one funeral was in elwood, illinois, where a young private was laid to rest.ntoine lewis from affiliate wgn was there. >> reporter: old glory hangs suspended between two joliet ladder trucks. but she brought her home. she didn't know michael pearson. she watched from across the street. >> it's sad, really, to see things happen to young guys when they try to serve the country and it goes bad. >> family and friends of army first class michael pearson said good-bye this afternoon. the ceremony inside the fred dings funeral home was private. illinois governor pat quinn among those inside. >> his mom and dad, you could tell, there's no words in the english language or any language to relieve the pain of losing someone you've known from the day they were born. >> reporter: michael pearson of bolingbrook was one of 13 soldiers killed last week during a rampage at ft. hood military base in texas. pearson was shot three times. the alleged gunman, one of the army's very own. >> it's a shame. i mean, 13 people killed. for what? >> reporter: the service lasted just over a

reporting from elwood, wgn news. >>> two more victims of a suspected serial killer were laid to restesterday, among 11 women whose bodies were found in a house in cleveland. fbi agents worked for about four hours saturday with thermal imaging devices, rakes and shovels to see if any more bodies meet be in anthony sowell's backyard with. authorities say sowell used drugs and alcohol to lure women to his home and then strangle them. >>> the governor of virginia visited areas of his state that were hit hard by a nor'easter. governor kaine said he would try to free up state funds to help. nearly eight inches of rain drenched the coastal city of folk. officials are waiting for floodwaters to recede to assess the full damage. >>> the powerful storm battered new jersey for a third straight day yesterday. that didn't help people who were trying to clear flooded roads and repair storm damage. that storm is blamed for at least six deaths in three states. >>> you could call it a beauty contest, and you can bet someone you is really proud of the winner. >> when you look at missy, she has a lot o

reporting from elwood, antoine lewis, wgn news. >>> two more victims of a suspected serial killer wereid to rest among 11 women whose bodies were found in a house in cleveland. fbi worked with imaging devices and rakes and shovels to see if there were more bodies. sowell is a convicted sex offender now in jail facing murder, rape and other charges. authorities say sowell used drugs and alcohol to lure women to his home, and then strangle them. >>> the governor of virginia visited areas of his state that were hit hard by a nor'easter. governor tim kaine assured storm victims he would push for federal money and try to free up state funds as well. nearly eight inches of rain drenched the coastal city of norfolk. officials are waiting for flood waters to recede to assess the full damage. >>> the powerful storm battered new jersey for the third day. that didn't help people trying to clear flooded roads and repair damage. the storm is blamed for at least six deaths in three states. >>> let's turn attention to the national forecast. there issing? brewing out west. karen maginnis joins us to f

one funeral was in elwood, illinois. >> reporter: old glory hangs suspended between two joliet ladder trucks and catherine brought her own. she didn't know michael peterson. she watched from across the street. >> it's sad, really, to see things happen to young guys when they try to serve the country and then it goes bad. >> reporter: family and friends of michael pierson said good-bye this afternoon. the ceremony inside the home was private. illinois governor pat quinn among those inside. >> his mom and dad, you could tell, no words in the english language or any language to ease the pain of knowing someone from when they were born. >> reporter: 1 of 13 soldiers killed last week in ft. hood. pearson was shot three timed and the alleged gunman, one of the army's very own. >> it's a shame. 13 people killed. for what? >> reporter: the service lasted just over an hour, after which the processional moved to the abraham lincoln national cemetery where michael pearson was laid to rest with full military honors. immediately after, michael's brother, christopher, thanked the entire chicagoland