demonostrators take to the streets in chicago and around the country protesting a new york city's grand jury decision not to indict a white officer who killed an unarmed black man. good afternoon. i'm steve sanders. and i'm dina bair. we welcome our viewers who are e y wgn us aro america an the >> our top story. protesters closed lake shore drive for a short time last night. today, the demonostrations for police accountability continue. wgn's nancy loo reports. >> one of the protest actions taking place today. more are planned for this weekend. protesters vowed to keep up their efforts to raise

awareness about racial inequality and injustice good >> the gathering will simone and half the protesters are small. organized by parents. >> we all have children. we do not want them to suffer the same way these other two gentlemen have had to suffer for their families have suffered in recent weeks. >> handful of chicago police stood by. unlike the situation all over chicago last night. hundreds took part in a probing protest that stretched on for several hours. leading to four minor arrests including this one on south michigan avenue. to facilitate the largely peaceful demonstration. but to bring shutdowns of major roadways. >> earlier some

marchers broke through a police lined and disrupted traffic on the dan ryan at 18. >> protesters took the country local participants are all rich offer no indictments. >> we want police accountability. black lives matter. they cannot just kill people and face no repercussion. bigger protest action is set to convene at 130 this afternoon at state and jackson. like last night there could be hundreds of participants looking to disrupt traffic again. also on sunday organizing and action with religious leaders. >> >> the former state lawmaker pleading guilty to child pornography charges.

>> live with details fears former state representative and medical condition is extraordinary. the director of the transplant program reporting that farnese a significant risk of dying from lung disease within the next year. >> to complicate matters he has suffered from hepatitis c. until that has been cared for a substantial period of time he could not get on to the lung transplant list. >> the scrapping his clients delicate medical condition. the reason why the judge took the unusual step of allowing him to go home on electronic monitoring to await sentencing in march. the 67 note disgraced former state representative

pleaded guilty to child cannot defeat. hoping to get the minimum five-year federal prison sentence. the judge has to sign off on the plea agreement and sentencing guidelines allow for a maximum of 20 years in the federal penitentiary. along with a fine up to $250,000. restitution to the victims. most immediately register as a sex offender. client never had any inappropriate physical activity with the child. in court to a disturbing new details about the online activities. prosecutors describing videos obtained by the former district state rep. >> but toddlers cries for help herd on the audio. >> he has accepted responsibility for his conduct which we all agree is something that none of us can understand. >> it is a sickness that no one standing here as.

>> will be back in court march for sentencing. it is not clear if you have to surrender at that point in time it will all depend on his medical situation and arrangement that he and his lawyer are making. >> we have this just in to the news room. chicago police say to chicago fans were stabbed following last night's bears game. the incident occurred in a 400 block of east 18th street. it stemmed from a fight allegedly with to cowboys fans. two male victims and their staffs that the back. both injuries were considered not life threatening. >> will allan kustok will not get a new trial, for murdering his wife anita kust was nd park, four agola was convicted of her murder in ma yesterday, judge stt forlan a , set sentencing next wednesday. kustok plans to keep appealing. he

faces a sentence of 45 years to life in prison for the prosecutors are trying to get a d-n- a sample from a suspected serial killer in northwest indiana. darren vann is suspected of killing seven women. one of them was found at a in hammond. thr x were nd homes so far, vann has only been charged in two of the murders. a judge will hear a motion today from ut wh from va in another development a vann'scourt dete despositions in the penn state university child sex assault scandal are set to be given in chicago today. and two pennsylvania state officials want access to them. former state assistt foo y sandusky ic 2 ozs of se abuse char represens of the big d its chag law r brown wie questioned today about an independent investigation commissioned by penn state on how the university handled the abuse cases. pennsyvlania state

teasurer robert mccord and state senator jake corman say they don't think the original investigation was ' cook coud to thes to the depoon a milestone moment in the race to mars. nasa successfully completes its first, unmanned, two-orbit test flight. lift >> off. the dawn of orion. a new era of american space exploration. >>the "orion" spacecraft lifted- off from cape canaveral, florida around six o'clock this morning. during its second trip around the orbit, it soared about 36-hundred miles above earth. the rocket completed the missin abo a half ho n e pacificd f cof california. around 45 minutes ago. navy ships were waiting. >>next: what went wrong? more than a dozen patients are left blind after a series of surgeries overseas. also coming up. president obama officially nominates a candidate as the new secretary of defense. as outgoing secretary hagel explains why he's leaving.

