the two men of the from chicago, illinois. their baggage went without them on a terminal flight to dallas -- dulles airport. by an extraordinary coincidence, they both missed their flights. when customs officials discovered their bags were traveling behind -- without them, they open them to find

like chicago? they don't go in the neighborhoods, they just go down michigan avenue and the entire city and county of chicago and the cook county around chicago looks like michigan avenue. but nonetheless, it is something that vexes you, you think why can't we be more like michigan avenue. so began the journey many years ago to say what do we need to do differently had order to organize ourselves in a way that we could create great streets through the commercial corridors and the main entry points in and out of our city. we got the together and we realized there was a lot of money already being spent, it wasn't being coordinated, it wasn't a collaborative. you didn't have the arts commission working with the department of public works and the public utilities commission and working with the economic development office and our lobbiest at the state and federal level to match state and federal and local dollars to organize a much more organized narrative. that's what the great streets propose to do.

chicago, sunny, windy, 70 degrees there. denver, 83 and sunny. l.a., it's a sunny 77. >>> time for a check of the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows clouds scattered across the ohio and mississippi valleys. much of the great plains is mainly clear. and a few clouds are scattered around the northwest. later today showers and across the mississippi and ohio valleys. southwest and northwest are mainly dry. hurricane earl, though, will bring strong gusty winds and heavy rain to the coasts of the mid-atlantic states. a pleasantly mild afternoon is in store for the northern plains. and a few scattered showers are likely along the gulf coast. >>> in sports, some of college football's top teams were in action. ohio state, the second ranked team in the nation, got two touchdowns from running back brandon saine as the buckeyes' season got off to a fast start. ohio state rolled over marshall 45-7. >>> and number 15, pittsburgh, was upset by utah. in overtime the utes decided to go on defense and intercepted a pass to get the ball, then ut

let's check out the temperatures again. 68 in chicago. notice the cool air to our north and northwest. that's coming in here over the weekend. look for daytime high temperatures probably only in the low to mid-60s. we're already in the 50s at the moment. the air cooling rapidly. dew point in the 40s. looks like it'll be a chilly night. out in the western suburbs temperatures tonight may struggle to hit 50. we're thinking 45-47 degrees out there. winds west-northwest. wind speeds down a lot today. we saw gusts today better than 35 miles per hour. but at this moment, just a few spots even reporting any wind gusts. so look for a breezy condition tonight but not terribly gusty. our computers are putting that old air -- cold air over us. it does retreat for a day or so late in the week. then by next week as this animation continues, another round of cold air will sink from canada. watch this come down. this is not this weekend but the weekend beyond. and that suggests some very cold air envelopi the midwest. fall will really feel like fall abo

you, we have clean elections in chicago because of us. we did it by going undercover there and reporting from the inside out. we did more than a lot of political science classes can do. but a few years later, when the hica sun times" opened up a bar and got some great inside stuff on corruption and payoffs, the pulitzer committee rejected them, saying, "journalists should not misrepresent themselves." so the grand tradition of nellie bly, et cetera-- >> ...and all that that went on and on, right? >> well, you can go on and on with that debate, but the point is that debate was shattered by those two kids with the cameras who went to acorn and then put that on the web directly. you know, forget the "chicago tribune," everybody else. now we have to follow that story... >> so then, jay, what happens to these ethics classes that we teach and we go to and we hear about in journalism schools and elsewhere that says, "you're not supposed to misrepresent yourself," and these sort of rigid rules that professional journalists follow that citizen jou

