ice breakers. >> we welcome our viewers are watching us around the country. the civil aviation chief calls it an unprecedented mystery. the flight took off early saturday heading for beijing. when it disappeared dozens of ships and aircraft from 10 countries began searching the seas >> searches in its third day and has been expanded. so far not emergency signal has been detected. families of those who were

aboard the flight have been told to prepare for the worst. one of the questions being raised is who exactly was on that plane? one of those men has been identified using video passengers boarding the plane. the man is reportedly not of malaysian to send. if >> will we later found was that maybe this send from 35,000 ft. down to the water in just a couple of minutes. >> senior source in the preliminary investigation tells reuters the fact that no debris has been found appears to indicate the plane might have disintegrated

around 35,000 ft.. >>. you of u.s. spy satellite footage has turned up no evidence of a meteormid-air explosion. charge of sexually assaulting a student. the 29 rule was arrested saturday and faces one count of criminal sexual assault. >> the father of a suburban family charged with shoplifting from stores nationwide ordered held without bail. appeared in federal court today. prosecutors argued they have every reason to flee as the faces more than 12 years of prison if convicted. the judge agreed that he was a flight risk and ordered them to remain in jail. if the judge delayed a decision on whether to release so she can hire an attorney. still trying to find a suitable person to stay with while on bail. the lawyer told the judge that the client has been

self-employed and the carpet business. >> no word on the cause of an extra alarm fire. more than 100 firefighters responded to the blaze which started around 3 this morning. >> small explosions were heard inside of the building before the roof collapsed. fire spread to neighboring buildings. the fire was struck out around 530 pam. one firefighter was taken to the hospital. it happened last night at a home in the 2700 block of east 92nd street. several officers were serving a warrant when someone inside the home fired hitting one of them in the head. the 34 year-old hospital was rushed to add the kitchen to the hospital by his fellow officers. everyone in the home was taken into custody. the medical examiner says the body found in a

sewer last week instead of a missing woman. >> disappeared in october of 2011. city workers found her body wrapped in a plastic bag on wednesday while checking for a week. >> inconclusive on the cause of death. more tests are being done now. lives on the block or her body was found. she was last >>2 kate and killed a teenager. happen saturday night on interstate 88. the 17 year-old boy was walking in the road. vehicle hit and killed the teenager and left the scene. police are looking for a full-size truck with a missing driver side mirror and damage to the driver side headlight. the teenagers name has not been released. >> after a brutal weather chicago is left with the job of patching up all of the pot holes. the

mayor has just outlined the city's plan of action. >> the mayor was out here this morning because it is a problem that we have all encountered. so far city crews have filled 240,000 potholes this season. they're still popping up every day. they have added six additional six man crews. in the hopes of being able to fill those pot holes which are everywhere. >> you do not have a tough harsh winter like the one we are still experiencing without seeing widespread negative results. potholes' and washboard surfaces are so bad motorist's driving in a dangerous fashion just to avoid the pot holes. >> all of the cruise

will be focused on fixing potholes on mondays and fridays. those will be our strike force days. >> officials are putting on extra crews and working longer hours just to repair the streets. we're going to do pothole filling by a grid system. it is much more efficient. after the city catches up on fixing potholes the mayor plans a major city- wide repair program to prevent this from happening again soon. i'm going to be lane not in short order to plan for the spring and summer for a totally new pavement. we observed a one street crew put in at fault and water filled holes in not

>> crews are expected to brush out the water. it is proper procedure and technique. >> that was not being done. officials said they're going to check into it. they say also fec pot holes that have been around for a while you can go online. you can call 311. the idea is to get them on to the grid. part >> more of those cameras will start issuing tickets today in school safety zones. drivers could be fined up to $100 for going 11 mi. or more over the speed limit. a warning. will begin near sherman park.

enforcement's hours will be limited to park hours. 6 am- 11:00 p.m. seven days a week. if your parking on the streets of chicago you will be able to pay leaders using smart phones. in a parking meter payment application will be tested under a pilot program this spring. it will be rolled out throughout the entire city. motorists will enter into the application the amount of time they want to pay for. receipts will not be necessary. >> cta is expected to announce by the end of this month that they are switching to a ventra only payment system. they'll stop letting chicago card users add money to their cards. they'll have to transfer any cash balances to the new card. they're expected to lay out a timetable for the full conversion >>

>> i do not know about leading it. it was held at the presidential towers in chicago yesterday. we climbed all four towers. 180 stores. organizers said 90 percent of every dollar raised will go towards one cancer research funding. many inspirational runners. a few celebrity sightings. the event raised nearly $300,000. >> experts say one- third of female sex trafficking victims are under the age of 16. the proposal to help them. the late >> is in a murder trial. we will tell you what the man known as the blade runner did in court today. >> a lawyer exchange's legal briefs for an apron. she is one of chicago's very own.

