with a fire on chicago's north side said more than a dozen to a hospital >> >> good evening, i'm robert jordan >> and i'm jackie bange >> the national weather service said over 200 locations had high temperatures this afternoon... 99 degrees... one of 14 locations with temperatures that warms... 46 locations had 98 degrees... we have lost some of that heat at the moment... >> gaynor hall out in the heat ... >> for the second year and a rope trouble here during memorial day weekend... happening just in the last hour. witnesses tell us a large fight broke out on the beach. several cars full of police officers arrived quickly. they tried to get a crowd of young people to disburse.leave. >> of a sudden we started to see a lot of people, and a huge crowd. two people started writing and then the crowd just got bigger >> we have not heard from police whether any of rest have been madearrests have been made >> hottest day of the year >> it cannot be thiyou can not beat this >> i love it... for the rest of the summer >> everybody came to the beach with their coolers and firing up their grills for some

good evening i'm robert jordan and i'm jackie bange >> we think that these things will take a couple of hours to push through chicago... it is slowly moving to the east. they are racing through here. be prepared for sudden heavy downpours. noticed the watches and warnings across the midwest . winds have fallen below... a tornado watch is in affect for wisconsin... look what are computer is showing us... a dry day tomorrow and tuesday looks mostly sunny. there could be a passing shower tomorrow morning . >> before the storms came to the chicago area the cut a dangerous and deadly path through parts of the great plains and midwest... these are some of the hardest- hit areas >> kansas the neb., iowa... woodward oklahoma was one of the hardest hit >> our hearts and prayers go out to those who lost family members in the storm. we're going to do everything we can to help this community get back on its feet. >> authorities warned all lots of people to take shelter. >> i think if people took the warning seriously and and if we had it more notice... >> homes and businesses suffered damages ar

after the game, stay tuned for the k news with robert jordan, jim and rich king for everything you wantknow about the world of sports. that is the 9:00 news. and the count is 1-2. just got a piece of it. make your plans to go with us tomorrow afternoon. two down. steve: unbelievably the hottest team in our division by a wide margin is this kansas city club. if they hang on here, they will have won eight of their last 11. it is not who you play it is when you play them. tyler 1-3, a strikeout, a forced fielder's choice and a single. it is booted and this ball game is over. we made a lot of mistakes in this ball game physically and mentally and we get beat. we lose it 9-4, and we will be back. >> tonight on wgn news, more than 20 cars piled up in a deadly crash in a deadly crash in northwest indiana. >> chicago white sox baseball has been brought to you by -- >> and let's check out our miller lite play of the game. steve: it can't be anything else but number 400 for adam, one of the few bright spots tonight. he took it way back the opposite way his 35th of the year. a celebratory night fo

good evening i'm robert jordan. >> and ibm jackie bange >> firefighters were called at about 130 in the morning... it was completely engulfed in flames. it took firefighters callers to put out the flames. now there china figure out how it started. the structure was about 200,000 square feet. it took more than seven hours to put it out. because of the size of the fire atf agents arrived... the state is the largest plant in the country and one of the top three in the world. >>the zinc prevents steel from eroding >> they are trying to pinpoint it started accidentally or intentionally >> it is hard to tell. chemicals or used in the melting process. we do not know at this point is too early to determine. >> the company has about 60 more employees... no one was here since it was early in the morning. between 20 and $25 million... a total loss... >> a fund-raising trip for a group of railroad enthusiasts derails in the south loop today. 40 passengers were on board a chartered c t a train when one of its wheels went off of the tracks. it happened at an elevated station at 22 east roosevelt road

. >> >> i am robert jordan >> and i am jackie bange >> i am live with one group of protesters. it has been going on since about 4:00 this afternoon. this is what they called spontaneous protest. no real destination as to where they're going. there have then note issues and so farbeen no issues so far. the protesters have been pushing back and yelling at police officers. police officers have kept their cool. someone was arrested earlier today. otherwise no real problems. the biggest issue has been the congestion.... 1200-1500 people. i talked to the superintendent as he was walking along with the protesters and police >> i do not think in many cases that they even know their destination. we set it up so we can facilitate the traffic flow . it has not been difficult for our offices to keep their cool. we rotate them off the line. >>no real direction or destination. we do not know how long they will keep going. they get a little wild every now and then. massive cheers. i spoke with a couple protesters... the senate tonight is the night they are unitingsaid tomorrow protests will b

