bill brady and rich whitney made the points in southern illinois.have more live from the loop. >>> good afternoon, the governor accused bill brady of not having a heart and he called the governor's plan a fairy tale. things were heated. the first of four debates took place last night at southern illinois university. quinn and the republican senator clashed on taxes and jobs. the green party nominee participated as well detailing plans to lower property taxes and create a bank and provide all students with pretuition w three weeks to go before the election he is going after quinn for his hike proposal and he said there are better ways to balance the budget. the plan to cut education funding would rackry fies children. the governor said he is working to reform medicate by elimb fating waste and impleating a trial managed care program. he went on the attack. >> i believe we need to make sure we have mammograms for moms and making sure that we do have tests for cancer. the state of illinois should mandate that. the senator has voted against that and the

. >>> the massive fire that destroyed three downtown buildings in a southern illinois town is being calledt. a courthouse was also damaged by the fast moving flames. nearby homes were filled with smoke. no injuries have been reported. >>> still ahead on 9 news now. hundreds of tourists stranded on a snowy mountain this weekend. we will have that stor >>> i'm actually comfortable here tonight in just my sleeves rolled up as clouds roll in making for a mild evening which will make for even a mild start. after a high today into the mid- 70s for many of us. check out this wakeup weather. temperatures into the 50s and 60s. a lot more cloud cover, chances of rain to talk about. but even more temperatures and our complete forecast is coming up. >> so, ah, your seat good? got the mirrors all adjusted? you can see everything ok? just stay off the freeways, all right? i don't want you going out on those yet. and leave your phone in your purse, i don't want you texting. >> daddy... ok! ok, here you go. be careful. >> thanks dad. >> and call me--but not while you're driving. we knew this day was comin

again, rich whitney at southern illinois university in carbondale.he other candidate scott lee cohen and lex green were not invited because neither has a score of 5% in a major poll? the latest poll taken by sui shows brady leading quinn by more than 8 percentage points. >>> and because scott lee cohen is not preparing for tonight's debate, he is holding another one of his job fairs. today muriel clair live downtown with more on that. >>> good afternoon. thils the sixth job fair sponsored by scott lee cohen. and it may not be his last. >> hi the independent gubernatorial candidate says he is demple to the find work for those in if need. that's a claim driving his campaign. >> it's not about being elected. it's about helping people, real people get real jobs. >> today's job fair held at cohen's campaign headquarters opened at 10:00 this morning. job seekers started lining up 30 minutes earlier with resume's in hand and a healthy dose of optimism. >> optimism. look forward to it. >> 37 vendors awaited those looking for jobs. most of the vendors offerin

southern illinois area. low pressure getting moisture out of the gulf of mexico.t's heading off to the northeast. that is going to juice up once it hits the atlantic ocean. gets the wind back off the ocean. a cool, rainy thursday in between. tomorrow, nice, nice day. a lot of sunshine. but that rain will start developing. and we'll rauch that rain. watch this here on thursday. once that passes, we'll get into a lot of sunshine. and really nice weather coming in for the weekend. high pressure coming over the great lakes. here comes the rain for thursday. gets out quickly. quite windy at times. into the first part of the weekend. and dries out. this will cause, believe it or not, maybe snowflakes. maybe some mountains in western pa. could see snowflakes on thursday. let's go to tropics quickly. paula, another hurricane. only extend out 13 miles. makes a right turn, as it weakens over the mountains of cuba. expected by saturday to be way off to the east/southeast of florida. as a tropical depression or low pressure. and by that point, we'll keep watching it. but ther

. >>> a massive fire that destroyed three downtown buildings in southern illinois is now being calledpishes. the -- is being called suspicious. amazingly no injuries were reported. >>> it is 6:55. up next, angie has one more check on the traffic problems of the morning. we'll be right [ female announcer ] this is a strawberry pop tart. but this is warm, fresh-baked strawberry toaster strudel. [ music ] see the difference? pillsbury toaster strudel, the one kids want to eat. than listening there'to our favorite songs. there's nothing we love more than listening to our favorite songs. but our favorite thing is eating totino's pizza rolls. but our favorite thing is eating totino's pizza rolls. ♪ we're the kids in america ♪ oh, oh, oh why not save on car insurance? [ coin drops ] [ high-pitched voice ] thanks. [ normal voice ] you're welcome. get a free quote at progressive.com. >>> welcome back. it is 6:58. howard here with the weather first. 75 today. a chance of a shower or storm this afternoon. a shower possible tomorrow. look at how warm through wednesday. a better chance of showers

