an arlington heights woman dies trying to save three kids from drowning, while on vacation. a known gang member is charged in the shooting death of an 11- year-old girl at a sleepover. details in a *live report. and all work and some play -- first lady michelle obama is in town. what she did last night... good morning. i'm erin mcelroy. dan is off today. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. >> demetrius is off today. >> a warm body and you are smiling and you are awake it's a good start. >> friday. we're expecting a warm-up. one of the changes we looking to the weekend, but

warmer day, still below average. sun and cloud mix. is potential for a few tenders storms. statistics degrees at o'hare. 61 at midway. another cool start to our morning. relatively clear of the clouds are starting to show up on the side of the screen. shares and thunderstorms in eastern iowa. a few storms could get as close as the 39 corridor. but if we are good to see any storms they're probably going to come in the afternoon. if you're getting out and about today you will be in short sleeves. close to 80 degrees today with a chance for a few storms in the evening and then mainly overnight is the best chance for more rain and possibly some lingering storms. spawned thunderstorms today tomorrow a big warmup to the decrease partly sunny skies. decent chance for storms once again

tomorrow night scattered thunderstorms are possible sunday with slightly cooler temperatures high of 84. then it gets cooler as we get back to work next week. need more in the 74 cast in a bit. >> so far so good on the roads. no major delays or hot spots. we have overnight roadwork lingering in bound kennedy as a travel in bound at ohio, 3 great plains are blocked. they will be blocked until about 5:00 a.m.. >>a woman from arlington heights drowned while saving three boys.karen wessel was on vacation at her sister's summer home in far northern wisconsin. they went swimming on tuesday with a female friend and their children. three boys, including wessel's son, swam across a narrow channel dividing the main shoreline from a sandbar ... but got too tired to swim back. the women went out to help them.wessel reached the third boy and kept him above water. but, she also got tired and went under.

a boat came by and grabbed the boy wessel was helping. her lifeless body was found soon after. >> it's important to me that in the universe other people know there are still heroes in this world and sadly, i suffered a great loss. and little boys lived. >>wessel is survived by a 9- year-old son and 17-year-old daughter. a west side teenager goes to court today... charged with murdering an 11-year-old girl over a gang grudge. judy wang is live at the criminal courts building with more. >> good morning. police identified the known a gang member, faced misdemeanor charges in the past those charges were eventually dropped. he has no convictions on record. 19 years old he appears in bond court charged with first-degree murder. his mother says she

graduated from high school and was working a summer job at a north lawndale community organization. the superintendent says investigators dan nine witnesses some of them saw him fire the shots in the 3900 block last friday night. police say believe fired four-five shots in an attempt to preempt tallied against rival gang members in connection with an earlier fight. one of the bullets went through a bedroom window and hit a 11 year-old girl in the head. shoes at a sleepover there were making and eating some wars when she was shot. news of the charges came the same day a restaurant held a fund-raiser to help pay for the funeral costs. the family thinks those who attended for support. >> wishes want to give thanks to everybody who really helped out. moving for to get this case on a roll. >> the mayor and the governor

attended a fund-raiser. the police superintendent says people in the community knew who was responsible and came forward and that helped lead to a quick arrest. police have not found of murder weapon. >>lake county, indiana officials announced murder charges against a suspect in the shooting death of a gary police officer earlier this month. 25-year-old carl blount has been in custody for two weeks, while investigators built their case. they say blount shot officer jeffrey westerfield on july 6th, his 47th birthday, after he responded to a domestic dispute. the gun has not been recovered. westerfield's family is thankful a suspect is in custody. blount has a long wrap-sheet, including battery of law enforcement, strangulation, and drug possession. >> we miss our dad. he was a great police officer. i wish my dad was still here but knowing that he died protecting the people that he loved, people of this city makes me very proud to be his daughter.

