alderman anthony beale we constantly send rich people to washington. 15 chicago democratic alderman athony beale is one of those not happy with the influx of money from outside the second district. beale the people should be outraged that somebody is pouring 2 million dollars into a district saying 'here is my candidate' from new york and telling what theyre supposed to do and who theyre supposed to vote for. halvorson you should never pay the price you are for prescription drugs. former congresswoman debbie halvorson, another recognizable name in this crowded race, believes it will be the message not the money that shines through next tuesday. debbie halvorson thats why were not going to let a new york mayor like michael bloomberg spend millions of dollars trying to buy this election and so bloomberg and his candidate need to watch out because illinois voters want to decide who is going to win this election. three candiates have dropped out in recent days, most notably state senator toi hutchinson a leading candidate who then threw her support to robin kelly. kelly denies any connection t

the city council confirmed the appointment of natasha homes as the seventh word alderman. he resigned from city council last month amid federal corruption investigation involving her husband. he was immediately sworn in to her new position. a man not may be over. police in california work to. more than 3000 passengers remain trapped aboard an unsanitary cruise ship. pope benedict the 16th takes part in the final ash wednesday services of his papacy. after six days of combing the mall in authorities believe christopher dorner is dead. authorities say the former police officer did not emerge from the cabin after was set on fire. >> it was horrifying to listen to the fire fight. it is the most gut-wrenching experience that he could have as a police officer. more than 3000 people remain trapped in discussing conditions on board a carnival cruise ship that could be back on land tomorrow. the carnival ship is being brought to alabama. some have reported sewage in the hallways. odor so bad that people are getting sick. >> on monday the pope announced he will retire at the end of

sandy jackson, who is a former chicago alderman, faced charges of filing false tax returns and could also see some jail time. >>> newly pointed sex of state john kerry will make his first public address since joining the president's cabinet. at 11:00, kerry will speak at the university of virginia about president obama's invests in foreign policy. after kerry addresses students and teachers in charlottesville, sits down with the president at the white house this afternoon. >>> still ahead, lance armstrong back in the spotlight today. we are going to tell you why coming up. >> a huge gas explosion rocks an upscale kansas city shopping district. this morning, cadaver dogs are still on the scene. we'll have an update coming up next. >> but first, a check of the markets right now shows the nasdaq at a 12-year high and the dow topping the 14,000 mark. the dow picked up 54 tuesday. the nasdaq added more than 21 points. overseas today, japan's nikkei was up almost 100 points. talk of more corporate mergers is sending asian and european markets higher today.  >>> new this morning o

alderman beale's chance depends on turning out the wards in chicago where he was first elected in 1999 is a primary for a special election in a very off year, turnout is expected to be low. maybe as low as 20,000. and that's interesting enough, because a turnout of 20,000, congressional district to represent hundreds of thousands of people. but 20,000 people are going to make the decision? that's low enough that any sway in any direction, any under-the-radar vote could swing this thing. and there is no runoff here. it's winner take all, highest tally gets the nod. fascinating. polls open at 6:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m. local time in chicago. we will bring you the results tomorrow as we get them in. [ nyquil bottle ] you know i relieve coughs, sneezing, fevers... [ tylenol bottle ] me too! and nasal congestion. [ tissue box ] he said nasal congestion. yeah...i heard him. [ female announcer ] tylenol® cold multi-symptom nighttime relieves nasal congestion. nyquil® cold and flu doesn't. but first you've got to get him to say, "hello." new crest 3d white arctic fresh toothpaste. use it

she was a chicago alderman. resigned last month. today her attorney revealed she will plead guilty to filing false tax returns. that carries maximum penalty of throw years in prison. you may recall this past summer, jesse jackson jr. disappeared from congress for weeks. and his doctor revealed he was being treat ford bipolar disorder. jackson stepped down in know. today he release aid statement apologizing for his actions and mistakes he has made and once he was seen as a rising political star. he has been unable to capitalize on the sharing of a name with his father, civil rights icon jesse jackson. back to you. >>> thank you, wendy. tonight we have learned the fugitive ex-cop accused of killing four people in southern california apparently killed himself. christopher dorner shot himself in the head tuesday night inside a cabin in big bear community in california. he apparently spent most of the time on the run in a condo. just a few steps away from the command center set up to find him. >>> back home here, prosecutors in alexandri

