it's 65 right now at the lakefront. 63 in waukegan. we know some storms came through mainly to the south. it's still pushing to the south is should not be returning. high pressure coming from the west providing cool temperatures and preconditions. sunshine today and tomorrow and next chance of rain on friday. unfortunately for the weekend we do have shares and storms often on. high temperature today 75. typical high is 84. cooler along the lake. tonight we're back down to 57. try as high is 76. friday we make 79 degrees. >> looks like we have worked along 355. this is a rate where it intersects with norplant 88 pick one lane out until 5:00 a.m.. another 40 minutes before that's picked up. he spent 88 from 131-159 this is taking things out by about two lanes. a lot of these construction projects will follow the pattern we expect to see them moved out by five or 6:00. volume is light. it may be just a few slow spot with the construction. more numbers in a few minutes. >> marcus is live in northbrook. would be doing today? >> good morning

it's 59 waukegan. 57 in morris. satellite rigour composite shows we are dry. no rain today. but later this weekend we do have the potential for showers and storms as we get into saturday. warmer temperatures. today we reach 77. tonight we drop down to 57 degrees. tomorrow, 82 clouds are on the increase. chances of spotty showers and potential thunderstorms. high of 87 on sunday. >> everything is looking good and the roads. no major accidents to report. >>hurricane arthur has come ashore. ed payne reports, the storm made landfall in north carolina, just a few hours ago. >> fourth of july vacationers fled the beaches in north carolina on thursday as the hurricane comes to shore. it made landfall near cape lookout shortly before midnight. waves as high as 35 ft. were reported. officials warned the storm if it had moved farther inland and the predicted. >> we had concerns about people who were inland may be impacted by potential flooding and river's going over the banks. >> parts of wilmington flooded after more than 1 in. of rain fell in an hour. most seemed to be heeding the w

look at that high temperature, 63 degrees in waukegan. typically we are in the '80s.ear normal today. try right now with this cold air sitting up here we have potential for showers and even major's thunderstorms popping up this afternoon. 70 degrees for the high temperature today to its low is 57. cloudy and cool. thursday we're back to the mid- 70s. >> still had, new revelations of the v.a. hospital scandals and the cost to taxpayers. and it's vacation time. what to do before you take off on your long flight to avoid jet lag. and marcus tells us what stranding including the best of archie. and the new video from weird al that's coming up. theadd one moe embarrassment for the veterans administration. the v-a's inspector general confirms that thousands of vets who were no longer entitled to disability payments, got them anyway, because the v-a didn't bother to review their eligibility. a backlog in processing claims is getting the blame... and that backlog is still there. because of the backlog, vets got >> there are veterans of waiting on particular decisions on initi

it's 59 in waukegan. 62 at o'hare. skies are clear. we have some light patchy fog. few sprinkles r fizzling out across southern wisconsin. we will have some son of the clouds will buildup in the action we may have some showers. it's going to be warmer today at 82. 80s all the way through saturday. as chance of showers is moral but even then they will be scattered. hal is the committee looking? >> bling closures on the jane addams were from earlier this morning all part of the extensive resurfacing project that will be in place for some time. the to have some hot pockets of construction to break down for you along with a quick peak of your travel times in just a few minutes. charges are pending against the person responsible for a multi- vehicle crash that killed an elderly man on the north side. 71-year-old frank kiley was loading groceries into the trunk of his car at sheridan and balmoral yesterday morning, when he was hit and pinned against his car. witnesses say the driver of the other car was speeding and ran a red light, causing a chain reaction crash that inc

we find 62 in waukegan. donna lansing is 65. bartlett rating at 63. satellites composite shows generally clearing conditions. we did have some clout cover and light showers overnight. those are moving into portions of western michigan also portions of northern india. nothing to becoming we will be nestled under high pressure for the next few days. we are dry beginning now through the fourth of july through saturday that we expect the shares to come back. we have like potential for showers today. the rain comes out of the forecast until the afternoon. in tomorrow and mix of clouds and son. the relocated in portions of wisconsin. eventually it will move towards michigan. most, and scattered showers today high- temperature 68. a far cry from the 84 which is the typical high we have. thursday we're back up to 74. we will be dry for friday for the july but not very warm only 77 degrees. typically we are in the east. >> a lot of closures in she morning because of the high standing water. a lot of that has been picked up. just a few lingering spots of traffi

