there is a warning for more delays as lawmakers get together to figure how to fix the problem. we welcome our viewers are watching us around the country. more on our top story. >> the winter of 2014 has been no joke. we're only days away from breaking a record of subzero low temperatures. it has been grueling for chicagoans. it has been even more challenging for matretra. >> fires burning near rail lines. under any other circumstance to be cause for alarm. in this instance there

are purposely set to keep trains moving. a fix for a more complicated and expensive problem. an aging switching system. >> your neck strain might be operating 6-10 minutes behind schedule. the agency blames it on the snow. the real culprit according to the sun-times is an 82 year-old hand operated behemoth of a machine. a hand controlled air compression system messages seven of the 11 rail lines. the parts to not even exist anymore to repair the machine. >> i understand that the money is short. to not put any money back into the infrastructure and let it run down to the point that it

is falling apart as badly as this is unconscionable. >> you can over $100 a month to ride a service that is out dated. i do not blame them. sometimes i expect it to be delayed. their delay today by 10 minutes. officials of being called to answer for the problems they're having. there will be at a public hearing this evening in naperville. >> potential security issue has prompted school officials to close all chicago area campuses of to try university and

chamberlain college. a threatening e-mail is the reason the >> is campus and others are closed. university got this e-mail sunday. tsk not revealing what this e-mail says. they made a decision to close the campus is based on the advice on security team. the chamberlain college of nursing campuses including addison and timmy park. we saw chicago police on the north side campus this morning. the police department is actually leading the investigation of a chicago pd assisting. a spokesperson tells us that the bureau is aware of the threat. a message on the web site states that we were informed of a potential security issue for the safety of students. contents of the e- mail gave rise to

the decision. >> days of everything going on it is very scary. is not saying whether it is a current or former student or whether they have any ties to the cry university. the

mother called 91 after the girl who does not speak out of reach. divers from the fire department's marine unit found her barefoot about 100 ft. out on the ice and brought her back to shore. she checked out at the hospital and appears to be ok. u.s. army soldier died there is a when the shuttle bus he was on crashed in washington state. the 20 year-old was one of 10 soldiers aboard a 24 c shuttle bus when the driver lost control and crashed into a concrete barrier and a light pole. the buses picked up a group of soldiers returning from afghanistan and was on its way to a base in washington. the boston not have seat belts. three other soldiers were injured in that crash. the incident

is under investigation. a former chicago police officer goes >> has been linked to as many as eight previous murders appeared prosecutors say he hatched a plot to kidnap a wealthy man and torture him to extort money and real estate. he is arrested in 2012 before he could carry out the plot. he'll stand trial for kidnapping and conspiracy and murder for hire >> was once named as the man who offered to raise money for the campaign for governor if he planted jesse jackson jr. to the u.s. senate. he was never charged. he was charged and convicted in a scheme to pay doctors for referrals >> the nfl might be tested during this

year's draft is the all-american defensive end could become the first openly gay football player. a bizarre incident in colorado. a woman learns that a man broke into her home after finding a self portrait of him on phone toher.rist

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a car bomb and afghanistan killed to u.s. contractors today. they were working with the international security force. this week in the united nations reported an increase in civilian death. forces have begun withdrawing and other nations want to keep some troops in afghanistan to keep help the country fight the taliban. >> american citizens are being warned not to fly out of the country for the next few days. sources picked up chatter that suggests. the warning is in effect through wednesday. the government says they will participate in another round of peace talks. what

than 100,000 dead. millions more displaced. forces have been accused of attacking and killing their own citizens. leaders blame the violence on regionally and internationally armed terrorists. to be the second round of peace talks. a landmark revelation the defensive player of the year. football analysts are predicting that he will be taken in the early to mid rounds of the nfl draft. that would make him the first openly gay football player. college coaches have supported him since he came out to them in august. i did not know how many media actually knew. i was afraid it would leak out. i wanted to let the world to know and tell them that i am gay. let me tell

my own story. admires the honesty and privilege. looks forward to welcoming him >> will now have equal rights and federal legal matters such as bankruptcies prison visits and survivor benefits. the policy will be a lot even in the 34 states that have not legalized gay marriage. critics say this undermines the state's authority when it comes to regulating the institution of marriage. >> >> resurrect the charges last week.

