technically john micah is on the bill and he will be the sponsorf whatever actually passes out of the house unless they decide to punt and take the senate bill. what is happening though is that john micah has been saying for weeks and months actually that he is in charge of making the transportation policy, and he is not in charge of getting the funding or the votes for it. that is where the action is. so to say that john micah has been pulled from the bill is a little bit of an overstatement, but it is not entirely inaccurate to say that essentially john boehner is looking to find whoever he can and bill schuster is a very good person to go to get the votes that he needs from the freshmen members of congress. >> let e's look over to the sene for a second, and that is a much different bill, and two-year reauthorization bill and what can you tell us about the status there? >> well, it is going in a long, slow slug towards passage. there is still debate on whether the number of amendments that can be, that can be put on the bill. last i checked, they didn't have a deal on the, on what t

good evening, i'm micah materre. >> i'm mark suppelsa. our top story seen around the country tonight on wgn america. dan ponce is in arlington heights where a rally for rick santorum just wrapped up. illinois very much in play for brick public and voters. a great turnout. he was quick to point out that even though he is from pennsylvania he used to live here in chicago. while in the suburbs today they'd spent pennant plenty of time attacking each other and president obama. santorum is looking to steal as many votes as possible from the front runner mitt romney. the crowd welcomed him at the christian liberty academy in arlington heights. >> we are not the candidate with the most money as you see your television. >> after taking a few shots at the run the campaign, he focused on the president at one time blamed him for high gas prices. >> it is not the president's theory of america that causes the price is to go up, it is timothy, his weakness. >> a few dozen protesters were across the street during the rally. mitt romney also made his fir

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>>i'm micah materre. after one of those shootings killed a 6 year old, the mayor and police superintendent accelerated their revamped gang strategy. yesterday dozens were indentified as gangbangers and arrested. >>but what happens when a book praised by all of top law enforcement for its detailed portrayal of the gangs in chicago gets some of its information - dead wrong? . >> it's a new 300. encyclopedia of chicago police department hoped to put it together. and bold colors the tattoos and hand signs of gangs. our investigation found that there was page after page of mistakes enough to bring this room full of men here. >> danny is not an innocent. at 18 him into a gang member were involved in a murder and he spent 26 years in prison. >> i want to raise my family i do not want to be shocked at. >>tim white joined a gang and got caught with heroin he was sent to prison. >> i've been at the street for for 20 years over 20 years... that's. why i am here to try. >> i was ashis professor i can vouch for a lot

good evening, i'm micah materre. >> and i'm mark suppelsa our top story seen around the country tonight on wgn america. we begin our coverage with julie on row and milton colorado. rod has so far. he gave his watch and his total ids to his lawyer and with that he was handcuffed and taken away. . the sun has set on what former inmates refer to as the darkest day of their lives. for rod blagojevich that men shortly before noon saying goodbye to his family. fourth on a wave and a long walk to the park and a lot he lost it all for a night behind bars. the great texas gov. landed in denver around 9:00 a.m.. those who felt let down by the politician, he says he was hurt. >> it breaks my heart the people out there might think that i broke their heart but this is ongoing. the decision went against me, that's what the law is and i accepted. but now i have to bear some of the burden. >> he tried to duck the cameras but that did not work. the helicopter was overhead and a can caravan on his tail. he stopped for food and freddie's burgers and japan's with locals who recognized him. he also gave his

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the two front-runners spent the daymark and micah, the two frontrunners spent the day criss-crossing the state.. winding up within miles of each other. the latest polls show mitt romney with a double-digit lead. we need a man of action and we need a man who has a track record of ilementing those conservative principles and mitt romney is that guy. he was in peoria tonight have brings the home the message she pushed statewide. for the president is attacking economic freedom. never having had a job in the private sector he doesn't know what he is doing is hurting thing so badly and harming families. the morale of the romney team posted by polls showing him well out in front here. and by last night's overwhelming primary win in pr. 83 percent. he campaigned for most of the day against the president directly. including this speech on mr. obama's old stomping grounds. the university of chicago after spending three years attacking business he hopes to erase his record with a speech. we fought the our spirit we have been a campaign that has been out there with no teleprompter. i know you fo

