Transcripts For WGN WGN Morning News 20141008 : vimarsana.co

Transcripts For WGN WGN Morning News 20141008

It feels like were just here when it was cold. We were back here in april but it was kind of a failed. There was no one here and nothing to see. But today we have the total Lunar Eclipse. The moon will be completely eclipsed from 5 00. Was happening right now . Its just a moon. This is the beginning. You can see a bit of the earths shadow over the moon. Its called away penumbra. But that up and ticket to the office water cooler. It is getting a little bit dark. A stick look right now. We expect sunshine. Perfect conditions right now. Temperatures are in the upper 40s. But not too bad early on. Todays high in the mid60s. We are expecting sunshine. Not bad compared to last time. Feels pretty good. A boy is out there watching us. We will have more from the planetarium all morning at least until 6 00. Cmon down its a free event. Erin wishes she could do with us. Its like the telethon with the today down there. Will keep checking in with you to see what donations we can get for you. You never know. We have some work going on. It should be wrapped up close to friday. Thats the anticipated date. They been working on this for some time. It will make a big difference for people trying to get around and hand. And the california blue line station were getting towards the tail end of that. Its impact in the western and logan square stations. Also the no. 56 milwaukee bus. More traffic coming up. Breaking news overnight in the shooting that put a Chicago Police captain in the hospit. Late last night police put an end to a tense standoff that lasted for hours. Randi belisomo is live at stroger hospital with the overnight developments. Good morning. The captain is in serious condition after being shot in the shoulder. He also has a grace pruned on his head. But the veteran of close to 30 years is expected to survive. He and other officers were trying to arrest a man in connection with a shooting of a least three people last weekend in indianapolis. The suspect has been identified and is now in custody, daniel brown. He had been traced to his sisters apartment through a semi tractor trailer he allegedly has stolen. A Fugitive Task force member knocked on the door in the 7200 block around 5 30 p. M. The gunman started to shoot out the window. Officers pulled the capt. Into the vestibule to escape but by doing that theyre trapped inside. Teams taken out of the back door and here to the hospital with the mayor visited. Hours later the gunman remained barricaded inside the comment the. They used a bullhorn to urge that shooter to give himself up. Six hours later a 42 yearold man was killed. Brown was taken into custody. The captain, the highest ranking officer shot in the line of duty in years. He has two bullet wounds, i dont know if its one or two. Apparently one hit him here and then something botched in his cheek and in his back. It could be two bullets, could be one into fragments. He was also injured on the job in 1998. An allegedly drunk driver crashed into his car car and he had to be extricated. He had a broken ankle. Live from the hospital. Back to you. Another developing story overnight someone tried to outrun a police car. And crashed. It happened just before 2am. Police were chasing this car southbound on central park avenue, when the driver lost control and crashed it into a concrete barrier at 32nd street. One person was killed. Another is in serious condition at stroger hospital. Its not known why the police were chasing the car. Police are looking for a man who sexually assaulted a teenage girl on her way home from a homecoming event. The teen was walking alone near Proviso East High School just before midnight last friday. She was on madison street near first avenue when the suspect grabbed her and attacked her in the nearby Thatcher Woods forest preserve. The white house admits, isis is winning. American Authorities Say airstrikes on isis targets are not stopping the terrorist fighters from advancing on the Northern Syria border city of kobani. They expect the city to fall, any day now, because kurdish fighters dont yet have the firepower and training to stop the isis assault. Now, the white house is trying to play down the importance of losing kobani. But the u. N. Says, its going to have a huge impact. Expecting kurdish fighters to be overwhelmed and expecting a key Syrian Border city to fall, i cannot sustain another city to fold. Everyone has said that this is going to be a long and sustained effort. No one thought this could turn around er only in large ground force will stop them. The Obama Administration an isis takeover of kobani would not be a major concern for the united states. But a top un official says the world would deeply regret it. Security plans for sundays chicago marathon will include medical teams looking out for ebola type symptoms. Runners from 152 countries will be flying in to be in the marathon. None of them are from west africa, which has been plagued medical teams will be in place,. Just as they would be for influenza and other viruses. They say any runners with symptoms should get medical attention. The Ebola Outbreak is now being treated like a National Security priority. The president is calling for additional passenger screening at airports, but hes against banning travelers from west africa. Fourthousand us troops are being deployed to west africa to help fight against the disease. The pentagon says most of them wont be exposed to the virus, but those in testing labs could have contact with it. There have been over 74hundred cases of ebola in west afr more than 34hundred people have died. The key suspect in the murder of a skokie teenager is out of jail. A 17yearold student from chicago was arrested monday, in connection with last weeks shooting