talented chicago hip hop artist chance the rapper. chicago! >>stand up. >> wait your hands around and make some known as. go west! go west! >> and i'm so excited. i'm so blessed to be happier. sampsell blessed to be appear introducing our own jackie robinson west team usa world series champions. i'm so excited i'm going to end of messing up. it is not often that we get a chance to learn a lesson in leadership and teamwork. ambition and humility at the same time. you have seen them. it is seldom that you learn that lesson from the perspective of somebody in their seniors. as a father as a grand if other. as an older brother as an older sister. go west! make some noise. >> it is almost never. you get that chance to view it from a television from a living and on top of a balcony overlooking a city finally hitting its stride. >> i'm so excited for you-thank you. and now for the moment we have all been waiting for. >> united states little league champions jrw. >>, not. [music] [music] >> >> as players' parents and fans of little league baseball no

chicago is rated number one.s are in a massive talent, and given the depth of our universities, that is a huge strategic advantage. i when it comes to talent want to ask about immigration. role?n that help play a >> it's interesting. >> my grandfather came to this country in 1917. he was 13 years old. not a word of english. a boat tos put him on get away from the pogroms. .hey had horrible pogroms in two generations his grandson is a mayor of the city of chicago. buts the story of america more importantly the story of chicago. chicago is the most american of american cities. new york looks to europe. l.a. looks to itself. all of the world looks to chicago because that is where people come to create. if the american. about giving your children the next leg up, people from around the world and the united states beat a path here. immigration is essential to america but essential to -- ago, whether it is tech young mexican couple who wants to give their children a chance and start the business. most of our new busine

chicago jackie robinson west comes home today as u.s. champion in the little league world series. >> a check of the weather is the next. >> 70 degrees already high humidity in will feel like the 90s today. partly cloudy skies for today high temperature of about 12 degrees above our average storm will be possible today we think showers will be spotty are flooding threat will remain high obviously with the ground saturated, hopefully the ranges dance around and do not follow the same areas and that's all flooding. the potential will be there. the 80 degrees at midway 73 for waukegan these are numbers that we should see a brown lunch time. we find the heat index in the triple digits in some areas we will see more numbers closer to high nineties mid- 90s today we could see triple digit heat index before the day is done. the advisory in effect for the countries that are listed in the on color. it goes until 9:00. we're trying out but with cold front coming away the potential for showers and storms will be here later today. at today's high tem

it is a story of america but more portly, the story of chicago. chicago is a city of immigrants.t american of american cities. l.a. looks to itself. all of america looks to chicago because that is where people from all parts of the country and worldcom to create and start anew. if the american story is about giving your children the next leg up, people from all over the world and the united states beat a path here to get the children the next turn of the page. , a youngt is tech mexican couple that wants to get their children a chance and dies a business. almost 20% of the businesses are new is mrs.. you cannot beat pro small is the american story, starting your own business. you cannot beat roque small business and be anti-immigrant. it is impossible. so you have to go downtown or whatever. city to allowrst dreamers to get internships and apply for summer jobs program. ted dreamers. we helped on the path to drivers license reform in illinois for new immigrants. also, we set up our own dreamers account here. it is for dreamers to go to college. i think the united states has a sel

>>here in chicago... fans who couldn't get to williamsport had front row seats to a big t-v screen, at jackie robinson field... as they watched the little leaguers coast to victory. the city and the chicago white sox teamed-up to provide the setting... with hot dogs and drinks. the team plays again on sunday. two years ago, most chicagoans supported mayor rahm emanuel. now, barely *one-third support him. a new chicago tribune poll puts emanuel's approval rating at just 35 percent, compared to 52 percent in 2012. emanuel blames his bad numbers on the continuing weak economy. and he prefers to focus on some *other numbers. >> there will be a time to look at and analyzed the poll numbers. the numbers on my desk are about early childhood education, community college systems and making sure we're providing the right education. >> the poll also suggest, emanuel is trailing potential challenger and c-t-u boss karen lewis. it was the republicans turn to take shots at the democrats thursday at the illinois state f

