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and president obama is waking up in his kenwood home after a night of fundraising. we'll have a *live report. good morning. i'm dan ponce. and i'm erin mcelroy. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. let's check in with demetrius first up. >> you do know the news start at 4:00 a.m.? >> i was getting there. >> born to say about 14 or blooper tape. >> and try to just gloss over that and say maybe she didn't know. >> i tried to take a day off from you guys yesterday. the when the director says stand by that means get ready. >> let's check in our day. nice weather coming. we expect our high temperature to be a bit cooler than normal. typically we should be in the low 70's. but not today will be in the upper 60s but those are the warmer temperatures coming our way. by memorial day will be near 90 degrees in some areas. pretty hot for your barbecue on that day. today, sunshine back in the '60s upper 60s for most of the weekend. near the lake is mid to upper 60s. we could be as warm as the mid '70s. a wide range across the region. temperatures are cool an

president just arriving from a fund raising trip overnight in chicago where he slept incidentally in his kenwoode. the president upon arriving will be appearing in the white house to announce julian castro who just got el elected to a third term, mayor. the rising star applies to julian castro. the president will name him as his nominee to be the secretary of housing and urban dwovment. not normally considered a high profile or well-known in terms of note righty in the main stream american media, but he brings a lot in terms of his own notoriety. he gave the keynote address at the 2012 democratic convention in charlotte. and shean donovan comes over as the director of the [ inaudible ] who will replace cilia matthews burrow. i think they are talking about him as a possible vice president candidate. but this is almost as much about 2014 and the midterm elections, president obama continuing to try to fire up his base, this is something his latino constituency will stand up and applaud. >>> ukraine is now set to hold its national elections this weekend. sunday's vote decides who replaces the regime

he is hope with his family in kenwood.as at mount everest when the after launch came down the most deadly day ever on the mountain. he has no plans to return to the mountain. >> it was just clipping one guy after another. they hauled the bodies off. they were flying right over us. we are just watching. just one body after the next of the like vietnam. >> this is his second trip to the mountain and credits the sherpa guide by saving his life by pushing him out of the way. >> the battle over access to a beach is going to trial over a public road that leads to martin moves beach the only way to access the beach by land. it was closed by the property owner silicon valley billionaire and filed by the surf rider foundation claims that he did not obtain the proper permit to close the road and that is a violation of the california coastal act. a similar case was shot down last year. >>> coming up, about face this morning from circus organizers in rhode island after the big top tragedy over the weekend and what they are saying abou

a ranking member best participated in the delegation visit kenwood is first hand the dire conditions in the country. during their visit ambassador power, assistant secretary thomas green peeled, and representative pass met with transitional president, commanders of the 7,000 strong african unit and french peacekeeping forces and members of civil society to express our continued and a lawyer for a determination to end the violence and support the reestablishment of legitimate gun. we pledge to work with the government and the international community to help prep ministration. we will work to establish local law enforcement, transition of justice and accountability capability to it in punitive which has contributed to continued violence against civilians. we are pleased that several countries in the region, the world bank, the european union, and of the development partners offs have come forward to help finance basic government services and support alternative work programs that would help put citizens back to work. while we commend the leaders of the african union in the efforts of t