when we were putting together the program, liz taylor, who is the "chicago tribune's" literary editor at large, was talking about it. said should a business writer do this interview? and she said, it's not a business book. it's a love story. and i think it's a little more complex than that. it is a business story, love story, it's a hate story, and it really is a story about mid-20th century americana and that is what kept me going in the five years it took research because it blends everything together and makes luke odd something we take to for granted came to be and the, whichs and people behind it. loved it as researcher because it did pull together so many things. as a former technology and business reporter, really if you think about it, paper cups, which ray kroc used to sell were high-tech when he was selling them 100 years on and so on and so on, and the other great thing was it made my come to chicago quite a lot, because it's such a distinctly chicago story and what a pleasure that was, even in the wintertime. >> host: so you were a tech reporter, written for "the new york

i got liz lelizabeth taylor -- building on 14th street says elizabeth taylor on the board because she helped out here. they have a brand-new building on 14th street because i talked to the people there today, they said without jim graham this would not have happened. >> we were so sorry to hear it. it was so unexpected. >> he had a bacterial infection. he went very quickly. he lost lots of weight and he didn't make it. >> bless his heart. just 71? >> 71. >> young guy. he did set the bar on school specs. >> and the bowties. >> i have a story at 6:00, we have him in the bowtie,ri volkswagen. >>> saw that. thank you, tom. >>> doug, how is the weather? >> today, wendy, weather is good out there. pretty nice. we're looking at some partly cloudy skies, sunshine. temperatures today much cooler, in the low 80s. exactly where they should be. average high temperatures, 84. where is our number? 84. 84 hagerstown. 82 richmond. ocean city, 70 degrees. we have that onshore flow. with that we're seeing a bit in the way of cooler weather, lower dew points and humidity. tracking a line of storms to th