an off-duty sheriff's sgt shoots and kills a rubber on the far south side. >>republican candidate for governor, dan rutherford, responds to allegations of sexual harassment. and metra's new boss defends the agency's performance during the extremely cold weather. good morning. i'm dan ponce. and i'm erin mcelroy. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. demetrius ivory has a check of our weather. is there any good news in what you are going to say? >> note. >> let's put him down to 30 seconds. >> the about a minute to do this. >> human not even have that >> we have cold temperatures. in some areas it's the coldest morning of the season. that is hard to believe because we have had some record-breaking mornings. but with ample

sunshine today. today's high temperature is 22 degrees below average. here we are right now at two degrees at the lakefront. as a travel to the west is extremely cold. this is not the wind chill. this is the current temperature. -19 in kankakee. the good news is, it is not windy. wind chill is not as low as it could be carried -324 aurora. in kankakee its -19 and closer to zero as a travel closer to the lake. we are dry and we stayed dry today. a weak system comes through tomorrow jumping our temperatures and to bring in the chance of rain and snow wednesday into thursday. today we make 12 degrees. 7 degrees by 9:00 p.m.. tomorrow we mig-23. mostly cloudy. thursday we're mostly cloudy high temperature of 33.

>> things are looking good. no accidents yet. the very smooth ride in northwest indiana. a few pockets of overnight construction. but none seemed to be causing any big delays. another update in a few minutes. >>a man tried to rob an off-duty cook county sheriff's sergeant. instead of getting money, he was shot and killed. it happened last night in the pullman neighborhood, at 103-rd and cottage grove. three people approached the officer at a gas station, across the street from gately stadium. when they demanded his wallet, he handed it over. but then, one of them pointed a gun at him. so he pulled his own gun and shot the man in the head. the other men ran away. no names yet. metra's new c-e-o spent his day defending metra's performance during this harsh winter. tonya francisco is *live at metra's western avenue stop with more. >> good morning. in his own words, the new ceo says it has

been a rough three years for the commuter agency. i want to show you something interesting that we can only show you at this time. over my shoulder and you can see the fires burning. these are some of the problems that have led to the issues. the fires are burning on the rails to keep the switch is going. the ceos said yesterday if-touched this is only one that switching system but if one train gets backed up it can lead to 10 or 20, even 40 trains getting out of whack. but this is in interesting picture of these fires burning. yesterday we heard they are going to work on rebuilding the trust in the winter weary trail system. along with the other chiefs of the are tsa and cta are preparing to go before a lawmakers. the chief

operating officer before being named ceo was the focus of questioning about the recent performance during the january polar vortexes that crippled the system, canceling trains and limiting the others to a dismal 30% on-time performance. lawmakers expressed outrage on behalf of their writers about the poor performance and lack of communication. >> the perception is that metra is not what it was and there are some that i think it can't be what it was again. when you are dealing with this type of equipment you will have challenges. we are trying to work through those challenges and make it so it's a more reliable service. >> afterwards, the complaint that all he offered was little in the way of ideas of improving it but he did promise that he would improve the performance from an average 85% word is right now to at the very least,

95. on another note, the board is going to make its new announcement about its new chairman today. back to you. >>chicago's department of family and support services has extended hours at its six community centers, which are serving as warming shelters during this cold weather. and the lines outside places for the homeless to go, like catholic charities, are getting longer. charities say demand for food and warm clothing has doubled. but contributions are not keeping pace. the city's warming centers will be open today from 9 a-m to 8 p-m. two weeks after a winter storm brought atlanta to a standstill, officials there are preparing for another wintery blast. andrew spencer has more. >> stories of the atlantic area two weeks ago of commuters stuck in traffic for 20 hours. people left with no option but to a man in their car. people stranded and slipping on the floor of local businesses. this time many