right now we have 50 degrees in waukegan. 51 and rochelle. rochelle dropped down into the 40's yesterday. that could potentially happen again today. the radar get to rest because there's no rain or cloud cover for about five days. today's high temperatures 78. tomorrow we make 79. a warm-up to make everyone happy up to 82 by saturday. sunday, 83. it will be caught outside by monday. >> in new accident in bound bishop ford at stoney island. left lane is blocked. you can see the traffic moving as slow as 20 mi.. that's the road since retracted that. accident investigation still tying up the north end of 47. close from 20 over to 72. that has been the story for the last hour. once that wraps up and open approach will let you know. >>chicago police are looking for two men who robbed several people at gun point on an orange line train. tonya francisco is live at the c-t-a's roosevelt stop with the latest on the investigation. >> good morning. the guardian angels are on the job out this morning putting up wanted posters all around the area warning

it's 58 in waukegan. 680 hair. 61 right now along the lakefront. mainly clear skies. the atmosphere is unsettled. we will see some clouds rebuild by cuisine last few days and so widely scattered showers are possible as early as mid day and upper level disturbance coming in. our our p.m. shows clouds building up in some of those widely scattered showers a route to or 3:00. maybe a thunderstorm. several dry out today not ever be is going to see the rain. the three days forecast shows 79 degrees and 30 percent chance for an afternoon scattered showers. less of a chance on thursday. the three on friday. the better chance for an afternoon shower. the warm weekend coming up will have that in the seven days forecast. >> we do have a few closures to watch out for this morning because of overnight road worker in bound kennedy the ramp is closed for work until 5:00. continues south bound to a 18th and use that exit as alternates. and the elgin o'hare expressly traveling eastbound everything is shut down until 5:00 a.m.. that's for the continued work at the interchange. that's a

elsewhere we are cooler looking the other side of lake michigan its mid-50s. 57 in waukegan. 56 in kankakee here's what we can expect, 79 degrees for the high. no rain the entire weekend. next chance of showers is wednesday. time for traffic. >> watching a new fire with crews in the area along often. looks like basically of and is blocked off from washington over to colombia. once that clears will let you know. crews will be in that area fighting that fire. in bound to 90 resurfacing work all the way to the circle. three of the left lanes are closed. 10 minutes ago we're watching a long line of congestion going into that spot. right now everyone is moving through pretty well there is a good chance that they should have been cleaned up early. looks like that will be wrapped up in about 15 minutes. >>marcus is here ... hi marcus! >> every once in awhile you run into somebody with a million- dollar idea and you just know when you see it it's going to be a ridiculous hit. we met a local chef the other day that invented a new way to bring dessert into the bar. >> will rogers has been working as

. >> this is waukegan. of there. >> it's my dream to do the weather why didn't i do the weather? >> baby steps. >> sometimes i like to hear the sound as of doing it. >> that was fun. >> i think you have about 15 seconds to butcher this. >> the weekend looks good. chance of showers and storms. >> by the way it is tuesday. >> 40 percent chance today high of 83. now looks good to traffic ... >> that was pretty good spirits >> he does have to ease into it. baby steps. >> at the today show called, you do not have the job. >> we will have some real traffic and some real weather coming up. >> i will be back in about 30 minutes. that was fun. >> everything closed downtown for the taste of chicago it's in full swing. new crash in bound kennedy. to the flames are out. more updates on the traffic front including more on this accident. offended vendor court and tri-state at 103. readiness blocked. more traffic including all your travel times also, jackson says is the solution to stop the violence in chicago. and -- the

