good afternoon i'm dina bair >>i'm nancy loo in for steve sanders this is the first teacher's strike in 25 years in chicago both sides are back at the bargaining table tonya francisco is live with the latest at school board headquarters mayor rahm emanuel said those talks resume-1130 this morning the big lines are still going strong here at the school board headquarters and the more than 600 schools across the city ... this is the first time chicago public schoolteachers have walked the picket line in 25 years ... they are loud and they are proud but this middle school teacher says he's nervous: >>whenever you forgo a paycheck for the sake of righteousness it's not easy ... >>bye he says the chicago teachers union had no choice he saw a tremendous impact on black and brown teachers as the turnaround of the schools continued ... >>as a black male i represent a minority of the teaching population so there's an incredible vulnerability we all feel we want to do what we can for the students but without protective measures in place this can't be good for the children either ... health ben

i'm steve sanders. we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. wgn's nancy loo is live outside the chicago hilton... with more on the talks and when teachers may return to the classrooom: >>there is no word on a deal yet. both sides are negotiating today and the leaders are sounding more optimistic about the end to the strike kids may not be back in their classrooms until next week at the earliest. school board leaders and union leaders returned to the chicago hilton this morning amid expectations of a deal today the board's latest offer includes movement on two key issues the evaluation process and revisions and the recall of teachers after layoffs without a deal third largest district remain on the picket line for a fourth straight day ... the mood is lighter today because of the progress in the contract talks >>all parties have been very focused we are making the best use of our time but i would say to you that there is no way unless we really attack t

i'm 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. at this moment u.s. drone is are going to fly over libya to seek out jihadist encampments ... ambassador j. christopher stevens and three american security staffers were killed when protesters attacked the u.s. consulate in the city of benghazi. the protesters were angry over an online film considered offensive to islam. libya's deputy prime minister said stevens was a friend to his nation. and libya's general national congress issued an apology for the attack. president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton condemned the attack. we will not rest until those responsible for these attacks are found and brought to justice we are working closely with libyan authorities to work swiftly ... the same movie that triggered the attack in libya also sparked a violent protest in egypt. about two thousand mostly islamist protesters converged on the u.s. embassy in cairo. some scaled the embassy wal

i'm 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 has been following the strike negotiations this morning and has the latest developments... >>the teachers union house of delegates is scheduled to meet at 2:00 this afternoon the goal is to have a deal to present to the delegates by that time. the school board president believes it's doable and that a deal is possible today the c t u does not appear to be as confident ... >>we had some good conversations. it's a sign ... i just hope you guys know something that we don't ... both sides had a 15 hour bargaining session and left the chicago hilton head about 45 minutes after midnight ... karen lewis to not speak to the media going into the 9:00 session this morning ... the latest offer to the teachers is a 16 percent raise over four years ... but negotiators indicate they are making progress on the sticking points of the teacher evaluations and the recall plan for the laid-off tea

i'm robert jordan in for steve sanders. and i'm dina bair. wgn's tonya francisco is live in north suburban wilmette with more on our top story: university officials said that this is the strongest we get in the search. they stopped short of saying they believe he might be. ... there was a ping from his cellular phone near this u.s. coast guard station 2 mi. north of his dormitory room and located near the party he was seen leaving saturday morning ... the search began last night it was called off when darkness fell and resume it this morning >>several fire departments have divers in this water using sonar to search for this student ... this search is underway in the water and in the surrounding area ... parents and relatives of the missing in man arrived from new york yesterday to assist in the search he was a straight a premedical student and took last semester off because he was diagnosed with diabetes he was excited to be back resuming his studies ... he needed daily medication and his relatives grew concerned after he went missing ... uni

i'm steve sanders. and i'm robert jordan in for dina bair. wgn's tonya francisco is live outside cps headquarters with details on our top story. >>the teachers received a show of support this morning from parents who showed up to try to deliver 1000 postcards to jean- claude brizard ceo of the cps. security guards would not let them up to speak with him instead they collected the postcards and took them upstairs to his office they were against plans that would reportedly close phase out or turn around as many as 120 schools as for today's house of delegates' vote there was a hint of optimism on the picket line this morning at side cps headquarters when both cps and the c t u expressed optimism that there was a deal at hand much like last friday but hopes were dashed after the house of delegates meeting sunday when the vote got postponed until tuesday when the actual contract language were able to get reviewed and discussed with the rank and file that move angered the mayor who ordered city attorneys to go to court monday with an injunction to

