catch the ear of off-duty chicago firefighter who was nearby >> kiss from his wife happy to be alive. st. joseph hospital feeling fortunate tonight >> saved my life >> 67 year old fishing this afternoon his goal to bring home fish getting up from his chair at the dock 300 plus pounds went right into the 33 degree harbor. off-duty chicago firefighter nearby the two fishermen just introduced themselves to one another minutes earlier >> he was calling me and i turned around short enough he was in the middle of the harbor floated >> billy miller went into a rescue mode is subject had knee and shoulder replacements could not swim managed to get on the dock on his own. capt. offload and alert until help got there >> afraid to lose him that he would lose consciousness and not able to help pull his weight >> making sure my feet were all pie. and holding on tightly. he put it float under my head it rope around my body so he could hold me up >> his lips were turning blue he was shaking up the entire time i was talking >> the head may be 20 minutes it called firehouse and at 911 crews got their diverse potentially twisted him out of the water without training and expertise and the day could have ended differently >> did what he was taught to do and he did it well >> grateful out here at the right place at the right time today >> also grateful >> second chance i am lucky >> inside st. joseph hospital recovering as we speak doing fine and feeling very good. held overnight for observation to make sure he feels good stepping out of here sometime tomorrow indeed a very lucky man. >> shourd he is very happy tonight. chicago public school inspector general issued a report critical of the organization's control outlined troubling instances of fraud and flawed misconduct. joining us now with a look inside the and it will report >> state bank 38 page report reveals everything from improper benefits paid to retired teachers abuse of federal lunch program and a teacher using school districts computer to look for sex on craigs list. >> i believe the person used computer next to us cps pewter to solicit people to engage in sex with he and his girlfriend >> cps employee on six days' suspension from teaching job on the marconi community academy southwest side one of many instances of fraud and employee misconduct the 38 page report released today investigations conducted between july 1st-2010 and june 3, 2011 on the direction of cps then cps ceo ron huberman, interim exec terry mazany and cps new ceo ceo jean claude brizard. report also revealed 185 retired teachers hired back part-time between 2007-2011 improperly collected payments for holiday vacation and sick time more than $1.13 million. teachers hired back part-time not eligible to receive benefit pay and should be paid per diem rate another case revealed 11 school employees north grant high school in houbolt park illegally signed up children for free or reduced school lunches even though some of them at the time were bringing in six-figure salaries. cps inspector general james sullivan said several cases referred to cook county state attorney for criminal prosecution most of 40,000 cps police working hard and doing their best. >> people have to realize, this report is not to show the system does not work is to show the system does work of this like inspector general of this and other offices within cps that are here to make sure controls are in place >> in response to today's report spokesperson with chicago public schools released a statement new leadership team cps not tolerate activities that compromises the integrity of our district. already taking necessary corrective actions and additional steps to implement accountability measures we will hold everybody accountable in the process who do not work in the best interests of our students. 38 page report available on our website wgntv.com. less than 24 hours bill to stop pension abuses uncovered by wgn investigation will become law. government plans to make official first thing in the morning the new law will stop union leaders from bumping up the city pensions to much higher union salary also will be the end to double dipping getting two pensions for one job and fraud expected suspected this must be reported immediately. also lobbyists one day as substitute teachers from taking full time penchant for the rest of their lives. abuses were flagrant needed to be stopped immediately prevented from ever happening in the future the governor has said he plans to establish a working group to tackle future pension challenges but will not be easy nearly $85 billion in the hole. at this time last night iowa this was too close to call. mitt romney squeezed out narrow victory in iowa but republican presidential nomination far from in the back. breaking down of the race hawkeye state left behind. >> gop primary field is narrowing. the first casualty of iowa caucus sixth place finisher michele bachmann minnesota, this woman was the party favorite early on a head in the polls in the beginning of the contest but in iowa garnered only a 5% of the boat >> last night the people of ottawa spoke with a very clear voice and i have decided to stand aside. >> exciting race to the finish a little over a handful of votes all that separated mitt romney and rick santorum. unexpected razor-thin margin with rick santorum enjoying a last-minute surge of support from evangelicals but now onto new hampshire and mitt romney banking on support from former gop presidential candidate john mccann >> proud to be here with senator john mccain at american hero and great friend >> a cure for what reason and one reason only and that is to make sure