of them are not taking any chances. >> better be safe than sorry. >> shows cleared as people made a run on supplies planning to spend the week stuck indoors. >> everything was gone. no fruit or vegetables. it was crazy. >> two weeks after just a few inches of snow but the country's most populated area to a grinding halt, city and state officials are not taking any chances. >> i will make any early judgments. i want to just get out here and let the work speak for itself. >> the governor joined the media after he toured the department of transportation facility explaining what's going into the preparations. >> we will not be treating every lane on interstate. the goal is to keep two lanes open and operational. >> they're ready to salt and sand the road but officials say timing is everything. the georgia how we patrol is telling truckdrivers to stay out of

atlanta unless absolutely necessary. stick to the interest a loop around the city. georgia power is set up their storm center preparing the worst and hoping the best. some breaking news ... we are just learning that two civilian contractors killed in a suicide bombing in eastern afghanistan this week were americans. the u-s embassy in kabul confirmed the deaths this morning. he crashed head-on into the contractors to suv. the contractors were working on prison affairs. we'll bring you more information as it becomes available. a former employee of state treasurer and candidate for governor dan rutherford is now suing him for sexual harassment. the federal lawsuit was filed by rutherford's former director of community affairs, edmund michalowski. it claims rutherford sexually harassed michalowski on several occasions, over two and a half years. the lawsuit accuses rutherford of "hitting on" him and touching him inappropriately. it also says michalowski was

forced to do campaign work, while on the job. last night, at a republican debate for governor, rutherford said his accuser is motivated by money. >> the allegations are absolutely false. they are from years ago. they're coming on the cusp of the election. early voting has started. i think this is all about illinois politics. >>a travel voucher filled out by referred thinks it's bruce rohner behind these allegations. he says that he did that because he was embarrassed. >> stories this morning. authorities are trying to trace a threatening e-mail that led devry university and the chamberlain college of nursing to close all of their campuses in the chicago area. devry officials say the email suggested there would be several explosions at unspecified locations.

officials found nothing suspicious at the schools. all devry and chamberlain locations will be open today. an illinois state trooper injured last month when a truck driver hit him has filed a lawsuit. trooper douglas balder is suing a prosecutor who drew heavy criticism in the david koschman murder case, has stepped down. an independent investigation concluded, darren o'brien improperly threw out the case against mayor daley's nephew, richard vanecko, after vanecko punched and killed koschman outside a bar on division street. last week, vanecko pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter. o'brien left the state's attorney's office in december, after 20 years there. a key figure in the rod blagojevich scandal is on his way to jail, for a completely separate crime. raghuveer nayak was convicted of bribing doctors to send their patients to his outpatient surgery centers. he got a two-year sentence. nayak was accused, but never charged, with offering to raise cash for governor blagojevich, if he appointed jesse jackson junior to the senate. julia mancuso won a bronze medal in women's super combined slalom. it's the fourth olympic medal of her career. no other u-s female alpine

racer has more than two, including lindsey vonn. a concert violinist returned to a concert to violinist returned to the stage with his multi- million dollar *stradivarius violin that was stolen and recovered. the 300-year old violin was stolen from concert violinist and northwestern lecturer, frank almond, after a performance in suburban milwaukee. the violin has been on loan to almond since 2008. two men are now charged with the robbery. >> a good morning. cold temperatures again. some areas have the coldest numbers of the season. as you look to the west, which find the numbers that are

really far down. we expect high temperatures of 12 degrees. sunshine but that's about it. it does not warm up too much. tonight's low is three degrees above zero. we do have a warm-up coming. one will take us to 23 degrees. slight chance of rain. thursday's high temperature is 33. friday we are breezy. 22 degrees. saturday we are 25. presidents' day is looking pretty good in the '30's. >>coming up ... we'll hear the 9-1-1 calls just released in the newborn baby kidnapping case in wisconsin. and -- why obamacare is delayed for more companies. plus -- investigators are trying to figure out what caused a big explosion at a ball- bearing factory. and -- lawmakers in two states move on the constitutional ban of gay marriage.at least 15 peon

