the first round of concealed carry licenses going out to gun owners in illinois. >> 46,000 applications for concealed carry permits have been put in as of today. the state police do get about 400 of those applications a day. there's a lot to do. today lawmakers and law enforcement updated the new law. before the concealed carry permits are printed the applications go through multiple

layers of security. including the option for local police to review every application an. about a hundred applications were put under revie800 applications were put under review. >> to make sure we do not have unstable people carrying concealed weapons in the state of illinois. we believe it is going to work. that is one of the reasons why i told my colleagues let's take a deep breath. let's not try to beat up this bill. >> see how it works. this is what the new license looks like. could is valid for five years.it is valid for five years. you have to

reapply and take additional training this is one of the strictest policies in the state. they have to go through so many layers. they are hoping that that will bring fierce and we tell anybody that should not have a concealed carry permit. tragic results after a chicago mother tries to intercede in a fight between the daughter and boyfriend. relatives said the daughter tried to break up with the man. that is when he got angry

and pulled out a gun. >> another family member was injured hospitalized and released. the mayor admits that chicago police were slow to respond. that led to a spike in city violence. he told an audience after police arrested a gang leaders there was gang fighting that led to a rise in shooting. he credits police superintendent with researching the gangs and getting police to move more quickly. a young child found in the freezing cold is now in the custody of the illinois department of children and family services. live in the park neighborhood with more on what happened. >> your conoco and snowshoes. we tried to speak with his mother about that

this morning. she told us very firmly to go away. the temperature was about six degrees when the 3-4 year- old boy was found at 10 to midnight. he was wearing a sweater bluejeans and argyle socks. police cannot identify him. they distributed his photo to the news media. found shortly after has a little boy was being evaluated at the hospital. he was listed in good condition. this man saw police put him in the squad car. >> it is unfortunate that something like that happened. especially with the weather the way it is. we hope that his parents will be aware of this and look more closely at him. >> the boy is now in the care of dcfs. >> police are

questioning a woman in connection with the vandalism of several churches. earlier this month somebody spray- painted obscene messages near the entrances. authorities released images. an officer was in traffic court and saw someone who looked like the person in the video. no charges have been filed. any teacher who refuses to administer the test next week could actually lose a teaching certificate. sent a letter to school principals yesterday planning to discipline teachers who protest the annual state achievement test earlier this week teachers voted to boycott the test claiming it means nothing to the district. a different test has replaced it for next year. teachers who refuse to give the test must leave the building and will face discipline for insubordination. will be leading the charge this year. at this weekend's polar plunge. every your

brave souls take an icy deck into lake michigadip into lake michigan. the mayor is participating because kids in the summer learning program completed his challenge to read 2 million books last year. he is going to be there because he said he would appear if he took the plunge with him. the mayor had some special shorts made.shirts made. >> it is for the special olympics here in the city of chicago. we'll have a special one of these for him to wear. >> a great cause. last year's event raised close to $800,000. the blackhawks are ready to take on the snowfall. >> bring the cold at soldier field. preparations for the stadium series are

under way. >> bless those people who are taking the plunge. the ones were coming to soldier field tomorrow. the place is sold out. they're giving it the finishing touches. these crews have been working around the clock to prepare the ice skating rink. as a concede they are starting to install the plexiglas around the skating rink. the game starts at 7:00 p.m.. they're pretty much finishing appear. it is going to be wild. apparently it is going to snow steadily during the game. it does not matter, the game has been sold out since tickets went on sale. they sold out and about 23 hours. every seat will be taken to see ice hockey being played how it was meant to be played. they will play animal style.

