we have illinois street. 20th street east of illinois. then we have illinois st. halfway between 24th and 25th. we have 24th street east of illinois street. when we come back in front of you in february to amend the port traffic code, we would be proposing regulations consistent with whatever the board decides to do at their february meeting. it is not within the residential areas of dog patch. one thing i skipped over in my presentation is that the port with mta did do a significant amount about reached. we went to the waterfront advisory group. we met with all the neighborhood organizations and port tenants in the area. we have had them working on this for about two years now. i wanted to let you know that. thank you. >> any of the comments? >> i have a couple of questions on the technology of the new meters since you want to do demand pricing. can you centrally drive the change for rates or ours? how does the technology work? >> they are state of the art. each one has a gprs modem. that is how they do real-time credit card authorization. >> you can change the r

of illinois not so golden the downgrade makes illinois the lowest rated by moody's in the west despite the state raising its income tax rates and business taxes last year ok first do we really care about this because the ratings agencies we decide all the time. i would i wouldn't like first of all you've got the rating agencies and you've got blue wave right and then you got illinois which is like where chicago is locus you got three really factor the trifecta redraw the question this i'm just glad if i can say this as a californian i'm just glad it's not california because i would think just you know off the top my head california would have the worst credit rating shannen. correction on the california moody's has. the worst leaving other agency i can't remember which i think is right now has california as a low ok well there you go so i'm not out or thought it was a lowly or below and california san in. i'm sorry what did you say ok well good sticking it to whether this is should be taken serious or not here's something that dimitri mate might make you feel like maybe you should take

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the illinois dot is working hard to keep these main roads salted ... in spite of the efforts this first snowstorm has produced a few inevitable accidents ... >>give yourself extra time to get where you are going and keep a distance and both hands on the wheel of your car ... do not drive in a distracted fashion make sure your wipers and your headlights are on ... >>many motorists are heeding his advice and there are getting their work done early before the evening rush hour ... >>sometimes it seems like these weatherman are wrong half the time but it looks like they nailed it >>we're getting ready to leave for florida tonight hopefully the flights would be delayed >>this note commands a full complement of snow and plows on the streets of chicago keepings clear as possible everyone is bracing for what is to come with this afternoon rush-hour things could get ugly with the snow and the ice accumulating on these roadways >>the temperatures will plunge tonight there is a sense of urgency to stay ahead of the situation the snowplows will work throughout the

that case 11 years ago really set back cameras in illinois it for a lot of time. >> happening in the federal courthouse in chicago up and running judges are waiting for the right case to roll on. cook county today yes for live transmission in courtrooms like this one judge timothy evans says 2 video cameras and still photographers embrace transparency hopefully reveal fairness you cannot find in primetime television. judge says ever changing technology plays a role in the decision. >> the only way a democracy can work well to have people in the democracy well informed and technology increasing why not make it available to the public? will the cameras provide education or entertainment? >> i think people will be disappointed if they are looking for dramatics. is it entertainment? yes but it is also knowledge. >> not every case a candidate for cameras if county is rolling on trial up for the chief judge or trial judge ultimately to decide if cameras make sense in each particular case. it might be months before we see the cameras. big change like this may take time until today illinois

drains a bomb is illinois down by 11 but rallied to get the lead. holding his own against him. regained the lead right now it is 69-69 but less than 2 to play. it big east party in south bend irish coast of south florida much better lately part of that grant of 11 after a three-point play 14 points. at the chicago area product 16 points to lead the way. 60-49 victory at 3 and one in the conference. 94-73 the raiders fired hue jackson said hired mike malarkey and a two-year contract extension in notre dame. very often dave eanet knabe the illinois sportscaster of the year and bud selig for a contract extension as baseball commissioner he will be at a soxfest to talk about that and chicago cubs at left-handed beef to paul maholm rotation former pirate a one-year deal worth five and a half million dollars the price for a guy who pitched good in pittsburgh but did not have the numbers to show. also offered kerry wood fairdale and would not confirm or deny rumors that matt garza on the trading block. >> with this contract we have six starters not a precursor to anything never have e

illinois and penn state tied. ten seconds to play. tim frazier with the teardrop that made joys for their coach. rough near for penn state but smiling now beating illinois 54-52. >> that is your early look at sports on "early today." have a terrific weekend. i'm fred roggin. >>> who is america's favorite actor? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, he may be commander in chief but can the president survive the audience at harlem's famed apollo theater? you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." on the way for many cities today. today arriving from des moines to chicago, 3 to 6 inches. later on tonight, detroit, cleveland, north of columbus, indianapolis, a little bit for you. and then it looks like overnight friday night into saturday morning, snow arriving for areas like new york city and possibly philadelphia northward and southern new england. most areas 3 to 6 inches, so enough for the kids to play in and shovel as they go throughout your saturday morning. if you're watchin

