. >> chicago mayor rahm emanuel and illinois governor pat quinn were also at today's service. >>> still to come tonight, what georgetown university has students looking out for this weekend. >>> plus braving the cold in the district, these runners raising big money with very little clothing on. chuck is balance, fully clothed, with the sunday forecast. will the wind >>> georgetown university is warning students faculty and staff to be on the lookout after a recent spike in crime. a letter from university police say several students have been robbed recently and the thieves have taken laptops, cash, ipods and other electronics. police police asked everyone to wak in pairs and take advantage of security escorts and shuttles and report anything suspicious. >>> most of a thousand people went off for a chili run for the coupe i had's underie run. this year, even george, abe and teddy took part. it takes place in 17 cities across the country. today they raised more than $250,000. but why oh why do they do it in february? >> well, it's part of the coupe cupid thing. >> i'm a very dedicated run

governor pat quinn has vowed to sign it if it ever reaches his desk. >>> shocking but true, california's parks and rec department doesn't know how much it costs to operate each of its state parks. according to a new audit, park officials have no idea how much the state would have saved by closing 70 parks last year. its part of an investigation into $54 million found hidden last summer in two special funds. the money had been there for a decade. >>> 4:49 now. toyota will pay millions all part of a settlement for its safety recalls. the japanese automaker will pay $29 million to 29 states in america sanaa he would. state attorneys general had sued the company. toyota recalled some 14 million vehicles in 2009 and 2010 for acceleration without warning. toyota also promised to deal more quickly with their customer complaints. >>> investors continue to have faith in their 401(k) retirement funds. fidelity investments says 401(k) balances reached record highs last year with an average balance of just over $77,000. the stock market gains accounted for about two-thirds of that increase. the rest

education secretary arne duncan and pat quinn will also attend the service.er death brought renewed focus on gun and gang violence in the city. >>> the viewing of a -- former maryland delegate christine died after rescuers pulled her from her burning home temple hills. jones was the first african-american to represent prince george's county in the maryland general assembly. the final viewing will be held at bethlehem baptist church in southeast d.c. on martin luther king avenue. the viewing begins at 9:00 this morning. the funeral service at 11:00. >>> a -- this man died responding to a car fire near glebe road. today marks the one-year anniversary of his death. the virginia native was only 33 years old. today's remembrance will begin at 10:00 a.m. at the alexandria fire department development center on jefferson street. >>> we'll remain in the dark when it comes to new developments in the chandra leafy murder case. the hearings that involved ingmar guandique continue to be closed to the public and media. there have been a number of hearings which could be a

obama, several other dignitaries attended, including illinois governor pat quinn, chicago mayor rahmel, reverend jesse jackson and education secretary arne duncan. >>> president obama used his weekly address today to press congress to prevent a series of automatic spending cuts from taking place on march 1st. the president says the cuts would strike a blow to the economy at a critical time. >> at a time when economists and business leaders from across the spectrum have said our economy is poised for progress, we shouldn't allow self-inflicted wounds to put that progress in jeopardy. >> congress put off the so- called sequester as part of the last-minute fiscal cliff deal on new year's day. if a spending deal is not reached, more than $500 billion will be cut from the defense department and other national security agencies. >>> the boeing aircraft company today sent one of its 787 dreamliner jets on a test flight. 50 of the jets have been grounded worldwide because of fears about fires from the plane's lithium ion batteries. a 787 took off today from boeing field in seattle and spent

pat quinn with no running mate. >> i want to serve the people of illinois and a role where i could have a greater impact. the daughter of the late u.s. senator paul simon. >> the issue of gun violence is taking center stage at chicago city council at a meeting today. all the men are expected to vote on a stricter gun ordinance proposal. >> still no vote yet. the city council is expected to approve an ordinance that will give partial penalty to people who do not report the transfer of the firearm within 40 hours. the idea is to up the ante and get people who have a legal guns to turn over their weapons. the police superintendent held a news conference earlier this month announcing 700 guns have been seized by chicago police. he pointed out that is two and half times more than the number of guns then the peoplepolice. in ny. it would apply to all gun owners. the alderman we talk to are in favor of it. you could end up spending a lot of time in jail. there's a lot of seriousness. the need to keep punching with these criminals and keep making a difference. i believe in a responsible gun own

