area selection begins today and the murder trial. accused of killing his wife 3.5 years ago. welcome our viewers for watching us around the country. our top story from the county courthouse. >> jury selection getting under way. another high profile case coming to trial and the chicago land area. accused of murdering his life. the father of the sports caster and her brother. former northwestern quarterback. police said on december 29th he took a revolver and held

onto the head of his sleeping wife. investigators believe he pulled the trigger rolling his wife's body up into the bed sheets. appearing at the community hospital allegedly saying that his wife committed suicide. defense lawyers say that he was a welcome by the noise of a gun shot finding his wife lying in bed with the revolver and her right hand. through this ordeal is son and daughter of stood by their father as he awaited trial. it is not clear at this point in time how much of that information or if any of it will be hurt by jurors. the judge said he will take it on a case by case basis. at the courthouse

>> as political >> is in trouble again with the law. this time in africa. live in a newsroom with details. the arrest is the latest tumble in a life full of falls from grace. according to an immigration official the media reported a convicted sex offender had been in the country since november. recently been living there with an expired wiens up. reports indicate that reynolds was found with pornography. he served as an illinois congressman from 1993 to 95. and 94 while still a congressman he was indicted for sexual assault and criminal sexual abuse related to charges that he had sex with an underage campaign worker. the girl was a 16 year-old

volunteer who worked on the 1992 campaign. all serving a five-year prison sentence. also convicted on 15 on related counts of bank fraud and lying to investigators. the sentence was eventually committed by the president in 2001. since then reynolds has worked many odd jobs and is tried his hand at politics attempting a political comeback in the 2004 race for u.s. house of representatives seat. he is easily defeated by jesse jackson jr. and the democratic primary. in 2012 reynolds made a run at his old seat when the congressman resigned. that went nowhere. >> possession of blood if he is a crime and zimbabwe.

has been repeatedly trying to reach reynolds this morning to no avail. >> a 17 year-old boy was shot in the lake view area. >> was taken to the illinois masonic medical center. no one is in custody. opening statements could begin today and the trial of the cook county correctional officer. charged with the murder of a 23 year-old. is accused of shooting monster and erode ridge incident. >> and after he was arrested and charged singleton was fired by the sheriff's office. the trial is being held at the courthouse. likely face a discipline hearing after his gun accidentally went off inside of a police station. it

happened last night at 18th and stay st. the bullet hit the first floor ceiling damaging a water pipe which poured on to computers and desks. no one was injured. water was shut off overnight while repairs are made. 15 prisoners had to be transferred to another facility. >> medical examiner says the 80 year- old died from hypothermia and heart disease was a contributing factor. >> upon the first person to die this winter cold related causes in cook county. >> this is the kind of winter weather that we like. temperatures are getting warmer. temperatures and high thirties to low '40's. they're warming up in the chicago area today. >> it is so nice. not to wear his hat and a heavy coat. of

her the trade-off is a lot of sloshed and possible flooding later this week. >> the splashing and dripping have begun. >> for the first time in a long time temperatures today are climbing above freezing and winter weary people everywhere are rejoicing. >> after another half a foot of snow fall yesterday there are more of the same old sights and sounds. they have gotten a lot of mileage. probably used it at least twice a week this winter with all of the snowfall. there's been quite a bit. nothing snow

mountains and/ever mean a flooding threat and communities from chicago land. the ground is frozen up to 20 in. in some area leaving what i know where to go but into basements and homes. like many communities naperville is busy with preparation period around here there is extra concern. water finds away through the and that's and is able to shepherd its way out. obviously we're going to concentrate on high priority areas. >> estimated that about a foot of snow can be equal to inches of water. some of is actually the lesser of two evils for homeowners. now is the time to check for clear trains and working pumps.

reaching out after tragedy. a family asks for help after losing their child and an apartment fire. >> does speak out about the emergency during the flight >>brocta

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and illinois state police have closed to local lanes of the dan ryan between 31st and 35th street for a police investigation. police are on the scene were three people were reportedly shot. we're told the shooting might have followed a police pursuit that began on the dan ryan. >> we do know now that two victims were transported to northwestern memorial hospital. the third person transported to stroke her hospital according to the fire department. we will continue to update this story throughout the hour.

>> walking three pairs of tracks. three commuter trains are canceled. people experience some delays but not as bad as matra initially feared. the freight train was removed from the tracks. a valentine's day tragedy. the family loses. >> that is the five days the body remains in the morgue. >> but i'm just looking for support or help of any kind.

it looks like it is a dream. just wake me up. it was friday evening. when flames engulfed two homes on the 100 block. was visiting with friends down the street and the fire started. the 14 year-old brother told the chicago tribune that he believes he accidentally started the fire all trying to cook himself something to eat. was able to escape the heavy smoke kept him from getting today. firefighters rescued his other brother was suffers from several palsy. he was being cared for by a neighbor. both were rushed to the hospital where he remains in critical condition. he needs a respirator to breathe. the family is really not looking for money for themselves. the state rep held a press conference with the family to ask the community for help. >> in times of

tragedy it is very hard for people to help themselves. if you like to help his family out you should contact the west side health authority. reporting from the south boston neighborhood. >> >> capt. declared a medical emergency after a flight attendant was injured. 114 passengers and five crew members on board all treated and released except one flight attendant. she was critically injured. in a push for a deal on the nuclear program begins today. an agreement

already looks out of reach. the united states are on and several other countries are meeting carry the first round of high- level negotiations. back in november there was an interim deal to allow for a long-term agreement to be hammered out. the supreme leader says the latest round of talks will not lead to anything. tinnitus states also says he'll be a difficult and lengthy process. >> was in space for five weeks. paying two companies to send supply ships to the space station. pressure japan and european countries are also making deliveries. welcome a new baby girl. she still needs a name. names are down to a final list. voting

