demand is nearly electrocuted when a truck takes down some power lines. details and a live report. >> police officials take charge after a video goes viral. >> the cubs and white sox face off at wrigley field. good morning. i'm dan ponce. and i'm erin mcelroy. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. i had a big coffee so you are in trouble. how is your copy load? >> we may have to turn you down a bit. but >> just a little bit. >> i always get questions about what does erin do in the morning? i always say she hides behind the building. >> i need a lot of coffee to deal with you guys. she action

does not drink it behind the building. august i have not had my coffee at. >> what i do behind the building is my own business ... >> calico stumbled right out of the starting gate. 47 right now at midway. 44 in lansing. 42 in joliet. window cloud cover this morning there will be assigned and mixed with clouds. then rain comes tonight. chance of showers only a 20 percent chance. most of the brain is north of chicago. it will be right up along the wisconsin border as a warm front moved through. that is a game changer. 62 degrees by 5:00 p.m.. take a look at the 3 day forecast. we have a big 80 on wednesday. that would make a good midday for us. palatable.

our promise is that someone else will do weather later. >> you could probably sell my coffee through your screen. we have lots of construction. eastbound at by 651 lane down. to link closed from winnipeg to tie our. and on the stevenson work right around central on both sides. looks like there is still a culture from the kennedy on to the hike this morning picked up by 6:00. a lot of projects similar to that taking event of the warm weather breaking down for you along with some more weather coming up. >>the opening game of the "crosstown classic" turned into a pitchers duel on the north side. jose quintana only allowed one hit over seven innings. while jeff samardzija threw a career- high 126 pitches and only allowed one unearned run and three hits over nine innings... lowering his e-r-a to one-six-two. it's tied at one with two outs in the 12-th... marcus simeon doubles to left and alexi ramirez scores the go-ahead run

from second. justin grimm walked in another run and the sox win 3-1. game two is tonight, right here on wgn. a man is in critical condition this morning after he was nearly electrocuted in a freak accident. the man, who police say is in his 60's or 70's, was in a car near 79th street and martin the morning. the power still appears to be out to a number of buildings including a public library as crews worked to replace a poll and reconnect a line. there were accidentally pulled down in a freak accident that nearly electrocuted a man nearby. the man is believed to be in the '60s or '70s and remained in critical condition. a run for 30 p.m. yesterday the bed of a dump truck was raised for some reason snagging the power line overhead and pulling it down onto a cart near 79th and king

drama. the unnamed victim suffered a major electrical shock when he touched a vehicle carrying the current. the dump truck involved was not affiliated. not known yet why the bed of the truck was being raised or who was operating at. crews here indicate they hope to have these repairs made in about one hour so they can open the streets. back to you. >>a woman in her 50's was rescued from a burning home in riverdale. the fire broke out just before midnight, in a bedroom of this home on emerald avenue. it took firefighters about two hours to put it out. the woman was discovered on a back porch. she was alone in the house. she is being treated at ingalls memorial hospital in harvey. no word yet on her name or condition. the body of a farmer and volunteer firefighter was found buried inside a grain silo in rural dekalb county. 73-year-old leon madey disappeared just before one

yesterday afternoon. his son said he was with his father working to dislodge corn in the silo on their farm in genoa. the son left and came back a short time later and couldn't find his dad. one hundred firefighters from more than two dozen fire departments worked to drain the silo and search for madey they found his body buried in corn several hours later. >> he was always conscious of safety. for this to happen, it is truly a freak accident and very tragic you can't even describe it. >>madey was a volunteer firefighter for 25 years and knew most of the firefighters who responded to the farm. his sons are firefighters as well. four people were rescued after michigan. it happened in shallow water near 39th street yesterday. emergency responders from the chicago fire department rescued the people on-board before the boat completely went down. no word on what might have caused the boat to sink. taking a look at the *other top stories this morning.

