the polar vortex returns this week, as ice jams threaten the far south suburbs. we'll have the latest. breaking overnight ... an arrest warrant is issued for ukraine's former president. the first openly gay nba player takes the court first time. >>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. it's a little cold today. >> it will continue to the cold. this time next week are typical high should be in the low forties. but not so much. that is it. let's see how things are going today. cold temperatures this week. probably called them last week. we are expecting that kohlecolder air to come down. t,

clouds are on the increase. a high temperature will be below average. the average is only about 38 degrees. the cold wet breeze will come through. today we make 15. 104 waukegan. 16 in kankakee. 13 in joliet. i almost wanted to put this away but it won't go away. - 2 in bartlett. you certainly have to bundle up. we are dry. sunlight radar shows dry conditions. our temperature climbs to 20 degrees by 5:00 p.m.. 17 by 9:00 p.m.. at 7:00 a.m. we are still down to 10 degrees. another cold week. tuesday's high is only up to 20. wednesday it will feel like - 5--20 with a high temperature only at 10 degrees. >> that's the high? traffic is

looking good. no major problems. it's so cold they did cancel the overnight construction. so it's an easy start today. no accident to report. if you are heading out early you are in good shape. >> people in kankanee county are dealing with the worst ice jams they've seen in the river in more than 30 years. county officials have closed warner bridge in manteno after ice jamming has created dangerous conditions. the logs of ice and snow are stacked high ... clogging up the kankakee river. with so much snow this winter, followed by a quick thaw, the main concern is flooding. if the ice breaks loose, it could send a surge of water, and possibly come onto the roadway. dozens of people stopped by warner bridge to take pictures. >> it usually the water is about 20 ft. below but this is mind blowing. >> the ice is so high it's at the bridge level. if it moves or shifts it could come on to the roads. we are concerned with people looking at it.

>> kankakee county officials say they checked with the u.s. army corps of engineers and there's little they can do to get the water moving. streets and sanitation crews in chicago will start clearing out "dibs" items today. under this long-time city tradition, people use everything from old chairs to crates to reserve parking spots. the understanding is ... you shovel the spot ... you claim it as yours. people who don't remove the items will lose them. ukraine president victor yanukovych is now a wanted man. an arrest warrant was issued for him and several other officials for the mass killings of civilians. parliament voted to oust yanukovych and appointed someone else to take over his job until new elections in may. but yanukovych says he's still in charge even though he tried fleeing the country, but he didn't have the right papers to do so. his exact location is not known, as his own party blames

him for recent casualties and financial debt. another crowd for ukraine gathered in chicago. this group held a vigil outside the ukrainian consulate for the people killed during the protests. more than 70 people were killed last week. but the streets calmed down after the government and the opposition reached a peace agreement on friday. the opposition wants ukraine to work closer with europe, instead of being linked to russia. an eagle scout from chicago has been given scouting's honor medal, for his actions during a shooting that killed one of his classmates. when lawrence sellers found himself and a friend under fire at harsh park last year, he shielded his friend with his own body, and took a bullet. the shooters killed classmate hadiya pendleton. she became a national symbol of chicago's runaway street violence. >> the incident itself was heart wrenching. but i am proud that he came out of this as a better person. his instincts kicked in.

i am very proud. >> lawrence says he just did what he needed to do. and he says, if more kids in chicago were involved in scouting, they would know right from wrong, better than they do now. taking a look at the *other top stories this morning. a man from saint charles in jailed after being charged with raping a hotel maid in chicago. dennis sluski is being held on 750 thousand dollars bond, after being charged with criminal sexual assault. police aren't naming the hotel, or the maid. but they say, she told them she knocked on the door of a guest's room... and that's when the man threw her onto the bed and sexually assaulted her. "twista" was found shot to death and lit on fire in a south side home. davy easterling was found dead on the bedroom floor in the 83 hundred block of south baker early friday morning. that same day "twista", who is from chicago, sent a tweet saying easterling had been missing for three days. police and bomb and arson units are now conducting an investigation.

