if it's your time, you have to do it. >> chicago's cook county jail. >> we at cook county or crook countye to 10,000 detainees, many awaiting their day in court. based on past statistics, roughly 60% of them will be convicted and go on to serve time in a state penitentiary. >> we choose to go down this road so now we got to pay the consequences for what we do. >> i'm going to be home one day and when i get home i'll be fairly young, i'll be 42 years old. i can still do something. my life is not over. >> i don't want to be in this situation again. i'm through with it. and i will never be in this environment no more. that's all i got to say. >> how many times you said that before? >> i got to give it up somewhere. i've got kids to think about, man. i don't want to be 50 years old up in here. >> the jail's criminal intelligence unit offers inmates a chance to help themselves by talking. if a detainee volunteers information that solves or even prevents a crime, than the cook county state's attorney's office may strike a plea deal with them. >> cooperating with the investigation, instead of 20

>> from a manhunt in chicago's gang-ridden suburbs to a crystal meth lab in the gay community, cook county investigators are pursuing leads in two uniquely closed worlds. >> to be prevalent in the gay community, meth. >> it's huge, you know, up north, in boys town. we haven't even peaked into it. >> you ever work with the police before or no? >> when you work in the jail, you come across tons of cases. and for about the last year, anybody in cook county that's been housed here for methamphetamines, there's been a 90% chance that i've interviewed them at one point or another. >> but the meth was too strong for me. >> was it really? >> it was too strong for me. >> didn't like the high, huh? >> no. >> in the past decade chicago has witnessed the rise of a new and powerfully addictive drug, crystal methamphetamine. meth-related arrests cut a i cross race and class lines, landing suspected users and dealers from all parts of the cities and suburbs in cook county jail. it's here that they join thousands of other detainees being held for trial. most have been charged with crimes but not convicted

now on to some health care and it is residents of cook county illinois are about to see some significant new benefits thanks to president obama and the affordable care act starting this week more than one hundred fifteen thousand residents of the county will receive letters informing them of how do you roll in that county's new public health care program after program was made possible thanks to obamacare which expands traditional medicaid in participating states to allow residents under sixty five years old and with incomes up to one hundred thirty three percent of the poverty level to receive government health care the law officially kicks in in two thousand and fourteen but cook county obtained a waiver from the federal government to start up their own program more than a year earlier joining me now to talk about that this new health care program and how what it will look like and how other counties around the nation can draw some lessons from it is dr to dr rahm c.e.o. of cook county health and hospitals dr as you welcome to the program tom time given having me here thanks for joinin

county zblael chicago's cook county jail, them to 10,000 inmates. for many first-timers here, county is a right of passage. >> they get mere and instead over saying, man, i screwed up, it's like man i made it i'm a man i went to county jail. made it out, got beat up, i got to beat somebody up. it's a story they tell. >> some individuals come into the institution and gain more contacts, more insights, more avenue for their crimen ter prize. >> county's also where accused criminals are at their most vulnerable because their cases haven't gone to trial yet. if they have useful intel they might try to get a plea bargain with state's attorney's office and that's how the criminal intel against unit, or ciu, fines willing informants. >> all you have to do is utilize one thing, that's patience. >> the ciu has cultivated hundreds of jailhouse informants and some continue working for money after they get out. today, investigator franco domma arranges to meet a longtime source nicknamed washington outside city limits. they first began working together when wash

in a cook county sheriff's police operation known as room service, the case has been in the works for five months now. investigator walsh belongs to a team that's targeting 24 narcotics and firearms dealers, all of them based on the mannheim strip or in the surrounding township. >> we have to be careful because this guy is paranoid. if he sees a car sitting out there and people just sitting in it, he's going to automatically think it's the police and it may throw the deal. anything else? >> central gang south. let's get ready to rock and roll. >> walls and the central gangs unit have completed multiple undercover dope buys in the past five months at places like the lido motel. >> the addicts, they place calls from those rooms and the drug dealers bring it to them. they're getting room service but it's not champagne and candy. they're getting crack cocaine and guns. >> he and his fellow officers plan to take down all 24 of their targets in a coordinated sweep with the help of two paid sources working the streets. >> our whole case is based off of two informants. they have been golden f

a history on the cook county jail. this jail here's probably the largest single site facility in the united states of america. we have a daily population of 10,000 inmates. just about every incident in the jail is gang related. they do violations on their own members. they do hits on staff. they have 24 hours a day to think about ways to get over on us every day. what we try do here with the ciu department is track them. >> you can tell by your shag. that's good, man. respect for your organization. come on, real tug. >> we try to have an informant on every deck in the compound. that's thousands. every one can call direct. tell us what's going on. >> since january 2008, the ciu has solved 20 murders and more than 150 drug cases. but with its limited budget and staff, the unit faces an uphill battle against chicago's rapidly growing gang problem. >> gang members per capita per state, we have the most gang members per population of anywhere in the country. we beat california. we have more gang bangers than police. >> mont

