the first tropical storm of the season threatens festivities on the east coast. tens of thousands of homes are still without power in the suburbs. and former mayor daley reveals why he can't testify about a controversial deal and millennium park. good morning. thank you for joining us at 4:00 a.m.. tim is here for demetrius. >> good to see you. we have some rain to start off the day. the roads will be a bit slick but it will be a whole lot this morning. should be out of here in about two hours. buzz check out our headlines. mild after yesterday's fall out

temperatures down to the fifties we will see the sky is clear hours. temperatures will be below average. a few showers and sprinkles this morning most of that grain will be light. it's starting to clear out of lake county grade now. but the rain still lenders to the south. looks like through six or 7:00 this morning we will have a light rain. upstream the skies are clear. now mid to upper fifties. 57 at the lakefront. looking for a high today in the mid-70s. but sunshine skies will clearly this morning. 77 tomorrow for the fourth of july. loss of sunshine. east return over the weekend. >> indian commuters were supposed to be waking up with some big closures on u.s. 30. and eighth mile stretch was blocked off at 10:00 last night between 41 all the way over to

tie 65. this was to repair damage from monday's storm. i had to repair a lot of those traffic signals and the wires that came down. they expect this to stay closed until 10:00 really impacted the commute. the good news they finished early. there's only one interception that remains blocked off. that is steeper 55 right at a u.s. 30. really good news for commuters to use that u.s. trees stretch. everything is open with one exception, the intersection at u.s. 30. >>a woman ran out onto the kennedy expressway, and was hit and killed by a semi. it happened just before 11-pm, on the outbound kennedy at addison. state police re-routed outbound vehicles, for more than three hours while they investigated. it's not known why the woman ran out into traffic. we don't know her name yet. fopsthree people were shot and

wounded in an apartment in the this happened near 90-th and fox loomis, in the brainerd neighborhood, last night. a man was in the second floor hallway, when two others tried to rob him. the robbers shot the man, but then the man pulled out his own gun and shot them. all three are now in the hospital in stable condition. no charges have been filed. police are looking for a man who's wanted for two murders in the rockford area. terence doddy is the only suspect for the murder of co- worker todd hansmeier. the victim died in doddy's office from blunt force trauma to the head and neck on monday. co-workers say this may have involved a drug deal. police say they believe doddy also killed a woman near a rest stop bathroom along i-39, near paw paw. they say he escaped in the victim's car, which is a gray nissan altima with the license plate, "b-a-r-g-m-n-2." tropical storm arthur may grow into a hurricane today. and much of the east coast is bracing for what could be a rocky fourth of july. in boston, the city's annual independence day fireworks are being moved up to this evening, to ensure that they won't have to be cancelled.

north carolina faces the greatest risk from arthur -- especially the outer banks. hatteras island is being evacuated ahead of the storm's arrival. hurricane warnings are up across much of the state. and the governor is warning people to stay out of the ocean. >> i want to reiterate, don't put your stupid hat on. >> we're just getting ready. tying down things that may fly. there will be some flooding but other and that we will just day here and ride it out. >>arthur is expected to move back out to sea, by late saturday. the massive storms that hit chicago have been classified as a rare "double derecho". a derecho is a long-lived wind storm that stretches more than 240 miles, with wind gusts of more than 55 miles-per-hour. they cause damage similar to a national weather service says the first one formed monday afternoon in iowa and crossed the of an illinois. the second one formed in iowa and went

right through chicago. eight e f one tornadoes in northern illinois and northwest indiana were stormed. com-ed is still working to restore power to nearly 23-thousand customers who have been without service since monday. most of those are in the southern region, including park forest where nancy loo is live with the latest. service has been restored to all in the north. taking a look at the *other top stories this morning. former mayor richard daley is claiming a medical hardship, to avoid testifying about a controversial restaurant deal in millennium park. the emanuel administration claims, taxpayers were cheated by a 30-year sweetheart lease for the owners of the "park grill" during daley's tenure. daley's lawyers aren't saying *what medical problem makes daley unable to testify. the attorney for convicted murderer allan kustok is calling for a re-trial. he was convicted four months ago of shooting his wife, anita, in their bedroom. the defense now says new testing shows a gun was fired *near her pillow, which contradicts the prosecution's forensics

