the snow is falling with near blizzard conditions. we're *live with how it'll affect the morning commute. a jury took two hours to reach a verdict in the murder trial of allan kustok. and new questions are raised about the pilot of the missing malaysia airlines plane. good morning. i'm dan ponce. and i'm erin mcelroy. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. whether it is the big story. there are some schools closed and a lot of schools opening late today because of the snow. they are scrolling at the bottom of your screen. the complete list is on our website .... wgn tv dot com slash closings. tim mcgill is in for demetrius with a check of our weather. >> a sloppy start foreshore. heavy wet snow is falling as much as 4 in. in some areas. the

winter storm warning continues until 10:00 a.m.. winter weather advisories until 7:00 p.m.. winter storm warnings until 4:00 in some areas. temperatures are freezing the will drop to about 20 this afternoon. wind chill in the teens and 20s but visibility is reduced as the snow is falling heavy south of the city. snowfall coming down pretty good right now especially from the city to the south along 80 that's where we will see the have the band's setting up. we will soon in to enhance and you can see the darker shade of blue just south of city down. the downers grove area and then a band of heavy precipitation all the way to morris. this will continue through the next hour.

kicking off rapidly. but the snow is falling at one-2 in. per hour we've had reports of lightning and thunder with the snow. it's a big mess. how much damage will be today? let's find out the traffic. >> we are seen drifting snow, very heavy snow and in many cases icy road conditions. use caution this morning. reports that heading in and out of northwest indiana is particularly bad. the snow is going to linder further and longer. you really want to watch your speed and in many cases we are expecting to see double commute times. let's head over to the illinois state police sgt who is on the phone and will give us a update on the worst regions. where are most of your troops going? >> we are experiencing a lot of spin outs and that's mostly to

big problems. >> it's interesting because the snow totals are not really that high but this note is just so have the and thick. has that been the problem? >> that is the problem this note is really sticking and it's hard to remove. it's causing some slippery surfaces which is why we are experiencing a high volume of cars. >> last time we had a big snowfall district 5 was hit hard. do you have precautions for that area? they were dealing with icy road conditions prior to the snow coming down. >> typical advice, be careful to take it slow. >> they give for taking the time. >> let's go out to the outbound eisenhower. has looking? >> not so good. the snow is

really piling up. some lanes have at least a few inches covering them. it's making it difficult to see the lane markers and visibility is low because that snow is coming down have the and fast and in some cases it is blowing. we've been out for a few minutes. we have not yet seen a snowplow but the state trooper did say it's difficult to remove the snow under these conditions. the best advice we have is to take it slow. right now at this hour not a lot of traffic. obviously that is not an issue yet it's just the snow piling up creating conditions where you cannot see the roads. if public transportation is an option, i suggest you take it. we will be back with another update. >>slushy roads may have

contributed to this car crash. a car and a taxi were involved in an accident at north and la- salle. we hear one person was injured, but further details were not released. nancy loo is *live in the south suburbs with more. >> this is in your face snow. i can't even see the camera. why did i subject myself to this? >> thank you for that report nancy. >> i want to go back to you but i have to tell you about these conditions. their tractors. but i need to turn around. tollway traffic is moving along but the conditions are quite a treacherous. we sought to spin out firsthand just on the way here. the roads are snow-covered but because of the wind which is blowing right into my face, many

signs are snow-covered as well. visibility is extremely limited due to the blizzard conditions which really kicked up around 2:00 this morning. there are times even before the heaviest snowfall when a semi truck crashed into a streetlight at 79 and western blocking all westbound lanes for a while. on the dan ryan a cargo van was involved in a roll over incident at 59. no injuries reported but even tollway veterans say getting around this morning will be a challenge. >> it was bad coming across indiana and illinois is no better. >> it is staying sloppy out. it's not terrible but traffic is moving pretty slow. >> you can see the snow falling at a good clip. this is in your

face snow. it's really blowing around. that's what is making getting around quite tricky. this is a very wet snow. once it hits you you get wet. you can see the trees are snow-covered. this is the type of snow that falls and sticks. that is what is making the roads especially treacherous this morning. back to you >> a lot of memorable quotes there. nine heavy snow is falling in our area ... and creating near blizzard conditions at times. this is video from the river north neighborhood. that's really heavy what they call heart attack snow. it's so heavy that it's making our cameras act strange. the national weather service has issued a winter storm warning that ends at one this afternoon. air travel in and out of o'hare and midway will likely be impacted. the city deployed all of its