two men face felony assault charges for their role in a shooting involving an off-duty police officer. police say rene bustamante and daniel delgado were causing problems at a restaurant on the northwest side. the officer identified himself and was reportedly escorting the men outside ... when one of them pulled a gun and pointed it at the officer. the officer drew his gun and fired, striking the man in the leg. both men got into a car and drove away, but were found by police. a two and a half million dollar bail was set for a second suspect in last month's shooting death of a store clerk in bensenville. tremayne davis was charged with murder, attempted armed robbery, and obstructing justice, in the death of hussein saghir. the shooter is still at large... police say, davis was his getaway driver. history was made in the national basketball association last night, when jason collins stepped onto the court for the brooklyn nets. ema lacey bordeaux reports, >> a groundbreaking debut when he took the floor for the

brooklyn that's sunday night. his first appearance with the team after signing a 10 day contract this weekend. more importantly, the first time the nba veteran had entered the game as an openly gay athlete. before the game he said his supporters. >> i want to thank all the fans and all the family and friends here today. >> to revealed he was gay in a sports illustrated article he wrote last season. roche that he was happy to be the first but on sunday he said ... >> that can't be my focus. my focus is executing the game plan learning the plays. can't focus on the off the court stuff right now. >> sentiments echoed by another big name not openly gay athlete. all american defense of the star michael sam was at the combine this weekend and like collins, he said he wanted to be known

for his work on the field. >> i wish you would see me as the football player instead of as a gay football player. >> some have questioned how accepting the culture surrounding men's professional sports will be the many fans are already on board. that goes for collins fans in brooklyn as well. >> the place where jackie robinson broke the barrier for baseball, now we have the first openly gay athlete coming into the stadium. >> nowadays everybody is openly gay. no problem with that. >> as long as you have game, bring it on. >>the winter olympics wrapped up last night in sochi, russia, in a ceremony that some say lacked the usual block-party atmosphere. america's only medal yesterday was a bronze in the four-man bobsled. the russians won the medal count with 13 golds, and 33 overall. the united states had 28, including 9 gold medals. norway, canada, and the netherlands round out the top five. the olympics' next stop is in rio for the summer games.

nasa's attempt to get a closer look inside the sun picked up the strongest solar flare its ever seen. solar flares are bursts of x- rays and light that stream out into space. no one knows what causes them to happen. nasa installed its *iris last summer, so it can look at how material and energy move through the sun's lower atmosphere. the iris was concentrating on an active region of the sun, when it spotted the strong flare. >> good morning. the sun was quite a few years ago. now it's picking up activity almost at a maximum activity. for us it does not mean warmer temperatures. i know you were hoping we could do that but we will see cold temperatures this week. high pressure comes in from the west it will do a good job of funneling in the cold air coming in from the north and the west. 18 degrees at pontiac municipal airport. peru at 16. in gary its

17. much colder as we travel into some of these areas. mundelein is only eight degrees with a wind chill of - 5. bundle up today. satellites composite shows we are dry. like affects snow on the flip side of lake michigan. it looks like something that will come from early winter and not mid to late february. 20 is our high tomorrow. chance of light snow showers tonight ahead of tomorrow. wednesday and thursday high temperatures only reaching 10 degrees. that is almost 30 degrees colder than our typical high. as the get into friday we have a high temperature of 18. it does not feel like this late february whether. that's the forecast. >> an elderly man is apparently run over in a road bridge attack. >> and two people are hurt after falling from a mardi gras parade floats. and a camera is

rolling as someone makes a surprise appearance. >> and a drinking game but it's gaining popularity with a deadly consequences.