>> investigated and prosecutors declined to bring charges against allen. did not know if stranger broke into our home until she saw him on her phone. the homeowner says the man must have come in while she was upstairs putting her children to bed. she did not realize until the next day. nothing was stolen from the house. the woman said she does not know this guy. no arrests have been made. >> the next the company planning layoffs in illinois in the coming weeks. boosting the economy. just-in- time to surprise your valentine. trying to stay fit

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ifhis a look of the numbers are now. some employers are laying off hundreds of workers in the coming weeks. will i offer an unspecified numbersbut they offered to baste the headquarters in bogota on florida after the november merger. a will also have lost about 250 workers this month from the chicago plant. that has not given a reason for the layoff. one of the closest advisor is back in chicago today. talking about

the president's plan to boost the economy and 2014. china's life from the school of business. a senior adviser to president barack obama. >> the longtime friend and close personal counselor to the president took with him to washington dc. the audience was full. at the university of chicago he is the occasion to follow up on the president's agenda after the state of the union address. explained that the goal of the administration is to help cities improve their infrastructures and continue to boost employment by hiring veterans returned from action overseas. a joke

about local issues the president of bomb finally decides to build his presidential library here in chicago >> want to welcome home and welcome to the kickoff. >> the president wanted to emphasize of they're amazing things happening. >> >> to help grow our economy provide a strong and stable middle-class. world business chicago is a group that works to improve the private sector. >> time for sports.

the chicago bulls are finally heading home after the second long road trip of the year. their study 500 mark. playing the sixth straight road game in l.a.. they lead the lakers in the first. convert 42 of the 17 points. was in foul trouble late. that did not stop him from driving past. he scored a team high 20 points with 13 rebounds. they're back home against the atlanta tomorrow. illinois tried to snap the longest losing streak and 40 years. blows by the defender to regain the lead. >>

>> the united states completed a sweep and a new event of slopes dial snowboarding. came from behind to win the cold with a second run scored on 95.25. the americans also took home the bronze medal the highland park native finished fourth in his portion of the event. >> that is states is fourth in the overall medal trailing canada and norway. >> earlier on a soul food journey. i'm nathan and i quit smoking with chantix. when my son was born i remember, you know picking him up and holding him against me. it wasn't just about me anymore.

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might be a temporary thin take what we can get. we're going to finally warm up a bit. it has been the winter of cold and snow fall around the chicago area. also icicles. concern that all of the snow is making the job for our post men and women even harder. i can see why you are worried. sends us the shot of the lighthouse and michigan city. >> it is the lead us that is totally encased in ice. the photographer marveled at the sparkling nature of saturday's snow fall. she sent us a picture of that. the cold environment in which that snow fell on saturday made crystal formation especially efficient and allow them to descend to

earth without breaking up. you had these big flakes that were reflecting the snowfall made for a beautiful shot. now that the snow is not in short supply. it is cold out there. we have this team if you will. the supercooled droplets that come off of the lake. it we call it steamed. it is not really. it is a form of ice fog. down to 3 below. 26 blowout by sycamore. >> 2.5 in. of snowfall this weekend brings the total to 62.1. that is 2.2 times more

than normal. we're not done yet. look at the snowpack. nearly 60 percent of the country is under snow cover. under that you get cold weather. the 23rd time this year we've had a zero and lower. eighth is the typical average by now. only one other year as head more. look what is supposed to happen. our models for test an average of below normal temperatures. if you go out 6-10 days which reaches out into this weekend only 2 degrees below normal.

