>> halloween gifts and measurable snow. this time breaking a record forcing o'hare airport to cancel more than 300 flights. >> we welcome our viewers are watching us around the country. my vet are here airport with our top story. the weather causing all sorts of problems and headaches for air travelers. friday is always a busy travel to it at chicagos airports. those hoping to escape the wind gust forecast for the lakefront and 20

degree wind chills could be in for a surprise. there are significant delays. several hundred flights have already been cancelled. >> supposed to leave it 10:00 this morning and called and canceled our flights. hopefully we're getting out. it is freezing. >> a nervous eye on the departure board here she is heading to a family gathering in florida to like the fact snowfall perhaps enough to accumulate forecasters say portions of northwest indiana could get up to 3 in.. 15-20 ft. waves could better the shoreline. snowe has already fallen through our viewing area. today marks the first time in chicago history there's been immeasurable snowfall at all here. needless to say the harsh weather could force a change in plans for trick or treaters but never underestimate kids determination to

collect a halloween candy. and it comes to candy and is never too cold. you're going to get your candy no matter what? >> even if it is cold? >> yes >> the weather definitely a big story people send in pictures from the cost of living area. people waking up this morning and finding snow north chicago also getting snowfall. of course the flurries continuing this afternoon and intensifying. no doubt this is going to force some changes for parents and trick or treaters because with those leaves blowing around it is going to be left in ideal conditions. >> the memorial wall is being dedicated in indiana to the 60 victims of american eagle flight 4184

witchcraft 20 years ago tonight. commuter plane flipped over on approach to chicago and nosedived into the ground. the crash led to new de- icing devices and procedures. families of the victims were all raised. >> two years later, as passed a law protecting the re >> a group of men in the loop parking garage. >> this is the parking rod for the attack happened. the police sergeant is at northwestern memorial hospital. his condition has now been stabilized. the robbers did not take those things. his service revolver is missing. the parking garages and 100 block of west madison.

>> about three thursday afternoon. the sergeant was off duty in civilian clothes. he and two other people walked off the elevator and towards the car. that is on several men possibly 6-10 men attacked the office are knocking him to the floor. the group took off after the two people with the officer tried to intervene. investigators believe the getaway car was a mercury mountaineer which was missing its bumper. officers from them to rogers eighth floor. the sergeant was in and out of consciousness following the beating. he suffered a concussion and facial fractures. people who often park here say they feel safe. >> i have never had a security issue. >> i cannot even imagine why they would steal his gun. >> pretty lit most

of the time. i've seen like polls go up. make sure that all of the lighting is there. >> detectives have canvassed the area for any witnesses. police have not released any descriptions of these robbers. >> still in the process of reviewing surveillance video. >> to students are hospitalized following a chemical fire at their school. >> live with more at the scene. >> everything is pretty much back to normal here at the school. actually three students had to be taken to hospital. to have a lot are described as minor burns to their face. the third step and we're told tass some irritation >> firefighters got the call around 11 this morning that an experiment had gone wrong and one of the chemistry labs.

involved to household chemicals and a pumpkin. the chemicals when mixed create a green flame. firefighters believe that the flame that a little out of control. the teacher may have added a little bit too much of one of the chemicals. >> before left wanted ems go over to the kids one more time. we did. >> when they did do that that is when they found the third student to get the irritation to the eyes. >> to learthe third with irritation to the eyes. they are all expected to be ok. classes have resumed at the college prep. >> and chicago police force as well below full strength

despite efforts to hire more officers. told the city council yesterday that there are plans to hire 96 more officers in the next two months. the department is 360 vacancies. the city is on pace to spend $95 million on police overtime. >> teachers and waukegan go back to work today has thereforeas air for weeks long strike ends. it will allow the district merely 17,000 students to go back to class on monday. called the deal a compromise and then to a longer drying process. the two sides still need to determine how they will make up those 21 school has ever missed. >> >> when chicagoans

and suburbanites girl to the polls this tuesday federal investigators will be watching. >> to monitor the election to make sure the process is running legally. also set up a hot line for me to report any complaints. that number is 312469 >> federal law makes it a crime to intimidate or bribe voters buy and sell votes. alter vote tallies. for voters without their input. >> >> exciting times a day away. let's start at the top. as has been an ugly one. >> i think we are all looking forward to election day. >> i always want to be careful. let me set