the father of a four-year-old boy who was killed in a crash on interstate 55 near bolingbrook has been charged with driving drunk. shannon dyer was charged yesterday. police say dyer was driving on i-55 early sunday morning, when he hit a concrete median. the car flipped over -- ejecting all three passengers who were riding in the back seat. dyer's four-year-old son, taylor, died. taylor's two brothers were also injured. the man charged in a deadly crash on lake shore drive is free on bond. 23-year-old erik johnson, of lakeview, posted 50 thousand dollars, and met a reduced bond. johnson is charged with hitting an oncoming taxi, as he was driving drunk on the wrong side of the road. the crash killed university of chicago law student laura la- plante. hundreds of mourners joined family and friends to remember 14-year-old endia martin in the englewood neighborhood. derrick rose, who is also from englewood, reportedly paid his respects at the funeral. martin was killed during an argument with a girl once described as a "friend". that girl is now charged with murder ... five others are also charged in the case. the hammond police officer who was caught abusing his patrol dog has been suspended.

this video has been watched nearly 750-thousand times since it was posted last week. it shows the officer hitting the dog with its leash and holding it up in the air by its neck. hammond's mayor says the officer had a good track record, until this. an accused killer from indiana is free, after walking out of a hospital in oak lawn. police say 21-year-old mark cherry of lake station, and two other men, broke into a home in gary on december first... demanded drugs from the homeowner... then shot and killed a man. cherry suffered a bullet wound in the exchange. he was treated at christ medical center... but two months later, when he felt better, he simply walked out. >> things happen like that. we're not going to blame anybody will not blaming anybody. is that it happened and it is unfortunate. but it did happen. >>police say they don't have the manpower to guard a suspect at a hospital for two months. the hospital says it has no police powers to detain a patient against his will. a patient in indiana continues to recover from *mers as

hospital workers continue to take precautions. the world health organization says the patient is a 61 year old u-s citizen. he's been getting treated for "middle east respiratory syndrome," or mers, since april 28th. doctors say he's now breathing normally, has a good appetite, and will be confined to his home soon. no one else has been infected. but about 50-hospital workers, who came in contact with him before his diagnosis, are isolated inside their homes. *mers is a new type of virus that resembles the flu, but there's no vaccine for it. the chicago teachers union is getting ready for another contract fight before this contract is even over. the current union's contract expires on june 30-th of next year. c-p-s can offer a one year extension, but union president karen lewis says it will get rejected. that could lead to new contract talks during next year's mayor's race. teachers went on strike for seven days, in 2012, before they agreed to the last deal. c-p-s c-e-o barbara byrd- bennett says her team is focused on finishing the school year strong, not next year's contract negotiations.

the first of two public hearings was held.. to discuss proposed rules for the medical marijuana pilot program in illinois. the new law went into effect on january first, but the general assembly is still working on procedures and guidelines. concerns from speakers included pharmacists' involvement in the rules process and those who want to see that process sped up. >> the prescription monitoring system is critical from the standpoint of having an understanding of what patients are taking from a controlled substance standpoint. it's a complicated process. >> by the tiny individual starts to grow to the weekend the street it will be over a year- and-a-half-two years with a lot of patients out there who suffer. >> another hearing will take place in springfield. >> starting today you can pay to parker by using your smart phone. you can pay for on street parking without visiting a meter box. once you pay by phone, it will send you a 10 minute notice

when your time is almost up. you can download the app on mine. the iphone payment option will expand by the end of the summer. >> you know demetrius, marcus just walked in with a box of doughnuts the size of his head. are they cupcakes? >> he came to the weather center first just so you know. first pick for us. let's talk about weather. temperatures will be on the rise in a big way. 64 degrees will be the high temperature today. sun and clouds. slight chance of rain and warm front from the south. another chance of rain up to 84 a high temperature. thursday 82. thursday night we have rain coming our way. friday we have a big cool them. saturday and sunday it looks good with temperatures in the '70s. that's the forecast. >> coming up, a convict is set

free after arrested more than a decade ago. >> dramatic video of a plane crash into a house near denver and learning what caused an accident at the circus that left nine performers injured the oldest man in the world is living in new york. what he says about the secret to his long life. life. >>