chicago police getting help on two fronts.ve been joining beginning today just a few hours ago and we've also learned as many as 65 fbi agents are on their way to help as well. >> 40 state troopers across illinois have been reassigned into new temporary headquarters at the police station on the west side. the state police will be dressed in plainclothes as part of the fugitive apprehension task force going out in pairs to be teamed up with five chicago police officers in each unit. they will work for 10 hour shifts in for a high crime areas, the governor made the offer to mayor emmanuel a few weeks back and mayor excepted. now the sun-times reports the fbi agents will be assigned gang suppression missions on thursdays and fridays for the next three-four weeks. chicago police superintendent gary mccarthy has often said the easiest way to reduce crime is to get those criminals off the streets to begin with. >> that said, the president of the chicago police union and his counterpart with the illinois state police don't like this

chicago should be dry. >> work on the railroad crossings, quick mac. it will last until 6:00 tonight. just south of 120. bridge me in and tapping at church road, completely blocked off right over interstate 88. that goes to early december so watch for that one. more traffic and a few minutes. >> there's more to come in our next half hour including the latest details on today's jackie robinson was a parade. >> president obama has harsh words for people to be headed american journalist james foley. >> misery protests over the teen shooting, officer defense fund grows. >> soldier from battle of gettysburg is making history with the medal of honor. an american guys fighting for the terror group isis and syria. details on the chicago connection in a live report. >> celebrations in the mideast with a cease-fire deal in place. one of the latest. >> today is the day, jackie robinson little the u.s. champions get a victory parade through the city. we will be all over the details. >> cannot wait. good morning and tonya francisco. >> i and erin mcelroy, looks goo

they're anxious to see how chicago feels about them. >> i know how chicago feels about them. we love them. that money in part as the city gets ready to celebrate the champions. >> what an incredible run for jackie robinson west. >> the boy is capturing the hearts of the city of the state the nation and international fans out there as well. it was on display at to watch parties. one on the south side near their home field and the other right there in the middle of downtown. >> it was one exciting game after another. the folks who followed their every move like myself, they cannot be more proud. of course you can throw the number one fan in the city the mayor and that bunch as well. >> it is amazing to see everybody regardless of race or socio-economic background coming together to celebrate this team. >> never gave in and they never gave up. they replaced all the way until the end. >> wednesday there will be a parade for jackie robinson west. it is fun to start at or near their home field. it will come here in coleman and millennium park. the exact start time has not been give

the guns and rockets fell silent at 1-am, chicago time. they're scheduled to remain silent until monday morning. the cease-fire gives palestinian civilians in gaza a chance to buy food and emergency supplies, treat their injured, and bury their dead. previous cease-fires have all been broken. but this time, israeli and palestinian delegations will hold talks in cairo, aimed at *extending the current truce. a city in taiwan was rocked by a series of underground explosions. it happened in the southern city of kaohsiung. natural gas leaks set off a chain-reaction of explosions that left behind a trench six feet deep and several miles long... and killed at least 24 people. the sheer force of the blasts blew cars and people 40 to 50 feet in the air. fires broke out, but they've since been put out. several people are still missing. two americans who are infected with ebola in liberia, are returning to the united states. this jet departed atlanta for libera to pick up both patients yesterday. an isolation pod is set up inside to protect the crew

>> well, for one, it's not the city of chicago's data.t the city of chicago is doing is permitting its fracture, in thiinfrastructure,d that type of thing, this is taxpayer data, citizen data, generated by people using the city. not by some sort of secondary party. so it's really not in the city's ability to do that. this particular project is an academic project, that intends to make it public. >> well john, earlier you mentioned that the chicago residents have trust. isa disagrees. don't have personal experience, the trust factor is gone with citizens of chicago and the mayor. and justin to quote peter parker, who quoted uncle ben, with great power comes great responsibility. what would you say that the government and the city not abuse the technology and keep it maintained for good? >> better clarity, bright line rule for what you're not allowed to collect. i went to the data.chicago.gov today. i tried to determine what the limits are. there are no limits whatsoever. the only information, they don't use cookies and that was a lie, they

the chicago second in the league. the chicago cubs win 4-2. a1 im a lovely day.again does not feel much like august. the wind will shift around to the south. what is interesting overnight and late yesterday all of the computer models have lined up on this notion that it will warm up the middle and end of next week. perhaps a real hot spell. wouldn't that be something? >> the sun sets around here have been spectacular. so are the photos from our viewers. this particular one is up in wisconsin. of the mississippi river. it comes to us. check out the shot which is the product of the efforts of pat landers james primo and carl howard. this is from michigan city indiana. a beautiful shot right there. the shot is eye- catching. this is last night's sunset. right there from beverly shores indiana. this thunderstorms. they have an interesting sunset. shows cumulus, it's over developing corn fields. the crop is coming along nicely. rains are critical this time of the year. and when the rain all the time. look at this. nowadays are pollution. one thing have to say for the