for killing a restaurant manager at a mall. it also made 26 other people sick. the carbon monoxide leak

happened at a mall on long island, saturday. rescue crews felt the effects of the gas after they responded to a woman who collapsed. a restaurant was evacuated before its manager was found dead in the basement. investigators say they found a leak in the fuel pipe of the water heater. the restaurant didn't have a carbon monoxide detector. two men are in the hospital after falling from floats during a mardi gras parade. the men fell from separate floats within about an hour of each other last night. both are in stable condition. the city's parade ordinance requires each rider to wear a safety belt or harness. dozens of parades roll in new orleans for two weeks leading up to mardi gras. fat tuesday is may 4th. a road rage incident in nevada was caught on camera. it happened at a gas station in las vegas. a store clerk looked outside to see an elderly man lying on the ground with serious injuries to his legs. police say he got into an argument with another driver... and the other man ran him over, and drove away. witnesses say the other driver was in his 30's... and his car has california license plates. an airplane pilot in florida got quite the scare during a

middle of his flight. i will tell you why hit the story ... a bird crashed into the cockpit ... shattering the glass. the on-board camera captured the whole thing. the pilot was able to land safely. the same thing happened to us once in the chopper and it was on my side of the window. so i hit birds, and i don't like things crashing into the window of the chopper. it's a bad deal. >> what happened with the bird? did he go the way of the dinosaur? >> i think he went to a better place. >> wind out of the northwest at 9 mi.. it is cold outside. kohl today and all week. typically we should be rising up. our day gets longer and the sun angle is higher but we are seeing our temperatures cooled down for the next few days because we have canadian air coming our way. it's 13 in o'hare. only 12 in

bartlett. typical low is much warmer than that. satellite and radar composite shows we are dry. there is no out to the west. it will drop just south of our region into tonight. slight chance of snow showers may be a light accumulation. nothing to write home about maybe a dusting or less than an inch. the big deal is the temperature. increasing clouds today. well below our average. high temperature today is 38. snow showers with accumulation tonight down to 10 degrees on tuesday. tomorrow we make 20. breezy during the day. wednesday we are back below zero. this winter just wants to be the coldest on record and we will get close. wednesday we will only be at 10. thursday just as cold. sitting safely on the side for now. >> for now. we'll be quick

update on an issue north and tri-state at 83. a new accident their clearing that. water main break with the cool temperatures. belmont is where this is located. the work is between western and love it. we're keeping an eye on that. other than that we are in good shape. just watch for icy patches on the roads with temperatures dropping. >> marcus is here ... hi marcus! >> are you guys awake? >> i am working on it. i need the coffee. >> let's talk about what's trending. tribune trivia. our overlord over at the chicago tribune has created this trivia application for your phone. you can also play it on facebook. i figured we could do it right now. just took this up with your face book. it's a quick challenge and you could pick any category. let's do chicago

history. we have to wait for a word from our sponsor who pay our bills ... are you ready? located 10 mi. from the loop at the edge of the city this neighborhood is home to wilbur wright college. which one is it? 10 mi. from the loop on the northwest side. >> andersonville. >> i agree. >> i don't know ... nope you're wrong. let's keep playing until the tell us to stop. according to figures, after chicago was the next largest city in illinois? >> its rockford? >> aurora? we have time for another? 1858 chicago police force that uniforms and what department's switch from volunteer to paid? fire or night watch fire with killing

committee or aldermen? >> i'm going to go with fire. >> volunteer firemen right? >> and going with the night watch. >> but the with the lead anchor ... you are wrong. >> i just jumped without one. >> i would have guessed fire but i would've had three in a row. >> let's try again. more trending coming up. >> you'll get another chance. >> coming up a deal between netflix and comcast what does that mean? >> and a late night win at the daytona 500 following a six hour rain delay. it was unbelievable.