finally, to illinois, the senate race is tied. 37 apiece in the new simon poll from southern illinois university. but look at all of those undecideds there. we'll continue to check the "hardball" scoreboard and off. big races each night leading up to november 2nd election tuesday. >>> go to some wild debates on both coasts last night. the fight for governor in california and the fight for u.s. senator up in connecticut. willie brown is the former mayor of san francisco and former california assembly speaker. joan walsh is, of course, the editor and chief of salon.com. mr. mayor and joan, let's take a look at that debate in california last night. let's listen to the first chunk of it. here it comes. >> we've heard no outrage from you about the use of that kind of language, which to many women is the same as calling an african-american the "n" word. have you been in charge of the investigation of your campaign to find out who is responsible for using that phrase? >> i don't agree with that comparison, number one. number two, this is a five-week-old private conversation picked up on a ce

it might be dangerous for you politically in southern illinois, but look at it this way. if you vote for this and support it, other republicans will support it, and if that happens, the bill will pass the senate. it will change history. 100 years from now, american schoolchildren will know only two games. abraham lincoln and everett dirkson. [laughter] he liked what he heard and it did change history. i'm not sure that every school child in america these days know the name, but they probably should. he is an example of the way things used to beat it should be more often these days. i think we don't like partisanship, the best person to complain to is james madison. his idea was that we had a great danger in starting the united states, that we might somehow evolve into a marquee or a dictatorship like those of europe. that would happen if there was not enough conflict within the american government. he would not have to worry these days about the about of conflict. the think he would be appalled by the degree to which things have gotten some nasty as our panelists describe

his challenger is spending much of his time in central and southern illinois.ight, they spend much time in chicago where state election of -- state offices are often decided. our political coverage continues with the massachusetts governor's debate. the candice discuss the commonwealth economy and the crime rate. this is one hour. >> welcome to the 22 news broadcast center in massachusetts. this will be the only gubernatorial debate here to take place in western massachusetts. is originating from a broadcast studios. this will be available online on our website. our viewers have some added some of the questions we will ask our candidates to night. we are committed to bringing the information you need to know to make informed decisions on election day this november 2. thanks for your for dissipation. -- participation. >> good evening. welcome to the gubernatorial debate in massachusetts. i am from public television. i will be the moderator. here are the candidates. mr.ublican charlie bankker, patrick, governor. >> thanks for tuning in and participating. years ag

. >> jessica 18 and kelly 13 were killed instantly, shocking details of the crash in southern illinoiss driven by an illinois state policeman. >> it just seemed to be one blow after another. >> reporter: officer matt mitchell said he was traveling at speeds of 106 miles an hour responding to an emergency, but he also admitted that at the same time he was talking to his girlfriend on his personal cell phone and e-mailing on his police computer moments before impact. >> he's dishonored the uniform, he's dishonored law enforcement and he's undermined people's respect for the law. >> my daughters were killed by somebody who was sworn to protect and serve them. >> reporter: when the case went to criminal court, he pled guilty to reckless homicide, his license suspended, his badge taken away, but no jail time. justice two days after that guilty plea, mitchell refused to admit guilt in a civil case. >> he came and he testified and he said i'm not responsible for this accident, i only pled guilty because i couldn't get a fair trial. and it was at that moment that i thought to myself, you know

southern illinois university, the home of the paul simon policy center was going to host a debate tried to get the senate candidates to agree to it. janeulius with grew over who was going to be included. and the moderator said that was not his best move. megyn: steve, what is it that's plaguing him? i lived in chicago for five years, i know how blue that state is and that town in particular. this is president obama's old seat that was temporarily filled. obviously it's been held by a democrat who went onto become the president of the united states. he, the first lady, so many have thrown their support behind gianoul ii ous. what are they saying now that puts him behind against the republican. >> reporter: the president is doing very well, very popular in the city. some of the suburban district that he carried he's losing support there. there are five seats, congressional seats that are in play, four of them are held by democrats, the other one is an open seat the one kirk left to run for the senate. that says a lot. megyn: we'll have more on that and how it's supposedly leaning into the

