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World renowned bassist JUAN NELSON passed away on WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9th. Performing with BEN HARPER AND THE INNOCENT CRIMINALS for nearly three decades, NELSON was also a record producer, composer, and songwriter. Born AUGUST 24th, 1958 in CINCINNATI, OH, JUAN moved to CALIFORNIA in the late '60s. “My first bass was a K bass and it cost $70,” JUAN told BASS PLAYER MAGAZINE. “I saved up to buy it, took it home to play it and then found out that I need an amp to hear ...
at this time, they have no motive in the death of his family members. the forensic pathologist who performed an autopsy on kathleen savio... testifies again today at the drew peterson murder trial. wgn's tonya francisco is live in joliet... with details on why doctor blum considers the case a homicide. >>dr. baum is now being cross- examined by the defense his testimony yesterday was damaging to their case but drew peterson is attorneys said they have surprises for him in cross- examination that may change a few minds >>when larry bloom took the witness stand again this morning he referred to a lot of testimony from the day before ... a fall left kathleen savio with a gash to the head and bruises in the front and side of her body she didn't have injuries to her arms that such a would try to stop herself from falling ... >>the defense is not convinced they say that she died from an accidental slip and fall >>the doctor we believe is making many false assumptions ... >>the prosecution landed in hot water with the judge when the doctor committed that he climbed into the tub where kathleen savio was found dead ... the judge instructed previously that there be no mention of the scene of the " accidental drowning " ... it yielded another harsh reprimand to the prosecution from the judge >>we never intended to nor did the doctor had any intent to disregard the judge orders ... >>byte introducing all the senate miscible stuff they're slowing things down >>this is taking its toll on the jurors there noticeably upset because they have been asked to leave the courtroom several times today while the judge deals with objections from the defense by all accounts the jury has spent more time in their jury room than they have in the court room and many are noticeably irritated by this ... a 12 year old girl is recovering after being shot on the city's southwest side. police say a young man fired about ten shots on a home in the 65-hundred block of south talman. that's in the marquette park neighborhood. it happened just before seven last night. one of the shots hit crystal booker as she stood on the front porch of her home. her family says the eighth grader was doing her homework at the time. the shot went right through the girl's leg. >>she was doing her homework being a kid and minding her business it's a shame it's really a shame that these things are what as our children begin school have to worry about ... booker is expected to make a police are still searching for the gunman. schaumburg police are still interviewing suspects involved in a standoff with officers early this morning. police say they were invesigating a report of a suspicious person in the parking lot of an apartment building when they saw several people running from a nearby building. when officers approached... the people ran back inside and barricaded the door with furniture. the swat team was called in to raid the apartment. no one was injured... but one person was hospitalized after being found unconscious inside the apartment. several people were arrested. no charges have been filed yet. it's one of the hottest congressional races in the chicago area.. freshman republican joe walsh versus democrat, iraq war veteran tammy duckworth in the northwest suburban 8th district. wgn's julian crews is live at tribune tower, where the two candidates appeared before the chicago tribune editorial board this morning. fiscal issues and the looming crisis over entitlement programs dominated much of the conversation here at the tribune tower congressman joe walsh and his opponent tammy duckworth clashed over the issue of homeland security and specifically those controversial comments made by congressman walsh regarding homegrown terrorists ... >>when you say there address any single led groups of americans in exact towns to be a subject of fear and that's the scary thing ... you have a responsibility ... >>do you concur there is a threat? >>i think the question was do you have a responsibility >>with a balance to speak the truth >>joe walsh sits on the house homeland security committee and said that he threw out names of local towns in his district to make a point that portions of al-qaeda are recruiting radicalize homegrown muslims ... they say many chicago communities were targeted he made the point at town hall meeting but now is backing away from that statement those comments were condemned by democrats from the governor down to the council on american islamic relations today at the chicago tribune editorial board meeting joe walsh did not back down ... >>eric holder said this is what keeps him awake at night not what is going on in israel or in syria it's what is happening in america we know al-qaeda has altered its attack actively recruiting and radicalizing muslim american citizens when you say there are threats and you sing aloud groups of americans in exact towns to be the subject of fear that is the scary thing i believe ... >>the aclu has blasted walsh with his response to recent hate crimes ... such as the mosque attacks last weekend ... the union says that in his statements lead to fear and attacks against certain groups of people ... but walsh countered with several examples of the fort hood shooting incident a few years ago saying it can happen anywhere in any town ... republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan makes the case government isn't the solution... when it comes to kick-starting the economy. ryan campaigned in north canton, ohio this morning. this was his second appearance in the battleground state since mitt romney picked him to be his running mate. >>the economic pie of life in the economy is not thick government's job is not to slice this prime more equitably the government job is to get out of the way to set the conditions for economic prosperity and growth so we can all share in the pie equally ... during a campaign stop yesterday, ryan argued the g.o.p. has the best plan to overhaul medicare. he insisted it would protect medicare benefits