>>> chicago county's cook county jail, home to 10,000 detainees. and all is ready to break lose. the gangster disciples, the bind outside the jail is headed towards civil war. >> stand by. it's insecurity, right? >> investigator drake carpenter and adrian sandoval are about to launch a search with officers. it's one of many tactical measures they take on a regular basis. >> it sounds like there are guys in the day room. >> to make sure that a jailhouse war never erupts. >> you want us to go in first? you guys go straight to 16? >> i'm ready. are you guys ready? >> a lot. >> you ready? let's get it. >> get on the bar, right now. get on the bar. let's go. >> you ever worked with the police before or no? get it..ou ready? >> get on the5 bars, right now let's go. >> on the bars, on the bars. >> get on these [ bleep ] bars. get off that [ bleep ] phone and the bars. >> face >> right behind you. >> this ain't no tough business. you hang up when i tell you to hang up and do what you're told. you follow orders. i'm what you're looking for. put your hands bind your back. it is what it is

every day, hundreds of arrestees in cook county find themselves in the same boat. no money, no options, no hope. >> you got 50,000. >> give me your right hand. the other side, sir. there you go. >> most fit a common profile, poor, undereducated and gang affiliated. then there are those who defy the norm. >> judge didn't want me to get out this time so he put my bail at $90,000, $9,000 to walk, and he did it on purpose so that i wouldn't bond out. i mean, i'm just a white kid from the suburbs, got a dui on new year's eve, was on probation and behind on my dues. you have to pay $50 every time you go to see a probation officer. i just didn't have any money because i was spending it on drugs. but the judge that i had just like, you're begging me to throw you in jail. my knees were chattering and i'm like looking for my mom, you know. can't really look for your mom at that point. >> for real. see how they got us up here? we didn't even do nothing wrong, man. >> i'm in the wrong deck right now. i'm in the deck with maximum security. i'm supposed to be in the rehab progra

republican and democratic commissioners applauded the passage of a new budget the work of cook county president tony preckwinkle. with commissioner william beaver and the only dissenter of cook county's 2.9 $5 billion budget passes by a 16-1 vote thank you so much for your leadership and working with us to prepare a budget for our government the rest of the budget shortfall close with staff cuts in eliminating vacant positions, less overtime consolidating excess office space and reducing health-care costs, most importantly with a federal waiver on medicaid costs that will help the county's overstressed health system. this budget reduces the size of cook county government its $100 million less than our budget two years ago than when i first came into office. this budget doesn't begin to tackle the problem of unfunded pension systems. president preckwinkle says that discussions are already under way with the union and the hope is that springfield will take some action preckwinkle wants to wait and see what legislatures will do before she begins to come up with her own plan. >> there is

i think he gets it now, now that he's had a taste of cook county. it's strange sitting -- i got in this case three years ago. maybe four. it's strange sitting next to him right now because he's taller than i am. and when the case started out he was taller and bigger than i am, and when the case started out, i dwarfed him. he's grown up quite a bit. while it hasn't been the greatest success in terms of the services provides, i think he did get something out of it. i think since he has good support in his community i believe that there's a good chance that he will not re-offend and hopefully he'll be a productive adult and not find himself, as they say, across the street. >> there's a lot of bumps in the road of life, and hopefully you'll get over those bumps because we're not going to be here to hold your hand anymore. lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just have to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that's easy [ male announcer ]

as he gathers intel from a jailhouse informant, davis launches a sting operation with the cook county sheriff's vice squad that same week. they will use street informants in order to make contact with the i.d. ring. >> maybe we can do a loose tail on them. >> he said follow me. he's saying the same thing we're following me right now. okay. >> right now we're probably about a mile away from the jail. it's a straight shot. 26th street. >> he talked to the guy on the phone so now we're headed there. we're almost in front of the location. >> davis and commander mike anton stake out a break frequented by phony i.d. vendors. >> they're sitting on this spot. >> yeah, they are. >> while an informant negotiates a deal with their target. >> he's talking to a guy right now. probably about 5'8", 220. blue shorts on, white gym shoes. >> can you get photos of the guy? >> 10-4. >> their goal, to make multiple purchases and build a conspiracy case. >> there's a lot of money being made there, and what's that funding? it's not like that money is going to go towards more fake i.d.s. it's going to go to