>> it is going to be a turn up. the most recent polls showing the actually in a dead heat downstate. the run a campaign rejecting those numbers. doing better with women. ridgepoles are a little bit all over the place. >> among the soccer monte is doing better. among minorities african- americans quinn is doing better. the question is who goes to the polls. in that election is going to determine. >> if he pulls the for-5% that can decide the election. >> i do not know if you know this but historical and elections are this close in the polls lead it does encourage more people to come up? >> tel think it

would bring people up. enough of a financial situation today that there want to speak their voice when it comes to the governor's election. sometimes they do not care. >> any other races? >> to look as secretary of state john c. white, probably done. when you look at the financial position 01 stellar interesting to watch. >> ryan nothe fact that has the better financial background. the legal background saying he is going to sue everybody if they do not keep a balanced budget. that might be inviting. >> in the controller's race i think she'll simon is very popular and a lot of people like her. the first question people have to ask themselves is there a reason to fire her? others

will have to do. i think it is a tough race for she was simon. >> although u.s. and thatell about u.s. senate? >> go up there and vote for the guy. if dick durbin loses this election is not only going to be news in illinois it will be national news. he says he wakes up every day same two words. he basically says never take anything for granted. >> about turnout. you said how pivotal is. do you have a prediction? >> i bet you dina will go out and vote. >>you have to care. >> we all get excited about this. there is no presidential election on the ticket. here the u.s. senate election probably not enough to pull people out. it is all about the governor's election. whether people show up for that. and

what is really critical is early voting. i talked to some sources yesterday this is what i am being told. democrats are getting out people who normally would not vote. they are getting them to the polls and trusting the people who ordinarordinarily vote will vote. >> democrats are making efforts to get people who might not otherwise vote. we will see if the governor's election ends up within a couple thousand votes of each other in may to very well have been the result of that kind of turnover and the impact1 stock about these ads >> let's talk about these advertisements. does that impact what people think? >> we could not even have dinner. my phone was living off of the cult. >> you have a land

line? >> i say a couple of things about that. whenever you see an advertisement. i cannot walk into the studio without someone talking to me about the latest advertisement driving them crazy. >> keep in mind that oftentimes there's a big election vote and along with it are other provisions. the problem is that when you vote for something big it brings some other nuisance with it that you end up voting for. any negative advertisement take a step back and say, there's more to it. a more complex built up. >> to and in tonight at 6:30 p.m..in tonight at 6:30 p.m.. >> coming up next. the suspected cop killer is behind bars. after being on the run for nearly

seven weeks. >> a judge in maine now rejects the ebola quarantine now rejects the ebola quarantine

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quarantine. this morning a judge rejected a bid by state health officials to restrict the movement. had defied isolation place. under the ruling she will have to continue daily monitoring. state police guarding her home just left. 21 date incubation period ends. >> was in court this morning. prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty. survivalist is accused of ambushing to state troopers last month killing one and injuring the other. >> a vast wooded area until he is found last night in an abandoned airport. officer shackled him with the handcuffs belonging to the state trooper he allegedly killed. >> prosecutors have already said they will seek the death penalty.

>> the documentary includes an interview with the navy seal describing the events leading to osama death. >> the u.s. military has not revealed the identity of the navy seal. he is now retired. a number of reports that he was trying to hide files about the raid. >> rescue crews starting to recover the remains of the four people killed when a small plane crashed into a flight training facility. the pilot and three others died when the plane lost engine power. crashed into the building wall trying to land. five other people were taken to the hospital. the fire sent up clouds of black smoke that could be seen for miles. >> the temporary reprieve for homeowners in hawaii. the lawful

flow seems to have halted. there is still movement upstream. geologists expect the mall and the rock to resume its movement to the sea. it could also change direction. more than 80 national guard troops have been sent to the area. so far only a storage shed has been consumed. about 50 houses remain in jeopardy. >> still to come >> the big sky walkover the chicago river. we're making a vegan chili river. we're making a vegan chili recipe.