they beat illinois 54-52. that's your first look at sports. have a terrific weekend. >> and now for another quick look at the weather, here is nbc meteorologist bill karins. he has your weather channel forecast. there it is. there's the snow. >> a little bit of snow. just a little bit to play. i'm going to buy my boy his first sled today. i'll let you know how that goes over the weekend. probably won't go well. good morning, everyone. as far as the snow totals go, it will be enough to be annoying for those getting home from work today in illinois, southern wisconsin and northern michigan. in general, a swath of about two to four inches. a few spots could get a little more than that near the quad cities. chicago is forecasting five inches. indianapolis, they're going to have more snow to your north. you'll get a wintry mix out of this starting off with snow and sleet and freezing rain. cleveland is going to get a little more than detroit. detroit, you're on the cold side of the storm. only two inches or so. pittsburgh, tough forecast for you. y

however one of these three states just might be changing their ways it consequently protected in illinois under their eavesdropping law which prohibits anybody from recording audio of public conversations without the permission of everybody that's involved in that interaction so anybody who violates that law could face up to fifteen years in prison as you can imagine most illinois police are all in favor of being protected under the current rules and the fraternal order for eternal or. police backs the law saying that it keeps the public from making baseless accusations against officers and then attempting to back their false claims throughout the videos and i find their fear of baseless claims being made against them a little bit hollow seeing how citizens are the ones that are subject to baseless claims made against them by cops all the time more recording of police to citizen interactions would almost certainly prevent this but it looks as if the cops are only interested in protecting the baseless claims against themselves and not the ones against average citizens we see luckily the re

entre ellos, illinois, donde esta situaciÓn toca con dureza la poblaciÓn hispana. nos muestran lo que han tenido que hacer familias hispanas para sortear la crisis. >> las cifras son alarmantes,1 de cada tres habitantes en illinois es pobre, eso indica uno de los estudios recientes, a pesar de una aparente situaciÓn de mejorÍa, la situaciÓn empeora para otros. >> yo me sentÍa rara de venir y me dijeron que podÍa ir por eso vine, porque que me quedÉ sin trabajo no tengo que darle de comer a mis hijos. >> de casi 2 millones de pobres en illinois, cuatro centros min son latinos, muchos han sufrido de reducciÓn de salarios y despidos. >> esposo gana poco y esto es una ayuda muy grande. >> el pÁrroco de la iglesia confirma que cada vez hay mÁs familias necesitadas que demandan ayuda. >> nos damos cuentas que es un nÚmero cuantioso de familias, que se encuentran en esta situaciÓn. tenemos la posibilidad de apoyarlas, por lo menos con poco de comida. >> analistas econÓmicos confirman que las cifras son preocupantes pero ademÁs del desempleo la inflaciÓn crea

see leslie of the recent cases of bras outdated he's dropping one of the spotlight take for example illinois resident michael allison he filmed police in action and then was slapped with five felony charges for violating the dropping lot each of those five charges could have been met with fifteen years in jail so allison was potentially facing seventy five years behind bars making his crime facing a similar punishment as that of rapists in the state of illinois. that's my concern and. for one thing the statute as it's written can be interpreted any which way. it is right the law doesn't make any sense but alison isn't alone here there are several cases piling up in counties across the state where individuals are taking their cell phone record of encounters with cops to the courts and one state representative is now taking notice that elaine neck race has proposed a bill that would challenge the current standing eavesdropping law making it legal for people to film cops without their consent and our interview with the chicago tribune said i believe that the existing statute is a significant in

he was on fire. 69-66, illinois. 45 seconds to go. paul taking a pass and knox down the fade-away three. yeah, no problem at all. falling into the bench. everything he threw up he made. illinois up by four. you want more paul? you got it. how about on the defensive end? uh huh, none here. paul blocks him. 43 points for him. as illinois wins by a final count of 79-74. >>> and that will do it for this update. i'm will selva. >> march madness not too far way. your team is -- >> um, michigan. or whoever beats ohio state. >> tough words. >>> up next this morning in "the pulse" pop prince justin bieber. >>> and how did this pooch end up far offshore. ? >>> time to check "the pulse" starting with one of america's hottest teen sensations, poidsed to officially become man. and your favorite performer, right? >> always. always. justin bieber is two months away from his 18th birthday. he's opening up in an article in a magazine today. he says he's still learning and is not all grown up. he plans to buckle down and work harder as he gets older. >