this is the cook county sheriff's police. we have a search warrant for your arrest. your hands up. this is the police. we have a search warrant for your arrest. exit your residence. exit your residence through the front door. exit your residence. policia! exit your residence. >> our target is not home. the family is saying he's been at work since 6:00 this morning. >> soon as the dog goes through there we are putting the search. once we find place of employment, we'll shoot a couple of cars over there and take his stupid ass into custody. >> police don't find what they've been expecting inside the house. >> we just got a bunch of ammunition. there is ammunition for an m-16, .45, .22, .357, no weapons. >> they believe their informant's intel was good. the problem was they arrived too late. >> it's the chance we take when we do search warrants like this. especially for weapons because they are constantly moving around. >> they have evidence, more than 1,000 rounds of ammo to make an arrest. the suspect will face a lesser penalty for ammunition and no firearms. >> damn.

. >> new detainees arrive by the dozen every day at chicago's cook county jail. most of them have only been accused, not convicted of crimes, and are being held while they await trial. >> back again? you're back again? for what? come here. you like jail? >> no. >> why you back? >> when they come in here they're defeated already. once you come in you already know i already lost for now and let me latch on to whoever wants to listen to what i have to say. used to be? traveler? what are you in for? >> when is the last time you were in here? >> messing up man. for real. >> it be like that sometime. what can you do though. >> help yourself out. help me out. nothing? >> i can't sing or dance. >> it's always the same song from us except their response is a little different depending where they're at in their lives. >> what's up? >> talk about what's going on in here, man. >> what's going on man? >> in this county. >> how do you know? you ain't even been in the county yet. this is just receiving. where you from? oak park. what kind of case you got? >> a domestic. >> dome

. >> a major push by cook county sheriff has led to stricter dog laws. it's no lon der a misdemeanor to attend a dogfighting match. it's a felony. authorities have more leverage to use against arrestees. one result is they can squeeze suspects for intel. >> anyone who is going to attend these where animals are being killed, they derserve to have a felony attached to them. >> how many fights? >> eight to nine fights. >> if you're talking 30 minutes, a fight, that is four hours of fighting? >> it's all day. we call it rodeos. >> five days before a warrant, pursing a lead into an alleged dogfighting tournament on the city's west side. it's one of many expected to take place over the holiday. >> halloween is the biggest day of dogfighting. it's the super bowl. financially they save up all year in order to bet on as well as this is is the day that they all have their dogs trained to fight. >> it's going to be a good catch. >> you have the guys who sell drugs that bet on the dogfights. probably like 500,000. >> at a single fight? >> at a single fight. >> davis

. >> it's d-day for sergeant ohlander and the cook county sheriff's police. together with the evanston pd they're rounding up two dozen mar cot ticks and weapons traffickers. >> here we go, guys. >> they've spent the last five months building cases and they're about to net a very big fish. >> go. downstairs! downstairs! downstairs! downstairs! go! >> you ever work with the police before, or no? >> here we go, guys. >> let's go! police search warrant! downstairs! downstairs! downstairs! downstairs! let's go! >> i mean, whatever you fooind in here belongs to me. whatever you find. >> do you want us to tear the place up? >> i don't have anything in here. he said there was a scale with h heroin in it. that's mine. if anything else you find in there, everything -- >> have anything else on you? >> man, you can pat me down, too, man. i don't have anything on me. nothing. >> okay. we're going to tear the house up. >> for what? i just told you ain't nothing in there. >> evanston police have been waiting to nab this target, an alleged heroin dealer for long time, but t

anyone with informaition is asked to call cook county detectives. the old prentice women's hospital gets a reprieve from being torn down. a judge issued a temporary stay yesterday, preventing the city from granting a demolition permit for the building. the judge wants to determine if a lawsuit by preservationists has any merit. it seeks to strike down a decision by the chicago's landmarks commission to withdraw landmark status. northwestern university now owns the building, and wants to tear it down and build a modern medical research facility. the bulls have his pick a spot for its new practice facility. it will be a 55,000 square foot building schedule to be completed in time for the 2014- 2015 season. the bulls have been practicing at the center in fairfield since 1992. the mayor said the team will pay for the entire project. >> come up whether not jay cutler will pay play against the 49ers'. coming up rachel re. and also don't forget to send your questions to butterball talk line. bow to the beauty in doubt, and click up with the web chat link a