governor pat quinn is giving his third state of the state address at this hour in springfield. he's focusing on the state budget crisis. pension concerns and raising the minimum wage in illinois to 10-dollars an hour. he also is expected to support the marriage equality bill currently being considered by the senate and a proposed 25- cent sneaker tax to fund job programs for high school dropouts. let's listen in to the governor's address right now. the largest public works investment. between that and our tollway initiative we have been investing $43 billion to build and strengthen our infrastructure. this is supporting more than half a million jobs across illinois. construction workers who is with us today have been busy working. they are ready to rebuild. they are building a bridge across the mississippi river. they have already completed. we have much more to do. the members of the general assembly lets an act house bill. keep those construction jobs going. that is our illinois. four years ago many thought high-speed rail was a pipe dream. now we're making it a reality in il

pat quinn at the polls the next year practically a licking their chops.lost 290,000 jobs under paquin you can ask a bond rating agencies about how much he has failed as a governor. paquin has done nothing in four years on our state's biggest problem which is pension reform. >> you did hear a proposal from him today in this speech about how to get where we need to go. hopefully this is the last speech that refers to the problem that we need to specfix.to fx. call sofix call,. calls for an assault weapons ban. let's be frank the pension squeeze is draining our ability to teach our students, our children are being shortchanged and in the end that shortchanges our economy as well that is not to our illinois the pension is a $97 billion problem for the state and is growing by the day. he did make mention is his speech this afternoonin his speech this afternoon hybrid legislation ultimately amount to a bipartisan pension solution congressional investigators call for a full house ethics committee probe of illinois congressman aron shock claiming that he solicite

mayor rahm emanuel and governor pat quinn announced today that a new 12 hundred room hotel will be built near mccormick place. the agency that operates mccormick place is acquiring a site adjacent to the convention center to build the new hotel. the facility will allow mccormick place to add about 15 new mid-market events each year.. generating about 80 thousand attendees. the hotel will be located between michigan and indiana along the south side of cermak. it's expected to create nearly 25 hundred construction jobs and 500 permanent local jobs. coming up next: the latest in south africa where olympic runner appeared in court today for the murder of his girlfriend. plus, investigators reveal what the sandy hook elementary school shooter's motive was.. who inspired him to open fire in that deadly shooting. and, the warning from health experts about a new mysterious sars-like virus that could affect patients here in the u.s. i remember the day my doctor said i had diabetes. there's a lot i had to do... watch my diet. stay active. start insulin... today, i learned there's something i don't

michelle obama attending this funeral and governor pat quinn and mayor rahm emanuel. family says it will not be about politics but it has struck a chord with the first family and obama administration. a lot of focus on gun violence and reducing gun violence. president obama has made it a priority. joe biden out to bring back proposals in the last few weex, all of this since the december 14th mass murder in newtown, connecticut. the girl was killed in hyde park neighborhood which is obama's home. it's drawing more attention to gun violence. we're awaiting for michelle obama to arrive at the chicago church. we'll bring you updates as it develops this morning. >>> if you plan to send flowers to a local florist this valentine's day. some companies that appear to be local are actually from out of the area, sometimes even out of the state. here is michael finney with a "7 on your side" investigation. >> when you have flowers delivered on valentine's day, how do you pick a florist? many go online. here a listing for palo alto. it shows a nice woman in one photograph, a nice

illinois governor pat quinn is expected to sign the bill if it reaches his desk. >>> in 15 minutes the marriage protest in san francisco today that led to several people being detained. >>> a pilot has been identified as his plane crashed yesterday afternoon. we brought you the story yesterday here at 5:00 p.m. investigators say they believe he was flying to nut tree airport when a wing of the plane came off and it came to the grown. he was the owner. >>> police are crediting youtube for helping them arrest a woman suspected of stealing a package from someone's porch. she was arrested yesterday afternoon. police found her with stolen mail, credit cards and i.d.es. police say she stole a package and a bag from a porch. someone was caught on this surveillance video. police put this video on youtube and several tips from the public led to the arrest. >>> former san diego mayor today admitted she gambled millions of dollars intended for charity. she acknowledged today she misappropriated $2 million from her husband's chartable foundation. prosecutors say she won more than a billion dollars