most operated by chicago- based united. could mean a significant financial hit for united. >> members at the chicago yacht club bar are rich after it reported that abridgement of compromise their credit information. craft on june 50 pumping an investigation. according to the chicago business now her may have been installed on one of the servers. a letter states that the server involve contained information on membership but it was not the one used by members to pay their bills online. >> the club is rebuilding the service. >> state of illinois will soon accept online applications from people wanting to use medical marijuana. patients whose last name began. >> those with last names from him-is the application fee $100 for patients. veterans and those of social security and come get a $50 discount. find a link to the application on our web site. >> time for sports. the bears will try to make it to in a row. >> several players should be returning to the lineup. the bears are back in practice. >> he served a six day suspension

las vegas against chicago. las vegas pounded the chicago team.his time, the team from chicago's rough south side, they lost the last one by a score of 13-12. this time, a rematch with a very different outcome. a seesaw game with the leads exchanging several times. and a lot of drama. this morning, the team from the south side of chicago swinging their way into little league history and into the hearts of the nation. >> i feel great. u.s. champions. it's ridiculous. >> reporter: jackie robinson west in nail-biting rematch on saturday against las vegas, the same team that beat them only a week ago. las vegas scored three runs in the top of the first. chicago bounced back. trey hondras pounding one to right. and then hondras again this time doubling in a run in the second to give chicago the lead. >> this one ripped to right field. it's going to go! >> reporter: vegas came roaring back in the fifth. on a two-run home run that seemed to leave chicago visibly shaken. >> two strikes. he's beside himself. >> reporter: jackie robinson west battled back.

what of chicago? >> about 10,000 people lined up for the parade and rally at millennium park and another 2000 fans saw the same word all started at jackie robinson park on the city's south side. the kids received a champion's our web come from a crowd that appreciated how they represented what is possible in their neighborhood. this is one of the best they've ever in chicago. >> so much negativity debby here this is a bright spot and has bought a joy to the heart of the people. >> that's why they have brought up the very best of what we ought to be. >> some fans lined up the parade route to hours in advance. at the boys at a stop at where the white sox let them keep their world series trophy for the dead. it was back onto the bus for the rally at millennium park. about half high i take pride in not getting teary eyed, so if this is almost broke me down. >> we did not think that many people would show this is drive down the street. >> i saw myself on tv a couple of times, now i'm pretty famous. >> i se

and it took place in chicago. interesting venue, the chicago exposition building.gest public venue in the united states at the time. the ground covered five football fields. you could fit five football fields in the expo in chicago. it was so big that this was the logical place to hold this great walking match. and the rules were pretty simple. six days was as long as any athletic contest could take because at the time, there were blue laws that prohibits public amusements on the sabbath. you couldn't walk competitively on sunday. that's the way it was. so the races would begin right after midnight sunday night, monday morning and continue pretty much nonstop until midnight the following saturday night. 144 hours. generally it was six full days. and in this match in 1875 between o'leary and westin, o'leary won and he was declared world's champion pedestrian. westin, who had been the most famous pedestrian up to that point was not gracious in defeat and complained that o'leary had a home field advantage because the race took place in chicago. he said he had been thr

has not paid chicago for water since march. now of chicago $20 million in payments. another 4 million in late fees. >> that could result in higher bills. >> officials say they have been using these water collection money to meet day-to-day expenses. a 27 year- old man almost drowned while vacationing. the unidentified man was body surfing with friends and he became separated from the group. his friends went looking for him after they had not seen him in about 10 minutes. they found him lying face down in the water. he is currently hospitalized in grave condition. we're learning that one of the players on the jackie robinson west baseball team is homeless. his parents are struggling financially. in june in the mother's hours were apparently cut in half. the father is only working part- time. their combined income is not enough to cover rent and cover food and some of the utilities. the family is getting by by sting and relatives and friends. both parents did make the trip to see jrw and a little the girl serious. his goal is to play professional baseball. >> a baby gi

