>> a long time chicago and actor and director has died at the age of 69. we welcome our viewers were watching us around the country. he passed away earlier this morning. he was surrounded by his wife and close family. he also wrote and directed some of the biggest comedies of all time. >> he had been suffering from a rare autoimmune disease. dean richards will have more on the life and legacy later on in the shell. >> clocking parts of

the kankakee river. we are here in wilmington. this is a solid sheet of ice. as a result some of the people who work around here have left. they've gone to stay with relatives. they know it can flood and fled quickly. sometimes within a matter of minutes. let me take you down to the river. the kankakee river state park. about 10 mi. outside of their. we're talking about the warner bridge. it has been closed since yesterday. officials around that area say it is up to the bridge level. it is a safety concern because they could quickly go over. let's put this all together. the people

who live and work around here say it is unbelievable what a wretched winter we have had. for the folks around here we are talking ice and build up. they say they have never seen anything like it. >> usually when you drive over the bridge the water is 20 ft. below. it is pretty cool to see something like this. >> it will break free. everything on the backside will flood. it is pretty dangerous. >> heck of a winter. one thing after another. >> the army corps of engineers has been contacted to see if there's anything they can do. the answer is no. only time and warmer temperatures which will give concern to flooding. all of this and the category to summarize this winter if it has not been one thing it has been another.

reporting from wilmington. >> if you are among the many chicagoans acclaimed dibs on a parking spot. they were removed and discard any debris. the removal work is scheduled to begin today. it will continue for the remainder of the winter. >> chicago is increasing the number of pothole repair crews. seasonal asphalt workers who worked during the summer are being assigned to fill potholes. an additional six city crews will be on the job this weekend. they've already repaired more than 175,000 potholes'. the department of transportation expects that about 165,000 more will be fixed by next month. they will get an

early start on the long-awaited renovation of the blue line. >> speed up the time it takes to get to go here. the first asian to close for that work will be the california station. shuttle buses will take riders to stations nearby. police released security video and hopes of turning up new leads in an unsolved murder. live in merrillville with the story. >> police released video they call to this press conference because they want to the public to see it. this is video from about 10 different businesses tracking this vehicle as it goes to and from the

meat store. these are likely the suspects that a responsible for the murder. far responsible for the model. it shows a vehicle pulling up and it shows two people were leaving the vehicle. 10 minutes later police say the men returned to the vehicle. the building and crime scene revealed a very few clues. police are saying they have learned quite a lot by what they did not find. >> there was no forced entry to the exterior of the building. inside an office door was damaged. however we have no evidence of robbery. nothing inside the business

>> police are continuing to investigate this crime. the task force from this area is involved. 54 detectives at one point looking into this case. authorities are hoping that that might shake up some people and have people come forward. >> a drug cartel leader could be extradited from mexico to chicago to face trial. el ch apo arrested saturday as part of a drug investigation between mexican authorities and the

dea. he is accused of leading an operation that shipped tons of drugs across the country. authorities say they caught him after he used a satellite phone. he could stand trial in chicago because he faces trafficking charges here. he has also been indicted in six other federal courts. mexico's attorney general has not commented on the extradition request. >> fatally shot and burned inside of an apartment. he was a security guard for the rapper twista. he was found in his apartment friday morning. an autopsy would later revealed that he died from multiple gunshot. carl mitchell took to twitter mourning the loss. he had been missing for three days. are some units are conducting an investigation. former congressman has been deported from zimbabwe. he pleaded guilty to being in the country

on an expired bea visa. pornography charges were dismissed. he denied that he had nude pictures of men and women having sex. the court would not give out details on his flight. >> some parents are fighting against a charter school that wants to take over a closed public school building. 43 public schools were closed last year. officials previously said privately run charter schools would not be allowed to use those buildings. the legacy charter school is asking a community board for permission to take over the old oak elementary school. a chicago public school says the proposal is not being reviewed. >> we're learning about the largest ever held steady of hispanics in the area. the latest after a deadly carbon monoxide leak. we will show you what happened after the first openly gay u.s. athlete stepped onto a court last