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which has been renovated and freshly stocked. 14 other chicago-area stores. the acquisition will give the company a total of 29 stores. over the weekend relend that whole foods does not plan to open the former dominics locations. 1100 professors construct it. this is the first strike in the school's third year history. comes after 18 months of failed negotiations. the main sticking plant is the size of the pay increase. not canceling classes today or tomorrow. officials say it is up to the individual instructor to cancel classes. chicago teachers union is asking taxpayers in chicago to keep the members' pensions fully funded by paying higher income and property taxes. claims the retired teachers could lose $700 a month in

pension payments in chicago implements the same pension reforms that state lawmakers approved last year. the union says the city's economy could suffer. cannot simply solve every problem on the backs of retirees or the people who do the work. there needs to be conversation about revenue. we should talk about tax fairness. we should talk about closing loopholes. the union will join others in the public sector tomorrow to rally against the reductions. >> the effort to form a union has taken a step forward. to argue for a player's union. the graduates this year. the n.c.a.a. resembles a dictatorship or players cannot have a voice in the rules and regulations.

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you came in here saying that it feels awfully nice out there. i think coming off some in the days of inclement weather a looks and feels even better. it is going to get better. we're a little worried about the melting snow. check this

out. snapped this photo at the height of the way up. diane chandler had a camera out. as the snow blowing began. to handle the storm. the bureau says bring on the snow. thanks to that shot. >> can you imagine the work that went into that? >> a lot of bicycles out there. some of those are going to start dropping off. you can hurt a self if your have but one of those things. the

snow is in the melting mode. the greatest in literally weeks. the first above freezing temperature brandsings thawing. >> we're predicting 46 to the. you'll get a first above freezing and almost 17 days. it is pulled back into canada. 59 at this hour. an almost

summerlike 72. three have some warming to go. tomorrow will be a bit cooler than today. a big storm we will show it to you. that is on the downpours began. 41 at that hour here. their stand at 13. weather but temperatures. ford is and where they are in the fordthere are forties' is interesting. there is no prospect libertyville and

even indiana and northwest suburbs are getting warmer. what has happened here a wholesale shift. it is the beginning of a storm that will be perhaps a severe weather producer in the center of the country. a little front right there. the turn of the wind northwest. bringing in a bubble of cooler air into tomorrow. and look at the showers and thunderstorms. how we gear right into the warm sector. all kinds of wind advisories to the west. except for the winter storm watches. it will snow on the west side of the storm. the clouds begin increasing. the showers and thunderstorms are up tomorrow night and thursday. here's the storm over southern wisconsin. >> because some of the rain numbers that we're getting. this is why we are a little worried. the

storm prediction center says there might be severe weather tomorrow night. to rear a severe with the outbreak. >> look at the high temperatures. these are the ratings tomorrow or thursday morning. >> you get into the mid 40's and '60's down in southern illinois. the testing that is setting up will not last unfortunately. look what happens. the flow starts coming in from the arctic again. >> the subtropical

jet could bring some much-needed rain to california if that works out. we'll keep an eye on that. the core of the cold air is with the warmest colors appear. moderately cooler over the weekend. mccall polar vertex circulates down again. comes into this area next week. the longer days and the sunlight is more direct. does not get as cold as it did a couple months ago. >> that is a pretty chilly for test. this is really get the storm's coming off of the pacific. let's celebrate the warmth while we haven't. we certainly do have it. here is our forecast for the chicago area.

>> high temperatures today. ultimately we think not just 38 of 46. tonight partly cloudy with temperatures down to 27. the wind will shift to the northwest introducing cooler air for tomorrow. when not do much of the car ride down to central illinois where the low and mid '60s might occur. >> it will rain. that is the problem. >> your lottery

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possible shooting and a police chase in chicago. live word all came to an end at 35th and went worth. good afternoon to both of you. mr. of getting just a few details. here is will we can tell you. as a step out of the way you can see a number of cars here. just north of 35th street. the ending point of what appears to be a police pursuit that began about 9 mi. away. when the chase ended three people were found shot inside of the car. we do not know who shot them. it was a

suspect or officials police during the pursuit. we did not have been confirmed. we do know that two people were taken to northwestern memorial hospital. the third person shot in this case taken to structure hospital. in three people shot. this was a police pursuit that began just before noon perhaps near ohio and hamlin. >> the exit ramp the dan ryan is still shut down. of course we will continue to follow this here. >> to lunch break coming up that we did not want to miss. brocta

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it is warmer. check out some of these temperatures. we have 63 gulling at omaha nebraska. 65 at dodge city. it is

60 at topeka kansas. we're 43 here in chicago. the year almost 20 degrees warmer than we were yesterday at this time. >> look at the ford is all over the placeforties' over the place >> that is was bringing the warm air. some of the temperatures in the '40's. folks are enjoying ford is at this time. while there is no underground it is in a melting mode. showing how much snow fall there is to meld. here is what is going to help this process. at the same time to and us with some heavy rain and possible flooding. the drops in to colorado. it starts lifting into the midwest. the colors represent the land. the reds are fairly strong. please see

purple their strongest the wall. in the warm sector on thursday we are and powerful southerly wind. of course we are expecting a lot of moisture to blow up into this area. >> a beautiful sunny afternoon today. sonny much of the day tomorrow. increasing clouds later in the day. maybe. a small fall friday or friday night. the colder weekend but moderately so. it looks like chilly week next week. >> a sure makes a day like today feel even better >> thank you for joining us today in the criminal

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