>>if convicted, he could be sentenced to up to years. prosecutors are deciding whether to pursue the death penalty in this case. 16 people are dead, dozens more wounded, at a u.n. refugee shelter in gaza... the latest casualties of the 17-day-old war between israel and hamas. palestinians took cover at this shelter in a former school. a rocket slammed into the playground... most of the victims were women and children. hamas claims that israel fired the errant rocket... israel says it may have been a *hamas rocket. the u.n. and the united states are trying to broker a humanitarian cease-fire, to give people a chance to evacuate the area. bad weather apparently brought down an air algerie passenger jet over mali. the plane changed course, just minutes out of an airport in burkina faso, to try to avoid a storm. but less than an hour into its flight to algiers, the plane went down, with 116 people

aboard. the burned wreckage of the crash has been found, about 30 miles from the border of burkina faso and mali. most of the crash victims were french. an american, listed on the flight manifest, didn't actually board the flight. a man long suspected in the 22- year-old cold case murder of a skokie boy has finally been charged in the killing. the body of 15-year old niles west high school student david cherick was found in a forest preserve near morton grove in 1992. he'd been strangled with his own scarf. 71-year old robert rocco serritella was arrested in los angeles early this week and appeared in court yesterday... handcuffed to the crutches he now uses. investigators say he incriminated himself in conversations. >> he's made numerous statements through the years different inconsistencies but to the course he also made third party and missions to other individuals in california if you

hear but he has spent most of his time in california. all of it just reinforced all the different things we already had. >>seritella waived his right to an arraignment. an l-a judge issued a warrant for his extradition back here. he's being held without bail. an o'hare airport employee will appear in bond court today on charges of stealing from military footlockers being shipped overseas. 41-year-old james matthews faces two felony theft charges. chicago police and a postal inspector set up surveillance cameras after reports of items missing from footlockers. matthews was reportedly seen on video taking a laptop and other items. letters start going out today, to 9 thousand people who received questionable traffic tickets from chicago's red light cameras. the letters will explain what people can do, to appeal the tickets, and possibly get their money refunded. an investigation found suspicious spikes in the number of tickets issued at several intersections. the city is investigating whether the tickets were due to faulty equipment or human

tampering. metra riders may soon be allowed to bring pets on board... the commuter rail line is considering allowing small pets in travel carriers. the policy change would bring metra in line with c-t-a and other rail lines nationwide. the agency will seek input from a citizens advisory board today... the pilot program would be tried-out on weekends.... on the rock island line, from chicago to joliet. first lady michelle obama is waking up in chicago this morning. she attended a fundraiser for the democratic national committee in the gold coast yesterday afternoon. mrs. obama talked about gun violence in chicago, telling donors democrats will make it better for young people in the future. while that was going on, hundreds of protesters marched for immigrant and refugee rights near the obama's home in kenwood. they also prayed for families affected by deportation. the first lady's motorcade was spotted outside soldier field last night, where beyonce and jay-z were performing. the sun-times reports she went

to the concert with daughters sasha and malia ... then they stayed at their home in kenwood overnight, so they could catch up with some old friends. there are crowds and lines but the weather did hold up. >> it's a pretty good morning. things will change in the next few days. outside right now its 63 at the british school. 63 to the north. it's cooler when you get outside the city. 53 in cortland. in sugar grove we have pretty good skies. it's clear and dry right now we do have some showers and storms to the east. those coming later today. 88 tomorrow with the chance of showers and storms. not only today but tomorrow especially into sunday and cooler air returns next week. will talk more in depth about that when the next chance of thunderstorms to get in here as we go through the morning.

