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it makes no sense at all sean lewis, wgn news. governor is calling for a comprehensive approach to stopping violence in and protect chicago's neighborhoods. on a visit today to the fellowship missionary baptist church the governor a bill to his stand on strict gun control. it is a message he brought home during his state of the state address. he said creating jobs would help. he also backed president obama's call for an increase in the minimum wage and his call for increased gun-control >> we're going to make sure that we have these it work and decent health care for the people of illinois and the people of america >> the governor awarded the church a proclamation marking one day in february as fellowship missionary baptist church a day in recognition of its service >> protesters gathered in grant park today to oppose a proposed oil pipeline from canada. the rally was one of several held throughout the nation, including washington, d.c. the keystone x-l pipeline would carry oil sands from canada through the great plains to u.s. re

in east chicago, sean lewis wgn news. >> a west side, rhodesian has rallied around a chicago woman who has lost all four of her children to gun violence. her youngest child was killed last weekend >> she listens to a word of god ... >> she was invited here by mothers to help families impacted by gun violence. has lost all of her children to gun violence. her last son was shot and killed last weekend >> she knows the pain of losing a child all too well. her 21 year-old son was one of three people shot to death in a south side parking lot in november of 2011 >> i do not want another mother to have to experience what i did >> we have to do something >> january of 2013 was the bloodiest january >>. leaders worked to tighten gun laws >> we need your help... >> she prepares to bury her last child tomorrow, she says she will continue to speak out against gun violence >> it is ridiculous. i feel really bad. >> still to come, a deadly fire sweeps through several apartment units in the far northwest suburbs before crews could get it under control. also, investigators are looking into what caused

on the southside, sean lewis wgn news. >> snow and slick roads overnight caused at least three dozen accidents in the chicago area. chicago streets and sanitation deployed 199 plows to clear insult main routes and residential streets. cruz hit the expressways. temperatures in this city are not expected to rise above freezing until thursday. the cold and snow were doubly difficult for some out of town visitors >> we are from florida and we do not see snow at all... >> despite the shock of the frigid weather the visitors from south florida were thrilled to see snow >> a snow plow and a car collided head-on overnight. the accident happened as the plow was trying to clear the street. two people were injured. the plow broke off from the impact and became stuck to the front of the car >> so how much snow did we get? ramsey is in the weather center with more >> this is the largest snowfall we have had all season... this is about the time last night chicago started picking up snow . we continue to see some flurries into the late morning ... we ended up with about 2.3 in. at the airport. last

joining us now is wgn legal analyst terry sullivan. his new lawyer says he deserves a new trial because his first lawyer botched the case. do you have an opinion on that? >> know.no. >> excuse me for clearing my throat. this has been used before. the problem that these guys have now is the fact that this is what is known as legal strategy. legal strategy we are in a very imperfect science. whatever the lawyers choose to do especially if the plan goes along with that that strategy. it just because it didn't work does not mean that a court is going to overturn it. >> what the make of the suggestion that if they appealed for other reasons that they actually would be more successful? >> i think they did ask for other grounds. as we have said for years the main thing that has to go out to the appellate court. the issue of the hearsay that went into the trial. especially here say from a divorce lawyer and the rev.. that is what convicted him. >> this season's $750,000 in campaign contributions. he could face a lengthy prison sentence. >> what goes o

wgn radio. they emerged from bankruptcy on new year's eve to make this move.ent 30 years in broadcasting the last 10 at nbc. in a move that would create the world's largest airlines american airlines and usair ways have reportedly agreed on a merger. some think that this will create more nonstop flights out of o'hare. stories of raw sewage seeping into the hallways unbearable accommodations, when the vacation nightmare will finally be over for the hundreds on the cruise ship. new details about the gunfight between police in california and the alleged cop killer christopher dorner. president barack obama begins a three day trip across the country to sell the ideas that he laionwi introducing new febreze stick & refresh with command strips from 3m. stick it to eliminate odors anywhere. like this trashcan. in like a flower field. aw man! [ screams ] [ laughs ] stick it almost anywhere. new febreze stick & refresh. breathe happy. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] they're all going in the same direction, but in very different ways. and pampers gives all of them our driest b

