stay with wgn for the latest on the developing situation in ferguson. you can also get updates all the time at *wgn t-v dot-com slash- ferguson.* islamist extremists in northern iraq are out with a new video which appears to show the grisly execution of an american journalist. and andrew spencer reports, "i- sis" is threatening *another american captive, as well. >> these images taken from a video we won't show. in it, james fully read a message presumably written by his captors blaming america for his death. the captors then kill him. a u.s. citizen working as a freelance journalist fully disappeared in november, two dozen 12 pyrrhic reports were the gunmen in assyria forced him into a vehicle. his family has not heard from it since. >> a tragedy of riches beyond imagination. no words to describe this. >> signs of grief outside the family's house. after his death his mother wrote, we have never been prouder of our sun. he gave his life trying to expose the world to the suffering of the people. >> it's a devastating and awful. >> it's a horrible situati

go to the wgn facebook and twitter pages. morning, in connection with a 20-hour hostage drama and police shootout in harvey. police say 40-year-old david jordan of dixmoor and 42-year- old peter williams of chicago were charged with attempted murder or a police officer... aggravated criminal sexual assault... home invasion... and kidnapping. both men were on parole when they got caught burglarizing a house, and took six children and two women hostage. jordan spent time in state prison for his role in the murder of a chicago cab driver. and he was on home monitoring, as a condition of his parole. williams was also on parole, *without home monitoring. more dangerous than al-qaeda. america's top defense official says the islamist terrorists from "i-sis" pose a greater risk to america than anything it's ever seen before. andrew spencer has more. >> the heading of the american journalist and a threat on the life of another has not stopped the u.s. military operation in iraq. warplanes pounded several targets on thursday and the ir

thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. demetrius ivory has a check of our weather. good morning, demetrius. >> it is a little muddy. a cold front will come through some sheraton storm are on the menu. the to have warm temperatures in the low '70's. typically we are 10 degrees cooler. we will end about three degrees above average today. another warm day but we are expecting showers and storms today and for much of the work week. it's 72 degrees right now. 72 at the lakefront. dickensian grain moving through the northern counties. we do have some bleeding associated. and that severe line but it does continue to the east headed toward lake county. expect for it to be in your neck of the woods by 5:00 a.m.. but about it. we do have potential for storms. 83 degrees by 1:00 p.m.. high of 85. in between systems if you will at 85. >> good morning. in bound kennedy the ankle blocked off until 5:00. outbound of 90, jane addams away a few spots of construction it will last until 5:00 a.m.. to right lanes are blocked off. see story on

live in the newsroom, nancy loo wgn news. >> thank you. cardinal francis george will miss an upcoming trip to see the pope. the cardinals plan to go wrong in october that his cancer treatment will keep them home. the archdiocese said that the new medicine he is taking requires treatment at the time of his trip. >> federal appeals court in chicago are in the history on same-sex marriage bans in wisconsin and indiana. lower courts ruled the bands in both states were unconstitutional. an attorney representing indy and not argue that marriage is rooted in the ability to have children while wisconsin's attorney argued in favor of tradition. there is no timetable for a decision. police are looking for the suspect a lakeview restaurant robbery. it happened at lagondola monday night on ashland avenue. the man sought to the roof of the restaurant to get in, the giant coal is still there but he got away with $800 and a laptop computer. anyone with information is asked to call police. a rally inspired by the happenings in ferguson said that such a cu

thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. tim mcgill has a check of our weather. >> starting of mild and pleasant. it's in this every morning this week. smooth sailing maybe a bit warmer this morning. in the clear to partly cloudy. it is 60 degrees in midway. it's cooler out in aurora. starting out in the mid- 60s mainly clear. maybe a few sprinkles to the south and west. we won't see much until later this afternoon. even then it will be spotty. much of the day is dry. do have the chance of those showers and storms. many dry saturday but a few isolated showers and storms. the seven days forecast includes warmer weather will bring that in a bit. >> good to have some overnight run work were watching in bound kennedy expressly ends will be blocked off until 5:00 a.m.. the ongoing work of the bishop ford. heading south bound you can expect some closures as the do that overnight roadwork. that will be picked up around 5:00 a.m.. >>an enormous fire burned for over an hour in the little village neighborhood. this was at a pallet com

you can see the parade live on wgn. >> hopes rise as a on wgn. >> hopes rise as a cease-firee. mereh x ta.at an open-ended cease- fire has been breached. a senior official says israel has agreed sikh ease the barricade. talks on bigger issues fly home off the man's to reopen the airport and seaport. >> the russian and ukrainian presidents meet today for the first time since june in both men say there is no military solution to the crisis. >> russia says they may reduce the military's support for poor russian rebels. >> has cost more than 2000 lives. >> setting an inspector general's report that will be released today. the department of veterans affairs faced heavy criticism earlier this year over accusations that they covered up the long waiting list for some veterans. spoke to the american legion in north carolina this morning. >> today's generation of service members keeps its faith and as they come home meals left me our responsibilities to them. >> president announce those who leave the military mental health conditions will be automatically enrolled in a program to help th