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this next story may be disturbing. a clamp is being blamed for acer acrobat incident. they were suspended by their hair when a rain had snapped and the entire apparatus fell more than 25 ft.. it was designed to hold 10,000 lbs., the combined weight of the women was just 1500. three performers are still in critical condition. >> a plane crashes into a home. no one hurt. happen to yesterday. no one was a nearby house or in the house. the pilot reported the got out of the cockpit and went for treatment. the fire was put out the cause of crash is not known witnesses say the plane was flying very low when it went down. convicted robber now free after nine months in prison. case marked by

a strange clerical error. convicted of robbing a fast food restaurant in 2000 but because of bad record-keeping he was never ordered to report to jail. he went on with his life and raised three children started his own business. then last summer a swat team showed up and took him to prison. now a judge says it is clear he is a changed man there is no purpose in keeping him locked up. >> to groups want the secretary of affairs to resign. it comes after a report in delay in care and preventable deaths at va hospitals. sources say many veterans were placed on a secret list to hide how long they waited to be treated. the white house says the president and the sports department of investor

a polish immigrant in new york has been named the "world's oldest" man. alexander imich is 111 years old. he was born in 1903 and survived the holocaust to became a chemist and parapsychologist. the previous record holder passed away two weeks ago in italy - just days before his 112th birthday. imich says he's surprised by his new title. >> i don't know how this happened. it just happens. he's not the world's oldest person - that title belongs to a 116 year old woman in japan. imich mastered the computer at the age of 92 and even wrote a book about the paranormal that year. he says he thinks the secret to his long life was not having any kids. that means demetrius will live to like a hundred and 18. >> 140 is where i'm going and you thought you were smart with your tax write-off. you thought you had it all figured out. but i will live forever. >> you may be alone but you will be old.

>> i will be the only one here. wind out of the northeast. we find temperatures in the 40's. here's what we find on the satellite and radar. dry. a bit of clout but not much. a warm front down to the south. it won't arrive until early tomorrow morning. this will bring the potential for showers late tonight. better chance of rain tomorrow highest possibility of rain is north of chicago along the wisconsin . after this the next front arrives thursday into friday. a cold front. warm temperatures ahead of that by into friday temperatures fall a bit but it will be warmer than normal for most of the upcoming seven days. 64 degrees today partly cloudy. storms are possible tonight.

wednesday 20 percent chance of showers up to 80. thursday we make 82. breezy with a chance of rain. >> we have some construction to look at. this starts along washington. a quick wrap of this heading west bound. resurfacing work in june. this one is heading south bound. no. still look good. no other accidents to report. we will continue to break down these pockets in our next report. >> >> coke will stop using a controversial in greece and in their drinks. >> and blackhawks look to end their struggle in the first road game of the series. >> a great story today introducing you to a eighth grader ... i have a cold. this

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using brominated vegetable oil by the end of the year... due to a controversial chemical found inside it. an on-line petition noted it's linked to a flame retardant that is forbidden in the european union. two dozen people signed the petition and pepsi also agreed to stop using it in gatorade. petition on change- dot-org. after 200-thousand people signed it, pepsi-co agreed to remove b-now, coca-cola is following suit. coke, however, says all of its drinks are.. and always have been safe. researchers say they've found the real secret to happiness for women -- it's a tuna sandwich. a new study says eating fish can keep the blues away -- but just for women. the scientists in australia followed more than 14-hundred men and women between the ages of 26 and 36 for a period of five years. they found women who ate fish at least twice a week reduced their risk of depression by 25 percent. and researchers found the fish had no impact on men. scientists think there is a link between female hormones and omega-3 fatty acids in fish. so next time i am acting salty and you send me a to a sandwich