it feels pretty brutal here. i imagine you are right next to the lake at soldier field. this is part of the stadium series that started this year. they started building the rank last year. you heard before how it was done. ironically even though it is ice hockey is too cold for the dice.ice. >> it sounds really ironic. you can avoid traffic with the snow. cover yourself. we're not really sure you can bring in here. it is not going to be a lot. put it all on. it is going to be cold and snowy. i bet it is going to be a lot of fun. him reporting live from soldier field. not forget our special

show tonight. you look like you're ready to sit out there for the game. you look prepared. >> that is the average you should be wearing tomorrow night. that is my uneducated advice. >> ukraine president makes his first public appearance after going into hiding. hundreds of documents are about to be released. severe rainstorm in the rewest

the president of ukraine insists that he is still the legitimate leader. he made his first public appearance since he fled last saturday. he says he was not overthrown but was forced to leave because of threats to himself and family. he is in southern russia. he

says he is not yet spoken with the russian president. >> he told them it is important to avoid an escalation of violence. the american security officers found dead on the ship that inspired captain phillips went to casinos the night before they were discovered. the two men died of respiratory failure and possible heart attacks aboard the ship. police are looking into whether drugs played a role. the new york times says the former navy seals went to two bars and casinos the night before they were discovered dead. there have been a great time and drinking tequila shots. surveillance images showed that they met two women. >> former nfl player is now charged with rape. surrender to l.a. police last night. prosecutors in new orleans charged him with two counts of rape yesterday. he

pleaded not guilty to similar charges in california. those alleged attacks were in october and last month. the contact with those women was consentual. he played for three teams during his 13 year career. the mayor of toronto is tearing his police chief to arrest him. he says he's not apologize for the language used about the toronto police chief. he says he is the victim of a political witch hunt after a video exposed that he smoked crack cocaine. >> i have done nothing wrong. he has wasted millions of dollars. i want him to come clean and say how much money did it cost the taxpayers for surveillance on me. it is politics, i'm not >> arrested for extortion of her attempts to keep the video of the public eye. >> a married man in

the united states to become a catholic priest. he was ordained in st. louis. his wife and daughter were there. he is a member of the catholic church with roots in the middle east. many eastern catholic priests are married. for the most part it has been banned since the 1920's. it is not clear whether that move will open the door for married men. >> someone breached security and made the first video of the u.s. supreme court in session. no cameras are allowed inside the supreme court. an advocacy group got a camera past security. the group is pushing for campaign finance reform after the court ruled to ease restrictions on corporate campaign spending. the man was arrested and charged with violating federal law. court officials say they are reviewing security procedures. >> several city aldermen are deciding whether a building should be

named after a crime fighter. they're against naming the bureau headquarters after elliot ness. he was from chicago and the leader of the untouchables. the city council committee will hear comments from the former irs agents. does not deserve credit for putting him behind bars and played no role in the prosecution. u.s. senators want to change the name of the building. >> papers will be made public today. about 5000 documents, the first of a collection being released. the full collection is about 33,000 pages. from bill clinton's eight years in office. more documents are expected to come next month. southern california is now preparing for a massive storm. this is video from pasadena. several accidents happened yesterday. a second

storm is expected today and several neighborhoods in the mountains have been evacuated because of possible flooding. 6 in. of rain possible. heavy rain heading toward hollywood is putting a damper on the oscar preparations. workers are using polls to remo opoles to remove water. they're hoping for son and clear skies on sunday. >> a commonly used tool could play a big part in spreading dangerous germs that the doctor's office. the severe winter weather is affecting united airlines bottom line. later in lunch break the heart healthy recipe. klienlvin den

leading the charge on all major indexes are on track to finish the month of february with solid gains. the nasdaq up 17. quiz knows is preparing to file for bankruptcy. the colorado based restaurant has about $570 million in debt with creditors. the sandwich chain has been negotiating on a restructuring plan. they operate restaurants in the united states and 34 other countries. united continental says winter storms forcing cancellations will erode a benchmark. united expects first quarter consolidated revenue to decrease as much as 2.5 percent over last year. general motors and ford are offering big discounts on many u.s. models. the companies are extending offers through march in an

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ready for the stadium series game tomorrow. the hawks to not ready for their return. they plan their seventh straight road game in new york. rangers up for nothing. loses the puck but it took bacgets it back. it was