of maxwell gadau. But yesterday, investigators said they have yet t collect enough evidence to charge him. So they let him out. 4 other teens are charged in gadau murder. Police say, he was in a car with a female friend who was selling marijuana when the shooting happened. The girl was also shot. She remains hospitalized. A man and a woman are suing the Hammond Police department for using Excessive Force during a traffic stop. Their main piece of evidence is this cell phone video. Lisa mahone was pulled over in hammond, on september 24th, for not wearing a seatbelt. Officers asked her passenger, jones said he didnt have iion. D. Instead a traffic ticket. Police say jones refused officers orders to get out of the car. They say officers busted the window and used a stun gun because jones was reaching behind him for a possible weapon. A 14 yearold is the one who took the hardest because not every time a police car passes our car and you can tell. She is just not right. And the teacher says she is not paying attention in school. It all started from that point. Mahones 14 year old daughter recorded this video. Hammond police say they have their own video of the incident, but they have not released it. No weapon was found in the car. Jones was issued citations for resisting arrest. Chicago Teachers Union president karen lewis remains in the hospital for an undisclosed ailment. The union says lewis went to a doctor because she wasnt feeling well sunday evening. But there have been no updates the union is only saying that shes doing better, and theyre waiting for more information from doctors. On monday it said she did not suffer a stroke. Lewis has been considering running for mayor and contributed 40thousand dollars to her political fund. Contract talks with striking teachers in waukegan broke down last night and negotiators havent set a time to get back to the bargaining table. 12hundred teachers hit the picket lines last thursday, keeping about 17thousand students at home. The Teachers Want a pay increase totalling 23percent over three years. District 60 administrators say they cant afford that. Repairs to the firedamaged aurora air Traffic Control center are on schedule. And the center should reopen next monday. The center has been offline since september 26th, when police say a contract worker set fire to the basement and tried to kill himself. Brian howard told police he was angry that he was being transferred to hawaii. Replacement equipment is being tested this week. And the transfer of Traffic Control operations will start sunday night. Even the famous eiffel tower has to be updated to stay at the top of the tourism industry. The paris landmark unveiled a new glass floor this week, similar to chicagos willis tower. Visitors can now look straight down about 200 feet to the plaza below. Its part of a 38million dollar makeover for the tower that includes new restaurants and shops on the first floor. They are copycats. Chicago is always first. Lets go back out of the guys at the planetarium. Good morning. We are out here for the total Lunar Eclipse the will happen in the next few hours. This moon is the blood of moon. Our second blood moon a clips in a row. The moon is 5 bigger than the last time. It will be for Lunar Eclipses in a row. This is the last time this will happen until 200032. So you have to get old to see that again. We will show you the full Lunar Eclipse in a moment when it develops. But lets talk about the weather first. We are expecting temperatures in the mid 40s and low 50s. A bit cooler this morning. But not too cool. Yesterdays high was in the mid60s. We will make that again today. We are dry and stay dry today. Tonight is a different story. Potential for showers and maybe a thunderstorm this get into tonight and tomorrow. Heres we are expecting, todays high in the mid50s. Tonight we fall back into the 40s. Thursday, a good chance of showers back in the 50s. Friday and saturday looking of sunshine and as the get into the tail end of the weekend, maybe more rain. More from here in just a bit. Marcus is here, astronomers are here. We are going to learn a lot. Get your science books and all that. Coming up, a tragic accident while crews were fighting wildfires in california. And a young child caught passing a deadly drug to her friends at day care. And disturbing allegations of child molestation against a man who played a preacher on seventh heaven. Details were new to the pacific northwest. The rain. The mud. Ba bam its there. The outside comes in. [doorbell chimes] its a swiffer wetjet. Oh, i love this i could do this every day. Sunshine is overrated. 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Helicopters were also used to drop water on the flames. The fires cause is unknown. A fouryearold girl showed up at her Daycare Center with 200 packets of heroin. And passed them out to other kids. It happened at this center in delaware. Investigators say the girls pet chewed up her backpack. Her mother gave her another bag with the heroin inside. Fortunately, daycare workers grabbed the stuff before anyone took it. The mother is free on bail. Her two other children were removed from her home. A woman may be limping after an attempted burglary went wrong. This security video came from a home in washington state. It shows a woman in a hooded sweatshirt lurking around and trying to get inside. The homeowner says he heard started banging on the window. Thats when the burglar fell off the roof. She then gets up and runs away. Its like keystone kops. The homeowner says the fall is everyones favorite part of the video. We have passing out heroin and burglars following from the roof. Oh dear. Lets go out to marcus with some good news we hope. Good morning. We are here, attracted this guy down. The senior astronomer is here with me. It is nice and clear and we have a