saudi arabia, or venezuela or iran and invested in west virginia, in kentucky in missouri in southern illinoisjobs overseas. >> now, mr. speaker, one of the efforts by the democrats was to paint republicans as extremists, whether it was marco rubio, sharron angle, christine o'donnell to say that the republicans are represented by the extremes and i think the debate told a different tail, but so does the new poll, that said that people actually think that democrats are more represented by their extremists than are the republicans. so, is that message falling flat, and again the extremist republicans, who you should be afraid of and that's how they're represented. >> well, the challenges when i wrote to save america, the submarine title stopping obama's secular socialist machine and the washington establishment, that seems like strong language, but most americans when they watched obama care, they watched cap and trade and giant taxes increases and lifted his radical appointees and most americans started out and that's pretty accurate and the result has been what you've seen. and he was a commun

it might be dangerous for you politically in southern illinois, but look at it this way. if you vote for this and support it, other republicans will support it, and if that happens, the bill will pass the senate. it will change history. 100 years from now, american schoolchildren will know only two games. abraham lincoln and everett dirkson. [laughter] he liked what he heard and it did change history. i'm not sure that every school child in america these days know the name, but they probably should. he is an example of the way things used to beat it should be more often these days. i think we don't like partisanship, the best person to complain to is james madison. his idea was that we had a great danger in starting the united states, that we might somehow evolve into a marquee or a dictatorship like those of europe. that would happen if there was not enough conflict within the american government. he would not have to worry these days about the about of conflict. the think he would be appalled by the degree to which things have gotten some nasty as our panelists describe

the reason i was endorsed by the "chicago sun-times" and the same thing that "southern illinois todaysaid, you may not know we may not always-- agree with him, but we know where he stands. on cap and trade he changed hims s mind. on don't ask don't tell he changed his mind. the reason i received these endorsements is that people do not know where mark kirk stands. i will vote my conscience. that is what is fundamentally wrong with washington, d.c. -- politics as usual. >> you raise a couple of points, but since bright start is on the table, what is your position? you lost $150 million on this key found that people were putting, people in the state of illinois were using to pay for their kids' education on your watch, lost this money. >> i am glad you brought this up, because when i got in office it was ranked at the bottom. kipling or two months ago said it was among the top five. it was a rogue fund managers fall. i am in charge. i take responsibility, which is why i went after oppenheimer. that's why we were able to record a record settlement. we were the first state to issue subpoe

the reason i was endorsed by the "chicago sun-times" and the same thing that "southern illinois today" said, you may not know we may not always-- agree with him, but we know where he stands. on cap and trade he changed hims s mind. on don't ask don't tell he changed his mind. the reason i received these endorsements is that people do t know where mark kirk stands. i will vote my conscience. that is what is fundamentally wrong with washington, d.c. -- politics as usual. >> you raise a couple of points, but since bright start is on the table, what is your position? you lost $150 million on this key found that people were putting, peoplen the state of illinois were using to pay for their kids' education on your watch, lost this money. >> i am glad you brought this up, because when i got in office it was ranked at the bottom. kipling or two months ago said it was among the top five. it was a rogue fund managers fall. i am in charge. i take responsibility, which is why i went after oppenheimer. that's why we were able to record a record settlement. we were the first state to issue subpoena

> venezuela president hugo chavez ordered the take over of an american firm called owens illinois in the southernof the country. he said the company is exploiting workers and destroying the environment. it's part of chavez's nationwide large chunks of the country economy. since last month's election left him with a smaller majority, he nationalized a fertilizer factory, motor lubricants firm and land belonging to a wealthy british family. they were founded in 1903 and makes bottles in asia, europe and the americas. >> one of the most infamous leaders in saddam hussein's regime is sentenced to death by hanging. the court handed down that decision for his in prosecuting islamic groups during saddam hussein's rule. he is practicing catholic and already in prison, charged with his role in the execution of 42 people for which he was serving a sentence of 15 years. good morning. time is 5:45. >> we will take a look at traffic and weather in less than three minutes, but your child's school is getting a turn warning from the federal government. bob redell is live with more on the story that matters to al