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million settlement lawyers would get more than a third of it. the rest of the hand of up to customers in the form of cash or credit. >> coligny may be able to get your latte delivered. house plans to start a food and beverage delivery service. >> it is set to launch a nationwide in the second half of 2015. crews worked overnight to prepare for this weekend death defying stunt. patrick has more from the location. >> i'm excited for this one. on sunday evening it will be all eyes to the sky. preparations are under way along the river. it is a big crew at that. a lot of manpower as a spare no expense. cables are strung high above the river. our camera

caught a glimpse of last night will perform two walks. one of them blindfolded. hundreds of feet in the air. like he has done numerous times before. with every step he takes people will be walking hoping for the best but also preparing for what could be the worst. such is the life of a daredevil. >> out here supervising production. use as he was always on pins and needles every time he watches. it all makes the question why chicago? >> he is intrigued by the idea of the windy city. the show is supposed to begin about 6:00 p.m. on sunday but much of it will depend on the weather conditions at the time. nick's father says in all both

should take about two hours. >> next in sports. he reaches a career milestone as the blackhawks tried to solve their problems on offense. >> check out more halloween pictures. >>

his second straight title on october 12th. she was set to receive a $500,000 prize. world marathon major said it was deferring the award of the prize until the case is resolved. athletics of kenyon says they have yet to receive official notification of this situation. another sportsman's marion hossa returns it to where his nfl career began. just the 80th player with 1000 career points. tied at 3 1/3. two

minutes left in the game. goes through a file full of darling and is tied at 4. * corp overtime those last commission up. makes a nice move over the goalie to end it. >> jim milestone night >> to do this milestone that does not get better than this. >> means a lot to me. >> still no word from the cubs on joe madden taken over. an announcement could come within the next few days. they reportedly still in negotiation. >> the chicago cubs have declined the option.

>>lebron james making his return to cleveland. the cavaliers up for early. kevin love gets the rebound. that was his only basket of the first half. >> anthony has to fade away. the cavs lost 95-90. butler is still listed as lost 95-90. butler is still listed as day to day.

the best seat in towns along the lake. we are told that there's some flooding going on. the beaches have been partially submerged. the waves are still building. they're up to 21 ft. pitfall the record is 23 ft.. one to 1.7 ft.. 52 percent of them. never immeasurably as it did today. the first time we've had measurable snow. pam anderson shows us the scene in indiana. >> shows us snowflakes in the

air. used his back patio table to send this halloween message. kathleen has snow on her geraniums. well the snowflakes were huge. that makes sense. the snowflakes that encounter a layer of warmer air coming here snowfall coming down this morning. courtesy. we're sitting next to a 55 degree lake. where is the occasion when you can get snowfall to come down when the winds are coming in off of the lake. with such tremendous lift: none. >> snow showers sese writing down the lake. a real

halloween howler. >> will have a wind gust to 60 mi. per hour. up over the lake. already 16 uproar wind gust reported. here's a plot of current wind gusts. we are right on the corridor a full-fledged land. these are current wind gusts at 12 noon. here's a table. we've had 16 our wind gust out in michigan city. on the receiving end a 55 mi. per hour wind gusts. pressing on the shore line. hire off shore. 21.7 ft. east of kenosha out over the open lake.