>>wgn's robert jordan had a great pleasure of visiting her at her home and speaking to her about theealthy life. >>i feel very very good and i feel good >>born in grenada county mississippi february 3rd 1900 this woman has lived longer than anyone on the planet if you have lived longer but the trick is to live 112 years and still have a sharp mind. >>everyone has passed ... my mother my father ... they did not live along time like i did i'm the only one who has lived this long >>now she shares her home with her generations of great nieces >>she knows about life and has a much wisdom and i am learning some much from her every day >>born to a white mother and a black father which was unusual at the time in mississippi she moved to chicago in 1926 >>i got a job to send back money to my parents in mississippi to help them on that farm >>in chicago she joined the grant memorial african american episcopal church and sang and acquire all of her life ... >>i still go to that church >>her job was working in the steel mill until she retired in 1961. she married a love of her life in 1934 and t

robert jordan has our report from washington ...>both republicans and democrats from illinois believe the current transportation reauthorization bill as currently written is bad for illinois ... >>the major changes were blocked ... and that was unfortunate i agree with my colleagues when they say that this bill falls short i hope we can make changes on the house floor to make this a more cohesive bill and a jobs bill that can move the whole country forward >>illinois mass transit under the current bill would take a big hit in the budget losing $650 million >>the mass transit system along our highways are the arteries of commerce for this region ... we need to continue to rebuild and repair the system and preserve our ability to do so >>certainly this bill was crafted today it's detrimental to metra ... >>legislators say that by working together now is not too late to fix the transportation bill in washington, >>tom skilling is next with details on the rush hour snow this evening ok! who gets occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas or

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for the victims of the tragic movie theater shooting and their families >> >> good evening, i'm robert jordan >> and i'm jackie bange >> our top story tonight that vigil follows a visit from president obama. mr. obama visited those victims and families on a day when investigators released more details on the shooting in the gun man >> the president was trying to offer some comfort tonight to a community devastated by what investigators have called a deliberate and calculated act of violence >> connected in grief and disbelief a community banded together tonight in colorado for a prayer vigil. honoring the 12 people killed and 58 injured when a gunman opened fire inside a packed movie theater. among the dead a suburban chicago man. petty officer third class from crystal lake. just last year he followed a strong military tradition in his family and join the navy. he was stationed that buckley air force base. president obama today meeting with the grieving families and some of the wounded at the university ofof colorado hospital >> new information is emerging about the suspect. he submitted his

. >> that's it for us tonight thank you i'm robert jordan. thanks for watching and see you tomorrow.

outside city hall robert jordan, wgn news. mark of: if you have an eagle eye, you can spot a nest.her bird has hatched the babies in the township. they are a national symbol. this is thought to be the first nesting sight in a century. if they are endangered you can only sneak a peak. disturbing the nest brings $100,000 fine. >> folks can lenses can get a great view of the eagle. we're just making sure they are not, you know bothered mom and dad up there to scare them off. >> i noticed some in the nest. they were fighting a hawk. it was pretty interesting. >> it's 100 years since they've been here. yeah, it's exciting. mark: best viewing is over 131st street and east of the will cook road on the west. >>> megamystery solved. a couple came forward claiming 1/3 of the jackpot. randi reports on what the big payout means to this couple. >> reporter: this right here is likely the largest payment ever made to an individual by the illinois state lottery. it's a $218 million cut of the record $656 million megamillions jackpot of three weeks ago. retired computer analyst merle butler stayed

good evening i'm robert jordan. live in the news room with tonight's top story.ly members identified the little girl as six year-old shall who died late this afternoon at mount sinai hospital please sage was shot in the abdomen when a group of people opened fire while she was sitting on her front porch. police say a car with several people in it drove up and started shooting at the home and the shots were meant for someone else but the child was hit instead they say that there has been an increase in gang activity in that area and the shooting may have been related to another crime scene it nearby. police are talking to two persons of interest but so far no charges have been filed in the course of covering this story a tense and sometimes hostile situation broke out between chicago police and a collection of journalists outside the hospital with a little girl was taken. two media members including dan ponce de ended up in handcuffs. the other media member was our photographer and the media were later asked to move from the hospital and they did move to a medium a