>> >> we're going to get the flow to turn a little more west to east. that will least on occasion take the polar for text shown in the light blue and white and shift on the 10 day forecast. it will not get necessarily real warm. we might in fact break out of the coldest it for awhile. here's the forecast for a while. there's one more shot of cooler air later this week. friday turned cold and so this saturday. that is a sign that there's a bit of a pattern change expected to take place. nine is the reading. here's

a look at those temperatures. the cold air reaches into the deep south. much of the midwest colder than 24 hours ago. paired down seven degrees below where we were at this time after day. we have some windchill but not a lot. 10 at midway. 10 at lansing and valparaiso. modestly subzero wind chill. the warmer sunshine >> bitterly cold this morning from sycamore to the cal pauperharbor. it is also quite cold in other areas around here. well tonight will be cold. we're going to start to warm up.

what this flow will do is power these storms across the country. i have advisories' out west. you'll see the precipitation there. those span up into a pretty respectable storm. if has taken the southern route. here in chicago we should be in reasonably good shape. >> and no great amount of snowfall expected in the chicago area. just a little dusting. i do think the plan that is evolving as one that runs the risk of bringing in the snow storm. as far as temperatures go hear the wind chills predicted today and

you'll see how these come up into positive territory. temperatures will be moderating a little bit. here the forecast temperatures this afternoon. we'll cycled through the week. that is the warmer air. might be the first time since january 30th that we hit the freezing temperature. details of our forecast. frigid arctic air pressure and control tether. tomorrow sony still cold. the high of 13. the bonus territory has not arrived until we get to wednesday. we

think 32 on thursday. we cool down a little bit on friday. restore warming up over the coming weekend. might even pushed the temperature briefly into the 40's on occasion. i think it is a temporary state of affair. we'll take a little break. >> it boggles the jet stream around the warmer air. it goes up towards alaska. they had a warm winter. they're turning cold again. the dives into the lower 48 with cold air in tow. >> which state shares the longest border with a foreign country.

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>> for celebrated valentine's day in the kitchen with your date. how romantic is that? >> thank you so much for being here. you're really known for your turtles. part of the resorts. >> home for having outstanding chocolate products. i love that they are not your traditional but still just as delicious. we are known for our

original. it has a signature blende. we also have a really dark and smoky chemo. >> we ship all over the united states. you say now it is easy to make. it is a simple recipe designed for valentine's day that you can make in the kitchen. it is really easy. all you need to do is melt some butter. i'm going to pour some granulated sugar. you do not need any special tools except the from honor.thermometer. >> you can use

vanilla extract. what ever you have on hand. it does not matter. it looks interesting because you can see the little bit of an ally in that. once you have everything in there. will bring it up to medium high heat. you just have to boil it. it takes about 5-10 minutes depending on the type of equipment you have. when its 285 degrees fahrenheit the consistency completely changes. all you're going to need is a cookie sheet. >> i'm going to pour out the mixture.

>> however much you like. perfect. now we're going to let the school down. the half-hour to an hour depending on the temperature of your kitchen. to give it that valentine's day span i'm going to top it with some chocolate. we're going to pour the chocolate on. try not to make a mess in your kitchen. >>

>> it in the refrigerator if you want. then you can break pieces apart like that. you can put it on your plate. that has a 663% talkdark chocolate shell. only available through valentine's day and the end of february. in paris really well with the sparkling wine. the concern of the for valentine's day dinner. a delicious romantic is there so you can order and a wonderful activity. thank you so much for joining us. if you like more information we do have the recipe. if you want the original recipe, go to the web site. our web page to have today's recipe and we will also link

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a lesson that midway. it warm february sun might be doing a little bit of gone. a lot of snow on the ground in buffalo grove. here is the view from the college of the page. a lot of sunshine out there. there's some melting on the pavement. to sign that the sunlight is getting a little more intense. we do have subzero wind chills. there's a storm heading for the south. you concede that flood of moisture and cloudiness on shore. that is called a pineapple express. it has been aiming up towards alaska so far this year. high elevation snow fall to the west. this is the one that is going to come to the deep south. some real messy weather down there. it looks

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