police are looking for the person who shot two children and a woman on the south side. details, in a *live report. five people are dead after an earthquake off the coast of chile. we'll have the latest. and the disappearance of malaysian flight 3-70 is now being called a criminal act. good morning. i'm dan ponce. >> and i'm erin mcelroy. thanks for joining us on the wgn it's back together. >> i rested and i feel good. >> but demetrius is on the other end. we see people come back from vacation and we get a little bit more haggard. it is wednesday for the rest of the world. >> of thought and where is similar colored suit. >> happy hump day.

we have rain coming into tonight. there will be a front that lenders over for a few days. get the umbrella ready. you will need it through the rest of the week. sunshine today. temperatures are cooler. it will keep us dry through the day into the evening and into tonight we will see showers. 32 in waukegan. 42 at the lakefront. warmer but remember this temperature will moderate and as to get close to the lake will find cooler readings. satellite composite, the cloud cover cut the area in half. the sunrise is at 633. that rain will stay down to the south. it's basically going to linger through thursday and into early friday. rain moving into the area into tonight. the range of linder through friday changing over to light snow. i know that

people are shaking their heads i have lost the masses. we have a 60 percent chance of rain by 9:00 p.m.. showers are likely could bring much of the day thursday. high of 45 scattered showers friday. 50 there. >> the things are looking good. it's easy if you are leaving early. not a lot of construction but the few pockets we are dealing with are not causing too many delays. a full report in a few minutes. >>chicago police are searching for the person who shot a woman and two boys in the south shore neighborhood. tonya francisco is live at comer children's hospital in hyde park, where the young victims were taken. >> at last check the three and five year-old boys were listed in stable condition. one with a gunshot wound to the stomach, the other with a gunshot wound to the shoulder. cameras were rolling during this dramatic

scene as the police officer scooped up the five year-old out of the arms of the adult and rushed him to an unmarked squad car and drove him to the hospital. he was later transferred here. as to what happened, police say around 8:00 p.m. a fifth year when year-old woman was carrying a five year- old boy in her arms while walking on east 78. shots rang out hitting the five year-old in the stomach. paramedics say the bullet traveled through his stomach and went through his lower back. the woman carrying him was hit in the left side she was rushed to northwestern in critical condition. it was not until later the police realized the five year-old was shot which is when the officer rushed into the hospital. police tell the tribune the don't believe the woman and the boy were the intended target. they also say street gangs have been feuding in the area lee lee. not clear if that's what led up to the shooting. it witnesses told us

last night the violence has gotten so bad she fears for her own children's lives. >>, feel like my child is in danger. i wonder every day when i come home from work if i will see my son again or anybody's kid for that reason. it's just a shame. >> please do not have any suspects in custody. they do say a great fan was last seen in the area. back to you. >>chicago police are searching for black the black chicago police are holding a man who may have shot two men -- one fatally -- 4 hours and 15 miles apart. at 6 o'clock yesterday morning, a man walked out of a grocery store at 63-rd and western with stolen groceries... and he shot and killed a store clerk who tried to stop him. then, just before ten, a man matching the same description

shot 50-year-old brion payne in the back of the head, after an argument near a dunkin donuts at wilson and broadway. i didn't know how he thought was an april fool's joke. his dad and we want to find who did this. >>payne is expected to survive. surveillance video recorded the suspect and the late-model white crown victoria he drove. the car has since been found on west armitage. a 15-year-old boy is charged with bringing a loaded gun to an elementary school on the south side. the principal of mollison elementary called police monday afternoon, to report that two students were taking pictures with a gun in the bathroom. when officers searched the students, leon bell junior had a gun in his backpack. the gun was loaded with three *live rounds. he was charged as an adult, and court documents say he was ordered to be held on 50- thousand dollars bond. c-p-s says it took the appropriate safety steps, and bell will be appropriately disciplined. a massive earthquake in chile triggered a tsunami. at least five people were