when the white house asked if chicago could help with the immigration crisis, the mayor said chicago's shoulders are big enough to help children. and a state republican leader agrees. >> the city stands ready to welcome children because all of us are the children and grandchildren are people who one way or another begin a journey to start a new in the city weather the was on the road or the path. >> i think people have been expecting an immigration reform bill and i think everybody has to be blamed. both republicans and democrats. >>the details of where the immigrant children will be housed and schooled are still being worked out. but the obama administration will foot the bill. house calls are making a comeback thanks to modern technology. new smartphone apps like "pager" or "medicast" can get a doctor to visit your home if you're ill. other apps, like "doctor on demand" or "ring-a-doc" can get you a phone or video chat with a doctor if you have medical questions. but doctors warn that while house calls may work for minor illnesses, serious medical symptoms like chest pain or a head i

what's going to happen in chicago?beginning of the 35th democratic national convention, chicago is nearly security-tight. perhaps the heaviest security ever provided for a political gathering in the free world. >> the police, several thousand of them, are now deployed. soldiers have arrived in chicago and are standing by. >> for the convention, the plan was to have a mass anti-war demonstrate and a mass counterculture festival. we gathered in the parks. >> we're going to march because we have a right to, because that's what we came to chicago to do and no one's going to stop us. thank you. [ applause ] >> there were many factions. they were united only by a feeling that this is our moment. this is carnegie hall. >> no more war. no more war. >> they're concerned about the build-up of the force because we think that anything that's built-up like this is liable to be used. >> a democratic convention is about to begin in a police state. there just doesn't seem to be any other way to say it. >> the people of chicago and its

joining us on sky out of chicago illinois is charlie katliff working on the chicago sensor project.lso from chicago, john tolva, former chief technology officer for the city. he is currently president of the engineering firm positive energy practice which promotes environmentally responsible design. here in washington, d.c., justin brooklyn, director of consumer privacy, thanks to all of you for joining us. charlie, about 50 sensors going up by the end of the year. i mentioned a couple of things, but what data are you most excited about collecting? what will these sensors do that hasn't been done before? >> well, one thing that's different about this project is it's really a platform for sensing and other sorts of services that you might want to try out in a major city at urban scales. the data we are collecting is environmental. i would characterize it not as the city watching people but an opportunity for the people to watch the city. what these will do is publish data in realtime about air quality, light, noise, and things like that. >> so what is it to gain from this data that p

today, her body will be returned to chicago. the victim's daughter heather mack and boyfriend tommy schaefer are being held. heather mack's attorney claims his client was sexually abused, and given drugs in jail. authorities in bali deny it. illinois just recorded its first case of west nile virus for 2014. a chicago woman in her 70's tested positive for west nile. health officials haven't released her condition. but they say she's alive. last year, 117 people across illinois came down with the disease... 11 of them died. a judge could decide today the hacker in china stole information from foreign half a million patients. the data bridge hit the computer system of a tennessee based system in april and may. community health runs through this the medical center also in blue island. a judge could decide today whether to halt a controversial expansion of lincoln elementary school in lincoln park. last friday, chicago zoning officials approved a plan to build a 20-million dollar annex to relieve overcrowding at the school. but some

the chicago students union is made up from students at more than twenty chicago high schools. the group plans to hold a press conference at noon in daley plaza and then march to c-p-s headquarters. they say students' voices need to be heard by decision makers and funding should be prioritized around the students. the chicago housing authority is toughening its rent voucher system, after some low-income tenants were able to use those vouchers to move into luxury apartments. some of those apartments go for 23 hundred dollars a month. the old c-h-a policy allowed people to get vouchers worth up to 300 percent of fair-market rent. the new policy caps the payments at *150 percent of fair market. a hot dog from a seattle food truck is giving chicago some steep competition. the guiness book of world records has deemed the joo-nee bahn... the world's most expensive hot dog -- priced at one hundred and 69 dollars! >> why? >> let me tell you why. it comes only from the "tokyo dog" food truck in seattle. here's what's on it... a smoked cheese bratwurst, butter teriyaki grilled onions, mu

and it ain't just chicago. illegals coming to a city near you. >>> plus americans are working harder but have less to show for it. households deflating, so whose fault is it? >>> and madonna, celebrities mouthing off over the war. hollywood, how about you stick to entertaining. lights, camera, action, "cashing in" starts right now. >>> hi, everyone. welcome, so how do people of chicago people about their mayor inviting illegals to the city? watch. >> i say leave them where they are. >> we have kids that were born here and they don't want to take care of them. >> you can't find a solution for your people in your own backyard, why would we drag somebody else in. >> the windy city, crime is up and people's parks is down. michelle, cities like this can't handle the illegal burden. should they? >> where are they going to get this money? illinois has $300 billion in debt. they are hundreds of billions of dollars in pension liabilities. how is sending illegal children to a war zone because that's basically what chicag

