a wrong way driver is in the hospital after crashing into a truck on the kennedy expressway. a university of illinois student goes missing after checking in at o'hare. we'll have a *live report. and thailand's army declares martial law early this morning, as political tensions rise. details, coming up. good morning. i'm dan ponce. and i'm erin mcelroy. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. demetrius ivory has a check of our weather. a driver caused on accident by the black demetrius, it seems like we should enjoy this will last. >> and storms coming today. that could mean business. potential for severe weather with potential for wind and hail and even some damaging wind into tonight. that's tonight. a big

step up in terms of temperatures. our highs will be in the low 80s. this evening but planners storms will develop and as a cold front comes our way we could see some of those strong storms. 64 degrees right now. in the mid way we are at 65. 61 in morris. 61 dekalb. warm temperatures. typically we are in the '70s. the satellite shows we are dry through the morning and afternoon is when we expect those storms to move through. by noon in looks nice at 79 degrees. at 5:00 p.m. we are up to 81. 9:00 p.m., 74 degrees. by 7:00 a.m. we try out. it could be a rough night as the low temperatures moved into the '60s. >> let's start with construction in schaumburg. the few spots where they're doing work early

morning. central piece bound to roselle, ongoing project taking out a single lane that will be in place for another week before it gets picked up. also let's talk about that one way wrong way driver. it happened near north avenue a few hours ago. the minivan going southbound in the northbound lanes when it hit a semi truck. driver taken to hospital. not seriously injured. truckdriver not hurt at all. >>a u-of-i student was on his way home to north carolina, when he disappeared. tonya francisco is live at o'hare airport with more. tonya? >> quite the mystery. the young man is a student at the champagne campus and made it here to the airport but some of the time between the time he checked his bag and when he was supposed to board his flight he disappeared. police say the 19 year-old check his luggage

little after 3:00 p.m. saturday and was due to take a united airlines flight to north carolina but he never boarded the plane. united says he did not revoke another flight. his mother was waiting for him in north carolina and found his luggage. police said the last time anyone had contact with him was around 4:00 saturday. his 5 ft. 6, 100 lbs.. brown eyes, black hair and has a scar on his right eyelid. if you have any information you are asked to call detectives in chicago at the central victims unit. back to you. >>police have issued a community alert in the bowmanville neighborhood after a man tried to lure a boy into a van last week. the boy was walking to school last wednesday in the 21- hundred block of west farragut

when the man asked him to get into a white cargo work van with scratches on the back of the driver's side. the boy ran away. police have not released a description of the suspect. three trailers of refrigerated meat have been stolen in the city this month. the trailers were taken from three different locations in the back of the yards neighborhood and the little village neighborhood. the trailers haven't been seen since. no arrests have been made. the oscar pistorius murder trial is being delayed again. the judge says pistorius must report for a month-long mental examination that begins on monday. his trial won't resume until june 30-th. pistorius is accused of murdering his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. he says he shot her because he thought she was a burglar. last week, a psychiatrist for the defense testified that pistorius suffers from an anxiety disorder that brings out an excessive concern for his safety. that's when the prosecution requested a mental evaluation, which was approved by the judge. thailand is now under martial law. the army issued the declaration this morning, but said it's not

a military coup. andrew spencer is following the developments. >> the army has now taken control. declaring martial law early tuesday morning posting soldiers at intersections and pulling tanks through the streets of bangkok. military officials insist it's an attempt to ensure law and order, and deep political rifts that have a times become violent. the move comes two weeks after thailand's constitutional court ordered the removal of caretaker prime minister, her supporters, the red shirt protesters called it the judicial coup swarming the streets calling for the removal of the current caretaker government. the anti-government yellow shirt also called for new government and not through elections. before widespread reform. they believe she was a puppet for her brother, the former prime minister who was ousted in 2006. a leader favored by the richards. the army shut down tv and radio stations on tuesday saying it wanted to "