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fighting isis. the measure would also continue to prevent prisoners at guantanamo bay, from th is transferred to gin cted to ta up >>new jersey governor chris christie has been cleared in the so- called bridge-gate scandal. christie was accused of orchestrating a traffic jam by closing down lanes on the george washington bridge. as payback against a political rival christie has denied the allegations and now investigators say they found no evidence the governor was aware t t cs. gov' aidesir t in sc >>while several women claim they were groped or sexually assaulted by bill cosby, no allegations have been brought in los angeles. but if they are, the los angeles police chief says his department is willing to investigate them. even though they are beyond the legal deadline for any prosecution. cosby's accusers say the alleged incidents happened 30 to 40 years ago. the l-a-p-d says, any evidence its investigators may collect, could be used in civil suits againsy. three years ago, the

u.s. navy awarded bill cosby the honorary title of chief petty officer. now, because of the former corpsman's bad press, the navy is taking back the honor. organizations typically hand out honora awards, pit the recipient's positive image will reflect well upon the organization. and when that image turns negative, the organization can always change its mind. to your ordeal ended when the government lifted the travel ban. the were arrested in january of 2013 after a month up to from their 18 year-old daughter died of dehydration and a loss of body mass. >> offer from a metrician related illnesses. >> 10 patients upton permanently blinded by a botched cataract surgery in india. if

>> bring health care to people in poor rural areas. it was a legal entity organizers have been charged. >> many if civilianthe indignation says more than 750,000 people in afghanistan have been driven from their home. nearly 12,000 afghans were newly displaced. working to distribute food and blankets and set up shop there. a powerful typhoon is expected to crash into the philippines this weekend. wind of 150 mi. per hour. concerns and will cause deadly storm surges. thousands of residents along a coast are fleeing and people are rushing to buy groceries and gas. >>heavy rains are helping ease southern california's drought, but they

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>>the blackhawks will take a four- game winning streak to the united center tonight, as they face the canadiens. patrick sharp practiced again yesterday, but coach q says he probably won't play until next week. antti raanta makes his second straight st posting a care- 40 saves against the blues. cubs manager joe maddon has filled out the rest of his coaching staff. the team hired former cubs outfielder dave martinez as bench coach. he had the same role with maddon in tampa bay since 2008. to make room, current bench coach brandon hyde moves to first base coach. after the break, tom fuecr >> one of their songs is featured in the season premiere songs is featured in the season premiere of a show.

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it is pretty gray out there. a little dampness and here. the motion of the california system that produced of the rainfall a couple of days ago appeared a major tragedy unfolding for the

philippines. pretty powerful here you go. this kind of an uplifting shot. positioned himself on the roof and search of trade. to send us the shot of a foggy day/ >> thank gorgeous arizona sun set. this is taken in arizona just north of from hills. >> this gorgeous sunset. isn't that beautiful? gorgeous colors there. once the leaves fall off her magnolia tree in revealed this nest.

what caught her eye was of the birds that bill to that had a maid in the u.s.a. label. it is kind of appropriate. this is always in nicene. >> apparently lives in the streeters the area. took a shot down at navy pier. it is an annual trip the decoder makes to chicago. >> so picked up the believe it is halfway across the lake. this is a sign your getting into winter. it is brought in during the cold season. >> chicago a little bit of haze and dampness. kind of a raw afternoon. nothing that we have going on compares with what appears to be heading for the philippines. now more than a year

behind a massive typhoon. >> killed over 7000 people this typhoon is heading toward the philippines. >> 32 million is what the united nations is estimating. a line of this storm. these are the philippines. will go ashore apparently tomorrow. but then go over to vietnam. bring some rainfall there. : a super typhoon. the super typhoon as a storm of the hundred and 50 m.p.h. greater wind. the storm is really strengthening. there electric pressure is way down there. 577

models from the air force base. our u.s. military personnel stationed over there. >> 15-25 in. totals expected. but apparently make land fall. i will have won the 140 mi. per hour sustained. >> light freezing rain overnight. after a 35 degree high temperature that was just four degrees below normal. modestly below normal. the normal high this time of the year is 39. pretty close to normal with a bitterly cold arctic air having pulled back and to canada. you can see all of the subs your readings. quite a warm-up coming later next week. could bring that are to care crashing back down on us. >> to have quite a