i was chicago bureau chief "the new york times." i would go to chicago. i would be in cleveland and be in detroit and i begin to hear there were similar migration experiences people had. no one talked about it as migration experience, talk about that, i can't talk with you. this weekend we have to go back to mississippi where there is family reunion or funeral to go back to. i began to connect the dots. it was big than my experience with washington or chicago or even los angeles. it was a national outpouring of people. >> just give us a brief synopsis of what the book is about. >> the book is about the migration experiences of three people, who become representative of the larger whole, which was, essentially the defection of 60 million african-americans from the south to the north, to the midwest and the west, from 1915, world war i, until 1970, when the south began truly to change. >> i went to a movie last weekend and they handed me this as i'm going into the movie. won't tell you what it was but i want to read it to you. every day more migrants are co

most of them in the chicago area. the company says they are offering free consumer identity protection services for the next year. >> chicago police are investigating the death of a woman found under a burning car >> joins us live from the north beverly neighborhood. summoned to the crime scene in an alley way near 86 >> on was just with my sister. we are always together. i just cannot believe it. >> the smith family consoling themselves as they survey the scene. a brown car discovered by startled residents. family members say the car belongs to sri this mess.sharida smith. thy tried to douse the flames around 7:00 a.m.. they noticed the body underneath the burning vehicle. arson investigators, the fire marshal, forensic specialists with a heavy presence here checking garbage cans and canvassing the neighborhood. smith is beloved by family members and her community. she worked with disabled kids. >> family or advising a reward for information. the reward set at $1,000. any information leading to the individual respons

chicago bounced back. trey hondras pounding one to righ and then hondras again this time doubling in a run in the second to give chago the lead. >> this one ripped to right field. it's going to go! >> reporter: vegas came roaring back in the fifth. on a two-run home run that seemed to leave chicago visibly shaken. >> two strikes. he's bese himself. >> reporter: jace robinson westattled back. scorg three tes in t fth inning. that would be the final score as th e the game with a sharp, lightning-quick double play. >> back to the pitcher. double play ball jackson, it's over! chicago wins the united states championsh! >> reporter: the boys now hometown hers. chicago celebrating community wriglefield.s fans cheering at even a shoutout from the chicago bulls on twi. >> i swear i it i'm a celebrity. >> reporter: thell be cheering again toy with chicago set t tolittle league te in america h best in the wod. anjackie robinson west is not ow of litt l story in their urn itiative sta years ago to sport leagues and te

chicago wins the united states championship!: the team gracious in victory, hometown heroes helping an entire city believe in a field of dreams. alex perez, abc news, chicago. >> they certain little are role models. there will be some parties in chicago tonight. "gma" and "this week" in the morning. i'll see you right back here tomorrow. have a good evening. good night. >>> the following is a special presentation of espn on abc. >>> it's the most amazing setting in stock car racing. a small town of 30,000, in beautiful northeast, tennessee, that draws people from all 50 states and a dozen countries around the world. they line the hillsides with campers and bring endless energy inside the massive stadium that is bristol motor speedway. it's here, tonight, inside one of nascar's smallest but most spectacular racetracks, the pressure of finding a place in the chase clashes with the action of the concrete coliseum. >> the race

neither security at the chicago building, the fbi, secret service or chicago police had any comment. jackie robinson west is now in the finals. >> game over! >> they beat pennsylvania 6-5 last night. the viewing party last night went wild. some fans couldn't even sit during the final inning. >> we go all the way a clash point we are coming! >> who needs the cubs and the socks? >> the last inning was a heart stopper. but we've made it. >> we have a parade coming! we will do a parade! >> they now play in nevada in the final on saturday. the same team that beat them 13-2 earlier in the week. the winner plays a championship on sunday. tim is tracking weather coming through. >> heavy rains still going on in the city the heaviest of this rain has moved off to the south and east. we're still picking up some spotty showers and some heavy thunderstorms. along the kennedy and the jane addams, some heavy downpours out there. along the dan ryan we have heavy rain. in the right hand column, you concede the amount of grain we picked up since midnight. in burbank 3.5 in. of rain. some of it fell wi