expert's testimony. kustok's next court appearance is july 28-th. attorney general lisa madigan says com-ed's rate hike request is illegal. she says the company included nearly 88-million dollars, in exelon stock, that goes toward employee bonuses. madigan says state law prohibits worker compensation from being included in a request to raise utility rates. com-ed has not commented. it's requesting to raise electric bills, by an average of three dollars a month, next year. chicago's property taxes are going up again next year, to help the chicago public school system close a 900-millionthe proposed increase would add another 34 dollar dollars a year to the tax bill on a quarter million dollar home. c-p-s will also use some accounting adjustments to cut the budget deficit. a new study finds this was the safest year on record for chicago public schools students. the university of chicago crime lab has been analyzing the statistics since 2007. it found that 49 fewer c-p-s students were victims of

shootings this past year, than the year before. there were also 12 fewer student homicides. mayor emanuel credited ongoing efforts to move away from suspensions and expulsions so kids can stay in school, and also the implementation of the safe passage program. >> if it is the safest year, at least you want to know what you're doing is working. if not, what you throw out? what you do different? it's not just one measure. it's about arrests in school, reduction in expulsion, making sure the kids are safe when they are in school and on their way to school. >>the chicago teachers union says the report does not reflect what is actually happening inside schools, and that recent staff cuts will only make classrooms less safe. residents on chicagos northwest side met with community leaders to discuss a plan to create bike lanes. the city wants to reduce the number of biking accidents along milwaukee avenue. that would mean removing one

lane of traffic in each direction on milwaukee, from lawrence to elston... that would allow for protected bike lanes along the two-mile stretch. most residents say they are against the bike lane. >> it's a bad idea for the people around here and i think it's too much. >> the most important thing is to protect the people. cars are too big for people. therefrom 2008 through 2012 there have been 129 injuries reported in that two mile stretch. one person was killed. boeing has signed a contract with nasa to develop the core stage of the space launch system. the s-l-s is the most powerful rocket ever built... and could one day take astronauts to mars. under the 2-point-8 billion dollar contract, boeing will be the prime contractor on the s-l- s. boeing hopes to have an initial test flight by 2017. tim is in for demetrius this morning. >> we have light rain moving to

the south pier should be out of here in the next few hours. rain across parts of the county's back into northern indiana. upstream high pressure has built in. the skies had cleared out. lots of sunshine is expected today. it's almost like full right now. here are the current temperatures in the '50s and '60s. looking at a seven days forecast that warms up into the weekend. a few morning sprinkles the becoming mostly sunny hi 72. 77 tomorrow beautiful for the fireworks. probably dipping into the '60s. warming up over the weekend back into the '80s. better chance of scattered storms on sunday. next week stays warm into the '80s. a bit of rain here and there. >> coming up, a wildfire forces hundreds from their homes in northern california. and in man

turned himself in for the deadly shooting in the the know borland's street club. and what caused one man to stabbed another with a sword? you'll see how he defended himself. those sta man has surrendered to

police, in connection with a sunday shooting spree on bourbon

street in new orleans. justin odom is considered a "person of interest" in the shootings, both outside and inside a popular night club. yesterday, one of the shooting victims, 21-year-old brittany thomas, died of her injuries. nine other people were injured when two men started shooting on the street, and inside the "tropical isle" club. police believe it all started with an *argument between the men. investigators believe justin odom and the other man know each other. one of the twelve year old girls accused of stabbing a friend, will undergo a second mental evaluation. a doctor told the court in wisconsin that the girl is not competent to stand trial. but then prosecutors ordered another exam, to see if she is mentally ill. the other defendant has not been examined. prosecutors say the girls tried to kill a friend, to impress an online horror character called "slender man." the victim was stabbed 19 times, but she survived. a raging wildfire is burning through 38-hundred acres of land in rural northern california. more than one thousand firefighters are battling the so-called "butts fire" on the ground and from the air. the fire has destroyed at least five buildings and is threatening nearly 400 others. at least 160 homes were