ñ tonight his devastated family is speaking out >> good evening, i'm robert jordan- jackie is off tonight >> day-zhay coleman just started high school. he was a freshman at evanston township. 14 years old, with big hoop dreams...and his family believes the person who killed him didn't know him. if they knew him, they wouldn't have shot him. relatives say day-zhay coleman excelled in academics and athletics. determined to play in the n-b-a, he was in the gym, almost every day. thats all he strived for...to be the best in everything he did. 10:30, last night, the teen was walking from a party... with a group of boys -- in the 15 hundred block of church street. at first you think its firecrackers...right outside the door. 4 shots fired. one of them, striking day-zhay in the chest. when i heard the news, i couldnt believe it. i still can't believe it. this afternoon, the teen's family and friends gathered at evanston township high school to share their grief and their memories... thinking much about what his life could have been. awwwww....he would have been a pretty decent individual. he lov

the meeting i am robert jordan >> and i am jackie bange >> it gaynor hollis live tonight in hoffman estates with our top story >> there are many questions... an autopsy was inconclusive... dozens of people gathered for a candlelight prayer vigil tonight in hoffman estates as the grieving family watched from their porch waiting away tears. saturday afternoon allan fernandez went outside to play in did not return. 45 minutes later relatives found the 11 year-old in the forest preserve at just beyond the backyard of his home. the boy was unconscious and not breathing and had a small puncture wound in his chest. he was pronounced dead at the hospital. >> i am still hoping this is a dream. >> he was just playing. >> a family friend says relatives believe he might have slipped and fallen. hoffman estates police though are not commenting on whether any foul play could be involved. >> there is no cause for alarm or anything that would indicate cause of alarm for residents at this time. >> the major keys assistance team in cook county forest preserve police assisting with the death investigation and

robert jordan actually milan italy. correspondent robert was a busy man this year he is not here to remind us about one of the most thrilling events of the year the yalta stage of the cliff diving world series the last stop of the season turning into a breathtaking spectacle on one which put a russian daredevil very much in the spotlight take a look at this. out of this world fillings that's why the sport's most prestigious competition the red blue world series keeps traveling all across the planet to discover new locations the hose they're taking events for the final stage of the season thirteen high flyers made their way to the swallows nest castle one of ukraine's main places of interest on the crimean shore of the black sea. the following pair englishman. who entered the event as the newly crowned champion for stage wins in a row seeing the briton retain his world title two weeks ago in boston and the men . in the overall standings russia still. are. looking to claim their first event when harry hahn is and. he reall

good evening, i'm robert jordan. i'm jackie bange. heavy rain is causing a flash floods in several parts of the area. it is a mess i'm here. widespread reports of flooding across the chicago area. the unrelenting rain is causing major problems on lake shore drive pierre. standing water at the lasalle underpass. police had the ramps' blocked on to lake shore drive. within the last five minutes they opened up the ramps and now you can see that one police officer there directing traffic trying to make sure cars and i get stuck. the drive was experiencing flooding. probably less than a handful of cars have got stuck. firefighters were helping people out of their cars. cars had to be towed. we talked to one couple that got stuck just a few blocks away from their own. >> we did not know what to do. it did not work out. >> the water was about 2 ft. deep. >> it looks like traffic is moving pretty well. police were blocking a ramp on to the drive. those police cars have moved. the main focus is to make sure that no cars gondar this viaduct. >>

good evening and robert jordan. it's been a bloody weekend in chicago and in one case to teenage boys have been charged in the killing of the six are old a village girl yesterday a lea shally of the 3100 block of south springfield avenue some one and a pickup stopped in front of her house and opened fire. charged are a 16 year-old juvenile, she was one of 44 people shot and eight of them fatally. both suspects will appear in bond corp. tomorrow. this afternoon a mother and her one-year-old infant suffered grave wounds and a shooting in the east chatham neighborhood that happened at about 3:20 p.m. in the area of 79th in maryland, both were taken to area hospitals and are expected to recover chicago place every united a wandering through year- old boy with his parents he was wearing a white shirt and underwear and spider man sandals and was described as shaken, apparently on latched the front door of his parents' apartment and rode the elevator to the ground floor and walked outside. several family members were injur