like chicago. raising a less about the dangers of tobacco some encouraging smokers to quit. this is the first time chicago has sponsored a week- long antismoking initiative. >> >> door all exceptions under the religious freedom act. the game got off to a rough start. what the first three batters. >> chicago and trimmed the lead to 5-2. vegas opened up with eight more runs. at the game was called after four innings because of the marci rule. jackie robinson west now plays cumberland road island. >> another watch parties. >> new charges against a couple accused of abusing to thomas girls and york. >> he is risking arrest two years after taking refuge in a foreign embassy. .rist most famous for making the switch to a publiclfrom republican. took away the republican majority in the senate. he had a lengthy career in vermont politics. a family spokesman says he died this morning at a retirement home in washington. >> planning to file new charges against the couple accused of kidnapping and abusing to bo

. >> to most recent chicago stand-up comedy chicago theater. a career in the movies that would smack him three oscar nominations. >>, these are classics but he also dug into the deaths of trauma. >> when people start the process of just saying no and being among others learning the are not alone. more often performed with him had come in eclipse. he was one of those people that a pop band. seemed like he had to get it out of his system. he is more than a comedian he was a comedy force of nature. other reaction to the death stephen spielberg saying that he was a lightning storm of comedy genius and our laughter was the thunder that sustained him. kevin hart says i'm speechless. >> a seat commander as he was funny. much more on the career and life on our pages to a website. >> you have more coming up. in american foundation for suicide prevention offering condolences to robin williams family and friends. >> it is our hope that we're able to have an open conversation of depression. real illnesses that can sometimes be fatal. every 13 minutes someo

five- foot waves on the chicago shoreline.will come up a little bit as the back door front moves in. they bring the wind energy across the lake and keep away from building. as they turned orderly there will tend to pile the waves up a little bit. the reason the back door friend is coming is because we had a bubble of high pressure developed in ontario province. there is our back door front. it's subtle southward. there might be a shower. tomorrow we will be right in the middle of this high pressure with showers on the south flank. though pressure developing here. this is what opens up the gulf. that is when we could get a couple of thunderstorms. look how the wind shifts and from the northeast by evening. the back door front will say right about there by the time we get up to 5:40 p.m.. the wind blows northeast, not a terrible velocity. it builds a little shop on the lake. every introduces this cooler air that has been so dominant the summer. we will hit 80 today cooler air to the north will be in tomorrow. the warmer air wash

champions. >> karl: chicago, wow. an amazing story. the kids from the south side washington heights neighborhood. where baseball has now moved into the front seat. all the otherñbñbÑ÷bwñ stuff to. terrific performances from both sides. 7-5, the final score. we'll see you tomorrow for the championship game between south korea and chicago. so long from williamsport. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> a pilot is in the hospital after a plane crash in montgomery county, and breaking developments in the outrage in ferguson, missouri. what president obama is ordering following protests with have belly arm police officers. and the national zoo celebrates bao bao's first birthday. we are starting on stormwatch. the rain is making for a dreary start to the weekend. when will they clear out? brian van de graaff has the forecast. >> the belfort furniture weather center, we keep an i on the rain drifting to the south and east. the dampness will linger into the redskins game in baltimore. of heavier stuff south and

we had 80 in chicago.k at the area with 100 degree heat and the seas. 90 degree heat indices to south of us. mistimed the wind will become more southeast. it was sliced in off of the lake and cool the areas modestly. the committee will be to prove fall weekend. >> this hot air don't is developing. being hung up by warm air pool to the north. we've warm humid weather. >> 6 mom to get all the water into the rhythm system. excessive heat warnings in effect. here you concede my model forecast. this is late afternoon. look at the rain that is coming down. keep in mind these are model estimates. thunderstorms are uniquely prolific. the sweep moisture from their environment concentrated in too heavy downpours. well there's 2 in. of water that you can squeeze out of a column of air recall that the reciprocal water value. a thunderstorm contains multiple columns squeeze them in one area and you get multiples. >> new dumper generating thunderstorm scattered across the area later today and tonight. widespread hayes.

