wgn news @ 9 tom skilling i learned a new word from your producer today.ah materre delicious whether >> meteorological adjectives from micah materre. micahli cious weather. it looks obvious that is a word from mike materre. beauteous. arizona dust storm result of collapse and thunderstorms in the wind out of that. this is the view from arizona. former intern works television there. look at this blow went across the highway. he bent a lamps spout in the open out there south of tucson arizona a lot of weather and the southwest. interesting pattern setting up the trend more rainfall than usual places like mexico and colorado southern states we begin to warm up next week summer like pattern at that time may get shot of the warmth later this week temperatures into the '70s late today after day that saw threatening skies and a scattered showers rainfall six out of nine days this month showers are around for a time today lighting up the radar also skipping to the south and east done with rainfall. tomorrow sunshine that was so evident on the satellite imagery thi

our special report kicks off saturday morning with the wgn northern news at 6:00. from 6:00 to 9:00 as well as the midday news from 11:00 to 1:00. you can also catch an ex-spaded special edition of the wgn news at 5:00 following the cubs-sox game. of course a complete wrap-up. we'll have all day coverage. >> a proposed super pac ad generates some heat for the owners of the chicago cubs. it was meant to smear president obama but it may do a little bit more than that. could it hurt chances for funding for renovations of wrigley field? >> i don't think that's fitting. in a campaign of any nature. >> mayor emanuel clear on how he feels about a proposed political ad targeting his former boss president obama, making matters even worse, that ad loosely linked to one of chicago's favorite teams the cubs. not any of the team's owners but their father joe rickets. >> america is too great a country for the conflict they are talking about. it's insulting to the president and country. >> titled the defeat of barack obama the plan to end his spending for good. it referred to the

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wgn news @ 9 top story in a second first tom skilling nasty weather >> weather watch is down for most of chicago to the south pretty good chance storms will head incredibly hot memorial day around here 95 degrees broke a record second day in a row warmest memorial day on record midway 94 degrees and that the lakefront. big change to cooler weather and to keep relief on the way. record temperatures south bend and flint michigan fifth temperatures dropping to the west we are in pretty good shape cooling-off still warm in the city. going to remain that way for awhile. these storms across western illinois still forming as you can see to be self 40,000 ft.. couple of heavy storm south and west risk of rainfall. the front will pass without a lot of rainfall not all good news we do need more rain fall. later in the week with a cool off coming sharing with you later the break in the heat wave on the way. >> record heat today memorial day 95 degrees huge crowds along the lakefront with more >> >> but things have cooled off out here earlier today it was sticky steamy stifling kind of heat. a lo

wgn news @ 9 wgn news @ 9 another a march tonight protesters blocked for block days leading up to the nato summit. top story around the country tonight. protesters and police naco still 5 days away. >> today march started thin crowd to begin with but certainly grew vocal crowd for sure emotional people dressed normal street close to plenty of people covering faces in masks. caught on camera police circle protesters tonight launching expletives left and right police bike patrol present the following people simply following them up halsted avenue we left the group shortly after the storm to the station. did not cause any real damage nobody arrested at least so far tonight march expected to last until midnight first task for chicago police following confrontation into the streets. yes today protested today it paid the price 7 of 8 people representing the catholic workers movement arrested prudential building tried to storm president of bond campaign headquarters in chicago on monday message message mission accomplished batt but try to deliver invitation to president barack obama. i did t

wgn news @ 9 recall election gov scott walker of new poll say ahead of democratic challenger 52 percentusy back here in the weather office. quite a rainfall system went and cool weather looking at these computer maps this lifting from texas southern illinois it later tomorrow northward howling in northeast wind into the area showers on the back side during the day on friday. here is a closer look tomorrow lighter showers by midday sprinkles in the afternoon. but get these rainfall numbers estimates from the models this produces a lot of rainfall over big area. look at what happens to the wind northeast wind gusting 17 or 18 mi. per hour storm circulation wind picks up 30-40 mi. per hour tomorrow from the northeast northwest low on friday weighed friday making the wind to more occasional warming up. it will warm all over the weekend could be near '80s sunday and monday chicago area. rainfall growing more widespread heavier in the afternoon and evening lighter rainfall after showers paper with the blustery cold day thunderstorm and partly sunny close to 80 degrees. world renown to climb t

wgn news @ 9 fire chicago north side burdick all evening causing headaches for thousands of cta commuters. top story around the country tonight. the fire keeps going live on the north side tonight >> all afternoon good news and bad news public transportation issues are starting to figure themselves out. the owner of roy's furniture in the week in park watched flames engulf his store and everything in their witness to firefighters doing what they could to contain the blaze broke out 3:30 p.m. and grew matter of minutes into three alarm fire. batt but my friend said this fire and smoke the building went up in flames firefighters push it back out everybody brought down. batt but probably 100-150 ft. away >> amateur video shows the flames early on later to the fire remained trapped inside chicago fire department outside of able to get to the flames at the lake spoke filling in the neighborhood high wind shifted over and over again far from started at loaded dock and got away >> trucks making it inherently dangerous about of fire furniture store significant fire load increasing the amount of f

