mayor rahm emmanuel also talking about accomplishments with kilobytes. gay rights. president to support the gay rights and progressive notions and the president that followed through. >> communities within different ethnicity groups? first of all we know a lot of preachers preach homosexuality not a great thing >> let me distinguish social conservatives out there would never vote for president obama anyway but they might have stayed home. this thing it brings them to be voting booth. african-american voting group much trickier deeply but it is held abuse make it difficult to support came marriage at the same time and they support the first african-american president in history. wrestling with the issues you will hear from church pulpits on sunday morning better answer when you find out what the church pastor say to congregations. that will be interesting >> tonight senator mark kirk rebuild explicit details about his stroke in january in a message describes sensation. yes today released a video of his recovery rehabilitation institute of chicago the stroke left him

batt but this is a city of big shoulders mayor rahm emmanuel his team of chicagoans group world class city knows how to put on a world-class event >> how well did the city perform? director of intergovernmental affairs joining us to give us his great tonight how the city did. we hear from the president and the mayor rahm emmanuel both saying the city did a remarkable job what is your great? >> difficult to quibble with the president or mayor rahm emmanuel looking at the scope of what happened and the plan that went into it give him an a grade. i think it led the way they planned it. it would be better telling people not as bad as you think it will be all lot of officers a lot of office is closed today in anticipation of problems better safe than sorry that is the only criticism you could make doing something like this in the future maybe not quite as many preventive steps. some of these steps are not all that necessary. >> they worked for about a year planning and security training what does it take something of this magnitude? >> it does take a long time to put something like this to

multimillion dollar standoff between mayor rahm emmanuel and chicago parking meters llc >> does not mean going forward it will operate >> the bill is climbing to 500 million dollars not a dime has been paid they need to get paid for money lost due to free parking at spaces out of service for various reasons >> i do not agree with the bill material to do not believe we have the material necessary i have said no to can say that in many languages if required >> the deal of bad from the get go pay more for bad service >> sent a letter for the company asking more information in an antelope but no shaq >> very clear not ambiguous needs interpretation i will send somebody to read that. >> it makes sense to dukedue diligence before paying a bill like that >> pushed to city council when mayor daley was an office 75 year deal gave the city $1 billion of most has already been spent tribune reports chicago parking meters $108.5 million gross increase of $36 million from 2010. >> plenty of money already >> joining us to talk about the showdown between the city and the company managing chicago parking

month wgn news @ 9 battle brewing between mayor rahm emmanuel and the union top story around the country expiring contract heated up live in the newsroom that about head of the firefighter's union will not negotiate his contract in the media called at the mere proposal insulting and ridiculous the mayor and nobody in the city and the interchange. immune to change >> mayor rahm emmanuel commitment to every taxpayer not any one department >> increased service and greater value to the taxpayer >> could be coming from a plan that cuts manpower union leaders looking to reduce a double fire houses from 10-91187% to cross trained paramedics and physical fitness incentive programs and restrict bereavement leave no discussion on contract discussion specifics >> the union president not speaking publicly past president and former chicago fire chief is mayor rahm emmanuel more difficult than in 1980 during the city's first and only firefighters strike >> i would rather deal back to that than with this guy or with richard daly never got anything from these guys >> 36 ward alderman ald. nick sposato n

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more mental health services for more people the activists having none of it. >> rahm emmanuel we electedof government starting with the executive branch a rally outside the president's 2012 campaign headquarters and then outside the offices of governor pat quinn who had said he supports what he has called the mayor's tough calls on mental health care. >> begging you please keep all of these clinics open we need them. >> protesters have said there was occupy city hall every day if that what needs to be done to make their point police on likely to let that happen quite the opposite demonstrated these are not cuts to mental health care system. >> cook county judge granted a media request releasing 911 call made by julia hudson she begged for help after finding her mother shot dead. still julia hudson had not discovered her brother was also dead inside the home and seven year old son was missing. the judge ruled public access regarding the tapes showing her the 911 call in the family jennifer hudson murders last week. also protests what about the profit? amount of money one group chicago sta