. >> i'm micah materre. our top story seen around the wgn's tom negovan is live at chicago police headquarters tonight. the independent police review authority is investigating this. meantime the survivor of tells his story for the first time. >> "i turn around, i see him stick his gun out the window..and i say oh my god! and i out my hand like this. and that's how i got face." >> antonio cross, nursing a gunshot wound to the hand, his thumb nearly blown off - showing wgn news what he says happened tuesday night in lawndale. police have said an off-duty officer was investigating a disturbance near his home, when a man, allegedly cross approached with a gun. police superintendent garry mccarthy talked about it on the wgn evening news. >> this shooting appears to be justified. as the facts bear out, we will find out. because it's on a preliminary investigation at this point >> "cross says he was on the phone..that phone records will back him up. and so will the guy he was talking to." >> i was talking to him o

representative john micah says using private security is cost effective and more efficient. in a statement he says quote, tsa is a bloated bureaucracy of more than 65,000 federal workers with a track record of blunders and failures. unquote. tsa declined our request for an interview but in a statement wrote quote, tsa a counterterrorism agency that provides the most effective security in the most efficient manner possible. it's currently developing procedures to implement the provisions for the opt out program under the new law. we contacted the oakland and san jose airports. san jose got back to us. a spokesperson there says they have no plans to opt out. she says they don't see a great benefit to it. kimberly tere, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> thousands of california teachers are about to get an unwelcomed message in the mail. today is the deadline for california school district to send out thousands of pink slips. california teachers association says nearly 20,000 layoff notices went out statewide. >>> flames, dramatic pictures tonight of a firefighter being pulle

speaker -- in micah -- >> the member will suspend -- >> these words. >> the member will suspend -- >> these words. >> the member will -- >> congressman rush was told he was out of order and later removed from the house floor. rules there say you have to wear a jacket. and spike lee is apologizing to a florida family after he published their home address on his twitter account saying he believed it to be the home of george zimmerman. it was not. the address turned out to be the home two of public school employees, both in their 70s who said they feared for their safety. spike lee has apologized for publishing their address erroneously. >>> the faa says the jetblue pilot whose erratic behavior forced an emergency landing on tuesday had passed a routine medical examination less than four months ago. today clayton osbon is being held at a texas hospital and facing federal charges of interfering with a crew. as nbc's tom costello reports, osbon was late arriving at the airport the day of that flight and things only got worse from there. >> reporter: from the criminal complaint, we're now l

. >> here's what i have learned today is senator mcconnell pulled micah from managing the highway bill and givesing to shus ster. i knew his father very well. we were both senior members of our transportation committees. we worked together on several highway bills. his name was bud shoe ster. if his son is anything like the dad, it will help get this bill done. we have to go back to a time when we worked to get things done, not create issues ideologically. highway bill is important. it's not a bill we should be doing changes in the clean water act or clean air act. we shouldn't be declaring war and doing all these things have nothing to do with the highway bill. so speaker boehner has said today i'm told -- i haven't seen it -- i was told he said we would be willing to take up the senate-passed bill. the house has been in a state of disarray for going on two years. so we hope that they can move from that state and help us get a highway bill passed if we're fortunate enough to work our way through the filibuster the republicans have here. >> senator reid earlier today on capitol hill an

at 7 on c ltv mark suppelsa and micah materre begin our decision 2012 coverage when the polls close we will also be streaming results live on wgntv.com look for the winners and the race results on the wgn news at 9 and on channel 9 and wgn america judy wang is live in a little village neighborhood with the latest on the the gun violence this weekend and the killing of a 6 year-old girl two suspects appeared in court but the child's mother does not hold back her anchor ... the girl was shot multiple times as she and her family sat on their front porch and that 3-d300 block of springfield avenue she died later at mount sinai hospital in 18 year-old and a 16 year-old were arrested both charged with first-degree murder both are members of the latin kings street gang, a they are animals with no heart how could you come here with no intentiothe intention to kill someone i want you to know you took my baby away what your mission was one of your intentions were you failed because instead you took my baby my 6 year-old little girl >>i am in pain when a 6 year-old is gunned down and it seems lik