. >> wgn news @ 9 day long hostage standoff ends with the gunman dead in be an office building surrounding the place before the gunmen killed the captives who killed himself. top story around the country 10 hostages in valparaiso talking to one of them tonight >> good evening police say the gunman was a great somebody who worked at this office building owed him the money is standoff lasted seven hours ending with him taking his own life hostages. >> enjoying start of holiday weekend with family and friends feeling lucky she and 10 co- workers were not injured. man walked into the office yelling at the employee's >> i ran out there marketing manager a laying on the floor by the desk and to this guy was standing there all angry >> the man pulled out a gun. shortly later gunshot >> could have easily fired at me through the door. when i heard the gunshot it did not know >> more gunshots police say suspect exchanged gunfire with officers nobody injured swat team on the seed officers from several agencies assisted including indiana state police and the fbi negotiators in constant communication.

wgn news @ 9 wgn news @ 9 3 teenagers to go swimming and the only to make get out of lake michigan heartbreak at the beach one the girl has yet to be found. top story around the country tonight. the search continues live at the lakefront and near a green leaf avenue >> very sad scene at the beach not looking good it diapers and the water almost three hours to get to find the missing girl. dozens of witnesses here at the beach and three friends teenage girls swimming along the break wall at loyola park. because of the current eight smooth side and a choppy side in the water swimming into the shopping cart before 6:00 p.m. at people heard screaming rant towards a the break wall swam over and pulled one of the girls to safety. the third friend went under and never resurfaced chicago police and fire teams deployed immediately we are told as many as nine and divers looking for the third friend the other girl pulled to safety third friend still missing at this hour at one point in the mother showed up at the beach hysterical had to be taken away by chicago police fire medical paramedics. the other

wgn news @ 9 reflecting on one of the weekend's most tense moments. high marks for the city that handled the nato summit speaking to police superintendent this afternoon >> could have been make or break situation today looking back at law enforcement less than 100 people a arrested overall superintendent garry mccarthy could not be more pleased with his officers >> i do not think i could have written that the script better >> still in one piece after the nato summit came and went. terry mccarthy emotional 3000 officers and the work they had to do. homes when warranted putting themselves on the front line and taking the relentless taunting from people in the crowd >> especially bicycle cops. how well we did it was awesome. i would not want to do it again >> peaceful march friday at a clash late saturday night police van accelerating out of a crowd sunday it came to a head by lead protester in nose to nose with police trained to deal with this very moment >> can not believe this is happening. i saw these guys giving hand signals to each other getting to

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wgn news @ 5 family mourning the loss of baby twins boy and girl found dead southwest side police and child welfare officials looking part answers. top story around the country tonight. live at the newsroom with more on the top story. >> police conducting investigation contacts with family since last year was already looking into allegations >> went to the room a notice to the baby try to see if the heart was beating them up twin brother and sister julian and giselle romero or one week shy of six months old. born slightly premature father says planning to take them to monthly doctor's visit today. >> always smiling. always were happy >> not so happy it southwest side home record with department of children and family services history here going back to march of last year with what is considered a credible allegation of abuse against older child in the home. counseling and homemaking support began the following june and last month neglect complaint involving the babies. police say it found unresponsive in the crib they shared a crowd of 930 this morning mother a 19 year-old victoria ro

so long, everybody. >> you're watching wgn news at 9:00. >> marching, meeting and planning.eryone. i am robert jordan. and i am jackie bange. maggie is here with our top start. >> earlier protestors marched here to mccormick place. their message simple. they say leaders should be focused on health care, not warfare. they chanted health care is a human right. some 300 people marching more than 10 miles much of it in the rain. but protestors seemed unfazed by the weather. >> we knew what the weather was going to be like. our supporters came anyway. whether it snows raines, tornados or thunders we want to make our march known. >> they want health care, not warfare should be the city's focus. if they have the resource toss host things like the nato summitt surely more could be used for health care. >> if they took all that money they put into nato and put it back into the community where it belongs, then we wouldn't have to be out here making the walks, and we wouldn't see as

wgn news @ 9 good evening top story around the country tonight. we begin with nato summit. let the protests began president about campaign office getting an earful this morning members of catholic workers movement all over the country here refused to leave the building home to president's reelection efforts looking for nato to end afghanistan's occupation. >> 100 percent not abide led the group i associate with.@ i pray not of violence this weekend >> protesters released tonight message for obama campaign nato breeds war and communities free people. more protest this week sot more forceful than others in getting organized online. x>> they are in deep, and what the experts say protesters for trouble more than a megaphone marchant is not their style protesters slingshots molotov cocktails to the nato summit protests small in number they are big making an impact almost certainly be in chicago sometime this weekend. batt but target rich opportunity world audience of course they will show up. >> terrorism expert talking about violent protesters success overseas and more recently