the reason i'm telling you this story now is hooper is now suing primeville, cooke county, jefferson county, and 15 officers from three different agencies for $5 million claiming harassment. one of the many reasons he's filing the lawsuit is because of the damages he suffered to his hand. he can no longer work. his previous job was that of an auto mechanic. >> this has to be one of the most difficult rescues, the people of india. this antelope stuck in a canal. people jump in the water with ropes to dive into the right place so we can then pull it out. of course, a scared antelope would put up a fight. i think what they were waiting to do was waiting for the antelope to get tired. later, another man comes up with a larger rope, tries to get it around the antelope that doesn't work. it scares the antelope more. the antelope is bleeding from his nose probably from the struggle with the men trying to help it and the canal. you see the men outside the canal put a rope around his neck. he gets free from that rope also and starts running away. you won't believe what happened next. in spite

access to health care that they didn't have before they're the lucky ones the people who live in cook county illinois because they're actually you know their county is going to have the state provided the waiver and the other and you get republican states you know these red states that are likely to rick scott is a classic example down in florida here's one hundred million dollars no thanks it's going to leave ten million more people unemployed uninsured excuse me and add fifty three billion dollars in uncompensated costs to hospital balance sheets this is this is like you know wrecking the system states can expand medicaid at no cost to them for the first three years and at ten percent a cost for forever after that the federal government except ninety percent why would a republican play politics with this. for just i think you're misunderstanding the situation you know a lot of states are actually thinking about cutting medicaid before this election before obamacare and republicans even want to cut medicaid ever since the sixty's it was not a.b. not just republicans governors in general bec

today, cook county officials are weighing options for a special election to replace jackson. >> and i think he feels that the district he represents, somebody should be there in a healthier condition than he is. >> reporter: but jackson makes striking admissions about his mistakes, talking to the justice department as they examine whether or not he used money to buy personal items, including an expensive watch. jackson writes, i am doing my best to cooperate with the investigators and accept responsibility for my mistakes. for they are my mistakes, and mine alone. jackson writes, i pray i will be remembered for what i did right. jackson's lawyers say tonight that while he is cooperating it could take months to resolve the legal issues. so far, no charges have been filed. jackson says that his constituency deserves a full-time legislator, and it could take months before that happens. kelly o'donnell on capitol hill >>> thank you, over at the white house, a thanksgiving tradition, a second chance for two turkeys, from a president who just got a second term. president obama just back fro

cook county officials are weighing options for a special election to replace jackson. >> i think he feels that district needs somebody in a healthier position than he is to represent them. >> reporter: his letter makes some striking admissions about his own, "mistakes." jackson has been in talks with the justice department, as federal prosecutors examine whether he misused campaign money to buy personal items, including an expensive watch. jackson writes, "i am doing my best to address the situation responsibly, cooperate with the investigators and accept responsibility for my mistakes, for they are my mistakes and mine alone." jackson adds, "i pray that i will be remembered for what i did right." >> that was nbc's kelly o'donnell reporting there. >>> just ahead, we have got your gridiron guide, for those of you spending thanksgiving between the dinner table and the couch. >>> plus, danica patrick's future takes a major turn. >>> welcome back on this thanksgiving morning. our friends in alaska will be shivering, hopefully sit in a nice warm house with a fireplace. it's very cold still fro

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through the end of next week but some call fema to reimburse all that damage for kosher cargo, cook county board president says she drops the nickel tax on bullets but keeping the to deprive dollar tax on all firearms. and his son has to be approved hoping to raise $600,000 in chicago -- chicago veba leave those 436 people that were killed pay taxes. florida, 1,000 miles from ohio. >> the cleveland paper said it is that masterpiece of misdirection. >> the vice president cannot seem to remember what state he is in. he confused ohio with iowa. both campaigns back if full swing. the "a team" will tell us which way the demographic is trending. joining us is needed eastman from massachusetts. these fellas used capital one venture miles for a golf getaway. double miles you can actually use... but mr. single miles can't join his friends because he's getting hit with blackouts. shame on you. now he's stuck in a miniature nightmare. oh, thank you. but, with e capital one venture card... you cafly any airline, any flight, any time. double miles you can tually use. what's in your wallet? alec jr? it

