>> good afternoon i'm steve sanders. it's nothing like what people in the upper midwest have been dealing with over the last few days.. but this is what many of us woke up to in the chicago area: snowflakes falling. we could see a few flurries off and on, but you won't need a shovel.. at least not today. the cold that accompanies the flurries is not expected to go away any time soon. tom skilling will join us later on in the show with more on what may be

heading our way for the weekend. closing arguments today in the murder trial of two men accused of killing an off-duty chicago police officer in 20-10. thomas wortham also was an iraq war veteran who had just returned from a second tour of dut wgn's crews isat the criminal courts building with today's developments >> investigators say there were four men involved in this box,botched armed robbery. they were picked out of a photo array by the victim's father just hours after the 2010 shooting in chicago's chatham neighborhood. prosecutors telling jurors that thomas looked into the faces of his son's killers and he will never forget those faces. a moment of drama and the court room jammed packed with the worthams. she >> thousands of police officers.

charged with murder and attempted armed robbery. accused of driving the getaway car and a botched attempt to steal the motorcycle of the officer in may of 2010. two alleged accomplices opened fire in the robbery attempt at 85th and came dressed. a gun battle erupted and with the office are pulling out his service weapon. even his father a retired police officer opening fire from his home when he saw that his son was in trouble. ryan floyd was shot and killed in the crossfire. marcus suffering serious gun fire wounds. as for the men in the getaway car prosecutors arguing that taylor and mckyer are equally culpable. this is a highly unusual situation. there are two juries in the courtroom.

each of the defendants with their own injuries. closing arguments taking a little longer than usual. each jury will decide the respective fate of the two defendants on trial. >>a man accused of shooting an off-duty chicago police officer and her daughter is scheduled to appear in court today for a bond hearing. 28-year-old anthony gates of south suburban riverdale is charged with two counts of attempted first degree murder and two counts of aggravated battery. gates the daughter's former boyfriend is accused of shooting and wounding the two women late tuesday night.. during an argument in the 22 -hundred block of east 68th street. police say gates drove off with the couple's two-year- old son. gates was arrested later.. and the boy was found unharmed. jurors have found a lake county man guilty of murder in the shooting death of an 18-year-old mother in north chicago. jim mcpherson killed janay mcfarlane in

february 20-13. the same day mcfarlane's sister was atten n violence speech iag by president barack obama. police say mcpherson was aiming at a rival gang member walking with mcfarlane when he shot her. defense lawyers argued there was no physical evidence thtiing mcpherso to mcpherson faces 45 years to life in prison when he's sentenced. a former skokie police officer was sentenced to probation for injuring a woman he shoved into a jail michael ha pleaded guilty t offdu he's on probation for two years and will lose his pension. police video showed him shoving a woman into a concrete bench, while booking her in march of last year. the woman's eye socket was broken and teeth were loosened. hart's apology admitted he was acting out of frustration. the woman still has a federal lawsuit against him and the village of skokie. >>illinois drivers will be happy to know. things are back to normal at d- m-v facilities across the state. a computer outage yesterday led to long lines and frustrated customers.. including many who simply gave up and left. but today, the

system is up and running.. and customers we talked to say everything seems to be going smoothly. being told to copy all paperwork for applications that use foreign passports. instead of issuing identification and licenses on the spot. if an employee is suspicious of an application that must contact the secretary of state's fraud unit. >> it's been over a week since the election, but governor quinn has finally called bruce rauner. quinn called yesterday, and they talked about the affordable care act and the transition process. rauner then thanked quinn for his work. mayor emanuel is urging governor elect bruce rauner to keep the state income tax hike and to raise the minimum wage. governor quinn wants to raise the minimum wage before he leaves office, but he may not have the votes. rauner says he supports raising the minimum wage, as long as that comes

with pro-business reforms. but the mayor says he needs to be specific. >> i do not know what that is. he said a category. i know something specific. i am for the minimum wage. have been my whole life. working from president clinton all the way to now. i am committed to doing that. i do not even know what that is >> >>the mayor says he wants rauner to keep the income tax hike intact, so schools don't lose funding. that tax hike rolls back on january first. rauner campaigned on phasing it out. >> a group opposed to the lucas museum takes legal action. liven up city hall with more of their case. >> a 12 page lawsuit in federal court this morning. and names the city of chicago and the chicago park district the friends

of the parks group claims the city is giving special treatment to a hollywood mogul and the development would violate a historic state doctrine protecting the lakefront from private development. >> special privilege we believe is in direct violation of the public trust legal doctrine. while this has been presented by the parks district and city of chicago as a done deal, the city has no authority to control revise or amend the public trust doctrine. >> what is intended to do is ensure that the lakefront is protected in the future. there is not that much space left. we have to hold on and fight. >> in nonprofit group claims opposition has grown and donations are up since last week's unveiling of the proposed design. a futuristic seven