killed when the magnitude 8- point-2 quake struck last night ... some were crushed by collapsing walls, others suffered heart attacks during the shaking. the government evacuated chile's northern coast and the president declared the area a disaster zone. 3-hundred prisoners managed to escape in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake. a tsunami later rolled in, pounding the shore with 6-foot waves. tsunami watches and warnings neighboring countries have since been dropped. the search for a missing malaysian passenger jet is now into its 26-th day. and authorities are now declaring that the disappearance was a criminal act. more than 170 people have given statements to investigators. computer experts have yet to release their findings from searching the homemade flight simulator belonging to the plane's pilot. ten planes and nine ships continue to search the indian ocean for the plane this morning, a bit east of where they were yesterday. australia has assigned an air traffic controller, to ensure that the planes don't crash into one another. as of now, there is no sign of

the missing plane. taking a look at the *other top stories this morning. a man charged with sexually assaulting a u-i-c student in a shower is due in bond court today. police say tavares humphries attacked the student monday in the "commons south" dorm. he's facing numerous charges, including attempted murder, criminal sexual assault and residential burglary. this man is charged with first- degree murder charges in connection with a fatal crash on the edens expressway. authorities say jose colon rear-ended another driver on i- 94 near touhy early sunday morning. the impact of the crash caused both vehicles to lose control. police say colon took off after both cars ended up in a ditch. the other driver was pronounced dead on the scene. colon is scheduled to appear in court later this morning. hundreds of people are being denied concealed carry licenses. the state police is denying licenses to 327 applicants because they received inadequate training from an instructor in bolingbrook. officials say the class didn't meet regulations because it had some online instruction instead

of 16 hours of in-person training. a southeast side salvage yard will be thoroughly investigated, after 40 stolen vehicles were discovered there. "adelman's truck and equipment," on east 106-th street, typically strips cars once they arrive... and re-sells the parts. no charges have been filed yet. two years ago, adelman's received a 162-thousand dollar tax break from the city, to build a new warehouse on the property. opening day at wrigley field is friday, but there's some outrage over the cubs' plan for a new parking lot. the cubs announced they'll have a new free parking lot available during night and weekend games. the lot is at 39-hundred north rockwell, which is two miles west of wrigley field. last night the cubs met with people who live around there. speakers tried to assure them that everything will work out, but the residents were not pleased. >> we don't think it's good because as big a commotion as you think. >> you should be telling us what the plan is. we should not have to play 20 questions to get the

information. >> there's nothing to look at, no rendering? this is the worst i've ever seen. >>the new cubs lot will hold one thousand vehicles and offers free bus rides to and from the games. the plan to build a heliport in the bridgeport neighborhood will go before city council today. yesterday, the council's zoning committee approved the 12 and a half million dollar project. if approved, the heliport would be built along the south branch of the chicago river. a tour company wants to build 14 helipads and storage for 30 helicopters. the choppers would be used exclusively to give aerial tours. nearby residents are concerned about noise and safety. now that baseball is back, it's time for the worldwide toast to harry caray. singing take me out to the ball game. harry's widow, dutchie, led the crowd in the 16-th annual toast. this was at harry caray's new restaurant and chicago sports museum at water tower place. harry caray would have turned

100 years old, last month. good morning demetrius. >> good morning to you. expect to see moderate separations. today we will only be in the mid 40's. we're 41 right now at foster park elementary. elsewhere in union is cooler. 31 degrees. island lake is at 32. mundelein as well. sublet radar shows cloud cover across the southern half of the are viewing area. clouds and sunshine today. rain down to the south will really make its way through tonight. good chance for showers through tomorrow and friday. the seven days forecast has a chance of rain that chance is highest in to tonight. 44 is the high tonight. 50 degrees on friday with a cool down into senate. down to 30 early there and saturday we are at 46. >> coming up ... the death toll