first lady michelle obama the major, governor pat quinn and others attended the service for a young womanas become the national and tragic face of chicago's violence. >> we're wishing that people hear us and hoping that changes take police. >> police say the suspect in question are ages 18 and 20. >>> a florida police officer is disciplined for punching a man in the face. take a look at the scene here in orlando. an intoxicated man was upset after losing his wallet. he spit in the officer who said he wouldn't find it. the officer punched him to the ground. the officer's actions were too extreme the department said. >>> can wall street start the week on the right note? all the markets lost ground today. here's a look at the updated numbers. the dow was off 22, s and p is down a point and the nasdaq is off 2. let's go to new york where alexis has tonight's cbs money watch update. >> stocks started the trading week lower as problems in europe weighed down wall street. greek farmers launched a campaign to protest the government. they're staging daily roadblocks. the farmers are protesting aga

that measure is expected to pass and democratic governor pat quinn has indicated he will sign it.th state to legalize same-sex marriage along with the district of columbia. >>> chuck hagel's nomination as defense secretary is facing a potential republican filibuster which prompted harry reid to force a vote tomorrow to end the debate over whether to confirm hagel. rand paul telling cnn they need to hold democrats to a higher standard here. >> if they're got -- >> hagel's nomination made it out of the armed services committee on a party line vote. >>> general john allen may withdraw his nomination to become the supreme allied commander of nato. in fact, a staff member's written statement indicates he is considering taking a brake to reunite with his family, maybe even possibly retire. general allen spent 1 months directing nato forces against taliban insurgents. last year embarrassing e-mails with jill kelly came to light during cia director's sex scandal. >>> there was emphasis on the staging. students here are actually on winter break this week. the principal e-mailed parents off

democratic governor pat quinn indicated he would sign the bill if it reaches his desk.allow same-sexsame-sex couples to marry. >>> members of the historic panel that overseas the museum that honors abraham lincoln the "chicago sun times" report the panel members doubt the chain of custody of the hat. it was allegedly a gift from a farmer in the 1850s. i don't know why anyone would want to keep a dirty old hat if it didn't belong to lincoln but that's just me. also i'm not a historian but why don't they get daniel day-lewis to try it on and settle it once and for you will. we'll be back. billy zane stars in barabbas. coming in march to reelz. to find reelz in your area, go to reelz.com break the ice with breath-freshening cooling crystals. ice breakers. >> michael: it's valentine's day and boy does brett erlich have something special planned for folks on the capitol hill. i hope he does because that's what we assigned him in the meeting. everyone please calm down, it's only brett talking. >> today is valentine's day. the holiday that pays tribute to the ancient greek god

illinois governor pat quinn will also attend today's service. >>> this morning, despite broadening searchorts, there is still no sign of a former l.a. cop accused of killing three people, including a police officer. these are new photos of christopher dorner taken last month by surveillance camera. investigators searched his mother's home last night. they also continue to scour the mountains just out l.a. despite heavy snowfall. police say dorner is acting out a manifesto he wrote, planning to execute former lapd colleagues and their family members after he was fired from the force in 2008. >>> an alabama prosecutor says we may never know the motive behind the school bus shooting that led to a 5-year-old boy being held hostage. a district attorney says jimmy lee dykes wants to go on live television to make a statement but never told negotiators what he wanted to say. police say he shot and killed a school bus driver last week before taking a 5-year-old boy hostage in an underground bunker. dykes was killed in an fbi operation to rescue the boy. >>> today's the start of what many in louden

arne duncan and illinois governor pat quinn will attend the service. her death brought renewed focus to gun and gang violence in chicago. >>> the head of the nra say the new measures won't pass through congress. david keen said proposals like an assault weapons ban or limit are feel good measures. background checks simply won't work because the current systems are underfunded he suggested. he said they should improve existing background checks to cut down on gun violence. >>> we're getting another look at a man who groped women. this new police sketch was released yesterday. investigators believe the man is behind 18 different instances of women being grabbed as they walked through the town of springfield. with no forensic evidence, the investigation is slow going. making residents very nervous. >> it's just insane that it's still happening. >> i am talking with the police, working with the miss on a regular basis. it's really going to take citizens to catch this person. >> congressman jerry connolly is concerned about the ongoing incidents. he tells n