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men who plotted to attack president obama's campaign head quarters an the home of chicago mayor rahm emmanuel. >> just not going to tolerate criminal behavior. >> in the cordened off safety zone t business of the summit got underway this afternoon. president obama asking nato leaders not to pull out of afghanistan too soon before the u.s. withdraw in 2014. and to commit billions in aid in for afghan security forces. >> we are on the right track. what this nato summit reflects is that the world is behind the strategy that we've laid out. >> reporter: although, there were clashes the crowd at today eesz protest much smaller than the 10,000 expected. only about 3,000 turned out. >> alex our thanks to you. >>> we'll turn now to a death tonight. making headlines the passing of the only person ever convicted of blowing up pan am killing 270 people. abdell spent his last year free man diagnosed with cancer. he was released on humanitarian grounds. while this terrorist is dead, their fight for justice lives on. >> reporter: he was welcomed home a national hero. the libyan bomber, kpmted to live just

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top story around the country wgn and tribune the investigation obtained a letter current mayor rahm emmanuel wrote recently to house speaker michael madigan and other leaders. warning to choices watched the system pension system go bankrupt in the next decade or triple property taxes $1.4 billion a year not a choice he's willing to force on the people of chicago. up for debate you might be surprised to learn how chicago most famous pensioner got a sweetheart deal >> all are around chicago you can see the legacy of mayor richard m. daley not so easy to see his role in shaping the chicago massive pension debt >> 20 years ago richard daley set in motion a series of events taxpayers pay for today. set himself up with pension deal far better than most city workers. before he was mayor. cook county state attorney. before that eight years as state senator of those years in springfield to set up daily for life. >> less taxes for less, more taxes for last city services remember he lost his first run at mayor. when the opportunity presented itself took advantage of an obscure provision in the state pe

district deployed to the area's batt but in some areas liquor stores more serious violence mayor rahm emmanuel wants them closed city has shut down four liquor stores since the ordinance passed one month ago others under consideration of that red received fatal gunshot wound last night while attended barbeque for memorial day. >> joi cornelious talking today about the love of her life to the bed she was preparing to marry a 33 year-old malcolm dowdy instead of planning went out funeral after he was gunned down last night memorial day barbecue. >> fred heard three shots turned to check to a head count and he did not see malcolm dowdy >> serving eight years with united states coastguard cast memorial day party 1700 block east 68th straight malcolm dowdy of two people shot >> red shoes >> malcolm dowdy full-time security guard and dean's list student rushed to jackson park hospital pronounced dead joi cornelious also a better read and stay at home mother could not even view fiancee body because of the backup at the board from the weekend shooting. mother wonders when the pilots will end and wants

mayor rahm emmanuel at cta roosevelt station tuesday morning greeting commuters and many heading back to work for the first time in several days. batt but personally think the people the president's if anybody to bear the brunt of the inconvenience it was them >> tourism not talking much about the short-term lawsuit downtown businesses natural hair boutique closed for the weekend and lost money many businesses stayed open also lost money >> the owners restaurant business down 50% over the weekend but they are grateful restaurant suffered no physical damage during a sunday major protest. >> surprised how the valley and happen to how it went down how quickly it was disbursed and the limited number of incidents that happened to business standpoint slower than what we expected them up pretty much everyone they were prepared for much worse no complaints that nato weekend is over. back to you >> hearing for three and a title protesters plotting to make molotov cocktails jared chase and brent betterley brian church arrested last week plant a firebomb a chicago police station president obama

and certain -- rahm emmanuel. >> and they are shocked and very frightened by the severity of the allegationsy say it is being trumped up to spread fear among protestors in chicago. they remain behind bars on one and a half million dollars bail. >> out west, a massive wildfires are burning out of control in several states. firefighters are working to get the upper hands as this blaze in arizona is especially bad in the crown king area another fire leaves 20 square miles charred and three homes destroyed. crews are battling fire insist colorado and nevada. >> in california, dozens of firefighters worked to put out a fire at a pallet yard. walls of flames destroyed three buildings there. one firefighter was injured. no one else was hurt. they are trying to get it under control. the fire is under investigation as well. >>> it has been 10 years since the state tried to eradicate what is phone as franken fish. >> this is after a huge snakehead was caught in maryland waters. >> big for a snakehead, it is. but it is anything but ugly to the guy who caught it. >> i think it is cool looking? >> do you