jackson's wife, a former chicago alderman is due in court a few hours from now. that is when she is expected to plead guilty as well for falsifying tax returns. if we will have much more coming up tonight on abc7 is starting at 5:00. former new orleans mayor ray nagin it is said to be arraigned today on charges he accepted nearly $200,000 in bribes. he was indicted next month on 21 federal counts. today to a federal magistrate " set bail and prosecutors may ask to take away his passport. >> police in south africa say olympic runner oscar pistorius is a flight risk and they are asking a judge not to grant him bail. police brought the of the npt to court for a second day of a bill dealing. they say while searching the veteran they found testosterone needles and 38 caliber ammunition in a safe. they say he and his girlfriend had a fight on valentine's day which led him to shoot and kill their. pistorius says the killing was accidental when he thought someone broke into a home. >> as pope benedict xvi prepares to step down there is new buzz that a colonel from boston

chicago alderman anthony beale at a press conference saying he's been asked to drop out too..but he won't. the seat was left empty when jesse jackson junior resigned... he's now facing federal charges. halvorson ...ran against jackson in last march's primary... she says the latest shakeup in the race...is an attempt to stymie her support. back room dealing...voters deserve better... who gains the most? it depends who tyouyou ask... >> tomorrow we will be taking a closer look at the second district race. we will bring you their views on the issues important to the district. be sure to tune in at 6:00 p.m. tomorrow on cltv... >> it has been 10 years and sends a deadly stampede at the nightclub that claimed 21 lives. many of the victims' families are still seeking justice. the case remains unresolved in the courts. we spoke with some of the victims' relatives as they marked the anniversary >> plant her husband's favorite song stands over a cross... >> he was a family guy... all he worried about was his children >> there were more than 1500 partygoers on february 17 2003... a stampede of peop

alderman beal''s chance depend on turning out the wards in chicago where he was first elected in 1999cause this is a primary for a special election in a very off year, turnout is expected to be low. maybe as low as 20,000. and that's interesting enough, because a turnout of 20,000, congressional district to represent hundreds of thousands of people. but 20,000 people are going to make the decision? that's low enough that any sway in any direction, any under the radar vote could swing this thing. and there is no runoff here. it's winner take all, highest tally gets the nod. fascinating. polls open at 6:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m. local time in chicago. we will bring you the results tomorrow as we get them in. if youthen this willbrids arbe a nice surprise. meet the 5-passenger ford c-max hybrid. c-max come. c-max go. c-max give a ride to everyone it knows. c max has more passenger volume than competitor prius v and we haven't even mentioned... c-max also gets better mpg. say hi to the super fuel efficient ford c-max hybrid. and i have a massive heart attack right in my driveway. the

the new stock market seems that came out several russian officials including russia children's alderman's men were quick to point the finger of blame at his american adoptive mother also because of reports from u.s. authorities that he found bruises on the kid's body we had information that. had been severely beaten. before birth. or. conclusion. possibly he had been killed now officials in moscow do acknowledge that the investigation is still ongoing and it hasn't established the exact person to blame for months seems that a nother issue fueling a nigger in russia is that mark seems there again less than a month after russia introduced their general ban for all americans to adopt russian children not only because of the many cases of abuse and sometimes of even deaths but because of a lack of a proper legal reaction from u.s. authorities including the lack of proper follow up which apparently we're seeing now again. because we're putting the david cameron may be the most indecisive prime minister in recent british history new figures calculated by the guardian newspaper show that he's ma

his wife now former chicago alderman sandy could be seen at his side.he was charged today with one count of filing false tax returns. but it's the alleged 3-quarters of a million dollars swiped from campaign funds that is the most eye popping. a $43,000 gold plated men's rolex watch, almost $10,000 worth of children's furniture. more than $5,000 worth of fur capes and parkas. and more than $11,000 worth of martin luther king, jr. memorabilia. and there's more. it all dates back to 2005. jackson issued a statement today apologizing for his errors in judgment and went on to say "while my journey is not yet complete, it is my hope that i am remembered for the things that i did right". >> jackson is expected to plead guilty at his next court date. he could face up to a maximum of 5 years in prison. his wife sandy could face up to a maximum of three. >>> and so tonight, jesse jackson junior is by all accounts about to join the disappointingly long line of corrupt politicians headed off for a jail cell. but derek says this time it's personal. what do you mean