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the largest study on latino health. the findings were just released. live with details. >> researchers say up until now all of

the research studies lump hispanics into one group. they say that latinos come from different backgrounds. that different cultures and different life styles. they have different risks and rates for disease. more than 16,000 hispanic and latino adults between the ages of 18 and 74. they're all underwent extensive health exams. there were followed for four years to determine any changes. one of the key findings in general was 80 percent of men and 71 percent of women have at least one risk factor for cardiovascular disease such as high cholesterol and high blood pressure. when it comes to chicago specifically need anearly

half were at high risk for diabetes. 1-3 participants diabetes did not know they had it. the lead researcher explained the need for such a landmark study and why it is so important. >> it will help us to prevent these conditions in the future. perhaps we can test and find treatments as well as a means for prevention. >> this study is being done in two phases. we got the results from phase one today. phase two is underway now. it will involve the same participants have another extensive health exam. they will be followed for another six years. >> a carbon monoxide

leak is claimed for making thousand sick. a woman collapsed. once the emergency crews arrived they felt dizzy and determined the cause was carbon monoxide poisoning. >> an arrest warrant is issued for the ukraine president. for the mass killing of civilians. on saturday he said he was still in charge but nobody knows where he is. for now the parliament speaker is taking over his duties and he is promising a new government by tomorrow. the pentagon is planning on making big budget cuts. the defense secretary is releasing the plan today. in new york times reports will cut the army to about 450,000 troops. the smallest army since 1940. the plan will

eliminate outdated air force plan special operations and cyber defense will not be cut. the money that is saved will go toward improving training and weapons. some members of congress have already said they will block the cut. >> jason collins made his return to the nba. you're hearing the response he received last night as he took the floor for the brooklyn heights.nets. he came out at the end of last year's nba season. he says his focus is his play and not his sexuality. he played 12 minutes and did not score any points. >> the chicago bulls tried to turn down the heat. after uncovering a major security flop. the >> later and lunch break we are making to recipes. both will improve your mood. they're made

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>> starts to weaken a triple digit game. reaches the hair root record high today. apple is urging customers to install a security patch on to their phones. after a major security falls on covered. it allows hackers to intercept and change e-mail messages. apple says most of the phones ipod and ipad will automatically download and install the security patch. working on a similar one for the operating system on apple computers. >> the illinois tollway system is about to get smarter. will warn

drivers about lane closings from accidents to breakdowns and advised them about safe speed. the program could be up and running by 2016. a similar but less sophisticated system is going up on the northern stretch of united states 41. >> the chicago bulls brought a winning streak down to miami. james did not play because of a broken nose. >> he misses the jumper the bulls snapped a five game winning streak. >> scoreless in the first when canada's

player took a bad angle shot. the same score next period. a sydney crosby break away. canada wins 3- 0. second straight gold medal. >> russia ended up winning the overall medal count. the united states was second with 28. norway canada and the netherlands rounded out the top five. racing fans had to wait a long time for the end of the daytona 500. the race had to be stopped because of a violent rainstorm. people were told to leave the stand and take cover for a possible tornado. dale earnhardt jr. crossed the finish line at 11:30 p.m.. he had not won in

his last 55 tries. this is the second time he has won at daytona. new research about dogs. how they can understand your human emotions. checking out the legendary soul food restaurant. brocta

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we have been celebrating black history month by exploring the meaning of soul food. the visit legendary soul food restaurant and the austin neighborhood that has stood the test of time. >> we're not fancy. you can come in with your blue jeans. >> has been a staple of the community for years. >> it exceeded my expectations. >> the next generation did not step up and work hard with the family.

>> i know enough about cooking. still to not know anything about cooking. when mom was cooking we could not go into the kitchen. >> family will come together. the table so full. >> she had a little bucket. mom had a smaller container. >> when we had family dinner i was a baby.

>> most people say soul food. >>i want you to batter your chicken. >> the struggle that our parents and their parents went through to wentsoul food. create soul food. >> we do not want to forget where we came from. >> this is like hilarious. i have never seen him cook before. >> i'm so proud. after this experience are you going to cook anymore? >> [laughter [ >> no way. a deeply rooted tradition. last week

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>> he does not have any real good news. >> at least he has you'rewe have your wonderful smiling face. i do have a little bit of good news. it is the last week in february. that means that if we are patient it is all going to come to an end. >> it is stunning

just how this cold air is hanging on. one of our spectacular photographers in this area sends us this view from over the weekend chicagos beautiful botanic garden. he says he is ready for the warmth of summer. he goes back to the shot he took last summer. he reminds us that we're just months away from us. this. the pile up of huge chunks of ice. and is quite an issue. a series of photos. look at the flooding and this fall theof this photo. the blocks of ice surfaserve as damming.