cook county residents are facing new or higher taxes on guns, cigarettes and gambling.'s julian crews is live at the county building where county commissioners are voting on a 20-13 budget today. >>let's go live to the east room in the white house. president obama is addressing the nation live on the economy. we're not going to be caught by surprise with an unexpected offense. the budget director answering questions about the 2013 budget. a $2.9 billion blueprint that closes the deficit with a mixture of cost cutting, consolidations, new or increased taxes. the combination of tax hikes expected to rise over $200 million. and also balance the budget of variety casts consolidating extra office space. reducing costs. in fact that is the sticking point right now. the meeting is running along here. commissioners debating the issue of funding for a hospital system. nevertheless a vote on the budget expected to take place here shortly. today the union issued a statement saying no agreement was reached. the next negotiation meeting is planned for tuesday november 13th. if you'r

through the end of next week but some call fema to reimburse all that damage for kosher cargo, cook county board president says she drops the nickel tax on bullets but keeping the to deprive dollar tax on all firearms. and his son has to be approved hoping to raise $600,000 in chicago -- chicago veba leave those 436 people that were killed pay taxes. florida, 1,0 miles from ohio. >> the cleveland paper said it is that masterpiece of misdirection. >> the vice president cannot seem to remember what state he is in. he confused ohio with iowa. both campaigns back if full swing. swing. the "a team" will i'm a conservative investor. i invest in what i know. i turned 65 last week. i'm getting married. planning a life. there are risks, sure. but, there's no reward without it. i want to be prepared for the long haul. i see a world bursting with opportunities. india, china, brazil, ishares, small-caps, large-caps, ishares. industrials. low cost. every dollar counts. ishares. income. dividends. bonds. i like bonds. ishares. commodities. diversification. choices. my own ideas. ishares. i want to use t

so please check your smoke detector and give your kids a hug" tears and hugs outside the cook county medical examiners office as friends and family members of herbie johnson did their best to comfort each other. the 54 year old firefighter died from injuries he suffered while battling a blaze last night on the southwest side. this afternoon his body was escorted away by about a dozen emergency vehicles to a funeral home in the south suburbs. a 32-year veteran of the chicago fire department, he had just recently been promoted to captain. here he is speaking to reporters after a fire back in 2006. we got in and started the search >>the medical examiner determined he died from inhalation injuries. investigators are now looking into what caused the fire. friends describe herbie johnson as 'larger than life' and say he would walk into a room and have everyone laughing immediately. "herbie will always be remember as a loving father... or a cause in need of help" alderman matt o'shea of the 19th ward lives down the street from johnson's family - he says the entire neighborhood is hurting. t

w-g-n's tonya fransisco spent some time at the cook county board of elections and has a look. illinois is not a swing state. illinois voters are fired up nonetheless. 20 percent of voters have already voted early. people >> came out of the woodworks. the same cannot be said for voters in chicago know early votedr records >> a bigger concentration of voters. chicago board of elections chairman said there were other reasons for the long lines. >> because of certain budget restrictions we did not have the locations we wanted. not excuse. we will make adjustments to our early voting sites. now that we are seeing more voters choosing early voters. only in rare occasions if the voters on the inactive list to make a person be asked for identification. polls open at 6 am and close at 7pm. here's a look at the projected electoral votes from real clear politics dot com. president obama would have 201 votes compared to 191 for romney. 146 electoral votes are still considered toss-ups in eleven states. 270 votes are needed to win the election. joining us now wgn political analyst, and hos

decision by chicago voters that the recently reelected judge cynthia bram as cook county judge, despiteuffers from bipolar disorder and a psychiatrist deemed legally insane. you know, that probably isn't that unique situation. she also faces battery charges for allegedly shutting accord deputy. she is now suspended from cases, but still collecting her $182,000 salary. of course, also reelected lots of other folks, despite some of their problems. let's turn now to the "a-team". joining us is the author of what the bleep just happened, which we say around here. >> often. lou: not often. once in awhile. radio talk-show host monica crowley, and judith miller, kevin williamson just back from his crews. that must be nice. they call you roaming correspondent over at the national review, and you take them up on it. >> as much as possible. lou: verdugo? >> jamaica and honduras. lou: go through all of that. i'm delighted to have you back. let's turn first to the president giving to the pacific. i love the nonsense of the literati and aircraft. what do you make of it? >> he was at the reclining bu