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recovered and identified after the deadly landslide in washington state. 28-people have now been confirmed dead since the landslide on march 22-nd. the number of people missing has dropped to 20. rescue crews continue to dig around the square mile disaster zone, which is also polluted with human waste and toxic chemicals. the landslide caused an estimated 32-million dollars worth of damage. washington's governor says he's asking the president for additional federal assistance to repair the infrastructure. crews in texas are working to clean up off the gulf coast of texas, after an oil spill last month. more than 168-thousand gallons of oil spilled into the water after a tanker collided with a barge on march 22nd in the houston ship channel. as many as 21 dolphins, four sea turtles and 168 birds have reportedly died as a result of the oil spill. crews have collected over 600 bags of oil-covered debris. a man got a chainsaw stuck in his neck, and lived to talk about it. james valentine trims trees

for a living, in ross township, pennsylvania. he turned his saw at an odd angle, to avoid hitting a power line monday... and it kicked back on him. the moving blade went through his left shoulder, and into his neck. >> i shut it off because it was in me and it was still running and i saw blood and i said all my gosh. doctors had to leave the chainsaw stuck in james' neck until they could stop the bleeding. they say it missed some vital arteries by just an inch or two. james is expected to survive... and he says he's eager to get back to work. some days are better than others? i don't even know what to say. >> move it on. >> the sole winner of the 425- million dollar powerball jackpot from february has finally come forward to claim his prize. but, you're not going to get a very good look at him. i like him already. this is b.

raymond buxton. he told lottery officials in california he purposely chose april fool's day to turn in his ticket. the retiree wore a star wars t- shirt with yoda on it for his picture ... and the words, "luck of the jedi i have". payment of 242-million dollars, before taxes. >> well played by him. >> it's brilliant. >> i still think we are related. >> i know that t-shirt! >> santos of money were everywhere. it's 39 right now. wind as 7 mi.. you have to enjoy this early morning because we have the potential for rain coming tonight. there is rain in the forecast all of thursday and for much of friday. we do have the potential for a snowflake on friday. 42 at the lakefront. 41 in lansing. areas which are clearing out early, you can see

across the northern areas it's cooler. expected to drop below freezing in some areas to the south you may brought moderate or drop to the low '40's or mid '30's. moisture is coming in from the south. as we get into tonight, it will move into the region. it's a very springlike pattern. we usually have a front that moves through and just stays up along 70 or 80. that front will arrive late tonight into tomorrow. it will just linger with off and on the train and friendly push through with the small chance of light snow mixing in the for friday. cubs opener, probably not the best for the weather. get ready for the temperatures and potential for lights know. 36 tonight. tamara's high 45. chance of rain. friday we hit 50 degrees. >> it looks like we have a ramp

closure coming off the kennedy. it will be shut down until 5:00. there will be doing work for least another 45 minutes. eastbound congress is open as an alternate. over to west than the at 31 and 72 we're down to a single lane. that's in place through may. a bit of a squeeze their. a few projects that are slowing you down. overall traffic is looking pretty good. another update in just a few minutes. >> coming up, and look at people being called the coolest americans. >> and ceo of gm is grilled for not fixing a 67¢ defect that caused a dozen deaths. and a huge run for the final four. >> welcome back. we're talking about when the latest food trends in chicago. ramen noodles. not the kind you made under hot plate in your college

dorm room. demetrius wanted to talk about that. we're talking about good quality ramen noodles. if you've never had before you have to see how they good morning. broken leg and

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tiger woods has always managed to make it to the masters where he has won four of his for teenagers. but he won't make it this year. down and out after back surgery on monday. the operation was to resolve a nerve issue that has been bothering him for a few months. it's been worse lately. he dropped out of the honda classic, not a structural issue so he should be back out there later in the summer. but who knows about the u.s. open or the british open. he has been stuck on 14 major since 2008. still for behind the record held by jack nicklaus. wisconsin center goes wild in the badgers over arizona in the regional finals saturday. 11 rebounds. he is the outstanding player. he is good in high- school as well. he played in lisle along with the northwestern card. a great story that the high-school coach and father are following closely. >> he has played basketball but he is a better person than a

player. when he saw a brown school he's still frank. that's a great thing. he's a real role model for the people here in our program. the panel success with a class. >> coaching at the university of st. francis in joliet. i remember telling the coach one day that i hope he gets good enough to come and play for you. and the coach reminds me of that frequently. it seems like a dream because it doesn't seem real sometimes. you go through these arenas and the size of the crowd and the atmosphere and the intensity of the game, it's really a blessing to be part of something like this. >>boatwright is on. now a court starter for connecticut which plays off florida in the final four on saturday. the bulls are in atlanta tonight. >>u-s stocks closed with gains

