what could be a key argument that detectives aired and almost immediately to one on yang and rowling help the other possible suspects. the judge says there has been no evidence presented that there could be anyone else involved besides yang and prosecutors said that gayl,e that has had nothing to do with the murder but gayle mated to having a two year-old sexual relationship with yang and that creates a credibility problem because he denied having a into a relationship publicly. the murdered girl friend in 2007 was with this same moment. the gayle is a important because he can talk about both women but he may not be the most sympathetic witness which could hurt his credibility. he admits that he had sex with yang the very night before the murder. there isn't it also the muted reaction that there is a murder in deerfield possibly involving his girlfriend the mother of his unborn child. the prosecution in a pre-emptive attempts to minimize damage they focused and that immediately on that reaction the morning of october 4, 2007. gayle is getting his hair cut after getting a call from a tv producer friend of news with a murder in deerfield and the possibility that the victim was his girlfriend but he did not interrupt his hair cut and testified that he did not bother to call his pregnant girlfriend to see if the correct report was true. he wanted to find out first there is any validity to this report. now eventually he drove to the deerfield police department where he talked to the fact detectives' the later cleared the former football player any wrongdoing and representative said that he would dispel on the stands a number of false allegations. >> at the allegations that have been made are untrue. he will testify and his credibility will speak for itself his truthfulness will speak for itself. this has been a difficult process as anyone can imagine. he lost a girlfriend and his unborn daughter. what those allegations are they have not come up yet. another unflattering revelation-after the girlfriend was found murdered detectives testified they found a letter in her purse that was anonymous. saying " do you know what your boyfriend has been doing with a lot of other women " detectives testifying that the letter revealed the names of 17 alleged it other sexual partners. prosecutors were raising this issue in court because they know the defense will go after this and try to use it to tear down gayle's credibility. back to you. >> thank you. a federal marshal was critically wounded and a suspect was killed this morning in a shooting in st. louis. the suspect opened fire on two u.s. marshals and a st. louis police marshall when marshals showed up to taken into custody. both marshalls are in the hospital one in critical condition and the other is there. the police officer only had a graze wound. the suspect had a criminal history and it is not clear if he died from a self-inflicted wound or a few shot by police. . >> chicago police officer accused of making a false 911 col. the officer accused of calling east local department and reporting it by a bar while he himself was pulled over for speeding by another officer. the other officer left the scene and realize the call was baked when he arrived at the alleged crime scene. one officer remains an active duty but is under investigation. >> a police officer of allegedly beating a man and take goes to trial today. video shows the officer pulled his gun belt and using a stun gun and his friend but then hitting belle 15 times with a baton. the video has no audio. prosecutors say was unprovoked by some colleagues and police officials say that the officer was following protocol. the driver in a car crash that killed two women is charge of driving under the influence of drugs the 23 year- old was driving through creek township on monday when he hit a patch of ice and lost control before hitting a tree. two passengers were killed. at first authorities did not believe drugs or alcohol were a factor but a follow-up investigation led them to charge the driver for driving while high. >> another of a person from your field north high school resigned after allegedly having a sexual affair with a former student school officials say an investigation showed that stephens began his affair last june after the student had graduated. the second incident at plaines field north in which a staff member accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student. in january a teacher was charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse after she was found in a car with a 16 year-old student. >> university of notre dame implementing a student method for coming football practice. >> a ban on hydraulic lifts and this was used to it pope paul practices this is the result of the death of a student film maker. >> up you may remember last october a new regimno dirt dame. was killed when a hydraulic lift was knocked over due to high winds. rev. jenkins, the president of notre dame, said the ever installed remote control camera systems as part of a pledge after sullivan died. four cameras mounted on 50 ft. poles at the university football practice field. the cameras will record the practice and transmit them using fiber optics to a control room across the street in the athletics' compound. coming as a result of the safety administration continuing its investigation as to what caused the lift to topple over. a wind gust reportedly went up to 51 mi. per hour at the time. state officials referring to whether not state safety rules and industry standards barring workers from using scaffolds during storms or high winds may have been violated. . >> at the tribune reports that sullivan family was pleased with the changes and continues working with the university to preserve the memory of their son in a manner the gives authentic and proper tribute to him. . >> blagojevich has reached withdrawn his request seeking approval to leave the country for a speaking engagement. the former governor invited to oxford in england. he is barred from leaving the country as he awaits his second federal corruption trial next month. last week he filed papers asking a judge for permission to travel. in 2009 the same judge denied a previous request from blagojevich to travel to co-star rica. he wanted to appear on a reality show. his wife appeared in his absence. if you plan to vote in chicago's city council runoff elections to make sure that you are registered. today is your last chance to register if you have not already 14 aldermen races remain to be settled in the april 5th runoff. you can learn your options by going to chicagoelections.com opposition leaders reportedly saying no deal to an offer by libyan leader gadhafi for talks. . >> state retirees may have to pay up at tax time on a proposed plan by senate state president. . >> was that a real machete or just memorabilia? the new deal that charlie sheen as used in the wake of aspiring from two and a half man. this is wgn 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says he still supports prosecuting detainee's in criminal courts when a program. critics say the trials put americans at risk. . >> of federal prosecutors taking a closer look on the handwriting's of reduced arizona gunmen jared loughner . he is accused of killing six and injuring 13 others in tucson two months ago. congresswoman giffords