story structure that would take up to 17 a. between soldier field and mccormick place. currently to parking lots. accuses the city of aiming to transfer a public entity and a private hands. the major stressed that the $400 million museum featuring priceless items from the star wars creator with me privately funded and mainly for the public. many chicagoans seemed torn on the space- age design, some lawmakers continue to push for an alternative site. >> just because we named it museum campus does not mean we should put more museums there. especially something that is destined for a palace. >> lohan flap. rises up like a cutoff smokestack. but their stadiuin terms of architecture. >> the city says

they have not seen this lawsuit yet. in a statement the spokesman called the lucas museum a generous gift that will be in full compliance with all applicable laws. >>chicago's new archbishop officially makes chicago his home today. archbishop blase cupich arrives at o'hare airport this afternoon. he'll be moving into the rectory at holy name cathedral. instead of the archbishop's official residence on the gold coast. holy name will hold a ceremonial prayer service for cupich monday. his installation is set for tuesday at 2 p-m. w-g-n will carry it live. >> coming up next an update on those two window washers rescued from one world trade center. >>also ahead renowned pathologist doctor michael baden testifies before the grand jury in the michael brown shooting case. >>and surgery gone wrong. a doctor is india comes under fire after eight patients die, and 68 more hospitalized. 68 more hospitalized. fifteen minutes could save you

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>> the reported leader of the islamic state in iraq and syria identifies himself in a new audio recording released on a nice social media account. rumors that he had been killed days ago in a series of air strikes. and the message the voice is heard saying the u.s.-led coalition to destroy isis is

terrified week and powerless. unconfirmed whether or not the message is authentic. >> renowned pathologist testifying today before the grand jury that will decide whether to indict a police officer in fergus in missouri for the shooting death of an unarmed teenager. the doctor performed an autopsy on the 18 year-old michael brown last summer. attorneys representing the parents say his testimony will provide an insightful analysis that will help the grand jury decide whether the officer should be indicted. >> along with a review of some of the materials from the medical examiner's office that there was an additional entry wound into his chest. it was not a reentry wound. >> through their attorneys brown's parents of people to protest is to refrain from the looting and violence. it also urged authorities to use reasonable restraints

>> a company called local homicide in the death of a dozen women who had sterilization operations. the surgeon operated on 83 women in a span of six hours last weekend. the stories have halted all sterilization procedures and that district. six types of drugs including certain types of pain killers have been banned. the surge in claims the women died due to those medications rather than the operations. under the government run a campaign to curb population of women are paid to have sterilization and doctors are given incentives. >>for more than two hours. they clinged to a scaffold outside the country's tallest skyscraper. today two new york city window washers are recovering from the ordeal the two men were cleaning windows outside the 69th floor of one world trade center yesterday when a cable slipped. their scaffolding was tilted at an almost vertical angle. firefighters decided to work from the inside out, instead of trying to

bring them up or lower them down. they had to cut through three layers of glass, to reach the men. very slow and calculated. we were worrying about the pressure being offset and they're becoming an additional problem. >> they were shaken obviously. it is a harrowing experience. anyone would be frightened. there were not injured. ask them both if they were ok. they said no your fund. a little shaky. >> the men suffered mild hypothermia. "one world trade center" just opened for business last week. >> makers are expressing frustration. congress passed legislation to overhaul the va. president obama signed into law in august. during a congressional hearing one lawmaker demanded to know why only one senior va employee had been fired. officials say

they're making sure a disciplinary action is done right. some employees cannot challenge the punishment. >> congress expected to take a big step into approving the pipeline. president obama and fellow democrats to not wanted. a sudden drop opposition. maybe a move to boost the standing of the democratic senator who faces an uphill fight in a louisiana a runoff election next month. the republican opponent is the sponsor of the house bill. it is not clear whether president obama would be tilled thveto the bill. space industry scientists and engineers are celebrating the historic landing of a space probe on a comet 310 million mis ar these are some of the first images sent back from space by the landing probe "philae" which touched down yesterday on comet 67-p. it was a bouncy landing.. anchoring harpoons and screws to burrow into the surface of the comet didn't work as

they were supposed to. but that didn't dampen anyone's enthusiam over the success of the rosetta mission. the judge and trump for mankind.a giant jump for mankind. >>the lander weighs about 220 pounds and is the size of a washing machine. it's now positioned to perform experiments that have never before been attempted. next the new illinois lottery ticket that benefits veterans. and, still to come this midday why black friday sales may no longer be as great as they used to. >>and later in lunchbreak we're making a seasonal burger with the hearty boys!