, lejos de la patria. >> asÍ se vieron las casas del centro de chicago para, mora los 200 aÑos de la independencia mexicana. -conmemorar. >> es un orgullo para mÍ representarÁ a nuestro mÉxico. me siento muy contento. >> llevÓ el mariscal de este evento, el alcalde, para quien serÁ el Último desfile mexicano despuÉs de 21 aÑos en el poder. ya no buscarÁ reelecciones. >> lo mÁs importante es que le damos la bienvenida a los inmigrantes en nuestra ciudad. es una gran celebraciÓn donde podemos tener a nuestras dos banderas unidas. >> luego, una a una vinieron las corridas carrozas. el pÚblico se emocionÓ y agitó la bandera tricolor. >> feliz, contenta y celebrando este dÍa. todavÍa tengo las países mexicanas. >> me gusta compartirlo con mis hijos y mi familia, lo bonito que tiene mÉxico. >> chicago es la segunda ciudad de estados unidos con los mexicanos, por eso la celebraciÓn del bicentenario no puede pasar desapercibida, aunque se estÉ viviendo de este lado de la frontera. >> para conmemorar los 200 aÑos de independencia de mÉxico de senos en eventos estÁn prog

pittsburgh, kansas city and chicago. details on how the embassy joined that group last night from espn news. >> good morning. what a game we had for you last night on "monday night football," between the 2-0, green bay packers and the 2-0, chicago bears. pick up the action early in the fourth quarter. bears trailing 10-7. green bay punting to the always-dangerous devin hester. hester, driving through rush hour traffic. takes it to the h.o.v. lane. 62 yards for the touchdown. bears up 14-10. later in the fourth, the packers respond. aaron rogers. dives for the pylon. he's in. touchdown, packers up 17-14. under 2:30 to go. packers' ball at their own 38. driving, rogers to james jones. but it -- coughs up the football. recovered by chicago's tim jennings. brian urlacher forces the fumble. bears' ball. ensuing drive, eight seconds to go. robbie gould, attempting the 19-yard field goal. it is up. it is good. the bears win 20-17. they're 3-0, for the first time since 2006. >>> phillies and nationals. philadelphia, looking to c

chris bury shows us chicago's action plan to stop all the bloodshed. >> reporter: on chicago's west side, two young women are bickering over a man. one of them threatens to call in reinforcements to settle the score. >> i'm going to call my girls. >> just be cool. >> reporter: but this man, napoleon english, knows such petty squabbles can quickly turn violent in neighborhoods infested with gangs and guns. >> all i'm asking is take the opportunity to resolve the situation -- >> reporter: napoleon is a violence interrupter, paid about $30,000 a year to defuse such fights. >> a young lady got shot, 82nd and coleman -- >> 19-year-old man shot -- >> they shooting kids -- >> this is a hard job, trying to stop killings on a regular basis. >> reporter: he's part of a group called ceasefire, trying a novel approach to slow the bloodshed in cities like chicago. the idea behind ceasefire is to keep minor arguments from becoming deadly ones. isolating the epidemic before it spreads. treating violence like a public health crisis instead of merely a crime problem. here in the englewood neighborhood, t

. >> hill: an unusual news conference in chicago today. called by gang members to complain they're being harassed unfairly by the police who blame the gangs for what's being called an epidemic. 320 homicides so far this year. officials have threatened to prosecute gangs under the organized crime laws if any member is linked to a homicide. but the gangs say they're not responsible for the acts of individuals. meantime, to keep young people from joining gangs, chicago is offering a more positive alternative: organized happiness here's cynthia bowers. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: rap music often earns its bad rap, but this group is giving rap a whole new spin. meet chicago's happiness club. >> our message is we're spreading happiness. we are spreading good vibes all over. >> reporter: its 50 performers come from different races and neighborhoods. they ranger in age from six- year-old dawn butler... are you a singer? or are you a dancer? >> i'm a dancer. >> reporter: to college junior elena schulman. this has meant what to your life? >> i mean, it is

from the king tut exhibit in new york to the ballet in chicago. last month, groupon sold its first big national coupon. $25 for $50 worth of clothes at the gap. how many customers did you get that day? >> 450,000. >> reporter: 450,000? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: and you crashed their server? >> we did. >> reporter: like the early dotcoms, groupon cultivates a hip, funky vibe. pin pong is encouraged. >> anybody want in on doubles? >> reporter: head shots of customer service reps recruited from chicago's improv scene line the walls. >> they think quickly, they have a good sense of humility, good sense of empaekt for the customer care site. they understand how to relate and they do so with a sense of humor. plays smooth operator when it's working properly. >> reporter: meetings are hold in a place that resembles an aging teenager's bedroom. and the point of this is what? >> um, the point of this is to have a bicycle that plays "smooth operator" when you ride it. >> reporter: the groupon ad copy reads more like the satirical onion than your grandmother's