snowplows and salt trucks. to follow the city's snow fleet in real time ... check out chicago shovels dot org. the illinois department of transportation is using its fleet of more than 17-hundred plows across the state to clear roads. i-dot says it is taking steps throughout the morning to make sure the roads are drivable. the illinois tollway has had its entire fleet of 182 plows on the road throughout the night as well. a spokeswoman for i-dot says it has an adequate supply of salt for this storm, and it can quickly get more salt if needed. illinois state police say they are watching to see if they need to activate emergency resources. metra is putting its winter weather plan in effect. crews started working at one o'clock this morning to get a head start on clearing and salting platforms for rush hour. and more train crews are put in place to make up for staffing shortages or emergencies. metra will also refuel trains at outlying stations to prevent delays. wendella boat tours will start later than usual this year, since their boats are stuck in ice. the company says its fleet is stuck in a shipyard on the

calumet river, on the city's far south side. the ice around it is up to 20- inches thick. lake michigan is also too icy to get to. that means there will be no tour on the chicago river as it gets dyed green for saint patrick's day. wendella tours may now begin march 28-th at the earliest. the company says this has never happened in its 80 year history. stay with wgn all morning for the latest weather developments. you know we like to blame this all on to him since he is here. >> snowfall totals it's early but i have reports of two-4 in. already. mainly in the south suburbs. the snow is coming down at about 1 in. an hour. it could be heavier but we have about only one more hour of this moderate to heavy snow. winter storm warning to continue for the areas in pink including the city and then to kankakee county. winter storm warning in

effect for lockport county until the afternoon. snow tapers off and ending in rockford. to the west you are out of the woods but looks like the snowfall amounts will vary from 2-3 in.. three-6 in. for cook county. heavier amounts south of the city in burbank all the way down to morris. temperatures will fall down to 20. the heaviest snow will taper off pretty rapidly. >> stay with us all morning for the latest developments. you can also log onto our website at *wgn t-v dot-com ... or download our free weather app, for your smartphone and tablet. coming up ... the latest on the search for a missing malaysian flight that vanished from radar. and -- a jury took two hours to reach a verdict in the murder trial of allan kustok. plus -- a massive fire destroys a high-rise construction site in san francisco. we'll have the latest. and -- a north side couple

asks for help finding their french bulldogs, missing after a break-in. details, next.

227-million dollar high rise under construction in san francisco. the building collapsed after the fire burned for several hours. nearby buildings were evacuated as 150 firefighters worked to

contain the fire. one firefighter suffered a minor injury. the building was supposed to open in august, and its fire sprinklers had not been activated. investigators will begin looking for the cause of the fire this morning. a new question about the co- pilot of a malaysian passenger jet, may shed some light on why the plane mysteriously disappeared saturday. investigators now speculate, the plane was approaching vietnam, en route from malaysia to china, when it made a hard left turn and crossed the malay peninsula, heading toward an *indonesian island. the plane's transponder was abruptly shut off, so it couldn't communicate with traffic controllers. now a woman who once flew with the plane's co-pilot, says he invited her into the cockpit. >> inaudible >> malaysia airlines is trying to confirm the woman's story. if a crew member opened the cockpit door saturday, he could have let a terrorist or hijacker in.

but so far, investigators can only speculate on what happened to the plane, and where it is now. as the search continues officials are not sure if it was a mechanical malfunction, hijacking or terrorism. >>taking a look at the *other top stories this morning. allan kustok is headed for prison, perhaps for the rest of his life, for murdering his wife. a jury took less than two hours to convict the businessman from orland park of shooting his wife anita in her bed, four years ago. jurors didn't believe kustok's claim that his wife took her own life. he'll face sentencing april 17- th. the wiretaps that were not played at the rod blagojevich trial will remained sealed during the appeals process. federal prosecutors used secretly recorded phone conversations to convict the former governor of mis-using his powers. blagojevich says he would have been cleared if *all the tapes were played in court. the appeals court says the transcripts of those tapes will be admitted into evidence, but they won't be public record unless the judge made an error. authorities are looking for two gunmen who shot and critically wounded a retired chicago

police sergeant during a home invasion. 73-year-old elmer brown was in his southeast side house with his wife. two robbers came in through an unlocked door and demanded he take them to his safe. when the safe wouldn't open, they shot brown in the neck ... then ran. his wife was unharmed. brown is listed in critical but stable condition. a couple is asking for help finding two dogs that disappeared from their northwest side home after a burglary. when the couple returned to their home in the 31 hundred block of north sacramento avenue...they found the door open and the house ransacked yesterday morning. three computers and an i-pad were missing, along with two french bulldogs. the couple is unsure if the dogs were stolen or ran out after the burglary. one of the bulldogs is deaf and takes medicine every day for severe allergies. weather is our top story so let's go over to tim for the latest. >> heavy wet snow across the area the wind is picking up but it's so heavy we're not seeing a