>>coming up ... how a doctor stopped a gunman in a hospital shooting rampage. and -- a man lost more than he bargained for after a common medical procedure. plus -- someone was leaving porcelain dolls on the doorsteps of one california community. now, police know why. and -- our tech guy is getting behind the wheel of a new hybrid crossover from lexus.

a psychiatric patient reportedly killed a case worker and wounded a doctor before the doctor pulled his own gun and shot the suspect. it happened in a hospital office building in suburban philadelphia. police say 49-year-old richard plotts opened fire after an argument erupted during an appointment. the doctor suffered a graze wound to his head. plotts was hit three times in the chest and torso and is in critical condition. the hospital has a no guns policy for anyone except law enforcement. a man from alabama went to a hospital for a circumcision... but got a whole lot more. the victim is suing princeton baptist medical center, because doctors amputated his entire penis. he scheduled the circumcision to eliminate a potential cause of infection. the lawsuit claims, the hospital performed the full amputation with no medical justification.

the hospital says the lawsuit is without merit, and it plans to fight all charges. police have solved an unusual mystery in southern california. some parents called authorities after finding porcelain dolls that look like their children on their doorsteps. that's not creepy at all. they were left at eight homes in san clemente throughout the week. the dolls were wearing nightgowns and lace dresses, leaving some parents to wonder if they came from a sexual predator. but, police announced late last night that they were left by someone who just wanted to spread good cheer. a woman in new jersey is making her 20-million-dollar lottery jackpot.. a win for the whole family. sigrid endreson will share the winnings with her 16 siblings... and the three children of her late brother.. the 20-million comes from a pick-six drawing last month. playing the lottery was a tradition started by the sibling's mother. the winning ticket was also purchased with left over family funds used to pay for the

mother's funeral.. >> when you have 16 there's not many oreos left in the bag. >> i think a lot of people are checking their family tree right now to see if they're related to her. i might have to go check my own website. it's pretty quiet this morning. a good-looking day. 56 degrees at o'hare. the wind is going to pick up pushing warmer air into the region. it is cool across the region. 52 in joliet. 61 downtown chicago. 54 in kankakee. that's where the bears aren't a kickoff their camp today. we will be ready for football. the weather is looking good for football today clear and dry. we do have some showers and storms in the iowa could sneak a few those showers and storms as far east as the eye 39 corridor. but for the most part just a few spotty storms are

possible this afternoon. police to sunny skies high of 80 degrees today. cloy the average but at least we get up to 80. tonight, a warm front front moves through. mostly cloudy chits of scattered thunderstorms. tonight we get down to the '60s. not much of a cool down. then we make 88 degrees tomorrow. maybe a few thunderstorms tomorrow morning and then partly sunny most of the day. a few more storms twi- night into sunday. the breezy sunday 71 in the morning. 84 in the afternoon. a pretty good way to have the weekend. we will be on it warmer note. what about the traffic? >> it's not too bad everything looks good. a bit of overnight construction also dealing with 88 the road work between 31 and 59. two planes are blocked until 5:00 a.m.. and on i 190 heading eastbound out of o'hare

to grade plans are blocked until 5:00 a.m.. the roadways are looking good, no major slow spots as a handout this morning. >>coming up ... the royal photobomb that's gone viral. plus -- the crisis at the border heats up, as the u-s considers refugee status for young latin americans. and -- the fight for roster spots begins in bourbonnais ...that's next in sports. hey marcus! >> good morning. lots of people talking about the baseball hall of fame inductions. but let's talk about a different holophane. one that is right in our own backyard. talking about softball. not just softball, a new museum dedicated to that here in chicago taking it through the chicago history. until remark coming up. >> lexus is ready to take on the

entry-level luxury cross over market with a new model. we test drove a hybrid version its pact with technology. >> when buyers are ready to upgrade from the midsized sedan, lexus wants to be there. the company brought me to seattle to check out their upcoming luxury crossover. >> here we go. >> first, in a city known for coffee that that that >> would not have these in los angeles. >> a quick stop. >> you guys have a good day. >> loosely based on the raft for it features styling that begs for attention. also packed with coal technology like a trackpad and a hold button for stop and go traffic. >> it could take your foot off the brakes the car stays in place but don't put yourself in park. >> head and tail lights l e d.