an explosion at a ball bearings plant in southern new hampshire. it happened at 3-30, yesterday afternoon. a company spokesperson says none of the injuries appears to be life threatening. the factory makes bearing assemblies for airplanes, medical and high-tech industries. authorities are still investigating the cause of the blast, but it appears to be an industrial-related incident. we're now hearing the panicked 9-1-1 call from a woman in

wisconsin whose baby was kidnapped from his home last week. brianna marshall reported her son missing, and said her half- sister had been there, hours earlier... but she didn't make the connection. >> there was a knife lying next to my bed. there was no blood on that. i picked it up and then i threw it back down and looked over and the baby was gone. >>little kayden powell was found, wrapped in blankets, in a storage bin behind a gas station in iowa. he's o-k. half-sister kristen smith is jailed on kidnapping charges. she'll face a *federal trial, since she's accused of taking the baby across state lines. businesses, with 50 to 99 full- full-time employees now have until generate 2016 to buy health coverage. the original deadline was next january. larger companies have to offer coverage to 70 percent of full- time employees by next year and 95 percent the following year. the changes come after the law

defines what a worker is. some republicans say the mandate requires them to buy insurance should be delayed as well. >>indiana and nevada are going in different directions on the issue of gay marriage. a state senate committee in indiana passed a constitutional amendment that bans same sex marriage. voters wouldn't see it on a ballot for a few years, because indiana law requires constitutional amendments to be passed by two elected legislatures. nevada already bans gay marriage, but it won't defend it in court anymore. voters passed the ban twice, but an appeals court ruled it unconstitutional. the state's attorney general says the legal landscape has changed, and the arguments for the ban are no longer sustainable. most people put on their sunday best to go to church but that's not the case at one house of worship. at the white tail chapel the congregation worshipped the way god brought them into the world ... naked. but the pastor bears his soul-- >> he bears a lot more than

that! >> he bears everything else to god. some parishioners were some clothing at the service because of the cold. the church is on the ground of a nudist resort. but >> i may have to think about going back to church again. i don't think--i think i could make it to longer mass now. >> we apologize for that. >> it's ok, you can look again. >> it's over. >> are you awake yet? >> it feels like a lot of yours are looking at me and now thinking of that guy. >> hopefully they didn't change the channel. >> with a wind at 6 mi.. dew points at -13. it's cold. one of our call this morning's of the season. looking out to the west we have -25. even for the season that is a cold wind chill. but that's the actual temperature.

aurora is a -19. we know it's cold. not much of a warm-up coming through. heiss only reaching the low teens but for much of us we will be at about 12. sublets composite shows we are dry. wind chill in the -10-- 30 range. we are expecting to stay dry. the next system is a weak front coming in wednesday afternoon. it's not very strong. all the action is going on to the south. moisture is basically dominated by that storm. maybe some light snow wednesday afternoon into the evening. thursday, another system moves through. warmer with the potential for a light rain and snow. i have not said the word reined in quite some time. today we're only 12 degrees. partly cloudy. temperatures rise overnight. wednesday we make 23. thursday that will feel pretty good. it will be breezy with the chance

of rain and snow. warmer days are ahead. >> i love the way he sells at 33. a quick update on some problems on the cta. 151 rerouted both directions. strip blockage. check transit for that. going over to 93, this intersection still has a cleanup underway from an earlier fire. the fire was struck. in mount prospect, earlier fire from sunday still has the northbound lanes blocked. reduced that to a single lane there. everything else is looking good. another update on traffic in just a few minutes. >>coming up ... kraft is changing the recipe in its slices of cheese. and, ahead at 4:30 -- the rumor involving president obama and beyonce that's being reported in french newspapers. and next in sports -- we'll have reaction from bears g-m phil emery and tight end martellus bennett to michael sam's announcement that he is gay. hey marcus!