better than expected earnings from walmart giving a boost to stocks today opening higher the dow is up 210

points. for the 10th time, honda is recalling vehicles because of an airbag problem. the automaker is pulling 170-thousand more vehicles from showroom floors because the airbags may explode when deployed. five models are affected, but none of which were sold in the u-s. honda is also investigating if a faulty airbag killed a driver in malaysia. the recalls have impacted a total of more than six million vehicles worldwide. if you're looking for the best holiday gift deals.. some experts say you may just want to skip the crowds and traffic on black friday this year. some retailers are already out with black friday-type deals for the early birds. and the majority of sales on thanksgiving, black friday and the rest of the weekend are available online at the same prices. wal-mart has told managers at its approximately five thousand u-s stores, they can match prices with amazon and other online retailers. a practice already in place in many wal- mart stores.

>>a new lottery ticket directly benefits illinois veterans. here to tell us more about it is director of the illinois lottery michael jones. >> we celebrated veterans day earlier this week. this is a very timely thing. becomes a time where veterans are facing a lot of challenges. >> us talk about some of the challenges. in the last 11 years the illinois lottery has raised over $11 million for programs that benefit veterans. >> those in a press conference were he announced it. >> may spend a day walking around. they have a video and had veteran status of the first time i've ever felt at peace since i got back. >> and amazing program. it is a lot of is all about. >> to it and $50,000 and stan prize. if

you did not win the money goes to these fantastic programs. >> it is sort of campbell. for the first time this year redesigned to tickets. is a concern and the monitor the other is a camouflage ticket. if it's in with the entire veterans team. they're $5 and into 1/5 thousand dollars in stan charges among the prizes. exactly the same price structure. if you want to buy a ticket for yourself, please ask if he did not see a. >> may not stand. and never know. >> especially not in november. very briefly what are some of the special

tickets that are out there? >> lottery is designed to raise money for things you believe him. a game and x multiple sclerosis research. we're going to begin a game in january. all proceeds going to the special olympics. beyond funding schools and roads and bridges. you play the lottery win and win a lot of money. if you lose your impact something you believe in. these to our live tickets. i'm going to give them to you at the end of the interview. hopefully you when a lot of money.win a lot of money. >>going to use my >>are you feeling lucky? >>you will have to use a coin.m you want to give one

to your co host >>the veterans cash instant scratch ticket is on sale at more than 8-thousand lottery retailers acssta t inhe ra learn more at illinoislottery.com. next in sports while fans might be questioning derrick rose's commitment we'll tell you who is not.

time for sports. the bears defense has been historicaly bad the last few weeks. so defensive coordinator mel tucker won't change a thing this week. the bears returned to practice indoors yesterday. the defense has allowed 106 points the last two weeks and ranks last in the league in points allowed. the last time the bears even held a lead in a game a monto they a.of t ers th vikings tlsay the answers are and our building. they're within each individual player and coach. that is with the answers are. that is very have to find them. the all get angry at times. the bulls were back at practice yesterday, but the

focus was still on derrick rose's comments about his big- picture approach to the season. after missing several games with sprained ankles, he said that when he doesn't play, he's not thinking about this year, but rather his future. rose's teammates and coaches came to his defense, and say they understand concerns about long- term healt chance a1

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>> to you have any good news? if he goes to the end of next week and beyond the flow pattern flat and not and that has the country and moderate looking temperatures. hang on for that. >> maybe lay low. actually just bundle up. there is kind of a beauty to this. some people grumbling at the television screen right now. >> let me show you what i mean. look at the shots. this is downtown michigan. at 4:00 p.m. last night through the lens of michelle kennedy. highway 2 in milwilson michigan.

winter comes to indiana. the shuttle's big flakes flying through the area. beautifully photographed by carol. this is a neat shot. but that these holes and the minnesota cloud formations in the middle of each of them. what in the world is going down there? ice crystals are falling all the high-tech of clouds. the air is sinking there. when it sinks it warms up. warming air evaporates moisture. we're cutting a hole in the clouds. meet mark lucas says in year-old rescue dog. out for a walk. in the forest preserve of the last couple of weeks. i guess out there looking for deer in the area. that is a nice place to walk. what a beautiful dog. it is always nice to hear about rescue

dogs. they are always a lot of fun. these are cumulus clouds. out of them come snowflakes the flutter to earth. they're not very heavy. they're picking up some late moisture. we will show you some snow accumulations. here is the on top of you. here's where the heavier clouds are occurring. a snowpack is a critical component to the weather patterns. the fact that we've turned so cold we lay down a lot of snow cover. a highly reflective surface over which the arctic express runs. it is running now. the coolest class of early season ever since the 1990's. about 18 years. it will last through the middle of next week. we'll see a modest weekend snow system. with that snow on the ground that is when we could get some real chill. maybe