across the board tuesday. the dow added 74. the nasdaq rose 69. and the s-and-p closed at an all-time high -- up 13-points. members of congress grilled the new c-e-o of general motors about a botched ignition switch recall linked to 13 deaths. mary barra appeared before a house subcommittee hearing on capitol hill yesterday. lawmakers wanted to know why g-m waited until this february to issue a recall, when the defect was discovered ten years ago. lawmakers also pointed out that the fix would have cost just 57-cents. barra, who became c-e-o in january, says things will be different on her watch. >> this is an extraordinary situation involving vehicles we no longer make but it came to light on my watch and i am responsible for resolving it. when we have answers we will be transparent with you and with our regulators and with our customers. >> g-m recalled 2-point-6

million cars over the faulty switch. more than a million more cars were recalled on monday for a power steering problem. a gallery in washington has revealed the 100 coolest americans. we didn't make the list, but here are a few who did. james dean, audrey hepburn, elvis presley, mae west, tom waits, madonna, bruce springsteen and debbie harry. they are part of the "american cool" exhibit at the national portrait gallery. they were selected since they fulfilled four defining factors of cool, like being an original artist, a cultural rebel, an icon, or for having a legacy. >> and no one under 50 had any input in those who break? >> who would you put? would you pick justin bieber? all your friends? >> that probably close to the truth. >> but bieber is not american. he is canadian. >> we lost him the we have to

take care because we lost that game. >> we have a chance for rain today caretaker umbrella you will need it. it washout of a thursday is in the forecast. now let's go to one of our coolest americans for traffic. >> a little work of the tristate. it's causing a bit of a slow stretch out their heading north bound starting at the leases of 0247. two lanes are out. it will be picked up in about 30 minutes. more numbers coming out. >> next half-hour. --including, a *live update on two children and a woman, *shot while walking on the south side. and -- the n-s-a has been searching americans' emails and phone calls -- without warrants. we'll have details. plus -- a colorado town votes on whether-or-not to allow its residents to shoot down *drones. and -- a look at some of the best and worst april fool's joke police are looking for the

person who shot two children and a woman on the south side. details, in a *live report. five people are dead after an earthquake off the coast of chile. we'll have the latest. and a new bill aims to even the playing field for drivers caught

speeding in illinois. good morning, i'm dan ponce. >> and i'm erin mcelroy. let's go to demetrius ivory for a check of the weather. here we go. two weeks ago it was cold it's not worn out but it's too wet. we do have a grain starting tonight. taking a look, if the temperature of 40 degrees right now at the elementary school. hubbard high is a 40. blue island creek's in the upper 30's. only three in wadsworth. we do have cooler temperatures in areas where the cloud cover is clearing out. you can see it across the northern counties. also into winnebago. much cooler temperatures at this hour. rain down to the south. it gets here in the evening. bring your umbrella you may need it. better chance that you will need it tonight after the sun goes down. 36 by 9:00 p.m.. today's high temperature only 44. 45 on

thursday. friday we are warmer but if they cool down earlier in the day could bring rain mixing with snow. >> we have some work downtown of the kennedy which caused some minor backups for people. ramps to the circle with overnight construction it should be picked up by 5:00. you can always use the congress grant as an alternate. heading over to the tri-state, some work over to 47. two lanes are down. that should be picked up within the next 30 minutes. >>chicago police are searching for the person who shot a woman and two boys in the south shore neighborhood. tonya francisco is *live at comer children's hospital in hyde park, where the young victims were taken. >> good morning. a long road of recovery for these two young boys. the three and five year- old girl last listed in stable condition. one with a gunshot wound to the stomach, the other to the shoulder. cameras were rolling and captured the dramatic scene as police officer

