chicago public schools responds teachers over the i- sat controversy. the u-s responds to the crisis in ukraine, as russia's president tells some troops to return to their bases. and police arrest a city official for stealing a ton of road salt in the northwest suburbs. good morning. i'm dan ponce. and i'm cortney hall in for erin. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. demetrius ivory has a check of our weather. 22 degrees actually doesn't feel that bad. >> really? >> a think most of us are just punch drunk. >> we've had enough give us 20 degrees with sunshine and we will take it. we have some improvement in terms of temperatures today. we are expecting more light snow. this

is north of 94 morning with the chance of more snow coming. partly sunny today meeting sunshine and tonight we have snow moving back into the region. it's 10 degrees in waukegan. 14 at the lakefront. current wind chill is not as bad as yesterday. -14 kenosha. aurora and juliet are currently just above zero. the radar shows light snow continues generally north of chicago. it's extending into portions of to page county. this will move east of us this morning and it will move towards clouds and sunshine. i think dan will like this but not so much kwame. our official high today is 25. partly sunny today. today we could go to 16. tomorrow we go down to 27 with snow coming early in the day wednesday. >> all you could hear added

courtney is a growl. the roadway so far so good no major delays. everything is looking good. overnight roadwork on the eisenhower ride by morgan where they have that demolition. expect that to be tight. otherwise the rest of the roads are looking good. >>an autopsy may reveal how a man died on the south side. the body of the 36-year-old man was found between two parked cars yesterday afternoon in the 83-hundred block of south brandon avenue. he had suffered some kind of trauma. initially police thought he might be the victim of a hit- and-run accident. now they're not so sure. they've opened a death investigation. the man's name has not been released. secretary of state john kerry arrives in kiev today, to try to defuse a growing crisis in ukraine. andrew spencer reports, kerry plans to meet with his russian counterpart, to ask for his help. >> troops around military installations around the crimean

peninsula. the crinkles in act of aggression. the u.s. calls a violation of international law but the russian on voices the tree with its neighbors allows up to 25,000 troops in the area. the russian journalist refutes what many westerners have described as a military incursion. >> there are russian troops but we have always had them. the russian black sea fleet is there and that is many thousand. but that is not an incursion. >> another key difference is the president who fled the ukraine and protests and it was then ousted by parliament. russia still considers him the democratically elected leader but timid government. u.s. officials have acted strongly suspended upcoming talks with russia on trade and investment also cooperative military engagement such as port visits and planning conferences. the president gathered his national security council on monday to discuss the ukraine and

according to senior administration official examine ways to further isolate russia should the crisis continue. vladimir putin ordered his troops to return back to the bases after military exercises insisting the exercises were always meant to end on march 3rd. >>the first witness in the oscar pistorius murder trial is resuming her testimony. pistorius is charged with murdering his girlfriend at his home in south africa last year. yesterday a neighbor testified that she woke up that night to a woman's screams, four gunshots, and then a man yelling for help. the defense questioned her on the possibility of gunshots before she woke up and whether her recollection was accurate. pistorius says he shot and killed his girlfriend because he thought she was an intruder, in his bathroom. but prosecutors say this was a pre-meditated murder. c-p-s parents are finding themselves caught in the middle of the battle between teachers

and administrators over standardized tests. nancy loo is *live with more information. >> good morning. the teachers' union has set a protest here at the school later this morning ahead of the testing. teachers at the school were among those to organize the boycott. all have supposedly said they will not administer these tests. but they are required by law to do so. it's just not clear how many students will actually take the test. >> the illinois standard achievement test is eight days long and some schools began the process yesterday. most elementary students across the state are expected to begin the testing this morning. it's not clear what will happen at the school and drummond montessori where teachers spearheaded the boycott. according to the