the south side irish parade marking the return of the chicago tradition after two years off i am robert jordan. >> as a warm-up began the more somber and sober south side irish parade got under way with the tributes to fall and marine corporal carl his family and friends led the way down western ave. we're going to celebrate his life today. >> irish pride and family was back in focus after two years without a parade at all. it's all about community, family. >> in 2009 there was a reason the parade was stopped. >> there were a lot of people running around drunk and carrying on. >> organizers this year promise of family family event with zero tolerance for alcohol giving the city $40,000 ahead of time for cleanup. >> a nice day and everybody is in order and it really helps us because we kept the numbers on this year. >> these are all the people from the neighborhood and i'm glad they brought it back. it means a lot to the whole neighborhood, financially and economically, it's good for the people and the spirit of the neighborhood. this south side neighborhood welcomed back a family tradition. >>

good evening and robert jordan. live in the newsroom with our top story. >> while the rallies continue across the country calling for an arrest in the trade on martin case, in chicago on this palm sunday members of the west side church took to the streets in the austin neighborhood in the one not only justice for trade on the peace for chicago. police elected officials and members of the west side church today gathering for another march their arms were linked, some wearing hoodies to show the link between the death of 17 year-old trade on marta in florida and the ongoing violence in young men's lives for a year in chicago we need not to be on borderline hypocrisy. for one criminal to be arrested. >> we need to make sure we know what's going on in our household, it starts at home, gang members come from houses. >> the group created a lot of noise as they walked through the streets and people stopped to listen from the front door to their home in the windows of their cars and means a lot to see them out there represe

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olympics is available in the heart of london's cultural life the royal opera house correspondent robert jordan and took the olympic join a bet through this century. looking through the entire history of olympic games from action times to more error within just twenty minutes this is the only place where it's possible the one point twelve olympic museum these pictures paint a thousand words artifacts from athletes who completed thousands of years ago the all seeing gaze of the king of gods zeus who discouraged any cheating then with trolling time to find ourselves in the office of peers the could return the man who revived innocent olympics and sport are the first modern games in eight hundred ninety six. so. it's great to. see. the olympic journey reaches its pinnacle in the hall of fame featuring some of the most outstanding own bands of the era with one of those twenty turning up herself too pushy the unit is a bishan. they use a source four time olympic champion or the korbut who is also the first gymnast to become a global star in this incredible gradated. dealing with this atmosphere it's

i'm robert jordan in for steve sanders. and i'm dina bair. we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. i believe the sentence the court imposed today was a wise and proper one. 68 year-old did not speak to reporters as he was led away from the courthouse. he is accused of sexually abusing 10 bolus. the victims spoke at the hearing today. sandusky maintained his innocence. >> his statement was a masterpiece of self to a given. completely removed from reality. sandusky's attorneys say he did not get a fair trial and they will his conviction. in the wake of the sex abuse scandal. the n-c-double-a imposed sanctions against penn state. including a 60 million dollar fine and a four year bowl ban. >>drawing the ire of the gun lobby, cook county board president preckwinkle is eyeing a violence tax on guns and ammunition sold in the city and suburbs, the chicago sun-times has learned. cost of the county right now $143 of debt to house one person. a spokesman for the national rifle association says the c

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with president barack obama welcoming leaders from around the world at mccormick place >> >> i'm robert jordan >> i'm jackie bange >> more on those stories in a minute but first there is another nato protests under way right now near the art institute >> we are in front of the art institute on michigan avenue. several dozen protesters here sitting in the middle of the street. inside is where michelle obama was hosting a dinner for the nato espousesspouses. they started marching again making through downtown. until they reached here. they have been chanting. they have been sitting here in the middle of the street for several minutes now >> we heard that they're having dinner so we figured we would hang out for a while since we were not invited >> the message we hope to send ... one of the main topics is the afghanistan war... is not worth it anymore. >> it has been a really spirited crowd. we have not seen many problems. some of them are jumping on the median. they are letting their voices be heard. now we have another group... more protesters who are heading our way. to the east... there is a