>>i'm micah materre. it's a numbers game at this point the march primary in illinois will dole out a hefty amount of republican delegates to presidential contenders.. and line up the state's congressional races for november. tonight sets the tone for a long election year. >>our coverage is expansive tonight. clarence page and john kass with the chicago tribune have been with us since polls closed and are here for the long haul-- joining them editorial cartoonist scott stantis, we'll check in . >> la romney was only four points ahead. >> he said it was the first time the romney had 50 percent now to john to 48. it's down to 48. >> santorum is showing strength to end the malloy area of illinois. in the rural area . >> the winner of the republican primary of the illinois...mitt romney. >>. the tolland has been set. campaign supporters are still around. ann romney introduced her husband as the man who second can transform america. we heard him reflected and expand upon his thoughts repeatedly in recent days.

to fail can have them fail or the economy is going to implode so so people will begin to get us out micah all right moving on speaking of businesses that are trying to profit off of this trend in obesity and you know i think we have a sound bite. talk over these talking supreme show me the real nacho cheese the readers and a few c.d.'s none of which were anywhere near. this year so job spreads that you did sixty five. well instead of having to drive to get tacos what about having them delivered a silicon valley startup thinks that is the way of the future they want to develop a taco copter tacos delivered by drone you submit an order on your smartphone and it just drops that taco right in your mouth and unfortunately the law is being blocked by the u.s. government because according to f.a.a. regulations you're not allowed to fly drones for commercial purposes so is this regulation getting in the way of american innovation. it is getting in the way but this is part of the bigger problem the regulations that the government has a regular problem that it creates ultimately there's a result of

>>and i'm micah materre. our top story seen around the country tonight on wgn america. . >> take a look at the latest numbers and mississippi. rick santorum with a 33% a and ron paul with 5%. let's talk about the results. how would you put aaron allen on this one. >> it's amazing to see that mitt romney is ahead. i think this is a result of his money train. >> is also the possibility that southern states and maybe pick the one that is going to be able to be president obama. >> we are seeing this dynamic and other states as well. in mississippi can defeat obama, 40% of mississippi republicans went to romney. moral character was 43 percent of the vote. . >> the one of throwing a sophist gingric us off is gingrich. >> he lowered the bar a few days ago but it's going to be very difficult how long can he stay in the game?. >> the place where gingrich release scored the question as mitt romney saying i am the outsider.. >>mitt romney wasn't in first, but you are saying a lot of the major metropolitan areas of in th

>> micah set box right here. >> so you got a box of tapes that you think are not that valuable. >> justhatever is in my garage. >> how do they know where your garage is? >> registration in the glove box. >> just looking around i found dvd players, portable navigation devices including this one. a thief would never see that. >> i don't know how long does it take? >> ten minutes? >> a second. >> do your own report card before you get out of your car and thieves could be watching you put stuff in your trunk so be careful. in foster city. >>> well visibility is already bad close to the coastline. look at the golden quite bridge shot. fog starting to roll in. we'll see fog tomorrow morning especially close to the coastline but we'll also see it briefly in the inland valleys. temperatures cooler inland tomorrow morning and closer to the coastline without the storm rolling through like we saw this morning. into the afternoon sun breaks and warmer temperatures in the 60s that increasing cloud cover tomorrow night is another storm approaching. let's get a look at the visibility out there right n

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micah's off tonight. >> i'm mark suppelsa. our top story seen around the country tonight on wgn america: gunfire in the gresham neighborhood. wgn's dan ponce is there for us tonight. still a very active investigation tonight. chicago police said the victims ranged in age from 16-25 and all victims are male. they were taken to three area hospitals. neighbors and community leaders say the shooting was gang- related. >> about 6:00 p.m. police said the gunman went into a tobacco store and a 14 hunt but it bought block of west said the night and opened fire killing one and injuring five others. dozens of police officers and first responders were on the scene immediately along with friends and family members of some of the victims. one woman said her son's was so taken to grow to hospital. community leaders say the shootings were gain related. they say the store is a known gang hand out and all or most of the victims were members of the same gang in our target. several people said they saw the gunman running from the store. >> i hea

good evening, i'm micah materre. i'm mark suppelsa. our top story seen around the country tonight on wgn america. the justices don't care about the protests either way, but gaynor hall is here with the debate inside the high court. passing healthcare reform was a signature accomplishment for president obama. repealing it is a top priority for conservative critics. but is the core provision of the affordable care act constitutional? after two years of fierce public debate the supreme court will get the final word. outside the supreme court dueling protests with supporters and opponents of the "affordable care act." this law is here to stay. this is clearly unconstitutional. inside, the courtroom was packed for the start of the historic proceedings. the big question is, can the government require people to get health insurance or pay a penalty? first up though... arguments today focused on whether that penalty should be considered a tax. if so, the court would delay a ruling until the individual mandate actually goes into effect in 2014.