lot of blowing snow which is the good news. winter storm warnings for these counties until 11. winter weather advisory no. 4 lake county until 7:00. winter storm warning for lockport until 4:00 p.m.. heaviest snow 3-6 in. when it's all done. temperatures are hovering around freezing which is why the snow is so wet. we will fall out a bit into the afternoon we will drop to about 20. moderate to heavy snow data half a mile visibility in joliet. this note is really tapering off rapidly to the north but it's continuing from lake county south. zooming in at the radar we can show you the heavier band of snow in burbank and evergreen park and south of the city toward morris which is where it's coming down at one-2 in. per hour. another hour and a

half of this heavy snow until it tapers off pretty quickly. most of the snow will be out by seven or 8:00. temperatures will fall even some peaks of son will come through after three-6 in. of snow falls. rain showers tonight. it's action partly cloudy tonight we get down to the single digits. 35 for the high tomorrow. right around 40 on saturday it would drop to 28 on sunday and that we're back up near 50 on tuesday. >> we have a few pictures of traffic. it's pretty much snow- covered roads out there for the majority of the commuters. here's the kennedy. it's quiet. you can see even though they've done a lot of plowing the roads are covered. 80-94 to the south and central lots of brake lights

are building in. limited visibility through there. the whole trip in and out is very treacherous this morning. easily doubling the normal commute. west bound at roselle on the o'hare a car is in the ditch left lane a block. traffic is slowed their. those are the hot spots. at this point the numbers are looking good but once we start seeing morning commuters moved in and the snow continues to fall you can expect to spend time behind the wheel there. >> coming up after 4:30 -- where president obama made a surprise shopping trip while in new york city. and -- plenty of activity out of halas hall on day one of free agency. details, next in sports. hey marcus! >> it's great to have you back you picked the perfect day to drive back into work. looking on line and getting updates about the snow happening out there. it was not fun driving in. send us

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bulls were not able to take their advice and no amount of good coaching could save them from themselves. first quarter, parker outscored the bulls all by himself. the bulls have 14 and the spurs finished the quarter with 38. 38-14 the worst first quarter in history. second. expecting a comeback. maybe not. gibson on the run out, that's about it. down 30 they did rally at the end but they lose 104-96. a big east women's title game, looking for the first title and he gets it. first half the point guard affianced the freshman and in the second half of doing it all by herself and depaul pulled away and hangs on to win the champions of the new big east. the roster shuffling was significant on day one of nfl

free agency. julius peppers was released. $10 million cash savings for them. reports have the bucks interested in melton and josh mccowen. but the bears at for others to the mix. a guy who should replace peppers on the defensive front. that is the former raider lamar huston. five years $35 million. he was the best on the market and a big one. 63 and an even three bills. bears are in discussion with gerry allen. also resigned their linebacker williams who will be the starter is healthy. a safety comes from the giants. and former carolina linebacker who will play mostly on special teams. much more as the days roll on. blackhawks are in colorado tonight. >> let's go right over to weather. however we looking?

>> a sloppy start to the day. winter storm warning continues until 11:00. lockport county it's in effect until 4:00 a.m.. winter weather advisory until 7:00 p.m.. snow is falling at a good clip specialists out of the city along the dan ryan. reports of two-4 in. of snow on the ground. we will end up with three-6 in. total. locally could get more. details are coming up. >> a few things out there we are dealing with. sign-offs' and accidents. there's a new hot spot, taking a look at the dan ryan already very snow-covered. these ramps that tend to rise up quickly then we get snow on top and that's when things are treacherous. really watch your speed as to head out this

morning. latest crash in bound ryan at the 31st on ramp. dealing with really treacherous driving conditions in and out of indiana which has already been covered with snow. reports of snow-covered roads all across the expressway's despite the fact that they have been out plowing all night. very heavy six snow is coming down. >> more to come, we're following the winter storm as it comes to the area. >> we have live reports from the ground and the impact on your commute. >> a u.s. senator publicly accuses the cia of spying on congress. >> why frank ocean so told a major fast-food chain to buzz major fast-food chain to buzz off. the snow is falling with ner