scooped up the three-year-old out of the arms of an adult and rushed him to an unmarked squad car and drove him to the hospital. that three-year-old was later transferred here. as for what happened last night, police say around 8:00 p.m. a 51 year-old woman was carrying the child while walking in the 2500 block of east 78. shots rang out hitting the five year-old in the stomach. paramedics say the bullet traveled through his stomach and exited through his lower back. the woman carrying him was hit in the left side. rushed to hospital in critical condition. it wasn't until later the police realized the five year-old was shot which is why he was rushed to hospital. police tell the chicago tribune they don't believe the woman and the boy were the target. they also say street gangs have been feuding in the area lately. not clear if that's what led up to the shooting. a witness said the violence has been so bad in that

area they fear for their children's lives. >> i feel like my child is in danger. i wonder every day when i come home from work if i will see my son again or anybody's kid. it's just a shame. >> police have no suspect in custody but they do say a gray van was last seen in the area. back to you. >>chicago police are holding a man who may have shot two men -- one fatally -- 4 hours and 15 miles apart. at 6 o'clock yesterday morning, a man walked out of a grocery store at 63-rd and western with stolen groceries... and he shot and killed a store clerk who tried to stop him. g:-c 1- cg 0:08-0:11 -- wilson & broadway- then, just before ten, a man matching the same description shot 50-year-old brion payne in the back of the head, after an argument near a dunkin donuts at wilson and broadway. the suspect was arrested last

night... and the car he's believed to have driven, was found on west armitage. at least five people have died in a massive earthquake off the northern coast of chili. that earthquake later triggered a tsunami, and tsunami warnings for other countries. andrew spencer reports. >> 8.2 magnitude earthquake off the coast of northern chile just before 9:00 p.m. local time. residents fled the coast when they learned the earthquake is triggered a tsunami. officials announced the zero warnings for neighboring countries. those watches and warnings were later dropped. the president of chile this declared disaster areas in three northern provinces. >> i would like to make a call to the people who live in the areas. follow the instructions of the local authorities and do everything necessary to insure the security for themselves and their families. >> several people were reported dead as the earthquake triggered small landslides and cut off phones and electricity.

officials say members of the air force were on their way for the prison. 300 inmates escaped. officials as far away as hawaii worried about potential impacts there and ask people to stay out of the water. >> if you're not ready for you could get into difficulty. if you are in the water you could get banged out. to want to keep people out of the water close to the coast. >> the search for a missing malaysian passenger jet has shifted a little eastward this morning. an australian air traffic controller is coordinating the ten planes that are searching the indian ocean for signs of the plane. malaysian investigators have now officially declared that the plan vanished as the result of a criminal act. this man is charged with first- degree murder charges in connection with a fatal crash on the edens expressway. authorities say jose colon rear-ended another driver on i- 94 near touhy early sunday morning. the impact of the crash caused both vehicles to lose control.

police say colon took off after both cars ended up in a ditch. the other driver was pronounced dead on the scene. colon is scheduled to appear in court later this morning. the cubs are getting an earful about their new remote parking lot. the new lot offers free parking for one-thousand vehicles, but the residents who live around there don't want it. last night, they let cubs representatives know they were outraged about noise and safety factors. president obama will be in chicago later today, but he won't stick around long. he'll first stop in michigan before he comes here for two fundraisers for the democratic national committee. the president is not expected to make any other stops or spend the night here. the president will have an aid package for ukraine to sign when he comes back to washington. congress has now approved one billion dollars in loans and sanctions against russian officials. nato is also taking action against russia. it has suspended all civilian and military cooperation because of russia's takeover of crimea. it also plans to enhance defenses in eastern europe to show that its allies will be protected. russia reportedly has up to 40-

thousand soldiers near the ukrainian border. a top official in the obama administration confirms, the government has been conducting warrantless searches of american citizens' communications. the national security agency received permission from a special court in 2011... but it was only yesterday that congress was told, there have been actual searches. the n-s-a says the information was gathered as part of its surveillance of suspected foreign terrorist. people in a small town in colorado voted to reject a measure that would allow them to shoot down drones. the mayor of deer trail, says he thought drone hunting might bring in some much needed revenue for the small town ... but he's not upset. 181 residents went to the polls, and 73-percent of them voted against shooting down drones. a governor's task force on chicagoland mass transit appears to confirm that state house speaker michael madigan used his influence to get people hired by metra. and the patronage practice goes back 30 years. the general assembly's ethics commission is investigating