the evening i am robert jordan >> and i am at jackie bange >> the victim is a 46 year-old woman. she described a horrific beating and sexual assault. this happened early this morning at approximately 1:30 a.m.. police are asking neighbors to be extra careful. the suspect forced his way into her home. she tried to fight him off but he overpowered her. the neighborhood is on edge. the victim lived alone. >> i am wondering why someone wanted to do that to her. we are all going to try to help her watch her home. >> police have only are least a vague description of the suspect. he has a medium complexion. possibly bald. wearing a white t-shirt and a baseball hat. anyone with information please contact police >> police are calling one not lawndale woman's death suspicious. she was found dead in her home. authorities say her front door was open and she had trauma to her neck and cuts or stab wounds on her back. neighbors say she was a nice person who always had people at her home. but her landlord thinks she may have fallen in with the wrong crowd. >> she helped me and other ladies arou

championships in a more school which also saw several european title fights on the night is robert jordan out. once upon a time in the east dude of the muscular region the best boilers from the former soviet republics. pleased to find out who was the toughest there is you know these good books and two of them unstirred nine years ago you know. has grown into the open there showdown with international titles at stake. some domestic affairs first though the twenty twelve event supercard opened with the russian light welterweight championship five rounds of it to from both. clue now the victory over his competitor at. some big again i swear next to do battle with the w five european cruiserweight title at stake. versus how bunny. the russian doing lead in the first two rounds of the belts over the french champ in front of his to each their own. and was even to toy with his opponent hard decision for the judges before the root in the group whose favor that's how it came to some world titles on the line with a russia such show in ukraine said i'm on my left sitting now probably the most furiou

inspire the russians to victory as the chinese proved to be the ones to catch with more here's robert jordan on. of course. farrell's not just a ski freestyle discipline but one of the most eye catching spectacles winter sports have to form with muscovites blueish to enjoy top class performances and world cup lead for the fourth consecutive time since two thousand and eight the cream of the world's cool back in the russian capital to settle old scores us early night no russians in the top twelve of the latest events we saw total domination of the freestylers from the east through the empire the chinese for adventure the super finals into their own internal affair with four new claiming a stage win and the world cup over a leader in the discipline suman fell retaining her yellow jersey with second place on the night in the meantime the men's event gave the hang crowd a local men. became the only russian to get through to the coin for. that person showing the song while the russian denise also about this impressive jump and they came second place on the day. the dear little baby. meanwhile twe

skills i had better timing that's why my punches landed on his body and had and he spun mile both robert jordan known r.t. asco region. in other news the rubin kazan have claimed the first trophy of the russian football season the russian cup winners downing reigning premier league champions and even some are staff strikes in salvador the chatty valley may day do knocking the stuffing out of the need to know the final score of the game was preceded by a minute's silence for the hundred seventy one people who died in floods in southern russia last weekend. to athletics and there have been upsets at the diamond league meeting in london with some favorites for the upcoming olympics struggling in the cold wet weather shelley and fraser price is the fastest woman in the world this year over one hundred metres but she came last in saturday's final which was won by blessing body of nigeria eleven point zero one seconds america's comedy hit yet it was third while a striding world champion sally pearson was the favorite for the hundred meter hurdles but she was beaten by american kelly wells here howeve

and i'm robert jordan in for steve sanders. we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. >>the mayor kept his word. he outlined his plan to close a shortfall. reading a better business climate in the city. creating a small business center. this budget makes critical investments by reforming government instead of raising taxes. >> our goal is to reform where we can and where we must. that is where matters. providing greater opportunities for our children. a mixed reactions to the mayor's speech. he felt as though there should have been more than 4 in. and 57 police officers457 police officers. >> i did not think that is enough. >> whatever we can afford that is what we're going to try to do. >> i think it is a very optimistic message. even though these are tough economic times. it appears that chicago is going to be able to do more with less. >> mayor stressed the need for pension reform. the aldermen will have about one month to think over herit.>>video gambling is now up and runn

