. >> a father delivers a baby girl on the dan ryan expressway. dan ryan expressway. >>tshi itoed®ny su turns out of the city's most plenipotent to one of the safest. more on the story. an extraordinary group of leaders. a who's who of city and state political as of his religious community and business leaders. >> said to be leading the city and violent crime. hot people of to see opportunities and see a different path. >> current commitments from business leaders to bring at least 500 jobs to the district. just last month the murder of dr. betty howard drawing national attention. the governor was among those meeting with community leaders here today. >> state attorney in police superintendent everybody looking for fresh solutions. >> i can do things to improve what is happening on the street in the short- term: term solutions to crime the mirror and many others talking about the critical necessity of revitalizing 79th street. he will convene a meeting next week to solidify the proposals. >> we're from >> >> >> risk your could be heard asking her wrapup of. >> a squad

road rage reportedly led to a shooting on the dan ryan overnight. the latest in a *live report. secretary of state john kerry arrives in iraq, as more cities fall to *i-sis militants. and thousands of people filled grant park to cheer on team u- s-a in the world cup. good morning. i'm dan ponce. and i'm erin mcelroy. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. your morning headlines but first let's check on the weather. >> more of the same. we went from polar board tax to summer but it won't stop ringing. and just cashing in. it works for weather. here's the deal. we have seen over twice as much rain as it typically see in june. already over 4 1/2 inches. we have had to and a half. more showers and storms today the rain is moving through. it will come with falk early on dense fog advisory has been issued its in effect. scattered storms today temperatures to the above average. lake down to cook county until 9:00 a.m. is where we have these disabilities. and we have not been able to see much for about a week. to a half miles is the current visibility. here is the rada

and a major crash involving a special needs bus shut-down the dan ryan expressway for hours. good morning. i'm dan ponce. and i'm erin mcelroy. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. or pointed to or wednesday morning headline this wednesday. >> and it's still warm. i still have the air-conditioning on. >> still warm right now but temperatures will moderate through the day. our high temperature will probably happen this morning after that temperatures will probably drop. let's look outside. preconditions showers and even some thunderstorms south of the region. we are going to have when the conditions south of 80. temperatures are staying in the '60s. lukens the rain in the region. the good news is it is just rain right now. the heaviest of the rain is pushing into south central county. as to continue down to lasalle piquancy that heavy rain making its way through. no thunder and lightning. in pontiac it's coming down pretty well. low pressure system a wave that is rolling up. take a look at the powerful storms coming through. this is where the worst is going

we do have delays on the dan ryan says stick to the locals.her cell apart and mitchell we have a crash involving a motorcycle. watch for added delays. the rest of the main roads are in good shape. >> the morning how're you guys doing? did you have a good weekend? happy father's day. did you watch a game of thrones? i haven't seen it yet we won't talk about its territory. we're talking about some of the stories that are trending online this morning, but first, an update on our *mr brightside* segment from last friday. we introduced you to kasonja holley, a downtown office worker who spends her lunch break buying lunches and handing them out to people who need them. over the weekend, she had an outpouring of support - her fundraising total is now close to 7 thousand dollars, well past her goal of just over six thousand. she tells me the money will pay for an entire year of lunches to hand out. a big thank-you to everybody who has been to her fund-raising page. people have been removed by her story. she said she is totally overwhelmed. good for h

same story in bound dan ryan at 290. but about roosevelt as the alternate. >> good morning.p starts today. here in america we don't follow soccer as much as the rest of the world. i thought i would do a good service i went on the website where the talk about soccer all the time. i found some interesting facts so you can impress your soccer fan friends. take a look. >> the world cup takes place every four years. it began in 1930 making this year number 20. just 17 he scored his first world cup goal in 1958 making him the youngest player to ever do so. brazil is the most successful team in world cup history they've won it all five times. as for the u.s., but have never won the trophy. if you're british friends laugh about that you can remind them that england has not won a world cup since 1966. soccer fans drink more than 200,000 gal. of beer at the 2010 world cup more than 2 million bottles. you may have heard, soccer is pretty popular. 715 million people watched the final match of the 2006 world cup between italy and france. just how big is this? adidas had a launch party to

