Am i exasperated . Absolutely i am exasperated because this is entirely unnecessary. This is a situation right now with john boehner the speaker of the house puts a bill to fund the government. That does not require us it would pass. We have asked to sit down and resolve differences and they will not negotiate. The house and Senate Democratic leaders left the white house claiming repubicans are trying to hold the president hostage over the Affordable Health care act. A group of illinois veterans, ready to do battle with the federal government. They flew out of chicago this morning, determined the Government Shutdown wouldnt keep them away from the national worldwartwo memorial honoring their service. Wgns Marcella Raymond is at Midway Airport where the vets plane is due to touch down soon. The 91 of veterans, thank. I will. Are you a veteran . This is my second year here. Are you home from this flight . I was there two years ago and i figure that anyone who is patriotic, and that is what we need, more patriotism, i will be there every year and sell my daughter is part of this orange group. Thank you for the flag and at thank you for your service. How great is that. That was wonderful. The 91 at veterans like this one coming back tonight are expected back in the next 30 minutes and you can see this amazing reception they will get. Their trip was planned six months ago before the government shut down and their mission was to see the World War TwoVeterans Memorial matter what it up. Was an 89 yearold veteran and he was on a flight from midway to washington dc. He said he was angry about the Government Shutdown that forced the closing of the World War TwoVeterans Memorial. They knocked down the barricade that kept them out yesterday. Will try to get in one way or another. Maybe they will put me in jail. Handcuffs. At 91 other veterans took part in this program to bring these veterans for free to bring the memorial and washington, the memorial that honors the 16,000 who fought in World War Two. For some it could be the last time they visit here. Senator dick durbin met with them. What did they want to talk about . They wanted to talk about the Government Shutdown. They said, when are we going to get this Government Back up and running . Men who risked their lives so many years ago cannot understand what is going on today. This man came in his own wheelchair to shake veterans hands. The World War Two memorial is a solemn place to reflect but in the past few days in has become more than that with these veterans feeling the effects of then in effect of government and they do not like it. They must stop this. We are older but not dumb. The government perhaps not want to deal with the wrath of veterans here kept the memorial open. These two men did not have to break down the barricade. I am glad it is up and because i think what the politicians are doing is not, absolutely crazy. Your husband is on the way back from this flight. Has he been there before . Now . He has not been there before. This is probably so excited about this. He has been looking forward to that for a long time now. People here are waiting somebody on that flight or came out to offer their support. The Veterans Memorial, korean memorial, where the air and space museum that honors planes from World War Two. They are all shut down. But they did go to the museum which i went to it during Barack Obamas inauguration several years ago. That is a wonderful place and they had a private screening there. The veterans have spoken and people are listening and apparently the World War TwoVeterans Memorial will be open to any of those veterans who are coming in the next several months. Because they booked the trip so far in advance. Thank you. An Animal Shelter in suburban niles needs your help after a school bus crashed into the brick building with all the animals now needing shelter elsewhere. The bus slammed slammed into the middle of the wrightway rescue shelter around one this afternoon. The 62year old driver was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. She was not injured and was the only person on the bus. No Staff Members or animals were injured. It sounded like drilling at first and then it was the sound of crashing and everything. The shelter had just undergone extensive renovations. Its now seeking donations for repair costs and needs foster homes for the 14animals, mostly dogs, that were in the building at the time. More information on how to help can be found on our website at wgntv. Com. Coming up, a verdict in the Michael Jackson wrongful death trial. And the city of chicago tackles its budget problems. And the longterm impact of the Government Shutdown. How it could be bad for your help. 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Reporter Kareen Wynter from our partner station ktla joins us live from los angeles with reaction. I was inside the courtroom earlier for that ruling as the verdict was read. I glanced over at Katherine Jackson and no matter what your pews were in this case, you cannot help but have sympathy for her. She was at every day of the trial and today she suffered a defeat after three days of jury deliberation. Has the jury reached a deliberation . Months of deliberation came down to this moment inside the courtroom. Katherine jackson verses aeg. The family was seeking a billion dollars in damages from aeg that they claimed was liable in the death. The familys fate was sealed when the jury said these words. Question no. Two. Was dr. Conrad murray on fed to perform the work for which they were hired . Answer. No. No spelled victory for the defendants because the jurors must answer yes to the first five questions before moving to the following 16 in order to hold the conglomerate libel. She sat expressionless as each juror was pulled on the answer to the question that solidify this ruling. Jury number six, jury number seven, people and dashed out of the courtroom to voice their disappointment, when they shared with the legal team. With regard to treatment by doctors, we of course are not happy with the result as it stands now. We will explore all options. Meanwhile a monumental win for the other legal side that delivered for their corporate clients. Aeg did not do something wrong and they bore not going to allow themselves to be shaken down. One jackson attorney told the press after that ruling in a statement here, he said he hopes the case has president when it involves celebrity patients and their doctors and perhaps it ethical treatment. But it does not change the face of this ruling, a jackson attorney hinting at a possible appeal, but looking at Katherine Jackson after that ruling, stunned, and it seemed like this was it. She wanted to close this episode. That this was really it and she wants to put the whole thing behind her and never say never we have to see what is in store from the plaintiff attorneys. Back to you in chicago. Thank you. A hiring freeze is coming in the next city budget. That word from the mayor himself today, as rahm emanuel gave reporters a few details about what hell