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in the news room shawn lewis wgn news. >>> mayor manuel unveiling his pension plan. the mayor calling it a day of remembering conning as he greeted powerful lawmakers from both parties who are working together on state wide pension reform. the mayor said chicago has a staggering $20 billion unfunded pension liability. his goal is to cut that by 40% by phasing in a higher retirement age increasing worker contributions and holding off cost of living increases for ten years. >> they've done everything required of them. everybody else in my view has either kicked the can down the road or not taken responsibility. >> we need this help. it needs to be done in a bipartisan way. we need to get it done before we leave here. >> getting it done means getting it done by the end of the legislative session at the end of this month. >>> mounting tensions between planned nato protesters and the city. >> next why chicago revoked a previously approved plan. >> details of how the cia was able to intercept a bomb intended for an american plane. >> and temperatures will dip a bit tomorro

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today on wgn midday news... he has been compared to elliot ness now to coach gerald announces he will be stepping down as u.s. attorney general in chicago. >> fits geraltzgerald just announced he will leave office on june 30th he has been the longest serving u.s. attorney in chicago history: office for more than 10 and half years. he released a statement this morning and said he has notified the white house attorney general eric holder. he says he has no immediate plans as far as work in the summer he will take some time off before considering his next career move. for more on this we are joined on the phone by wgn legal in the wgnterry sullivan. >> ed maier him he is very friendly to speak to and he has the background we need he made it really big. >> it did not matter if there was corruption he was going after them. >> and that is what you want in the u.s. attorney. he was the supervisor of so many people he said in his time in chicago over 10 years he tried not to get in the way of prosecutors and as a former

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a new report this evening from wgn reporter gaynor hall filed moments ago. >> reporter: protesters, severalroups of protesters have confirmed because this is where first lady michelle obama was hosting a dinner for the first spouses of nato officials, so it's been a spirited crowd gathering here just a few moments ago. they were jumping up and down dancing in the streets, dancing in the rain. they weren't deterred by a downpour, a brief downpour that we had just as they weren't deterred earlier today by the extreme group that descended on chicago. so they are chanting and holding up their hands. they are in the middle of michigan avenue forming a human peace sign trying to send their message to the people who are inside, but so far this leg of the protest as far as we've seen has been very peaceful. it was much like what we saw yesterday where groups broke off from the larger protest earlier in the afternoon and then they just started to march. they took to the streets once again making their way around downtown chicago and gathering here. so that is the very latest. from the art institute,

wgn america. julie andrew with more on patrick fitzgerald's departure. >> he came to chicago from new york, singlee bit. he was the new kid in town, with something to prove, no ties to chicago. he leaves the office at 51 married with two young children andícñ lace of convictions a mile long, from governors to hired gun men. as a result, he's received plenty of praise and a few knocks along the way. >> the governor has been arrested in the middle of what we can only describe as a political corruption crime spree. >> reporter: this is the federal prosecutor chicago knows a government suit with a straight face and rapid fire delivery even when it comes to announcing the takedown of a standing governor. a fact. pat fitzgerald makes people worry. mainly politicians, mob men and drug dealers with something to hide. >> he was a very smart individual. very talented individual. and relatively fearless in the cases that he would bring. so we got the full package in pat. >> reporter: a former u.s. attorney said fitzgerald earned his spurs in a town where he has no ties. but lucas said he did witness hard wor

new contract. good 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. wgn's tonya francisco is live in chicago's mount greenwood neighborhood with more on our top story. after two months of negotiations there is a deal between c p s and the cafeteria workers ... but talks turned to discussions over contract negotiations with the other unions ... the cbs ceo was asked if this was a way to pressure the hellions >> the fact that we were able to do this on time and address the issues is something i am proud of we hope that the board takes the same positive approach they took with this one in other collective bargaining agreements ... >> we are focusing on finding resolutions to the contracts and serving our children >> the contract with him night here is a deal that gives to percent raises each of the first two years of the contract and establishes a short-term disability and maternity leave policy ... but there is more fresh food on the menu as well for the next five years there will not be warming kitchens for frozen meals to be he

wgn america off and on the internet. the mayor just wrapped up an event here and says that the past is the past and there is a new way of doing things at city hall that was his message to the ship park chicago parking meter company wanting all that money from the city the answer is no ... >>there is a new day here i don't know who they think they're dealing with. the deal was dead for this city of chicago. under the terms of the contract the parking meter company gets to set the rates ... and the city pays the company for the money the company loses when the meters are taken out of service ... that happens during festivals and street repairs ... the company claims that the city owes $14 million for 2011 and the administration is disputing that figure in a letter a city official calls those amounts legally and factually erroneous ... chicago parking meters collected $80 million from city meters and the financial records exceeded the profits that wall street's projected ... >>i sent that letter back and in the envelope there was not a check because i am not doing this ... just because you send an invoice assuming i am goi