cook county clerk david orr says a special election cannot be held fast enough to fill jackson's seatn time for the session in congress in january. >> shannon: mike tobin, thank you. mortgage rates hit a new low. the average interest charged on 30-year fixed loan dipped to 3.1%. >> tonight, chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel tells us there is a lot of talk and precious little action so far. >> thanksgiving and christmas holidays the number of legislative days until the nation hits the fiscal live are limited. much to be worked out. numbers are set for spending cuts and revenue increase. they recognize it cannot be done by the end of the year. so they want extension of current tax rate and spending levels. >> it seems a prudent course of action is figure out a bridge that takes us for some for of time. avoid issues fruition on january 1. >> the top republican said jeff sessions sent this letter to the top four leaders in congress saying if they are planning extension of unemployment insurance, offset for the changes must be achieved through real safings. not gimmicks like b

claiming they were framed by chicago police and cook county prosecutors.i remember this story. say the men known as the englewood four, believe-- ignor forever. what kind of case do they have? >> they actually have a good case. this offense happened in 1994. this was dna evidence in 1996 that said it is not linked to any of these four young men. now, i will say, let's be fair in the reporting. there were confessions, but what we're hearing now is they were false because there was coercion, beating, physical intimidation. there was violence, very long duration of bringing these young men in, and basically saying you're not free to leave and pushing them until they confessed. so what will be interesting, if these four young men who are now grown men, they spent 17 years behind bars for something they didn't do. so what can be very good, these tactics that happened, somebody at the police station if the allegations are true will kind of man up. and say yeah, they were there for a long time. i did hear them saying i didn't do it, i didn't do it for the first t

the overcrowded cook county hospital. the city's only hospital which locals described as death house. a single overcrowded private hospital served the entire african-american community of the south side. chicago's outpatient clinics were fill the to busting. she spoke with people too sick to leave their homes or couldn't afford the few pen if penny for transportation to a clinic. she told the audience about the child with that mown ya after being trurned -- an behalf of the working people of chicago, florence greenberg made the following demand, we're asking our government to take health from the list of luxuries to be bought only with money and add to the list containing inalienable rights of every citizens. we don't know whether franklin roosevelt ever heard about her call for health care of the right, because even though he had endorse the the conference, he choose that time to go on vacation. fdr was on a cruise i guess we can't blame him. probably well deserved vacation, three years earlier he had refused to include

greenberg told the conference that the grossly over kenneth cook county hospital, the city's only public hospital which locals described as a death house. a single overcrowded private hospital served the entire african-american community of the southside. chicago's outpatient clinics were still to bursting. greenberg spoke of people who are too sick to leave their homes but couldn't get a doctor to visit them, or who couldn't afford the few pennies for transportation to a clinic. she told the audience about a child with double pneumonia who have died of an abscessed long, after being turned out of the hospital because the relief agency would no longer pay for her care. and on behalf of the working people of chicago, florence greenberg made the following demand. we're asking our government to take health from the list of luxuries to be bought only with money and add it to the list containing the inalienable rights of every citizen. you don't know whether franklin roosevelt ever heard about florence greenberg unprecedented call for health care as a right. because even though he had endorse

>> according to the cook county clerk davidor there is not enough time for a special election prior tohe session with the new congress in january. the earliest you could have a special election would be february. trace? >> mike tobin live for us in chicago. mike, thank you. it's been more than three weeks since hurricane sandy slammed the east coast. thousands of families are heading into thanksgiving without a way to cook that turkey. because they still don't have power. the latest numbers from the long island power authority report more than 30,000 customers still in the dark. utility companies say the power grids are mostly back to normal but individual houses still need repairs. but many people don't have to go hungry on turkey day thanks to a huge outpouring of help. one charity organizener new jersey says more than 400 people offered to have sandy victims over for thanksgiving dinner. and there are food distribution stations all over the city. eric shawn is live for us in seagate. what's the situation like where you are? >> yeah, trace. many people are thankful and thinking about

the cook county board of commissioners said for every gun purchased in the county there will be a new 25-dollar tax. the tax is meant to help off set health care and other costs caused by gun violence. county officials say the average shooting victim costs taxpayers about $52,000 because nearly 70% of victims don't have insurance. the gun tax will take effect april 1st. >> there is now a permanent american military presence in eastern europe. ten united states airmen arrived in poland yesterday. they are going to help prepare joint united states exercises on war planes. >> it's a very important and historic step because it marks the beginning of an unprecedented level of cooperation on polish, european and american security. >> the united states is also setting up a new generation missile shield facility in poland. >> it was a new type of th era py for veterans, swimming with dolphins. the nonprofit organized the trip to six flags yesterday. the vets say being in the water helps them cope with the stress from combat. >> this type of environment that's -- a positive environment where e