i was the chicago bureau chief for "the new york times" and i would be in chicago and cleveland and detroit in that began to hear there were similar experiences people head. nobody talked about it as a migration experience. there was just talk about it as well i can't talk about it. this weekend we will have to go back to mississippi where there's a family reunion or a funeral i have to go to. we began to connect the dots and realize it was so much bigger than my connection to their experience in chicago with an national outpouring of people. c-span: give us a brief synopsis of what the book is about. >> guest: the book is about the migration experiences of three people who become representative of a larger whole which was essentially the defection of 6 million african-americans from the south to the north to the midwest and the west from 1915 world war i until 1970 when the south began to change. c-span: i went to a movie last weekend and they handed me this as i'm going into the movie. i won't tell you what it was what i want to read it to you. everyday more migrants are coming into the c

>>this kind of sums up chicago baseball this season.the grounds crew at wrigley field had some issues getting the tarp on the field during the rain storm. the tarp was rolled out backwards, which made the process take even longer. by the time, that was fixed, huge puddles formed on the field. the crew tried to dry it out with leaf blowers, but the damage was bad enough to delay the game. the game was eventually called after one a-m. that gives the cubs a two- nothing victory, after five innings. that's bears head coach mark trestman after accepting the ice bucket challenge. former super bowl champion coach jon gruden dared him to do it. trestman is now challenging his brother in cleveland as well as pete carroll, who happens to coach the bears' next opponent.. the seattle seahawks. the ice bucket challenge raises money for a-l-s research. >> it's amazing how viral this still is. >> heavy debt next nancy? >> you're not making a big spectacle you're just going to donate. >> you have guys like bill gates building up. you have to have someb

is to chicago. there is a lot of work that needs to be done and the insight has a little bit of wisdom i will share another reading then the rest to be determined by your questions. it is a bit later in the book you just need to know this is an excerpt about one of the two parents that i followed there were looking at charter schools and one of them was on it like attended 30 open house is knew exactly what she was looking for and got it. this woman was not so sure. so what you are about to hear with the enrollment open house after she died in somewhere spirit by the time karen received a postcard in the mail that heard daughter won a preschool see at the charter school she had just about given up hope. every other school drew her status so far after the akashi has not even attended an open house is offer a of a commission she now holds but she started to remember to be impressed by a creative minds international she found of handout with the image of two children's faces is. with art and for the br

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the lead at oregon university of chicago and the city university of chicago. advanced digital manufacturing. , theniversity of illinois' supercomputer based there. we have 11 innovation centers throughout the city. tern is putting in a new biotech life sciences center. i negotiated a deal between the university of chicago on water technology. here, majorch talent. obviously, capacity under transportation. both with the best connected airport. a public transportation system which is setting records for its investment. it will be the first system to go for ge. -- 4g. this gives you a sense of the capacity in chicago. more people take public transportation including the mayor in a single month than all year. making major investments, cutting downtime, improving the quality of the experience with new quiet cars. all of that, talent, research, transportation, and then a great quality of life that is the third of the cost of any other major city. that creates a platform for a lot of what i would call the ecosystem to really take hold in the emerging economy. last ye

. >> is the city of chicago involved. >> the city of chicago is really going through such a nightmare. we are reaching out to they will as we have been, trying to connect. but they're really focused within the city right now. chicago is saying we don't really want to hear from other cities, we want to do what we're doing locally. we certainly hope to have an event in chicago. pittsburgh is very involved. this week the entire city council of pittsburgh issued a proclamation in support of the week on non-violence. we're working on events in new york and california. so chicago has to be at the top of the list. >> mayor, your thoughts on what's happening in chicago? >> it's certainly depressing and devastating. the u.s. conference of mayors just about a month ago had our annual convention in dallas. as part of our topic discussion many among, there was a conversation certainly about gun violence if the united states. you talk about the recent report by the council of governments here in washington. i serve on the bourse as the vice chair person. we are seeing a reduction in non-violence h

of chicago is tough.seeing what these kids are doing is showing the other side of chicago that you might not hear about. >> reporter: why don't you think baseball is a big deal in the african-american community anymore? >> baseball to me is a sport that fathers pass down to their kids. my father taught me the game. so i teach my son the game. with no fathers in the home, it's kind of hard to teach this game of baseball. >> reporter: just one reason it caught the attention of major leaguer carl crawford. the dodgers outfielder is picking up part of the tab for the team's trip. the last time jackie robinson west made it this far was in 1983, the first all-african-american team to make it here. today, they're in williamsport again reminiscing about the good old days and rooting for the new kids. >> every little kid dream to play in williamsport. >> unbelievable feeling. we're proud of these guys. we know it take a lot of hard work to get here. >> reporter: as for the new kids, they say they're ready. >> very