continues to recover from a head wounds sustained during the shooting. writing samples have been requested from jared and they want the fbi compared the samples to notes that were found in the suspect'' homes. the man who is the prime suspect in the disappearance of a teenage her holloway is now with meeting that he killed the woman in peru. anderson is charged with first-degree murder and robbery in the death last year of the 21 year-old stephanie. his attorney seat for a lesser charge which would be the equivalent of manslaughter. the man has never been charged in the holloway case and he disappeared she disappeared in aruba in 2005. >> by a potential presidential candidates addressing conservatives and iowa and caucuses will begin next newt gingrich appeared at the event and he was boat joined by former pennsylvania minnesota senators and a former ceo of godfather's pizza. all five praised god and expressed opposition to abortion and criticized president obama appeared about the leader of the biggest growing make a church preparing for a similar event in u.s. cellular field. jolt was named one of the 10 most influential people of 2006 the same year he was selected as the most influential christian. critics call them everything from a fraud to a manipulator but he says he has an upbeat message for chicago. . >> life tends to be us all down and there is something that resonates on the inside when somebody says it is going to be all right and god is in control. it is winter now but spring is coming. >> he is planning for a crop of around 40,000 people. . >> james bond actor daniel greg is picking up a new role. . >> the world has changed. benumbs remained static against. >> he agreed to dress up as a woman for a 2 minute film promoting women's equality and a narrator plays m the bond films marking the 100th year of international women's day to day. now we see him. the way that we're used to. business stories coming up next not just ticket prices are going up why airlines are tacking on more fees. . >> leader in medical watch health benefits of eating mediterranean diets. and what today is the day he will want to skip your diet. that tuesday and the learning as some traditional foods are made. foods are made. to london starts with arthritis pain... and a choice. take tylenol now, and maybe up to 8 in a day. or...choose aleve and 2 pills for a day free of pain. enjoy the flight. a more to apply and be prepared to have fewer choices in the process. rising fuel costs or to blame. we are alive with the story. >> if you have a trip planned and you have yet to buy your tickets you may want to get moving now because passengers have been complaining all morning about the jump in ticket prices and soon airlines will offer fewer flights. . >> one was $389 it used to be about $225. >> it could give you a headache before you'll have one now. several major airlines including united and delta will offer fewer flights beginning in may and those that remain to be more expensive. travelers are already feeling the pinch. last year it was less than $200 from year but now it is well over $300. >> the unrest in libya is mostly to blame with oil prices at the 20 month high. jet fuel as 50% higher this year that it was at this time last if you can buy early you can really get a deal. . >> of we got the ticket and a deal before the prices went up. we were watching the prices so they had a good deal like $600 round trip to china cheaper than flying to ohio from dallas. . >> of eliminating free soap necks and grounding larger planes to make up for the rise in jet fuel. some passengers are fed up with flying altogether. >> i do not care to fly anymore with all of this. it is simply not worth it. . >> some airlines have started charging the were surcharges and some as high as $400 but analysts say gas prices should not rise to much higher than they are already. hopefully they will stabilize in time for summer vacation. back to you. >> think you. for the ninth time in a row chicago's midway airport as finished it at the bottom among still list of 29 airports in the on-time departure category. only 60 percent of flights in midway left on time in january. their largest carrier, southwest, is being blamed while they tried to keep up with high numbers of people and checked bags as part of their bags fly free marketing campaign. hiring more workers and at the morgue teats to improve results. . >> of time life in chicago angie and a deal on the live in the mobile industry. telling bloomberg news that nextel has had some talks with telekom about buying t-mobil to ensure exchange 8 that is not a definite though because there are troubles agreeing on how much tmobil is worth. mcdonald's oatmeal helping drive the resales along with strong demand from the cafe brand. investors are disappointed that sales numbers from the u.s. was lower than expected. other big stories on wall street's remain where you been talking about the unrest in libya taking its toll and still for the first time in three days the price of crude oil has fallen as opec members talking about supply more oil. prices are dropping as a libyan leader gadhafi trying to negotiate his departure. daily diehl online coupon sites going up. groupon and giving social going groupon has sold some i surgery's last month and living social heralding a new era of the daily deals when offered a $10,000 coupon for a penthouse suite package at the fairmont hotel in san francisco. sold out within hours. stocks are gaining today and nextel rallied to dropping below prices alleviating concern for now. concern for the economic recovery may be subsiding. back to you. >> think you. complaining against wisconsin gov. scott walker over comments he made during a recorded prank calls. the democratic party says the law violated campaign finance law for allegedly asking support from who he thought was a wealthy campaign donor. it was made by a left wing web site. walker rejected an offer to meet the democrats holding up the budget bill. 14 state senators left in february to prevent a quorum on a bill that would strip collective bargaining rights. the senators said a letter was written to meet at the illinois border walker says they already had a meeting and miller is getting in the way of progress. . >> some illinois retirees could receive less than the monthly retirement checks if john color to a hazardous waste. cullerton once a 5 percent tax on retirement income and illinois could raise about $1.5 billion each year and he will find a way to ensure taxes only affect those who can afford it. illinois collects no income tax 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have shot the way up we are at 44 degrees at o'hare airport. over the lake is a big gloomy but the street to blow is the cloud dissipating and we think that cloudiness is going to return in short order during the afternoon hours. a big storm on the oklahoma and texas border is heading this way and that is the snow producer for parts of kansas and look at the cold air to the north and west. this will not get into the chicago area at least not with much authority. a drop in temperatures by thursday and perhaps a little snow is the rain system pulls out of the area. nothing like the northeast is suffering. temperatures across the area at the moment mid to upper '40's and check this out down south. 50