>> the chicago area cleans up melting snow and ice. it looks like another storm could be reaching the area. >> we welcome our viewers watching us around the country. >> the wild mix of whether it is our top story. over the next few days we faced the possibility of sleet snow and fog. the national weather service has issued a flood watch for the chicago area. >> beginning late tonight and tomorrow morning there could be heavy rain and thunderstorms with the possibility of makfreezing rain and heavy snow. temperatures could reach the lower 50s by tomorrow afternoon before a cold front slams

into the area. >> the full forecast coming up just ahead. >> falling in a developing story. a chicago high school evacuated. four people sent to the hospital. >> this is the word that we have, for individuals transported to area hospitals. one of those individuals said to be in serious condition. we do not know how many of those four are actually students. battalion chiefs confirming that the incident involved hot chocolate. we do not know the exact nature. we did not know if it was an explosion or whether the students were scolded by the hot chocolate. we do not have any confirmed information on whether there was an explosion. we know for individuals were taken to area hospitals. pac-10

north side college prep hearing this report were alarmed by the news. we received word that public school officials have notified parents of the injured students. if you've not received a phone call or any notification more than likely it is an all clear. we're trying to get details on this. yet not received any official word from the chicago fire department. some sort of cooking class incident involving hot chocolate has resulted in for individuals being transported to area hospitals. we'll bring you the very latest information as it becomes available. >> as the chicago area continues to warm up there are several things you can do to protect your home >> some very useful tips from a home expert parent . >> as the great meltdown gets underway. a few

things homeowners need to attend to. remove the snow from around your daughters. >> what would happen if you did not clear all of this out? >> it is partially cleared. all of this water is coming on to the driveway. it is causing a safety issue. you want to get this so it is taking away from a house. move all of this away from home. >> there is a low technology solution. >> we took a pair of nylons and add salt. the way it perpendicular.lay it appendiculr perpend icular. >> homeowners with pumps should

perform a will be in check.well being checked >> it will pump water out. it would drop back down. you want to make sure that is not frozen. make sure everything is clear and that it goes far enough away from the house. the bottom >> of a missing university student was found nearly a week after he disappeared. the 19 year-old was last seen leaving a party on campus last wednesday. his body was found in a wooded area near the school. he had got a ride from somebody at the party but later got into an argument with that person. they say he got lost in the

woods and froze. >> prosecutors put tools on display at the trial of former police officer. he is accused of plotting to kidnap torture and kill to businessmen. jurors have already seen video of him and his alleged accomplice discussing the plot in detail. >> jurors saw pictures of knives, handcuffs, handsaws, crowbars, sleeping pills. >> there was also a television canned food and a chess board. prosecutors say it means mandel planned on staying there for an extended period of time. accused of plotting to torture the man and drain his blood and tear a giant sink. he never intended to harm anyone. a police chase and the

expressway ends with a crash and gun fire. three suspects are in critical condition with gunshot wounds. officers began pursuing the suspect after they were reportedly involved in a shootout. one of the suspects planted a gun at officers during the chase. that is when police opened fire. the driver exited at 35th street. he plowed into another car and smashed into a snowbank. no officers were injured. >> a priest from chicago is once again the subject of sexual abuse cases. >> the accusers were members of the basketball team that the school he was assigned to. they filed separate lawsuits yesterday and named the archdiocese of chicago and bishop of chicago. just last month a $3.1 million settlement was announced in a sex abuse case. back in 2007 he pleaded guilty to several

counts of criminal sexual assault and serve five years behind bars. an arrest warrant is issued for a limo driver who was allegedly drunk. the 54 rural blood alcohol level was almost three times the legal limit at the time of his arrest. he drove 24 students from plainfield to glen allen. the students say he drove erratically. he failed to show up for a hearing yesterday. a judge set bail at $50,000. >> more illinois congressman pleaded not guilty to pornography charges today when he appeared in court. he was arrested monday in the capital city. he is in jail scheduled to appear in court again tomorrow for a bail hearing. he is charged with possession of pornography and staying in the country without a valid visa. he was