>> the more troubling for the light switch these are touched activated. >> optional wireless charging pad and sunglasses storage in the center console. >> even a mirror to see how you look. even the cupholders are unique they grab your drink sicken twist off the cap with just one hand. he never have to put the key in the door anymore they hid the key hole behind the handle. >> overall i was impressed, is solid ride that hugs of wrote more than other lexus i have driven but the big downside is small trunk space. it has about one-third less than the other of luxury crossovers it competes against. >> it is rated at about 33 mi. per gallon. we averaged about 29 in the short test drive. did not announced pricing just yet but the car is expected to launch around thanksgiving. in non hybrid version will be launched as well. you can learn more about the car on my website.

the bears' first practice set for 9:00 a.m. they held a conditioning drills thursday closed to the media but we did check in with the guys is the kingman for lunch.

>> kyle long said he was getting the upper hand on his viral infection he may miss the first few days of camp and jordan lynch said he was getting a hand on the transition to running back. >> i think it's one of those things that stand out when it comes down to the last cut the more you can do the better out there. >> for a drink wilson camp is a new lease on life. he set out last year after a kidney surgery but the five time pro bowler says the city spot is wide open. trying to hook on as a backup for j. cutler, he last took a snap in the nfl in 2010 and carolina. >> i think i have a good grasp of it right now. taken what i have off the field and having that translate into practice and each and every play and getting out there. it will be interesting to get on the field. >> i thought i couldn't do any

of that there wouldn't have signed into the work that is the father couldn't do it. >> the fun was over early with big hits in the clutch. the base hit to date build up a 5-0 lead they win 5-2. the only thing of beauty are refilled was the sunset. the cubs were downright ugly. endless procession of hits. it to run single, first nine men score the cubs get burned 13-3. >>the ultimate case of photo- bombing was caught on camera overseas. two australian athletes competing in the commonwealth games in glasgow took this selfie. look closely at who is photo- bombing the two in the background... who else but the queen! ...all smiles! they couldn't believe it and tweeted out the photo. it's now a viral hit.

it almost looks like a ghost of the cream. >> like the guy with the burger king had showing up behind. who's more popular? >> i don't know but that's a pretty good picture. >> good for us in weather. >> just-in-time the weekend. 56 unclear right now we will warm up through the day. we do have a slight chance for a public showers or thunderstorms. a better chance tonight but much warmer this weekend. we have to talk about traffic. >> with a new crash out there on the ramp from the outbound side of 290 to south bound dan ryan. car flipped over on its side watch for added delays. otherwise it's nice and quiet no major problems out there just yet. >> with much more coming up-- including, how a former chicago bear is helping to combat gun violence in the city. and -- a tornado strikes a campground in virginia -- killing three and injuring dozens. we'll have the latest. plus -- the leader of the famed

ohio state marching band is *fired, over a tradition of sexual hazing. and -- dean reviews the new movies out this weekend -- in the shooting death of an's

11-year-old girl at a sleepover. details in a *live report. more humans remains are found at the site of a malaysian plane crash in ukraine. what crews hope to finish by tomorrow. and all work and some play -- first lady michelle obama is in town. what she did last night... good morning, i'm erin mcelroy. dan is off today. let's go to mike janssen in for demetrius, for a check of the weather. hi, mike. >> it looks warmer. there is potential for some warmth. >> you are so realistic. just give it to a straight. >> i can't lie. things are going to change. but when you walk out this morning it's quite comfortable. 61 degrees. once you get outside the city, it's about 10 degrees cooler in bridge. was chicago is a 52. 53 in roselle. look at the

satellite, it is dry. meanly clear but just off to the west there's a cluster of showers and storms expected to move through the region. this is a more stable air mass. we take the chance of showers and storms out of the forecast until this afternoon. we get close to 80. the the best chance of rain comes overnight. we could see a few showers or storms early and late saturday and sunday. 80 degrees on saturday. part of the warm-up will talk more about the weather in a minute. of course traffic. >> a few things we're watching out there. one of them on the outbound side of 290 we have a crash on the ramp the dan ryan the ramp is blocked there is a delay because of that. dealing with overnight construction slowing things down in bound kennedy. three right lanes are blocked until 5:00 a.m. approach in the circle. any direction approach in that circle is slow because of that interchange work early on. that should be wrapped