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overnight roadwork court that dan ryan express lanes are blocked until 5:00. think about using the locals. at o'hare we have one lane block to. >> marcus is *live this morning at six flags great america. behi marcus! his day is finally here! >> i am feeling good. you get a little nervous and anxious because this is it. finally opening day at six flags great america and you could hear everybody cheering they're finally getting on. we have been showing you how they built this from start to finish from day one until now. take a look. >> things are going great. everything is in the ground the starting to put the wood up in the air. >> early december we first visited the construction site at six flags great america. snow had fallen. the rocky mountain construction team was hard at work getting the ride to hundred concrete foot into the ground. building in these conditions you can see that snow already in early december, does this hold them back? how did they deal with this? >> it's important to get the in groundwork done before we get the freezing and the snow on t

not really impacting traffic on the dan ryan. >> several homes in the suburbs were struck by lightninght's storms. >> nancy loo is live near weeks in were three fire fighters were hurt. >> good morning. fortunately, those firefighters will be ok. homes in this neighborhood have been hit by lightning before which is why some residents seem to be on heightened alert when stormy weather rolls through. lightning hit this two-story home on seneca drive at 7:20 p.m.. the strikes sparked an attic fire which went unnoticed for a short time by the family inside. they got out safely after a neighbor rushed over to alert them. >> i rang the doorbell and think they have an intercom and iran that. basically the husband came to the door and i said your house is on fire and i think day or the suspected that it was. >> three of our fire fighters have been injured. injuries from some sort of electrocution what they were up on the roof doing some work. >> the three firefighters were treated for minor injuries. all are expected to be ok. lightning also had homes in the far western suburbs including a hou

kylie ann segers was born on the side of the dan ryan. segers' father, steve, is one of our photographers. >> i started making noises a mother turned around because i was quiet and she saw his head in my hand and she said on my gosh. i got one half he got the other. >> she kept senna want to push i said don't do it. and when she checked and she said her head is out. so i called 911 and they said pull over so i pulled over and she just kept coming. >> so happy for him he's a fantastic guy. both babies arrived before their due dates. everyone is doing o-k. a lot of people are heading to the colorado river to kayak and surf. it's all because of a water phenomenon called "big sur." it only happens when conditions are just right. unlike the ocean, where the waves move, the waves on the river stay put ... making it more challenging to maneuver in the water. "big sur" is a big attraction for thrill seekers. but experts aren't sure how long it will stick around. the last time it happened was in 2011. >> are you there? >> i am here all myself. goo

. >> but look at the dan ryan we have some construction this morning that could slow you down. this is from 35 over to the stevenson impact in the far left lane. other than that, we have worked northbound at arsenal bluff that has been in place for a good time. that is taking things down by a single lane. the rest looks good we break it down with a full traffic ticket in just a few minutes. >> coming up, the secret to a happy marriage. >> and the cubs look to extend a winning streak at wrigley field and a nightmare road trip for the white sox. >> good morning. the apple i watch is it a reality? reports that it could be coming in october. what will it feature and is it going to happen? we will investigate. could morning. i would go on record saying the cubs would not have a five game winning streak going by past performance, but it's a long season and they have hit a hot streak with a great bullpen and a chance for a perfect home game their first since 2008 if they can take down the marlins. 1942 throwback looking sharp and playing the same way early on. scoreless into the six,

returned to the san francisco apartment of ryan chamberlain today for a second search. as kron 4's danerman tells us, chamberlain is the man now authorities say, they found an explosive device in his home. heat shields are compromised. we have multiple failures. are those thrusters burning? that's a negative. what's that alarm? fuel cell two is down. i'm going to have to guide her in manually. this is very exciting. but i'm at my stop. come again? i'm watching this on the train. it's so hard to leave. good luck with everything. with the u-verse tv app, the u-verse revolves around you the u-verse revolves around you safeway gets that staying on budget can be a real bear. that's why they've got lots of ways to save. real big club card deals, the safeway app and gas rewards. this week, dulcinea mini watermelons are just $2.50 each. mayonnaise is a must. best foods mayo is just $2.99. and get your spoons ready. ben & jerry's is a tasty $2.99. there's more savings to love... at safeway. ingredients for life. chamberlain search thursday 060514 at 9 am the f.b.i. returned ryan chamberlain's s