. >> reporter: his wife, sandra, a former chicago alderman, was at the same courthouse, tearfully pleading guilty to a related charge. jesse jackson jr. will be sentenced in june, and will almost certainly face prison time, perhaps as much as four years. pete williams, nbc news, at federal court in washington. >>> things got hot in arizona yesterday during a constituent town hall meeting with senator john mccain. it got tense when he got an earful on a couple of issues. after a while, the senator pushed back. and it started on immigration. >> and you're a senator with the federal government, and you're doing nothing about it. you said build the dang fence. where's the fence? >> in case you missed it, i showed you. >> that's not a fence. >> that's not a fence? it's a banana. we are putting up a banana with about $600 million worth of appropriations we have. sir, you can -- you're entitled to your opinion. you're not entitled to your facts. the facts are that we have made significant improvements on the border. >> everybody in this audience right here. >> you know -- >> you're taking away fr

after the news of mark seems death came out several russian officials including russia's children's alderman sman were quick to point the finger of blame at his adoptive american mother also because u.s. authorities themselves. reports that they found bruises on the kid's body. we had information that the. boy had been severely beaten. before birth or. led to a conclusion. possibly he had been killed. maybe killed by hughes. american mother. now officials in moscow do acknowledge that the investigation is still ongoing and it hasn't established the exact person to blame for months seems that but another issue fueling engert here in russia is that mark seems they have seen less than a month after russia introduced a general ban for all americans to adopt russian children not only because of the many cases of abuse and sometimes of even deaths but because of a lack of a proper legal reaction from american of the eighty's including the lack of a proper follow up of these that apparently what we're seeing now again. are you going to is going to live in central moscow thank you. is a government u

i am the first asian-american elected to an office other than alderman of a city in the state of illinois. that's shameful that it took this long. but i'm certainly not going to be the last. >> tulsi gabbard is the opposite of the old guard in d.c. politics. the first hindu in congress and first american samoan, is also one of the first female combat veterans sworn in to serve in the house of representatives. >> i had enlisted in the hawaii army national guard in 2003 the year after i was elected and really it was because i wanted to do more to serve my state and to serve our country. the job that i was trained to do in medical logistics and operations was already filled by someone else so i was not on that mandatory deployment roster, but knew very quickly that there was no way that i could stay home in the comfort of my house and my job and beautiful hawaii and watch my 3,000 brothers and sisters in uniform deploy overseas. so i withdrew form my reelection campaign and got trained in a different job and volunteered to go serve on that 18-month deployment. >> tulsi gabbard, the youngest

his wife sandra a former chicago alderman, also pleaded guilty. as he left court, jackson apologized. >> i'm sorry i let everybody down. >> reporter: jackson's lawyer reed weingarten said it was a difficult morning. >> it was a morning that had to come. jesse needed to come to terms with his misconduct and those who were in court saw that he did precisely that. >> reporter: david miller is a jackson friend and former state legislator. did you see that coming? >> no, not really. i think it was a surprise to all of us. >> reporter: is there an acute sense of disappointment in that district? >> oh absolutely. at one point he was a shining star, young, good looking, articulate. >> reporter: over the last year the democratic congressman all but stopped working, disappearing for from public view for weeks over the summer and checking into the mayo clinic for what doctors there said was bipolar disorder. jackson says he also has a shopping addiction and in court he admitted buying everything from toilet paper at costco to a $43,000 gold-plated rolex watc

. >> this family reunion in a parking lot in galveston, texas, was not the kind of reunion the aldermanolon family had planned when they booked a cruise on the carnival triumph. their trip was supposed to be a birthday party and family reunion at sea planned for more than a year and including 31 relatives. their joy in being together captured in this portrait taken aboard the ship. this trip of a lifetime was ruined when at 5:30 last southbound the ship's p.a. system sounded alarms says mercedes perez de colon. >> for me that was the most serious part. oh, my gosh, they're here for my birthday and something's going to happen and i brought them all onboard. >> the family was scattered all over the ship, 14 stories high. their thoughts instantly turned to one member, rachel aldaret, 54 years old and suffering can kidney disease. she needed regular dialysis to stay alive and was due for a treatment on tuesday. >> all they could tell us is we're waiting. we're waiting. we don't know how long this is going to be. so the crew engineered a harrowing transfer off the ship. there was another wom