later convicted of misusing campaign funds and defrauding banks. a third man now charged with flooding parts of the trump tower in chicago causing $700,000 in damage. the two appeared in court earlier this week. the third manned will be in court today. the men were denied additional drinks at a bar on the 16th floor on saturday because they appear to be drunk. security video shows a man going into a stairwell and turning on a water valve. releasing thousands of gallons of water and flooding to elevators. all four men are charged with criminal damage to property. >> off half of the classes were canceled when the strike started yesterday. that led to picket lines. the union that represents a tenured and nontenured faculty members says the key issue is wages. they want to move along contract negotiation. the next session is set for friday. a plan

to stopped at noise near o'hare, and mandatory fly quiet program. there is a voluntary program from 10-7:00 a.m.. those complaints filed with the city reached an all-time high in 2013. the county has no jurisdiction. the commissioner says the mandatory procedures would start with a study conducted by the faa. aviation officials have dismissed calls for change. >> is your field continues to get ready to host the upcoming black hawks came. the national hockey league's gaice truck will arrive. more than 60,000 fans are expected at the game. chicago has hosted an outdoor nhl game before. this year's winter classic took place at the university of michigan football

stadium known as the big house. the power ball jackpot has risen to $400 million. protests continued after a day of deadly clashes. an amber all are in missouri and in tragedy. what police are learning in the kidnapping of a 10 year-old girl. in the kidnapping of a 10 year-old girl. e atel ng t resanhyo,an thym

>> police believe they have found the body of a young girl who was the subject of a multistate amber lager. the school employees arrested in the case. at a news conference this morning authorities believe they discovered her body inside a home in springfield. the cause of death is under investigation. the 45 roles was arrested last night and is under arrest on a preliminary charge of murder. >> 30 + years of law enforcement i have dealt with a lot of things. i have never dealt with a case like this. and abduction of a young child by a stranger and the tragic ending. >> he is not

cooperating with the investigation so they do not have a motive. wood and all instead not know each otheralbans did not know each other >> the 19 year-old and husband are accused of luring a man to run advertisements on line and stabbing to death. she is killed dozens of other people in the killing span from alaska to north carolina. authorities say they are still investigating. present >> obama is planning on making a statement today about the violence in the ukraine. sanctions are on the table. >> fires are burning and independence square. 25 protesters and police officers were killed yesterday. this morning secretary of state told reporters the united states will work in conjunction with the eu. the have called for a

meeting with foreign ministers. the government is planning violence on the protesters. the uprising started in november. >> have you bought your power ball ticket? it is a $400 million jackpot. the sixth largest in united states history. if nobody matches all the numbers the prize could grow by saturday. the odds of winning are one and 175 million. >> the odds are not good. >> it is probably already in your pantry. >> a true story inspired by the movie lone survivor. today we will learn about the loan survivor foundation. how you can help veterans returning home from war. >> we're making a combination of mushrooms and

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>> stocks were mixed through the morning. investors keep an eye on the afternoon release. what will the fed do next? right now the dow was up slightly. the nasdaq will roll out a kill switch to help catch trading errors. a software glitch in august led to a 3 hour trading halts for all nasdaq stocks. ordered all u.s. exchanges to offer it kill switches as part of a series of reforms. once a limit is set there will send e- mail warnings. nasdaq plans on offering to kill switch by march 1st. bad weather took a

bite out of home construction in january. signs the housing recovery is losing steam the government reading shows the annual pace of housing fell to 880,000 from more than a million in december. the biggest one month drop in seven years. the bad weather was not too harsh for construction and every region. helping veterans after returning home from duty to in the normal is the goal of the lone survivor foundation. the navy seal found the organization four years ago. he is the author of the best- selling book loan survivor which was recently made into a critically acclaimed movie. it tells the true story of service members given the ultimate sacrifice. the foundation is hosting a concert for a cause for returning veterans. here to tell us all

about it is a veteran and loan survivor board member. >> for those who have not read the best seller or seen the movie, it talks about what these folks face overseas and when they come home. >> often people look at a veteran when they come home and they see the physical wounds. they did not understand the invisible ones. they come home to their family often a different person. the posttraumatic stress disorder kicks in. it spirals out of control and a lot of cases.and a lot of cases. >> his experience is what drew him to start the foundation. what he went through was pretty terrific. losing three of his teammates. beyond that he also started the foundation because of what he saw with other combat warriors. he saw the look in their eyes changing.