blizzard conditions. we're *live with how it'll affect the morning commute. a jury took two hours to reach a verdict in the murder trial of allan kustok. and new questions are raised about the pilot of the missing malaysia airlines plane. good morning, i'm dan ponce. and i'm erin mcelroy. there are some schools closed and a lot of schools opening late today because of the snow. they are scrolling at the bottom of your screen. the complete list is on our website .... wgn tv dot com

slash closings. let's go to tim mcgill, who is in for demetrius, for a check of the weather. hi, tim. them and just what we need. two- 4 in. already especially south. downers grove is 4.1. winter storm warning continues for most of the area out through kendall county. that goes until 11:00 a.m.. winter storm warning until 4:00 p.m.. advises for these counties until 7:00. those areas to the north will despaired the most. but to the city and the south 3-6 in.. more snow coming down for the next hour or so it will taper off after that. we are about freezing right now because this snow is heavy and wet it's not blowing but we do have reduced visibility down to eight tenths of a mile. half a mile in

joliet and morris. the corridor along 80 a special edition ryan has the heaviest snow. ending across the far northern suburbs but still moderate to heavy snow to the south. we will enhance the radar and sherry the band of heavy snow from oakland south of the city back to frankfurt. we have about one-2 in. per hour which will taper off the wind will pick up and temperatures will drop to about 20 degrees. snow and early may be some son later. are we make 35. maybe morning flurry but otherwise we are partly sunny and partly cloudy. a lot of this will melt off by the end of the week. any good news on traffic? >> a number of accidents and slide office this morning all because of a very heavy snow that has been continuing to fall

through the city. taking a peek at the dan ryan, not far away we've had to separates lot of spirit one at the 31st street ramp. that still causing delays. also at the 55 interchange and one of 31 looks like there is a light pole that went down and it's blocking the ramp. precipitation a lot of that froze and snow on top of that which is making the ramp so treacherous this morning. watch your speed as you head out today. more on this but first let's go out to tonya life at the mannheim road exit. >> we got out of the car to show you that a car had slid off the off ramp at the mannheim exit heading south on the outbound eisenhower. if you can see the exit is closed. they are trying to clear this area right now but looked down at the at snow

blowing across the road creating very treacherous driving conditions. the danger of slide offs are still great. there have already been several reported this morning. but it's really blowing hard. it is so heavy and so thick creating slushy conditions. even when the salt truck and the clouds go by, the road is covered once again. right now at this hour is not extremely bad because they are not see many cars on the road but if you do hit the roads, make sure you set aside a lot of time. you will need patience to get or you need to get or take public transportation. that's the latest from here. >> will check in again later. joining us *live on the phone is jae miller from the illinois department of transportation. my good morning. >> at any particular trouble spots right now or is it just a mess everywhere?

>> overall system wide we are seeing issues across the board. tonya hit the nail on the head. lots of blowing and drifting snow in certain parts of the area. her emergency traffic patrolman will be busy this morning. our trucks and plows have been out since late last night. pretty much all hands are on deck the he assure the roadways are clear. we have blowing and drifting snow that appears to be a problem. the lane markings on the roadways are pretty difficult so we are telling everyone this morning if you don't have to drive, don't. public transportation is available. if you do have to drive, take it slow give those ploughs plenty of space. if you need to travel through the state, check your ride. >> let's talk about the ramps. with had a few stops in the last 20 minutes on the ryan. we hear

that things have iced over and the snow is on top of that say you can't see it. is that what you are seeing on the roads? >> absolutely. we see a lot about this morning. it's really about keeping your speed down. rams and bridges and overpasses are always going to be more dicey and more slippery than your open the roads. we are telling motorists to really be careful. take it slow. take your foot off the gas as you approach those areas and you should be in good shape. >> they keep for your time. heavy snow is falling in our area ... and creating near blizzard conditions at times. this is video from the river north neighborhood. the snow is very heavy ... or what is called "heart attack snow." the national weather service has issued a winter storm warning that now ends at 11 this morning. air travel in and out of o'hare and midway will likely be impacted. the city deployed all of its

snowplows and salt trucks. to follow the city's snow fleet in real time ... check out chicago shovels dot org. the south suburbs are expected to get hit the hardest during this winter storm. >> who do we send out? of course it's nancy. nancy loo is *live at the lincoln oasis with more. you always seem to get the brunt of it. >> i love the snow! i hope we get more so we can hit the record. after what we have suffered, we deserve the record. you can see traffic moving at a good clip here on the tolls near the lincoln oasis. on the railing you can see we have gotten two-3 in. of snow already. but the roads are treacherous. we saw firsthand to dispel doubts as we left the city and we saw them on the way here. the roadways are snow- covered. because of the wind,