stocks slipped friday as investors analyzed mixed signals about the health of the economy and corporate earnings. the dow dropped 29. the nasdaq and s-and-p fell about four points. streaming movies and t-v shows on netflix should get faster. netflix will now be able to connect directly to comcast's broadband network. it's the first deal that netflix has reached with an internet service provider. netflix had 33-million streaming subscribers in the u-s at the start of the year. at peak times, netflix traffic can eat up one-third of all u-s broadband network traffic. apple announced a security fix, after it was found that hackers might be able to see your private information. the patch for the *i-o-s devices prevents hackers from accessing e-mail, instant

messages, and bank transactions ... that's for i-phones, i-pads, and i-pod touches. experts say however, it's unlikely that anyone illegally accessed that information. a fix is not yet available for apple *computer's* operating system. >> the chicago blackhawks resume play on thursday against the rangers and then they meet the penguins at soldier field saturday. back at practice sunday afternoon, the only olympian back in town. the lost one nothing at phoenix if you refresh your memory that 84 points tied for second to tie behind anaheim. yesterday the olympics team can get cold wind over sweden. >> eyes to get back. seen the gold medal, i am biased, but

it's nice to see canada and wind. >> it was pretty special to see them win another gold medal and i was happy for them. >> up early a lot of mournings and a lot of excitement and the canadiens got better every game. i was very proud of our guys. six of them got the gold medal. they represented the organization and the country's very well. >> butler out with an injury. james broke his nose earlier in the week. the bulls kept them close in the first half. rebounds and had it. drawing a foul, the game is tied. 4040 at the half. then the bulls would go after that. meals at 43. took a 8 point lead. miami keeping the bulls at arm's length. to

the bird man and miami extend their lead to 12. then delivering the final blow. it's a mess and get his rebound and lays it in. 23 points, miami wins 93-79. augustine was 0 for 10 from the floor. that's for sports. >> the daytona 500 has a winner after a six hour rain delay. the race had to be stopped because of a violent rain storm. 150-thousand people were told to leave the stands and take cover for a possible tornado. the race resumed about six hours later. dale earnhardt junior crossed the finish line at eleven- thirty *last night. he hadn't won a race in his last 55 tries. but this is the second time he has won at daytona. >> a lot of rain at that. >> they have their own forecaster there.

>> that would be a good job. >> i still have my regiment. let's take a look. we are up to 20 degrees for our high. 5:00 p.m. near still at 20. typical high is in the upper '30's. tonight we're down to 17 degrees. right now we are at 13. all those warm places is where i looked before. let's check on the roads. >> we just got word of a fire in maywood along madison. crews are just pulling up to that try to get the hot spots out. a very active fire we're keeping our eye on. hopefully we will have more information. traffic, it looks like everyone is coming to a full stop through there. northbound tristate 83 toll plaza crash on the shoulder. minor gaper delays as people tap the brakes to check it out. we

are on our way to recovery there. numbers look good. watch for a seat patches out on the roads. there's quite a lot of the local streets because of the cold temperatures. that's really the only other hot spots out there. >> still more to come including delaice jam problems in the sub. >> and the trial for the daughter of robert f. kennedy. >> and the defense secretary's plan to shrink the army to a pre world war two size. >> and it starts from a movie is arrested in new york.

>> the polar bear tax returns as eyes jammed from the start south suburbs. a live report coming up. >> an arrest warrant is issued for the ukraine former president. >> the blue line overhaul begins earlier than planned. >> good morning thanks for joining us. >> let's go right over to the weather. >> i just want to make it worse. typical high is in the 30's. by next week we should be in the low 40's almost every day. we will be lucky to make 10 degrees

this week. wednesday and thursday are cold. right now it's 50 degrees in harvard. mundelein is at 8 degrees. it feels like - 4. that music is really sad and fitting. right now. it is time to break up with winter. spring is calling and she looks much better. cloudy precipitation. we do have light snow showers coming into the evening. not much. just about 1 in. with heavy speculation about 1 in.. that's been the south. we make 20 degrees by 5:00 p.m.. these numbers are a cyclical. it will be called as far as the eye can see. we want a warm-up until next year. >> a quick peek at traffic. things are looking good. a few