>> valentine's day is quickly approaching. we have a chicago company hoping to change the way you buy your flowers on line. we will explain how coming up. res

coming in from all directions. the defensive player of the year for missouri projected as a mid round pick in the upcoming draft. at 6 ft. 1 he is not the size or style of athletes that fit the bears but we do know they need a productive pass rusher. but the gm had nothing to say in terms of the courage it took for him to stand up for who he is. we all ultimately gain respect in our jobs by how well we perform in our chosen profession. i agreed with his box. it is about his skill set as a football player to at positively to the team's goal and that is how he will be evaluated. of course players always have a different font. the bears tight end was a guest monday night at an awards ceremony. and like most players, he prodded applauded him say he has no issues plan with or

against a gay athlete. >> for me it's that everybody should be ok with it. it's just what about what he does. it has nothing to do with him being able to play football. for me i am ok whatever you do with your life it always comes down to football. can he get to the quarterback and sacked him? any call turnovers? i am looking at what he does on the field. i don't get too involved in the off the field life. complete with us. >> bubble stick, hawks tonight at the united center. >>stocks barely budged monday as investors wait to hear from the new federal reserve chair. the dow gained 7 points. the nasdaq up 22. and the s-and-p rose 2 points. kraft foods is making a change to one of its top sellers. kraft singles, the individually wrapped cheese slices, will now be made without an artificial preservative.

in an effort to clean up its list of ingredients, *sorbic acid* will be removed. however, kraft is adding a mold inhibitor and another unnamed ingredient for food safety. for now, the change applies to the american and white american kraft singles, and not the two- percent milk varieties. researchers say water may be flowing on mars. you know you love those kraft singles. >> i like cheddar better. we'll talk about that another time. >> that's too much for me. but look at our day. its - 2 right now. that is one of the warmer readings. you have to bundle up. this is one of the coldest morning of the season. even this month. it's 14 degrees colder than normal. it will not end today. today we make 12. sunshine comes our way. by thursday we're in the low '30's. >> let's talk about some minor delays out there. with some

problems for the cta along sheridan and acting boss. go on line because the situation is changing and perhaps the morning. we may see some modifications. 93 and cottage intersection still blocked due to an earlier fire. the fire has been struck. but that intersection is still blocked off. fire from sunday in mount prospect still has a single lane in that area but only the northbound lanes. it looks like all the southbound lanes are wide open. the numbers look good. no big delays. wide open and clear throughout northwest indiana. >> still more to come including the latest on off-duty sheriff's sergeant who shot and killed a rubber on the far south side. >> and a new poll on the race for the illinois governor. >> a new round of subpoenas in the breach scandal in new jersey. he plans to visit chicago today.

>> and the reporter is apologizing to samuel l. jackson. >> it so brutal. you have to watch it. metra's new boss defee

agency's performance during the extremely cold weather.

republican candidate for governor, dan rutherford, responds to allegations of sexual harassment. and why one state senator is warning of thousands of teacher layoffs at chicago public schools. good morning, i'm dan ponce. and i'm erin mcelroy. let's go to demetrius ivory for a check of the weather. >> i think our tolerance is probably pretty close at this point were ready to break up with winter. low temperatures again today. we do have some sunshine. we won't add to this note totaled which is above 60 in.. sunshine comes our way. there is a slight chance of the chicago dwindles turn to the south and warmer air comes tonight. right now we have readings at 5 degrees. old st. mary's school is for. the latin school of chicago is one. as you look out west, it is extremely brutally cold. sugar grove is currently -21. pontiac illinois is -18. lansing is -11.