many of the signs are snow- covered as well. a lot of drivers can't even see the exit and the visibility is extremely limited. blizzard like conditions at this hour. there really kicked up around 2:00 a.m. and they have been nonstop since. there are incidents before the heaviest snowfall, a semi crashed into a street light on around midnight blocking the lanes for a while on the ryan. a cargo and flipped over at 59th. no injuries reported in those incidents. tollway veterans say getting around will be a challenge. >> it was pretty bad coming across indiana. >> is staying sloppy out there. it's not terrible but traffic is moving about 40 mi. per hour. >> we have been in different

positions trying to get this note to not be blowing in my face. but it is so windy egest don't know, it's that bad out here this morning. ladies, here is your tip of the day, waterproof mascara. this is a heavy wet snow. as soon as it hits you it will melt and you will get wet. >> look at that. traffic conditions and beauty tips all before 5:00 a.m.. >> in-your-face snow, that makes sense. >> stay with wgn all morning for the latest weather developments. you can also log onto our website at *wgn t-v dot-com ... or download our free weather app, for your smartphone and tablet. taking a look at the *other top stories this morning. the co-pilot of a malaysian passenger jet is now a central figure in the plane's disappearance saturday. a woman says the co-pilot invited her and a friend into the cockpit, on a flight three

years ago. that opens the possibility that a crew member on saturday's flight may have opened the cockpit door to a hijacker or terrorist. investigators say it's only speculation... and there is still no sign of the plane. the new prime minister of ukraine meets with president obama today at the white house. the visit comes, as the country's crimean region prepares for a sunday vote to secede and join the russian federation. obama considers the election unconstitutional. today's meeting is meant to show russia that america stands with the new ukrainian leadership. a man from calumet heights is charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery after shooting a chicago police officer in the head. prosecutors say james garland fired a shot sunday night as officers served a search warrant at a home on the city's south side. the bullet ricocheted and hit the officer in the forehead - almost between the eyes. he survived. investigators say garland was inside the home with several other people. he's scheduled to appear in

bond court later today. allan kustok is headed for prison, perhaps for the rest of his life, for murdering his wife. a jury took less than two hours to convict the orland park businessman of shooting his wife anita in her bed, four years ago. jurors didn't believe kustok's claim that his wife took her own life. he'll face sentencing april 17- th. a leading democratic senator is accusing the c-i-a of spying on congress. diane feinstein chairs the senate intelligence committee. the panel was investigating the c-i-a's detention and interrogation of terror suspects after nine-eleven. she says the c-i-a inappropriately searched senate computers for an internal c-i-a report. the c-i-a chief denies it. both sides are asking the justice department to look into whether any laws were broken. the president did some shopping in new york city. a saleswoman recommended a v neck sweater for the first lady. the president ended up with a crew next saying the next might show off his daughter's shoulders. also picked out to work out a shirt for the first lady. after checking out he praised the store for volunteering to raise

their minimum wage. >> bat is a good father. you don't want to give your daughter in the neck if she is in high school. crew next only. >> we have make a device at fashion this morning. we of heavy snowfall this morning. under 5 in. in oak forest. 2 in. in oswego. winter storm warning continues for cook county and all those counties in pink. an advisory for lake and dekalb. heavy wet snow continues. it will taper off really rapidly hovering around freezing. temperatures are slowly dropping. 30 degrees in the union. wind out of the north at 15-20. the wind will blow the snow around a bit but its heavy and wet right now. snow is coming down pretty well along

rte. 80. rapidly coming to and across the far north suburbs. three-6 in. total. some areas could get more especially south of the city. that's a look at the weather. >> still had, an update on the murder trial of the blade runner. a forensic scientist is on the stand. >> the parents of george zimmerman are suing a comedian after a tweet forced them from their home. >> and the mystery deepens around the woman found mummified in michigan.