items we are watching including a fire at madison. that's in maywood. crews are on the scene. expect to get detour around there until that is struck. flashing lights still in place at 47 and cicero. did it clear an earlier accident you are getting through with no delays there. that's the latest in traffic. >> kankakee county officials have closed warner bridge in manteno after ice jamming has created dangerous conditions... patrick elwood is there live with more. >> good morning. i'm standing at the entrance to the kankakee state park which is a stone's throw from the warner bridge in that direction down there. as you mentioned the bridge is closed. that's due to the ice jams which is of great concern to people living up and down this river. the headline out here, some people say they haven't seen conditions like this in 30 years. ice so high next to the bridge it could come onto the roads which would be a

very bad situation. obviously for a variety of reasons. within the last 12 hours, local officials closed the bridge as a safety precaution. add that on top of the ice that has come from the river to the guards of the homes that populate this area, another element to this wretched winter that we have all had. local residents say some of them say they have never seen anything like it. >> usually we drive over the bridge and the water is far down. but its mind blowing. >> of the ice is so high its average level. if it moves or shifts a could come on to the roads. we are concerned with people looking at it. >> local officials say they have contacted the u.s. army corps of engineers to see if anything can be done to break up the ice jam in the short answer is no. only time and warmer temperatures which will then give birth to concerns of local flooding which

puts all of this under the category for these people down here and throughout the area in terms of what has happened this winter, if it's not one thing it has been another. back to you. >> no more claiming "dibs". streets and sanitation crews will start clearing out "dibs" items today. under this long-time city tradition, people use everything from old chairs to crates to reserve parking spots. the understanding is.. you shovel the spot.. you claim it as yours. residents who don't remove the items will lose them. the c-t-a will get an early start on its long-awaited renovation of the o'hare blue line. h originally set to begin in the summer, the project will start instead on march 21-st. crews will do some track renovation over the course of ten weekends, to eliminate several "slow zones," and speed up the time it takes to get to o'hare. the first station to close for

that work, will be the california station. shuttle buses will take riders to open stations nearby. the developing story,ukraine president victor yanukovych is now a wanted man. an arrest warrant was issued for him and several other officials for the mass killings of civilians. parliament voted to oust yanukovych and appointed his former political rival as interim president until new elections in may. but yanukovych says he's still in charge even though he tried fleeing the country, but he didn't have the right papers to do so. his exact location is not known, as his own party blames him for recent casualties and financial debt. taking a look at the *other top stories this morning. federal prosecutors are making plans to extradite a top mexican drug kingpin to chicago, after his arrest saturday. joaquin guzman led the infamous sinaloa drug cartel. he was nicknamed "el chapo," or "shorty." and drug agents say he led an operation that shipped tons of cocaine and marijuana to chicago, for packaging and distribution to the eastern part of the country.

two men face felony assault charges for their role in a shooting involving an off-duty police officer. police say 20 year old rene bustamante and 28 year old daniel delgado were causing problems in a northwest side restaurant. the officer identified himself and was reportedly escorting the men outside when one of them pulled a gun and pointed it at the officer. the officer drew his gun and fired, striking the man in the leg. both men got into a car and drove away, but were found by police nearby. a security guard for chicago rapper "twista" was found shot to death and lit on fire in a south side home. davy easterling was found dead on the bedroom floor in the 83 hundred block of south baker early friday morning. that same day "twista" sent a tweet saying easterling had been missing for three days. authorities are still investigating. the boy scouts awarded chicago eagle scout lawrence sellers scouting's honor medal, for his actions during a deadly shooting last year. when sellers' classmate hadiya pendleton was gunned down in harsh park, sellers used his

body to shield a friend from the gunfire. the national basketball association his its first openly gay player. jason collins took the court last night for the brooklyn nets. he's playing under a ten-day contract. collins came out in a sports illustrated interview at the end of last year's n-b-a season. he says, his focus now, is his *play, not his sexuality. >> it can be my focus. my focus is executing the game plan, learning the plays. i can't focus on the off the court stuff right now. >> n-f-l prospect michael sam shares collins' belief that a player's *ability matters more than his sexuality. sam won't know until early may, whether he'll be drafted by an n-f-l team. most analyists expect that he'll play. kerry kennedy reportedly ready to set a plea deal to in avoid an impaired driving trial. charged with misdemeanor count