teachers' union, parents and more than 70 schools have expressed the don't want their children taking the test. some parents spoke out of the thompson center yesterday claiming administrators are making it uncomfortable for students who are opting out. >> they have the power to stop the intimidation and abuse and mistreatment. >> the test is required by the new child left behind act but since it is being replaced by two other tests next year, critics claim this round of testing is pointless and a waste of time. c p s says it's working to ensure a proper environment for students to take the test. according to some parents, but district made calls to stress the test is required by state and federal law. >> i am against it. i sent my daughter out of it because i am aware is not counting toward promotion or anything. >> the state board of education

says the test provide a valuable data on how districts are ferrying in meeting higher benchmarks. this morning the test is supposed to be administered to all students grades 3-8 regardless of whether they are opting out. back to you. >> suspended. getting a second chance. cbs took away their city championship and their 24 victories because they used players that were academically ineligible. the head coach was suspended. now the illinois high school association says the school can still be in the state tournament. there will keep their top seed but they still won't have two of their best players or coaches. parents of players at other schools have mixed reactions. >>

i think they should have a chance especially if there were number one the work hard to get there i think it's fair. >> i am a basketball mom. i am here to support my son. if he wasn't getting good grades in school, basketball would not be tolerated. >>curie plays dusable tonight at king college. coach oliver remains suspended and has not commented. taking a look at the *other top stories this morning. a truck driver from hanover park pled not guilty to slamming his rig into an illinois tollway employee and a state trooper. police say renato -velasquez- was driving with insufficient sleep when the truck hit a tollway vehicle on i-88 near aurora. the judge ordered velasquez to surrender his passport. the crash that took place back in january killed tollway worker vincent petrella and seriously injured trooper douglas balder. a man pled not guilty to murdering his roommate in naperville back in january. police say 21-year-old grant van muren

answered charles clark's craigslist ad for a roommate, and the two men became intimate within hours or van muren moving in. but the police report says van muren assaulted and strangled clark, then set the apartment on fire. clark's body was discovered january 22-nd. federal regulators are investigating an accident at a northwest suburban snowboard park that left a teenaged employee seriously injured. it happened sunday at the "raging buffalo snowboard ski park" in algonquin. the 17-year-old's arm got stuck in the machine that operates a ski lift at the park. it took more than 30 rescuers about an hour to free him. the investigation could take up to six months. three people stole thousands of dollars worth of handbags from the bloomingdale's on the mag mile. two women and a man grabbed several high-end handbags and escaped in a white s-u-v yesterday afternoon. the bags are worth six thousand dollars. no arrests have been made. a ton of road salt was stolen from far northwest suburban woodstock. now, the city's head of street maintenance is being charged as the thief. dale behm was arrested friday. he made bail saturday.

police say behm made off with a pile of salt and two snowplow skid plates. he's charged with theft of government property... and he's been suspended with pay until his trial. a winter storm hit the east coast bringing freezing rain, snow and near-record cold temperatures. the storm dumped four inches of snow in washington d-c, shutting down schools and government offices. icy roads in virginia were blamed for at least one death yesterday. and there were at least four weather-related traffic deaths in texas, oklahoma and tennessee over the weekend. freeze warnings were in place from the canadian border into texas. and heavy sleet left about 30 thousand homes and businesses in tennessee without power. one man in northeastern wisconsin is taking advantage of all the snow this season. he built a larger-than-life snowman! it took jim smith about four weeks to create it. the snowman is so big ... he used car tires for eyes and then stacked a few tires on top for a hat. smith is taking bets on how

long the snowman will last. it costs five dollars to place a bet, and whoever is closest to the day the snowman melts will win half the cash reward. the other half will go to a family in need. >> are like that that school. >> a good chance for me to use my expertise whether predicting. i would say it's going to be there until at least mid april. that is a big snowman. and let's be honest, it's cold. we are called again today. we to warm up a bit. yesterday's high was about 19. right now is 15 in downers grove. st. mary's school is currently in the teens. the current wind chill is down to zero. we continue to have light snow across the northern

northern region. it will move out by midmorning and remove to clouds and some later today. the snowman is probably okay until at least monday. but today's high is 25. >> coming up, a woman's home is destroyed by an avalanche. >> it judge dismisses a state witness in the michigan gay marriage ban trial and what a high school cheerleader is suing her parents. we will have their reaction. >> a candy store is offering free fudged for fat tuesday.a wd