is to chicago. there is a lot of work that needs to be done and the insight has a little bit of wisdom i will share another reading then the rest to be determined by your questions. it is a bit later in the book you just need to know this is an excerpt about one of the two parents that i followed there were looking at charter schools and one of them was on it like attended 30 open house is knew exactly what she was looking for and got it. this woman was not so sure. so what you are about to hear with the enrollment open house after she died in somewhere spirit by the time karen received a postcard in the mail that heard daughter won a preschool see at the charter school she had just about given up hope. every other school drew her status so far after the akashi has not even attended an open house is offer a of a commission she now holds but she started to remember to be impressed by a creative minds international she found of handout with the image of two children's faces is. with art and for the br

about the time to sell was pouring down rain on chicago's lakefront.ut the spectacular grand chef. come as quite a shock. look at the helm which fell. this weekend uc the waxing moon. exquisitely photographed. by the way it was the product of light refraction as forest fire smoke came into the area from north canadian wildfires. they sense that they're smoking a little farther east. so is a towering cumulus clouds. there'll be more to come as the afternoon to come. here's a review of the storm cluster is up to the north of us. looking at the towering cumulus. here is the radar on top of you. we're getting a couple of lightning flashes already showing up. this area will grow prolifically during afternoon. the lookout isolated thunderstorms or yesterday. if you're among those to be ejaculated the beaches you be interested to note that you're in a small area there receive a big rain yesterday. almost half an inch of rain came down and parts of the city. ferreous rain gauge report. look at the temperature is now in the '80s including 88 at westchester. '80

we ask how did chicago get its name? >> it is right now. a lot of folks had out after the show and to the town and the area. piquancy the little thunderstorms. some of them not so little. the concentrate rainfall. here's the on top you. the rains are the heaviest. if you're under one of those right now it is really coming down. one dealt with one of these thunderstorms. there is a view from geneva. it started wet there. not many people at the beach today. temperatures except in areas of rain fall. expect eighties today. >> here's a look at the storm from the satellite. here is not what it is. moving northwestern. 15 mi. per hour sustained land producing tropical storm. not expected to intensify greatly. >> just north of pr. off the coast of haiti. could be troublesome for the islands. our 10 day forecast keeps a pretty bad. august is our wettest month. part of that is because the statistics are screwed up. a month in which the upper winds are later generally. you can get a lot of rain fall. we will see how it works out. >> there will be how

she join us us from chicago. chicago, like philly, beautiful cities.go had less of a struggle on the economic front recently than philly has, for the middle class, and for the middle class in a city like philly that is bifurcated - it's tough. >> yes, it's really fuf in chicago for the middle class. that's for sure. >> we do our thing. >> go ahead. >> yes, and you were saying that the black middle class spags, and that's what you can see, going out and talking to almost anyone on the strot in a lot of these neighbourhoods, and there's been analysis from the university of chicago and other outlets, it's a critical issue. >> what are the thinks. the challenges in philadelphia are safety and public schools. obviously for the black middle class the challenge is safety, it's a national story that we hear with, whether it's gang or gun violence. what are the things that can be done to rebuild the black middle class in chicago? >> well, i think the issue is that the middle class in chicago as a whole is shrinking, and a significant part of that is the black m

chicago history. hopefully there will be more from chicago. that is a really cool part of this story. that did not think a lot of people realize how much time and effort goes into getting to williamsport. >> the lot of people will be sporting assured that tamara citywide this t-shirt that tomorrow citywide celebration. >> there will be a rally at 9:00 at check robinson field. the parade starts at 10:00. no. as the head to michigan. second rally will be held at 11:00. you can see the parade live on wgn. >> hopes rise as a on wgn. >> hopes rise as a cease-firee. mereh x ta.at an open-ended cease- fire has been breached. a senior official says israel has agreed sikh ease the barricade. talks on bigger issues fly home off the man's to reopen the airport and seaport. >> the russian and ukrainian presidents meet today for the first time since june in both men say there is no military solution to the crisis. >> russia says they may reduce the military's support for poor russian rebels. >> has cost more than 2000 lives. >> setting an inspector general