satellite and radar composite shows that we are dry. no snow comes through. temperature only 11 degrees by 5:00 p.m.. we are generally clear tonight. tamara's high-temperature is 23. thursday get the shorts out. we go back up to 33. >> where is the love for friday? >> is colder on valentine's day. >> that is called coddled weather. traffic is looking good. we do have an accident on the outbound of 290. right lane is blocked because of that. a few intersections blocked off. we have the sheridan buses impacting us 151. you can go on line for the latest on that. everything else is looking pretty good so far. >> tonya is live at the western

avenue stop with the latest on the metra story. >> good morning. i want to tell you more about this stock. it's right next to the into locker system does tell you about yesterday. seven of the 11 railyards go through here. if one train stops in concrete a domino effect. i want to show you the fires are burning behind me. check out how they are keeping the switch is working. it's definitely a need picture this morning. it shows how they are working around the clock to avoid the problems they had last time. that is something the new ceo heard a lot about yesterday. it was called before the house transit committee during which he spent two hours defending the computecommuter service perform. during the polar for tax. he tried to explain that it was

not avoidable. and it was a perfect storm of snow, wind and cold temperatures that led to 30 percent of the trains operating on time. a state representative said there was a widespread feeling among his friends and neighbors that metra is just not what it used to be. >> there is a perception that metra was not prepared. i can assure you that was the furthest thing from the truth. we also look at areas where we can make some improvements. one of the common denominators are--- >> he did promise that he wanted to improve the on-time performance from the current 85% up to at least 95%. on another note, the board is set to name a new chairman. they

have been without one since last year. treasurer dan rutherford is fighting a sexual harassment lawsuit, five weeks away from the g-o-p primary for governor. in a federal lawsuit, former women's michalowski claims rutherford made unwanted sexual advances toward him several times in the past few years. the claims include comments and inappropriate touching. michalowski also says rutherford made him do campaign work on state time. last night, at a g-o-p debate, rutherford said nothing in the lawsuit is true. a travel voucher filled out by michalowski conflicts with the timing of one of the claims in the lawsuit. >> they are false. they are from years ago. they are coming on the cusp of an election. early voting has started. i think this is a stink about illinois politics. >> he believes the republican canada is behind the allegations.

a travel voucher filled out conflicts with the timing of one of the claims in the lawsuit. he says he did that because he was embarrassed. >>bruce rauner appearls to be the clear favorite for the republican nomination for governor. that's according to a new poll by the tribune and w-g-n. the poll questioned 600 registered voters who are likely to participate in the republican primary. rauner has 40-percent of the overall vote. bill brady is second with 20- percent. dan rutherford has 13 percent, kirk dillard has eleven percent, and 15-percent say they're undecided. rauner also has big leads in every demographic including gender, location, and income. the poll was taken last wednesday through saturday. taking a look at the *other top stories this morning. an off-duty cook county sheriff's sergeant shot and killed a robber. it happened last night at 103- rd and cottage grove. three people approached the officer at a gas station. they demanded, and got, his wallet. but then, one of them pointed a gun at him. so he pulled his own gun and shot the man in the head. the other men ran away.

no names yet. authorities are trying to trace a threatening e-mail that led devry university and the chamberlain college of nursing to close their campuses in chicago, tinley park, and addison - yesterday. devry officials say the email suggested there would be several explosions at unspecified locations. officials found nothing suspicious at the schools. opening statements begin in the murder conspiracy trial of a former policeman. charged with plotting to kidnap a suburban businessman, torture him into giving him cash and real estate and then kill him. he was foiled before he could carry the job out. state senate president john cullerton says chicago's layoffs unless they agree to give up some benefits. the remarks come as the legislature once again prepares to negotiate pension reform for government workers, including c- p-s teachers. the schools' annual pension payment is expected to grow from 417 million dollars last year to more than 600 million dollars. cullerton says some of that money would have to come out of