good evening, i'm micah materre. >> and i'm mark suppelsa. our top story seen around the country tonight on wgn america. hundreds of chicagoans turning out tonight in a peaceful and powerful call for justice in the shooting death of a florida teen. wgn's tom negovan is with the marchers tonight. those motions them some of them are still making the rounds down here braving some very unpredictable weather today and tonight to send a very powerful message although at times both the message becomes an end one. some demanding justice even if it comes from outside the justice system. call demand who killed ron a coward with a gun. the march for the second time today. their numbers are growing. hundreds rally through the downtown streets. police clearing a path supporting a florida family that has lost a son. >> and this is amazing. this is beyond what i thought it was going to be. it became all from all over chicago, all ages and ethnicities united by a common belief. somewhere in hood is just as the 17 year-old was the night he was shot and killed

the speaker of the house has to remove john micah from being involved in the transportation bill. that has never happened in my recollection in congressional history. the same thing is a problem in the race. they say, it is not your turn. wait four years and we will give you another chance. >> tony, neither santorum nor gingrich seemed at this point in time inclined to quit the race. call them stubborn, persistent, determined, whatever you want to use. but that is great for mitt romney, isn't it? jay sure. -- >> sure. romney has a week or two to enjoy the fact that gingrich and santorum have not resolved their own inter party fight. newt gingrich claims to have had a good night. hehe won the biggest delegate state, his home state. >> he is two for 18 which is not good. >> he came third in the two other southern states, and he claims to run a southern strategy. that's not going to holdup. i think you will have the more conservative pro santorum wing go toward newt. >> even though it is good it is splitting the vote, it is okay for fry maries, but it is forcing him further and furth

good evening, i'm micah materre. i'm mark suppelsa. our top story seen around the country tonight on wgn america. the flight starting in boston was headed to chicago but diverted to buffalo. wgn's sean lewis joins us with the details. sean? charges may be filed against the woman in boston who called jetblue airlines this morning saying that a woman on board flight 923 may pose a threat. after the plane was diverted to buffalo, and the fbi questioned the woman on the plane investigators determined she wasn't a threat though, other passengers said it was obvious the woman was in distress. i was sitting next to her. after landing safely at o'hare just after noon monday gason patterson told us he knew something wasnt quite right with the woman sitting next to him. she was sobbing and she had made a page to the attendant a couple of times but she was sobbing the whole time. the woman, he says, talked to the flight attendant in the back of the airplane. then without warning, a diversion to buffalo, new york with law enforcement all around. y

. >>> micah is bringing fine art to the masses, via a vending machine which dispences art. >>> and -- dispenses art. >>> and a mobile app which tells you which ones work and which don't. >>> remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. >>> baltimore is known for its crab cakes. the star spangled banner, ravens, orioles. but how about roller coasters? mike schuh explains, the center for roller coaster design is not at disney or universal studios, but here in charm city. >> reporter: it's hard to think who made your roller coaster when you're busy screaming. but the fingerprints for every scream, every twist, and every turn, can be traced here to baltimore. >> and then the engineers here are turning those from -- really from a dream to reality. >> reporter: jim saons owns ride. if his clients can dream it up, they can build it in shops in baltimore, cincinnati and salt lake city. >> we just did a big attraction in indonesia, where we exported, you know, over a million pounds of fabricated steel, made in the united states, to indonesia. >> reporter: fr

. >>> micah is bringing fine art to the masses, via a vending machine, which dispenses art. >>> and johnsns professors check out mobile phone apps to tell you which ones work and which don't. for these stories and more, read the baltimore sun. >>> well, money is getting moved around in baltimore city schools. and it's heading right to the students. wjz and gigi barnett are live to explain the new plan will likely mean more cuts at school headquarters. gigi. >> that's right, denise. the school leaders say they are funneling more money to the classroom, because that is exactly where it's needed the most. >> reporter: this is where city school leaders want to spend the bulk of their cash. in the classroom on every student. the district unveiled its plan this week. it's shifting more money to schools, even though the school system's bottom line is staying the same. >> we're going to get more of that slice of the pie to our schools to make sure they can maintain the staffing and programs. that's our first priority. it's always been our first priority. >> reporter: michael frist is the school d