evacuated. officials say drought conditions are helping to fuel the fire. it's is 30-percent contained. no injuries have been reported, and the cause of the fire is unknown. police in pennsylvania arrested a man accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend's husband with a sword. but, the fight wasn't over what you would think. the man claimed his ex- girlfriend still had a 6-dollar wal-mart card that belonged to him. he went to her motor home to get it back. the fight escalated when the exes started arguing about their past relationship. the woman's husband tried to break it up, but the man pulled out a sword. so, he fought him off with a barbecue brush. >> once across the head that's all it took. soon as a cracked him he was gone. the woman's husband needed dozens of stitches from being hit in the head with the sword. his attacker was arrested and is facing several charges, including aggravated assault.

tim is here for demetrius this morning. >> good morning. we start off with light rain moving off pretty quickly to the south and east. already clearing off in parts of mchenry county. still raining in the city. by 7:00 most of the rain should be out. north and west has high-pressure clearing out. this is what we have to look over to later this morning. the clouds and rain moved to the south and east by 89:00. should be seeing lots of sunshine. maybe a few clouds popping up but mostly a sunny day. the sun will last through the day tomorrow and most of saturday. it's cool this morning in the o'hare. wind blowing at 7 mi.. it's 57 in waukegan. 57 along the lakefront. today we reach 72. still below average of 84. but warmer than the '60s that we saw the other day.

clouds will decrease today. cooler along the lake. tonight, clear skies some of us will be down to the 40's. over the next few days it looks beautiful. mar 77. sunshine. cooler long lake. mostly sunny saturday then we make 81. impossible scattered showers later in the day. >> traffic is looking good. we do have some construction to worry about but as we get further into the day that will be picked up for the holiday travel. no construction closures for the holidays. let's look i forgot to tell you about the real test. martin is blocked off at that kicks off today. think about taking public transportation. the burlington northern santa fe line takes you there that he can hop on a shuttle bus to get into that river festival. we do have some aldermen roadworks still being picked up on the kennedy. >>coming up after 4:30 ... the

new fitness apps that can help you step up your game. and next in sports -- the cubs try and complete the three game sweep of the red sox in boston. hey marcus! >> i know it's hard to think about on such a chilly day but we are going boating. it's one of the most popular boating days of the year. washington and new gadgets that people are using out on the water. time for spor.

the cubs last interleague sweep on the road was seven years ago, but they had a chance to do it against the defending champs. cubs and red sox played more than four hours at fenway park. in the first... justin ruggiano gets the scoring started with a two- run homer to left... his third of the year and one of 19 cubs' hits. still up in the fourth when the struggling mike olt blasts one 443 feet over the "green monster" for his 11-th homer. the cubs hit a season- high four home runs and win it 16-9. now here's dan roan with the rest of the morning sports. a day after carmelo anthony was visiting the bulls turned their attention to a veteran. they're expected to be in l.a. to speak

with him today. oaks city and miami are also interested. ironically carmelo into the will be there as well. anthony was in texas wednesday part of the action of a six hour stop in houston. then it was on to dallas for a two hour layover before heading to california. he spent more time in chicago than anywhere else so far. these kids are too young to be drinking like this. cotton candy and mountain dew. owning mike trout 10 strikeouts. scoreless in the fourth, not for long. bases are loaded into center field a 2-0 lead. it's to one in the eight. his hamilton evened it up. and we go to the bottom of the ninth. one out for garcia. the

base hit to the left and that's the ballgame. the sox went 3-2 and avoid the sweep at the hands of the angels. the fire are in toronto planning to a one all draw in action last night. that's it for sports. >>check out some of the ways athletes and *aspiring athletes can "tech up." "94 fifty basketball" helps you with your shooting and dribbling technique by using tiny circuit boards to measure and correct your wrist action and shooting arc. 250 bucks. adidas "micoach smart ball" can do the same thing for your *soccer skills. the realistic ball has sensors that read every kick, and offer tips on how to do it better. 300 dollars. then there's "game golf." special tracking tabs connect to your golf clubs, and feed data on every shot to a device on your belt. when you get home, you can review your entire round, and see what you did wrong. 250 dollars. time for another edition of