company in illinois that tackles a big job each and every growing . >>> there is a company in illinois that tackles a big job and that's to determine which seed works best in each corner of farm country. in the first half hour we talked to joe bruce general manager about corn. now soybeans the focus. >> tell us about first, it's farmers independent research of seed technology. >> it's a group of ten guys that we are doing corn and soybean yield test across the midwest. with soybeans this -- we are mainly going from south dakota east to the midatlantic area and the southern part of iowa up to the central portion of minnesota. >> okay. >> and you are looking at different varieties. >> yes. different soybean varieties and how they do under different areas. >> what did you find this year. >>> it was a challenging year. >> most farmer who agree that it was a challenging year and soybeans in particular we thought we would be very bad because in general it was very dry in the month of august which is when pod fill normally happens. we only found yields only down about 3% in our test results o

illinois it snapped out a bit behind joseph bertrand 11-0 run and the second half came under control but drew crawford tips one in four northwestern with seconds to play the game was tied. and that 57-56 in illinois and the final seconds crawford on his way but meyers leonard but for their impact him on the final shot of the game. and illinois had sought. 57-56 bottles court not pretty. >> was not very pretty obviously but we did a great job on the defense of that and i think somebody said 430 minute stretch that might have all had seven points or something like that a good team effort >> second half we were not able to score. did not do a very good job defensively and we just were not able to get on track so give them credit for the second half defense. had it rough night for the are rich in cincinnati swimming upstream all night we see alex dragavich in an ad for a bucket but cincinnati up 10 points at halftime pulling away up to that chicago native dion dixon had 18 points cincinnati wins 71-55. nhl gave daniel carcillo 7 games for the hit on a tom gilbert the other night bigtime

>>this will be based at the university of illinois chicago campus. we have a web site where you can get information on getting tickets there will be three days of panel discussions and workshops for people learning how to promote change and peace >>how well attended? >>these are always packed what is wonderful is that this will not be so much about the nobel winners but people in the audience and what they plan to do to create peace and change within their communities ... we have led:lech walensa to people from northern ireland jody williams the founder of the personcampaign to abolish land mines mikhail beaux bridge ofmikhail gorbachev will be participating as well along with mayor emanuel ... and the chicago community trust is taking the lead in sponsoring these efforts >>are you kidding able to give people a way to go beyond this summit? >>we are bringing in 70 social studies teachers from around chicago who will be at the summit they will be able to go back to their classrooms after the training we provide to continue implementing these social ju

21st in florida january 31st super tuesday's march 6th which has contests in 10 different states the illinois primary is march 20th >>a woman was dragged out of her car sold in robbed on the city's far south side marcella raymond to set little company of mary hospital with more details >>this is what happened ... a woman was in her car this morning she works overnight ... not clear what she was doing in her car outside her home a man came up smashed her window director out of the car here's the rest of the story >>it's so frightening this happen next door to my home >>she was in her car at the 8000 block of mozart a man broke the window she was raped and beaten after trekked into a gang way ... >>instead of going into the home where she lives with her son and her husband she drove her nissan with flat tires where she flagged someone down to ask for help >>this is a tight neighborhood where a is looking out for one another it is shocking to hear something like this happened >>the neighbors tell me that the 40 year-old woman works nights and sometimes sleeps in her car when she arrives home is

the game between usc and illinois, starving for offense. i like this. illinois kicker, from thebull pen to the covey cove. the tunnel vision. the other way, 10-7 illini. 5:00 to go. the big play of the game. a little hole in the defense. jenkins, 60 yards. illinois started the season 6-0. lost sick straight, end on a high note, 20-14 the final. pac-12 now 1-4 this bowl season. >> we knew we were coming into a defensive game. we knew we had to score some points to keep them off, but unfortunately, that what we did and lost. >> the lone win in the pac-12 in dramatic fashion. utah in the sun bowl. yellow jackets, 17-10 lead. utah down 14 in the fourth, they come back. christopher, ties it at 24. after a texfield goal in overtight, ute's third and goal from the eight. white into the end zone. game over. 30-27. utah. >> jordan rodgers, the younger brother of aaron. they pulled him. despite his performance, vandy had a 21-17 lead, then this happened. ralph abernathy. 90-yard on the kickoff run. cincy takes it 31-4. we'll have at 11:00, highlights. >> can't wa