allegations by ousted metra c-e- o alex clifford. he says he lost his job because of his refusal to grant madigan's patronage requests. the report says 26-people were recommended for employment at metra by madigan. the speaker's office claims, the report is full of "factual errors". mayor emanuel has put forth a plan to pay down chicago's public pension debt, by hiking taxes and cutting benefits. 50 thousand active and retired city workers will pay about 300 dollars a year each, in additional pension contributions. and the owner of a typical 250 thousand dollar home will pay another 250 dollars a year in property tax. the mayor say he knows it's not popular... but he says it must be done. >> people contribute every paycheck into a pension that is now on a course where it will run out of money unless we do something to avert that. >> we have reservations about this deal. it's a bad deal for tens of thousands of city employees including almost

10,000 members of the teachers' union. >> the mayor's plan requires the approval of state lawmakers. and it's likely to face lawsuits from some of the city's unions. speeders who have to sign a promise to comply with a ticket. in order to break that there would have their driving privileges suspended. as of now only non residences can keep their licenses if they are pulled over. >>it appears more companies took april fool's day a little more seriously this year. some put a lot of time and effort into their prank. a british morning show reported that a new breed of chicken lays square eggs. there's also an online grocer that was offering fresh salmon that's caught by eagles. some companies took their prank to you-tube. that's where samuel adams showed off its new creation helium beer. it's slightly dry and gives you a funny high pitched voice.

>> it would be funny to drink that and then do the weather. >> let's take a look at the day. 41 degrees right now. 41 of midway. 38 and juliet. 31 in aurora. areas are clearing out across the northern half of the viewing area. cooler temperatures this morning. some areas could drop into the 20s. not a cool day. high in the low '40's with rain coming our way tonight. the stationary front brings some springlike weather. off and on the showers beginning tonight. tomorrow we have the 70 percent chance of rain. into friday we have that rain changing over to amex of snow. 36 tonight. a storm possible south of chicago. 45 tomorrow. friday back to 50. >> still ahead, marcus takes us

to a trendy new restaurants. >> and a freak accident during a ceremonial patch. a last-minute surge helped the

white house meet its enrollment goal for the affordable care act. president obama announced yesterday seven million people signed up for coverage on federal or state exchanges. healthcare-dot-gov received five million visits on deadline day, while two million people reached out to the call center. not everyone who selected a plan has paid for it yet. a man went for a run in the northern california mountains, and got lost. but the story has a happy ending. bob root was found yesterday, after a two-day search near sacramento. he went running with only shorts and a t-shirt, but got separated from his group. he took a wrong trail... and ended up spending two nights alone, in freezing cold, before he was found. bob told his rescuers, the first thing he wanted was a hamburger. i thought he was going to ask for a beer. >> it you said it might be a helium beer... here are a few stories that are trending online this morning

... former cubs manager don baylor broke his leg, while catching the ceremonial first pitch. baylor is now the angels' hitting coach. he was attempting to catch the ball, when he leaned to the right, and his leg buckled under him. baylor had surgery yesterday. he is a bone marrow cancer survivor, which could explain his weaker bones. tiger woods will miss the masters for the first time in almost 20 years. the announcement came yesterday, following a successful surgery for a pinched nerve in his back. woods decided to have the procedure after having problems while preparing for the tournament. this will be the first time tiger will miss the masters since his debut in 19-95. he may also be forced to miss several upcoming tournaments because of rehab. tiger has won the masters four times.