we have support for baghdad but not chicago. they are protesting because the citizens are demanding more diversity and an end to police brutality. a guy who they marched for, they beat a man in a wheelchair who was shackled, and we turned it over to civil rights and got two years in jail. they are protesting that. another case of police beating a woman behind the counter. they were fighting for him. it is not just about more police but about police account sbiblt fairness. >> can they function when the rank and file want the superintendent to resign. he says today he won't resign. >> he should not resign on the basis that they are fighting him. chicago is paying 50 million plus dollars on a confessed torturer. in all of these cities, we need more police. and we have enough troops for sfwablt security in baghdad but not in chicago and new york and l.a., and we need them. their reasoning has little to do with enough police as it does with the behavior of police, the woman beaten behind the bar or the man shackled and handcuffed an

chicago. that it's very likely. he could make that announcement as early as friday. we even saw the president yesterday kind of giving him a public nudge if you're going it decide, decide quickly. that's days away. right around the corner. the deputy chief of staff, we expect peter rowes will step in as interim chief of staff. rahm emanuel, nickname rahmbo is irreplaceable. we'll have to see. >> thanks. >>> an american soldier in custody in iraq, special iist naftali accused in shooting john carrillo and noonan. the shootings took place last thursday. >> i went down not to get killed in combat, but to get killed in his own barracks was just a shame. >> his big hair matched his big personality. he loved experiencing life and it was great. >> chris lawrence is our pentagon correspondent. now at the pentagon. chris, can you shed any light on this? >> well, drew, we now learned there were actually four soldiers involved, and at some point they got into a heated argument. we don't know what the arg

for an all-girls catholic high school on chicago's gritty south side. as maria high school's president, she wears many hats-- including chief fundraiser. >> i was wondering if you could pay a visit to maria high school... >> reporter: and mother hen. >> so, how are your classes going overall? it's easy to work seven days a week in this particular job, because there are always events going on in the city of chicago where you might be able to meet people who might be able to assist maria high school and its mission. >> reporter: making the transition from the corporate world to the non-profit world can be difficult. first, there's the pay. both pritz and lynn are making considerably less now than they did at their previous positions. culture shock can be another problem, says outplacement expert john challenger. >> a lot of for-profit people come into the non-profit environment and feel that it is too slow, that things don't happen quick enough. there are too many committee decisions, and that can be frustrating. >> reporter: pritz and lynn say the transi

that will mean another surge of summerlike air for the chicago area. but cooler temperatures arrive for the weekend. heavier rains in the next 24 hours. and here are the highs for tomorrow. if you want some cooler weather, head north. 50s across sections of northern wisconsin. temperatures here in the chicago area will be right around 75 for the high. thursday it's 88 for the high. 80 on friday. then here comes the cooler weather for the weekend, back to normal for this time of year. highs in the lower 70s. and for the bears game on monday, does not look like the weather will be a factor for the game. about 78 and a little bit of a breeze. other than that, it should be dry. >> thank you. that is the these for this early wednesday morning. i'm micah materre. we leave you with the chicago tribune photos of the day. ♪[ music ] >> up, up with education. down, down with deportation. >> it's hard to see; right? >> yeah. >> what would you do if you were backing out of somewhere knowing there would be traffic. >> if it was me, i would turn around and look bu

but once chicago mayor richard daley announced he would not run for office again in chicago, speculation over emmanuel's departure grew even more since it was an office he had long tried to attain. he had interest in running for the mayor of chicago for years. now, with daley deciding not to run again that opens up the playing field for him to be able to throw his hat into the wring as well as many others would have been waiting. source is close to emmanuel say he has not made a final decision yet. apparently a big factor is the impact the campaign would have on his family would lives here in washington with him. should he leave, the president would have to apintd an interim chief of staff. one of the name that has been mentioned mostly has been pete rouse, somebody that has been a top -- one of his senior advisors. he was the former chief of staff when obama was in the senate. president obama has also publicly acknowledged the idea that rahm would be looking for run for mayor and even mentioned that he would have to start -- would have to make that decision sometime very soon in order t