>> listen to the dimensions. it is 24 ft. long 20 ft. wide. it was constructed near illinois. there's even furniture made of ice inside. check out this ice formation. it comes from annetta charles. a beautiful ice formation. thank you for sharing that. no matter what the season endsis there is beauty if you look for it. some light snowfall later tonight. we think most of it is going to pass. it brings back reenforcing arctic air. what a meteorological

winter and february in particular. the fourth consecutive month we have been below normal. temperatures so far for february running 8.8 degrees below normal. that is almost eight degrees colder than one year ago. let's go to our computer graphics. we started on december 1st in the weather profession. for comparison purposes as. here's what is ahead. an average of our computer models. the first five days will average an astounding 22 degrees below normal. 20 degrees below normal. even the 11-15 day. it averages 10 degrees below normal. we're going to go into march with chilly weather. the days

are getting longer. that has an effect on time. midway and lakefront his 29 and 30. we're going to stair stuff downsteer stuff down. colder air spilling out of the arctic. look at this air mass. warm in florida this hour as well. not everybody is shivering. we certainly have been. here's a closer look at the cold air up to the north. the vast reservoir that will be tapping as the jet stream blows in from the northwest. a little high clouds that you saw on the horizon are seen from space right here. overnight pearland down to 5 above at harvard. single

digits at lake geneva. you concede that there still snowfall left on the ground despite the heavy rain that we had last week. we have a wind gust that will blow this as well. windchill temperatures feel like mine at o'hare. nine at ohare. here's our clipper. here's the bitterly cold air mass. this cold air will settle self. the systems coming off of the pacific are going to run along the edge of this. you have to keep a hawkeye on the track of those things. this one seems bound to the southeast. if that is true that most of it will be falling to the south of us. 24 at midway.

woodstock still at 18. here's what our model does. and proceed south word. it might hit us with a couple flurries. i do not think much more than that. the big picture is arctic high pressure that slide south. it will deflect the storms. most of them to the south. there may be a weather system that flew to our area later in the week. there is one early next week that looks kind of interesting. here you can see the snow fall to the west and south. police to have no big short- term accumulations of snow fall. here's the big pattern. @ buckle's way north. wade north.it buckles way north. look at the jet stream coming

into california. it could bring a series of rain systems. this forecast shows the polar vortexes still very much alive. meetings: below zero. some of these records extend back into the 1800's. these are long standing records that are threatened by this unseasonable outbreak of cold weather. high temperatures 15 degrees below normal. just 23. the west wind adding to the chill. low temperatures 12. northwest wind at 4- 9. sunshine breezy cold. subzero at night in many areas. a daytime high of 21. but could be close to record territory as the open wednesday and thursday partly

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bill murray. in recent years he directed and wrote analyze this and analyze that. he maintained his roots on the north shore after growing up on the west side. he died on monday morning after a long illness that began in 2010. after making some progress he suffered a relapse from which he never recovered. in 2010 he was given a lifetime achievement award. >> i watched the show even though i had never seen it. >> more important are wont to do that. >> he went on to an amazing career as a writer and director.

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>>we are starting with a recipe for lemon garlic fettucine. here to tell us why you do compile so many recipes with lemons at this time of the year. >>we watch what comes in. >>we will take a cue from them. ewe are noticing everyone needs that bright pop of getting them through the winter. the lemons are bright looking. we are making a fettucine. this one came from new york.

she needs the help. we have sauteed some onion and garlic in butter. we added a little lemon zest we are goign tong to stir in some cream cheese. whisk that until it starts to melt. what we are going to do. we have our zester. it will take the yellow part off. the white part will be bitter. we are going to leave that alone. add the lemone.. we are going to add a little bit more ju ice. once the cream

cheese gets added add some lemon juice. microwave this about 5 seconds. press it on to a board. it will soften it up nicely. when you cut it it is really juicy. we are going to do that. a little strainer to catch all the seeds. add two table spoons until we fully incorporate it. >>what we would do is add the pasta. i

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here is a weather update. on t2 in chicago right now. lots of cold air around. 19 out at woodstock. factor in mid 20 mi. per hour wind. you have windchill as the other down in single digits. we have for

canadian high pressures over the next day's. this is the one that brings us near-record cold air. another lopebe comes down. a little weather system passes south of us to bring us a little light snow. another one behind it early next week. any of these contract for the north. can track further north. >> he lived in on wednesday and 15 thursday. the same old story again.he criminal justice

system the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the police who investigate crime and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. these are their stories. paul. i had your office try you at home this morning. you're still asking for a severance? yeah, well, almost not given the threats my client received this weekend. diane, we prepped him for this. he wavers now, we're right back where we started. come on, he's a kid. just the sight of these two will be enough to freeze him. that's their right. to intimidate him? we requested separate transport vans. hopefully this thing will be short and sweet. bailiff: docket #9357. motion to sever defendant ryan m. cutrona from co-defendants howard s. metzler