illinois fire marshal now investigating. missing out of bamut teenager a natalie holloway officially declared dead it banishing high-school graduation trip to abreu but six years ago judge pronounced her dead today in front upper parents at a hearing in birmingham alabama father asked to use college funds for her for her brother. called it closing a chapter mother opposed the petition still praying for daughters' safety. >> natalie holloway father wanted to see this through and of course makes me very sad. >> any sense of closure >> nothing to say. a day after joran van der sloot the prime suspect of natalie holloway disappearance pled guilty to killing a peruvian woman apparently because she had done some sort of google search of joran van der sloot osby natalie holloway like never charged in the case. remembering haiti two years after earthquake devastated the nation today hundreds of thousands of people still homeless anniversary of the tragedy 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked the country killing more than 300 leading 1 mi

wgn news @ 9 tonight another warning illinois and port on natural disaster. public financial watchdog group says the $35 billion unpaid bills and the next five years. newsroom with reaction across the city. >> keeps getting worse. report says illinois has $9.2 billion unpaid bills and he did with 65 percent income-tax rates from last year barely making a dent. long road ahead and somebody will lose. >> many areas the state needs to focus of all of that are painful. all of them are politically less than attractive. >> most dire of all civic federation and will report a non-partisan watchdog spending months snapshot of state budget scenario eventually has the state $35 billion in the hole. largest fiscal challenge pension and medicaid programs. >> any new revenue has to go into the pension program. any new revenue into the medicaid program because we have not slowed down the growth of the programs. >> medicaid costs increase 6% per year at the state owes $2 billion in unpaid bills another example of health care cost as the cost of group health insurance state e

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>>guest: well, illinois made the same mistake europe made. europe for four decades has been raising taxes, raising spending, the pending always goes up more than the taxes go up because you have the laughter -- laffer effect, and that actually leads to more debt. we saw the same thing in illinois, they raise taxes and businesses are fleeing the state and moody's downgraded them and oh became wants to do the seem thing for the country? i'm against higher taxes but i want to appeal to the people who are nonideological and make an argument to them, that it doesn't work. europe shows it doesn't work. illinois shows it doesn't work. and if obama does it nationally, it is not going to work. >>neil: this is, really, an issue that goes beyond the republicans and democrats. i have said if you are talking about what is there, rich pay more, whatever your opinion is on that, that is perfectly fair for half the households, close to half to not pay any income, leaving aside that twisted art back to this, the fact when you do raise taxes the money doesn't

we're looking at another area of precipitation heading for downstate illinois there could be some pretty good rain even hellail.. texas is facing severe weather ... that will travel to the deep south and florida over the next three days ... we're looking at high wind over montana ... it's been a rough couple of weeks out west especially in the pacific northwest ... the rain will be the heaviest to the northwest we are in between all of these turbulent zones of whether ... late friday night into saturday morning we will see some precipitation it will be chilly this weekend ... it will warm up early next week ... we are now into the low 30's here in the metropolitan area ... we could see those northern lights tonight the clouds may just arrived by the morning ... we are looking at above normal temperatures going into thursday ... we have a pretty tranquil weather pattern ... we are 10 degrees warmer than we were last year at this time with half of the snowfall amounts ... we have storms flying all over the country and it's nice when they miss chicago. it is time now for today's trivia ques

most famously illinois and texas. but a number of others, these challenges were filed and beat out rogers -- rogers are holding press conferences. nixon himself doesn't seem to be directly involved but -- >> well, what started off that night he had no idea about doing any kind of protest. he just felt that he was probably going to lose but we talked him into saying let's wait and see. we had to really talk him in to doing that. so that was his way of saying that. but he did -- we didn't know votes were still being -- we assumed there were in illinois but we didn't know. so when it was -- the next morning bob haldeman who was our kid advance man and bob finch and i went in and talked to him and he said that i should go down and announce that he was conceding and thank the workers and we put together a telegram to send to the workers and congratulations to kennedy, so i had said at the time that with the reporters that we wouldn't call back until 10:00 in the morning so they could get a little sleep. so i went down and