"dan's duets". and you guys will never guess how old our next performer is...check it out. believe it or not, she is only 12 years old. 12!you can check brianna's entire performance at our website -- wgn morning news dot-com. and, if you want to sing or

play along side me, e-mail me a short clip of you performing to *chicago stories nine at g-mail dot-com* ... or tag me in a video on facebook - *at dan ponce*. this is open to all singers *and instrumentalists. that's a fantastic singer. isn't she amazing? >> do you know any death leopard? >> we can crush some of that for our duet later. >> we have some light rain moving out. it's 57 at o'hare. looking for a high up to 72 degrees today. here's the rain clearing out across the northwest suburbs. house traffic looking? >> deaf but bird? i feel like you guys should do the spice girls. dan and tim an exclusive. with a few hot spots out there because of construction. one of them in south bound bishop ford it's a bit slow heading out

because of work being done until 6:00 a.m. to the flames blocked. on 90, jane adams told a bit slow in both directions at 25 because of work on 25. that will be there until 5:00. >> you better do the back of dancing if we do are seeing. still more to come including the hunt for an illinois man who has killed two people. and where a woman was arrested accused of helping the terrorist group in iraq. and the governor is speaking out. what he says was the worst part about being behind bars. and lindsay is sowing the makers of grand theft auto. we will tell you why

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because it gives me zero heartburn... annc: prilosec otc the number one doctor recommend frequent heartburn medicine for nine straight years. one pill each morning 24 hours zero heartburn. fifthtens of thousands of homes in the south suburbs are still without power. we'll have an update. we have the first hurricane of the season threatening july 4th activities up and down the east coast. and why americans traveling abroad will see some extra security at the airport. lands for joining us. aaron will be here later. let's go to tim mcgill in for demetrius, for a check of the weather. it's nice to be here all the east coast has the bad weather.

>> that will really affected north carolina. they have some high wind up to 80 mi. an hour affected them. around here much quieter. light rain not a big deal. probably moving out by about a 8:00. look to the north and west, it is clear across much of iowa into southern wisconsin. we will have some sunshine. into upper 50s right now. these are some of the cooler spots. fifties in portions of the western viewing area. a fall like morning. high of 72. cooler long lake. sunshine comes out later on. we should have a high of 77 tomorrow. beautiful weather. eighties of the weekend may be a scattered storm but mostly dry. warm and unsettled next week into the '80s. >> good news for drivers in

indiana. u.s. 30 was supposed to be blocked off for 8 mi.. the may disclosure last night at 10:00. that was between u.s. for one all way up to 55. the had to make the closure to do the repairs for some downed power lines lots of traffic signals were down as well. it is expected to close until 10:00 really impacting the morning press for businesses and people who live in that neighborhood. the good news is they have been progressing pretty quickly. the only interception that is blocked off is 30. the rest of u.s. 30 is back open. >> a woman ran out onto the kennedy expressway, and was hit and killed by a semi. it happened just before 11-pm, on the outbound kennedy at addison. state police re-routed outbound vehicles, for more than three hours while they investigated. it's not known why the woman ran out into traffic. we don't know her name yet. tropical storm arthur became a hurricane this morning.

it top winds are now 75 miles per hour. and much of the east coast is bracing for what could be a rocky fourth of july. in boston, the city's annual independence day fireworks are being moved up to this evening, to ensure that they won't have to be cancelled. north carolina faces the greatest risk from arthur -- especially the outer banks. hatteras island is being evacuated ahead of the storm's arrival. hurricane warnings are up across much of the state. and the governor is warning people to stay out of the ocean. >> don't put your stupid hat on. >> we're just getting ready tying down things that could fly. there will be some flooding so we will move down the street. but otherwise the will to stay here and ride it out. arthur is expected to move back out to sea, by late saturday. the massive storms that hit chicago have been classified as a rare "double derecho". a derecho is a long-lived wind storm that stretches more than 240 miles, with wind gusts of more than 55 miles-per-hour. they cause damage similar to a tornado, but along a straight