in chicago. i mean, that's a lot of cash, michael. this guy, professor henderson says a quick look at the family budget, which he will share with the white house will show him, like many americans, we are just getting by despite seeming to be rich. he complained they have a few hundred bucks for discretionary spending. he talked about his insurance, utilities, they've got two cars, day care, gaucroceries, cell ph, gasoline bills, cable tv. some may argue cut out the cable tv. i know we like to have it, and i certainly like for the viewers to have it, it's not a necessity. >> it's funny you should zero in on that. in his blog he makes it very clear, he does not have a movie plan. he's got a basic package. he does not have the movie plan. but he lives two blocks from where the president used to live. >> yes. ? hyde park. >> like the president he's a university of chicago law professor and like the first lady, who used to work in health care, his wife works in health care. she happens to be a pediatric oncologist. the wife was furious ap

he booked flights from birmingham to chicago then to washington-dulles and on to amsterdam. but when he got to chicago, investigators say, he missed the dulles flight, so the airline put him on a direct flight to amsterdam while his suitcase flew on to dulles. it was intercepted when security officials realized al soofi was no longer flying with it. the second man in amsterdam had nothing suspicious found in his bag and was mistakenly thought to be flying with al soofi. tonight officials say they think the items were taped together to be given to separate relatives. they view this false alarm as proof that the system is working. pete williams, nbc news, at the department of homeland security. >>> one of mexico's most ruthless and violent drug lords, a man responsible for smuggling thousands of pounds of cocaine into the united states behind bars tonight. he's an american, texas born, named edgar valdez villarreal named "the barbie" for his fair complexion. he's running one of mexico's most dangerous cartels, both the mexican and u.s. governments had offered a $2 million rewa

in chicago i'm sad to say that there's a very small movement in new york. you know where eight hundred. farms you know. drinking lots are being planted and we're not there is not seen as much around syria which is why i'm trying to take on this crusader well i'd say one positive thing about the collapse of the american empire is that the u.s. dollar after it does finally collapse the u.s. will be competitive and exporting cotton again so at least americans will find jobs as cotton pickers. are you is this a movie think of course chicago is a hub for agricultural products traditionally in america it's where all the grains have come in from the midwest do you see any movement and people now thinking you know maybe going back to an agricultural environment and the antebellum south perhaps well i'm not really concerned with the commercial as much as you know with the collapse as you say if this happens where it's going down we're going to need to diversity many different gardens. i'm looking more at the community garden. to help. keep people from each other's t

ram emanuel heading home to chicago. >>> a smile and a good-bye. a movie star with a rough start who turned it all into a hollywood ending. >>> and bill weir goes home. with t where the guys making the hogs have an idea to keep jobs in america. >>> good evening. they call it save the dream, but what a nightmare for tens of thousands of people from across the country, converging on los angeles. they had been standing in line since the middle of last night, hoping to avoid foreclosure on their homes. for perspective, since the recession started in 2007, 2.3 million homes have been foreclosed. that spike is coming down, but still just last month, another 340,000 homes got foreclosure notices. david wright is in l.a., where people are hoping a last-ditch offer is the lifeline they need. >> reporter: the line started forming at noon yesterday. hundreds camped out overnight, like teenagers looking for concert tickets. but all of these people are at risk of losing their homes. what time did you come out? >> i got here at 6:10 a.m. >> reporter: 610 a.m.? s

the mayor of chicago, the long-time mayor of chicago, daley, has announced he's not run geng. rahm emanuel has made no secret historically of the fact he wants to be the mayor of chicago. the announcement about him leaving was shrouded in his message by robert gibbs that tomorrow at 11:05 a.m. the president will be making an announcement about personnel. and they will be announcing -- there'll be two announcements. which means someone will be leaving. that is most likely rahm emanuel. and someone will be coming in to replace him either on an interim or permanent basis. that is what that discussion was all about. you wouldn't have known it from listening to it, i'll tell you that much. >>> before that we were involved in a discussion about cyber bullying. not just something kids at school do. it's something that the assistant attorney general of michigan is involved in right now. there's a much broader discussion to be had here. it goes far beyond dorm rooms and college campuses and the internet. we're going to have that discussion straight ahead. on t. and asked frequent heart