prevent any distortions that could lead to misunderstanding " and also insurer administration would be distributed widely. the statement says we remain very concerned about the deepening political crisis and urged all parties to respect democratic principles including respect for freedom of speech. >> dead in a home on the northwest side died from child abuse. police officers were called to the home in the 33-hundred block of north natchez avenue sunday night. that's where they found the body of three-year-old ashley mendoza. neighbor says the mother told police someone broke into her home while she slept and she woke up to find her daughter's bloddy body. but an autopsy revealed she suffered multiple injuries - a result of child abuse. >> a share was a pretty little girl outside with her mother. she was playing. i saw about three weeks ago playing outside. >>police say they are talking with a person of interest however nopolice are looking for

the gunman who shot and killed a 17-year-old boy on the south side. it happened just after 5 last night, in an alley near the intersection of kedzie and 84th street. police say the teen was shot in the chest and was possibly the victim of a drive by shooting. residents who in the area say the neighborhood is quiet and shootings never happen there. >> it's a quiet neighborhood. this is caught off guard. i was surprised when i heard about it. i'm not used to this at all. >>police have not released the victim's name. family members tell w-g-n he was a student at bogan high school and the shooting may have stemmed from a fight that happened a year ago. a bank of america branch on the south side was damaged by gunfire monday afternoon. bullets shattered the glass doors of the bank at 95th and stony island. police say two men were leaving the bank parking lot, when a car drove up and someone opened fire. the men ran into the bank for cover. no one was hurt. police hope video from surveillance cameras will help them i-d the gunman. caught on camera... two chicago police officers, apparently

abusing the manager of a tanning and massage parlor... both physically and verbally. jessica klyzek is suing the city and ten officers who raided the "copper tan and spa" last summer. an undercover officer says an employee offered to perform a sex act on him. when klyzek screamed, one officer appears to hit her in the head. another launched into a profanity-laced rant. >> the only proof she had that happened in the only way anybody would ever believe her was to have the caught on video. >>the independent police review authority will determine what action, if any, will be taken against the officers. the police department says, "the alleged comments, if true, are reprehensible and completely intolerable in our

police department." a man who served more than two decades in prison for a double murder he didn't commit has filed a lawsuit in federal court against the city. deon patrick confessed to the murders in 19-92. the lawsuit alleges patrick was coerced into a false confession and denied a lawyer when he was being interrogated. he explained why he agreed to confess even when he knew he was innocent. >> and you're sitting in the room by herself no interaction with anybody else. eventually you're going to say something to try to better your situation. >>the lawsuit filed yesterday names the city, cook county, seven police officers and two assistant state's attorneys as defendants. health officials in illinois now say, a man who contracted the "mers" virus from another man, is not contagious. he is the third person in america to test positive for "mers." but doctors say he shows no symptoms. "mers" began in saudi arabia two years ago. the *first american to get it, had *traveled to saudi arabia. the illinois man may have gotten it, in two business meetings with the first man.

doctors say, unless you've traveled to the middle east, *your risk of "mers" is minimal. a few cute, wayward ducklings caused quite a stir in the northern suburbs. all of these 11 little ducklings fell into a storm drain in skokie yesterday. animal control officers were called in to make the rescue as the mother duck looked on. the officers decided to move the ducklings away from the storm drain, so they walked them across the street to the evanston golf course with the mama duck in tow. their big adventure ended at a little pond and it looks like dad even stopped by to keep an eye on the wandering ducklings. >> it did you read that script yourself? >> we got the exclusive on this story. it's for 10:00 a.m.. >> my very first job in illinois this a meal for a big story and it was about stocks. and the kennedy. dimmer look where you are >>. >> that's right. >> to save that for your big

award. >> i will pull that out or today. good thing you are far away from me or i would wacky. >> arrested here for a reason. out of arms reach. it is warm outside. check out as temperatures. early this morning we are are the lookout for what's coming. a warm front will move through early today. slight chance of a sprinkle but nothing to write home about. tonight the big storms will be in our region as a cold front comes through. strong or severe thunderstorms bringing strong wind and of course that heavy rain and potential for help. we are in an area for that. 83 degrees today. tonight down to 62. >> coming up, hearing from the