teams are stepping up their efforts to locate a missing runner who vanished four days ago. 60-year-old micahst seen going out for a routine run in 20-degree weather wearing only shorts and a t-shirt. >>> there is late word that country music legend george jones will now be staying in the hospital. he's been there since tuesday. currently being treated for an upper respiratory infection. his publicist slamming earlier reports that the singer had come down with pneumonia. >> arthel: some newly unsealed court documents are revealing new information into the disappearance of a utah mom. susan powell vanished in 2009. her husband, josh, was a person of interest, but was never charged. josh and his children all died when he set his washington state home on fire back in february. now a prosecutor in washington says there was enough evidence in his opinion, to charge him with susan's murder. anna is live in our new york city news room. what did you find? >> top story to relive. gruesome evidence from unsealed files brought to light friday have authorities in washington state and utah at odds over ho

the prophet micah asked, when god asked the prophet micah, who do i require of thee, but to love mercy and do justice and walk humbly before your god. mr. speaker, i know that don passed fwod's requirement he lived his -- god's requirement he lived his life with purpose. he was a son of africa but he was also a servant of africa and a servant of the world. we're all going to miss don. we all look to don's example in public service. i will miss him and my condolences to his entire family and his entire staff. i might add that we went to his office, we sang a song together , jesus keep me near the cross. don not only stayed close but now he's in a better place. god bless you, don, god bless you. mr. roe: i thank the gentleman. i would like to yield to the distinguished gentlelady from california, ms. lee. ms. lee: thank you very much. thank you for yielding. madam speaker, it is with a very heavy heart that i rise tonight to honor and commemorate the life of a world leader, but more importantly a grandfather, a great grandfather, a father, a brother, an uncle, a boss, a dedicated family

micah, rainy, jonas stay here.rothers! my son looked at me and goes, you couldn't have named me bob? >> reporter: there are plenty of reasons to second guess your choice. >> the top reason is because it's become too common. the number two reason is that they are pressured into the name by a spouse or family member. >> i was surprised at how many of my friends when i asked them, had regrets about what they named their kids. dozens of people e-mailed me and wrote to tell me about the problems they had. >> choosing a name bears a lot of deep discussion. it can be an opportunity for a couple to really learn a lot about each other through the choice of the name and arrive at a name they both feel good about. >> it's a lifelong decision really. >> i think even if you come up with something unusual you think the kid grows into the name. my kids are the people that the names suggest. >> that means the responsibility is heavy if you think they will grow into the name. because, that means you're predestined -- >> they can't

what is happening is thaton micah has been saying for weeks -- is that john mica has been saying for weeks and months he is in -- not in charge of the votes or funding, so to say he's been pulled from the bill is an overstatement but it's not entirely inaccurate to say thatboehner is looking to find whoever he can and bill shuster is a very good person to get the vote he is needs from the freshman members of congress. >> let's look to the senate for a second. much different bill a two-year re-authorization bill. what can you tell us about the status there? >> it's going on a long, slow slug toward passage. they're debating the number and type of amendments that can be put on the bill. last i checked, they didn't have a deal on the -- on what those amendments would look like but aides on both sides say they're getting close and i think they'll get one. most of the amendments that republicans are wanting to offer probably won't pass, so it's more a chance for making a political message. so eventually, i think they'll pass that bill. it's a bipartisan bill. it passed out of the environm

february 8, 2011, chairman micah, we'll have a bill by -- chairman my ka, we'll have a bill -- chairman mie ka, we'll have a -- chairman mica, we'll have a bill by august. fast forward, we'll have one extension -- they didn't get it done by august. then in november, house to pass highway bill. that was november of 2011, it's 2012. now the republicans are saying they need another 90 days to get agreement in their own caucus. they're never going to get agreement. there are 80 members of the republican caucus who believe there is no federal interest. get this, no federal interest in a national transportation system. it should devolve to the 50 states, back to the good old days when kansas built a turnpike and oklahoma didn't an the cars were launched off the end of the turnpike into a farmer's field for another five years until kansas finally got around to it. let's go back to those good ole days. they also say this won't create jobs, well, guess what, transportation investment is the best way to create made in america jobs. transit equipment, made in america. steel, made in america. const