path. the national weather service says the first derecho formed monday afternoon in iowa, then crossed northwest illinois into wisconsin. the second derecho formed in iowa that evening, and came right into chicago. the storms spawned eight "e-f- one" tornadoes in northern illinois and northwest indiana. com-ed is still working to restore power to nearly 23- thousand customers who have been without service since monday. most of those are in the southern region, including park forest where nancy loo is live with the latest. com-ed is still working to restore power to nearly 23- thousand customers who have been without service since monday. taking a look at the *other top stories this morning. this man is wanted for two murders. terrence doddy is suspected of killing a co-worker, in his office, in rockford on monday. police say they believe doddy also killed a woman, on tuesday, near a rest stop bathroom along i-39, near paw paw. they say he drove off in the victim's car, which is a gray nissan altima with the license plate, "b-a-r-g-m-n-2." former mayor richard daley is claiming a medical hardship, to avoid testifying about a

controversial restaurant deal in millennium park. the emanuel administration claims, taxpayers were cheated by a 30-year sweetheart lease for the owners of the "park grill" during daley's tenure. daley's lawyers aren't saying *what medical problem makes daley unable to testify. a trial date has been set for the park forest police officer charged with reckless conduct in the death of a 95-year-old man. john wrana died last year after being shot five times with beanbag rounds from a shotgun. attorneys for officer craig taylor say he was trying to subdue wrana, who was waving a knife, cane and shoehorn. taylor has pled not guilty. his trial is set for september. former chicago police commander jon burge will learn today whether he'll get to keep his city pension. burge was convicted of lying about police torture tactics that secured forced confessions from innocent men. a city pension board said he is still entitled to his pension. attorney general lisa madigan says he's not. the state supreme court will make the decision today. former governor george ryan is

talking about his life in prison, during his first week as a free man. ryan's probation ended yesterday, after he served five years in prison for corruption. he's now 80-years old, 40 pounds lighter and relaxing in his home in kankakee. he says he spent most of his prison time exercising, working, and watching t-v. he also says the worst part was losing his wife and his brother. >> the toughest part of my whole ordeal was that i lost my wife and my brother. >> amid a good mixture of people, bad guys and smart guys and dumb guys. wise guys. it was an interesting trip. one that i could have lived without. >>ryan says he learned a lot in prison, but he wouldn't say what exactly. he now plans to work on a political memoir and his life's mission to abolish the death penalty. a woman from arvada, colorado could face 15 years in prison,

if she's convicted of conspiring to commit terrorist acts against americans. 19-year-old shannon conley was arrested at the denver airport in april, as she tried to board a flight to germany. f-b-i agents say, she told them she planned to continue on to turkey, then join the islamist militant group "i-sis." she said she met a member of the group online. conley is charged with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists. a federal judge denied bail to the suspected ringleader of the terrorist attack on the u-s compound in benghazi. ahmed abu khattala had a detention hearing in washington yesterday. his court appointed attorney says the government has not provided any evidence in khattala's involvement in the attack that killed four americans in 2012. prosecutors say khattala is an extremist who was planning future attacks when he was captured last month. the united states is beefing up its security presence at overseas airports, just in time for the fourth of july. u-s officials say, terrorist bombmakers may be trying to develop explosives that can be sneaked onto planes past regular airport screening. so there will be more bomb- detection machines, and more inspections of passengers' shoes and property. the move affects airports in

europe, africa and the mideast that offer non-stop flights into america. mayor emanuel's campaign war chest just got a big boost. eight of his wealthiest donors deposited nearly one-million dollars in one day, into a super political action committee, or "super pac". the recently formed "chicago forward pac" is focused on getting emanuel re-elected next year, even though he's not facing a major challenger. illinois election law caps the amount individuals and corporations can contribute to campaigns, but those rules do not apply to super pac's. a woman was fined hundreds of dollars for her yard sale signs. angela smith, of tennesse, is moving. so she decided to have a sale to get rid of some of her things. after putting up signs around her neighborhood.. she received a ticket from code enforcement.. fining her 300- dollars. >> according to him my story and did not have a date or a street address and your place on one of the street signs. >>smith only made four bucks from the moving sale.

