i am nancy loo in for steve sanders. and i'm dina bair. tonya francisco is live at the courthouse in joliet with details. they are trying to prove that the death of kathleen savio was no accident and that u.s. actually murdered ... up until noshe was actually murdered ... this week the prosecution set out to prove her death was no accident ... how she died is the heart and soul of the prosecutors case her death was ruled an accident but when the fourth quiet the drew peterson disappeared prosecutors decided to reopen the case and the body was exhumed ... the medical examiner ruled that she had been murdered ... >>you will find that the ultimate conclusion of the doctor was different he doesn't quarrel with the fact that it could have been an accident ... >>even though the first autopsy may have been flawed the prosecution has to prove that drew peterson killed his third wife and have a challenge in terms of evidence ... >>if you can't put the alleged perpetrator and victim together at the time of death you don't have much of a case and hav

i am steve sanders. and i'm dina bair. we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. wgn's judy wang is live in oak creek, wisconsin with more on our top story.... 40 year-old wade michael page and ex army soldier it is believed he was the lone gunman the fbi is seeking a second person of interest to attend possibly no more ... the gunman served 1992-1998 he finished his tour at fort bragg north carolina he was discharged for " patterns of misconduct " he was a psychological operations specialist when he left the military ... agents did not reveal the name of the person of interest is reportedly caught on video watching police conduct their investigation on the scene after the shooting ... people were shot inside and outside of the sikh temple ... police attending to victims outside were ambushed the officer was shot at close range between eight and nine times he was 51 years old he was with the department for over 20 years and the officer remains in critical condition another

i am steve sanders. and i'm dina bair. we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. our top story.... wgn's judy wang is covering the murder trial and join us live from the will county courthouse with the latest: >>good afternoon today's first witness is the sister of kathleen savio she is the first year say witness prosecutors are attempting to introduce the statements with the defense objecting ... >>so far we have been successful in keeping a rumor and innuendo out of the court ... we will be objecting with solid grounds that hearsay should not be introduced >>the trial in its fourth day continues after the judge shut down the defense motion for mistrial ... the state's attorney duo declined to speak with reporters this morning as he called the sister of kathleen savio to the witness stand ... ... she told the court that drew peterson told her sister that she would never make it to the divorce and never see his pension ... she was killed or was found dead rather in march o

i am steve sanders. and i'm dina bair. we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. wgn's randi belisomo is live at the will county courthouse with our top story. the state police officer is testifying about his interview with thief the fourth wife of drew peterson ... the interview where peterson asked to sit and as a professional courtesy ... the judge denied the defense request to strike the testimony but they saw the fbi agent to took the statement have this testimony entered ... the local official said that he did not view the death of kathleen savio as anything but an accident and did not collect evidence ... expected to testify today is a friend of kathleen savio and an old classmate both said that kathleen savio told them that she feared drew peterson would kill her ... a teenage girl was sexually assaulted in the avondale neighborhood. the 17 year old girl was walking in the 27-hundred block of north artesian. she got into a man's car after he offered her a ride. the

i am steve sanders. wgn's amy rutledge is in the newroom with more on what brizard has to say about his future with cps. both the mayor and brizard are speaking out this noon.. calling these reports unfounded. the chicago tribune sourced high ranking education officials as saying brizard could be out as cps ceo as soon as the contentious teachers contract is signed.. the tribune reports mayor brizard's handling of the union and the longer school day. spring - when brizard reportedly took some heat for not offering 'well thought out' solutions on how to lengthen the school day. we caught up with the mayor.. neither wavering on the work he's doing for chicago public schools. >>i spoke with the mayor last night he has his confidence in the work i am doing ... i have the support of the board of education and the mayor ... we are working ... >>he's doing a good job anyone who wants to speak to me can talk to me ... all of this came just hours september 10th strike deadline.. union members left their meeting y

i am steve sanders. and i'm dina bair. we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. wgn's jae miller is live at the courthouse in joliet with details on the judge's decision. >>judge edward burmilia denied motion for a mistrial saying the prosecution did try to get in evidence that was excluded but not with the intent to cause a mistrial ... this came up yesterday when the second witness a former neighbor of kathleen savio ho was called to the stand ... the man was once called to assist her to move some belongings of drew peterson out of the house when there were going to marital problems and also to change the locks on her doors ... drew peterson did not like that and the neighbor testified that he once found a 38 caliber bullet on his doorstep and felt intimidated and threatened by peterson saying that he once told him that he " got the message " the defense claims that prosecutors devoted these defense into filing for mistrial ... it was looking quite tactical but the pros

i am steve sanders. and i'm dina bair. at one point this morning the jury heard testimony from one minute before there were asked to leave the courtroom again ... wgn's tonya francisco is live in joliet with our top story: dr. mary kay's a narrow and forensic pathologist was on the witness stand testifying the prosecution asked her how she reached her conclusions that she was going to announce in front of the jury that day she said she used some of the analysis from doctors not listed on the witness list reach conclusions about the death of kathleen savio ... the judge looked up case lot and said he would instruct the jury not to pay attention to any of those doctors' names that dr. case mentioned and the testimony resumed it was only for 20 minutes and the jury has taken a break for lunch ... this is par for the course with this case lots of breaks lots of jurors having to leave the court room ... before court today we asked the defense attorney joel brodsky to give us his assessment of how things are going: >>earlier i s