air traffic controller and a pilot for the first time after two planes nearly collide. >> to operations uncovered chinese spying on the u.s.. >> and foul balls which gone viral. take a look. >>seven people were injured in n

explosion at a wisconsin brass factory. it happened yesterday afternoon as the workers were pouring molten brass into a cast in the saukville factory. the blast knocked the workers from a platform. the explosion then started a fire and the entire factory was evacuated. two of the injured were airlifted to a nearby hospital. five others were taken by ambulance. the cause of the blast is under investigation. two planes came within a football field of each other in newark, new jersey. it happened april 24-th. a plane was arriving from san francisco... another was departing for memphis... their runways intersected. at one point, they were separated by only 400 feet vertically, and 200 feet laterally. >>the incoming flight was ordered to abort its landing. the national transportation safety board says neither plane was damaged... and no one was hurt. the incident is still being investigated.

a sting operation identifies suspects in two cases of cyber crimes. the justice department has charged five chinese military officials with hacking into american businesses to steal trade secrets. beijing calls the charges absurd. the same investigation also led to at least 90 arrests in 17 countries for hackers who use black-shades software. those programs allow hackers to take control of computers, files and webcams without the owner's knowledge. a boy, whose foul ball switcharoo went viral, says he wasn't trying to trick anyone. this happened at the texas rangers game on saturday. a foul ball gets hit to the third base coach, who tosses it to ten year old austin chaney in the first row. chaney then turns around and hands a ball to a girl sitting behind him. but that was a different ball since the *foul ball was still in his mitt. chaney says the one he gave away was another foul ball from earlier in the game. >> we were getting a few balls. but mainly it was the third base coach who toss just the balls. i

was told if i had another one i should to give it to someone else. i turned around and give it to someone else. i saw her in front of me so i give it to her. >> he's a smooth talker. chaney says he's getting a lot of attention from this video. his baseball teammates now call him, "hollywood." >> i think he has a bright future. >> he hasn't explained why he passed up the two girls that were ok in exchange for the q one. >> he is smarter than the average guy. >> it's 63 degrees right now. wind at 14. another warm day today. we reached the low 80s. sunshine early but into tonight it could be a rough night with some strong storms and potentially severe thunderstorms as a cold front moves through. it will drop the temperatures and bring in some storms tonight. 64 the lakefront.

potentially at its 62. our live reading at 60 degrees. a really warm day. there's a warm front moving through the region. not much in terms of precipitation. it will bring through warm air. as the take a look at the severe storm potential, the area with restore production center says it has the highest risk of seeing a severe thunderstorm, we're smack dab in the middle of it. typically we do see some strong thunderstorms and that is probably going to happen tonight. stopping in a round midnight, thunderstorms moving through. could be a tough slipping night as we have some thunderstorms moving through. that storm presses to the south. maybe some showers south of chicago early but that's it. a big change weather wise as temperatures to drop. today we make 83. on wednesday we have a

20 percent chance of rain. a few degrees cooler arm thursday. >> let's look at the traffic situation. to roll over accident out there on the west part of a 80-94 on the grant offer. the exit ramp is partially blocked. looking at this shop, you can see they're doing work on that ramp try to pull it off. no big backups because it's still so early the we're keeping our eye on this to let you know how it looks. the rest of the traffic is looking good. >> coming up a swiss bank in trouble for helping american had money. >> and a from this driving up the cost of your morning coffee. >>and next in sports -- brandon marshall picks a strange place to break news of his contract extension.

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andrew shaw may be back as well. the picture is rosy in the wake of game one. plenty of star power between the two teams and the hawks were shining in the opener on sunday. no goals but he did have two assists, standing tall in game 1. they

really put the clamps on the line stripping them down and turning it into a score. it's not just about goals but it's about doing your job defensively as well. >> scoring goals, getting points i would also like the challenge being productive and you can steal the puck from them and you could do those things and essentially it's our great challenge. >> when there are guys who like the challenge knowing we have to be the best we can be and have success, that is the challenge. i still think we have to improve. >> no boring press release to announce brendan marshall's contract extension. he signed the deal on national tv he and his wife for on the view. a $30 million extension a great signing he has been terrific.