international relations professor mark alderman says of a government a will now struggle to survive. this it had been presented as the nearest thing to a success story that had been too much violence but unfortunately as i say these decision disappointments with the failure to make life better life requests and the sense that there is a trajectory that takes many people as your wife did it strike you one of the places where violence and the fall wish to two zero zero zero. it is lavished it can see things from the engine do but. you know at a party so there may be resentment against what may have been the biggest single call to put north mobile majority and i think the general feeling is that level of support is slipped since those election returns about the coming elections and whether we will get to those elections without a real political crisis on the streets and perhaps change. mali and rebels like carrying up for terror warfare while civilians are suffering in a worsening the military in crisis was supplies lacking and most delivery routes blocked by the wall we've got the stor

pati international relations professor mark alderman says of a government a will now struggle to survive. had been presented as the nearest thing to a success story there had been too much violence but unfortunately as i say these disappointments with the failure to make life better life we got worse and the sense that there is a strict truth that takes many people away from whom did it strike you one of the place you will violence in the fall westerners in iraq here are being presented as mismanaged it seems from the. you know of the party so there may be deep resentment against what is really pretty simple for people not mobile majority and i think the general feeling is that its level of support has slipped since those elections. about the coming elections and whether we will get those elections without a real political crisis on the streets in. mali and rebels like carrying up for terror warfare while civilians are suffering in a worsening the military tries this was supplies lacking and most delivery routes blocked by the wall we've got the story. and predicted years of belt tighten

the former alderman sandy jackson the chicago sun-times reported tonight the feds are trying to figure that out. he announced his federal probe when he resigned from congress. there reportedly taking an independent look at sandy jackson's finances mrs. jackson declined to comment he did tell wgn that she already retained chicago attorney dan webb for herself. his captor dead 65 year-old to billy lee shot and killed a school bus driver tuesday before taking him to a nearby underground bunker. he has been brought out safely. he is with his mother we are just very blessed that they are not united. still not clear why he took them hostage. the credit- card company gave him a heads up all is apparently well found not guilty by reason of insanity the attorney said she was legally insane at the time treated for mental disorders going back to 1994 even when she was on the bench she said she was offered medication at the time of the incident shows retained last november by voters. chicago public schools plan to downsize it is a plan that has a lot of parents fired up tonight some of them have t

she resigned as chicago's seventh ward alderman last month. the house ethics committee is recommending a full investigation of illinois congressman aaron schock. schock is accused of soliciting more than five thousand dollars for a political action committee to help fellow republican adam kinzinger in the 16th district g-o-p primary last year. investigators say three days before the primary. the "campaign for primary accountability" pac received at least 115 thousand dollars in contributions as a result of efforts by schock and his campaign committee. schock has denied any wrongdoing. drew peterson's former attorney joel brodsky is suing another peterson attorney and the tribune company, among others charging he was defamed. brodsky's libel suit says a letter from attorney steven greenberg claimed brodsky was a liar and an incompetent lawyer. brodsky accuses greenberg, seen here in the white shirt, of writing the letter as revenge for brodsky's attempt to fire greenberg as one of peterson's attorneys. the tribune company is named in the lawsui

his wife, former chicago alderman sandi jackson, who resigned last month, also faces prison time and fines... accused of understating the couples income on their tax returns for six years. the patriarch of the family, reverand jesse jackson, is in washington d-c this weekend to be with his son, who the family says is still undergoing medical care. jesse junior took leave from his congressional duties starting in june. while at first keeping tight lipped about the reason... doctors finally said it was for bipolar disorder. he resigned from congress just weeks after re-election in november, under a cloud of an ethics investigation... people remember all the great work that my brother has done... the jackson family, long a powerhouse in chicago and national politics... now says it will rally around jesse junior... who many saw, at one point, as a rising star in the democratic party. and as my brother jonathan said we will stand with him until the end of time >> attorneys for the jackson's indicated the couple will plead guilty >> a light plane made an emergency landing in a field north

the illinois institute of technology brought out as state senator representative and third ward aldermanexplain provisions of pending legislation >> the reality is...we have to figure out how to protect our communities >> a federal appeals court recently be directed the state's ban on carrying concealed weapons and the legislators have six months to draft and pass new legislation >> additional economic indicators released by chicago today... have mayor rahm emanuel saying the city has a thriving and growing economy which is expected to contiue this year. in that statement... the city says one area of strong growth has been in commerical real estate where there was a 21- percent increase in downtown leasing. the vacancy rate fell to under 15-percent... down from the post-crash peak of over 17- percent. the city says residential realty is also doing great... with sales of existing homes improving to more than 14- percent year over year... and the median price of sales improving to 19-percent... to a price of 185-thousand dollars. the unemployment rate fell two- percent in december and rema