i am steve sanders. and i'm dina bair. we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. wgn's randi belisomo is live at the will county courthouse in joliet with our top story.... mary parks attended nursing class is with kathleen savio parks said that she hid the marks on her neck where drew peterson grabbed her tried to strangle her and said why don't you just die ... this is hearsay evidence that the defense has worked to prevent ... the judge informed the court room that he had a hot tip with a letter from an inmate at the department of corrections ... he had information linking the peterson case to the lincoln assassination and the zimmerman case in florida he said this won't be happening ... in the park's testimony it was said that drew peterson broke into the home of kathleen savio dressed in swat uniform threatening her life ... >>that want to convict someone based on character assassination ... other witnesses a corner and a pathologist who will say that the wound that k

i am steve sanders. and i'm dina bair. we welcome our viewers who are watching us america and on the web. a shooting near the empire state chaos and confusion among tourists and commuters. let's go live right now to midtown manhattan where we get the latest from reporter dan mannarino: this is the situation here on 34 st. the area is completely shut down ... police commissioner raymond kelly and mayor mike bloomberg said that 9:00 a 56 year-old gunman identified as geoffrey johnson walked into a store near the empire state building where he was laid off an open fire on his employer shooting him in the face at point blank range killing him inside the business he fled on foot down the block its a busy area of construction workers saw the man flagged down police they followed him he pointed his gun at police officers who returned fire with 14 shots and killed the suspect ... the mayor said that the police officers bullets may have hit innocent bystanders it was the height of rush hour and lots of tourists are in this area >>h

>>wgn's steve sanders takes a look at how turtle wax has been keeping consumers' cars clean over the his job. . >> i sent a picture of my car in with my resume and i said i have been using turtle wax products for 20 years and i'd be thrilled to get an interview. >> years later he could take credit for the current ice line. >> this is a picture of fun herch waxing the car and her chicago to serve as a reminder of where really began. >>turtle wax candle and a small storefront on chicago avenue the founder had a chemistry background and critic his first batch in a bathtub. >> he would be polishing cars. >> he thought terminalurtles is a great name with the hard shell. >>dennis never knew ben hersch but one has only daughter sandra took over the company she says he was the only person share from net then never heard of turtle wax he married sandra and one to work for her in 1971. he says the greatest decision he ever made was concentrating on new products. >> there were game changing moments every decade of like a famous jingle written in the 80s.turtle wax was and still is the darling o

meeting while the district and teachers union try to work out a new contract could afternoon i am steve sanders ... >>and i'm dina bair we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web ... for robert jordan joins us live from the school board headquarters in the loop with more on the top story the teachers' union is making noise outside of school board headquarters letting it be known that union officials are unhappy about the way the negotiations are proceeding >>none of us wants a strike none of us ... none of us wants a strike but i will say this if it is necessary to do so, we will. >>a consensus has been agreed upon and the teachers are working on an interim agreement but certain items remain unresolved: >>we have not heard anything about pay ... they are still stuck on merit pay we told them when not interested ... they want to pay us without acknowledging experience in these teachers >>at today's school board meeting ceo jean-claude brizard is praising the longer school day effects ... >>the kids are getting a better quality education with more

i am steve sanders. and i'm tonya francisco in for dina bair. we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. our top story.... isaac is expected to make landfall this week on the seventh anniversary of hurricane katrina. the path of the storm takes it west of florida and into the gulf of mexico this week. governors in louisiana mississippi and alabama have declared a state of emergency. isaac is expected to become a hurricane and make lakefall tuesday night or early wednesday morning. forecasters say the path of the storm is similar to katrina... but isaac will not be nearly as strong. it's expected to become a category one hurricane... compared to katrina's huge category-5 status. here in chicago we could feel the effects of hurricane isaac which is threatening to disrupt u.s. offshore oil and gas supplies. the average price for a gallon of gasoline in chicago remains the highest in the nation at $4.19 a gallon, down about 5- cents from last week. while tropical storm isaac doesn't appear as strong

i am steve sanders. and i'm tonya francisco in for dina bair. we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. wgn's jae miller is live in joliet with the story: opening statements are under way ... this was a brutal crime christopher vaughn killed his family because he wanted to start a new life in canada defense attorneys say it was the wife who did the killing she was upset and came up with a murder- suicide because she believed her husband had an affair ... it's a complex case that involves exotic dancers and admitted affair and a cryptic poem ... the man accused of killing his wife and three children during a last-minute trip to springfield water park in june 14, 1927 has wife kimberly along with the 12 year- old daughter 11 year-old daughter and eight year-old son were found dead in their s u v ... on a frontage road near shanahan ... the man suffered a gunshot wounds to his legs ... he said that his wife shot him and the kids and turn the gun on herself ... he said his wife was upset with him ov