philadelphia mayor michael nutter and illinois governor pat quinn saying, quote, i've had enough of theseime to make them pay. make them pay for what? here to explain is cnbc contributor robert costa. this guy lee saunders has to be a nut. he's lucky he still got what he got. >> what really irks him is now democrats, mayor nutter of philadelphia, governor quinn of illinois, they're looking at their budgets and shaking their heads saying we can't take contracts anymore, can't take the spending. >> you've seen scott walker, john kasich, republican governors all across the country, they've gone after union, write rite to work unions, collective bargaining unions, co-pays for health care and so on and so forth. how can this guy think he's immune from that? >> i think he's living in a world of 30 years ago. when a state like michigan pushes -- >> snyder, another one. >> that goes right to work. economies are bad, unemployment is high. these governors are competing for companies, businesses and jobs. they know that people can get up and go. look at california. they've had a huge flight of peopl

arne duncan and illinois governor pat quinn will also attend tomorrow's service. her death has brought renewed focus on gun and gang violence in chicago. >>> this morning, police in montgomery county say they finally have a break in a series of home burglaries. three men have been charged with robbing more than 30 homes in north potomac since last spring. police caught them after breaking into a home last month. they're accused of stealing more than $100,000 worth of property. >>> right now, people in the midwest digging out and the northeast is digging in. a massive storm is falling. up north the roads are treated but it may not do too much good. a live report from boston where this brings back bad memories. >>> what to expect when you step outside today. your weather and traffic on the (woman) 3 days of walking to give a break cancer survivor a lifetime-- that's definitely a fair trade. whoo! you walk with friends, you meet new friends, and you keep those friendships. it was such a beautiful experience. (woman) ♪ and it's beautiful ♪ undeniable (woman) why walk

illinois governor pat quinn and senior adviser will also attend today's services. >>> schools around country are looking at how they can keep their students safe. in charles county, maryland, schools there are looking at a more personal approach than most. news 4's jackie benson has the story. >> what does that say about you as a society? >> reporter: discussing a quote from russian literature is all in a day's work. he's the school resource officer. in the complicated world of teenagers, he is an approachable adult, dispensing a combination of justice, advice, and occasionally tough love. >> he is a deterrent when people come in. i think they're comforted, whether it be a teacher, student, or parent to know we have an officer that can react appropriately, immediately to a situation. >> reporter: for years, while other law enforcement agencies were pulling cops from schools for budget reason, charles county sheriff rex coffee was adding them. >> our officers that are in the middle schools and high schools are also responsible to, you know, make periodic checks to the elementary schoo

they need 60 votes to pass it and governor pat quinn already said he will sign it into law.is a biggest thing since mike ditka's mustache. >> it was announced that the post office would be eliminating saturday delivery, a simple straightforward narrative emerged in the cooperate media. because of technology, there is less of a need for standard e-mail. therefore the postal service's finances are a mess therefore it was necessary to cut to address the issue. the only problem with the story about this poor post office besieged by e-mail, it is completely wrong. the u.s. postal service is not the victim of e-mail and text messages. it is the victim of alec and the koch brothers. why, you ask? quite simple, really. the usps is the number one employer of unionized labor in the united states and provides an affordable universal service that a private company could and would charge us all much, much more for. two huge no-nos for the right wing. the reason the right wing crafted the legislation to destroy the postal service. we're joined now by nationally and internationally syndica

house who are here, senior adviser valerie jarrett, education secretary an duncan, illinois governor pat quinnre. this tragic killing of a child who wasn't on the wrong -- hanging out with the wrong crowd. she urged friends to stay away from gangs and stay on the straight and narrow. it has focused the nation's attention during this debate over gun violence. i can tell you that during this service here we already saw a young person speak to this idea that she was a bystander. she said it's sad that in chicago you have to watch your front while watching your back. i can tell you the first lady met with about 30 of young hadiya pendleton's friends and classmates before the service and then had a private meeting with her family as well. and in the funeral program it has hadiya's entire bio, talks about her favorite foods -- chinese, cheeseburgers, fig newtons, said she wanted to go to college and nay major in journalism or pharmacology. it includes a copy of a handwritten note from the president himself saying they are going to work as hard as they can to put an end to this senseless gun violence