warm-up coming later next week. we'll talk about that and is second. there is the rain as they show up and radar. 3 mi. at midway and o'hare. five of valparaiso. it is kind of a hazy day. patches of light rain and drizzle will be in this position the 2:00 this afternoon. there is the evening rush-hour set up. another batch of light rain could come into the area. we will start the day tomorrow, rapier this high pressure will win the day. bill produce a vigorous northerly wind flow. that means a chilly one. on sunday we ought to be fairly sunny in the middle of the system. the window start turning southeast and then southerly. here is were the rainfall will be across the midwest. >> shoots off to the

east. the numbers of the models are pretty impressive actually. some areas getting 2 in. of rain down state. >> we will measure rein in hundredths of an inch around here. this little weather system straddling the south edge of the bitterly cold air mass. >> we're not going back into the deep freeze. any time soon. we will be above the green and a half above normal with a cool spell tomorrow. another one coming in monday-tuesday of next week. beyond that we warm to 6.5 degrees above normal. >> early the following week according to models were modestly warmer than we were yesterday. >> and the plot of land today. >> the windchill not

a factor. there is no and. there is no windchill or another. >> of a rather systems in the same situation. 41 at schaumburg. >> show's ratings not far from 40 degrees. this heavy overcast, a lot of haze. kind of a pond afternoon. some sunshine as the week and goes on. this afternoon as cloudy. a little bit of light rain. especially southern sections. >> southeast wind around 10 mi. per hour. tonight is copy. what it will begin to pick up from a north- northeast. >> damp and rock. lowdown to 30. tomorrow quelled brick by afternoon. allowing mixed son. you'll see waves

build to for their 6 ft.. >> the wind comes around to the southeast. we would get up to 42. a good deal of sunshine on sunday. maybe a shower on monday. a big warmup later next week. even warmer than what we've got. >> we are talking fifties later next week. time for today's trivia. >> the answe t

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of course it is the perfect addition to any how they spread. we are making meatballs with a savory sauce. >> executive chef of the bristol. he is also a tastemaker. just part and with the italian trade

agency. >> i love this idea. tell me what a tastemaker does. >> we represent them as far as meeting us to shop at the restaurant. i love the idea. we're going to make some meatballs. in the style of a good italian grandmother. >> the size as all other personal preference. >> little bit of ground beef. some cracked egg some parsley >> we are going to add that to our ground beef.

>> gun of eds little bit more moisture. a really helps retain moisture. start to mix them round. >> my little boy's love doing this. we will be doing a demonstration in barack town on sunday from 2:00 past 3:00. you can see marietta's demonstrations. >> yes tastings as well. and what was present will get a meatball for sure. multiple things, and on throughout the week. also here in celebration of the opening of our new restaurant. >> it will be opening in january.

it is a throwback italian restaurant. it looks pretty creamy right now. that is because of the cheese he added to it. we're going to take a couple of announces and just make a nice ball. opposed to making a straight cylinder will also make them like shape. what that allows for, we will put them on a baking sheet. roast them at 350 degrees. as opposed to the meatball flattening out. >> how about that? >> make our marinara. with some one and a little the of garlic. fresh basil to finish.

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word and upper. will go down tomorrow but go up in little bit on sunday. kind of a gray afternoon with a little drizzle and light rain in the area. here's a look at the radar. more substantial rains. we're just getting swept buddies. among themodest temperatures. several 40's even though it is 33 at the kelp. 39 at midway and 37 at o'hare. very little land. the areas not stirring. when chills are about the same as the temperature. there's no wind chill at all. the wind has been reported. temperatures across the metro area. some of our centers. here's what is going on. he see the clouds moving one system after another. writing this westerly jet stream that is expected to dominate

until early next week. there will be brief. that turned him from canada. as the flow strengthens from the west again both to the south and north of us that things mild air across the country. here's a 10 day animation showing modest the cooler air. a little stronger push of chilly air. the warmth built and after that. we pushed the arctic air way up to the arctic. that is the forecast later next week. looks like a lot of random pacific marquest. loper storms of our future. a chilly breezy 34 tomorrow. 42 on sunday.

monday 42 phone in the afternoon to the '30's on tuesday. between wednesday and friday of next week. it does warm up a little bit there. we will continue into the following weekend. >> have a great weekend. >> thank you so much for joining us today. >>new music from m today. >>new music from m utts.

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