up by 5:00 a.m.. >>a west side teenager goes to court today... charged with murdering an 11-year-old girl over a gang grudge. judy wang is live at the criminal courts building with more. >> the suspect kevin lee is a cream high-school graduates. until now he just facing misdemeanor charges. but those charges were all dropped. no convictions on his record. the victim's family says their a fateful for a quick arrest to they can bury their child in peace. the 19 year-old faces murder and weapons charges. his mother says he was working in a summer job at a north lawndale community organization. police say the suspect was in the 3900 block of west gladys and east car filled park last friday night saying he was seeking revenge against rival gang members in connection with an earlier fight in the neighborhood. police superintendent gary mccarthy says lee was without care or regard to the safety of anyone

else and fired four-five shots. the bullet entered a bedroom window and hit a 11 year-old girl in the head. she and her friends were eating some wars will having a pretend campfire during a sleepover. the superintendent says detectives identified nine witnesses. some of them saw him fire the shots. the charges came the same day in northwest side restaurant held a fund-raiser to help the family pay for the funeral costs. >> which is what to give thanks for everybody who really helped out to move forward and get this case on the role. >> as a fellow parent, to give her the strength and the notion that she's not alone that she is in my family and i hope the prayers of every family in this city so she knows she has the resolve to keep going. >> the mayor has visited the family a few times this week. he and the governor attended a fund-raiser. the suspect will be

in court early this afternoon. police are still looking for the murder weapon. back to you. >> taking a look at the *other top stories this morning. a woman from arlington heights drowned while saving three boys. karen wessel went swimming in far northern wisconsin tuesday, with her sister, a female friend ... and their children. three boys, including wessel's son, swam out ... then got too tired to swim back. the women went out to help them. wessel reached the third boy and kept him above water. but, she also got tired and went under. letters start going out today, to 9 thousand people who received questionable traffic tickets from chicago's red light cameras. the letters will explain what people can do, to appeal the tickets, and possibly get their money refunded. the city is investigating whether the bad tickets were due to faulty equipment or human tampering. first lady michelle obama is in chicago. her motorcade was spotted outside soldier field last night, where beyonce and jay-z were performing. she was reportedly there with

her daughters. mrs. obama attended a fundraiser earlier in the day, for the democratic national committee. 16 people are dead, dozens more wounded, at a u.n. refugee shelter in gaza... the latest casualties of the 17-day-old war between israel and hamas. most of the victims were women and hcildren. hamas claims that israel fired the errant rocket... israel says it may have been a *hamas rocket. international monitors have found more humans remains at the site where malaysia airlines flight 17 was shot down more than a week ago. meanwhile, crews have almost finished transferring the recovered remains from ukraine to the netherlands. andrew spencer has more. >> military cargo planes bring thousands of coffins to the netherlands. officials expect to finish the transfer by saturday. but after the crash of the plane, the gruesome process of recovering remains is much more difficult than simply counting the number of caskets. >> it doesn't mean we have 200

people back home. it may be more or less. to be sure we are convinced there are still remains that we want to recover and we want to bring back. >> international monitors watched over by their military escorts search through the debris field spanning several miles. in a wooded area defined a piece of the fuselages, its fall presumably cushioned by the trees, some windows still intact. the team finds more than just debris. >> we did spot human remains. >> even the remains already recovered not be identified four months. a long time to wait for the victims' relatives. especially muslim families celebrating the end of their holiday on monday. this woman's daughter was part of the flight crew. >> their loved ones burial

delayed families could only wait for the recovery process to be completed. >>a couple and their 13-year-old son were killed when a tornado tore through a campground in virginia. state police say more than 13- hundred people were at cherrystone campground in cape charles, when the storm hit cash yesterday morning. the family who died was from new jersey. they were killed when a tree fell on their tent. a woman who was camping next to them says they were very sweet people. >> they came here for family time. >>30 more people were injured by falling trees and overturned campers. president obama meets today with the presidents of honduras, guatemala and el salvador. he'll try to convince them to send a stronger message that their countrymen should stop sending their children across the u.s.-mexico border. obama wants congress to approve more than 3 and a half billion dollars of emergency funding for the border crisis. but house republicans say, too little of that money is designated for actual border security.