i am in chicago next thur, october 7th. and as of last night i am always on twitter. >> i just started following. >> that's at anne coulter. >> and you can find it at anne coulter .com. and in response to the caller, calling bill crazier than a [belief] rat. they are dashing and clever and famed for their wit. >> so greg is nothing like one of umber, you must

i have with me monica from chicago. what's your question? >> my question is with all of the work that has been done with race to the top towards accountability for teachers, are there any tangible methods that are being put in place to hold parents accountable as wel >> that's a great question. she teaches at one of the best schools in chicago, pershing west high school. i'm so proud of your leadership there. when we were reopening the school, my wife and i would help build a playground there. we love the work you and your team are doing there. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> the parental piece is huge. parents are always going to be the children's first teachers and most important teachers. if parents aren't part of the solution, we are never going to get where we need to go as a country. my wife and i have two young children at home, 6 and 8. the most important thing we can do is talk to their teachers on an ongoing basis, figure out what is working and what's not. how can we help our student's teachers and the school to be successful.

much cooler minneapolis, chicago, great lakes into new england. feels like fall with highs in the 70s. the country's a little split right now. we will warm it up in chicago on tuesday up to 88. a lot of dry weather this week. not going to be a lot of big storms affecting anyone. more or less just a temperature forecast. if you're watching us on wnbw, that's channel 9, gainesville, florida, learn how insects help solve crimes through hands-on activities, educational panels and mock investigations. csi: crime scene insects at the florida museum of natural history. and that's your "early today" event of the day. >> all right, bill, thank you. now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. this weekend's underdog box office winner completely fooled all the experts. ben affleck's heist thriller "the town" shocked the industry, stealing away with the number one spot, opening with almost $24 million. rave reviews helped the drama make off with roughly $10 million more than most experts predicted. on the other hans the comedy "easy

the senior adviser david axelrod will head home to chicago by spring. bill clinton changed chiefs of staff four times at different crisis points in his presidency. president george w. bush dumped donald rumsfeld from the pentagon after 2006 elections. all presidents have crisis points. president obama is in one leading up to the november elections, so the new team he builds will say a lot about the direction he wants to go in next year. bill plante, cbs news, the white house. >>> this morning on "the early show" a preview of the hottest toys for the holiday season. it's amazing we are already talking about the holiday season. i'm terrell brown. this is the "cbs morning news." [ male announcer ] the new subway flatbread breakfast sandwiches! like the new double bacon & cheese omelet sandwich! they're all new. toasty, tasty, and made to your order. so come and build your better breakfast today, at subway! no pills, no pain. how can you get pain relief without taking pills around the clock? try thermacare heatwraps, for all day relief without pills. i was

and they did what the mayor did and imported talent from chicago and led that. i want to bring up the leader of the great streets program now. >> thank you. what a beautiful day. the great streets projects facilitates this and we this is a great place. the street is a wonderful wide place to be. you want to bring your friends and family repeatedly. congratulations to the many agencies who have participated in making this possible. many community members and businesses participated along the way and it couldn't have happened without everyone rolling up their she was and coming together to make this possible. congratulations to everyone. i also want to point out this is a harbinger of things to come. it is a wonderful step forward for san francisco, the culmination of tremendous hard work by many people in the agencies and in the communities. i want to particularly acknowledge adam for his leadership on this. i want to acknowledge the m.t.a., p.t.w. m.o.d. and c.t.a. apnd departmet of public health. a lot of acronyms but they stand for a lot of great people in the