the things coming out of their mouth. >> the person they were before is not the person they are when they get home. >> myself being a veteran, it is rough thinking about what these kids have coming back to them. a completely different father or mother that comes home. >> tell me about some of the healing services provided by the foundation. >> 26 year army veteran. when he got out he had ptsd that kicked in very bad. unfortunately he tried to kill himself. the family is completely healed. he thanked us for saving his marriage and his life. those are the type of retreats that we're putting them through. we bring them to the ranch to help cure the families. they

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there was just a taste. a very brief taste of what they will be likit will be lightlike >> we are going to see the same reversal here. quite a storm on the way. we have some amazing pictures.

the northern lights were out last night. if you look on the horizon uc the multicolored northern lights display last night. shows as this quiet when 3 scene. marcus has clearly decided that he is not going to let this winter get him down. he is having a good time out there. look at this. how would you like this coming to the roof of your cathrough the roof of your car? >> her car was parked out in front and this thing came through her son roof. it is a chunk of ice. it iher car

was so badly damaged it had to be towed away. be careful falling ice. we have these mammoth icicles hanging just waiting to come down off of buildings. >> andrew james says where do you think this was taken? that the 630 out by young malyorkville. >> thanks to all of our photographers. you really keep us plug in to what is going on in your area. it is mild out there again today. it will not last that long. it will

last through tomorrow. some heavy rains could create some heavy flooding. here comes a big storm into the picture. it is spinning appear north of montana.near northern montana. it will take aim at our midwest. a late winter storm coming into the area. 63 hundredths of an inch. a 40 percent chance of our models that will get thunderstorms and that it among the rain. the meltdown took our snowpack down 2 in.. it is that runoff married with the rainwater's that will commit a problem. winter weather advisories and storm watches and winter storm warnings and that purple area. we are under a flood watch that commences later tonight. here's the

blizzard watched in minnesota. storm will drop south and move northward. the wind will be strong. later in the day we get into one sector. we get a brief jump in temperatures to the low 50s. the colder air wraps around the back said.side. the gulf moisture flights north. the rains erupt. an area of sleet and snow on the backside of the storm. tomorrow morning with rain in the area. we get into it in one sector. that is why the temperatures will surge. the wind

blows in off the lake into the city. that will be a very cold regime. until we get these other land later in the day. these are peak wind gusts. here's a forecast by morning. these are going tura around.to roar around. rain that could produce an inch on top of the melting snow. snow that could be formidable as well. there could be tornadoes down south. there'll be 60 degree temperatures there tomorrow. while we are accumulating these amounts of snow. this is the weather service model. this accumulating still comes as close as rockford. up towards

the milwaukee area. this is what would occur from the switchover to snout. that is expected here late tomorrow night. the jet stream is doing its thing and changing around. look at the big pattern. the alaska block, this dome of warm air. the jet stream buckles' north and come south. we're back to the difficult winter patterdefault winter pattern. the one good thing about this is the subtropical jet stream heading for california could be a sign of rain. that would be good news. the warmer air disappearing as colder air comes in. the lighter colors are the colder air. look at how it collapses. this is tuesday next week.

this is the polar vortex. it is a late-season version of that. our days are longer than they were. look how cold it gets next week. you wonder if there might not be a storm in there somewhere. we are not done with winter yet. no surprise and is only february. here is our forecast for the chicago area. the wind will be southerly if not southeasterly as the day goes on. tonight clouding over could be some rain or freezing rain commencing in the early morning hours. low temperatures to 27. tamara a flood watctomorrow is a flood watch. damp and raw till a warm

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time for the answer to today's trivia question. >> late tomorrow we might poke it briefly into the warm sector. much of the they will be spent with a wind off of the lake. a late winter storm. we have a flood watch posted for chicago. sunshine and warm 10 gesturetemperatures. the wind is less that eight. humidity at 51%. all around the region our weather

sensors are showing us '40's that foster park elementary school. it is a gorgeous day. the lake geneva 39. there is our beautiful skyline. we are sharing the warm weather with a good region of the midwest. the cold air is up to the north waiting in the wings. not today, ngs are a little under done. look at the high temperatures during the day tomorrow. it will be a little colder up north. the warm front might not reached that area. there is friday. we're in the '30's. saturday we are in the '20s. a downhill slope. some very

cold there next week.temperatures next week. here you can see the cloud cover this evening. giving way to rain and freezing rain by way to rain and freezing rain by morning.

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