of driving while impaired by drugs. attorney says mistakenly took a sleeping pill and said of her thyroid medication before a car accident in 2012. the trial is scheduled to begin today. apparently she's willing to plead guilty to leaving the scene of an accident. lawyers say a conviction would hurt her human-rights work. she is the daughter of robert f. kennedy. >>america's national defense will be cut back still further, if defense secretary chuck hagel gets his way. the new york times report, hagel today will propose a reduction in the u.s. army to its smallest size since before world war two. hagel also plans to ask that a class of air force attack jets be scrapped. a senior pentagon official says america doesn't need a large land-war defense department. critics say the proposal would put american forces at serious fight two large military operations at once. the new digital manufacturing institute will be built on the northwest side. the mayor and senator durbin announced the bid for the federal defense department's plan. the present

limit the official announcement more. the city has received additional funding from the state and private investors totaling $320 million for the project so far. >> chicago could be the silicon valley of the new digital effects ring advance mfg.. >> let's talk about techniques. these new innovative 21st century techniques to give even greater edge to chicago and illinois and to america. >> the research institute will be open by the university of illinois lab. treating students in high tech trade heading digital's lab will create more jobs. >> a 10 year-old boy takes a car for a ride the second time in two weeks. someone nearby was able to grab the keys. he recently got into trouble when he put his 18 month old sister in the car and got 15 mi. before driving into a ditch. looking like a pretty good kid compared

to this kid. >> 13 degrees outside. 13 is the current temperature. wind of the northwest at 9 mi.. do points are way down there at 2. don't play any country music while i'm doing the weather. it's 10 degrees in waukegan. down in joliet its 12. these numbers are colder than normal. we are not expecting anything to warm-up until next week. current when shall - 2 for bartlett spirit - 1 in aurora. one degree at midway. satellite composite shows we are dry. snow out to the southwest moves into our region tonight. light snow showers mainly to the south. 42 degrees today. typical high as 38. tonight we're back down to 10 degrees. little accumulation tomorrow we may 20. wednesday we climb up to 10 degrees for a morning low back in this heroes. no more country!

>> still ahead, a deadly drinking game craze is sweeping the globe. >> and a controversy involving police in texas and jaywalking. >> and marcus tells us about changes to the new at a six flags goliath rollercoaster. it's his favorite story ever ... >> hyou're comfortable here,

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is turning out to be deadly. >> its part dare and park drinking involves people those posting videos of themselves drinking a disgusting combination of several kinds of alcohol than they challenge others to top it. it has killed five people so far. a 20 year- old man died in england after drinking to pines of gin. another combined liquor wine and beer. >> the police chief in austin tx apologizes for what some consider an insensitive remark over the arrest of it should be mount jail walker. jail worker. police in austin are cracking down. it was a jay walker. they're cracking down ...

>> let him flail for another few minutes. >> a woman was jogging last week when she crossed against the light... a police officer yelled for her to stop, but she kept running. so she was grabbed on a sidewalk. >> it's a controversy in austin tx that we had to touch somebody and say the police are trying to get your attention. other city cops are actually committing sexual assault on duty. i thank god this is a controversy in austin texas. >> the police chief says his remarks were poorly chosen... but he says austin will continue to get tough on jaywalkers, because the law is the law. >> they have a lot of jail walker's down there? >> i am so loss. can we read that story again? here is the story. in know sometimes you a

story and something happens in the middle? as long as the photographer is rolling you just keep going. let's take a look at what happened. >> and think we just made that he's right there. >> this is a story we were doing about the deaf and he's also wearing a $1,000 microphone. >> how is the microphone at now? >> the audio went out for some reason. that story will air tomorrow. we will show him fall in over and over again i am sure. let's take a look at our