of injuries she suffered when her house was destroyed in an avalanche. michel colville was pulled from the wreckage, three hours after friday's avalanche in missoula . her home was at the base of mount jumbo. authorities say the avalanche was triggered by a snowboarder. colville's husband is hospitalized in serious condition. an 8-year-old boy survived the quake by finding an air pocket in the mountain of snow. michigan's defense of its gay marriage ban got off to a rough start in federal court. that ban was approved by voters, ten years ago. now two women are trying to get that overturned and ease restrictions so same sex couples can adopt. michigan argues children are better off with a mother and a father. yesterday, a federal judge

dismissed the state's first witness because he lacked the qualifications to be considered an "expert witness." last week, federal rulings struck down gay marriage restrictions in texas and kentucky. a high school honor student and cheerleader in new jersey is suing her own parents. rachel canning says they threw her out of their home when she turned 18 and are now refusing to pay for her to go to college. she is suing to force her parents to pay an unpaid private school bill and her college tuition. but her parents she ran away in november because she didn't want to follow house rules. her father admits that he's stopped paying rachel's high school tuition but says she'll receive her existing college fund. >> i know she is a good kid and a rebellious teen. she has a college fund available. but it's the equivalent of going shopping at a high and a store and sending someone the bill. >> right now rachel is living with a friend. rachel has been accepted at four colleges and has applications pending at other

institutions. a candy shop in missouri is giving away free fudge to obese customers today. it's only for those weighing more than 300 pounds. since the route 66 candy shoppe announced the promotion on facebook, some have said the gimmick is offensive. but the owner says he's not trying to to offend anyone this is just one of many promotions the store plans to offer to get people talking. the shop just opened in february. >> that on the scale for your free fudge! >> if we put both of you together do we get 300 lbs.? >> not even close with courtney. >> may be with me and sarah ... mostly because it's demetrius. >> i'm just saying ...

>> you are now the least popular guy in this room. >> we have wind out of the west at 5 mi.. if you think that doesn't make you popular take a look at this. it's well that our lives. 11 in aurora. it's colder than normal. temperatures are warming up. we do expect a few breaks of slightly warmer temperatures to come. current visibility is down only half a mile. kenosha is down to 1 mi.. bartlett is down to 2 mi.. we find this note moving across the region. the thing is as we get to the overnight low, and the snow that does fall will give you just a quick coating which could make the roads like this morning. much of this snow will stay to the north. it could disturbance exits the region and we get into clouds and son. temperatures are in the '20s. the next message brings more snow moving into the region tonight. one-2 in. of additional snow. half an inch of snow is to

the north early today and then that extra inch-2 in. later tonight into tomorrow. 25 degrees today. tonight the low temperature moves down as we fall into the midteens. light snow accumulation. 27 on wednesday. thursday we make 30. are we ok? have we made up? >> apparently we're going to bring our fat cells over to that store. >> he is making up for it by bringing you some donuts. >> these are from patrick elwood's brother in law. >> one quick crash on the outbound kennedy. to left lanes are blocked. still nice and might not causing many delays. this will be blocked off until september 1st between halsted

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three turnovers sunday against the knicks. nine times that many last night. they played like dead fish against a bad team in brooklyn and it ended just like you thought. in 82 games scheduled it will happen a few times at last night was one of those. the bulls had won nine games out of 10 but this game was just about over in the first four or five minutes. of the bounce there were not great but livingston helping burst into a 16 point lead in the first quarter which doubles as you may expect were able to whittle down and they turn it over to boozer and it's a three-pointer. but in the third it's one of those turnovers, strip from behind brooklyn back the other way to a highflying player. the