>> ryan, thank you. >>> and dan abrams is going to pick it up from what ryan was just say right there possible defense here? >> the first thing they want to do is try to move this to juvenile court. that's an enormous difference between being in adult court and juvenile court. and the legal standard to move it to juvenile court is kind of squishy. meaning, it's kind of up to the judge to decide is this case more appropriate to be in a juvenile court than in an adult court. but as ryan points out, it's very interesting, in the state of wisconsin, if you're at least 10 and you're charged with murder or attempted murder, as the case here, you're presumed to be in adult court. now, the burden is on the children. on the two 12-year-olds two prove that this case ought to be in juvenile court. that's going to be the first and probably the biggest legal fight in this case. >> that's going to be a fight, like you said right there. the fact that they claim that they were trying to please a fictional character, how will that play in? >> we could see an insanity defense, particularly if this stay

ensign and bob corker also in attendance from the house or congressman paul ryan pete sessions jeb hensarling pete hoekstra dan lundgren and you guessed it eric cantor and kevin mccarthy make no mistake about it it's no coincidence that eric cantor and kevin mccarthy tried and true members of the caucus room conspiracy both have now held the position of house majority leader republicans may seem divided by right now but there's one thing that always unites them electing a leader who will sabotage the obama presidency joining me now for more on this is mike papen taddeo attorney and host of ring of fire radio a pap to great to see. i forgot i was going to lose the evan radio today and i never had to it's own open with you're going to come in and you've got a gig coming up in chicago and it's with our friends with the move to a men's group which i am constantly plug in i have no affiliation with but i think that there are probably the most important political move in america and tell us about that may be the only thing that saves lives the move to amend issue is so important right now as you talk about on your p

returned to the san francisco apartment of ryan chamberlain today for a second search. as kron 4's danberlain is the man now facing federal charges, after authorities say, they found an explosive device in his home. chamberlain search thursday 060514 at 9 am the f.b.i. returned ryan chamberlain's san francisco apartment at jackson and polk. sot peter lee/fbi during the first search of this home on saturday, court documents say authorities found an improvised explosive device " you can go to kron 4 dot com. to investigation surrounding ryan on the f-b-i manhunt. and the federal court proceedings. and you can also get the latest details. when you download kron 4's mobile app. its been 30 years since the ghostbusters arrived in theaters. and now, the 1984 classic is returning to the big screen. on august 29th. sony will be re- but that's only one part for the big celebration. new merchandise and a new blu- ray set with ghostbusters two. with never before released deleted scenes. both movies will feature new interviews with dan aykroyd and director ivan reitman. outside.bay bridge coming u

ryan owens, abc news, los angeles. >> talk to dan abrams.eopardy claim, you don't think it's double jeopardy? >> i don't think that's the strongest argument here. there are very often cases where an appeals court says give the person a new trial, they are retried and there's no double jeopardy issue. the issue here is the defense is saying she shouldn't be tried again at all, that there is no evidence here. now that this appellate court stepped in and recognized that there was all this past of this detective that was not turned over to the defense with the defense is saying they don't have anything. we should effectively end this. so far that argument has not worked. and what will likely happen is a jury will have to decide whether there is any evidence. >> but what do the prosecutors have? >> without this detective's testimony, and look, this detective has been forced, it seems, so testify if there is another trial, he is the key to the case. at trial, the other people involved didn't testify against her. the key to this case is that detect

the fbi says ryan chamberlain was arrested monday night near the golden gate bridge. >>> hall of famer dan the league concealed the long-term health effects of concussions in order to keep players on the field. it is primary day in eight states and mississippi, 36 year state senateeran thad cochran, trying to hold off his seat. update the five things to know, go to cnn.com for the latest. >>> coming up next on "new day," gone without a trace. a family vanishes from their home with no sign of struggle or plans to flee. a new cnn special report examines the mcstay family murders. what happened to them? >>> also ahead, the streak is over. "jeopardy's" winningest contestant says good-bye to the quiz show. what will julia collins do with all of that money? she is joining us, live. ♪ ♪ make every day, her day with a full menu of appetizers and entrées crafted with care and designed to delight. fancy feast. love served daily. you need to see this. show 'em the curve. ♪ do you know what this means? the greater the curvature, the bigger the difference. [sci-fi tractor beam sound] ...sucked me right