breaking news at the top of our newscast, seen on wgn america the cruise ship triumph limping to shore less than 1 mi. for salvation for the passengers who have endured a nightmarish vacation, a fire, engine failure very little food, no hot water, no air-conditioning and no toilets. some patientspassengers went up to the top floor waving white towels sending out sos signals. the cable broke from one of the tugboat's earlier so it has been slow and it has taken several days for the troubled ship to see an end to this very very rough journey. >> how have you been passing the time since we last talked? >> i am actually standing out on the deck where i was earlier i am sure that we are super close but i don't know how long it is going to take we are here, we are pulling through we are extremely close we have been doing exactly what we've been doing for the last five days, sitting around, talking eating what we can staying hydrated. >> i understand recently within the past few hours you've got things like surf and turf, the clean up the deck they got of rid of a lot of so water. >> we had a

passing close to earth in about an hour and a half from now but the big news today was the unexpected meteor that struck central russia. wgn's frank holland reports on the damage and injuries it caused. hundreds of people were injured and hundreds of buildings were damaged. the sonic boom. of a region of russia injured more than 700 people and damaged buildings. the sights and sounds, the pieces and pressure were felt on friday morning. this is where the meteor coming into the earth's atmosphere so fast that the earth's atmosphere act like concrete. it disintegrates into midair. the pressure way from that, the shock wave knocked out windows and i guess our people. shattering glass like you see here has been blamed for many of the injuries. the space agency said one meteor hit the atmosphere and split into smaller fragments. >> it was one of the largest media errors in years. i'm putting that 5-10 m across. this is probably in the neighborhood of 100-1,000 t. the russian president is sending 20,000 workers to the area to help the injured and clean up the damage. it was a surprise for people living in russia as well as scienti

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wgn, she has hired former u.s. attorney dan webb to represent her. president obama has signed-off on legislation to avoid a default on federal loans. the measure extends the federal government's ability to borrow new money through mid-may. it effectively suspends the 16- point-four trillion dollar debt ceiling in the meantime. in exchange. the bill requires congress to pass a budget by mid-april or have lawmakers' pay withheld. the budget for 2014 was supposed to be delivered by the president to congress yesterday but insiders say it'll probably be delayed until sometime in march. the u-s justice deparment has filed a civil lawsuit against the "standard and poor's" credit rating agency. the lawsuit accuses s-and-p of ingoring credit risks in order to favor the interests of large investment banks and others. s-and-p and other credit rating agencies have been criticized for giving high ratings to subprime and other mortgage securities. which lost value and contributed to the financial crisis. s-and-p officials denied any wrongdoing. according to a new study chicago has one of the most unpredictable commutes in the nation. the new study, called the "urban mobility report" recommends quadrupling the a

as wgn's micah materre reports he's using his expertise to give back to the community and is one of chicago's very own. things like black cherries. >> for him tasting a newe year-old getting his first sugar rush. >> that thing that made you sort of hyperventilating over the first time use of cotton candy. use of cotton candy. he finds himself in a small pool of african american elders in the food and wine industry. >> for some is a little surprising to learn that he is the co-founder and co boehner and one director of chicago's b in 36. >> am surprised that they're surprised. that is their problem not mine. >> he has a profound and extensive knowledge of why. >> i have been able to educate people sometimes without them even knowing it. i just poured an italian wine. >> he says it comes from his mother and father. i was raised in a family where you could do or be anything that you wanted. i never had a life that felt like it had restrictions. >> it was also mom and dad who taught him how to appreciate the finer things in life. there was the way he would shop for our weekly groceries. we go to four- six different places. he would very carefully select ever