classrooms, resulting in drastic teacher layoffs and bigger class sizes. medical marijuana shops in illinois would need at least 500 thousand dollars to open. that's according to the new proposed regulations. experts say the start-up costs will narrow down the number of applicants. but they warn that the expenses will be passed on to consumers. other regulations include fingerprinting and criminal background checks on owners, employees and patients. and 24-hour video surveillance that must be viewable online by state officials. a developing story. we're learning to civilian contractors killed in a suicide bombing in eastern afghanistan were american. the u.s. embassy confirmed this morning. suicide bomber crashed head on into the contractor's suv. they were working on prison affairs. more information as we get. the information comes from a

the white house is considering using a drug to kill someone overseas. the justice department is reviewing whether an attack with a new guidelines that were approved back in may. the guidelines a drone strikes and legal force can be used only outside of war zones to prevent or stop attacks against americans. >> investigators in new jersey want the helicopter records of governor chris christie. an aide to the governor was fired, for arranging a four-day traffic jam on the george washington bridge, to punish the mayor for fort lee for not *endorsing christie. christie says it was done without his knowledge or approval. but investigators are looking for any evidence that christie flew *over the bridge during the traffic tie-up. they say, such evidence would suggest, he *did know about it. chris christie comes to *chicago today. he'll deliver a lunch hour speech at the economic club of chicago. and he'll meet with some christie is chairman of the republican governors' association... and he's considered a likely candidate for president in 2016. a new book about toronto's

mayor rob ford is headed to the big screen. a photographer says the relationship between the president and beyonce reported in the washington post. the newspaper says it's not true. that is not stopping several media outlets in europe from talking about beyonce performed at the president's nomination. >> a don't know. would you want jay z on your back? >> a file about the whole story. i would not want to mess with him. - 2 degrees is our current temperature. another cold day. so our coldest days of the season. -19 right now. -24 in rochelle. -174 lansing. current when shall way down. it's not very windy but of course the air does have the bite. -24 for shell. we are dry today. keep

all the rain and snow was down to the south. a few clouds staying cool. only 12 degrees. tomorrow, high-temperature with clouds increasing. slight chance of rain. it changes wednesday into a possible rain and snow mixed. thursday is 33. >> still ahead, anyway to order flowers for your valentine. >> and white, starbucks is turning. we should do that story yesterday. >> and samuel l. jackson lead into a reporter during a recent interview. we will hear it next.

a few stories trending carry people in atlanta are preparing for another winter storm stocking up on groceries. city and state officials are stepping up on salt, sand to keep the roads clear. a similar storm brought atlanta to a halt a few weeks ago. some people were stuck in their cars for entire days. the highway patrol is telling truckers to avoid the city unless absolutely necessary. >> they give away free starbucks coffee yesterday but it put the word, in front of everything. it

was a publicity stunt. they were closed for operating without a permit. the real starbucks may file a lawsuit. >> 30 percent of women said it would rather have sex them break the bank this valentine's day. fewer people are celebrating valentine's day by buying gifts.43-percent of men surveyed and about half as many women said they don't want anything. >> breaking news. a former child star, shirley temple has died at the age of 85. we will get more information. >> an entertainment reporter embarrasses himself with samuel l. jackson. take a look. >> you're working for marble. of the super bowl commercial. digital lot of reaction?

>> what super bowl commercial? >> my mistake. >> you are as crazy as the people on twitter. i'm not laurence fishburne. >> that was my fault. my mistake. >> we don't all look alike! you are guilty. >> he is an idiot ... >> that have been delighted yesterday on ktla. the reporter try to get him back talking about his new movie but jackson had none of it. he was apologizing repeatedly and he apologized to his viewers. >> i pride myself on fax. more often than not i really do know what i'm talking about. but i didn't about 30 minutes ago. i'm really embarrassed. i really apologize to samuel jackson and anyone else who was offended for what was a very immature mistake. >> jackson was in a super bowl