i will know what the code is. take a bite. >> how about some sports action. the blackhawks will try to take a commanding lead when the series shifts to minnesota tonight. puck drops at eight tonight in st. paul, but the hawks won't have andrew shaw for another game. he suffered a lower body injury in game one, but coach quenneville say he could return in game four on friday. the hawks have a two- oh lead, but they've lost the first road game of a playoff series eight consecutive times dating back to 2010. they lost all four game three's last year, including the first road in minnesota. the cubs and sox starting the "crosstown classic" a little earlier this year. jose quintana took a no-hitter into the sixth, striking out three and only giving up one hit and one run over seven innings. jeff samardzija threw a career- high 126 pitches and only allowed one unearned run and three hits over nine innings... lowering his e-r-a to one-six- two. it's tied at one with two outs in the 12-th... marcus simeon doubles to left and alexi

ramirez scores the go-ahead run from second. justin grimm walked in another run and the sox win 3-1. samardzija is winless in his last 13 starts. game two is tonight, right here on wgn. chris sale threw his first bullpen session since going on the d-l last month, but his return to the rotation is still unclear. sale says he felt good after throwing 40 pitches yesterday, while rehabbing a left arm strain. g-m rick hahn says sale will make a minor league rehab start in the next couple of weeks. jose abreu was named the a-l rookie and player of the month. in the n-b-a playoffs, the wizards and clippers both won the opening games of the second round. let's check on the weather. >> temperatures are going up. not just today. today will be the '60s. tomorrow we are in the '80s. maybe 82? if you want to be sec that a good day. >> marcus is already planning ahead. today's in ahead he

starts to cough. >> 62 today. sunshine mixed with a few clouds. today's high of 64. back into the 80s without the polyester in the forecast in a just a few minutes. we'll even a round in the '80s? >> a little traffic here ... >> you dominated the 1980's. >> this is why i need coffee. archer closed this sunday may 11th. that is due to the road crossing work. one more project on 80 as the off ramp is closed through may to repair and renovate. >> still more to come including the price of four police officers in public schools. >> and new photos after a 95 year-old war veteran is shot by

police beanbags. >> can help a woman was found five days after her disappearance of a scenic highway. >> the canada for state senate its angry over what a reporter doesa man is nearly electrocuted

when a truck takes down power lines. details of a woman rescued from her burning home overnight. >> the mayor repeals the gifts he got from friends. >>good morning, i'm dan ponce. and i'm erin mcelroy. let's go to demetrius ivory for a check of the weather. >> we had a big warmup. we go from the '60s up to the '80s. let's take a look at the day today. 38 degrees at harvard. willamette at 40 degrees. elsewhere, we are in the 40's. satellite and radar composite shows dry conditions. at one front to the south it will arrive tomorrow. we stay dry today chance of showers tonight. 62 degrees by 5:00 p.m.. here is

the seventh day. we hit 80 degrees tomorrow. thursday 82. rain into thursday. friday is a shot of showers and storms high- temperature 75. let's check on traffic. >> work on the bridge we have impacting traffic. it gets slow as the get at that 6:00 hour. 57 we have two lanes down. it's really a tight squeeze once we get more volume out there. also southbound at the river bridge slow traffic this morning. that will get worse as we move toward that 5:00 hour. watching those hot spots everything else looking good no major delays or accidents on the roads. >> a woman in her 50's was rescued from a burning home in riverdale. the fire broke out just before midnight, in a bedroom of this

home on emerald avenue. it took firefighters about two hours to put it out. the woman was discovered on a back porch. she was alone in the house. she is being treated at ingalls memorial hospital in harvey. no word yet on her name or condition. a man is hospitalized this morning after he was nearly electrocuted in a freak accident. nancy loo is *live on the south side with more. >> good morning. right now there are wrapping up work after spending the overnight replacing a poll and reconnecting airline that nearly electrocuted him a man on the street. that victim is believed to be in his '60's or 70's and he remains in critical condition at christ hospital. all around for 30 p.m. the bed of a dump truck was raised for some reason snagging the power line over head and pulling it down onto a car near 79. the unnamed victim suffered