separately, the white house is considering accepting applications from honduran children to enter america as *refugees. ohio state university has fired its marching band director for failing to prevent an environment which condoned sexual harassment. jonathan waters was let go after a parent reported objectionable traditions, including band members marching across the field in their underwear under the supervision of the staff. the school conducted a two month investigation. under waters, the band became known for its intricate marching formations. former bears cornerback and bellwood native ray mcelroy is doing his part to counteract violence and gang activity for kids in at-risk neighborhoods. his pro football youth camp is kicking off its eighth season. the camps feature three days of *free hands-on professional instruction from former n-f-l players. mcelroy says the goal isn't really to train kids for the pros, but to help them build character. >> ultimately for me these kids are making the decisions and

making productions in the community. that's the most success. >>while mcelroy's team only gets three days with the children, he says nearly 75- percent of them make a commitment to refocus their lives toward education, family values, and faith. nasa says earth barely missed being hit by a solar storm. after the most powerful space storm - since in 18-59 - happened in 20-12... nasa says earth is lucky. they say if it happened one week earlier.. our planet could have had more damage than the 19-89 storm.. which knocked out power across quebec.. instead.. the storm cloud hit the stereo-a spacecraft.. an observatory used to measure such events. experts say there's a 12- percent chance a storm that size will happen again within the next 10 years... so they say we got lucky this time ... what you think of that? a close call. >> power outages. that would have been huge. how the upper '40's here? most everyone else is in the fifties under clear skies. you'll see the clouds

moving in from the west. shares and storms for the most part to the west. can't rule out a few hit or miss showers. south wind at 5-10. overnight low of 67. and 88 on saturday chance of storms to our night and the lingering into sunday. high of 84 with breezy conditions. >> still ahead, a football player suspended after knocking his fiancee unconscious. and getting a look and in the picture of batman. and the movie trailer for 50 shades of gray is turning this morning.

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the dow jones and the nasdaq lost about 2. the s-and-p gained nearly a point. chicken mc-nuggets are temporarily off the menu at mc- donald's restaurants in hong kong. a meat processing plant in shanghai was caught mixing *expired meat and poultry with fresh cuts, before shipping it to mc-donald's and other fast food chains. all of the questionable chicken has since been removed. but anything with chicken won't be sold at any mc-donald's in hong kong, until investigators can be sure it won't happen again. more than a third of children and teens in america are

overweight... but many of them don't see themselves that way. a new study shows almost a third of kids between the ages of 8 and 15 put themselves in the wrong weight category. and nearly 40-percent don't realize they have a weight problem. previous studies also found parents often don't realize when their child is abnormally heavy. being overweight or obese can cause cardiovascular disease and type-2 diabetes, among others. here are a few stories that are trending online this morning ... the nfl's 2-game suspension of baltimore ravens running back ray rice for apparently knocking his fiancee unconscious has talk shows and social media buzzing. security video at an atlantic city casino showed rice dragging janay palmer out of an elevator in february. charges were eventually dropped and the couple have since married. the nfl has given longer suspensions for pot smoking and illegal tattoos. the suspension and fine will cost rice over 700-thousand dollars. the new batman is already making his first public

appearance. photos of ben affleck in his batsuit are being passed out at "comic-con" in san diego. affleck becomes the new bruce wayne, when "batman vs. superman' debuts in may of 2016. the new batman cape and cowl are also on display at comic- con. i want to see the test shot because he has really pumped up. you guys seen the pictures? just to visualize. >> i see it every morning. >> what are you talking about? i'm going to check in with your wife about that. >> there you are. there's the picture. hiding all the goods with your tape.cape. >> sorry i guess i'm supposed to