that we make mitt romney the next president of the united states of america >> rick santorum says looking forward to a rematch in just a matter of days. >> going to new hampshire and taking them on as for the rest of the field coming in third place paul picked up a lot of the youth vote followed by newt gingrich and rick perry jon huntsman to pretty much skipped iowa for new hampshire came in seventh behind michelle bachmann. >> wgn rick pearson joining us more what is ahead for the candidates. >> shortly after the results came in at rick perry governor of texas said to suspend his campaign and rethink things through back home to texas. turns around this morning at tweets his followers about 10:00 this morning he is in and going to south carolina at even perhaps trying in new hampshire, a surprise. at the same time michele bachmann, a surprise on caucus night finished sixth and i guess no surprise when she announced she was ending her campaign. >> now that i what is behind and move it to hampshire, new hampshire does not seem to have the same significance as i was almost a foregone conclusion? >> yes in the polling shows in new hampshire mitt romney as a very a very healthy lead strong support from 43-47 percent of voters. with everyone else down and the low teens. what is important in new hampshire the fact that if somebody can show second place finish somewhere in the 25% range very important and to the fact rick santorum to get that kind of fight that would be interesting to set up moving into the third state of south carolina. >> and jon huntsman focusing epithet on new hampshire how will that change? >> jon huntsman has been 10 percent in new hampshire poll. has made a very concerted effort iowa to the point he says i went to pick corn and the voters picked presidents. did not play well. but if jon huntsman finishes second he has to finish second here or his race is over. >> we know that you guys are pretty beat after a bomb day in iowa thank you so much. >> president obama campaign style rallying of his own coming up what he did today to ensure that a political battle in washington for the right cause cutting the taste of chicago defended the decision mayor rahm emmanuel and check out carlos zambrano leaving chicago cubs to join another 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new year's eve to see their work firsthand. batt but gunshots going off not just responding running boards that they were sprinting import them into a foot pursuits with people with guns >> i like dangerous work getting guns off the streets a backdrop to the message of today's news conference finding those who murdered officer clifton lewis shot to death last week working a second job as security guard. chicago police need more help from the public today officers door-to-door west side neighborhood where he was killed passing out fliers announcing even more reward money for information leading to arrest and conviction. neighbors said everyone in the area on edge since thursday night shooting. >> walking and looking a round at everyone the whole neighborhood on a nervous wreck >> funding in honor of officer officer clifton lewis outside of district headquarters members of tactical unit attended a conference and community leaders 20 police ask people to come forward with information. >> wicked criminal attack dishonorable on this honorable officer. leaving the community wounded bamut 15th district cost to be put upon our command center of investigation if you hundred officers working the case >> a number of significant leads making a lot of progress in the case but no arrest at this point. reward money continues to grow today fraternal order of police announcing another $10,000 illinois department of corrections added $1,000 total reward money brought to $24,000 for information leading to arrest and conviction of anyone with information contact chicago police. members of the community near 66th and halsted rallied against recent killings at the church's fried chicken there. two teenage boys killed and five people wounded in the shooting. police questioning a 23 year-old suspect in the case today's peaceful rally against violence lasted one hour brought out residents who declared opposition to such shootings. more time to file income-tax returns why the irs is giving 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extend the tax cut through to 2012 with no dramatics no delay note, >> president made the trip to appoint former ohio attorney general newly formed consumer finance protection bureau. president bypassing congressional approval making unilateral move ever get gop leaders richard cordray block the confirmation by the senate last month. people 15 tax date not a day many americans look for to there are no worries. tax day will actually be april 17th due to scheduling issues. april 15th lands on sunday and monday the 16th is the holiday a emancipation day. special day observe the district of columbia and most federal offices will be closed internal revenue service has decided to extend the date until april 17th. mayor rahm emmanuel justify cutting pay it down 10 days-5 not the number of days that is important taste of chicago a summertime fixture more than 20 years in recent years to weber festival scaled- back following a fatal shooting in 2008 and city budget problems shortly after taking off last may emmanuel said there was no longer fireworks associated with the festival. three and a half million people visited in 2008 and last year only 2.6 million showed up. >> not just the amount of days what you fill the days with and the quality to the families of city of chicago and i think