wgn's robert jordan is in the newsroom with our top story. the state has gathered enough information to file 142 criminal counts against james homes... in connectiong with the movie theater shootings... and his booby trapped apartment. in court this morning.. while we is allegded to have killed 12 people he was charged with 24 counts of first degree murder. -- the double count likely comes from a charge called depraived and intentional murder. he was also charged with 16-counts of attempted first degree murder. he also is charged with 1 count of possessing explosives found in his apartment. the last time james holmes was in court we had the first opportunity to see the man accused of killing 12 people and wounding dozens more for today's appearance no cameras were alone in the court room he heard prosecutors read in long list of chargers from the our aurora colorado studer rampage 10 days after he shot up a crowded midnight showing of the new batman movie ... the former neuroscience student allegedly sent a package to his psychiatrist at the

w-g-n's robert jordan is live in the morgan park neighborhood with our top story. witnesses tell police that the driver of a dodge minivan was traveling north and went around the crossing gates. the woman was still alive on the scene when paramedics arrived. they had to use the jaws of life to try to extricate her. she died here at the scene. the rock island train was traveling north. it was an express train that did not have to stop. the gates were lowered. nonetheless the driver continued right across the tracks. >> i was right behind the lady. she must, she could make it. >> would not do it. we were a pass this building. >> i was in shock. i could not even move. >> i just went into shock. i wanted to get out to help. i could not move. >> those two young boys were taken to the hospital where they are expected to survive. they're listed in critical in serious condition. officials tell me that they are running tests at this intersection just to make sure that all of their equipment was working properly. the stakes are high as president obama and mitt romney head in

degree temperatures forecast you can understand why a shady spot will be important from evanston robert jordan for wgn news in case you missed it, a dog was loose on the stevenson expressway this morning.. skycam nine followed his journey from i-55 to a neighborhood on the southwest side. we spotted the dog running along the side of the stevenson near harlem avenue. he narrowly escaped cars and was almost rescued; but this little guy just kept going. he ran along harlem, across archer and ended up in the garfield ridge neighborhood. some wgn viewers saw the dog on t.v. and eventually caught up with him. jose terriquez and ed kostro rescued the pup and took him to an animal hospital. vets say- the dog appears to be about 2 years old and a bichon frise-poodle mix. he was tired, dehydrated and had some glass in his paw- but other than that, vets say he is healthy! and he's got a nickname. "rags" has a microchip, but it's registered to a puppy mill in iowa. he apprears to have been on the streets for a month. for now, he's resting comfortably at the animal hospital and is expected to be just fine!

robert jordan wgn news least four men who robbed a suburban jewelry store.deo. it happened monday afternoon at the roosevelt gold exchange on the 1200 block of cicero avenue in cicero. the men walked into the jewelry store, tied up and beat the clerk, and got away with 40,000 dollars in cash and jewelry. they weren't able to take the actual security camera because of the owner's dog max >>thanks to max we got your picture ... save your money fellows for the prison commissary! "n" line when captured, police say the men face armed robbery and aggravated battery charges. [ male announcer ] this is rudy. his morning starts with arthritis pain. and two pills. afternoon's overhaul starts with more pain. more pills. triple checking hydraulics. the evening brings more pain. so, back to more pills. almost done, when... hang on. stan's doctor recommended aleve. it can keep pain away all day with fewer pills than tylenol. this is rudy. who switched to aleve. and two pills for a day free of pain. ♪ ♪ and get the all day pain relief of aleve in liquid gels. ♪ ♪ nikki! ri

i am robert jordan. and i am jackie bange.their message simple. they say leaders should be focused on health care, not warfare. they chanted health care is a human right. some 300 people marching more than 10 miles much of it in the rain. but protestors seemed unfazed by the weather. >> we knew what the weather was going to be like. our supporters came anyway. whether it snows raines, tornados or thunders we want to make our march known. >> they want health care, not warfare should be the city's focus. if they have the resource toss host things like the nato summitt surely more could be used for health care. >> if they took all that money they put into nato and put it back into the community where it belongs, then we wouldn't have to be out here making the walks, and we wouldn't see as

