right there, downtown chicago. the mag mile as they call it. is a bunch of rain if you're looking inside of a windshield and you see it coming down that much. it's not just the rain as rob said. severe weather conditions, severe weather conditions there in chicago. look at that, rob. >> just hang on tight there, chicagoland. another 20 minutes and it'll be done. it does extend north toward milwaukee although they're not getting nearly as much heavy rainfall. the south side of chicago traveling down along lake michigan toward south bend, indiana they're getting as well. hopefully these things will weaken as they head across the lake. michigan and northern indiana, northern ohio, you want to keep it right here also. we're looking at this cell. probably not losing a ton of strength in the next couple hours. >> you wonder why we're lingering on this because it has the potential to be very dangerous and we've seen these things turn really ugly in moments. stay with us here. we have developing news on cnn, severe weather moving through one of the mos

tomorrow he will be on the campaign trail attending a $40,000 a ticket round table in downtown chicago, followed by several other campaign fundraisers, including one at his own home in chicago. on monday the president kicks off a tree day campaign bus tour in council bluffs, iowa. you can stay updated with all the campaign news on our website wusa9.com. >>> a man's body has been found in the potomac river. a fisherman made the discovery near river road and edwards ferry road. montgomery county fire and rescue teams recovered the body from the water. how the man died is still a mystery tonight. the potomac river can be a dangerous and unforgiving place. >>> two weeks ago i was here because i work a lot along the canal. a couple of fishermen were coming in and they found the body. >> obviously the potomac river can be very treacherous and dangerous. we will do our best to identify him as quick as possible for the comfort of the family. >> reporter: the body has been taken to determine the exact cause of death. >>> back to school shoppers will catch a tax break in maryland, starting tomor

in fact we did see some problems earlier along the lake shore in chicago and the downtown area as well and all these storms will be moving toward the east as we head into our sunday, implicating those of you in the northeast, anywhere from new york to philly down towards d.c. there's a look at the storms as they moved through chicago. lollapalooza had to be postponed for tonight. a lot of outdoor events going on. the white sox at home as well. there you see all the problems that we saw with those storms. now we look to the tropics. we are tracking tropical storm ernesto looking healthier on our satellite imagery. winds are up to 60 miles an hour. if you are vacationing in jamaica or the cayman islands, not looking at a direct impact but certainly getting pretty close. those outer rain bands could be affecting us. we still can't rule out a possible u.s. impact and now we also have tropical storm florence off the coast of africa, but thank goodness we've got some time to watch that one. >> a lot of weather to talk about. kelly cass, thank you. >>> a very different situation going on toni

. >> in downtown chicago, she has said they welcome gay people, they have gay employees. and so it seems a little -- a little off message in my mind. >> throughout the country, gay rights activists celebrated kiss day at chick-fil-a restaurants. in atlanta they took their message to the streets. in california someone painted taste like hate in a chick-fil-a restaurant in torrance. the controversy has been overblown. >> i support gay marriage and equality. however, i love their chicken sandwiches. >> the owner declined a request for an interview. off camera, she and her staff are ready to serve all customers regardless of their sexual orientation. wgn news. >> coming up crucial hearsay evidence used for the first time in the drew peterson trial today. good news, not so good news on the job front. the latest unemployment pick offering a mixed picture. jim ramsey is here. the forecast is coming up. every year we pick a new city to explore. but thanks to hotwire, this year we got to take an extra trip. because they get us ridiculously low prices on really nice hotels and car

tomorrow, he'll be on the campaign trail attending a $40,000 ticket round table in downtown chicago, followed by several other campaign fund raisers, including one at his home in chicago. on monday, the president kicks off a three-day campaign bus tour in council bluffs, iowa. >>> you can stay updated 24/7 with all the campaign news on our website, wusa9.com. >>> all dog owners in the state of maryland are being put on notice tonight. the state senate has approved -- has voted a bill that would create a strict liability standard for all dog owners. the current law cesspit bull owners alone could be liable for a dog fight without preaches evidence of a dog being dangerous. the new law would place liability on everyone owning a dog. >>> if you bought some prepackaged apple slices in the area, you might want to listen up. packages of ready pak apples are being recalled due to possible listeria contamination. listeria was found on equipment used to produce the apple products. dc, maryland, and virginia, all part of the recall. the ready pak apples have been sold at mcdonald's, burger king