fans can watch the on wgn.pting to become the first back-to- back winner of the arlington million. now we'd bring on the arlington general manager to lead us in a toast. >> if you all would raise your glasses. we want to welcome the world to chicago and to arlington international racecourse. we hope the experience and warped is shared from arlington and chicago to each and every one of you. raise your glasses and wish everybody an international festival of racing as much success as possible in 2014. back to you. we will see you on wgn at 5:00 p.m. on saturday. >> there you have it. the post position lineup. watched coverage of the arlington million this saturday august 16th starting at 5:00 p.m. central. an encore on cltv at 8:00 p.m.. we have lunch break coming up next. >> we are not finished with arlington yet. the chef from arlington international racecourse is here with a recipe for racecourse is here with a recipe for some brisket. a1 im ugh. heartburn. did someone say burn? try alka seltzer reliefchews. t

you can catch his reports with the team, later today, on wgn. that is cool. i feel so excited about that story. >> we will cheer them on with sunshine. today's sunny skies are coming. a bit warmer. yesterday's high was only 70. typically we are in the '80s. here are the current temperatures. much cooler in some locations like sycamore at 52. we are dry and we will be dry this morning. this afternoon we have potential for a shower to pop up. widely scattered showers could pop up. 80 degrees for the high today. 60 degrees tonight 77 tomorrow. sunshine for thursday, showers and storms develop friday and the rumble of an onto the weekend. temperatures will be a bit warmer into the '80s. >> coming up, robin williams death is putting the spotlight on addictions and mental health issues. we'll take a look. and -- how canada is helping in the fight against the ebola outbreak. plus -- the pranksters who put white flags on the brooklyn bridge.. come forward. we'll have details. and -- beating jet lag. why you may want to pack a *lemon on your next trip. canada is donat

thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. demetrius ivory has a check of our weather. good morning, demetrius. >> unfortunately, it's a hurricane at 75 mi. per hour wind. thus take a look at the track. it's going to go right through the islands, a bit to the south. but we could see that horrible storm surge. we expect this to weaken but if you have a flight out toward those areas don't want to have the flight anymore. comfortable weather back here. yesterday's high 81. partly sunny skies little cooler along the lake. temperatures will top out in the '70s. 64 degrees in lansing. 60 in waukegan. sublets composite shows we are dry. in the south you will notice we have rain continuing but high-pressure system is stronger to the north it will come in dry air keeping all that rain down to the south. for today's kids there, we are dry. it won't rain on the kids. 79 degrees saturday moses and the appearance of the pay partly cloudy up to 80 degrees. more rain on monday. >> a quick look at some store worker causing delays it has been

thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. demetrius ivory has a check of our weather. good morning, demetrius. >> rain is coming through. the you have been warning us. >> yesterday was ok thursday is a different story. chance of showers and storms which should develop this afternoon. cold front will come through. these temperatures will hold steady through the morning. and to the afternoon. not much of it woman. high temperature near 80 degrees. across the region, 67 degrees in chicago. 62 in lansing. 64 in joliet. settlement composite shows are temperatures will rise into the afternoon but as to get into the evening with climb into the '70s. 79 degrees by 5:00 p.m.. today's official height is about in the greece.80 degrees. >> of star with 83 with the ongoing road work. we have a few maps of this. it blocks like we have a picture coming through. here is northwest highway the work being done due to the water main. this is the last day of this project. we shot this from above yesterday conceded extensive closure closings and t

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we welcome our viewers were watching us around the country and on wgn america. >> michael brown's parents are calling for a day of silence. the overarching theme that we've been hearing from speakers has been one of positivity. this is a life celebration. one of the most interesting things reverts of cars come from one of the bishops spoke earlier. for do our job well perhaps other mothers and fathers, have to sit for you and i have said. >> and he talks about the other mothers and fathers are really speaks to the national attention that has been put on this channel.funeral. >> spoke about the numerous people who have died in terms of violence. he mentioned the children from sandy hook. mention the columbine shooting. these are not just things that racial violence. these are things that have to do with violence in general. >> this is speaking to a much longer tragedy. there were two eulogies. one was a family here. this was from his uncle. hot about who he was. we just listen to the eulogy given by al sharpton. he was giving the national view. speaking to leave c-net wider audience here i