the days one component those changes after 20 + years tinkering or around the edges bring in a fundamental change i have confidence people will continue to enjoy it. >> restaurant owners of welcoming the move might result in more upscale event of their separate lament the loss of revenue that a shortened taste of chicago might bring. a brand new treatment to defeat brain cancer a chicago hospital on monday first in the nation to offer. and the threat of fines did not do it so creating a new way to get dog owners to register a dog show i think we clip that video. and it woman calls 911 after burglars broke into home but did not ask for help her strange request coming up. tonight's medical watch the big brain cancer a chicago hospital one of the first in the country to offer treatment pioneer patient travelled to chicago for a chance treated on his chest of real power sign of determination in his heart and on his head real electrical energy going deep inside the brain. david messmer had to fight to get this passed. i bugged him until it was available a device called novocure not even fda-approved first diagnosed with brain cancer group to sizes of a racquetball in 7 weeks >> the tumor continue to grow christmastime last year david messmer prank knowing he would die soon. hope appeared batt but i stumbled across this device said this is the next best thing going i have to get it down the university of illinois hospital had the device way for federal approval to use this clearance came and the david messmer came here after >> electrical field generated by this spot that goes into the electrode >> targeting aggressive brain tumor most treatment fails. >> cancer cells are divided novocure scorches them instead >> takes advantage achilles' heel of the cancer cell subject to the sport to be a force in the field as the device >> takes time patients need other treatments using novocure >> this year on this band lighting up again and that is progressing indicating additional tumor cells are growing into the brand >> in a tryout doctors ultimately saw success >> opened as we have seen in several other patients and had sent area will blogger be there. now, we have four patients that were in that category when m r i became negative. for any tumor cells. and one or two patients still survived many years later. >> i was not part to quit >> novocure billable log on to the website wgntv.com back to you >> new federal studies chicago beaches might be environmentally safer than previously thought associated press reports are looking at local variations of bacteria concentrations the city can keep beaches open more often without increased health risk united states geological survey reported the showed water quality testing might be too broad resulting in unnecessary beach closures. chicago susana mendoza city trying to encourage dog owners to register their pets as required by ordinances with prizes created the 'dog of distinction' registration campaign registering your pet now through the end of march after a dog into the contest for the number of prizes awarded for the winter and even the finalist. attempts to get pet owners to follow the law almost half a million dogs and the city that are unlikely >> so much of it a fair chance to know what the law says they have to do and then after that going to crack down on them and a very strong way and i will not feel bad because we have given plenty of fair warning. and fines for not having your dog registered as high as $200. lyle's temperatures back in chicago but jim ramsey says we could see a return of cooler air soon the forecast is next. 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return chicago cubs get chris volstad on the coke for 15 of $18 million carlos zambrano is owed for 2012. it was never dull with an arm around somebody blubs hard to keep track melt down at the last august effectively ended the season and run as a chicago cop 11 years and 125 victories chris volstad was not good in florida by share in longshot to make the roster. chicago bulls had to drag it out in the fourth quarter against atlanta and back on the road for the second of back-to-back in detroit against detroit pistons happy homecoming for rip hamilton glad to see them but not so happy to see the chicago bulls' second quarter in action tonight rip hamilton finding the derrick rose to a great pass 15 point halftime lead and in the third another warm dish there rose to joakim noah for the finish. detroit hung around in this game but never got the lead below double figures and rip hamilton again to carlos boozer who had 19 points to six-one of the year 91-83 over detroit. early in the big that it began an avid stamp tonight. john shurna 19 points first half. 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 punishment but a chuckle that for the daniel carcillo repeat offender status in front of the lead on nine different occasions the nea is also not good might be a long time before we see that on the ice again. hawks, to philadelphia plant the flyers to mark by nothing but good memories bomb attached and black hawks victory patrick kane should want to win the stanley cup in june 2010 it did last time blackhawks played at philadelphia should be fun for everybody tomorrow night. >> one of the best days of our life. a lot of us the significance you will remember from that city and i will remember the great port all coming down >> looking forward to this. i can imagine the hotel all those things bringing back memories. excited for it. it has been a long time. all of these stories we can tell. blackhawks put steve montador 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