mud to end up on the road to creating an issue that has shut down the eastbound side of the eisenhower expressway fire department is here to try to figure out how the get watered down to the expressway to clear out that much and so it can open up. the issue that came up last night, look at the video from last night, the water rose so high that many of the cars on the expressway at the time ended up getting stuck in the expressway traffic. many cars had to be abandoned. some people started to weed through the water. others ended up climbing up on the median so they could actually climb to dry land. i had the chance to speak to a driver who was out here when they had shut down the blue line he said the water was so high it was up over the median which is what caused the eastbound and westbound side of the expressway to be close. once again, west bound side is now open. eastbound is still shut down. we can take another angle out here to show you of the actual traffic. traffic is now being diverted off. eastbound being diverted off at des plaines. as the morning drive comes on the concede the traffic

. >> the baby was born early this morning near the eisenhower expressway. it happened in the minivans what a way to the hospital. the family got off the expressway. that is when the authorities arrived to help bell. the mother and baby were taken to the hospital. >> it does not have a camera or access to the internet. for some this cellphone is just >> being sent to the effort to combat the ebola outbreak. fan celebrate the ebola outbreak. fan celebrate the legend. im eslphtioac r ebola outbreak. fan celebrate the legend. the perfect man and the don't exist.k, you sure? try dannon oikos greek nonfat yogurt. perfect cause it's healthy with 0% fat and 12 gr. of protein and so creamy. mmm... could be the perfect... oh! ladies. snack, john! the perfect snack! dannon oikos. ♪ dannon! ugh. heartburn. did someone say burn? try alka seltzer reliefchews. they work just as fast and are proven to taste better than tums smoothies assorted fruit. mmm. amazing. yeah, i get that a lot. alka seltzer heartburn reliefchews. enjoy the relief. >> the presidential candidate has

one stretch of road that got hit particularly hard was the eisenhower expressway in forest park. there is a lot of standing water both at desplaines avenue, and at 25-th avenue. and cars and trucks are having to slow to a crawl, to get through. part of an apartment building was evacuated in skokie, after lightning apparently struck the chimney. firefighters were called after someone smelled smoke in the building on kenton, near oakton. they arrived to find the chimney was heavily damaged. bricks crashed through a skylight, and then through some stairs in a rear stairwell. officials asked residents on the top floors of the apartment building to leave, until an inspector can determine if it is safe to stay there. our fifth book friends are sending us pictures. if in good to the wgn this page and can see the pictures. all kinds of pictures from our viewers. make sure you are safe don't go to any great lengths to put yourself in danger to get the pictures. here's a picture from bridge view. lots of the southwest suburbs around midway, you can see one street after another is flooded.

all lanes of the eisenhower expressway are open this morning after yesterday's shut down. heavy rain left flooding on a section of the ike, stranding some drivers. lanes in both directions were closed between mannheim road and harlem. most were reopened in the morning, but the inbound right lane buckled at des plaines. the water and the mud that was there is gone, so now traffic can flow as normal. i-dot says a collapsed drain led to the flood. it doesn't mean the polar vortex is around the corner, but there are already early signs of autumn in the mountains of colorado. the leaves on aspen trees have begun to change color in summit county, west of denver. even for higher elevations, this is really early for that to be happening. more rain than usual may be the cause. the peak time for fall colors in colorado's high country is usually late september into october. this is like you giving me a traffic preludin before i give my friend. >> this coming next year's first all the traffic for you and then all to the news. here are the current temperatures. downtown worth 66. tempe

expressway baby. we have some video to show you. a baby girl born early this morning on the eisenhower. the baby couldn't wait. happened in the minivan on the way to the hospital. that's when police arrived to help out. eric will have more in the next hour. >> following breaking news near st. louis. there was a third night of protests over the deadly police shooting of an unarmed teenager. a police officer shot and killed michael brown in ferguson, missouri, saturday night. four men wearing ski masks and carrying shotguns approached a crowd of people early this morning. the people took off running. police say an officer shot one of the gunmen after he pointed his weapon at him. the suspect is in critical condition. police say a gun was recovered at the scene. the her in three nights of protests. they say the original suspect, " brown was shot by police on armed. police had used teargas to break up the protests. the father is among those asking the community for peace. >> i need you to come together and do this the right way. so we can get something done. >> i want what you want. i want the truth. i want justic