we have been talking about early voting they have really been a very long this is cook county, illinois have set a record. with applications jumping 40%. other places with long lines include ohio and that is where grant lotus is explaining or that is going to be one of the key states for victory. >> that is correct. we showed you possibly paths and also of the president can get the 270 electoral votes to wed. their red states are likely to vote for runny and the others you can see ohio. it is key. if he has victory in ohio all he has to do is perhaps just get victory in wisconsin. and if he gets ohio and one other state? like iowa, and then, new hampshire and again that is 8271 that is a 271... however, let us say that he did not get ohio. all would have to would to get a big upset in the state of florida. florida is that big but it romney is favored. it is not a certainty. let us say that if mitt romney got florida and he also cut virginia. and mitt romney would take ohio that could be huge but he is still at not enough. the president could take wisconsin, iowa, colorado and new hampsh

the cook county hospital, known as stroger hospital, has checkered history to state least, but under our new president, cook county board, they asked for a waiver so that they could take the new medicaid population that's going to come onboard with the affordable care act, get to them early, establish preventive care and medical homes for these people. i think this is going to turn out to be a real money safer. as we start thinking about early interventions and coordinating care for a lot of people who are chronically ill and very expensive, if they aren't cared for under the medicaid program. >> thanks. >> "wall street journal," you also talked about investment, infrastructure, are you calling for a specific language in a potential deal that would be -- would involve these types of investments? >> here's what i'm thinking. if we are going to put any limitations on spending, which is likely, caps on spending and such, it's going to be room within those caps for us to build this economy. we just can't reach this point where we are cutting mindlessly cutting right and left. there are s

she showed up at precincts in cook county, illinois at 8:30 in the morning. she had her first child a daughter. we're back after the break. those types are coming on to me all of the time now. >> she gets the comedians laughing... >> that's hilarious! >> ...and the thinkers, thinking. >> okay, so there is wiggle-room you're telling me. >> she's joy behar. >> and the best part is that current will let me say anything. >> what the hell were they thinking? >> only on current tv. brought to you by geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. visit geico.com for a free rate quote. rich, chewy caramel rolled up in smooth milk chocolate. don't forget about that payroll meeting. rolo.get your smooth on. also in minis. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> announcer: ladies and gentlemen, it's "the stephanie miller show." ♪ i'm walkin' on sunshine ♪ ♪ i'm walkin' on sunshine ♪ ♪ and it's time to feel good ♪ ♪ hey, all right now ♪ ♪ it's time to feel good ♪ >> stop it! this is hard. >> obama: by itself, the recognition we have common hopes and dreams won't end all o

live in marin county, elizabeth cook, cbs 5 eyewitness news. >>> and up in tahoe, they got a mix of rain and snow today. when all is said and done, ski resorts at lake level and above could get several feet of snow. of course, you can get high-def doppler radar for your neighborhood anytime. go to cbssf.com/weather. >>> the mother of a bay area teenager is begging anyone who knows anything about her daughter's murder to come forward. the 16-year-old and her 15-year- old best friend were gunned down in oakland this weekend. cbs 5 reporter christin ayers talked to the mother tonight. >> reporter: tonight it's quiet on this block of minna street. a teddy bear, flowers and the flicker of candlelight, the only sign that something tragic happened here just days ago. >> these girls did not deserve to be like this, laid in the street, gunned down. >> reporter: the girls were best friends. 15-year-old raquel gerstel and 16-year-old bobbie sartain. no one knows what they were doing here in east oakland early sunday morning. but just before 6 a.m., bursts of gunfire, round after round, unloaded, hi

now the president's home county of cook county illinois has seen a record number of early voters this for you at 8:15 we will go to a live report on what to look for tonight for clues as to how the presidential election could swing. >>> it's 8:01. polls in california opened just one hour ago. we have reporters throughout the bay area covering today's critical local state and national issues. we begin team coverage with kt have u janine de la vega good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i just walked inside to this polling location and they told me only 28 people had physically gone in and voted. what most people are doing is what you see. they have set up this ballot drop off location so that people can drive through. this is to make it convenient for voters and we have seen a steady stream of people coming through here. now people started coming here to the registrar's office before 5 this morning to drop off ballots. 46% of people have voted by mail ballots and they have returned them so far. the registrar's office wants every one to know they can drop off the ballots at polling lo