this strong storm hit downtown chicago and that place would have been an absolute disaster, had you had all of the people outside with lightning and now 60-mile-per-hour winds. >> you're also following tropical storm ernesto. this is heavy rains, winds we're seeing in parts of the caribbean. what is the latest tract for earnesto? >> it will pass yucatan peninsula and become a hurricane. we'll call it a hurricane until it hits yucatan and then go back into the gulf. south texas may get rain if not some hurricane action out of this. we're watching this very carefully. >> at least the rain. zinger zee on all of this thank you. >>> we move to other new, yet another close call in the sky, this time over detroit. one passengerer saying he looked out the window of the plane and saw another just below them. another explanation we haven't heard before. an air traffic controller with a faulty headset? >> reporter: this it's another situation of planes too close for comfort. a jet and delta plain, came within two miles of each other, well within the three-mile safety zone jets usually fly. faa sai

this is grant park which is downtown chicago and all of these people i would imagine they are enteringenue. maybe leaving. i'm not sure. but again, there is bad weather, severe thunderstorms rolling through the area right now and this is courtesy of wls. our meteorologist rob marciano on top of this for me. rob, help me out here. what's going on? >> they're filing out, don. they've just suspended festivities at lollapalooza because of the line of storms that's moving in the last couple years we've had a rash of accidents and unfortunate events with concerts and outdoor venues during summer time severe weather events like we're having right now. that's what's happening out at lollapalooza. we have another tower cam showing michigan avenue outside of our cnn bureau there in chicago. traffic at a standstill there as skies are darkening and things are getting a little more ominous. let's show you the radar and show you this nasty line of storms which has been producing damaging winds from davenport, iowa and east into northern illinois. it's about to slam into chicago. already some of the

in litchfield illinois and on tuesday and met the bus had been killed a 76 year-old woman in downtown chicago, governor clinton has written a letter to the transportation secretary and wants an investigation. he put his life on the line for a fellow service members and local mayors is awarded the bronze star. james told a live grenade out of the marines led the risky operation captured on video and posted to youtube the explosive had impaired the marines legs without detonating. he removed it knowing it could explode in his face at any moment. >> i just saw it for what it was, he has something sticking out of his leg so subconsciously i thought of as another impelled object then needed to come out. today he was awarded the bronze star for his act of terrorism the marine he saved is in rehab right now in washington, the two men spoke on the phone just yesterday and he says the marine is doing very well tonight. hundreds of veterans in service members showed up at the illinois warrior summit today the mission to help that's work on their futures to transition from military service and network w

august 7 an elderly woman was struck and killed in downtown chicago. next day, a bus from that lana cockfight -- at lento caught fire. why are there so many crashes? the national transportation safety board blames tired drivers, and poor oversight. despite the string of injuries, the toros industry says the number of fatalities is the lowest in years. >> we are the safest form of surface transportation in america. >> crashes like this one are rare. >> quite video there. >> unbelievable. >> switching gears, eyes are on the skies as we braced for more showers, but sunday we could see more comfortable weather. dave zahren is here with the latest. >> absolutely. we have been watching the skies. we had rain yesterday. there could be more today. it is humid. things will get better. behind me, the beach. the clouds stay with us for the remainder of the weekend. tomorrow should be better. i will have those details [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. i think mitt romney's really out of touch withhe average woman's health issues... this is not

august 7th, an elderly woman struck and killed by a bus in downtown chicago. and the next day, a megabus from atlanta to charlotte caught fire. all 80 passengers scrambled to safety. why are there so many crashes? the national transportation safety board recently blamed tired drivers, unsafe operators and poor oversight. despite the season's string of crashes, the tour industry says the number of bus crash fatalities is the lowest in years. >> we're the safest form of surface transportation in america. >> reporter: and that crashes like this one, are rare. that video will be used to investigate the crash. bianna and david, amazing no one was killed in that one. >> unbelievable. >> kirit in from moscow. >>> time to check the weather and ginger zee. >> what was that? >> you lost me there. >> good morning. >> good morning. good morning, everyone. i want to start you with the stormy friday we had. severe weather reports yesterday. one came from long island. then, you have the video from all over new england. boston, 1.17 inches. a lot of spots up to three inches.