play to sit in and at the end its williams just showing off. he had 20 points the bulls take one on the chin that 96-80. castro out 7-10 days. don't look over your shoulder but here comes baez. cubs and the brewers halfway up the burma for the first time this spring the cubs win 4-2 against milwaukee. a photo opportunity at camelback branch. taking on the royals and gillespie in the fight for third base making his presence felt. a to run double for him. a three run homer here. they win their second in a row by the same score 9-7. word on hossa is that he's out to-three weeks with a shoulder injury. college basketball, its 63-61 here for

north carolina. that morning sports. >>stocks fell monday. the dow sunk 153 points. the nasdaq down 30. and the s-and-p dropped 13 points. bill gates regains his title as the world's richest person. he's valued at 76-billion dollars. gates knocked telecom tycoon carlos slim helu to number two -- worth 72-billion. here are some of the things they could buy: lanai island in hawaii. 8 lamborghini's. the new york yankees - twice. and the entire budget of the department of transportation and social security combined. could he by the tribune company? >> i don't know i think we do tip the scale. >> the early morning show does. >> we do drive lamborghini. but go to the radar. we have snow

continuing across northern chicago. light snow showers today and we move to dry conditions. typical high temperatures are 42 degrees. we will be in the mid-20s today. we have a crash this morning having a bound on the kennedy. the crash in to land planes. expect things to be delayed their at foster just past the junction. otherwise the roads are looking good. >> coming up, former congressman mel reynolds speaks out after being kicked out of zimbabwe. >> yesterday's witnesses back to court today to of the blade runner trial. >> and the black hawks goalie has some of his gear stolen. >>and -- an ordinary guy is in the national spotlight after delivering pizzas to the oscars. we'll hear from him.

chicago public schools responds to protests by parents and teachers over the i-sat controversy. the u-s responds to the crisis in ukraine, as russia's president tells some troops to return to their bases. and details on president

obama's new budget plan. who he wants to pay more taxes. good morning, i'm dan ponce. and i'm cortney hall in for erin. let's go to demetrius ivory for a check of the weather. hi, demetrius. it's still cold. anything different? >> we have one day with a four in front of it. >> we do like that. >> let's check it out. yesterday we were 19 degrees. each day we should make the lower forties with lows in the mid-20s. this has been an epic winter in terms of how cold. and it's not over. north side learning center we are at 13. union reading at only eight. no wind chill. the wind chill is down to two. radar shows light snow across the board of northern region as remove in you can see that snow up to waukegan. as to get tort winnebago county we have snow continued. most of that snow is

north of 90. today 23 degrees by 5:00 p.m.. it's an improvement. wednesday we make 27 another accumulating snow coming tonight. i will tell you how much coming up. >> one hot spot this morning and outbound kennedy at foster. to left lanes are blocked with a crash. expected delays on the outbound side of the kennedy. otherwise the rest of the roads are looking good. >>secretary of state john kerry arrives in ukraine today, to try to find some diplomatic magic to keep russia from seizing control of the country. already, russian troops control the crimean peninsula, as russian warplanes fly overhead. but russia says its agreement with ukraine *permits it to deploy those troops. >> there are russian troops and there always have been. the russian black sea fleet is in the crimea and that is many thousands. but that is not an incursion. >> russia still considers

ukraine's ousted president, viktor yanukovych, the country's rightful leader. and many ethnic russians in ukraine don't share the new government's desire to align with *europe instead of russia. washington hopes to apply diplomatic and economic pressure on russia to stay out of ukraine. congresswoman tammy duckworth was scheduled to attend the paralympic games in sochi, russia, starting this weekend. but because of the crisis in ukraine, the white house has cancelled the trip by duckworth and her delegation. american *athletes will still compete in the games. the first witness in the oscar pistorius murder trial is resuming her testimony. pistorius is charged with murdering his girlfriend at his home in south africa last year. yesterday a neighbor testified that she woke up that night to a woman's screams, four gunshots, and then a man yelling for help. the defense questioned her on the possibility of gunshots before she woke up and whether her recollection was accurate. pistorius says he shot and killed his girlfriend because he thought she was an intruder, in his bathroom. but prosecutors say this was a pre-meditated murder.