for those who are currently eligible and those who will be eligible in the future. he wants to keep the costs down by shifting medicare from the government to private insurance plans. president obama is defending vice president biden's recent controversial comments. biden said the g.o.p.'s deregulation policies will put people quote: back in chains.... unquote. the president believes biden was talking republican proposals to roll-back new rules for wall street. mitt romney and others are claiming biden was making a racial overtone. the president wrapped up a three-day bus tour of iowa yesterday. a plaque now marks the spot where the president and michelle obama shared their first kiss. it happened in 1989, at a baskin-robbins ice cream shop in hyde park. michelle was an attorney at a chicago law firm at the time. the president was a harvard law student who landed a job here as a summer associate. a historical marker went up at the corner of dorchester and 53rd yesterday. the three-thousand pound granite boulder was commissioned by the owners of a nearby shopping center. next at noon: a gruesome discovery in a michigan neighborhood. sewer workers stumble upon dozens of body parts. defying the white house's "dream act", arizona's governor blocks benefits to young undocumented immigrants. and west nile cases in the u.s. spike as one state declares an emergency in the fight against the mosquito-born illness. questions? 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lawsuit "baseless." it'll be a new option for camping... on a prime piece of real estate in chicago. mayor rahm emanuel and the chicago park district announced today... northerly island park will undergo a major restoration this november. the mayor says this transformation will turn the area into an urban, camping hub for hundreds of families, children and at-risk youth. the total budget for the restoration project: 4.3 million dollars. the project is expected to be completed in the spring of 2014. a plan to turn the old chidlren's memorial hospital into condos and stores ... has been rejected. a chicago-based company wants to build three mixed-use buildings on the six acre site in lincoln park. 43rd ward alderman michele smith says residents are against the current plan. she says it does not address long unresolved problems of traffic congestion and overcrowding in local schools. smith says the developer has been open to community feedback... and she expects a revised plan to be submitted soon. company officials have not commented on the rejected proposal. there will be some high-speed action at the lakefront this weekend... with chicago's air and water show. as wgn's nancy loo reports a chicago firefighter is getting in on the fun: ahead of this air and water show the navy's blue angels are providing quite a preview and a treat for a local hero the famous f 18 fighter jets are ready at the airport but the stormy weather is keeping them grounded for now when the skies clear steve o'malley who recently rescued a child from lake michigan while strapped into a stroller will get the ride of his life ... >>while we are deployed around the globe guys like steve are keeping people safe bet, it's important for us to recognize all kinds of public service >>that's why i became a firemen i love helping people i'm not in it for the recognition i don't care about that ... i'm getting the right of my life today i hope ... >>the blue angels later will be conducting test flights today and threw out the air show that ends sunday heavy rain in our area today. tom skilling will tell us when the skies will clear, next. we had some pretty good downpours in some places one of the heaviest rains that we have seen in about three weeks around here and we need it ... and we have another cold air mass making its way into the area that gave rise to those shares this morning coming to the area with some gusty winds ... i would not be surprised to see sunshine breaking through the clouds in these next few hours though a couple of showers are still on the docket ... these are moving southeastward looking at the three-dimensional image ... there are a few stragglers coming in in the wake of the storm we think there might be redevelopment of these storms there's still some residual lightning in the southern suburbs it is also warmer there with more moisture ... these are called hailstorm tracks ... we can tell you according to the doppler radar where there has been some hailstones ... this will be a weekend with some unstable air showers might develop but we do not expect widespread rain showers ... the heaviest rain is showing up on bread on this doppler map ... o'hare had 39 hundredths of an inch of rain fall ... it is 73 degrees at mchenry currently. here are some rainfall accumulations ... and looking at the national map we see arizona has 95 degrees that's where all of the heat is right now in the southwestern states lots of wild fire warnings ... we're looking at the more local and regional rainfall situation this morning ... 71 degrees right now a cool afternoon here in chicago ... we saw a 85 degrees yesterday ... that marks the most 80 plus degree temperatures we have had in all of the 142 observational record keeping for weather here in chicago ... there are instability clout circulating in the ever midwest and that will not come to chicago until the afternoon hours of saturday sunday and possibly monday ... at 3:00 we may see a heavier band of showers developing downstate the skies will clear we will have a clear evening ... the headline for the weekend is cool and sunni with the state's inland temperatures in the 40's tomorrow night we are getting the cool air close to the city ... and there will be subnormal cooler temperatures into next week we have a pool of cool air that's unstable wear on the other side of that jet stream it's the cyclonic cited its the stormy and of things that's the pattern through the weekend. the majority of the time will be dry. additional showers and thunderstorms should occur before we clear out in the southern suburbs may be some in the city ... tonight partly cloudy breezy and cooler the low temperature 58 degrees tamara mostly sunny and cooler and last year amid the normal temperature is 82 degrees we will be in the mid-70s ... we have a meet and greet at the broadcast museum on state street at the museum there that's on saturday ... we will discuss whetherforecasting ... and you can go to our web site for more information that will give you a link to their web site to respond to the event ... i really