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terms of sex trafficking are getting support from politicians. >> chris federal penalties and shut down websites used for online sex trafficking. live downtown with that story. >> the senator since

this effort to crack down on human sex trafficking through online advertisements came as this adjustmenta suggestion >> apparently approached him and told him this is an issue that you really need to look into. the senator with the state's attorney at his side to talk about federal legislation that he is proposing today that will prohibit online 6 trafficking. sex trafficking. took aim at one website in particular. bac kpage.com out of arizona. >> possible for 70 percent of prostitution advertising in america. according to the attorney general adult services section is notorious. according to the university of

illinois up to 25,000 women and girls are involved in commercial sex trade annually. >> we have a unique role of expanding human dignity to make sure human trafficking has no place inside the state of illinois. >> they earn profits support, activity and then turn a blind eye to our children were being who are being prostituted and raped on a daily basis. it is time for their reckless and immoral practices to end. >>2 many of these websites able to get away with what they're doing simply because they exist on line and federal laws are required to shut them down. proposing

legislation called stop advertising victims of exploitation acts. it would make it unlawful to sell or promote an advertisement which among many things facilitates kidnapping trafficking or exploitation of children. those convicted could be sent to prison for up to five years. reached out to the operators of the waywebsite and we've yet to hear back from them. >> the father of the sandy hook school shooter is speaking out publicly for the first time since the tragedy. he was interviewed by the new yorker magazine. he says in hindsight his son would have killed him if he had the opportunity. the 20 year-old shot and killed his mother before killing 20 children and six staff members at sandy hook elementary school back in 2012. he then shot and killed himself. he says he has not seen the sun for two years before

the shooting. he admitted he was never born and says he cannot look at pictures of him anymore. >> he became physically ill at his testimony. he vomited and wept as details of wounds to his girlfriend were recounted. the doctor said any of the three injuries she sustained could have been fatal. the judge banned video and audio screenings of the testimony due to the graphic details. he claims he shot her by accident during what he thought was a home invasion. >> russian president is defending moves by the pro russian leaders of crimea to break away from ukraine and join russia. russian soldiers were seen at a military base today. russian forces pushed into the region prompting criticism from western nations.

moscow house denounced the protest. refuses to recognize the ukrainian authorities. chrysler >> is recalling 25,000 vehicles. from corned beef to a desert. the cooking mom is back. she is staring >> bingo! >> it's a shame sadie isn't here today wins. she always coulda won the big prize. >> you know, that coulded her with some of jim's f have helps.uneral expense

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>> stocks fell this morning. the s&p retreat slightly from record high levels. despite obstacles the market is 5 years old. investors of a lot to celebrate. stocks hit bottom. the industrial average has risen by 151%. the question now is whether the economy and push stocks

higher as the federal reserve slowly and is the stimulus program. chrysler is recalling more than 25,000 vehicles around the world. will notify customers when to schedule service. the reports of accidents or issues. filed for bankruptcy for the second time and must appear years. this comes after struggling with debt and for slowing traffic at malls. the new york based custom has as much as $500 million in assets and liabilities. the executive said it would close 155 of their stores. >> the buffalo sabres might be the worst team in the nhl but fans filled the stadium early to

watch their hometown hero put on a show. he did not disappoint his local fans. >> avoids another defender and rips one by the goalie for his 20th goal of the year. >> still 2-1. they tried to tie it up with a last-minute rush. he dives at the puck and blcoks theocks the shot. >> noah finds hinrich. a lay up over bosh. james tried to end it regulation. >>this one went into overtime. gibson misses the jumper.

you see him in the stands going nuts. the bulls win 95-88/ >>free agency begins tomorrow afternoon. >>the bears did sign two free agents. that could be some insurance incase they cannot sign others. >>eric johnson making a great case to be in the starting rotation. >>bounces one off the ground to the pitcher. this one ends in a 2-2 tie. >>the cubs went 3-3

with a homerun. the cubs were down by one. >>the cubs go on to win 10-8. the fire lost their season opener. they will face iowa in the first round. they kick off the tournament on thur sday. >> she left a legal career behind and started cooking.

a woman who left her law career for a life in the kitchen. we see what soul food means to michelle thomas. >> you have to write a personal essay. that has to be one of those were you're trying to persuade the people in the school to let you in. she wrote a beautiful s.a. for introductionessay

>> wanted to become a crook just like my grandmother. my parents wanted me to go to law school. that is what i did. >> i've been an attorney since roughly 1990. there is no gratification. there was no gratification. i decided in 2013 to change my career. i decided to go into culinary arts. >> for me it is interesting to see someone who goes from practicing law 20 years and comes here and her culinary uniform and she breaks chickens with me in the kitchen. it is cool to see that transition. >> wanted to try to elevate the dish. >> how does culinary

school compared to law school? >> it is a lot more fun. every day i am on my feet cooking something. it is nonstop instant gratification. i used to spend my summers in little rock arkansas with my grandmother. she fixed cafe she fixed fried chicken. catfish and fried chicken. >> i wanted to be able to cook just as good as she could but even better. >> is your fear that soul food might die? >> if we do not make it relevant it will eventually die out. we need young regeneration to come up through cooking with the new classical mastiffs soul food alive. >> do you feel like you are revitalized