i am robert jordan in for steve sanders. and i'm dina bair. we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. wgn's tonya francisco is live at the will county courthouse with our top story.... >>prosecutors had originally planned to try this case as a death penalty case but in the five years since this murder the death penalty has been abolished in the state of illinois and that fund used to pay for the public defender has been eliminated so the defendant has new attorneys ... we are days away from getting the details of what happened when the family went to a family vacation at a downstate water park ... it considerably thinner and clean shaven christopher vaughn greeted potential jurors with a timid " good morning ladies and gentlemen " as he took his place in the courtroom he is accused of killing his three children and his wife he told police early on the morning of june 14, 1920 07 there were on their way to a downstate water park in springfield when he pulled off an access road off of interstate

i am steve sanders. and i'm dina bair. our sister station ktvi in missouri is reporting: detectives are questioning an 18 year old man. he was arrested in another robbery case. but police are also asking him questions about megan boken's murder. back in illinois her family is saying goodbye. wgn's julian crews is live in wheaton with more. loved ones and friends on aware of the developments in the investigation as they say goodbye to this young woman at st. michael's catholic church >>we love her and we miss her she was a great person someone i looked up to ... >>there is heartbreaking herein wheaton, people are consoling each other here at st. michael's catholic church ... the victim was shot saturday after noun it appears to have been a broad daylight armed robbery it took the life of the former st. louis university volleyball star she was sitting in her car talking on the phone with her mother the moment the gunman opened fire ... a reward is being offered $31,000 for information leading to the arrest not clear if it le

i am dan ponce in for steve sanders. and i'm dina bair. wgn's julian crews is live at navy pier with details on this new initiative. a tremendous number of people here much more than the volunteers will be able to process ... putting out the message if you are still planning to come down here ... to apply for those special work permits ... this is the beginning that the and it's not a perfect process ... >>we're asking people to be patient right now for those who have not made it here ... go to the web site and find out about the next web shopworkshop ... >>it's difficult to estimate how many people turned up ... thousands pre registered for the workshop that was to answer questions and help people fill out these applications ... many more are waiting outside navy pier the line extends to millennium park ... there will only be able ... many spent the night outside the area ... this is the president's order allowing undocumented immigrant children to apply for special permits to go to school and work in this country republicans have opposed

. >> steve: the secret sauce? >> brian: colonel sanders. hose were the seven spices. >> brian: the spice marco polo got from china. what did you find? >> what i found was that our forefather, the pilgrim, were not these little religious fuddy duddies are tall black hats running around with turkey guns like we imagine them in school. but these were the radicals, the geniuses, the free thinkers who saw their culture collapsing on them and they got off the defense, made a plan and came and laid the foundation for a brand-new nation and they left us the reset button in the form of the largest granite monument in america sitting on top of a hill in massachusetts spelling out the strategy for how to build and maintain a free and just society. and i take you on this journey, show you the reset button, how to get back to america's original factory settings that produced liberty and freedom for all in the film. just come out on dvd. >> gretchen: let's take a look at it. >> for the pilgrims to be able to meet and hold their worship services, they had

cassie, steve, corey, kelly, matt, daniel, daniel, rachel scott, isiah, john, lauren, kyle, and teacher dave sanders. now, columbine just like this flower has recovered, sprouted. it's a beautiful school. strong academics. strong sports. good citizens. we are very proud of the kids in that high school. it's near where i live. but we still have suffered some scars from columbine in colorado, but we have learned some lessons. we learned some lessons that were put to good use 10 days ago in aurora, colorado. aurora, as many of you will remember from your mythology classes, is the goddess of the dawn. we will, there will be a new day. we are suffering in colorado right now. it's a beautiful state. it is a wonderful place. we have had two very difficult tragic moments. and in this last 10 days, mr. speaker, i have had a chance to go to five funerals and visit with some people in the hospital. i want us to remember the names of the people that were killed a week or 10 days ago. jon blunk, alexander jonathan, a.j. boik, staff sergeant jesse childress, gordan couden, petty officer third last john layer mer,

i am steve sanders. and i'm dina bair. we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. wgn's randi belisomo is live at the will county courthouse with our top story.. >>good afternoon prosecutors are maintaining that drew peterson set the scene around the death of kathleen savio to full police and that his attempt worked ... to state police investigators will sit testify that the death of kathleen savio was an accident ... and now the prosecutors have to cast doubt on the police investigation they want to say it was botched and therefore they have no credible evidence ... they're trying to put the burden of proof onto the drew peterson team who maintains that that isn't a proper strategy ... a witness said that u.s. suspicious of the way the kathleen savio arrow dead body was positioned the bathtub was cleaned ... he asked state police investigators if this was believed to be suspicious but the prosecutors did not hear that it was from that witness ... >>i have not heard my clie