commercial for the new captain america movie. but he could not recover until it was much too late. >> that is the duty of live tv. >> and we would never make that mistake. >> some people don't know what they're talking about. >> the juicier we give you some classical music for your weather try to class it up. >> here we go. it's one degree outside. but colder temperatures today. right now we are -11. satellite briard composite shows we are dry. stay dry today. sonny. high temperatures only 12 degrees. tonight we go back down to three degrees. on wednesday we climb up to 23. thursday high

temperature of 33. friday valentine's day has 22. let's go to robin for traffic. >> i mean erin! >> he got me. what does that say about my music? we have a crash and it looks like things are clearing up nicely. if you slow spots out there. some related to earlier fires. earlier stalled out bound to 90 at cicero just cleared. no problems there. reagan and northwest indiana looking good so far. >> good to have you back. >> good morning. it's good to be back. valentine's day is coming up. a lot of people are buying flowers and shop around. but a at start a company is looking to change the way that you do that. >> the customers don't like this

either. why does someone do this? that's the way ideas happen. >> one of the minds behind a new way to order flowers on the internet. >> it's like an online marketplace or you can type in your location and find a local florist who can deliver to your exact location. >> he says the locatioconnectios what separates them. >> we can type in your zip code. and what we see now is all the bouquets available from local florists. these are the real ones. the cool thing is it almost greenback's walking into a flower shop. if you click on this one you can meet the owner here. you can see their picture here and there is there and the reviews. you can even see what other people are saying. >> all we want to do is make

beautiful flower arrangements to make people smile. >> one of the co-owners of a flower studio one of the florist's using the site to connect with customers. >> as a florist and allows me so much creativity. we can go to the market, to shop for some seasonal flowers things they're gorgeous we think customers will like. make amazing case, pulls them instantly. with the but the mark is a page or our website. and people can instantly order these and we can get the flowers. >> after every order is placed you can see the actual arrangement before it is delivered. >> the forced takes a picture and i will get a message to my phone where i can see it before it gets delivered or you can request picture during delivery. >> prices range depending on what you are ordering. the offer a 10% discount if you share your order on social media.

>> flowers are here. that was quick. my valentine office is right here. after you. just put them right there on the desk next to my picture. it looks beautiful. >> it's weird that my picture just sits there on that desk. anyway whose desk was that? >> it's my desk. >> it was a nice arrangement. i thought i would send you a nice floral arrangement for weatherpersons day. >> you guys are giving larry and paul a. lowe romance competition. i am jealous. where are my flowers? >> this is a little creepy. >> the latest developments in the justin bieber investigation. it's not looking too good.

the half sister of julia roberts, nancy motes, was found dead at her home in los angeles

on sunday. the l-a county coroner's office says paramedics arrived at motes' home after she was found in her bathroom. motes was 37 years old and had a history of medical issues. an autopsy is scheduled for later today. former s-n-l star chris kattan is facing d-u-i charges. he crashed his mercedes-benz into a maintenance truck in a construction zone yesterday in los angeles. kattan was booked after failing a field sobriety test and was released on bail a few hours later. it is suspected he was under the influence of an unknown drug. a chemical test by police will help identify that drug. kattan suffered a bloody nose, but no construction workers were hurt. justin bieber's security cameras may hold all the evidence needed to prosecute him in the egging of his neighbor's home. the l-a county district attorney's office is still reviewing the case and can file it as either a felony, misdemeanor or reject it outright. yesterday, the d-a declined to comment on a time frame in determining the charges. this is bieber's third criminal case in less than three months. >> it's right of theiup there we

peeing a house. >> with a cold temperatures today. we will be dry. but when it's clear and calm overnight, temperatures can drop. that's what we're seeing now. numbers as low as minus 24. right now we have 12 degrees. way colder than normal. wednesday we mig-23. chance for rain thursday. it will be cold outside for valentine's day. 22 is the high. saturday we warm up a bit with another clipper system coming our way. that's the forecast. >> coming up, 11 messages written in hospitals know. >> and the chicago awkward couple of photo contest. a chance to win a trip. it could win a side show. you can enter

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