waukegan is cooler than a bartlett its 63. 60 in joliet. factoring in the humidity, 62 at the lakefront. 60 in lansing and 56 in aurora. when those numbers reached the '60s that we feel the humidity. once it reaches the '70s it becomes very muggy. satellite composite shows we are dry. we expect to stay dry today and tonight and mayor. next chance of rain is into wednesday. the 85 degrees today. there will probably be another air quality alert tomorrow. 91 to are. wednesday we get that rain. 76 degrees. >> still ahead, skimmers are targeting victims of the plane crashed tragedy. >> and the sexiest man alive is off the market. and winning big at the british open. and the latest tribute to the hit show game of thrones. here are a few stories that are trending online this morning ... scam artists are setting up phony facebook profiles of the victims of this month's malaysian plane disaster in ukraine. and ukrainian authorities say, the crash site was so poorly secured that thieves went through the wallets and purses of dead passengers, and stol

it's 57 in waukegan. 57 along the lakefront. today we reach 72. still below average of 84. but warmer than the '60s that we saw the other day. clouds will decrease today. cooler along the lake. tonight, clear skies some of us will be down to the 40's. over the next few days it looks beautiful. mar 77. sunshine. cooler long lake. mostly sunny saturday then we make 81. impossible scattered showers later in the day. >> traffic is looking good. we do have some construction to worry about but as we get further into the day that will be picked up for the holiday travel. no construction closures for the holidays. let's look i forgot to tell you about the real test. martin is blocked off at that kicks off today. think about taking public transportation. the burlington northern santa fe line takes you there that he can hop on a shuttle bus to get into that river festival. we do have some aldermen roadworks still being picked up on the kennedy. >>coming up after 4:30 ... the new fitness apps that can help you step up your game. and next in sports -- the cubs try and complete the thre

it feels very tropical. 71 in waukegan. 70 at this hour. 72 for bartlett. donna morris we are reading at 73. typically we are much cooler in the '60s. it is a warm overnight. here's the good news. the storms that we saw during the overnight they have looked people up continues to press the south and east. it's not exiting and you can expect to be tried as we progress through the day. the cold front presses down to the south. it will park itself along central indiana not moving back north. the next whether maker is a tight low pressure system with a cold front coming through early tomorrow morning. computer model shows mainly dry today. warm today high in the '80s. showers and storms develop well after sunset. probably after midnight. there will be a good chance for more rain later tonight and tuesday. 87 degrees is the high. typically we make 84. showers and storms tonight. tuesday, 40 percent chance of rain we in the early in the day. high temperature 81. once we make 76 with sunshine. >> still ahead, help coming to the girl at the center of a hoax. and it

up to 67 in waukegan. 56 in aurora. much warmer at midway. the urban heat is in effect. satellite and radar composite shows we are dry. we stayed dry to the morning. all of this will get here later tonight chance of rain by 9:00 p.m.. not an all day or evening rain. the chances increase with each hour and that are morning we have showers and storms in the region. today's high 81 degrees. cooler along the lake. the water right now is in the mid-60s and upper 50s. we are expecting 83 degrees on saturday with a chance of rain. some day we make 84. >> still ahead, the worst time of the year for pet allergies. dr. toni is here to talk about how to protect our furry friends. and breaking down the latest in the nba free agent action. and it's friday which means its movie review date. what did he think of begin it's like one remark after another. >> i love it. it changes every five seconds. where are these free agents going? where is lebron james where is carmelo going? people were glued to lebron james dot com because the rumor was last night the decision was going to be posted

no humidity. 57 degrees right now in waukegan. 62 degrees at midway. a bit cooler than marriage. a few scattered clouds over the lake. otherwise mostly clear. we to have a northwest flow bringing in that cool dry air. we will be warmer than yesterday into the mid to upper '70's today. a bit warmer for us and a slight chance for a shower or a thunderstorm this afternoon are around 2:00 p.m.. that's when we may see these developed. for the most part much of the day will be dry. partly cloudy. we do have a shower or a thunderstorm dying out this evening. for the next few days we warm back up to about average. partly cloudy tomorrow chance for a shower during the afternoon. back to about average 83 on thursday. only a 20 percent chance of a shower. a fairly warm weekend coming up in the next few minutes. >> still had a pilot get into a real fight with an air-traffic controller. >> and another state overturns the ban on gay marriage. and the man in texas arrested for sending hundreds of threatening letters. >> and the teens cellphone explodes in the middle of the night. marcus has tha