robert jordan is in the newsroom with marco johnson's strategy for reducing youth gang violence ... a number of people are quietly working behind the scenes to stop the boys and girls from entering into the dead and gang life ... marco johnson has a plan that's already showing results ... blue lights, yellow police tape those are too recognizable signs that violence occurs ... while the shootings are down from last year >>we're down 10% from last year it will continue it will take us awhile where we need to get where we have to go ... >>cold comfort for people who are dodging bullets on the streets ... but here is hope ... >>we can cut off the supply and the gangs will be diminished over time we have to go up the supply of young kids high-risk kids who can be easily altered in their thinking ... marker johnson is a 28 year police the officer veteran ... today he is playing baseball with the only sign of authority his police cap his concern and his stern guidance offering help to children looking for a male adult to point them and the right direction ... >>it's a great hook because t

wgn's robert jordan is live at city hall with the latest. latest report on congressman jesse jackson jr. and the investigation into the alleged misuse of campaign funds is spreading to possibly include the congressman's wife. according to the wall street journal federal prosecutors are reviewing evidence suggesting that sandy jackson was complacent. involved. congressman jackson returns to the mayo clinic a few months ago for treatment of bipolar disorder. caracoling on jackson to step up and be accountable. >> i think congressman jackson it is incumbent upon him to have a conversation with his constituents about his intentions. >> we're in a position of public trust when we run for office. we are held to higher levels. >> congressman jesse jackson jr. was a big supporter of that effort. >> congressman jackson has been a great champion and partner of this airport. we're holding his news conference because we want to raise the profile of the airport and let the people now that this airport benefits all of the people of chicago land. i spoke w

bair we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web robert jordan is at the university of chicago where mitt romney will be speaking >>he has saturated the airwaves with these commercials including this one rick santorum and an unfortunate choice of words >>if you want a conservative as the nominee of this party you must vote for mitt romney ... >>i'm mitt romney and i approve this message >>he began attacking the president on the military and economic policies of his administration >>this president is cutting the military and failing the economy it's not the right course for america >>both men are campaigning hard in illinois but so far it wgn television has not received spots from santorum >>why would illinois want to consider a republican who laid out the blueprints for obama health care and presided over a bad state economy and massachusetts >>when we you were governor of massachusetts that state was 47 the in job creation and there was the manufacturing job decline that was twice the national average we lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs while you

i'm robert jordan in today for steve sanders. and i'm dina bair. we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. wgn's randi belisimo is live at the criminal courts building with our top story. he was here for a total of about one hour and 15 minutes. he'll be back here at the same time next monday after attorneys have time to decide if they will be seeking a new judge. reporters waited in the security line. the is a process done in open court. he said he would not voluntarily take himself out of the case. >> but we're having some technical difficulties. phil latest on that investigation. neighbors say they heard multiple gunshots and saw the officer had a child with him on this happened. the officers 34 years old. hours after the office server shock to the area between two apartment buildings was still blocked off. >> never know. this neighborhood is real nice. many police officers and firefighters live, one retired officer says he is not surprising given the state of the economy. someone approached the

robert jordan has and the newsroom ... known as the chicago public schools - reopened the chicago teachers union contract and used a tiny clause to take away the ctu negotiated raise last year, union officials have been seething, behind the scenes - angry that the cps -, as the union put it, for breaking a good faith agreement. with that behind the scenes vindictiveness, just under the skin, the scenario was set for tough if not impossible negotiations to take place to avoid a strike. but how close is close? obviously not near enough to avoid a strike. and if both sides really wanted to prevent a labor action there could have been more real movement, by both sides, weeks or months ago. but thats not the way the high stakes game of labor negotiations is played. each waits for the other to blink first. cps has offered teachers pay raises of... 3% the first year. 2% for years 2,3 and 4. along with cost of living increases and other benefits equaling to 16% over the life of the contract or 480-million dollars for 4 years. so,

wgn's robert jordan is live in arlington hieghts with more on our top story. this morning there was an explosion here ... offdundee road and an industrial area here of arlington heights ... we spoke to a residential witness ... >> i heard a loud boom that i thought was a car or in a truck backfiring ... i reached the end of the blockade around the corner and saw several police cars and fire trucks ... and ambulances about 10 ambulances four or five fire department trucks if they had evacuated everyone on the southern end of the building ... >> wheat evacuate people from the building we determine that we had 10 other people suffering some form a respiratory distress said there were seven employees of the building and three police officers we transported them to area hospitals for observation >> those seven employees suffered concussion injuries from that explosion ... the three police officers who reached the scene had some smoke inhalation issues there were acrid fumes in place ... when the chief notice that there were coughing there were sent to the hospital