c-p-s parents are finding themselves caught in the middle of the battle between teachers and administrators over standardized tests. nancy loo joins us *live from saucedo scholastic academy in little village. >> good morning. the teachers' union plans to be out here later this morning to back up teachers who are refusing to administer the tests this morning teachers at the school were among those to organized protest boycott but the district has repeatedly stressed that teachers are required by law to do so. it's just not clear how many students will actually take it. >> the only standard achievement test is eight days long and some schools began the process yesterday. most elementary students across the state are expected to begin the testing this morning. it's not clear what will happen at the school

here and drummond montessori where teachers spearheaded the boycott. according to the teachers' union, parents at more than 70 schools have expressed they don't want their children taking the test. some parents spoke out at the thompson center yesterday claiming administrators are making it uncomfortable for students who are opting out. >> they have the power to stop the intimidation and the abuse and mistreatment. >> the test is required by the know child left behind act. since the replaced by two other tests the next year, critics claim this round of testing is pointless and a waste of time. cbs says it's working to ensure a proper environment for students to take the test. according to some parents, the district made calls to stress that the test is required by state and federal law. >> i am against it. i took my daughter out of the exam because

i am aware it's not counting toward promotion or anything. >> this morning that test is supposed to be administered to all students grade 8---grades 3- 8. teachers are required to place the test in front of the children regardless of whether they are opting out and the district has said that teachers who refuse to administer the test may face disciplinary action. back to you. >>taking a look at the *other top stories this morning. an autopsy may reveal how a man died on the south side. the body of the 36-year-old man was found between two parked cars yesterday afternoon in the 83-hundred block of south brandon avenue. he had suffered some kind of trauma. initially police thought he might be the victim of a hit- and-run accident. now they're not so sure. they've opened a death investigation. the man's name has not been released.

c-p-s and the i-h-s-a are allowing curie high school to play in the state basketball tournament. on friday, c-p-s stripped curie of its city title and suspended its coach for having seven players who were academically ineligible. curie still won't have its coach, or two key players, when it plays in the state tournament tonight. a truck driver from hanover park pled not guilty to slamming his rig into an illinois tollway employee and a state trooper. police say renato -velasquez- was driving with insufficient sleep when the truck hit a tollway vehicle on i-88 near aurora. last month's crash killed tollway worker vincent petrella and seriously injured trooper douglas balder. republican candidate for governor, bruce rauner has spent a total of six million dollars to fund his campaign. that sets a new record for personal funding. the previous record was set in 2006, when ron gidwitz and his wife spent 5-point-3 million dollars on the governor's race-- only to lose the primary election. former illinois congressman mel reynolds is in south africa, after zimbabwe kicked him out

for over-staying his visa. reynolds paid a hundred-dollar fine for the visa violation. a more serious charge of possessing and producing pornography was dropped on a technicality. reynolds claims he was targeted by the government. and in a phone conversation with wgn, he challenged the *reporting of his arrest in zimbabwe's media. >> always one television station and is only one major newspaper in zimbabwe. i'm just concerned that it was so reckless no one said we don't have any facts. >> reynolds says zimbabwe's government is trying to silence him, because it doesn't want him to reveal the government's relationship with american businessmen. one of the sons of bulls and white sox owner jerry reinsdorf has died. david reinsdorf died yesterday, but the cause wasn't released. he was only 51. the reinsdorf family is

requesting privacy. david reinsdorf was a real estate executive. his younger brother, michael, is president and ceo of the bulls. david reinsdorf was a real estate executive. someone may be dressing like blackhawks goalie corey crawford now that his helmet, and his game pads, are missing. this all started when crawford planned to wear a specially designed mask for the game at soldier field saturday night. that mask never turned up. but now crawford says his white and red pads, that he always wears in games, are now gone too. he says he thinks they were stolen from the stadium. >> it's the ones i wear all the time. they're gone. >> i think they're all playing a joke on me. it's pretty funny ... dot ha ha. >>surveillance video from soldier field may help find the thief. so far the blackhawks have not reported this incident to the police. president obama wants to raise taxes on affluent americans, and pass the money out to lower-income people. obama will unveil a new budget plan today.