23 she is the record going back to 1981 budget. from which we have data. waves on the shoreline will build from 15 ft. at 2:00. 17 ft. and 11 tonight. even at 5:00 a.m. in the morning. there is a lake flood advisory. literally blow the water against the shoreline. cree lived in the lake level. >> some of the wind gust of michigan city there are some other wind gust out and the cal. here's our camera. the speeches half under water. the foster avenue breakwater right there. this one going on to the beach. it is partially underwater because of the wave action. look at the scene in michigan city across the lake. here's a live

camera view. right here you can actually see the waves coming in and submerging. the lake levels are up. up the lake and kenosha kind of grave there as well. big waves breaking over the breakwaters. temperatures are 48 midway 37 that hair with strong winds blowing into the area. we're sustained a 29 m.p.h. at o'hare with a 59 percent relative humidity. the warmer air coming off of the lake. there's evaporative cooling going on. the sun sets in that area. much more to say about all of this. cloudy with a grainy and snowy spells. right along the shoreline. high

temperature is 40. north wind anywhere from 22-46 sustained. gusty above 60 at the shore line. tonight the like effect snowfall in showers continue. peirce of continuing snowfall. clouds inland will break. north- northwest winds will stay up. a morning like effect snowfall and the next sunshine in the afternoon. for the tight rope act still win the from the south. it will cloud over and be cool. i would not want to be up there balancing on that the wire. i wonder if there is a threshold? >> can you believe that? >> there are some

cancellations due to the weather. they're actually canceling it for tonight. it will reopen tomorrow and then. >> i know there are some other suburbs that were moving things inside. >> today is a perfect example of the epitome of a lake level that is up 2 ft.. see you guys. >> what is known as the fever of >> what is known as the fever of halloween

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this is going to be perfect. we are making some meat in chilly. the owner to do have a couple of great recipes here. you also have a chicken? >> different than what you would see as your traditional. chilly is a wonderful family meal. you get sick of the same thing over and over again. kind of feels like you're breaking the rules. >> of everything and is really delicious and super health a. certainly warm you up. today you're going to need that. >> just going to add your favorite type of beans. the

kitchen that energy that you really need that packs a punch. these are some pinto beans. really delicious. incredibly high in protein. garbanzo beans, who does not love that? >> to the classic staple. everybody has them in their pantry. some also little spice is here. give us a little reader's digest version of what you put in there. >> some vegetable stock and some tomato paste. you could make it at home. you could buy really easy really inexpensive. you do not use the diced? >> it is so much

quicker. really after roasting over night. you're trying to throw something together for the family really quick, that is your go to. >> does have to be quick today. adding a little garlic. >> delicious. >> to have some great things for people because it is fast and fresh and good for you. not like your traditional fast- food that has some of the items that cannot good for a. the biggest thing is making it affordable. 2 >> a little bit he

says. that is more than a little bit. it is a big pot. >> it is really not that hot. it is just enough to really keep it going. >> wait until he makes me taste it and i cannot talk. >> today we have a king live. >> it is a grain. it is a seed. it is not a grain. it is clear and free. it is glorious. everybody loves that. >> tends to not have a lot of great flavor. >> issue is just a bowl of chili would be kind of heavy. this leaves that load a little bit. as a ton of protein. our vegan chili is super easy. we have broccoli. >>i love that. >>it is nice and soft.

>> we have avocado. that adds a nice creamy texture. >> and is beautiful. that looks wonderful. what was the difference in the recipe? >> it is basically the exact same thing except have chicken cilantro and mushrooms. >> the state can chatter ones.the steak and cheddar. >> my thing after exercise, you can do it over in his bed of lettuce or kale >> happy halloween. we will have a great chili recipe for tonight. thank you so much. >> 17 chicago locations. find out more.

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indiana. and some moves inland you get some of this note to mix in. will be flopping. it looks like the dynamics are strong enough that we could get some accumulating snow specifically northwest indiana. >> the storm is going to turn to a big coastal storm as high pressure moves over us and and loosens the gradient. look at the pack isobars later sunday. it is going to get windy. tonight at midnight. at is the set up tomorrow morning.

>> a turns around to the south and picks up over 20 mi. per hour sunday afternoon and evening. bickell jet stream in from the north. it has given us the first halloween storm in 20 years. the coal >> this the air moves outthe coldest air moves out. >> 56 monday. some rain fall tuesday. it is colder after that. >> there is some traffic flow issues on northbound lakeshore drive because of the highways. we will because of the highways. we will have more.

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