propose to the City Council Later this month. Wgns tom negovan is here we know that hiring freeze will not impact Public Safety workers. Police and fire are exempt. But to close the budget gap, Everything Else appears to be on the table. I am going to be put in place a hiring freeze in the further elimination of nonessential employees. In the first two years it added to 1500 positions and we will continue to do that to bring reforms. Second, the past two budgets give guidance to my new budget. We will ask all departments if they need to do what they are doing and is it essential and is it at the core of your mission. Mayor pro a few details. Likely 8 million would be saved. The shortfall is over 300 million, actually less than the administration projected a year ago. Tax and fee hikes are still possible and layoffs likely and job cuts through attrition are expected as long as they impact only non critical personnel. More than that the mayor is not saying. I will continue to bring a toughness to put our fiscal house in order. And invest in the three areas essential to the city, strength, first and foremost our children. I did it last year with the 30 increase in the Afterschool Program and adding 5000 students to prek full day education, and Small Businesses and pivots services. What i had done passed in the past two budgets should give you guidance to what we will do Going Forward in finding efficiencies and savings and things that make the city strong. The bigger issue will be the billiondollar pension shortfall the citys facing. Its already looking to springfield for help with that. The mayor unveils the rest of the budget details october 23. A tearful admission from a chicagoland billionaire. Next, what the creator of beanie babies admitted in a courtroom today. Also, why the city is removing more than a dozen red light cameras. And it appears Oprah Winfrey is cutting ties with one of her cutting ties with one of her major connections to chicago. Of their type 2 diabetes with noninsulin victoza®. For a while, i took a pill to lower my blood sugar, but it didnt get me to my goal. So i asked my doctor about victoza®. He said victoza® is different than pills. Victoza® is proven to lower blood sugar and a1c. Its taken onceaday, any time, and comes in a pen. And the needle is thin. Victoza® is not for weight loss, but it may help you lose some weight. Victoza® is an injectable prescription medicine that may improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes when used with diet and exercise. 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State Police Say Two people were on board and both walked away with no injuries. They were performing maneuvers on a Training Exercise when the chopper went down. Aircraft continued flying out of the airport as usual. The faa is investigating. For the first time ever, the city of chicago is going to remove some of those controversial red light cameras. 18intersections around the city have been targeted. Theyre coming down, like here at wells and north avenue, because the city said the intersections had either no rightangle crashes or just one tbone crash and a total crashrate of less than 1 . The billionaire beanie babies creator choking with emotion as he pleads guilty to tax cheating. Ty warner of oak brook admitting to tax evasion today at the dirksen federal buidling. The 69yearold telling the judge, im pleading guilty because i am guilty. He hid 100million in beanie baby profits in a swiss bank account. His fortune is estimated at 2. 6 billion dollars. Hell pay 53 million in penalties. Warner faces up to five years in prison. Sentencing is january 15. Oprah might be selling her studios in the city. The former talkshow host has reportedly hired a Real Estate Firm to look into selling some or all of harpo studios. Located on the near west side, the studio was once home to her talkshow. It currently produces content for oprahs Los Angelesbased network own. Oprah wont be leaving chicago altogether. Crains reports oprah sent her staff a memo, saying she plans to sell her home and maintain a smaller place in the city. The Government Shutdown could have some long lasting effects in the medical community. Next, the projects that are currently on hold. Turning art into life lessons. We visit a program thats using things like hip hop and dance to help kids make better decisions. We really wanted to take a relaxing trip to florida. You know, just to unwind. But we can only afford one trip this year, and his High School Reunion is coming up in seattle. Everyones going. Then we heard about hotwire and realized we could actually afford to take both trips. See, when really nice hotels have unsold rooms, they use hotwire to fill them. So we got our fourstar hotels for half price. I should have been voted most likely to travel. Hotwire. Hotwire. Com save big on car rentals too from 11. 95 a day. In tonights medical watch. How the government shut down may affect your health. Government websites, including those of the fda, cdc and nih, are not being updated so some of the latest Health Information is not getting out there. At the National Institutes of Health Clinical center, the Largest Research hospital in the world, there are 1,437 Ongoing Research studies. Of those, 497 are designed to test a new drug or device in people. According to nih spokesperson john burklow, our current studies will continue and the patients will be cared for. Were just not enrolling new patients and we are not initiating new studies. nih studies around the country are also ongoing, but federal grant aplications due this week on october 5 will be back logged. With the shutdown, there are no Staff Members in place to review all those applications. And that means progress on potentially life saving drugs will be halted. Here in chicago, at Research Hospitals like Rush UniversityMedical Center and university of chicago, its business as usual. Their governmentfunded Clinical Trials will continue, as will those at other sites around the country; however, researchers will experience a delay if they need to draw additional funds from their federal grants. And that could ultimately impact the research. As a result of the shutdown, the u. S. Centers for Disease Control and prevention has furloughed 9,000 employees. According to cdc spokesperson barbara reynolds, the cdc is much less able to track multi state disease outbreaks including the flu. Flu season is underway right now. we are not doing flu surveillance, and we are doing more limited surveillance for other diseases. and it will have lasting effects, as the cdcs ability to warn populations most at risk for becoming sick and its ability to create next years flu shot has been compromised. Current flu vaccine production is complete. The shutdown will not impact your ability to get a flu shot this season. As for food safety, the u. S. Department of agriculture will continue inspecting meat production facilities with full time inspectors. But the food and Drug Administration which is charged with overseeing both imported foods and medications will