>> the fact that we were able to do this on time and address the issues is something i am proud of we hope that the board takes the same positive approach they took with this one in other collective bargaining agreements ... >> we are focusing on finding resolutions to the contracts and serving our children >> the contract with him night here is a deal that gives to percent raises each of the first two years of the contract and establishes a short-term disability and maternity leave policy ... but there is more fresh food on the menu as well for the next five years there will not be warming kitchens for frozen meals to be heated ... fresh ingredients for meals will be served ... >> fresh quality food breeds a faddish quality educationfresh quality education >> the c t u has agreed to bring in a fact-finding panel that will issue recommendations on where they stand with their contracts by mid july ... they are far apart on the issues ... chicago public schools has proposed a huge cut in capital spending for the coming fiscal year. the proposed budget calls for 110 million dollars to be spent on essential repairs to school buildings. that's a sharp drop from last year's 660 million dollars. c-p-s is facing a 700 million dollar shortfall next year. meanwhile, a city council committee has approved a resolution that calls on c-p-s to reduce suspensions and expulsions by 40 percent. student and community groups have pushed for a less punitive approach to discipline in chicago schools. c-p-s says it has tried more "holistic" approaches, like mentoring, this year that appear to be working and cutting down on expulsions. william balfour's d-n-a was not on the murder weapon used to kill three members of jennifer hudson's family. however in court yesterday... a forensic expert also said d-n-a would not be present if the killer was wearing gloves or wiped down the weapon. another witness testified that gunshot residue was found on the steering wheel cover of balfour's car. he's accued of killing hudson's brother, mother and nephew in 2008. court resumes later this afternoon. a woman charged in the death of her stepson has pleaded guilty to neglect. kimberly kubina has also agreed to testify against her ex-husband riley choate . as part of a plea deal kubina will serve 25 to 35 years in prison. kubina and choate are accused of killing choate's 13-year-old son, christian, in 2009. the boy's body was found buried in a shallow grave in a mobile home park in gary. christian was reportedly beaten and kept in a dog cage for up to a year before his death. the trial begins in august. two notre dame football players are arrested... accused of trying to escape police... busting-up a loud beer party. the players: 19 year-old quarterback tommy rees... a lake bluff native... and linebacker carlo calabrese. police say they received a call about a loud party and drinking around 12-30 this morning at a home off-campus. when they arrived, several people jumped a fence and tried to escape. they caught-up with them and rees allegedly attempted to resist arrest. he is now in jail without bond... pending formal charges. calabrese was charged with disorderly conduct, and paid a 150 dollar bond. a lawsuit has been filed in the deaths of three members of a family from tinley park. they were all killed in a crash with a street sweeper last month. nazai deis, his wife and 15- year-old daughter, died april 15th when a street sweeper ran a red light and slammed into their car at the intersection of 171st and lagrange road in orland park. police ticketed the driver of the sweeper for disobeying a red light. yesterday - the victim's relatives filed a wrongful death lawsuit against midwest maintenance, which is the company that owns the sweeper. the 24-year-old daughter of deis was driving their car that night and survived the crash. relatives say she is still hospitalized. police say drugs and alcohol were not invovled in the accident. midwest maintenance says it's investigating what happened. an animal cruelty trial is on hold again... after the judge in the case recused himself. dawn hamill is charged with animal cruelty after inspectors found dead animals and filthy living conditions at her animal rescue shelter near tinley park. yesterday... cook county judge christopher donnelly stepped down. he cited an anonymous letter asking him not to dismiss the case. donnelly said he did not want it to appear that his judgment was influenced by an outside source. this is the second time hamill's trial has been postponed. a mistrial was declared last month after a lead investigator and state witness were arrested on federal extortion charges in an unrelated matter. a new judge has been assigned. ahead: a ham and family has more tough luck ... the mccaw family is morning the death of a dog shot by a police officer who responded to a break and that they're burned out home he arrived to find a couple in the eight garage ... when they put up their hands the dog lunged at the officer and was shot they were stopping by to feed the dogs they had to abandon senator mark kirk will be heading home and continuing rehabilitation he plans to return to the senate as soon as possible ...newly released documents from osama bin laden show a frustration over a crumbling terror network in his final days. a six-time all-pro bowler is found dead of an apparent self- inflicted gunshot wound. is junior seau's death part of a bigger problem among nfl