the city is cracking down on signs that don't follow the rules. >> we are starting off with some light rain moving off to the south and east. it should be out of here by seven or 8:00. still raining down to northern indiana. the skies are clear upstream. some high pressure has cleared out the skies in some areas. there will be drifting to the south burning sunshine. that high will be with us for the next few days. most of saturday should end up being dry. today we are dry once we get through this morning. then the skies clear out. the radar is showing the rain moving off to the south and east. the skies are clearing out to the northwest and southeast. later this morning we have some light sunshine. possibly a pop shower but i don't think that will happen. maybe a few clouds but i think we will be dry once we get

through the morning and we see that sunshine again on the fourth. feels like fall out there. 57 degrees at o'hare. mid to upper 50s a north wind at 7 mi. per hour. some light rain. clouds decrease today becoming mostly sunny. cooler along the lake. warmer than the '60s that we saw yesterday with still below where we should be. clear skies tonight. if you forties in the outlying areas. the next few days look like this. mayor, sunshine 77. beautiful weather on the fourth of july. when it's time for the fireworks temperatures will be in the mid to upper 60s. i deal fireworks weather. saturday will become partly cloudy maybe a scattered storms. high of 81. edie's on sunday a better chance of the storm then. >> still ahead, some tech gadgets for all the voters out

there. and another retailer is banning guns at its stores. and algeria is trending for what their team did at the world cup winning. and fans who love the notebook will not love was really going on behind the scenes. those details coming up.

first closing bell rung remotely from cedar point amusement park in ohio the dow and s&p finished at record highs. if you shop at target, leave your guns at home, or in your car. that's the company's new directive to its customers. in a new online memo, target's interim c-e-o says the company's stores are family-friendly... and allowing guns in its stores could *compromise that. team u-s-a may be out of the world cup, but fans want to give the goalie a big reward. tim howard made 16 saves during tuesday's loss to belgium. he kept his team in the game, until he allowed two goals in extra time.

but his efforts raised howard's status to internet sensation, including the hashtag, "things tim howard could save." now fans want to give him an aiprort. there's an official white house petition to rename ronald reagan washington national airport after howard. >> is still get beat, but the in the game but created to incredible opportunities. we were in it. could be a different scenario this morning but it wasn't to be. >>someone named howard u-s secretary of defense on wikipedia. he later got a call from the real defense secretary, chuck hagel. also from the president. here are a few stories that are trending online this morning ... algeria's team is also being treated like heroes after its loss to germany. the team was given a parade after it made the "round of 16" for the first time in the country's history. but the team may be remembered more for what they're doing with its prize money.

the players are donating all of it to the people of gaza, saying "the need it more than us." that prize money is about "nine million dollars." it's not the sort of title he'd campaign for, but president obama tops the list of the worst presidents since world war two. so say americans surveyed by quinnipiac university. it is a tight race: 33 percent of those surveyed picked president obama as the worst. w. bush came in second with 28 percent of the vote. taking the top spot as *best president since world war two: ronald reagan with 35-percent of the vote, followed by bill clinton with 18-percent. the notebook stole people's hearts because of the on screen chemistry between ryan gosling and rachel mcadams. but the films' director nick cassavetes says the two didn't get along off camera. he recently told v-h-one, ryan gosling got so upset with mcadams on set that he demanded a new actress take over her role. screaming match. its hard to believe the couple everyone fell in love with... actually didn't have much love for each other. what question and >> i think they did eventually but it took a little while to break through. i do know my notebook history. i am a married

man i've sat on the couch many times watching the movie with my wife. she does crumbles into a mess. the met is the best movie ever been made. >> who could get mad at her? >> not him. >> this morning we're starting off with some light rain that may slow you down. but it should be out of here in the next two- three hours. skies are clear to the north and west. of shedding a tear as and think about that movie. right now we are in the mid-50s. it feels like fall this morning. we will see a high of around 72. cooler along the lake. and tonight we get down into the fifties may be even a few forties. a warm-up for the weekend fantastic for the fourth. maybe late afternoon thunderstorm. better chance on sunday. edie's on monday and

tuesday and wednesday. >> it's looking good on the roads. a few spots of overnight construction. one of those is the o'hare expressway heading eastbound. left lane is blocked until 5:00. also on the bishop ford heading south bound, some slow traffic from 103. to the flames are blocked until 6:00. back to you with your notebook analysis. buried deep. >> that movie should be in a poor section of the video store. when we watch it and not to renew my wife is just destroyed. it's like when i watched die hard. the tears are very similar. bruce willis walking across that glass ... it's just horrible. >> let us have our moments. let's move on. with the fourth of july holiday tomorrow, it is one of the most popular *boating weekends of the year. every summer, i like to hit the water and check out some of the new gadgets and toys boaters are using. let's see what's new.

