marcella raymond is here with the story. >> reporter: i wish he would say yes we're running for mayor. this is getting crazy. there are so many potential candidates. the chicagoans want to know what emanuel's going to do about the city and crime. he walked the neighborhood answering those questions. his potential opponents said their decision to run for mayor will not be based on him. >> the first thing i would like to do is welcome the ex-mayor of chicago, rahm emanuel. >> reporter: rahm emanuel's last meet and greet of the day was shaking hands with bowlers on the north side. he's been out since early this morning, first at the stadium

our marcella raymond is at the gala at the peninsula hotel and has this report. >> reporter: finding a cure and raising awareness for sarcoidosis was bernie mac's dream. tonight that dream was on. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: family and friends gathered for the first annual black and white gala to honor bernie mac. >> what you want from me, man? you want me to get on the table and dance? >> reporter: he died two years ago from sarcoidosis, an inflammatory disease that attacks immune system. there is no cure. and at the time, there was little known about the disease. >> when he was diagnosed we didn't even know what it was. and the doctors didn't even really know what it was because i remember her telling him that they didn't know how to treat it. they didn't really know much about it. but really said if it doesn't interfere with your life, just live and that's pretty much what he did. >> here i am! yeah! >> reporter: for 24 years, mac battled the disease while making his way to the top of his field. he was raised in chicago and tonight, hundreds gathered to honor him at the peninsula hot

marcella raymond is along the lake front. >> reporter: jackie, i thought i would see you out here. >> weather conditions not ideal for the chicago marathon, but the female winner actually broke a record. tonight, some are happy with how they performed, others wish they could have done better. others at home nursing sore muscles, happy that is over. have you ever wondered what goes through runners mind in the crucial minutes when they are at the starting line with 26.2-miles ahead of them. >> probably nerve wrecking. can't wait to start. >> i have been training in 100- degree heat a all summer. >> reporter: with that, the 33rd chicago marathon was off and running. the course went there chicago's neighborhoods. north to addison, south to 35th street where ambulances were on stand by at the cell and west over today mon. >> my pace drastically slows at mile 13 or 14. >> reporter: at mile 20, the temperature reached 0 and runners started to need medical attention. >> i was at my pace for the first 20-miles and it got hot and i decided to slow down and have fun. >> reporter: at noon, the al

marcella raymond is live tonight with the latest. >> reporter: it took off around noon. crews have been out here nine hours now. right now there are two cranes that are poised to take off the roof and then that plane can eventually be removed. tonight seasoned pilots tell me that this crash does not appear to be pilot error but rather mechanical. the napier airport and runway sit right in the middle of busy shopping areas and subdivisions. the airport has been here since 1955 and there has never been a fatal accident with its planes. tonight the fact that laura and morgan mckee survived is nothing near of a relief. the 63-year-old wife maureen was the passenger. the couple was flying to pittsburgh but crashed into the roof of export fitness, the building righting in front of the plane. >> if the aircraft's ability to climb is compromised for some reason, the pilot's only good alternative is to maintain a straight course and try to keep the airplane flying. >> it sounded like it was sputtering. it was wobbling a bit. i'm not sure what was going on. you could hear the engi

marcella raymond is live with his condition. >> reporter: daniel vasquez was in the marines for four years before applying to become a chicago police officer. his mother tells the tribune she thought the job was too dangerous but there was nothing she could say or do to stop her youngest child from being a cop. 28-year-old daniel vasquez is in his final phase of becoming a chicago police officer. he started training six months ago and is set to graduate november 16. the first day in the academy, recruits are told it is their job to serve. >> law enforcement is about public service. we go over and over that being a police officer, it's your job to help people and to go out every chance you get and effect people's lives. >> reporter: that's what daniel vasquez was doing this morning when he stopped on i-55 to help a stranded motorist. when he was approaching the car, another vehicle hit the median and crashed into him. he was taken to the hospital with brain injuries. >> we're just hoping for a speedy recovery. >> reporter: this is not the first tragedy to hit the academy. in july offi

marcella raymond is here with the story. >> reporter: i wish he would say yes we're running for mayor. this is getting crazy. there are so many potential candidates. the chicagoans want to know what emanuel's going to do about the city and crime. he walked the neighborhood answering those questions. his potential opponents said their decision to run for mayor will not be based on him. >> the first thing i would like to do is welcome the ex-mayor of chicago, rahm emanuel. >> reporter: rahm emanuel's last meet and greet of the day was shaking hands with bowlers on the north side. he's been out since early this morning, first at the stadium roosevelt l stop. and then a favorite of the late mayor harold washington, where he drank coffee and talked over breakfast about the jobs and economy. residents asked pointed questions. >> why do you think you'll be the best candidate for mayor? >> first of all, i want to work real hard at this. >> reporter: emanuel traveled west to pilson and to the northwest side. his potential opponents were out too. carol mosely bahn, who's gathering petitions, wa