from new york, i'm chris hayes here with tony kushner, claudia fagan, chief medical officer of cook countychicago, illinois. and professor of political science at yale university. there was a whole lot of news this week about the affordable care act. and i think one of the things we can agree on about the election was it was in many ways, it ended up being, whether explicitly or implicitly a referendum on the affordable care act. this was the signature domestic achievement of the president. it was the precipitating event of the conservative backlash in the country as the tea party. and its fate was determined on election day inso far as whether it would stand or fall. and in reelecting president obama we're now going to have the act in some form. and the reason i wanted to keep you around for this conversation, tony, is because your film changed the way that i think of the affordable care act. i'm a supporter of the affordable care act and i think the outcome is really going to increase the net like joy of human beings in the country. but i'm serious, by a significant amount and reduce suf

cook. >> reporter: good morning. we are dealing with a very serious crash in baltimore county. it's in white marsh and has shut down philadelphia road at bradshaw road. baltimore county police crash team is on the scene and we will bring you the very latest as it becomes available. you will want to stick with route 40 in the meantime. here's hunt valley at 83 shawan road everything is moving along. no delays as you head down to the beltway and it will remain clear get unget jfx and head downtown. this is get on the jfx and head downtown. -- get on jfx and head downtown. the west side of the beltway nice and clear this purple friday. 11 minutes to travel the outer loop from 795 down to 95. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charley over to you. >>> a week after resigning as cia director because of an alleged extra marital affair david petraeus will testify about the response to the deadly benghazi attacks. renee marsh is live in d.c. to tell us about what could be coming from today's hearings. >> reporter: well, petraeus will testify before both the house an

cook. >> we're dealing with trouble up in harford county. there is a downed tree that's blocking traffic on route 7 at 543. stick with 40 or 95. and in baltimore city. still dealing with a water main break. charles street is shut down from penn station to 21st street. use calvert or 83 as an alternate route. on 95, this is what it looks like, traffic is moving along and this is what the beltway looks like. nice and clear and liberty road and route 40. that's a look at traffic. over to you. >>> people in the northeast are struggling following sandy and the nor'easter. >> a problem is getting the lights on in new york. and the mayor had harsh words for the long island power authority. he said the temperature is not doing enough to get the power restored a spokesperson said about 123,000 people lost power in wednesday's nor'easter but thousandhad it restored. long island power said some businesses can not get the power because of the damage. now those do require the door to door inspections. >> we want answer so we know what to do. and will it

cook county, which includes chicago, has approved a tax that charges people 2 a dollars for every guns expected to raise $600,000 by next year to help pay healthcare costs from gun violence. last year 670 people were treated for gun related injuries in the county. beer taking a backseat bud plant in georgia. shut down beer line and started canning water instead. so far shipped 4,000 cases of water up to the east coast. the company working with the red cross to figure out where it should be distributed. the company plans to package over 1 million cans over the next week. and those are your headlines. >> steve: take news for budweiser we would take the beer, too. >> brian: somewhere laverne and shirley are smiling. >> steve: 7:11 on this saturday morning. three days to go before the big general elections. does mitt romney have a secret weapon in the key swing state of ohio? our next guess says mitt does. it will win him the election. >> brian: we have got to be hun more honest. you are the wine drinkers i'm the beer drinker on the couch. when a deer decides to fight back. when a deer, d

. >>> elizabeth cook in the part of the bay area that was the wettest today. >> reporter: i'm in marin county where the area got one 1-2 inch was rain. if we're equating this series of storms to a boxing match, today we took a few hits. but this was just the first round. >> reporter: if you had to get in a car today, chances are your ride looked like this. >> pouring down rain. >> reporter: high winds and downed power lines kept pg&e crews busy. in saratoga, this downed section shut down power for 200 homes. same story in pacifica. seven outages this morning left 1,200 homes and businesses in the dark for hours. >> we're the first guys to get the wind, comes right off of the ocean, so it's more gusty than over the mill or even in san francisco -- over the hill or even in san francisco. >> reporter: in san francisco, large pools of water forced public works to shut down a stretch of the great highway. if you were flying out of sfo today, ouch! delays up to three hours! and dozens of arrivals and departures were canceled. in concord people kept their feet to the ground or sand prepping for the