read but i got busy watching. the official trailer for 50 shades of gray has been blowing up on the internet. the film hits theaters on valentine's day. some of us don't get to watch a lot of tv or movies. this is the one opportunity. and i got a little busy with it. >> are you excited about the movie? >> i called it will even get to see it. >> us talk about the weather. this morning or in the '50s and a lot of locations. sixties in the city. right now it's 62. 61 at the melete elementary school outside the city or in the '50s. other areas are in the '60s. under many clear skies. the clouds off to the west, most of these clouds and showers and

storms are in iowa. we could see some sneaked into the far east as 39. the most part we do expect things to be dry. a few showers and storms in the afternoon or evening. a better chance tonight as we see a high of 80 degrees. tomorrow we reach 88. a few showers and storms through sunday than cooler next week. >> earlier crash as near heading west bound from to 90. the southbound side of the dan ryan this is blocking the ramp but they have it pulled off to the side. but there are still some lingering delays. or down to 25 mi. per hour. also, a big heads up the cta blueline writers no service this weekend starting at 10:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. monday. that's the slogan square in western all for the blue project that has been ongoing-shuttle buses will be in

place from logan square to western. >> good morning. you guys play softball? to get out there? you know in chicago this 16 in. is a big deal that giant ball. it's like the size of a garbage truck. >> the perfect way to break a finger. >> it is so big it even has its own hall of fame. the 16 in. softball hall of fame has been around for two decades. now have an official museum. the been tried to have been built for a while and it's friendly open. >> if you grew up in chicago, there's a good chance you spent days under the sun on the ball field. stepping in front of a rocket heading right in your direction. no gloves to protect your soon to be bent in the wrong direction thinkers. the play 16 in. softball in other

cities but nobody has the game like chicago. >> a lot of people don't want to play barehanded. but we love it it's a tough game to play. >> for 20 years, the 16 in. softball hall of fame has celebrated the game's history. now they finally have a home in forest park. >> our vision is to help to show of the game and all its great players to the world. the want to keep the memories alive. >> walking into this museum to learn about how the game got started. >> 126 years ago they tied up the boxing glove, you see it tied up and this is the 17 in. ball, they took a broomstick and they played golf.

>> with a used boxing glove as the ball. >> from there you can read about the notable early players or some of the jerseys from the successful teams. >> 20 national chivvied should teams of the last 15 years started with the bobcats who won 11 national chivvied chips. will put them in order >> then there's the evolution of the ball itself. >> he mentioned it had the baseball and then a change in the stitching. >> here's the difference in the stitching. this is crisscrossed for the boss softball. this was the original ball. >> why did it switch? >> it was hurting people more with the stitching these are better to play with the ball stays together better. >> also plenty of media on display. the 16 in. of all the

unused air on local television. some of the old episodes are on display. >> we show all the great plays. >> the goal is to honor the past the keeps 16 in. softball alive, well into the future and of course they want to keep the game glove for a. >> i did a survey last month asking people should we introduce the glove and what were the results? >> 6074 said no way. >> and those it had people who said yes are out of town? >> there is. it's open to the public. this is in force park you can give them a call check out the website did to group tours and everything. you learn a lot. it's interesting. i played it all the time the families to play every year. i remember watching it as a kid in my early memories. at some point

you run into this. >> and everything came back. >> all the figures came back for all in the correct directions. >> are you in the whole fame? >> not yet. >> the hall of pain. coming up dean reviews the latest movies fans of power couple beyonce

and jay-z gathered at soldier field last night... what they got.. a two hour long show with 40-plus songs and rigorous choreography... the duo shared the spotlight during the performance.. the songs served as a soundtrack for a black-and-white movie projected on three huge video screens. it showed the two as gun-toting outlaws.. .as fugitives with suitcases stuffed with cash. also spotted at the concert was the first lady, she was reportedly there with her two daughters.. scarlett johannson tries her hand at an "inception-like" sci- fi action thriller...but a really interesting concept...turns into a really messy bore.

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