>> this is where all the magic happens. fireworks in the sky, thousands of boats around to. >> his with discover boating all about getting more people out on to the water. >> fourth of july, how crowded will this be? >> probably be any way you look yourself so much that you can't even see the water. >> will every voter darks their vessel with necessities like life jackets. >> you get the sportier kind more colorful purple. for week board and skiing there are more flexible with higher waists and openings in the arms. >> where is the other ski? it's just one ski? >> that is a slalom ski. one the front won the back. if you've seen people doing those crazy sprays and wild curbs, that's where it comes from. >> more and more voters are

incorporating technology into the water. starting with video. >> this is the go pro waterproofed version it's very popular. strap it on and it could take pictures water to been. we see lots of people put it up any conceivable experience. >> incredible underwater light, powerful l e d lights that not only look neat near your dock, they attract fish as well. >> if you are prone to getting seasick, these anti motion sickness glasses are for you. the clean to work by creating a virtual horizon using liquid inside the flight frame meant to counterbalance the motion being felt by your inner years. >> tell me about the vote. >> this is a kobold 828. it's a 28 ft bal writer which means tons of room for your friends and family.

>> go-ahead and floret right now. >> a lot of people are going to watch this and see this boat and say i have to get a boat and get out on the lake. how easy is it for somebody to get involved with voting? >> it's very easy and it's more sensible than you think. there's a lot of resources out there on getting onto a boat. lots of people know people with boats. it's not onto hard to find a friend get on the water with them. >> to have a good resource if you do have a boat and you want to go across the country in your boat and check out fireworks, you can look on their website they have a plan on all the fireworks across the country. >> he did miss one key element. a case of cold bush lite.

>> i was driving the boat so i did believe that out. >> if you were responsible. >> you do start with the bush light. i will tell you when you are in the anchor chair you can do it. >> let's not reinvent the wheel. natural eyes? >> that is so five years ago. >> coming up, which full house star got married. and the grand theft auto video game makers are being accused of something. and if you're looking for fireworks major a check out our website.

it was a "full house" when t- v's "uncle joey" married his long-time love in montana. dave coulier tied the knot with melissa bring yesterday. several former "full house" co-stars were in attendance, including candance cameron bure, bob saget, john stamos and andrea barber ... who played the next-door neighbor. those in attendance say it was

a small, private ceremony. jewel and husband ty murray are calling it quits after sixteen jewel made the announcement on her blog saying... she and ty tried to live an "authentic" life and wanted their separation to be loving. they married in the bahamas in 2008 and have a son together. lindsay lohan is suing the makers of 'grand theft auto five.' . she claims the gaming group created a character based on her without her permission. lohan says the character's image, voice, and clothing are based on her. *and the game features the chateau marmont hotel, where lohan once lived. rockstar games has declined comment on lohan's suit. >> were starting off with some light rain this morning. it won't last much wonder. maybe a few hours. but the rain is still in the city. some sprinkles across northern india. it feels like fall. mid to upper 50s.

fifties and forties tomorrow morning. but today we will have some clearing. mostly sunny. 72 for the high. warmer over the weekend. best chance of storms is sunday. most of saturday should be dry. a bit unsettled with scattered storms but not an all-day rain. >> 65 and emerald an earlier fire has been cleared up but things are still working to clear up that is near halsted. as for the rest of the roads, but everything is looking good no major delays on the expressway's. all the overnight roadwork is getting picked up. >> coming up, the first hurricane of the season takes aim at the east coast. an update on the power outages as well. and we have the best ways to kill time at the airport. those stories and more coming up.

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