218 catches. they made in j cutler's day. cubs and the yankees tonight. the white sox are in kansas city. game 2 of the black caucus wednesday at the nets' center. back to you. >>u.s. stocks end higher, led by tech stocks. dow adds almost 21 points a swiss bank will pay more than 2 and a half billion dollars in damages, for helping americans hide their wealth from the i-r- withs. "credit suisse" pled guilty to tax evasion yesterday. but none of its officers was charged... and the bank doesn't have to reveal the names of its depositors. a california real estate firm the black your morning cup of coffee could cost more because of a fungus. it's called coffee rust and has recalled $1 billion to crops in and let america. it

affects believes it and they produced sure coffee beans. the u.s. has already given millions of dollars to help stop the spread of the fungus. >> 0 >> if it's a coffee i will try it. if it's safe i will try it. >> it makes everything better. >> i have about 20 seconds from the weather. 63 degrees right now. a warm day. nice and sunny. up to 81 degrees by 2:00 p.m.. big thunderstorms are possible tonight. potentially some severe storms with large hail and strong wind and heavy rain which could caused some flooding. the storms will come through after dinner. >> still watching a roll over accident west bound 80-94 in the grant offer and area. here is a picture you can see still partially blocking the ramp and

we do have some traffic building through. numbers overall look good. we do have some construction in the early morning hours. a breakdown in the next few minutes. >> still more to come including the controversial handshake. >> and new york's new 9/11 museum gift shop. >> and the clippers owner has a date in court to defend his comments to the media. >> and marcus is going to talk to the first person in our mr. bright side series. a bus driver b[ male announcer ] not allriver toothbrushes are the same.

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goes missing after checking in at the airport. >> an update on the k-9 officer caught on video of using his dog. >> the governor tries to get support for his budget plan involving a tax hike. >>good morning, i'm dan ponce. and i'm erin mcelroy. let's go to demetrius ivory for a check of the weather. it looks like it's starting off great. but you said there may be a term. >> it changes in a big way. yesterday we had storms to the north. today we all get it. a storm for you and a storm for you. i'm like the oprah of thunder. taking a look, early

today it's pretty nice. right now here are the readings. currently it's 64 degrees. that's across most of the area. it's dry at this hour. if you will need your umbrella early but into the afternoon or the evening with each hour the chance of rain does increase which means that after dinner into tonight we are expecting some thunderstorms in the region and they could be strong. today's high temperature is 81 degrees by 5:00 p.m.. high of 83. tonight we have a chance of showers and storms. anything that develops could be powerful. 83 today 62 tonight. 81 wednesday. the weekend is all sunshine. >> sunday we get up to 78. >> let's go right back to the roll over crash west bound 80-94

at the off ramp. still partially blocking. you can see the camera shot out there. a bit of a backup building in. and it looks like from the six-central at the same stretch its blocked until 6:00. with two issues. roll over and the construction in the same stretch. could be some extra delays heading westbound there this morning. >>a u-of-i student was on his way home to north carolina, when he disappeared. tonya francisco is live at o'hare airport with more.. tonya? >> this young man's family no doubt must be worried. it has been three days since anyone has last heard from him. police say the 19 year-old who checked his luggage a little after 3:00 p.m. on saturday and was supposed to take a united airlines flight to n.c.. but he never boarded the plane and united says he did not book another flight through them. his mother is waiting for

him in greensboro only received his luggage. the last time anyone had contact with him was around for 3:00 p.m. saturday. he's 5 ft. 6, brown eyes and black hair and has a scar on his right eyelid. because he is a student, police in at urbana have been notified about his disappearance. but if you have any information about where he may be or about the case, please call detectives in the special dictums unit. 312-744-8200. live at the airport. back to you. >>after months of tension and anti-government sentiment, thailand is now under martial law. the thai army issued the declaration this morning. soldiers and tanks are patrolling the streets of bangkok, the capital. the army insists it did not stage a military coup, but merely moved to maintain order in the wake of sometimes violent protests.