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. >> when chicago hosted the nato summit in may, did delegates spend it in chicago, yes, but downtown chicago ghost town. because of the security perimeter nobody else could get in and everybody else took a financial bath and the same thing holds for olympic games. >> we interviewed the uk representative of the european parliament. he said, okay, maybe it won't be so good for london, bottom line, great for the city and the image. he says people in london have come together in an optimistic way he hasn't seen in decades. maybe not just economic impact, a lot of good will. >> thank you very much. >>> google searches for gymnastics classes have increased 230% over the last few days. here to tell you which other olympic brands and topics are top i topping. we have an exclusive with google executive. google searches for volleyball lessons way up, and ryan lochte up 13%. you have to figure this will happ happen. >> absolutely. if you look back, this is one of the biggest games in olympic history for digital from a user privilege and advertiser privilege. as a user, it's important to recognize this

august 7th, an elderly woman struck and killed by a bus in downtown chicago. and the next day, a megabus from atlanta to charlotte caught fire. all 80 passengers scrambled to safety. so, why are there so many crashes? the national transportation safety board recently blamed tired drivers, unsafe operators and poor oversight. despite the season's string of crashes, the tour bus industry says the number of bus fatalities is the lowest in years. >> department of transportation and other agencies said, we're the safest form of surface transportation in america. >> reporter: and that crashes like this one, are rare. that video will be used to investigate the crash. amazing, guys, that nobody was killed in that crash. >> you see the guy's foot right at the bus door. >> reporter: really fortunate. >> all right, thank you. >>> time for a check of the weather. and we have ginger zee. good to see you. >> great to see you, too. we'll start with san francisco. a live shot this morning. a beautiful one. we have a really neat thing here, showing some of the marine layer mov

. >> reporter: pockets of la lapaloozagoers filled downtown chicago during a summer storm that lastedess than 30 minutes but surely created memories that will last a lifetime. >> we've been dealing with our own severe weather threat in the region. gwen tolbart is coming up with the full forecast in a few minutes. >>> suspected tucson shooter jared lee loughner is expected to enter a guilty plea tuesday. loughner faces multiple charges in connection with the shooting that killed six people and wounded 12 others including former congresswoman gabrielle giffords in january, 2011. the preagreement would result in a life sentence. >>> a -- the plea agreement would result in a life sentence. >>> a disturbing finding within the boy scouts organization, the los angeles times finding internal documents showing more than 125 cases of suspected abusers still in the organization after they were accused. that was between 1970 and 1991. the paper says the suspects moved from troop to troop because of clerical errors, computer glitches or the scouts not checking files. the scouts had kicked people o

moving into the community, a first presbyterian church, which is a church of 4,000 folks in downtown chicago piece of land we purchased. the original purpose was to build a community center, but they didn't have the funding to do that. so, they came to us and asked us if we would help them in terms of setting up a large-scale community garden that would mend fences and they could recruit some folks from the community to join their church and try to bring people together culturally. people from different cultures and so forth. so it's really been a big success in doing that. >> way in the back there. you want to come up? >> you had shown the construction of, like, four greenhouses in washington, near washington, and i just -- a huge crew, everybody knew what they were to do, everything well organized, everything -- two days you did -- so how do you get all the people? how did these people know this is coming? how do you get all these people signed on for the project? and then completed it in such a short time. >> okay. first of all -- that's a great question because that's port of the outreac

we did see problems earlier along the lake shore in chicago and the downtown area, as well. all of these storms will be moving towards the east as we head into our sunday implicating those to the east towards philly and d.c. there is a look at the storms through chicago. a lot of outdoor events going on. we have the white sox at home, as well. you see the problems we saw with those storms. we are tracking tropical storm earnesto looking healthier in our satellite imagery. if you are vacationing not looking at a direct impact but getting close. the outer rain bands can be effecting us. we can't rule out a possible u.s. impact and we have tropical storm florence off the coast of africa but we have time to watch that one. >> a lot of weather to talk about. >>> a different situation in oklahoma. very hot, dry and windy conditions helped are spread more than a dozen wildfires that have destroyed homes and structures in that state. >> reporter: good evening. the winds have died down here a bit but dozens of families are returning to see this, their homes destroyed. police say one

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he will be in the chicago area to speak tuesday morning where he will talk about the need to restore manufacturing jobs. that night he will attend two downtown-raisers before his campaign and republican national committee >> in the aftermath of a july jobs report which produced mixed reviews politicians from both parties butted heads on key issues toda >>y taxes and joy >> taxes and jobs >> romney hasn't been paying taxes for years... >> it is a plane he strongly denieclaim he strongly denies >> he called for broaget it done mr. president we need your help! >> it is hard to get consensus >> seven minutes of terror. that is what nasa scientists say it leads them to night around midnight. that is when the new mars rover curiosity is set to touch down on the red planet. after the complicated landing sequence is complete curiosity will either be ready to deliver ground breaking science or be demolished in a two and a half billion dollar wreck. curiosity is scheduled to spend two years on mars a gathering data >> your live illinois lottery drawing is next... >> and then jim ramsey will have some news about cooler temperatures heading our way... b