bombs and plots to attack president obama's campaign headquarters and the home of chicago mayor rahm emmanuelinside the summit, leaders are trying to figure out how to withdraw from afghanistan by the manned pull-out date. the other topic on the agenda is how to pay for the build-up of afghan forces. >>> coming up next, another music legend lost. we'll look back at the life of robin gibb of the bee gees. >>> another big day for facebook founder mark zuckerberg. it has nothing to do with the ipo and a lot to do with love. back in a moment.  [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? upgrade to verizon fios tv, internet and phone for just $89.99 a month guaranteed for two years with a two-year agreement. this is a limited time offer, so don't wait. get fios at this great low price. act now and you'll get $250 back. but hurry. this incredible offer ends june 2nd. call 1.888.get.fios. fios. a network ahead. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >>> a deadly earthquake strikes italy. at least seven

men who plotted to attack president obama's campaign headquarters and the home of chicago mayor rahm emmanuel. >> we're just not going to tolerate criminal behavior. >> reporter: in the cordoned off safety zone, the business of the summit got under way. president obama asking nato leaders not to pull out of afghanistan too soon before the u.s. withdrawal in 2014. and to commit billions in aid for afghan security forces. >> we're on the right track. what this nato summit reflects is that the world is behind the strategy we've laid out. >> reporter: although there were clashes, the crowd was much smaller than the 10,000 expected. only about 3,000 turned out. alex perez, abc news, chicago. >> just imagine what it would have been like if all 10,000 that were expected showed up. >> i think a little more chaotic than authorities expected. so it could have been worse. important headline coming out of there besides what we're doing in afghanistan. there's a plan in place where we'll shift more to a supportive role in 2013 and then get out altogether december 31st, 2014. it is done. so that, you know,

in addition to targeting the mayor, rahm emmanuel, the former president's chief of staff, they tried to target the re-election headquarters of the president as well as police and the state's attorney, who is prosecuting it said it was very very, serious, take a listen: >> these individuals charged today are self-proclaimed anarchists, who travel together from florida to the chicago area. their intent was to commit terrorist acts of violence and destruction during the nato conference. >> reporter: now, as you can imagine there is always a lot of security around these major summits. this is putting everyone on maybe a little bit of a higher alert though i can tell you there are parts of chicago that are all most like ghost towns, now because any time there is a summit like this, there is heavy security and protests, a lot of people end up getting out of town and so they are nowhere near it. >> harris: they can completely avoid the traffic scene, i imagine. let's get back to the g8 summit. a short time ago i was seeing an urgent wire they talked about greece in particular. and, the mudd

estallar en el centro de campaÑas de presidente barack obama y la casa delobernador de chicago rahm emmanuel comproso de rerar de afgano las tropas. >> el presidee agradeciÓ a estados unidos en nombre de su pueblo por toda la ayuda econÓmica que han ribido con el dinero de contribuyens estadounidenses. >> y este lunes, culminarÁ la cumbre de la otan y se preparan para otra jornada de protestas y posies enfrentamientos. >> muchÍsimas gracias. >> por supsto estemos pendientes de lo que ocurre en la ciudad de los vientos. >> y bueno aunque se eeraba un ro mÁs hacia el norte la tormenta tropical alberto la primera dea temporada, estÁ ahora cerca de san agustÍn sureste luego de pasar el fin de sena cercae costas de carolina del sur y georgia. >> se adelantÓ la tempora de huracanes de atlÁntico que oficialmente comienzel 1 de junio. >> a pesar que noe anticipa toque trra hay advertencias d fuertes vientos, gran oleaje, peligrosas corrientes y lluvias. >> volÓl control pero no la calma un centro de detencÓn en missippi luego que un motÍn dejÓ un guardia mueo y 8 heridos, autoridades investigan ien,

it was seriously negotiated by former clinton people, ron emmanuel. -- rahm emanuel. you have this strange a moment where obama aides who used to beat clinton aides put a fence around it. >> easy george washington was the reason member of the club. how did you to divide of the president's? >> i took the first set and michael to the second. ipredicted the second. -- the second appeared nixon is such a gigantic character. he appears in 1949. we shared nixon. then michael focused on ford and the president after. >> nixon first reaches out to reagan who was one of mine in 1947. he says i want to have you come to washington and testify in front of the house. eisenhower, who was one of nancy's, was involved in the 1968 republican convention. he was behind the scenes helping reagan get organized as a supporter of reagan and as a candidate. they positioned themselves for 1968. that suggested the club had relationships long before some of the members were in the white house. >> how did you write this together? how long did it take? >> we had been working on it for better than