion of lakeshore drive heading back to the north. we have seen and snow-covered roads out here. in my last shot at 4:00 a.m. the roads were more clear when you're closer to downtown, this is a different picture. we have seen the plows out. they have gone over these roads once but still with the snow coming down and blowing and

of course being so close to the lake, it is still covered again. this shows how quickly these roads can turn from good to bad. the snowplows come through and five minutes later the roads are covered in snow again. we have been seeing that situation out here. we have seen the plows out. they are working. they're saying that about 200 snowplows on the roads. they're focused on the main roads and lake shore drive to make sure that people are able to get where they are going. this will be later in the day when they will start focusing on the side streets. we have some video we're just hearing about how this is all the expressway's. this is 55 this morning. we saw a van in the ditch on the inbounds stevenson. workers had to hook up a cable to pull them back upon to the expressway.

fortunately, no one was injured. we've had multiples an ounce on 55 through the morning. down by the bling brokerage jolliet area. specifically between webber road and one to six and 80. if you come back out alive, we are now into an open portion where there are no buildings or anything blocking and you can see the wind blowing. obviously as get closer to the city we expect to seek more traffic and that's where it could get difficult. we saw a car spin out. you need to slow down because it's hard to tell when there is black eyes under the roads. and my driver says it's been pretty difficult. have you had a hard time? >> take your time and drive slow. some people are just going way too fast. >> he is saying hold on to the steering wheel keep your eye on

the road and slow down you should be fine. back to you. >> northwest indiana has also been getting new snow since last night. >>that area could see anywhere from three to eight inches of snow by this afternoon. strong winds will reduce visibility, making the roads even more dangerous to take on. in-dot says it had its plows on came. gary is implementing a new plan where drivers park on the west side of streets so plows, emergency vehicles, and buses have more room. overnight snow is leaving a slushy mess in the city. we're expecting anywhere between three to five inches today, with the higher amounts falling south of the city and near the lake. we also have 20 to 25 mile per hour winds blowing it all over the place. metra has given out warnings about possible delays and service disruptions. passengers are advised to allow extra time and to check metra's website for service updates. today's a bad day to be low on road salt, but that's what some suburbs are facing. elmhurst is one of the lucky ones.

they say they just got a new supply yesterday morning. even chicago is watching its dwindling supply. the city is mixing its reserves with sand, to make it last longer. two strangers are responsible for saving a man and his dog from the icy waters of lake michigan. police say a man in his 40's was walking three dogs near montrose point yesterday evening. he fell in the lake trying to save one of his dogs. a couple of good samaritans heard the dogs barking along the bank, and saw the man and dog in the water. one woman called 9-1-1, while the man tried to pull the man and dog to safety. >> i was by myself. thank god someone came by. >> there was blood coming out of him. we knew things were getting bad. >> the man was pulled about half way the embankment before rescue teams got there to pull him the rest of the way up. he was taken to the hospital in serious condition. the dogs are expected to be okay. an investigation into richard vanecko's deadly fight with

david koschman concludes, a lead police detective and a prosecutor bear some blame for the early failure to *charge vanecko. but the report says, vanecko's uncle, then-mayor richard daley, exerted *no political pressure to protect his nephew. vanecko pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter last friday. jury instructions in the nato three trial will be finalized today, before closing arguments tomorrow. yesterday the defense portrayed the defendants as drunk, pot smoking slackers who were not that serious about their cause. they say undercover police officers drove them to making molotv cocktails before the nato summit. the judge denied the defense's request to toss the terrorism charges. mayor emanuel will ask the chicago city council to regulate ride-sharing companies. currently, people can offer those services, and charge less than taxicabs, without offering

the same consumer *protections as cabs. a new regulatory ordinance would require ride-sharing services to be licensed and taxed. gay-rights protests are planned demetrius is here with the weather. it can't even leave. >> i don't and my mother believed that i would be in such high demand. talking about the snow, it's 24 degrees right now. wind out of the northeast at 18. dew point is 19. winter weather advisory remains in effect until noon. i will say the snow will keep going until about noon. clearing will start to the west but it could linger until 2:00 p.m. heading south and east. the radar shows at the snow across the entire region. it's coming down fairly heavy. we do have the drifting and blowing. this ability across the region right

now we have visibility of eight tenths of a mile. only 1 mi. for bartlett. i think we have a shot of this. michigan ave. visibility of around 1 mi.. this is one of the roads that cleared up nicely. you will find much more snow-covered roads early today. they did a good job on michigan avenue but getting on the expressway, drifting and blowing snow is hard to catch up with. the roads will be bad to the morning. getting clear by the time to get home today. taking a look at the radar. this system, it's a huge system. it's basically hitting the entire eastern half of the u.s.. it's coming from the south. generally it has come from the north. the brought to the cold air but not the snow. the snow is coming from the tap in the gulf of mexico. this snow will come out of the area by noon. just to the

west we have clearing skies. another 6-12 hours of this and then it will clear out. we have had 2 in. already. we expect another one-three coming our way bringing us up to 3-6 in. as this finally clears out. temperatures begin to tumble today. 24 degrees right now at o'hare and midway. wind chill is 10. tonight the low temperature falls all the way down into - 3 degrees. temperatures fall today down to 20 degrees afternoon. when shall closer to -15 today. thursday we make nine degrees. friday we had 16. >> we have more updates on traffic coming up but first we will look at the winter weather troubles hitting the rest of the country. >> and what's coming out of the faucet? it's disturbing. >> and new technology at the

chicago auto show. stay with us.