. >> the illinois river is a tributary of the mississippi. on the surface, all seems peaceful, but down below, a war is raging. >> alright, are you guys ready to start electro-fishing? >> yep! we are ready to go. start electro-fishing. >> the men drop electrodes into the water. they are not out here fishing for sport. the biologists were ready for the onslaught -- but our crew wasn't. the fish jump several feet into the air and more than a few land on the boats. or even strike the passengers. but once the fish are out of the water, they're doomed. >> it's their defense mechanism. they feel threatened by a predator or something they think might try to harm them or eat them, that just happens be their response -- is to jump up out of the water. >> the large invaders from asia have been nicknamed "killer carp." they eat up the food supply that native species depend on. the biologists are trying to get the situation under control. but it's a losing battle. >> as you can see, they're kind of taking over our river. it makes it unsafe for boaters. y

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shooting at northern illinois university is reopening today. a gunman killed five people before taking his own life there. nancy loo is live on the niu campus with more ... >>cole hall opened with no fanfare this morning many people here seem eager to show strength and resolve and to move on ... >>the first class looked to be typical >>i was not here at the time and this is a new building it's just another class to me >>others felt apprehension >>when i went over my schedule i saw cole hall and i thought wow it's kind of weird >>lots of my friends did not want to have class in cole hall so they work to their schedules around avoiding it ... >>a former student stormed into a geology class killing five students before turning the gun on himself the 1960's era building has undergone a multimillion-dollar renovation it's the most technologically advanced on the campus ... the lecture hall where the shooting took place no longer exists it has become a state of the art computer laboratory and anthropology museum that will open to the public next mont

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illinois state hangs in the valley race 67-54 over sycamore. australian open tennis a former chicagoan donald yawn second round match against lucas locko down two sets can back to when the third and get a foothold but not enough. lucas locko fourth set and eliminates young from down under 6-3 in the fourth. giants director of college scouting marc ross interviewed for chicago bears general manager day texas rangers side japanese pitcher yu darvish $60 million over six years cost $111 million in total and reportedly compensation for theo epstein and who will compensate marcos baghdatis from all of these racquets? upset with himself? just the start. had it that off to a kid. there goes another one. and after that did not even bother taking the plastic off. just missed an easy net ball and that was the beginning of the and lost the match out of the tournament probably out of racquets anyways. >> that is the news for wednesday night. happy you shared time with us. shop kmart for amazing deals you won't want to miss during our january clearance even

those are now pushing into central illinois and behind that snow is widespread heading for the quad cities this morning. i think that morning commute will be slippery out there and should head up towards milwaukee and chicago will get a little bit of know after 9:00 a.m. this morning. the forecast for snow is not a lot of it but 1 to 3 inches in the quad cities up to maux and northern portions of michigan will do pretty well and blockbuster snowstorm tonight and tomorrow in the twask northwest. the eastern united states, umbrella day and eventually the wet weather will make it to the southeast later today with showers and thunderstorms. that's a look at the national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. showers and storm work their way through the ohio valley. weird to see a chance of thunderstorms in this time of year in the middle of night heading for areas of illinois and indiana but that is the story. cold air will swoop in behind it tomorrow. we had a little snow last night in southern new england. >> a smith. >> i know, it's such a tease. >>> coming up, zapp

but illinois has a pension system that's only about half done. they have a bond trading above their fiscal agents this year talked essentially advised bond buyers not to buy their bonds and raised the question, what is the bottom with the bond ratings out there. and mention that with chief executive magazine. we went up 17 spots not. illinois the last tigers failed to tackle this challenge has dropped five years, 45. "the wall street journal" editorial earlier this year or early last year cause a death spiral. if it wasn't for chicago being one of the 12 or 13 megacities at the world, the failure to act on things in springfield would be devastating. for other tax increases this year and in wisconsin saying they didn't do we get coming out there about carving out companies like sears and caterpillar in others because those companies threaten to leave because excessively high tax burdens and failure to take on burdens. they push more of that up to taxpayers in the state. to me, tackling their foreign comic even though it's brought -- i didn't seek

at pam anderson check-in and the anderson family in illinois look at all of the snow there. and another one from this view were gorgeous shot the ice accumulating there and the last couple of weeks blowing in and out depending on the brand to direction. our thanks to steepen for that great shot. there was no ice today it was mild 47 the above normal day. only 11 days subfreezing entire winter 43 by this time last year the least number of subfreezing days in a winter around here and almost four decades since way back 1972. clouds today but a break in clouds fog settlement over the area. the wind beginning to pick up. should the thing that out and sunday first half of tomorrow but a pretty good smell coming in tomorrow night nothing like last friday. 1-2 in. seems a good bet. rainfall coming down today biggest rain fall yesterday texas and oklahoma advancing eastward and we were on the north end of the weather system with a drizzle today tomorrow and a morning early afternoon sunshine comes back clouds over late in the day hadn't 41-2 in. of snow. one of two snow systems comin