supporters of deposed prime minister ying-luck yingluck shinawatra insist her recent removal was a *judicial coup. the judge in the oscar pistorius murder trial is ordering him to undergo a psychiatric evaluation on monday. pistorius is on trial killing his girlfriend. prosecutors requested a mental examination after a psychiatrist testified pistorius suffered from anxiety. the trial won't resume until june 30-th. a driver going the wrong way on the kennedy, crashed into a semi truck. a mini-van was going south in the northbound lanes, when it hit the semi near north avenue early this morning. the mini-van driver is in the hospital, but he wasn't seriously injured. the truck driver wasn't hurt at all. no charges have been filed. the three-year-old girl who was found dead inside a northwest side home died from injuries due to child abuse. the medical examiner's office says ashley mendoza suffered multiple injuries and blunt force trauma. she was found sunday night in

her family's home in the 33- hundred block of north natchez avenue. no charges have been filed but police are talking with a person of interest. the hammond, indiana police officer who was caught on video abusing his patrol dog is back on the job and will undergo more training. last month, a bystander recorded this video showing the officer hitting the dog with its leash and holding it up in the air by its neck. the police chief says the incident was investigated and there was no abuse because he used techniques used to train the police dogs. with elections looming, illinois lawmakers are nervous about supporting a bill to extend the state's temporary income tax hike. governor quinn's proposal is still well short of the votes it needs in the general assembly. >> we are doing our very best to get to that majority. i think my philosophy in life is hope for the best and work for it. we are working hard on getting those boats in this house of representatives. obviously we have to keep on working until we get there. >>the governor spent two hours yesterday, lobbying lawmakers to keep the higher tax rate. he says the additional tax

revenue is needed, if the state is going to keep spending at its current pace. bruce rauner says he doesn't condone the confederate flag and was un-aware a man he shook hands with was wearing the symbol on his sleeve. the republican nominee for governor was filmed with the man during a motorcycle event over the weekend. a group of democratic leaders is demanding an apology. at a town hall meeting monday, rauner responded he can't control who's in a crowd and who he shakes hands with at a campaign event. president obama is coming home for a short stay later this week. he will be in town thursday for two fundraising events for senator dick durbin. durbin is running against republican jim oberweis in november. the two events, a reception and a dinner, are by invitation only. the president will spend thursday night in chicago and leave on friday. the 9-11 memorial museum in new york city officially opens to the public tomorrow and there's a controversy brewing as some critics say it's too commercial.those critics say it's a revenue-generating tourist attraction - with a pricey 24 dollar admission fee. many are also outraged by the museum's gift shop - that sells

souvenirs like scarves, key chains, jewelry and stuffed animals. the new york post called it the "little shop of horrors". >> making money off of my son is dead body. >> its united states of america and if you don't like what we are selling, don't buy it. >>the museum's c-e-o says it will cost about 65 million dollars a year to run and the admission and souvenir sales help cover that cost. some of the relatives of the victims say they will not visit the museum as long as it holds the unidentified remains of the victims. the n-b-a is on its way to removing los angeles clippers owner donald sterling from the league. the league says sterling's racist comments on tape, and comments he made to c-n-n, damaged the n-b-a and its teams. sterling will get to defend himself at a hearing on june third. after that his fellow owners will vote on forcing him out. three-fourths of them will be needed to terminate all ownership interests in the clippers and to have the team sold. the n-b-a has already banned sterling for life and fined him

dollars. let the hype begin. next month, race horse "california chrome" will try to become the first horse in 36 years to win the coveted triple crown. new york racing officials have cleared the horse to wear his signature nasal strip when he races in the belmont stakes. belmont used to *prohibit those strips. "california chrome" has worn his strip in his last six victories, including the kentucky derby and the preakness. fathers tend to be the fun parent, as more mothers see themselves as the party pooper. a new study found that 70- agreed to pay money for the building overlooking the river. more than the sears tower sold. 300 lassalle sold just four years ago. >> father's day they see themselves as the fund parent as mother see themselves as the party cooper. most feel that their children look for to seen their fathers more because children associate moms with homework and discipline. i think this is true. the dads are there