and the governor, pat quinn, has promised to sign that measure. is still some opposition from republicans, as well as religious leaders. the bill does protect churches that don't want to perform same-sex marriages. joining me live via skype, ray long from "the chicago tribune." good to have you here. let's talk first where this stands. they promised to make a move valentine's day. it moved that way. but what are the biggest hang-ups, biggest obstacles moving forward? >> one of the big things here in illinois, is that in the house they have a whole new set of lawmakers, as you know, after reapportionment, remapping, and all the very states. illinois is the same. they have dozens of new lawmakers. they've got to figure out who is on which side. that is one of the hurdles. it's also a controversial vote in itself, so therefore there will be some pushing back. there was in the senate, but the illinois house and the illinois senate have expanded their democratic majorities. therefore, it has looked like this will be a better shot this time. it was, of

governor pat quinn is here doing great work down in springfield.iend and senior senator dick durbin is in the house. congressman bobby rush is here. we're in his district. attorney general and former seat mate of mine when i was in the state senate, lisa madigan. county board president, used to be my alderwoman, toni prekwinkcle in the house. and i see a lot of reverend clergy but i'm not going to mention them because if i miss one i'm in trouble. they've been friends of mine. they have been knowing me. some people may not know this, but obviously this is my old neighborhood. i used to teach right around the corner. this is where michelle and i met, where we fell in love. this is where we raised our daughters in a house just about a mile away from here, less than a mile. and that's really what i have come here to talk about today. raising our kids. >> we love you! >> i love you, too. i love you, too. i'm here to make sure that we talk about and then work towards giving every child every chance in life. building stronger communities and new ladders

governor pat quinn expected to sign the bill if it gets to his desk.cago. he said all the citizens are the same in the lord's eyes. he said he was having flashbacks to the movie lincoln. [ mumbling ] stephanie: he said for the love of god i feel like i'm sitting in 1865 where similar debates were about why savory should continue in our country. this is the time, this is the place, we are one people. [ applause ] stephanie: good for him. >> why don't you go out and gay marry him. stephanie: i think i will. chubby checker is suing hewlett packard saying they infringed upon his name with the chubby checker app. estimating the size of a man's penis based on his shoe size. is it true, the shoe size thing? >> i've always been told the nail bed. >> a bed that nails? >> where your fingernails attach to your finger, the size of your nail bed. stephanie: i'm having a horrible valentine's day week. i read the story on celebrity assistants and few i make t-bone come and spoon with me every night. >> he did last night. stephanie: he says he did so i'll take his wor

governor pat quinn is here doing great work down if springfield.y great friend and senior senator, dick durbin, is in the house. congressman bobby rush is here. we're in his district. attorney general and former seat mate of mine when i was in the state senate, lisa madigan. county board president, used to be my alderwoman, tony prekwinkle in the house. and i see a lot of clergy here, and i'm not going to mention them, because if i miss one, i'm in trouble. they're all friends of mine. they've been knowing me. some people may not know this, but obviously, this is my old neighborhood. i used to teach right around the corner. this is where michelle and i met. where we fell in love. this is where we raised our daughters. in a house just about a mile away from here. less than a mile. and that's really what i've come here to talk about today. raising our kids. i love you too. i love you too. i'm here to make sure that we talk about and then work towards giving every child, every chance in life. building stronger communities. hand new ladders of opportun

next, eric heineman is the governor's sustainability director for the office of governor pat quinn in illinois. he'll talk about the whole variety of policies that illinois has in place to support electric vehicles including -- [inaudible] programs that the state has in place. christine kirby is director of the division of air and climate program at the massachusetts department of environmental protection. she's one of the three state co-chairs for the clean vehicles and fuels work group of the transportation and climate initiative, an effort that we at georgetown climate center are proud to facilitate. it's an effort of the 11 states and d.c. in the northeast and mid atlantic. you'll hear a lot more about that. christine, as one of the co-chairs will be talking about tci's ev work most of which was made possible by the support of a u.s. department of energy planning grant, so we'd like to thank linda bluestein here. moving back to the west coast for another regional effort, tonya buhl is from washington state's department of transportation. she'll share with us some of washington's e