a baby panda in washington d-c goes outside for the first time. before bao bao could go out... the keepers at smithsonian's national zoo had to cub-proof the entire outdoor enclosure. they laid out some extra hay to make a soft landing place for her. and they put collars on some of the trees ... so that she can't climb too much. >> i'm still trying to get over that, and just woman told them we missed him. >> i will just keep trying to win everybody back. this will get you. monday's high 31. good morning to you of fox lake. we have readings at 40. cooler temperatures to a. chance of rain. not so much this morning but better into tonight as the spring front moves through the region and just sits here for the next few days. chance of rain will be here through

friday. 30 percent chance by 5:00 p.m.. we have a 60 percent chance of rain later. thursday will be dry. rain will be off and on. friday we are up to 50 and cooler saturday. fairly nice on sunday. >> we have some work on the kennedy at the circle interchange where they are doing some work at the ramp. right- wing closed on agusta until 5:00. that ramp closure into the circle, you can take congress as an alternate. it should be picked up about 15 minutes. you're getting close to the tail end of that. >> good morning. we're not in college anymore. we have all grown up right? maybe? everybody remembers ramen noodles. the new fad sweeping chicago it's big in new york and of course big in japan but these places are

opening up all over. i went to a place in chinatown called strain. >> you don't have to go to a dorm room to find rahman in japan. the noodle soup is everywhere. over the past few years it has become a staple in new york. here in chicago chefs are hoping these become just as popular. >> it's all about how it had to be by itself. >> this restaurant opened a few months ago in chinatown. >> simple but also people walk by and i always remember. >> a pretty simple menu with a handful of noodle dishes to choose from. >> what makes this a brahman little compared to another type? >> it is a a noodle so it's a different texture. a lot more firm compared with spaghetti.

>> they make all the needles right here in the house using the small machine. >> we have three different ingredients. >> what is this? this is just water that will give it the strong smell. >> making the new goal is a time-consuming process. when the dough comes out it goes to another machine and has to settle for about 45 minutes. it takes a few hours to produce enough noodles for about 25 bowls of soup. >> how would you do without the machine? by hand? it would take forever. >> back in the kitchen the chef makes a bold featuring a pork stock that simmers for 48 hours. >> why does it take so long? >> to get the flavor to come out it takes that long to really break it down.

>> along with that there's chicken stock and garlic and pan steered pork belly and scallions. then it's ready to eat. >> where were you when i was in college? >> there are a few rules. you have to eat it right away. it's best when it's fresh and also ... >> here you go right there. it's the new ball circuit out. >> slurping is mandatory. >> i am hooked on this. i had a few weeks ago in new york. here's the address in self archer. they just opened a few months ago. they're open until midnight on weekdays at 2:00 a.m. on the weekends. you can eat really late. >> coming up, chris brown has a message from jail.

♪ we want you to be okay ♪ enroll, we say ♪ take care people for goodness sake ♪ chris brown may be in jail, but that's not stopping him from talking to his fans. he left a message on his on- again, off-again girlfriend's

i-phone... she posted it on instagram. >> thank you for the support. >> was the message for her? >> it was for the fans. meanwhile -- lawyers were in court yesterday, arguing over an order that calls for brown's extradition to washington, d- c... related to an assault he was involved in last year. kanye west has some good news and bad news for his fans. first the good news -- kanye plans to release a new album this year. it's said to be a follow-up to last year's "yeezus." and the bad news -- he postponed parts of his world tour in australia. his manager says he needed the extra time to complete the album. curtis "50 cent" jackson has joined the cast of "spy" -- a comedy starring melissa mc- carthy. the movie centers on a *c-i-a analyst, played by mc-carthy who goes into the field for the first time. the cast also includes jude law and jason statham... both as spies. it's not clear how 50-cent

figures into the plot, but he will play himself. the movie will shoot in april in budapest. >> good morning. for today, take your umbrella. you will need it into the latter portion of the day. 44 for the high. tamara's high is 45. really good chance of rain. thursday could be a washout. friday we have rain in the morning changing to a rain and snow mixed. temperatures fall in the afternoon. saturday we hit 46 degrees. >> we're just a few minutes away from being relieved of construction on the tristate. it looks like we are just about to see that picked up. >> coming up, the woman and two children shot while walking on the south side. we have a live report. >> some new rules for same-sex couples and the april fool's prank that landed a woman in prank that landed a woman in jail. the black

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