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hall-of-famer billy williams at the corner of sheffield and addison, a gorgeous day for cubs baseball on wgn it's the hyundai leadoff man as the cubs host the first place milwaukee brewers. hi everyone. great to have you with us. wind blowing in a bit cool, but lots of sunshine on the authority side. the cubs have won two three against the first place brewers, who have a game and a half lead in the n.l. central. highlights from last night. a young fan enjoying the sights, so a

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. >> the wgn investigation found an online war of words and images between a pair of followers. >> nasty and sometimes discussed in mudslinging. right near the post as a photo of a landmark michigan avenue buildings. 3 07 north michigan. the message says roughly soldiers of the islamic state will pass from here soon. the other tweets which include a picture of the mice is flareups of the white house uc here americans. new security or the fbi or sickness service or chicago police have any comment. >> affecting rescue efforts. torras to 52 people are still missing. the least 40 people were killed. police say the death toll could more than double. 14,000 people have evacuated homes in anticipation of another downpour. >> national day of mourning in malaysia. the bodies and ashes of 20 people killed on malaysia airlines flight arrived home. shut down about eastern ukraine. remains of the 20 victims were identified. 43 for from malaysia. >> a russian supplied missile shot down, to emit about the church's response to is not think the catholic church should be held legally responsible. >> calli

we welcome our viewers were watching us around the country on wgn america. our top story this latest attack occurred just after midnight yesterday morning. a woman was walking home from a mattress stop. mother was a block away from home and slam tournament purse from behind knocked it down and then hit her. women suffered injuries to your face and back. the police chief is clapton's conference. >> attempt of the working around the clock. >> to insurer resident is a party for us to bring a suspect to justice. there is no description. the man was wearing all black and a ski mask. some commuters say they want to know why the attacker has not yet been caught. >> i do not understand why there are no cops around that time. >> it should be more police officers out. i cannot imagine why it keeps happening in the same place over and over again. police have been going door-to-door canvassing homes looking for security video. officers are urging commuters to attend a citizens' patrol meeting tomorrow night at the train station. 55 goldman was beaten to death in romeovi

thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. with a check of our weather. good morning, tim. >> and you made it through today's in a row and it didn't sleep in. >> and she looks quite awake. starting off this morning we almost need a check it it's in the 40's in some areas. we have meanly clear skies. looking at lots of sunshine. we make it near 80 degrees today. maybe cooler along the lake. the skies are clear. shearson storms across the plains. close to 80 degrees today. cooler on sunday with a few of thunderstorms and a high of 78. house traffic? >> on the one problem on i 290. ramp work in the overnight hours and because of that there are some delays on the in bound trip. in addition to the at they are doing a full 15 minutes stop between 1:00 a.m.-5:00 a.m.. watch for delays on the deck otherwise everything else is in good shape. >>it was a much calmer night in missouri, after authorities took a new approach to the protests over a police officer's shooting of an unarmed teen. karin caifa reports. >> from nearby st. louis to new york city. rallies and g

thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. tim mcgill is in for demetrius with a check of our weather. good morning, tim. >> or starting of mild in the '60s. looking to reach the '80s. today will be the warmest day of our week. it bit of fog partly cloudy for most of us of is thicker in some areas where visibility is down to zero. this morning we have a mix of clouds and son. a few scattered gun and storms are possible as chance between midday and into the afternoon. we will have some dry hours today cooling-off smile with a morning shower. 75 degrees on wednesday. here's a look at the monday morning commute. >> so far so good just a few spots of over the construction especially in bound kennedy from chicago avenue to ohio. the two left lanes are a until 5:00 a.m.. otherwise the roads look good. no major issues or problems. >>israel is holding its fire for a seven hour humanitarian truce this morning... but hamas has not agreed to honor the cease fire. the one-sided truce comes after israel was widely condemned for a bombing t

thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. tim mcgill is in for demetrius, with a check of our weather. good morning, tim. and >> a stormy start for some of us. we have some showers and storms. 71 degrees at o'hare. speaking of joliet, we have a few thunderstorms approaching. scattered line from rockford back to north-central indiana. moving off to the east. will focus on the heavy downpours. lightning and thunder just to the south and east. back over to frankfurt and north-central indiana. watch for some heavy downpours. there will be a lull in the middle part of the day but sunshine today comes 88 degrees. some dry hours in between. scattered storms tomorrow. a little cooler with some scattered thunderstorms will have more in a little bit. >> we have breaking news this morning is a serious crash on the tristate has all lands shut down at 147. this happened late last night just before 11:00 p.m.. the semi truck went into the presidenmedian. to summarize involved, three other vehicles and least one person ejected. that person

thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. your headlines are coming up first let's to the forecast. >> after a nice weekend we have some rain today will take it. just a little bit ago. probably about 1 in.. we are expecting showers and storms continue through the morning. the rain will be off and on through the day as low pressure system passes through. a stormy monday but tuesday will be better. more sunshine through the work week. here the current temperatures. radar shows thunderstorms moving off on to the lake but a line of showers is continuing to the area. here's lake county. here is no. cook county you can see the rain to the north. down toward will county it will be coming up there. and it is continuing to move through kane and to page county. through the region, there will be a series of systems coming through one today will bring a cold front and drop our temperatures and then the rain will move out of our area into tonight and tomorrow morning. 79 degrees today. you will need your umbrella. wednesday we make 79. th

thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. the mad nice to have to ansett instead of outside. >> it's in this morning weather wise. usually when it's horrible unreasoning you are out there. >> i always try. today i've got the caffeine. >> that's the real secret. we have mr. conditions today. yesterday our high was in a low 80s. sunshine today. mostly clear skies. temperatures are not so bad. it's six degrees in aurora. satellites regard composite shows we are dry and we stay dry this weekend. expect a mix of sun and clouds. a little cooler along the lake. typical high is 82. down to 55 tonight. saturday's tie up to 81. scattered showers and thunderstorms. here is sarah in her orange. >> i'm trying to be chipper with my color. here's what we're watching on the dan ryan south bound a crash involving a motorcycle. two lanes blocked and slow going on the bishop ford. the report of a crash we will bring you more information,. >>tear gas was used to break up another protest over the deadly police shooting of a teenager in ferguson,

thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. demetrius ivory has a check of our weather. among to about the violence. ambac. good to beat them. >> we had some mild weather. i just got off a plane from bermuda so i don't know. >> right into for wayne, indiana. >> good morning for twain. here's the good news. the storms the whistle yesterday our history. but the damage is done. we saw a few inches of rain yesterday today we have showers tapering off. 67 degrees right now. 65 in waukegan. 63 in the cal. satellite repair composite shows showers across the extreme southern and eastern communities. as the front moves through the rain will taper off quickly. the heaviest of the rain is behind it. 75 degrees by noon today. by 9:00 p.m. we're down to 68. the official high will be 79. tonight we're back down to 62. partly sunny skies wednesday high-temperature 77. 77 thursday with scattered showers and storms. here's a traffic. >> you will want to listen to me this morning. there's a lot going on. if you use the eisenhower into the city e

thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. demetrius ivory has a check of our weather. >> it's the man hour. >> just for a little while. just keeping us honest with sarah here for traffic. >> we're going to have temperatures and is an mile tiered chance of showers and potentially thunderstorms as the get into other portions of the day. clouds will be on the breakup. a stormy monday coming through. 65 degrees from now. 66 in lansing. 65 in kankakee. 62 and the cal. satellite composite shows don't have our stormy monday at the is the look further out you can see the line of showers and thunderstorms out to the west. rain will be here by 5:20 percent chance of rain. 30 percent chance by 9:00 p.m.. potential for heavier rain tonight. half an inch for a lot of us. 80 degrees today down to 69 tonight. wednesday we're up to 84 again. it's time for traffic but nobody should come here unless they sing the blues. >> nobody comes if i don't sing the blues. aren't let's do what traffic. in bound i 55 road work at 53 this is could be in th

thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. demetrius ivory has a check of our weather. good morning, demetrius. >> is it going to the sunni? >> part of the weather man rule. the images came up with that right now. let's take a look at our day. we're expecting some sunshine. in should be a nice day. high temperatures in the upper '70's. partly cloudy early this morning. maybe some patchy fog. it will be cooler along the lake. cooler than the upper 70's. 63 greg now at the lake front. 64 in lansing. it's 62 aurora. chocolate composite shows some of that cloud cover over the region of the rain will stay to the south and west. high temperature 79 degrees today cooler along the lake. it was high temperatures 79. friday we have spotty showers high temperature reaches 79. three days in a row and 79. >> what wrong with the fourth day? >> that's a little foreshadowing. >> on the roads were looking good to have an accident on the of to the overpass over the eisenhower not causing too many issues. it's still early and the volume is light

so those inner-city 14 minutes when he turned on the news, wgn that goes rent and seize 86 shot, nine children when we can, they have nothing to do because those communities can't afford to pay $35 per team to rent a chicago park field. when i get my tax deal, already incorporates your taxes pay for the funding of those parks. nobody addressed the. number two, it's established major league baseball is a business. the reason, the decline of african-americans, nobody addressing the fact that black dollars i'm tapped dollar in professional sports. so, therefore, if they're not eating in the stand, not getting in the seats, they're not interested in putting out on the field and less you're a superstar. nobody is addressing that part of it, but this is part. i coached college baseball and the coached high school baseball and i scouted for five major league teams so i know this like the back of my hand. just want to let you know that part. it's all about business. that's what they're investing money in academies and third world countries and in japan because they are tapping into the untapp