the current temperatures as we wake up, 30's in portions of central mississippi valley, southern portions of illinoisrn portions of kentucky and also tennessee as well. 45 right now in raleigh. it's 60 in new orleans. later on today on this glorious wednesday, it's going to be 70 in raleigh. 74 in atlanta. 82 in dallas and if we're lucky, the city of angels, los angeles will top out at 63 degrees. >> the man known as the times square bomber will be behind bars for life with no chance of parole. during sentencing, he gave a chilling warning saying "brace yourselves because the war with muslims has just begun. consider me a first droplet of the flood that will follow me." antoine lewis from our affiliate wnyw is here live with more on that. if you're listening to this character, you don't feel too booed about our situation, right? >> you're right. the sad part is a lot of times he's been referred to as defiant and all these sort of anti-rebel descriptions, if you will. if anything, it was just complete arrogance that was displayed not just yesterday but from the very beginning of this, once he was capt

southern california goes up to palo alto to take on the feared stanfo. fighting illinoisse take o the nittany lions. lsu is down in gainesville taking on the gators, 82 degrees. my beloved sooners will be back next week. >> taking of >> still ahead he's the man behind one of the most anticipated films of the fall. now the director of "secretariat" sits down for lunch with lindsay. >>> well celebrate the birth day of a musical legend, john lennon. ♪ just drive, we'll get there! adventurruns on dun, with our maple cheddar breakfast sandwich. breakfast just got a whole lot sweeter. i always feed in the fall. but, it's the best time. feed your lawn in the fall. the fall feeding makes all the difference in the world. what the fall feeding does is build the roots.. that's when the roots sorta want nutrition. i give my lawn scotts winterguard. it's lik a root building machine. it blds your lawn fromhe roots up. next year you get this! the stronger the roots, the stronger the lawn. all year long. the best time to feed is when it will do the most good. there's no substitute for th

southern maryland. we would normally be at 73 degrees at this time of year. it is 65 degrees at this hour at the airport. we have a frost advisory is for lower michigan, illinoisand iowa. tomorrow, but it will be a very cool day, the coolest day we have seen around here since may 11. a week and a half ago, we had temperatures well into the 90's. there is a low pressure over eastern ohio and pennsylvania. a coastal low will take shape. it will wrap around and sit around for at least another couple of days. we will see clearing by late tuesday. by wednesday, there will be peaks of sunshine again. we will have a breakdown to the south to worand west of us. this will lead to a nasty rush- hour commutes tomorrow morning. this will be a damn, saudi, cold day. -- a damp, soggy, cold day. keep your roses ready. you will need them. highs will only be in the 55 degrees to 60 degrees range. we will have to wait another couple of days, wednesday into thursday, to get into the lower- 70's. tomorrow, if you have the sweaters ready, tomorrow is the de. >> we have been waiting. >>> donovan mcnabb got a standing ovation today. >> he came out and waved and it was like -- this i

this was not a big budget movie, and of course the movie is set in illinois but it was shot in southernble day because no one has won my cd. this lovely lady is from france. let's look at this next clip, okay? all right, which cast member from the original "scream" series is not coming back for "scream 4"? >> oh, gosh. i don't know. courteney cox. >> oh, no. it's a happy, happy thing truly. >> the correct answer is drew berrymoth berrymore. >> courteney cox is back. drew berrymore got killed. it's been ten years since the last "scream" movie. >> good luck with the baby, jessica. next time we see you, you'll be a mom. >> that's right. >> in keeping with the theme, be afraid, be very afraid. our gadget guy is here are ghosts and ghouls after this. . 100% natural nuts and granola in bite-size clusters. it's a little bit of nature... a little bit better. ♪ and nature approves. ♪ granola nut clusters from nature valley. the taste nature intended. imagine what it can do to your skin. but dove isn't soap. it contains pure 1/4 moisturizing cream because, everyday moisture is the key to beautifu

southern california, system will park here. here's the temperatures across the plains. big drought from areas of illinoisy have not had much rain at all this summer and with the high temperatures we've seen all summer and continuing here, we'll be dealing with some problems there as well. unfortunately, that will probably become a bigger story as we move through time here. there you go, guys. >> all right. >> the gloves have come off. >> were they ever on? >> i don't know if they were ever on but florida is an absolute hotbed right now of political activity. charlie crist, the independent who left the republican party to run as an independent and running against marco rubio and you have kendrick meek down there who are sticking it out. they had their debate yesterday and boy, did the gloves come off once again. take a listen. >> i'm the only candidate here as an independent who say democrats have good ideas and republicans have some good ideas. >> this race is about the people watching at home and quite frankly what kind of country our children is going to grow up in. >> mr. rubio and mr. crist stand on