down to single-digit low temperatures by tuesday morning. they only get up to the low 20s on tuesday. today 32 is our forecast. 18 degrees below normal. friday about the same thing. after a night that saw a low of 24: down to 18 the carol stream. 19 at harvard. 21 degree lois west of chicago. kind of a little blanket affect on us overnight. here is where the radar, the various poplars are picking up snowfall. piquancy the brighter colors representing the heavier snow to the east of us. look at the extent of this colder air. >> this cold in new orleans houston

brown still texas and also on toward phoenix and san diego. >> the heart of the cold is right to montana and wyoming. alaska is in the '40's are now and was up in the '50s is today. the irony was that 54 broke a record high in alaska yesterday. 52. 24 below zero in the lower 48. what a change. these are the lake effect snow totals. >> >> rosalind indiana got in on 6 in.. >> about 6 in. of snowfall. here's our model forecast. >> they fan note tonight as they cool off. redevelop the clubs and to the flurry thing over again tomorrow. temperature similar to where they have

been. these were some of the early morning lows. livingston montana went down to 21 below. current temperatures at 27 here. 14 at bismarck. one blow and montana. your local temperatures. all below the freezing mark right now. shaw >> wind blowing from the northwest. windchill is pretty wide spread. feels like 16 and up. the water temperature of 46. >> these are also noted hawsers. the snow.

>> look at the frost and freeze warnings. small craft advisories on the coastline. here is a complex of weather advisories. a system that is going to snow on us this weekend. warmer up towards alaska. a plunge of energy is coming across the rocky mount and states. here are some of the alaskan temperatures yesterday. one of the ironies of these really wavy jet stream patterns that bring us this cold. >> we turn cold the lower 48. the weather is almost 180 degrees. >> december early january level continues. passing fleur is continuing to be a risk. clouds

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>>we have the hearty boys. back with the november collision burger. >>what is different is we partner so chefs do not usually work together. we are taking that a step further. rachel ray is giving us a recipe. this month from vermont >>a burger place called worthy burger. >>i love this >>fabulous i am sure. it is ground turkey. you can make it at home and then shred it. >>you are making me

a cocktail, you are making me a burger. >>it is kind of strange. those two things in there. duck fat too. makes it rich. so onion and parsley. a little seasoning. a little bit moist. sometime throw in some breadcrumb. we form that into patties. >>we do that on a flat top. >>we are limited here. >>because this burger is not rich enough, we are going to add some triple cream cheese.

>>take the water and cover it. it will melt the cheese. >>we put them on the grill with butter. paula dean is our step mom. >>you have to have different textures. there you go. >>we are good. >>i would melt this a little bit more. >>duck and cover.

>>there is your burger. a little bit of red onion. this is a composed burger. this is what you order and what you get. >>we have a build your own burger. >>i like the idea that the fun stuff is in the burger. >>the only place in the country to get the desserts. >>warm cocktails. hooked up with some snow. a hot tottie that we do with a ginger syrup. white wine and citrus and almonds and raisins. >>one of my favorites. a pre

prohibition drink. a warm egg nog with nutmeg. that is my favorite. >>any specials for the holiday?the hot drinks. >>it is hot. >>it is hot and strong. >>it will make you feel good. >>thank you so much guys. >>3819 north broadway. >>follow them on twitter. we will post this recipe on our website.

time for the answer to today's trivia question. >> the answer is columbia.

>> i thought there is right there. >> a have some flurries fluttering to earth right now. heavier like effect snowfall going into the michigan shoreline and downwind to the great lakes. >> west of us there is the beginning of a weather system that could snow on us a little over the weekend >> kind of gray and cloudy. there is the view from had water beach. well, the trees have shed their leaves. there you can see it western system. we will show you how we can move across the country. judge in that undercuts the northern flow coming right and out of the arctic giving us the cold. >> a bigger buckle develops and the jet. a direct surge of colder air. i am afraid it will get colder before it

gets warmer as you look out over the next phase. there is a high pressure that sprawls all across the country there is the forecast by friday evening. there is that little snow area by early saturday morning. we'll start the day with sunshine saturday. by 8:00 it is snowing across the area. the system goes by and clouds gathering by the canadian border. that is the next surge of colder air that comes in. >> forecast shows warming later in the period. those temperatures monday and tuesday to the floor with some recordscould flirt with some records >> thank you for some records >> thank you for watching.

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