a major electrical shock when he touched the vehicle that was carrying the current. the dump truck was not affiliated with the power company. not known yet what the bed of the truck was being raised or who was operating it. over 1000 customers lost power after the accident. it has been largely restored. crews are hoping to have king drive opened within the hour. >> you're about to see what a man looks like, after he's been shot with police beanbag rounds. new photos, released to w-g-n, show 95-year-old john wrana with his hands cuffed, after police shot him five times with a beanbag gun at an assisted- living facility in park forest. wrana died of internal bleeding. doctors called police when wrana became agitated and refused medical treatment for an infection. police insist, they were forced to fired at him because he came at the with a knife. >> the faces are horrific. they

literally detail the last hours of his life and he was literally posing in handcuffs. >>the park forest officer who pulled the trigger, craig taylor, pleaded not-guilty to a charge of reckless conduct. chicago public schools have signed a deal to pay the chicago police department 13- million dollars a year for security at the city's high schools. the agreement calls for uniformed police officers to be staffed at the city's 106 high schools during every school day. the sun times reports the deal also includes police coverage to ensure safety of c-p-s students - like roving sergeants and other services. the 13-million dollar price tag is a big increase from previous years but city officials say it's a deal because the actual cost to police is about 25 million. taking a look at the *other top stories this morning. an autopsy will be conducted today on the body of a farmer and volunteer firefighter who was found buried inside a grain silo in rural dekalb county. 73-year-old leon madey

disappeared just before one yesterday afternoon at his farm in genoa. his son said his father was trying to dislodge corn in the silo when he disappeared. firefighters emptied the grain bin and found maydey's body a few hours later. the father of a four-year-old boy who was killed in a crash on interstate 55 near bolingbrook has been charged with driving drunk. shannard dyer was charged yesterday. police say dyer was driving on i-55 early sunday morning, when he hit a concrete median. the car flipped over -- ejecting all three passengers who were riding in the back seat. dyer's four-year-old son, taylor, died. injured. the patient in indiana, who's being treated for mers, continues to make progress. he is breathing normally, eating home isolation soon. there have been no new infections since he was admitted last week. about 50 hospital workers, who were in contact with him, are on paid leave as a precaution. starting today, you can pay to park in chicago, by using your smartphone. by downloading a special app,

you'll be able to pay for on- street parking without visiting a meter box, or having to display a receipt in your car window. once you pay by phone, the app even texts you a ten-minute notice when your time is almost up. you can download the app, and get all the details, at "park chicago dot com." a missing mother of four may have been trapped inside her car for five days. a man stumbled across her vehicle off a scenic highway in colorado. andrew spencer reports >> seeing what he thought was a dead body inside a car, i firefighter went to break out the window. >> as he was attempting to strike the window, the patient put her hand against it. >> she said she crashed while driving at night about 80 mi. southwest of colorado. the thought she meant the night before. not until later that they realized the 43 year-old woman had likely been trapped inside for days. down an inclined about 140 ft. from the highway firefighters say she tried to flag someone down by writing notes on the part of her

umbrella. one. to read, please help doors won't open. bleeding, need a doctor. no food or water. please help. >> seen the notes it was an eerie feeling. >> a man who stopped to take pictures found the vehicle on sunday, five days after disappearing. >> will want to thank the gentleman that found the car and his quick response. >> a family spokesman announced monday that hopkins had suffered internal and external injuries and had to have both her feet amputated. >> doctors were not able to save her feet due to the injuries. she is in critical but stable condition and has a very long road ahead of her. >>the u-s supreme court has upheld the long-time tradition of offering prayers to open government meetings. in a five-to-four ruling, the high court approved prayer at city council meetings in the town of greece, new york. the court said the council did *not violate the first amendment by allowing the