he's expected to call for even more tax advantages for people at the lower end of the economic scale, while eliminating some tax breaks for top earners. almost half of americans already pay *no federal income tax... while the top one-fifth of income earners pay two- thirds of the total tax bill. congress is expected to ignore obama's budget priorities. if a government watchdog group gets its way, some illinois retirees will have to live with less. the civic federation is recommending that the state start taxing retirement income, to help pay five billion dollars in old bills. the federation is also recommending that the state's temporary income tax hike be extended, instead of being allowed to expire. the group says its five-year plan would help illinois build a reserve fund to protect against future economic problems. first lady michelle obama is planning to take a trip to china later this month. according to a statement from the white house, she will bring along her mother and the first daughters, sasha and malia. the white house says it will focus on education as the first

lady visits several schools in china. she also plans to meet with the wife of china's president. the week-long trip is scheduled to start march 19th. nancy loo could relate to this. this reporter was forced to cover the bad weather ... >> only one this summer. there go the plows demonstrating that ... >> kono.oh no. >> that is a reporter in new jersey. the person claiming to be the snowplow driver called to apologize he said he just didn't see him. nothing really bad happened he just got blown over by the snow. >> nancy would not stand so close to the road. >> she would leave a lot more distance. it's 30 degrees right now. temperatures are cold again. are high is only in the '20s. wind at 5 mi.. this

morning we have readings of 10 degrees, 11 degrees. the wind chill is still on the cold side of course we have seen much worse. it's to let our lives. 34 aurora. 13 of the lakefront. radar shows the snow continuing mainly north of chicago. much of it is now north of 90. we continue to see the heaviest snow move through one key in. but we try out around midmorning and moved to clouds and son. today's high temperature is 25. slow down the 16. another snow shower comes tonight. one-2 in.. wednesday's high as 27 characters the week 32. >> still had, the unusual item one man used to defend himself from an angry ex. >> the pope is trending this morning because of something he mistakenly said during a prayer. >> what did you think of my parity of let it go chicago?0< ñ

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in one of the rape cases against former n-f-l player darren sharper. sharper is charged with raping two women in new orleans. he turned himself in to authorities in los angeles, where he's also being investigated for sexual assault. similar investigations are happening in florida, arizona, and nevada. sharper played for three teams

during his 13 year career. the n-f-l network just fired him from his analyst job. a man in texas says he had to grab a sword in a duel with his girlfriend's ex. eugene thompson said he got into an argument with his live- in girlfriend saturday night... soon after her estranged husband showed up and tried to barge in. thompson pulled out his replica sword from the "legend of zelda" nintendo game. the estranged husband was i pulled it out and i sat in the doorway and he was just coming down bohol at me. he was walking right into the point where i don't know if he thought it was a toy ... >> he walked right into the end of the sword. the estranged husband was stabbed in the chest and leg and was taken to the hospital in serious condition. thompson was allegedly hit with a flower pot and treated for a head gash. no word on if any charges were filed.

here are a few stories that are trending online this morning ... a blessing by pope francis got lost in translation, and turned into the italian equivalent of an "f-bomb." it happened sunday. since the pope is not a native italian, he mispronounced an italian word in a way that made it sound like profanity. many in the pope's mostly italian audience looked around, as if to say, "did he just say that?" but no one believes the mistake was intentional. it's safe to say that lebron james can play with that face mask protecting his broken nose. he scored 61 points against the charlotte bobcats last night. that's a career high for him and a franchise record for the miami heat. james hit his first eight three-pointers on the way to his record. the heat won the game too. >> didn't jordan have more against boston in the one game? >>remember that massive sinkhole in the national