beautiful night for visitors to come down. So people may be breaking up maybe they didnt hear about this and are wondering whats happening. Break it down into simple terms. What is happening. So, the earth is casting its shadow so the sunlight gets one side at night and there is a shadow going out from the night side of the earth. The moon is calling into that shadow. It is slowly being immersed rate now for the next hour and then it will be totally eclipsed by 525. Just in the last few minutes with in that top left corner and its starting to get dark. That started at 4 15 a. M. Will the color change question mark not until about 520 a m maybe even later. We dont know what color. But it always go toward the red side. In the yellow or red maybe even like a brick red. But it will be lower and there have been some volcanoes erupting recently. You know that. Some volcanoes produce dust and the dust will affect the moons color. All the way from iceland. So we have volcanoes and the moons. Have you ever heard of a man crash. To you have the right now . I will step out of here. Its not fun. Lets take a look at the weather. Sorry, this is not very interesting. But temperatures are in the mid 40s. Generally Clear Conditions. We have clear skies right now as we are here watching this Lunar Eclipse. All sunshine today. Todays high in the mid60s. Tonight into the mid 40s. Chance of showers coming later tonight. That rain will linger into thursday. Thursday we will have much of the same. High temperatures in the low to mid 60s. Friday we expect a tryout. And for the big marathon weekend temperatures warm up a bit highs in the mid 60s chance of showers as the get into next week. My parents didnt buy me a telescopes all had to make my own. Thats why you are a meteorologist. I would rather be an astronomer because no one gets mad at me when the weather is bad. No milkshakes get thrown at you . Save me erin. And just watching it. You have the Lunar Eclipse and i dont know what else we can throw out there for you. I dont think that guy could get any more excited. I have to get to mars somehow. Its a oneway trip but i am going. Too excited this morning. Lets take a look of the roads. We do have some traffic already on the kennedy outbound. To left lanes blocked until 5 00. Is slow, but there. In bound, work at cumberland liens on the right there will be picked up to about 45 minutes. Good news is that volume is light. No big backups there. The to look through this. Coming up, details on the latest flare in the nfl abuse scandal ahead of a meeting of the owners today. Thats after 430. And coach is already juggling with the black hawks. Stay with us for more. Good morning. The bulls have lost a few preseason games. The world has not come to an end. The coach had a motley crew at the end of regulation and in overtime. And the pistons had some starters in the game. Detroit is the winner in an overtime game. Not a lot going on. Now what didnt play but gibson did in their showing when he to do with the first unit. Great shooting from him to watched as brooks helped to get the game into overtime. He is a need robinson all over again. Then in the overtime, mcdermott, no fear at the rim carried. The bulls, one point short in overtime. The blackhawks skating yesterday, one player injured a practice he may miss the opener. There are plenty of changes on the back line with a trade to the islanders. Its going to take some getting used to with the ups but nobody is too concerned. Its just a matter of me bringing everything i have and and we have a dot olot of good players. Theres always adjustments. Sometimes that can be a good thing. It can make things different. We can work with it we will see how it plays out. Its tough to say right now. But think everybody is prepared. The adjustment to something as a defenseman, you have your own game, youre familiar with a partner but i think its hockey you just play and we look forward to helping out the younger guys. Tough to get tonight, after the 9 00 news, here come the hawks. From dallas before the season opens thursday night. People reticle here tonight. Thats morning sports. I miss him. Dont see him as much anymore. But get that shot. The clips is getting ready to come through and take shape. How are you guys doing . Im here. We are just beginning to watch this eclipsed as the forms. Early this morning around 5 00 is when the moon will be completely covered. Today, expect nice weather. Sunshine, High Temperatures in the mid60s. And nice day. Rain will come through tonight. Often on showers thursday into the weekend temperatures will moderate. Another chance of showers as to get into next week. Fairly nice october weather. Were clear this morning. Heres aaron with the traffic. Heres a look at whats happening on the bishop ford. I think i have the clips behind me as well. His oclock. Everything is moving along pretty well. Thats the dan ryan circle. We have some work outbound1 4 from the merge. Its taking up to the flames until 6 00. And still watching some work on the lasalle street bridge project. Doing something tinwork that will basically go to the ninth of november impact in the north end of lasalle. We have more traffic coming up. A still more to come. An update on the man in texas diagnosed with ebola and why his family says the cant look at him right now. And a cts social worker honored for donating a kidney could be forced out of a job. Allegations of child breaking news overnight a six hour standoff on the south side is over. One man dead, one arrested. And a Chicago Police captain shot. Details, in a live report. Isis is expected to overtake a key city in syria. Why us Officials Say its not a major concern. And the first lady comes home to rally democrats ahead of the election. Good morning. Its 430 a m. We go

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