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who is the alderman of canadian affairs on the july 4th holiday. i actually envy the mexicans in california because they have a platform to say, hey, loving the country we moved to because it is so awesome and preventing us from chanting usa. didn't all of the guys have spanish names? we are so pro multi-cultural now that mexicans can't even assimilate and they are chastised for it. >> it is true. >> it is absolutely right. >> i identify with gavin because i was born in illinois. i always is a say why is there not mustache appreciation. why not play the super bowl shuffle. >> pretty much anywhere you go people chant, go away. go away. so i'm guessing that affects how you feel about the story. >> i don't like it when i come to work and you say that. i have to earn a check, cha-cha. before i answer i would like to give you guys a valentine. not to take away from your special day. i know they look like the green room cookies, but i made these myself. they are warm because they were in my pocket for a little bit. is that a chip on your shoulder? >> it

[chuckles] >> you are the alderman of canadian community affairs. and i actually envy the mexicans in california because they have this platform to say, hey... stop loving the country that we moved to because it's so awesome and preventing us from chanting u-s-a, even -- like don't the gyps have spanish names? >> so we are so worried that mexicans can't even assimilate. [laughter] >> it's true. >> it's right. i identify with gavin because i wasn't borned in you said either, i was born in illinois. everywhere i go, i am like, why isn't there more mustache appreciation. >> most of the places gudo have mustache appreciation. >> i disagree! >> pretty much anywhere you go, people chant go away, go away. i am guessing that sounds similar. >> u-s-a. >> i don't like it when i come to work and you are saying that. i have to earn a check cha-cha. i would like to give you a valentine, not to take away from your special day. i know you like the greem room cookies, but i made these myself. they are warm because they have been in my pocket. ooh, is that a chip on

so was sandy, his wife, now a former chicago alderman.en she pled guilty -- she had her game face on beforehand, but, my god, when you stand there and the judge says after going through all the rigmarole, this and that, do you plead guilty, and she said, yes, you know, she just reached for the tissue. he was a lot more emotional. a lot more -- a lot more showing that the enormity of how his life changed has happened today, jake. i think his wife sandy -- i think until recently maybe thought she could get away without being charged. so she got caught up in this a little later. they both had in court a big display of support from their families. and they'll need it. they'll be sentenced in a few months and he's going to serve prison time, almost no way out of it. >> lynn, the former democratic congressman grabbed your hand outside the courtroom. what exactly did he say to you? >> this was a touching moment. you know, i have covered him since he came to congress. i have covered his father for decades, both in chicago and washington. as he pa

richard nixon had ehrlichman and alderman, and bush administration had dick cheney, and people say this president is above that sort of thing. i say, whatever you argue, nice guy, and aprilable, wonderful family, but the fact of the matter is, and i've seen this since the -- not just a snub of fox news -- for a guy who says he doesn't watch fox news, didn't like fox news, the chatter, minelessness, whatever, he knows and remembers or staff conveys to him every little critical story that pops up on fox news. so my only point in saying this is, there's a disconnect between your surface cool and your -- >> he is not a nice guy. that's the truth. he is not a nice guy. republicans and consult tenants and candidates keep saying he is a nice guy, just over his head. he is not a nice guy and he is over his head and he is an idealogue, and he can talk about woodward, which is pauling what woodward has done to him but but what bothers me is this public trust with the american people. he is abusing and it lying to us constantly. he is not a nice guy. for instance he could fire sperlin x today. he

his wife who had her open political career as chicago alderman had reached an agreement with prosecutors after being charged with filing false joint tax returns. sandra jackson served as her husband's campaign manager at different times. she resigned from office in the justice department probe in their finances. federal investigators say the jacksons lied on house financial disclosure forms and campaign finance documents to cover up they were using campaign cash to provide a fancy lifestyle. there was a time it was believed that he was destined for a position in house leadership or senate seat. but he got caught up in a scandal involving rod blagojevich. and the attempt to sell obama's senate seat after the 2008 election. jackson junior pushed to be appointed to the seat. office of congressional ethics says he promised to raise million for the governor's campaign. as the legal issues got worse, jackson eventually vanished before resiping the seat after november election. in that statement, jackson junior says he hopes he is remembered for thing he is did right. >> bret: mike emanuel on t