veterans? and what the husband of a new jeresy mom has to say about allegations she tried to tan their tot. more than 100 illegal immigrants are rescued from several stash houses in edinburgh, texas. police say one of the immigrants called them yesterday morning... saying they were locked inside and hadn't had food or water for at least three days. classified documents recovered from osama bin laden's compound after his death are now available online. the papers are called "letters from abbotabad... bin laden sidelined?" in one letter from 20-10 bin laden wrote... "i plan to release a statement that we are starting a new phase to correct the mistakes we made. we shall reclaim, god willing, the trust of a large segment of those who lost their trust in the jihadis." there are 17-declassified documents... which is just a small portion of the nearly 6- thousand documents recovered. a dissident in china is asking for asylum for him and his family in the u-s. chen guangcheng recently escaped from house arrest, and spent six days in the u-s embassy in beijing. he turned himself back over to chinese authorities... once the obama administration assured him he would be treated okay. but this morning, chen says he's worried about his and his family's safety and rights. a u-s official says the u-s is seeking to clarify chen's wishes, and is in discussions with the chinese government. china is calling the u-s' handling of the situation unacceptable. former n-f-l star junior seau sent text messages to his ex- wife and three children... one day before he apparently committed suicide. the messages ended with "i love you." it appears seau shot himself in the chest at his home in oceanside, california. his girlfriend found his body in one of the bedrooms yesterday morning. an autopsy will be done today. his mother says she didn't see any signs... her son was on the verge of suicide. his death has also stunned current and former n-f-l players. this case is drawing comparisons to the death of former chicago bear dave duerson. >> we have the same problems everyone else in the world does physically and emotionally he killed himself last year. in his suicide note, duerson asked his family to donate his brain to researchers. studies found he suffered from a disease linked to concussions and that helped trigger his depression. a former suburban chicago woman could lose her daughter over her love for tanning. patricia krenctil is accused of taking her five-year-old daughter into a tanning booth. she pleaded not guilty to a child endangerment charge yesterday. prosecutors say krentcil's daughter came to school with burns on her body and said she had been tanning with her mother. state law prohibits children under 14 from using tanning salons. but krentcil says her daughter got burned while outside on a warm day. and her husband says krentcil is being judged unfairly. >> she enjoys tanning and i don't think that's anything more than a thing that she does ... she's being judged harshly and the real truth will come out ... >> krenctil lived in suburban cary in the late 1990's. neighbors say they remember her tanning nude in her backyard but they don't remember a tan like the one she has now. two former girlfriends of president obama speak out in a new book. it's called "barack obama: the story" and will be released in june. in one excerpt... genevieve cook talks about her relationship with the future president in 19-83. she says the romance was short but intense. cook said obama had "sexual warmth" and charm but also was detached, which she believed made him unable... or unwilling to get involved in a serious relationship. she also predicted he would find love with a "bubbly strong black lady." the white house has not commented on the book. the days top business stories next.. including better than expected news on the job front. gop lawmakers are making a case to hold attorney general eric holder in contempt... for his refusal to cooperate with investigation into "operation fast and furious". and its believed to have been invented by the aztecs and is now a staple recipe in mexican cooking. we are making guacamole three different ways in lunchbreak. tw here is your bloomberg on the money report ... fewer people filed for first-time unemployment benefits air reversal of recent trends ... consulting firm challenger gray christmas says employers in the united states will announce more job cuts in april because of the education and government sectors ... there is also a sign that businesses are reaching a limit on how much efficiency they can bring out of workers ... the labor department data shows employee output per hour has declined slightly ... this can be a good thing if you're hunting for work ... more staff will be needed at the beginning of the year ... good news for those looking to refinance or buy a home ... 30 year fixed loans have fallen to a record low ... 