gay-rights protests are planned today in 19 cities worldwide, as part of a campaign to pressure sponsors of the winter olympics to pull out, over russia's anti-gay laws.

the sochi games start friday... yesterday, russia rehearsed the opening ceremony, complete with fireworks. the security of athletes and spectators remains a big concern, amid threats of terrorist attacks. and some of the *hotels in sochi still aren't ready for the influx of visitors. chicago tribune reporter stacy st. clair was told she had to wait for running water at *her hotel. >> i waited for the water. when it came back on two hours later, i guess the color was more like apple juice is probably the best description. i filled up to glacis and took a picture and put out on twitter for everyone to see. >> russia spent more than 50- billion dollars on these games... the most expensive ever. let's go over to demetrius and you guys have the trust the tool? >> it's ours no meter.

>> this is innovative! it's high tech. you will do this for me. typically we see about 36 in. of snow. so far we are up to 53.9 in. of snow. this is why you are here. >> this is not going to work. >> we need 53. >> it's knowing a little bit more than that. >> i do better when this is full of alcoholic beverages. epic scale. >> what questions we think it will sell but more. >> we've been talking about this for a while. >> once again to 60 degrees i mean 60 in. it will change. temperatures are going to continue to tumble.

>> and is wanted a sidekick. >> we need a vacuum. 20 degrees today. - 3 into tonight. charles high is only 9 degrees. friday we make 16. thank you for that. back to you. >> what i just scooping up this all up and i will fill that out. >> we need to listen traffic oral takeover. >> stall on a back to 94 at 75. also, right lane is black. slight loss on the eisenhower, both sides are really slick. we need to watch that. although ploughs are out there. but the snow keeps coming down so quickly they can't keep up. south about 57 car off into the ditch. left lanes blocked but it's still slow there. 80-94 we had some white out conditions there. 80-94 is bad. 65 is

horrible travel conditions. this is the dan ryan coming into the circle. you can see it's looking bad. that's the story. 65, it's hard to even see where you are at. white out conditions. snow- covered roads. and a lot of slick tractors driving conditions. double the travel time. that's when you need to plan for. >> a terrible time out there today. >> does soak up all your time? >> they just told me to keep it short. thanks for that. glad we got your snow meter there. the honor show is happening this weekend. they're just setting everything up here we can go out on to the floor yet but i did talk to some people about all the social technologies you'll see inside the cars.

>> we are hoping a social media scavenger hunt on the floor. we are going to host 10 contest today for the challenge. all you have to do is follow the hashed tag or follows on twitter and this book. >> ever been in those about what in the cars today. you can use your phone in your car but the next generation is here for connecting. toyota has an application the download of your phone and you can sink that to the cars navigation system and it gives you functionality through streaming video and audio content through your contact on your phone. >> to have any text messages? >> chevrolet has full innovation with components of the i phone. a button on your steering wheel you just tap

that and you can talk with your phone that way. as opposed to having to look down or hold it in your hand like you do today. >> i imagine that the safer. >> its way more safe. it's all be aimed at reducing destruction to keep your eyes on the roads. >> the 2014 chicago auto show app is available. this saturday is the big water show special at 6:00 p.m. here on channel 9. we will be featured. we will have more next. >> coming up, the latest on some arrests made in the death of philip seymour hoffman. >>four people thought to be

connected to the drugs found in philip seymour hoffman's apartment were arrested late last night. law enforcement led a raid and arrested three men and one woman. police recovered 350 bags or envelopes which may be used to contain heroin. hoffman was found dead in his fourth-floor manhattan apartment on sunday.

he was found with a syringe in his arm and police recovered envelopes of heroin, syringes and prescription drugs from the apartment. police have not said how tuesday's arrests connect to the hoffman death investigation. paul walker left his 15-year old it's the snow report. >> we continue to see this snow. it will early exit until about noon. generally west of chicago >> sorry i just did that for one second. >>? you can't see it very far appears right now only 1 mi. at o'hare and 1 mi. for midway. looking at the forecast, today's high temperature climbs to about 20. tonight slow is - 3. the seven days forecast is coming in the next half an hour. >> we had an earlier crash of 75 which just cleared. if the maps of these hot spots but they're really all over at this point with the weather. we've won on the north end of the tristate. it just moved off to the

shoulder. still dealing with a car off to the ditch. snow- covered roads comes like driving conditions that's the story. limited visibility. >>

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