prayers. two women - an atheist and a jew - sued the city in 2007, saying the prayers were illegal. the house ethics committee says it will continue to investigate congressman luis gutierrez. gutierrez is being investigated for his hiring of lobbyist doug scofield. scofield was the congressman's chief of staff before he went to work for rod blagojevich. then in 2003, gutierrez hired him as a contractor. house rules say contractors may not handle matters that are meant for full time employees. last years an ethics board found that gutierrez may be mis-using his congressional allowance to pay scofield for his services. gutierrez's office says the congressman will cooperate with the review. mayor emanuel has disclosed the gifts he received from friends and political supporters in the past year. in his most recent statement, emanuel reports accepting gratuities from five people. they included free transportation and sports tickets from the c-e-o of a hedge fund firm... a free stay at the home of a prominent chicago attorney... and free travel expenses from the head

of a construction firm. all three have been donors to emanuel's political campaign. the bear is required to disclose gifts of certain values. >>primary elections are being held today in indiana. they include races for congress, the state legislature and some county sheriff positions. turnout is expected to be pretty low. only 21 percent of registered indiana voters cast a ballot in the last non-presidential primary election four years ago. officials are expecting even less these year because of the lack of high-profile races. a newspaper reporter got busted when he clearly lost interest in what was being said at a group interview. >> you want to talk about this respect? i see what you are writing. you just wrote down blah blah blah... >> being interviewed by a reporter in oregon. one of them was on speaker phone. it was during one of her answers that another candidate called out the reporter for writing "blah blah blah" in his notes. the reporter continued with his questions, which ranged from believing in climate change to

believing in easter bunny. the candidate, who called out the reporter, left the interview after that. the newspaper's editor says the question about the easter bunny was disrespectful. >> where was this? >> whenever we write that down we make sure we wait until you are at the weather wall. >> sometimes i just randomly go over to during weather to see what's happening. who knows what you're doing. 42 degrees. wind of the northeast at 9 mi.. dew point temperatures 33. talking about temperatures on the rise for the next few days. today's high temperature is in the '60s. we continue to warm up into the 80s as we get into the latter portion of the work week. 42 degrees at o'hare. midway in the 40's. cloud cover continues down to the south. continues to lift to the north as we have a warm

front coming through. it's hugging right up along the ohio river valley. it will arrive wednesday. expect showers tonight about a 20 percent chance. we could even have some thunderstorms. same deal tomorrow. today's high in the '60s. mostly cloudy. storms are possible. down to 50 tomorrow. 80 degrees for a high. 82 degrees on thursday with a chance of rain. >> still had, violence in ukraine ramps up. >> and a look at one of the biggest night in fashion. and the cubs and white sox face off at wrigley field. >> first we are celebrating mother's day with our money meltdown. pictures of moms looking frazzled. you could win a bracelet, $200 and tickets to see a singer. for more

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list. prosecutors say pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend reeva steenkamp after an argument. pistorius testified it was an accident because he thought she was a burglar. today his next door neighbor testified that she heard someone crying and screaming for help that night. this is the 7-th defense witness, out a possible 14, to take the stand. yesterday, another witness testified that pistorius tried to revive steenkamp after he shot her. dozens have pro-russian insurgents were killed in ukraine today during an operation to remove anti- government forces. ukraine's interior minister says 30 pro-russian fighters died in donetsk when they were ambushed by goverment troops. four ukraine soldiers also died today in fighting in the city of slovyansk and another twenty were injured. the government has ordered all flights in and out of donetsk be cancelled. dozens of troops have been killed since the government began a push against pro-russian insurgents last friday. defense secretary chuck hagel visits the chicago area today. he'll speak at the fairmont hotel, at an event hosted by the chicago council on global affairs. he'll also visit with recruits at naval training center great lakes.

here are a few stories that are trending online this morning ... the first game of the "crosstown classic" went into extra innings at wrigley field. jose quintana and jeff samardzija both only allowed a run, while samardzija threw a career- high 126 pitches. it was tied at one with two outs in the 12-th until marcus simeon drove in the go-ahead run with a double off justin grimm. the sox won 3-1. game two is tonight, right here on wgn. >> you have some danger in your eyes. if you haven't had your fill of superheros yet, fox just released a trailer for their upcoming show, "gotham". it's about a young james gordon.. a detective who eventually becomes an ally to batman. the series also will explore the origins of characters from the comics destined to become villains later on.