illinois has a pension system that's only about half funded. they have a bond rating that, you know, their fiscal agents earlier this year, essentially, advised bond buyers not buy their bonds and raised the question. what is the lowest? california at the bottom when it comes to bond ratings. and in fact, i mentioned that in chief executive magazine. we went up 17 spots in that. illinois in the last five years because they've failed this challenge has dropped three spots. "the wall street journal" editorial, i know, earlier this year/last year called it a death spiral. if it wasn't for chicago being one of the, you know, 12 or 13 megacities in the world, the failure to act on things in springfield would be devastating. for all those tax increases they did earlier this year and thumped their chest at us in wisconsin, they didn't need to do what we did, now they're back carving companies like sears and caterpillars because those companies are threatening to leave because of the failure to take on that burden. so they push more of that off to othe

esto en un hospital de illinois. >>> con su sueño de regreasr a estados unidos para reclamar justicia, falleció víctima de un paro cardiaco el domingo, al que había llegado hacía más de un año, luego que había sido repatriado en contra de su voluntad >>> había avanzado mucho, bastante, a medida que estaba aquí, y ahí lo mandaron a oaxaca, y la tecnología, no hay nada, 0, así que, el así que, lo mandaron a la muerte >>> de inmediato comenzaron a recaudar fondos para su entierro. para ellos, la muerte de él sí tuvo que ver el traslado que hicieron >>> Él estaba evolucionando muy bien, entonces, él nunca se quiso ir, porque él sabía que no habían los medios >>> conectado a un respirador artificial, habló con primer impacto en torno a la pesadilla que vivía >>> cuando me desperté, pensé... porque vi muchas cosas, y yo pensé que nomás quebré ,y la señora me dijo que no podía mover nada >>> luego regresó a este hospital illinois, cayó de una altura de 60 pies, que lo dejó sin poder mover brazos ni piernas la empresa nunca se hizo cargo de sus gastos médicos

the illinois facilities fund or iff as it is known says that some of these schools have some dramatic problems. their report includes a graph of schools and the ones highlighted in red are the ones targeted for these recommended changes. those schools include spingarn high school, woodson high school and anacostia high school. an elementary school on the list is furby hope elementary school. in the city, they have had a problem with underenrollment. there are some of of the city schools that do not have sufficient children enrolled in the schools and that is why there is consideration about closing them. study looked at underperforming schools in the city. the full results are expected to be released later today. the iff has been criticized previously when the study was first announced as being closely connected to the charter school movement. indeed, this report according to the "washington post" does recommend extending the charter school program here in the city. we will certainly learn more about this later today when the full results are announced. i'm stacy cohan. back to you. >

a group of teens are charged in the brutal beating and robbery of an illinois boy. >>> bare bones. archeologistuncover prehistory skulls they say could date back to the ice age. >>> hello. good morning. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with a taxing situation. with just two days to go until the south carolina primary, republican presidential front-runner mitt romney is taking some heat over his rivals over this revelation that he pays a lower tax rate than the average american. it is a topic that is sure to dominate when the candidates square off tonight in north charleston. tracy potts is here with all of those details. >> reporter: the million air front-runner has a couple of financial problems down with the voters in south carolina. first of all, the $374,000 he got in fees last year in an amount he describes not much before the actual amount was released. and also the 15% effective tax rate he is paying romney in an interview said he, he explained it's from an investment, not from wages, from wages that tax rates could be double. romney has promised to release his tax returns but

illinois upset fifth ranked ohio state. brandon paul with the night you dream about. career high 43. nailed a three-pointer late in the game for the lead. moments later with a man all over him he threw up a rainbow and drained it. brandon paul carried illinois 74-72 win. >>> football, the raiders surprisingly fired head coach hue jackson but does anything the raiders do a surprise? jackson 8-8 in one season with the club. reggie mckenzie, the general manager wants to bring in a new guy. >>> broncos two wins away from the super bowl. this game winning touchdown in overtime tweeted 10,000 tweets a second and broke the old record from beyonce announced her pregnancy. >>> luke ravensthalh had to tebow'ing to pay back a bet to the denver mayor for the broncos win over the steelers. >>> some of the tiniest man's best friend qualify more than others. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today" on this wednesday. a rainy commute for you in areas of kentucky, tennessee, through the southeast. we could see thunderstorms today especially in florida. after to