3.84% this is the lowest seen since record- keeping began in 1971 ... drops in borrowing costs parallel economic concerns ... and the unemployment situation globally ... the monthly jobs report could move mortgage rates either way ... general motors will launch a new cadillac model in china each year through 2016 stocks are trading lower for the second day in a row ... republicans on a house committee are taking the first formal step toward contempt proceedings against attorney general eric holder. the case involves "operation fast and furious" - a sting operation run by the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms. the a-t-f allowed gun traffickers to sell weapons to mexican drug cartels .. but the weapons would be traced so arrests could be made. but american border patrol agent brian terry was killed by one of those weapons. republicans on the house oversight committee accused attorney general eric holder of obstructing the committee's investigation. but a justice department spokesman says holder has testified seven times about the issue. john edwards' former personal driver is expected to return to the stand today... in the corruption trial against him. yesterday, matthew nelson talked about the stories edwards created... to try and conceal his affair with rielle hunter. also yesterday, his oldest daughter left the courtroom crying... when a witness described a fight between him and elizabeth edwards. the witness said at one point elizabeth tore off her shirt and bra and shouted, "you don't see me any more." there's a new record in the world of art auctions. edvard munch's painting "the scream" sold for nearly 120 *million* dollars last night. the iconic piece of art went to an unkown buyer at sotheby's in new york. experts estimated the piece would go for at least 80-million dollars. only a few pieces have topped one-hundred-million dollars at public auction. this versions of "the scream" was on of four painted between 18-93 and 19-10 and is one of the best known images in modern art. something to scream about ... what you can add to your diet that may curb memory loss and lower your risk of alzheimer's. a man who received a long- lost postcard from the shedd aquarium finally makes it to the chicago for a visit. he is know for his high energy dance peformances, and now christacy is out with some new singles. live music from him this midday. people really love snapshot from progressive, but don't just listen to me. listen to these happy progressive customers. i plugged in snapshot, and 30 days later, i was saving big on car insurance. i was worried it would be hard to install. but it's really easy. the better i drive the more i save. i wish our company had something this cool. yeah. you're not... filming this, are you? aw! camera shy. snapshot from progressive. plug into the savings you deserve with snapshot from progressive. we have an update on a story we've been following... involving a postcard from the shedd aquarium mailed more than 50-years ago. scott mcmurry was a teenager back then... and today he traveled to chicago for a special visit planned by shedd officials. wgn's nancy loo joins has the story. from handling snails to snail mail ... a special delivery for a special tourist ... 71 year- old scott will never get tired of reading this post card was written by his mother in 1957 when she visited chicago with his father the retired historian finally received a postcard last week >> i can't remember her voice and i can imagine that when i read this card ... it was a very pleasant surprise. the u.s. postal service can't explain why this postcard was recently delivered to a woman in florida but she posted it on facebook and it was tracked down through someone in virginia who gave it to scott >> there is nothing urgent or demanding in the note is just a post card ... >> authority is at the aquarium plan to bring him here so he could see those sites among them granddad the oldest resident of the shed aquarium who was here when scotts parents had visited ... he is very and standing about the postal snafued given the volume of mail that the post office handles each day ... he plans to spend most of the day scheerer at the aquarium even though it's his first visit ever to chicago ... chicagoans love their hot dogs ... the owner of hot dogs said he is putting together a book on all of his popular food and he is asking customers to help out he said fans should submit stories and pictures and drawings and palms to the restaurant's facebook page ... you can also e-mail your ideas to hot dougs the book at g mail .com the former home of al capone can now be yours the navistar cartel and fox lane once served as as i get older i'm making changes to support my metabolism. i'm more active, i eat right and i switched to one a day women's active metabolism, a complete women's multivitamin, plus more -- for metabolism support. and that's a change i feel good about. 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[ crunch! ] several bridges over the chicago river are lifting today to free recreational boats from their winter storage. the bridge's are lifted each spring and fall. this spring, the bridge liftings were slightly delayed due to repair work being done by the u-s army corps of engineers. starting with the ashland avenue bridge, 27 movable bridges will be lifted one at a time. each lift takes an average of eight to twelve minutes. that will happen several times each week for the next couple of months. there are some big thunderstorms coming ... we are warm and humid. this is the first day people are telling me they are uncomfortable with the humidity. we have set a record for the most 80 degree days this season the previous was back in 1977 ... another one for the books this year. as the clouds are building we will see storms roaming across wisconsin and michigan overnight ... these are going to grow severe today here in chicago ... we have some flood watches as well ... the thunderstorms will be coming in waves. you will get downpours separated by some breaks. you may get 3-4 in. of rain ... we are trying right now but we are picking up the prospects of rain slowly there is more to come ... 