corvette museum in kentucky? well, those 'vettes were swallowed up, but won't be lost.8 cars went down when the sinkhole opened up last month. on monday, museum officials brought in the heavy machinery and began removing the trapped cars. the plan is to start getting the cars out, then repair the hole and restore the cars. these graphic images went viral after a python swallowed a crocodile in northwest queensland on sunday. a woman grabbed her camera and snapped the shots. the snaked coiled its body around the crocodile and strangled it. the croc fought hard at first, but it was a lost cause. the snake ate the croc, making the outline of the croc visable within the snakes stomach. scarlett johansson is pregnant e stomach. that is really cool. >> who do want to win that fight? >> let's reflect on that ... let's let that marinade. >> let's take a look at how

things are going today. currently it's nine degrees in union. it is cold. it will be called for the day. 14 degrees. here we are at 13. wind chill down to five. we find this note continues down north of chicago. you will get half an inch and then the snow gets out early. piquancy right here we have snow moving pretty good. by 9:00 p.m. we're down to 19. today's high is 25. 27 on wednesday. one-2 in. comes tonight and finely exits wednesday afternoon. thursday we make 22. >> good morning. earlier crash on the outbound kennedy has cleared out. no more delays there. a new box fire--a box truck on fire south bound to the five at read road. right lane is blocked feared expect added

delay because of that. also seen jane addams tollway between this planes all because of some construction going on it will be picked up at the top of the hour. >> coming up wide john travolta and introduced a fictional singer. >> and the guy who brought the pizza to the oscars did not walk away empty-scarlett johansson it

with her first child. she and her fiance, a french journalist confirmed their engagement last september and will now be adding one more. johansson was previously married to actor ryan reynolds, but they divorced in 20-11. samsung struck social media gold after the oscars. ellen degeneres used a samsung phone to take the "selfie" that is all over the internet ellen never mentioned samsung, but handed bradley cooper the galaxy-note-3 for the picture they took. the photo was re-tweeted more that 700-thousand times. the picture holds the record as the most popular tweet ever. samsung, who is a sponsor of the oscars said the "selfie" was not scripted. samsung says they will donate 3- million dollars to two charities of ellen's choice. >> please welcome the wickedly

talented one and only adele dazeem. >> i can't. but i can't. and he was supposed to introduce singer idina menzel, instead you heard him say "adele dazeem." some defenders say travolta is dyslexic, and that explains why he misread the teleprompter. the odd part is, travolta said menzel's name perfectly fine during the oscar run-through. after all the buildup of how ridiculously talented you would think he would no name. >> i think there is a twitter account for that name now. one of the biggest moments on the oscars was when host ellen came on stage with a pizza delivery man who had no idea he was going to be live on national t-v. the "pizza guy" owns "big mama's and papa's restaurant" the place that provided the pizzas. >> i was shocked. i came out with the pizza and they said just tweets away for the writers and i was waiting and then ellen came out and she came out and

said i'm going to tell you to follow me. >> what did you think was going to happen? >> i didn't really know. >> he didn't leave empty-handed. to supposedly tipped $1,000. that seems a good tip. >> good morning to you. the early today we are expecting to see temperatures on the cold side. we have more snow this morning. that snow is generally north of chicago. we will see this snow through the morning. we begin to dry out around lunchtime. we expect to see clouds and son to a high temperature in the mid-20s. snow comes back tonight into tomorrow. 16 degrees tonight. tomorrow we make 27. thursday we warm up to the '30's. saturday and sunday temperatures are in the low to mid 30's. >> we have a box fire from early this morning heading south bound on 55 it has been cleared out of the way. no more problems. heads

up on the construction. this bridge is blocked off between halsted and this planes. it will be like that for construction until september 1st. expect delays because of that. look for alternate spirit the main roads are otherwise looking good. >> my song "let it go chicago" that we debuted yesterday here at 4 a-m, is creating a buzz online. here are a few of the comments ... phil said ... "joyous therapy! force-feed this on your cranky friends and family." pamela said ... "you might need a tetanus shot after eating that dirty snow, dan." >> that was gross. >> i didn't swallow it. >> carolyn said ... "dan sang it better than adele dazeem at the oscars." here's a short version, in case you missed it ... >> it's funny how these potholes make everything seem small. and the icy 30 alleys

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