? >> i have absolutely no regrets whatsoever. i wish i could have done this sooner. my husband always tells me it is better late than never. this has been my life dream. it is finally coming true for me. >> our ultimate goal is to open her own soul food restaurant and keep the family tradition going. >> we are in the middle of a nice warmup.

temperatures will help break up some of that ice. there's a lot of it. the national weather service said more than 93% of lake michigan was covered

by ice. this is a new record. the most i since record- keeping started back in 1973. the ice began to build up rapidly. >> it is interesting you bring that up. we will show you some pictures of that coming up and in that way. ice formation is the last thing on our minds. what happens. was traveling through southern illinois. that is always a sign of spring coming into the area. what with the coast guard is doing. they were out there sampling.

found the thickness ranging from 3 in. to as much as 3 ft.. >> there was quite a story in the tribune over the weekend about the 60 instances the fire department was called to pull people out of the water. as a dead the enterprise. look at these huge ice chunks. >> there are tree trunks that is how powerful these ice chunks are when there's car in the shoreline. >> if you look at that hole there are some high clouds. the air is sinking.

it warm-up. it evaporates that part of the cloud. you develop a whole. quite an interesting shot. we've gotten rid of some of the ice. it is interesting to see some open water on our shoreline. here we are looking up lakeshore drive. uc these high clouds coming in. they're announcing a weather system. and the system where we could go from near 60 degrees to mid 50's in the city. >> it will be a quick thing but it is going to come in with a lot of wind and the temperature plunged. let's enjoy this today. the first time in seven years we have waited this long to get a 70 degree temperature. the significant snowfall starts tomorrow night. it will come in on howling winds. we could get 3-7 in. and a short period of time tomorrow night. cloudslook at the

extent of the warmth. and you're at 49. it is 60 at the moment. a little closer look at these readings. 67 at st. louis read now. we'll get this warmer air with greater frequency in the weeks and months ahead. here's how much temperatures have increased over the last 24 hours. they're up by double digits. that includes the chicago area. look at some of the readings. southwest wind blowing strongly. >> for the moment the wind blowing at 14. humidity is a 54%. the average

first day of a 60 degree temperature in chicago through history has been on or about february 28th. the coolest open to the march and 54 years. 53 here in the city. we will not some more snow across the area. here's the weather system that we're watching. behind it is a push of colder air. the cloud increase will proceed to the afternoon. it will

be quite something. the wind will be howling from the northeast. here's the forecast. there is where the snow and precipitation will be. by wednesday morning the snowfall is exiting by way of our southern suburbs. >> the most aggressive of the models puts down almost 7 in. of snow. here's our and house model. >> watched the land it will quickly go to this. you'll see that 30-40 mi. per hour wind gust tomorrow night there

is quite a weather change. the good news is we will be warming up by later this week. could be flirting with 50 by the weekend. there is a cooler tone to the weather. we have not been above 50 since december. we will be today. we already are. a high of 56 at o'hare. tonight is mild. temperatures might remain above freezing. it will be partly cloudy and windy with a low of 35. it left southwest wind of 10-22. much cooler in the afternoon. it will start in the 40's. we will fall to the 30's in the afternoon. a mixture begins late tomorrow night. three-7 in. possible by wednesday morning.

colder with indiana snow shovelers. a high of only 28. we will rays back up into the '40's later in the week. you almost need a scorecard to keep track of all of this. >> today is heavenly. >> time for today's trivia. what was his given birth name?

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a generic version of the drug with the door is being recalled. a product complete was filed after a pharmacist discovered and 20 mg tablets. the recall involves the largest drug maker. the same company but a similar recall in 2012 after reports some pills could contain small particles of glass. the next time you have your blood checkered pressedpressure checked have it checked in both arms. it might signify cardiovascular issue

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>>i am super excited. why not do your corned beef in your slow cooker. >>this is great. i never looked closely enough. it will be more tender. start with some onions and celery. it is really important to have great flavor in there.

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beginning. >>you can boil them separately. turn the left overs into a great reuben dip. >>you name it. i do soup egg rolls. do not waste the corned beef. >>this is fun. i love layered desserts. >>it is as simple s dropping some

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>> the winter is not over yet. i'll be accused of being in a share. it is gorgeous up there now. the strongest wind is north of us. the form between colder warmcold or warm

air. this and find it warms up a bit. another big dip in the jet stream develops. there's the mild air which we will start the day tomorrow. we begin to moderate a little bit thursday and friday. we developed headaches thermal contrast down to the south of us. another storm system could move over the weekend. snow covered in the united states is down to 21 percent of the country. we've been dealt in some serious now. the next weather system that is heading this way.

here's a way this thing will move. and next sunday china expected tomorrow. the period of heavy wet snow with strong wind. in the criminal justice system

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