i am steve sanders. and i'm dina bair. wgn's nancy loo has our top story.... there is concern that things could come to an abrupt halt if schools go on teachers go on strike next week ... chicago bears jmarcus webb and chicago bulls jimmie butler were on hand with schools ceo jean-claude brizard @ clemente high school to ring in the new year ... it appears that both sides are beginning to budge in the negotiations ... >>my hope is that they stay and keep talking to each other so we can get this done before the weekend to remove the stress >>teachers are adamant about higher pay because the new school year includes the mayors signature plan for a longer school day the city's sights budget constraints in its ability to offer anything more than a 2 percent raise >>if that is the case and why would you impose a longer school day and a longer year when you do not have the money to pay ... >>the students and the athletes in particular are concerned about the strike that would affect their ability to participate in championships ... >>i would like to get more experie

i'm steve sanders. and i'm dina bair.welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. judy wang is live at city hall with details on the new fee proposal. aldermen george cardenas is thinking that this feat might help put more officers on the street ... $5 a month might be a small price to pay for safer streets ... the 12th ward alderman says that most people agreed ... >>people think they are buying peace of mind ... we might not be addressing certain community crime issues as much as weekend ... the $5 fee would be billed monthly on your co-med bill it would generate $70 million a year and enough to hire back several police officers ... the mayor's administration shifted more police to the beach patrol and that eliminated 1400 vacancies in the last budget homicides rep 24.5% these new hires would allow the police department to bring back certain specialized units ... >>there's a lot of street intelligence and i think it would be worth it to bring them back ... >>this just shows t

and i'm tonya francisco in for steve sanders. in our top story.... the teachers' strike enters its second week. wgn's amy rutledge is live at daley plaza with the latest: >>it does not appear this filing will and the strike in the immediate future ... the judge has not yet set a court date to hear this today and may not do so until wednesday by then, the teachers could act to solve the strike on their own ... >>the goal is to do everything we can possibly to get those children back into school or it will now set a hearing a time and the date to consider the motion ... >>attorneys for the school board filed for a preliminary injunction ... the filing claims that the c t p u statements in the last few days are issues that don't have to do with economic urgency's ... >>the legal right to strike in illinois is legal ... so it won't be a successful strategy >>statement from the c t tu ... claims that the mayor is using strongarm tactics on as the strike continues, parents are looking for alternatives: wgn's judy wang is live at one of the contingency scho

and i'm tonya francisco, in for steve sanders. we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. wgn's nancy loo is live at the courthouse in joliet with our top story. we are now in the 11th hour of deliberations no verdict yet ... we just got word that the jury has have lunch delivered behind me is defense attorney joel brodsky addressing the media the family of kathleen savio earlier told us that they are nervous and wish her death was ruled a homicide back in 2004 ... >>if the panel had it right the first time we would've been done with this here we are eight years later suffering and greeting it's very nerve wracking and hard on the family ... the judge warned against reading into these jury requests from yesterday there was no comment this morning about deliberations from the prosecutor's office ... the jurors had asked for transcripts of hearsay testimony of the divorce attorney harry smith and the pastor for stacy peterson ... they talked about conversations with stacy peterson be

and i'm tonya francisco, in for steve sanders. wgn's marcella raymond is live in evanston with more on our top story. students friends and parents are passing out fliers of the missing sophomore hoping someone has seen him and 19 year-old was last seen at an off-campus party saturday morning he was recently diagnosed with diabetes today his family came to evanston to the campus police department to speak with detectives about the investigation they flew here from long island last night they are distraught they are frantic about their son's whereabouts it was his friends to realized he was missing and they called police. >>we have mobilized on facebook once the article came out we have bannedthe and the university to make more announcements and we hope to take more action throughout the campus he is of indian descent 5 ft. 8 in. tall ... 140 lbs. he was wearing all gray with brown shoes ... a friend saw him and had dinner with him before hand he said he was fine not appearing to be anything wrong ... there's no reason to suspect an

i'm 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. chicago police have confirmed they are speaking with two persons of interest in the shooting at the cta credit union this morning. the gunman approached a 70 year-old male employees shot him in the lake and left with over $150,000 a witness gave the police a description of the van that was leaving the scene ... police apprehended the people in the vehicle and took them in for questioning people around this complex believe it was an inside job >>i can't speculate on what happened if this person was set up to just never know ... i really think it was an inside job >>nobody knows how much money they get to this bank for these retirees every month ... we believe it had to be set up ... the employee who was shot was described as a man in his early 70's he's a long time cpa employee ... he will be o.k. but no official word on his prognosis yet. the cta has not commented on this incident prosecutors