for the fun stuff like playing games and throwing a ball and hanging out. study says they could be the fun one. but we don't get the chance because we're too busy doing everything else. >> cried as a river. maybe if you play your games the kids will like it. that's a lesson? wind out of the south today at 14. dew points 47. once the dew point reaches the low to mid 50's that's when you start to feel that humidity. not to fumet but it will be warmer than normal. 62 right now. 64 the lakefront. 62 and juliet. 60 in aurora. satellite composite shows cloud cover up north. you're talking strong and thunderstorms and. another round will move into the region tonight. with each hour this afternoon i think we are try to the morning. dresser lunch. after dinner we see a thunderstorm to pop up as a cold

front comes our way. some of those storms to be strong or severe. today, high temperature 83 degrees. down to 62 tonight. cold front comes through wednesday. temperatures don't fall quickly. the will fall into the afternoon and evening wednesday's high 81 thursday we are 10 degrees cooler. >> still ahead, military searches for a marine who fell from an aircraft during a training exercise. >> and asking customers not to bring something into a restaurant. >> and a very public policy change in terrorist operations. >> and among the new words added to the new webster's dictionary, selfie.

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morning in north carolina for a marine who reportedly fell out of an osprey aircraft. a marine corps spokeman says the marine was taking part in a normal training mission last night when he somehow fell out of the aircraft. local responders began their search last night in a wooded area of bladen county but they came up empty handed. no word on how many people were in the aircraft when it happened. the marine's name has not been released. some cases the will not use of

phony vaccinations anymore. they used it in pakistan to get information. the revelation of the tactics may palestinian officials suspicious of all vaccination programs. at least one humanitarian group had to give up its polio vaccine program as a result. >>here are a few stories that are trending online this morning ... chipotle is asking its customers *not to bring guns into its restaurants. the denver-based burrito chain is making itself a weapons-free zone after open-carry gun activists brought assault rifles into a store in the dallas area. chipotle says it has tried to comply with local gun laws, but it feels open display of firearms may create an intimidating... not to mention un-appetizing... environment. college athletic programs are sometimes accused of being money pits, but not like this. a massive sinkhole has opened up during renovations to governor's stadium at austin peay university in tennessee.

the hole has swallowed up part of one end zone and the running track. engineers say they'll get it fixed in time for football season in the fall. sinkholes are common on the campus and surrounding area of clarksville. check out this super-cell storm forming over wyoming. adding more than 150 new words to the dictionary. some of the new additions include upper. but some of the lives in the upper of michigan. c we michiganakfish... that is someone who uses a fake account. catfish. and of course selfie. hashtag and tweets... that's what your people on twitter call you. marcus has a lot of those. >> i love each and everyone. my

little monsters. >> after reading it weather story. sorry about this. check out this super cel forming over wyoming. this rotating weather system caused heavy rain and hail storms. some of the hail was as big as baseballs. supercells are the largest, strongest and longest-lasting thunderstorms. they are most common on the great plains. >> i thought that was done by photoshop. in should see the video. >> did you want us to run that story so we would feel better about the storms tonight. >> we do have potential for some thunderstorms but not super cel storms. but we do have the potential. >> let's take a look at our day. 64 degrees right now. satellite and radar composite shows no super cells thunderstorms which is where most tornadoes come from. satellite composite shows we are dry. today thunderstorms moved through 81 degrees by 5:00 p.m.. a fairly nice day. if

you're leaving around 5:00 you will have potential for thunderstorms when you leave. it could be hard to get your kids to bed tonight we have strong storms rolling through. 62 degrees night. we are try on thursday through sunday. >> let's look at the roads we have some construction happening causing some slow pockets taking advantage of that warm weather. eastbound along the chain adams starting at 47 this project has been in place for a while. it should be picked up in about 15 minutes. relief in that area. and here is the o'hare project is bound this one has been sticking around a little bit longer. it looks like a least today they're looking to have that picked up by 5:00 p.m.. we had a the earlier rollover accident at the grand exit ramp partially blocking the ramp more details on that and your numbers coming just ahead. >> mr. bright side is joining us