robert jordan is live downtown with more on a proposed plan for express toll lanes around chicago. >> eight states currently have programs that are based around the idea of congestion pricing. with the means as the special lanes are added to existing expressway's in certain areas. in order for drivers to access those lanes that have to pay a fee. >> chicken be useful to them during the morning or afternoon rush. >> traffic is flowing at the speed limit travel in his career. during rush hour and bad weather of the expressway is can be a nightmare. many other states have adopted a plan called congested pricing. >> the little bit over $3 to go 11 mi. >> out of the 15 other express lane projects in the united states plenty of people take advantage of those lanes. >> new lanes on i90 tollway. and i290 eisenhowwer expressway. >> the proposals are drawn mixed reactions from lotus. drivers. >> drivers who wanted to use the program will have a special transponder mounted on their windshield. drivers lexus those aerial lanes can have their accounts charged. skilling has your full forecast! >> f

robert jordan has a look at those plants. chicago river the next recreational frontier of this city. >> there are portions of the chicago river wall that have already been built out but there are also vast stretches of the river that are vacant or without a sidewalk. residents who live along the river are pleased to hear about the revitalization. it's very exciting and i would welcome it. >> for me would be really nice to be able to get off of main street with the noise and cars. the plans for a continuous walkway include a spacious domes that artists conceptualize as being family friendly for boats restaurants and businesses. with the marina area city as a draw voters into kayakers will be able to enjoy a special area designated as a cold but over all future plans call for the length of the river area from like michigan to lake st. to become a bustling public activity fall along the river. smiling faces and joined the columbus day parade in chicago today politicians were on parade as well as italian american pride spectators

wgn's robert jordan is live at city hall with more on the story. >> their reputation of being a do nothing board. the mayor dumped that seven member panel. you appointed a brand new board based on recommendations. the task force has recommended and called for a new stronger board. with the power to punish violators. they developed a reputation for being flaccid and never bring charges to a cinder aldermen. some older men. single alderman. >> i think these are very worthy proposals for serious consideration. i think it is a good sign that after all of these years we are finally listening to people fighting for reform. >> the fact that it has been disbanded in my mind gives us a fact to look at what they have done. so we do not make the same mistakes. >> i think the mayor is totally within his right to appoint some new people. i have not seen who he has appointed. i'm looking forward to seeing who is on wellesz. the list. >> the mayor's campaign was on the proposition that he would >> there are a set of guidelines and updates to the ordinance. having a fresh start and a new beginning. >> if

wgn's robert jordan is live at city hal... where the strike is weighing heavily on the minds of council members. both sides in this dispute realize that the majority of the citizens in chicago find the strike to be distasteful regardless of the side they take ... both sides ultimately will need to do something because it will affect the political careers of the chicago team teachers union higher ups and people in the mayor's office and the mayor himself ... they have to figure out a way to get this dispute resolved ... in its third day the teacher's strike continues with pickets at schools around the city its anchored parents and forced resolve on teachers to get that new contract ... >>i think hopefully i would love to see this and as quickly as possible if everyone just keeps sitting down at the table >>it's challenging when you have to juggle the schedule in its eighth public safety problem as well not wanting to take sides in the dispute the aldermen are careful about framing their criticisms. >>we have mixed emotions ...

>>robert jordan is live at the radio station where the career began for don cornelius and broadcasting >>he was one of the real music icons of his era right up there with dick clark ... he began his career here at channel 26 and later at wgn tv studios when his show "soul train" went into syndication ... american bandstand played to white audiences and on cornelia's came up with something for the african-american youth ... >>he was one of the best known figures of his era ... don cornelius came to fame at a moment when the music world was as divided as the social politics of the times. yet don cornelius and "soul train" was beloved by black and white audiences alike loyal viewers watched every show >>the kids didn't have any issues with the racial stuff ... >>"soul train" was a crossover program >>yes, yes, yes the white kids enjoy it the exposure to this great dancing and music and it really took off >>and imposing figure looking larger than life with his stylish afro ... he was a slick host ... >>he said he got to dress like a bad dude ... he really showed people he was don cornelius