downtown. one friend to the south has been sitting there for couple of days. stalling in virginia and the carolinas and fading away. a new front pushing south to chicago where it is only 76. this is moving in our direction thursday and friday. that brings a better chance for storms and the rain chances go of little tomorrow. you will see that on insta- weatherplus futurecast. on friday as the front moves in we're expecting an operable low pressure to enhance the activity along the front. you see widespread showers and thunderstorms friday afternoon and some of that might linger into the first part of our weekend. the deeper into the weekend we get the better the weather will be for outdoor activities. tomorrow partly cloudy. wynns at the south and the rest of the late dave thunderstorm, sunrise at 6:00 a.m. -- 6:14 a.m. in the mountains thunderstorms returning. a nice day and around the 80's. sum the% chance of getting some showers and storms in the mountains of -- on friday. cool temperatures in the mountains, 70's for the highs. swarmer on the eastern shore, 20% of the chance of storms. showers lingering into saturday. the thunderstorm chances will

and ethnic communities for demonstration downtown there will be protesting what they say is a disturbing spike in violent attacks against minorities in chicago and across the united states prosecutors in the drew peterson murder trial continued to chip away at the finding that his third wife's death was an accident jae milller is live at the will county courthouse with the latest ... there could be dicey testimony today and both sides are prepared to handle it accordingly >>we will get into the gray area let's hope will make it through without mistrial ... the prosecutor made his way for the 12th day of testimony already three objections over whether dr. jean neary can testify as an expert he was the doctor to kathleen savio jurors were escorted out of the courtroom while the discussion ensued ... >>they are probably getting annoyed their issues is like watching gone with the wind and every 15 minutes you have to get up to make a big bag of popcorn and you are missing the continuity it could be problematic testimony to do with stacy peterson the missing fourth wife of drew peterson could also pose some controversy prosecution is expected to

chicago's values. ... a complaint was filed with the state department of human- rights ... >>i think it's good they're standing up for what they believe and ... >>the owner of the downtown chick-fil-a says that no matter what happens her employees will be prepared to serve everyone this event will begin at 7:00 ... coming up next after months of negotiation pilots of a major airline agree on a labor deal ... pipes and cigars are gaining in profits as people continue to light up ... there's more fighting reported in syria -- on the same day a un assembly vote is being taken against the government. the resolution condemns syria for using heavy weapons against civilians. it also condemns the un security council for failing to stop the violence. today's vote comes after kofi annan stepped down as un mediator. annan had a 6 point peace plan in place, but neither the government nor the rebels accepted it. the opposition reports syrian forces have killed dozens of people in the past day of fighting. a judge in spain will take statements today from these three men... who are suspected members of al-qaeda. authorities believe they were in the process of preparing terror attacks

chicago tomorrow to raise campaign cash and deliver a speech on the economy. romney will speak at a factory in elk grove village about the need to restore manufacturing jobs. he'll then head downtownair of fundraisers - one for his campaign and one for the republican national committee. president obama will be in town this weekend to attend three fundraisers. today .. he's campaigning in connecticut. he speaks at a hotel and then a private residence before returning to washington. the president also signed a bill designed to help veterans and their families with health care ... housing ... education and memorial services. just ahead: a computer glitch causes ticket woes for southwest airlines customers. ...time for the bloomberg "on the money" report, live from the n.y.s.e. aaa says that chicago gasoline prices average $4.23 per gallon ... it is worse in the city $4.40 per gallon across the nation the average price for a regular gallon of gasoline $3.62 ... american families are reducing their debt burden ... it's fallen 84 to 84% today's retirees are far apart on social security taxes and benefits ... it will get worse for future retirees ... south west airlines is apologizing fo

romney raised more than $3 million today he hopes to add to the war chest with two events in downtown chicago where tickets are costing between 5000 and $75,000 per person this stop in chicago comes days before the president returns home for three birthday fund-raising events this weekend ... these are all private residences ... it's a battle for the polls and for fund-raising ... mitt romney raised $100 million in july the president brought in 75 million and it is another consecutive month that romney has won the fund raising more ... war however the president has raised $92 million in total but mitt romney is on pace to catch up in time for the november election president obama took a shot at romney's tax proposals.. comparing his republican opponent to a well known literary character. >>he has asked the middle class to pay more in taxes yet he can give another $250,000 tax cut to people making more than 3 million per year it's like robin hood in reverse ... its romney- hood! a report from the non-partisan tax policy institute claims romney's tax proposals will create a tax increase for the