this morning. >> i have wanted to do this for so long and now it's happening. we were asking for your submissions. we find somebody doing something really good in their community and then we do something nice for them. our first subject is celebrating an incredible milestone. take a look. >> it's a chilly afternoon. but we are all smiles because the sun is out just for us for our first ever segment. we got an e- mail from a dealer said come out to melrose park to meet mr. robert wilson celebrating an incredible achievement rate here. >> i have met a lot of interesting people over the years. >> mr. wilson has been a bus

driver for nearly five decades. >> did you know right away did this just click with you they knew it was recalling? >> no it was not. something i just had to go to work so i got a good job and a jump on a bus. but you had to take care of your family had to get out there and do it. >> 48 years of getting people with a need to go is an achievement. >> was the best thing about your job? >> enjoying the view and the people. i enjoy the ride. it's just like taking a tour of the city. >> mr. wilson did not stop there. he has driven his boss 3 million mi. without a preventable accidents. >> how big is that? >> it's tremendously big. to give an example, that the driving around the circumference of the earth 120 times without an accident. he's the only accident free 3 million

miler and we have pulled million operators. >> just do what they tell you to do. they teach you how to drive and to be safe out there and keep your eyes and ears open. >> mr. wilson's co-workers were here to celebrate his remarkable milestone. one thing was clear right away. >> he's like a father figure. >> not one of those mandated celebrate an employee events. mr. wilson has had a clear impact on each of their lives. >> i was pretty aggressive when i first started. but he was here a long time and he settled me down a bit and now i'm at 14 years. >> he is the same way off the premises and off the premises. after work i know him and his family and he is the same spirit never raises his voice. he's always column. and always very dressed up. >> have you seen his jury?

what's up with that? >> one of my followers heard we're coming today to talk to you and he works for a limousine company and heard about you and your miles and safe driving and they want to give you a three hour charter in a limousine to go wherever you want around the area with whoever you want and a $50 gift card to eat dinner. >> that's what i am talking about. >> suffer once somebody will drive you around. wherever you want to go for three hours. >> he's a cool guy. it could check out the information you see these buses all over town. they're always looking for people if you're looking for a job. a big thanks to deluxe

chicago limousine for donating debt service. we want to keep doing nice things for people. i thought this was a good one. nice to do that for somebody else. >> that's pretty unbelievable. >> he's a great guy. >> coming up, movement on the george lucas and museum in chicago. >> and defending a costume worn to a concert. >> how can he defend that >> how can he defend that tuxedo? detained by los angeles police

after a fatal shooting of his wife. best known for his role in the shield. responding to domestic violence after neighbors reported hearing gunfire last night. his wife was found dead with gunshot wounds. try to determine whether it was accidental or homicide. the actor is being questioned but has not been placed under arrest or charged. he didn't mean for his custom to be offensive. he

wore a disguise and a show on friday because it was a surprise concert. some say the fake hair and mitchell haiand facial hairh people. he apologized to anyone offended he did not need to be offensive. >> a city hall task force has looked at all the possible sites for a george lucas museum. and it says, chicago's lakefront museum *campus is the best location. lucas has a *home here... and if he decides to locate the museum in chicago, it would house his impressive collection of movie memorabilia, including his "star wars" props and artwork. a nice warm day. >> that's right into the lower 80s this afternoon but tonight we have strong and thunderstorms in the region. 83 today. the chance of rain increases with each hour. down to 62 degrees tonight. bahr's high is 81. a cold front comes through wednesday. temperatures in the low 70's. saturday back to the mid-70s. we are dry for much of

memorial day. but we do have a chance for rain. >> coming up, a live report on the search for a missing student. >> and we have your blackhawks word of the day to win the big word of the day to win the big blac

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