and i'm dan ponce in for steve sanders.... we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. wgn's judy wang has more on our lead story from skokie: the suspect wesley woods killed an innocent bystander according to prosecutors the mother was in court and it was emotional issue looked at the man accused of killing her son >>i experienced arrange demotions i cannot deny hate discussed sadness ... all in one. family members attended the bond hearing at the skokie courthouse this morning the victim was a freshman at the evanston township high school he was at a party saturday night leaving the party less than a mile from his home when he was killed police found him at 1030 on the 1500 block of church street he had been shot in the chest investigators say four shots had been fired prosecutors say the two witnesses identified the suspect for news of their arrest in a court appearance this morning comes a day before his family plays him to rest his family wanted to send this message to the

i'm 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 nancy loo is live at frederic chopin elementary school... with details on the new contract. with chicago school kids back in the classroom the mayor is sounding pretty satisfied with the tentative teacher's contract. but he has yet to make clear how the city will pay for that. the kids are glad to be back at this school and the mayor was thrilled to welcome them as the students headed to a class the mayor was pressed on how the city plans to fund this multimillion-dollar plan ... >>we inherited a fiscal problem we have cut a half billion dollars already we will make cuts across the board ... a hike in property taxes more cussed accordinschool closures about 100 and cost cutting across the board union teachers are clearly happy to be off the picket line raises instructional changes guarantee classroom basics were all ensured ... >>there is no such thing as a contract that will make all of

>> tony: steve spurrier said if he could get enough difference makers he could compete for the championship. look at the guys on the field today. clowney, lattimore, devin taylor, ace sandersootball team, guy. they play georgia in a couple of weeks. >> tim: while a lot of s.e.c. elitists want to throw dirt on missouri, 1992, the gamecocks went three and five. arkansas three, four and one. you should remember that. around the country. florida atlantic taking on number one alabama. >> spencer: a.j. mccarron finds kenny bell over the middle and takes off to the sideline, 85-yard touchdown. i have to tell you, we've got to start thinking about a.j. mccarron for the heisman consideration because success in this league and the nation overall is about mitigating risk, not necessarily big plays. his teammates can make that for him. >> tim: going to baton rouge and beat l.s.u., if you win that game and do the job you're going to get consideration. maryland and west virginia today. this was supposed to be a walkover, but it wasn't. >> tony: good thing they've got geno smith. he's going to find tavon austin over the middle. austin's third touchdown of the game. they go up by 31-14. 3

then, steve and farnsworth, a political science professor at mary washington university, on camp in 2012 and virginia's role as a swing state. also anthony sanders headlines and your phone calls, every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> later in the day, the federalist society, with a preview of the cases coming before the supreme court, which opens its new term next monday. that is live at 12:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. at 4:15, libya's president addresses the u.n. general assembly in new york. we also hear from the leaders of israel, iraq, and the palestinian authority. a senate debate between republican senator dean heller and his democratic challenger. live on c-span, and also online at c-span.org. >> september 11, 2001, changed my life forever. it changed america's life. i will go through a park and presentation that will outline the account, the historical account of the attack as it happened, as things transpire that day. a lot of things happened very quickly. i will do my best not to ramble on and -- or go to fast. i would ask you to sit back, clear your mind, put yourself in that room, and get a real sense of what it was like to be at the

. >> steve: a california couple claiming american airlines would not let their son board a flight because he has down's syndrome. robert and joan sandersay an airline employee pulled them aside and told them the pilot thought their son was a flight risk and didn't want him near the cockpit. american airlines supporting the decision, claiming the teen-ager was misbehaving at the gate, but the couple says that's not the case. they were ultimately put on a later flight with no refund. they are now threatening to sue american airlines. >> gretchen: nothing says will you marry me like faking your own death to do so? a russian man decided to test how much his girlfriend actually loved him, so he hired actors and make-up artists and staged an elaborate car crash. when his girlfriend got to the scene, she was told the man was dead. she started to cry, her boyfriend jumped in and proposed. that sounds so romantic. at first she was furious and storms off. but then eventually says yes. my question is, why? >> steve: what a clown. he wound up on tv. >> gretchen: i don't know. >> brian: coming up next on this show, which candidate would do best fo

and i'm dan ponce in for steve sanders. we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. wgn's tonya francisco is live in evanston with more our top story. wind conditions called officials to call off the search of wilmettte harbor which turned up no clues yesterday of harsha maddula is whereabouts ... what we are establishing now is was anyone else with him when he left we have no information on that that is what we are trying to find doubt ... >>he is a diabetic and disappeared saturday morning after leaving an off-campus house party for the past six days officials concentrated the search around will matt harper ... the cellular-phone he had last registered a signal from a tower nearby ... now the search continues on the campus itself 20 volunteers showed up this morning to do a grid search on the northern part of the northwestern university cancellecampus ... >>when parents send their kids away to school is it is tough to let go you want to believe they will be safe especially