. >> highs in the 90s from dallas to miami. 74 in chicago. 86 in kansas city. and 67 in minneapolis. just 60 in billings. 70 in portland. and 80 in colorado springs. phoenix still warm at 91. >>> your money news is next, including desperate times for one, major brewery, now giving beer away for free. >> sounds like a good plan. >>> plus, america's war on bedbugs. the best and newest ways to keep the critters away from you. >>> the federal reserve is growing more concerned about the pace of the nation's recovery. the fed on tuesday did signal it is ready to act, hinting that it will pump more money into the economy if necessary. the fed is now more concerned about prices falling than rising, which could lead to a drop both in wages and in the value of homes. >>> the fed's announcement is not having a huge impact on stocks, though. overseas stock markets are pretty mixed this morning. tokyo's nikkei average fell 0.4%. in london, the ftse opened slightly lower. on wall street, the dow added seven points yesterday. meanwhile, the nasdaq slipped six points. >>> twit

and francis comer curator of modern art at the art institute of chicago. and here is the conversation between the three of us. first of all, thank you and congratulations for what you have done here. this is a remarkable collaboration. the art institute of chicago here and the museum of modern art. how did it come about, john? >> well, it started five years ago when i visited chicago and found that stephanie working with her colleagues at chicago were doing work on their great matisse "bathers by a river." and the picture which had been begun in 1907, l/1909 and completed in 1917, the aim was to find out how that picture has developed over the years. and really it was an outcome of that that we moved to examination of other paintings by matisse done in the latter part of that period. and really from that the idea came of doing an exhibition. it wasn't first and foremost an exhibition project, it was kind of an investigation project. >> rose: why do you call it "radical invention"? >> well, i think that "bathers by a river" is a good example of this period.

this picture from the "chicago sun-times" shows the woman, a hostess in a d.c. restaurant. as far as our report tonight, the allegations of a mistress are frankly irrelevant, but trips paid for by someone else if true may be a violation of the house gift ban which limits gifts to $50. jackson did release a statement apologizing, but listen to what he was actually apologizing about. he said, and i quote, the reference to a social acquaintance is a private and personal matter between me and my wife that was handled some time ago. i ask you respect our privacy. i know i've disappointed some supporters and for that i'm deeply sorry but i remain to committed to my constituents and fighting on their behalf. you'll notice the statement doesn't say anything about the real allegations, did he ask this businessman to pay for the trips, and if so, what did the businessman expect to get in return? all of this came up because of former governor rod blagojevich, the man who told investigators about the alleged mistress is the same guy that told investigators that jackson tried raising mi

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., boston, chicago is at 66. we did get some of that rain yesterday as expected. the only cool air is montana up through the dakotas. so here is a look at the satellite and radar information. the green on this map is where it's raining. on this front, we have rain through indiana, some pushing through toledo, ohio. we have rain in arizona and still showers in south texas. here is the setup. high pressure pushes off the coast. we call this the return flow. that pocket of warm air that was over the deep south is going to move into the east today. the exceptions would be around st. louis. rain for you. also columbia getting rain and interstate 44 from springfield up to st. louis, that will be a wet drive this morning. look at these temperatures. d.c., 91 today. new york city, 86. there's that warmth that we were talking about for your wednesday. that's a look at your national forecast. now here is a look at the weather out your window. we are going to see the warm conditions up through the big apple. charlotte, 90. same for you in orlando. this looks more like a summ

that's the distance from san francisco to chicago. >> the gasline accident has already prompted several legislative proposals aimed at beefing up pipeline safety, including a plan that increases the maximum fine for the most serious violations involving deaths, injuries or major environmental harm related to oil and gas pipelines. >>> meanwhile, the federal emergency management agency is turning down california's request for millions in federal disaster aid tied to the explosion. the urgency says it believes state and local governments and the utility which owns the ruptured pipeline can cover the cost of recovery on their own. however, fema will reimburse california for up to 75% of the pyrophotting expenses. >>> and there was a brief gas leak scare in the east bay today. a shelter in place -- [ indiscernible ] you can see the location indicated on our map. investigators say a construction crew caused the leak about 3:30 this afternoon. pg and e responded, no roads were closed, and the shelter order was lifted. >>> record-breaking heat today, but a cooldown is coming for our extended f