a forensic scientist is now testifying at the oscar pistorius murder trial. pistorius says he thought he was shooting a burglar, when he shot and killed his girlfriend in his bathroom. he also says he was on his prosthetic legs, when he used a cricket bat to break open the door to get to her. today a forensic scientist demonstrated how swinging the bat left marks on the door. he said the marks on the door

are at a height where pistorius could not have been wearing his legs, like he says he was. george zimmerman's parents are suing comedian roseanne barr - saying a tweet she sent forced them from their florida home. robert and gladys zimmerman say barr encouraged "vigilante justice" and tweeted out their home address in march 2012 -- one month after the shooting death of trayvon martin but before george zimmerman was arrested in the case. the zimmermans say the tweet forced them to flee their home in the middle of the night and they haven't been able to return. george zimmerman was acquitted in the case. barr has not commented about the lawsuit. there is yet another mystery surrounding the death of a woman whose body was found at her home in pontiac, michigan. experts believe pia farrenkopf had been dead for six years when remains, believed to be hers, were found in her garage last wednesday. but now, election records show, someone voted in her name in michigan's election for governor *four years ago... two

after she died. her bills were paid automatically through her bank account until it finally ran dry. this lot say will cost you $10. this is from brooklyn. this must be good. they say it's made with ethiopian beans which are far more expensive than typical beans. also comes with a chocolate covered danish with licorice on the side. is that a piece of candy? is that what people are paying for? the cafe says they are ordering extra because so many people are ordering the spirit they also sell regular coffee for $2. it must have liquid cocaine or something if you're paying that much for it. >> i will stick with my diet soda. we have heavy wet snow this morning especially south. it's tapering off pretty rapidly north and west. still coming

down at a good clip from waukegan down to kankakee. we will enhance the activity to show you the heavy band of snow. the darker shade of blue from just south of the city along 80 to frankfurt all the way to morris heavy snow. moderate snow falling in the city. the snow is still have the visibility is being reduced by that snow coming down. watch out for that. as the snow gets more flaky later this morning colder air will work through. the winter storm warning only lasts until 11:00 a.m.. we don't expect a lot of blowing but the wind is strong. skies will clear up later this afternoon with some peaks of sunshine and merging. another hour or so of some heavy snowfall before things start to improve later this afternoon. temperatures fall to about 20. tomorrow is 35. the morning fleury. this note will melt

rapidly for the next few days. >> a few things to talk about. this is the stevenson of cicero just to show you the visibility. in a lot of cases the snow is blowing sideways. it's difficult to see. very heavy damps know that will cause a lot of slime balls on the road particularly on the ramps. out of 55 car in the ditch off the road. slow travel times. almost 30 minutes just from the drive to the tristate. some of these speed bumps are as low as 30 mi.. that's the story this morning. probably a slower clip and that we get more commuters on the road and the snow falls. outbound bishop ford at stoney island another car into the ditch. that's a tough pocket. in bound dan ryan the light pole that fell down blocking the entire off ramp at 31st due to another slide off. these will

continue stacking up throughout the morning. really treacherous drive out there. not a lot of snow accumulation but the snow coming down is thick and damp and wet. more traffic in just a minute. >> good morning. however doing? it's great to have you back. >> i thought if i stay away long enough you would like me again. >> that's how works. let's look at the weather on line. nobody is doing any of this anymore. the snowboarding or the snowman building. let's go back to november. when the snow came we were all excited. i took this picture of my son on november 11th. he was looking in this picture, very worried because he knew what was coming. why are you excited to have this now? here we are with my computer one more time going through the pictures. this one was shot

about one hour ago downtown. he says and are to come up the prevention. did you get this is says andart ditka the revenge. >> are you taking pictures with a drive? >> he took the picture. any guesses to this is taking the photo? that is actually demetrius he took this 02 hours ago on his day off. already 3 in. of snow balls no. >> he lives and breathes this. what is he doing up so early? >> send us your pictures on face book. get out there and snowboard and build a snowman and throw snow like this little girl. >> or hit demetrius if you see him on the streets. >> it's your day off, why are you awake?

>> will tell you more about frank ocean and the restaurant to pull lake. >> and what was happening at the oscars.

frank ocean has some harsh words for chipotle. he wrote the company a check... and take a look what he put in the memo section. the singer refunded chipotle's money after they sued him for backing out of one of their commercials. ocean says he thought the ad was to promote responsible farming -- not the company itself. chipotle says they haven't gotten the check yet, but they would love to put the matter to rest. kristen bell says she peed in a jar while in her oscar dress. she made the admission on a daytime talk show. bell said the gown was so tight and uncomfortable to sit in, that a mason jar was just easier. she added, she didn't know how long the ceremony would be. did she say she did it in her seat or in the bathroom? she did not clarify. >> 3-6 in. today. after today we get below freezing. 50 degrees on friday.

>> a quick update. we do have a crash at pulaski. the stevenson and cicero, this whole area has been really tough. >>

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