82 degrees here in the city ... 86 will be the high temperature that's 20 degrees above normal for the day ... the wind gusting 23 mi. per hour. mold spores are high wheat pollen is i tree pollen is high ... we have only had two days above 80 degrees on average for springtime. we are taking a look at the regional temperatures ... it's 82 degrees right now in chicago. we are looking at a six hour time lapse for these storms ... they tower over 30,000 ft. in the atmosphere is clouds. the yellow area indicates thunderstorm watch territory. warm and humid with a severe weather threat 20 degrees above normal in this next several days we will see the majority of the rainfall for the season so far. east wind will be blowing through chicago tomorrow with the same set up for potential brainstormsrainstorms.. the heaviest rains will probably be in the southern suburbs. you can see how concentrated this rain can be. that's the way it happens this time of year it's very uneven. a friend will be coming through tomorrow a big canadian high will be blowing drier air through ... but we have other developments this weekend by sunday morning clouds and rain will be backed tomorrow we will be cooling to the '50s along the lakefront. we will hit 70 before noon tomorrow. the temperatures will crash by evening. here is the forecast: cloudy when the unseasonably warm with breaking soundun.... the main action will be tonight downpours and severe weather the low temperature will be 64 ... tomorrow cloudy hazy cooler toward the afternoon by lake michigan high temperatures in the '70s low in the '50s overnight ... saturday mostly cloudy. the high 67 degrees 61 of the lakeshore rain will be back here by sunday ... a precipitous temperature dive tomorrow ... it is hard to prepare your clothing for to weather like this time for today's trivia: who wrote "leviathan", one of the first works to promote the social contract theory? 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[ ping! ] ♪ ♪ hi. totally new, awesomely-invisible tampax radiant. check out the whole radiant collection. it's time for a lunchbreak... chef jose gonzalez from salud tequila lounge is here to show us how to make guacamole - three different ways. the most important thing is choosing the correct of a cut oavocado. if the stem is embedded do not choose that one this >> should be sticking up ... and the darker the better you want it soft to the touch. a lot depends on the temperature the avocado gets exposed to or stored with it takes time. if it is hard you leave it out for a few days to ripen. the next thing is a deep-seated or the pet must pop out easily here is a way to release the pit with your knife. you'd do not have to smash the avocado too much you can leave it chunky ... i use some salsa or hot pepper with cilantro and lime juice. i also like to use pineapple with cilantro onion and jalapeno peppers... leave it chuncky. for spicy tastes use chipotle peppers. make a smoky paste.... you want to make sure that people know that the peppers are in their guacamole! what can i do to prevent the brown look to the left over guacamole ... you can use a bit of sour cream. there is just something about eating brown guacamole what are your plans for the restaurant >> we are closing the street we have live music with all kinds of wonderful latin dancing and a mariologyachi group tequila drinks... salud tequila lounge is hosting its 6th annual cinco de mayo outdoor festival this saturday may 5th noon - 2am. there is a 5-dollar donation. salud is located at 1471 n milwaukee ave in wicker park. for more information on their recipes you can go to wgn tv.com/midday... thank you so much for being here it's time to get going. to put more giddy-up in our get-along. it's time to start gellin' with dr. scholl's... ... and mix a little more hop in our hip-hop. with the energizing support and cushioning of dr. scholl's massaging gel insoles ... you'll want to get up and go. and now the answer today's trivia question: who wrote "leviathan", one of the first works to promote the social contract theory? a.) john locke. b.) thomas hobbes. c.) john stuart mill. the answer: b.) thomas hobbes. we have storm's coming later today and most likely overnight. to give you an idea of how prolific they can beat that's take a look at what happened in wisconsin yesterday. and in michigan ... lots of accumulation of rainfall. this is a forecast through next week of the total rainfall it's a bit conservative but it gives you some idea of what is normal ... and we are going beyond that ... and let's look at these 80 degree temperatures ... they will be falling however quickly tomorrow. we will be in the '60s and '70s over the next two days looking at the next 10 days we see the warm spell winding down over the weekend with another rain system coming early next week it will remain a bit cooler. so enjoy this warm weather 73 degrees the high tomorrow 86 degrees the high today 67 degrees in town on saturday 61 of the lakeshore ... showers and thunderstorms sunday monday partly sunny tuesday with scattered showers wednesday we will be in the '60s for most of next week. we'll keep an eye on the severe weather for you and have an update for the evening news think you for joining us today