chicago, a chance of thunderstorms tonight. that threat of strong storms and wet weather wl continue to friday here through the great lakes and up there in the northern plas. if you're watching us on wmaq and channel 5 in good old chicago, illinois. india is calling. experience indian culture in music with live performances, yoga classes and much more at thworld's annual music festival at the chicago cultural center. >> bill, thank you. now here is a early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. a slimmed down slim cut joaquin phoenix made his return to late night with day of the letterman. he apologized to the host for his bizarre appearance year ago. both made an effort to stress letterman was not in on the hoax a year ago. as for what's nextor phoenix, new york magazine reports he's in talk toes appear with leonardo dicaprio in a film about j. edgar hoover and his lo lover. >>> levi johnson was too busy reading up on politics for his run for mayor in alaska to watch bristol palin's debut on "dancing with the stars

cooler with rain coming down through chicago. if you're watching us on kprc local 2, in houston, texas, experience old art at the dynasty and dinity, ife art ancient nigeria at the museum of fine arts. >>> now here's an early look at th morning's headlines in entertaient. at least one legal issue is resolved for lindsay lohan. the actress has reportedly settled her $100 million lawsuit against e-trade. lohan accused the firm of making fun of her in a super bowl commercial. >>> meanwhile, a judge has issued an arrest warrant and set a friday hearing to determine if the actress violated probation after failing a court-ordered drug test. >>> lady gaga is going from pop to politics, again. the eccentric singer visited maine monday to urge lawmakers to repeal the don't ask don't tell policy ahead of today's senate te. >>> channeling hisarly golden gekko, michael douglas showed no difficult signs at the debut of "wall street" despite battled stage four cancer. >>> a writer for the late show with david letterman says the host was in on

you have four schools on chicago's south and west sides. you offer preschool to eighth grade and your goal is to have 16 high performing elementary schools by tint between the more than 80% of them meet or exceed state standards and a lot of them are on their way to college and they graduate. how do you do it some. >> a couple of things. one, we do not believe low income means low performance. we believe the opposite. we believe an excessive college education. four pieces of formula. one, longer school days, we have more school days, we start august 2nd. we have fewer kids in the classroom only 25 kids and two full-time instructors and, finally, we attract he very best teachers in the country. >> how do private donations like this help? and let me ask you, because in the case, you have a charter school. in the case, for instance of newark, the students in newark, which are in public schools, they are already getting about $20,000 a year per student, and now mark zuckerberg, one of the cofounders of facebook, is giving a hundred million doll

blanda signed with chicago as a rookie in 1949 and retired in 1976 at the age of 49. it wasn't a gimmick. he was still getting it done at 49, just before his 49th birthday. at the time of his retirement, blanda held the nfl scoring record with 2,000 points. he played with the bears, colts and oilers but will be best remembered for his final nine years with the raiders. george blanda was 83 years old. >>> baseball last night. phillies looking to clinch their fourth straight nl east crown. the champagne on ice in the clubhouse. second inning, jayson werth gets the party started with a towering solo shot to left. phils go up 1-0. that's all they needed. roy halladay was dealing. here he is in the third striking out dunn. halladay pitched a complete game for a baseball best 21st of the season. phillies win 8-0. they clinch the nl east title. some other scores last night, atlanta won, san diego lost. atlanta a half game up in the nl wild card. yanks and rays both lost, so the rays still a half game up on the yankees. >> red sox won. >> oh, the red sox won from the irreleva

sunny, 73 in chicago. sunny, 82, denver. los angeles, partly cloudy and 71 degrees. >>> time now for a check of the >>> time now for a check of the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows clear skies over the northern plains with scattered showers over the northwest. later today, muggy and warm conditions will remain over the southeast. heavy rains move into the central plains and some trormz thunderstorms are possible in the northeast. >>> in sports this morning, rafael nadal and venus williams advanced at the u.s. open. top seed, nadal beat fa lease anno lopez advancing to the quarterfinals. venus williams is headed to the semifinals to take on kim clijsters. >>> in baseball, philadelphia took over first place in the national league east. the phillies hit a tie-breaking single here, eighth inning against the marlins. philadelphia beat florida 8-7 to go up a half game on atlanta. >>> and san diego, adrian gonzalez doubled against the dodgers and gave the first place padres what they needed. matt latos struck o