enjoyed meeting the viewers time now for today's trivia question: on this day in 1977 elvis presley passed away so here is our question.. in the 1960's elvis had what as a pet? a. tiger. b. pig. c. chimpanzee. the answer is ahead in this hour of the wgn midday news. sweetie, you have to scrub it first. no you don't, honey. yes, you do! don't! i've washed a few cupcake tins in my day... oh, so you're a tin expert now. whoa nelly! hi, kitchen counselor here. he's actually right... with cascade complete. see cascade complete pacs work like thousands of micro-scrubbing brushes to help power away tough foods even in corners and edges. so, i was right, right? i've gotta run. more dishwasher brands in north america recommend cascade. ♪ ♪ ♪ pop goes the world ♪ ♪ it goes something like this ♪ [ female announcer ] pop in a whole new kind of clean with new tide pods... just 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pitched his perfect game in the same stadium earlier this year. cubs finishing a series with the astros at wrigley. they're tied at one in the third... david dejesus hits a solo shot for his first home run at wrigley this year. next innning, it's 4-1, and dejesus does it again with a two- run homer to center... he was 4 for 4. justin germano allowed two runs for his second win of the year. cubs take the rubber match 7- 2... they're off today. derrick rose has provided an update on his injured knee. he tells "comcast sports net" that he is two or three weeks ahead of schedule, and the workouts have become increasingly intense. here's a glimpse of those workouts from his new adidas commercial. as you can see, he's moving around well and walking without a brace. that's a look at sports. your live illinois lottery drawing is next. good afternoon. here are the winning pick three numbers: 8 1 4 here are the winning pick four numbers: 3 9 5 9 $45 million is the mega- millions jackpot drawing 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determine your risk for heart disease. researchers analyzed data on nearly 90 thousand adults who were followed for at least two decades. the study found people with the rare blood type, a-b, were 23% more likely to develop heart disease.. compared with people who had type o, the most common blood type in the u.s. people with type a blood had a five percent increased risk.. and those with type b had an 11 percent increased risk. more than half of african americans and hispanics, 40% of asians and 45% of whites have type o blood. eggs are as bad for you as smoking! eating egg yolks can accelerate coronary artery disease almost as much as cigarettes. canadian researchers surveyed more than 1200 patients. all had a higher likelihood of heart issues because of high blood pressure, a previous small stroke, or a family history of cardiovascular disease. the researchers report, the patients who ate more than three egg yolks a week showed significantly more carotid artery plaque. parents who let their fingers do the walking will learn everything they want to know about chicago public schools.starting today the school locator tool is available online. school enrollment, demographics and academic performance is all detailed on the webpage. it's ideal for parents who are researching schools for their children as well as potential chicago residents who are wondering which schools are located in their prospective neighborhood. the website is: cps.edu\map. a little boy in china let his curiosity get the best of him. he poked his head through a guardrail to see what was on the other side. when he tried to pull his head stuck. the poor kid had to stay like that for hours. all you could see were his chubby little cheeks. rescue crews used special pliers to stretch open the gap and pull the boy to safety. he wasn't hurt.. though he did cry a little bit. we are making a hearty creole dish packed with turkey and sausage. coming up in the lunch break next... i was teaching a martial 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[ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. i'm a fighter and now i don't have that fear. it's time for a lunchbreak... mary madison from lagniappe creole cajun joynt is here with us. you have been cooking the whole time that we have been on the air it smells wonderful here in the studio ... you have cooked enough for the entire crew ... melange a trois jambalaya with chicken sausage and and do uille shrimp we have the chopped onions the top salary the chopped red pepper the chopped onion ... you will steer those vegetables around to it translucency add the chopped garlic last and has a tendency to burn ... add some tomato paste to these vegetables in the pumpot... take chicken stock that's seasoned and add that to the mixture in the balkedpot... we're going to fast forward ... take the andouille sausage and chicken... saute this and then add to the pot with the sauteed vegetables... add the shrimp in the end along with a couple of bay leaves.... let this simmer for awhile. this should cook for about 15 minutes ... to this mixture you should add the roux this is a thickener. then add the rice.... and seasonings 2 tbsp.... lagniappe creole cajun joynt is located at 55 w riverwalk between clark and dearborn on lower wacker. check them out thursdays for blues and bbq night... and for jazz on fridays. for a recipe, or to watch the segment again, log on to: wgntv.com/midday. time now for the answer to today's trivia question. we asked: on this day in 1977 elvis presley passed away so here is our question.. in the 1960's elvis had what as a pet? a. tiger. b. pig. c. chimpanzee. the answer: c.) chimpanzee.... and his name was "scatter". we have another one of those exceptionally high mold count alerts declared today ... we will get to that ... there might be some additional shower is downstate in the southern suburbs as well ... the mold can today is at 60,000 ... this is air quality level mold count ... dangerous air quality is better rough period for people suffering out there ... we're looking at the cool air coming and ... the weekend will be fairly cool we will get warmer temperatures in the '80s next week it's 12 degrees cooler now than it was 24 hours ago a lot of the country has cooled down ... from montana to the dakotas to the midwest we're having a uptime allautumnal conditions ... the southwest winds of our that their teen the heat index is 74 the water temperatures 76 degrees ... the ragweed and the weed pollen counts are up as well as the mold ... we will have some clear skies tonight down to the 40's west of th