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>> how cover is that ice going to be? >> it should start just beyond nightfall. this will be the biggest snow and almost two weeks around the area. we will be shoveling this first weekend of me serological spring. check this out. i thought this was really cool. this arctic air has produced quite a plume. that is quite

a scene. something that is really quite interesting. it is a steam pipe that is leaking. check out the ice coverage. the most since 1994. the tribune is reporting that shipping on the lakes is down 21%. scientists are fearing that this coverage could cut into the fish populations. look at this hurricane like storm. look at that. there are no mountain ranges. you

get these fantastic spirals. it has a pressure of its category two hurricane.a category 2 hurricane. that is a powerful storm. when sending waves of precipitation in to california. it will ultimately affect our weekend weather. the main snow is tomorrow night. 71 percent of our meteorological winter days have and at or below normal. march on the other hand opens of meteorological spring. this weekend will feel anything but a like a spring weekend. another

wave of heavy snow hits downstate. you see the snow fall on the ground. that is not moving. the elements that the movement are the clouds. we have a big reservoir of colder air. it is contrasting with very warm air down to the south. what you get is a temperature contrast zone. the storm's coming from california are going to ride across the country. here's a look at that storm in motion. you see how it is spiralling wage of rain on shore. will this break the california drought? it is raining heavily against the marlins. there will be some flooding. uc the precipitatio. in the meantime a little piece of

energy that came off of this is producing the snow northwest of us. that is what comes later tonight. here's how it moves. this is 5:00 this evening. this little pocket of light snow will be flirting with the area around midnight. there is daybreak tomorrow. it is still snowing in parts of the area before the sun comes out. winter storm watches have and posted. these folks will see the heaviest precipitation to come out of this series of weather systems. these are winter weather advisory storm warnings. look at the flood watches and california. all of the rain is coming on shore. here's the other thing unfolds. a little wave of snow comes through tonight. it is out of here. the main system sits down here. it sends a vigorous way. that

is midnight tomorrow night. that will settle south. we might turn the snow off at times. it will bring another wave down state. that one could lay down a pretty good accumulation. tomorrow morning it will be out west of us. see how it is coming close to us by 6:00 tomorrow evening. by midnight it is snowing all across northern illinois. it will be selling into the morning on sunday. you'll see the second wave of snow developing. that is the best thing that we will get overnight. this model shows 6-8 in. of snow. we think

the rain will be anywhere from 3-it came into this. whenever we get is bonus territory on sunday. as you get down state and to commitinto the focus. there will be some wind. by evening the wind will star blowing from the northeast. kind of a messy weather picture coming together. temperatures are to care mild spring like air. a real sharp cut off line. kansas city is at 46. we are actually 11 degrees warmer than we were yesterday. it is a

little stronger than what we had a couple months ago. we're 20 degrees now. the normal high temperature is about 20 degrees warmer than that. even with the warming we're still way below normal. that has been the trend all winter long. we have subzero readings this morning. a little closer to the city and to the south. uc portage indiana had a 2. we also have calculated a plot of the wind chills. you want to do that. let's check our forecast for the chicago area. this

afternoon is not bad. partly cloudy and cold. a high on the thermometer of 26. southeast wind at 8-18. tonight clouding over and some light snow late. producing a dusting to perhaps as much as an inch. so here should bottom out officially at about 18. tonight they will because the early. tomorrow some early flurries give way to filter son. it took over cast redevelops. snow should be beginning toward sunset or just beyond. a high of 25. the snow accumulates tomorrow night. that is the whole weekend laid out. >> in this weekend

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some pretty good amount of snowfall. and here's how it will stretch out across. we're looking and 7:00 tomorrow morning. there is 7:00 tomorrow evening. the snow was read at our back doorstep. come in during the night. it lets up on sunday. sitting in our southern suburbs. it is going to be a real mess down there. if you're traveling south be aware of that. we're thinking more mullins of 3-6 in. with a couple of totals a little bit more than that. we will do so in a windy with their retirement.whether it environmentweather environment.

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