day. but what i wasn't out there. a degrees is the current temperature in south elgin. mchenry reached at 8 degrees. carpentersville is at 9. our friends in the control room from oswego kwame to say this so badly, but it's probably cold there as well. satellite radar composite shows generally dry conditions. with five lot of moisture to the west not getting here until tonight. tonight's high is 22. light snow. down to 10 degrees tonight. tomorrow we may 20. wednesday and thursday are very cold. morning lows in the-digits. high temperature only 10 degrees for wednesday and thursday. >> still watching the water main break. a quick peek, belmont where it's at, it goes from western envoy to levitt. head over to diversity a project costing some delays as well heading west bound. this is between sheffield and mildred.

it's in place through the end of march. a pretty big restoration for that. looks like that earlier flashing lights that we were telling about causing delays has been restored. we're not seeing this fire so you're working to get information if it has been struck. that's a quick peek at traffic. >> back for round two? >> i am. talk about stuff trending from over the weekend. what to talk about the chicago cubs' spring training taking off here. it's this week that they start playing. we have a story of one of the players upcoming prospects. the shortstop known for his power. he has a lot of power. you don't want to park to close to the facility there because this happened to one of the fans out there. he smashed a home run and hit it right into this gentleman's car. he said

his car was the one that got hit. but he didn't even get the ball. you go to the game and that's what happens. the players said sorry about the window i will pay it if i have to but don't park there again. >> i liked how he says if i have to ... >> he is a prospect he hasn't made the big payday just yet. also yesterday, wang fast. have you ever been there? the entire area of chicago in one room. you could eat all the wings you want. every year they pick the best ones. these are from all over chicago. the best hot wings went to timothy 0 tools. they have great wings. i've had those. the best mild wind i haven't been here yet. it's like an asian fusion place. they want the best mild wing. best exotic wing went to the output bound. they are in the 1700 west grand area. you get different flavors

and different kinds and all over the world. i will look into what so exotic. there really cleaned up. but also won best mild it was their day yesterday. one of the stories we have been talking about ever since they announced this year the new roller-coaster coming to six flags. don't laugh. it's my favorite story of the year. it's called goliath. 180 ft. tall. we've been showing you this image. it will drop 185 degrees. it drops down 180 ft.. but as they unveiled the new designs yesterday, let's transition to the next video. that is the new design for the ride. this spring this on friday that they are going away toward a more steel look instead of the wood. it is still built from wood, the track is but the structure holding up

the first lift will be made of steel. it's not safety but it's something nobody has seen before. it's really interesting design. but you have some steel and some would. a lot of people in the roller-coaster in dues used world are talking about this. there is a community for it. >> and marcus is the leader. >> time for the early bird special. the question is this is known by another name. is it not muybridge or poker or solitaire? if you know the answer log on and you can win a navy pier fun pack. tickets for the ferris wheel and a parking pass. the winner will be chosen later today. >> coming up, and actor from the movie avatar is facing assault charges. >> and one neighbor is trying to keep justin bieber from moving sam worthington faces assault

charges after police say he punched a photographer in the face. he was arrested yesterday

and released on bail a short time later. he said the photographer had his girlfriend. the photographer is also arrested. worthington starred in the movies "avatar" and "man on a ledge." people in the block had neighborhood have organized a protest and started a fifth book page to stop justin bieber from moving into the neighborhood. the city would be bad for their community. representatives have not commented. >> can't really keep him out? >> taking a look at our day. a cold conditions today and really for the entire week. here we are with the temperatures at 12 in bartlett. nine degrees in waukegan. we are dry but we expect snow showers to come our way leader into tonight. lighter snow for tonight. 22 today. down to 10 degrees tonight. marley 20. wednesday and thursday we only reached 10 degrees.

>> coming up, the latest on the threat of flooding in the far south suburbs. >> the newest tack for men.

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