a number of stars gathered to celebrate for the gala. the annual fundraiser costume institute a blend of the art and entertainment. black and white rolled the night. >> broncos receiver wins big at the kentucky derby. a man pleaded out of this photo of him holding a stack of money and handing out hundred dollar bills. he gave six people cashed said everyone was freaking out. >> and none of the anchors ever do that. >> they never do. >> 50¢ for the vending machine but that's about it. >> don't look at me. >> i see the cars in the parking

lot. that all of say. >> here we go. let's take a look. marcus and i are going to sit up. >> i do think you have a nice looking pinto. it is shiny. >> the rams' only cost of $3,000 and the car was only $1,000. right now we have readings at 40 degrees. krug cover mixed with sunshine today. fairly nice day. here's the forecast. 62 by 5:00 p.m.. early at 7:00 a.m. a 20 percent chance of showers. here is the forecast. wednesday's high temperature 80 degrees thursday we get up to 82. we cool down for the upcoming weekend. >> looking outside, some of these slow spot are causing issues on the roads. not many but eastbound 80-94 @ central left lane will be down until 530. squeeze in both directions.

you can see it is getting to be tight with headlights back up through that area as they continue to do roadwork. other than that, it's been an easy start so far. no delays just construction. we will get another rundown in just a few minutes. >> good morning. we have a great story. introducing into an eighth grade student who will be the first student to graduate with down's syndrome in the school's one under 38 year history. that was not the achievement been enough and he's also an accomplished gymnast. take a look. >> lucas is and if grade student at the union bridge school. i will sit here. >> when he is not in the classroom, you can find him here ... his parents enrolled him in

gymnastics in hanover park. a few years later he could barely hold his head up with all the medals he has one. >> i would walk around with these all day. every day. >> this was his first grade teacher. she has seen him grow over the past seven years. >> he is full of love and joy and he just shines. when you meet him, he makes such an impact you will never forget him. you can't forget his smile. now i see him as empowered. when you see him in the gym it is tremendous. that talent shines right through. >> you're going to georgia? >> this past weekend travel down to georgia to compete in the national competition shall olympics. >> these are his parents. >> it is great when he gets a medal but i think the most

excitement is just from competing. is there with his friends and he loves it. >> on his last day of school before his big trip, the entire student body came together to wish him well. >> we're sending him off with cheers and love and we're proud of you more than you know. >> something we didn't expect or plan. it just happened. we're very excited about it. very happy. i think he came so far when he was little he couldn't even step down from the sidewalk he was afraid of heights and now he is on the high bars and the rings. it has been a lot of hard work and a long journey, but it has been worth it. >> good thanks to the union

school for letting us in. the last document that assembly. it was really neat to meet him and up he took the bronze medal over the weekend in that competition down in georgia. we will keep track on his progress. he seems to be getting better and better with each competition. we will keep our eye on him. >> coming up, who is dominating country music right now? >> and the modern family drama is over for thethe guardianshipn

family actress has been settled. she will continue to live with her older sister. her sister became her temporary guardian two years ago after winter accused a mother of physical and emotional abuse. yesterday's the mother agreed to drop the objections watching a video montage of family photos in court. >> nominations are out for this year's c-m-t music awards...and miranda lambert will be the artist to watch. she racked up six nominations.... edging out luke bryan and "florida georgia line" for the top spot. lambert earned two nods for her

hit song "automatic" and a total of four nominations for duets with keith urban and husband, blake shelton. and usher fans can rejoice. the singer dropped his latest single "good kisser" yesterday, along with a new music video. it features usher's signature dancing and a hidden talent -- drumming. he's a drummer?. usher's eighth studio album releases later this year. the morning. today temperatures will be going up quickly. high temperature in the 60s today sun and clouds down to 60 tonight. tomorrow we make 80. wednesday chance of rain early in the day. thursday another chance later. high temperature 82. friday and saturday we cooled down. >> coming up, a live update after an elderly man is shocked by downed power lines. >> and a new trend to make on- line shopping more convenient.

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