michigan turning sharply to the northwest of course worth watching the scenario by noon expecting snow to be coming down. morning rush probably light snow or flurries by midday accumulating snow fall by 3:00 roads should be snow covered. plowed by 7:00. strong wind could produce poor visibility and parts of the area. by 10:00 tomorrow night for inches on the ground. by 6:00 on friday morning bitter wind chill into the low single digits. more on this set up coming up later in the broadcast. >> bracing for the snowfall during up already told trucks as well. keeping the streets as safe as possible live >> for drivers snowplows have been in part for too long chicago waiting weeks to do just this getting the trucks moving >> a lot of unloading preparing hopefully we can get 4 in. of snow >> karbers ready to go 18 t of salt hopes is gone by the end of tomorrow business has been non existent open port a forecast like this for weeks >> mostly hurts my driver's they depend on this this is their income >> waiting to get behind the wheel also looking to catch a break or two tomorrow >> it is fun but that it gets tiring >> resting up for what could be a 24 hour event calling condominium parking lots these guys clearing robbs covering more than 9,000 mi. of road >> loading all our trucks it that when the snow falls tomorrow ready to hit the road as quickly as possible >> trucks have only gone up a couple of times for minor bice >> the level of manpower and equipment is down compared to previous years but still roughly one-third of the way a lot of winter left to go things can change >> hopes that means by tomorrow morning >> asking drivers increased following distance give a snow plow drivers as much space to clear the roads quickly. live >> up to the minute updates latest information chicago weather center app on your smart phone >> brief but lucrative homecoming president obama landed at o'hare fund-raising wgn tom beckett and joins us from hyde park >> fund-raising fundraiser last look $375,000 president final hour of a six hour sprint through town at the close to $2 million to reelection campaign a four hour whirlwind tour of president adopted home town motorcade enormous security detail uic for just before 6:00 greeted by a small group of occupy chicago waiting for hours >> will not win if we give in to those on the response to challenges head out more tax cuts let companies do whatever they want to hold for prosperity to trickle down on everybody else >> inside the music of r and b singer at crowd of about 500 who paid between 44-$100 private fundraiser still to come. thanks to media mogul fred eychaner dinner goers back more than $36,000 a couple. from the moment the wheels of air force one touched down on campaign >> paying a visit president the election campaign headquarters downtown shaking many many hands a day filled with that starting in washington from a celebrity visit brad and to intervene at the white house to a city bracing for the white stuff snowplows aiding crowd crowd control outside of uic forum. >> most americans understand in this together we rise and fall together one nation and what people. that is what is at stake right now what the election is about >> president did not talk at any of the gop opponents. my name the white house stressing spokesperson stress at he is focused on the job of representing the interests of the american people illinois republican party strongly disagreed with that issue a statement tonight clear from this trip these three fundraising stops and a short span tonight that president priority number one is 2012 presidential reelection campaign. >> before you go tom have we seen anything from mayor rahm emmanuel? >> mayor rahm emmanuel know we have not not here for ticket of the but the president is doing his best to sort of " less is local base of mt. bill daley who resigned as white house chief of staff this week flying in on air force one today >> by lead and to undercover sting. 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something they did not have much on head and now trying to find reasons to do things >> rb police as suspect robbs tow trucks to the * exact same location. charles thomas was a victim robbed two days ago >> i showed up the young guy came out and said my father would be out in a minute and after that another guy called me from my left with a pistol to my head and demanded my money and wallet >> during the sting other suspect tried to run away but quickly caught telephone number used to call the tow truck matched the so-called found in pocket after he was shot. determining whether or not the shooting was justified illinois state police public integrity unit will handle the investigation. >> more than 24 hours in northwest indiana man stole a police car while handcuffed and went on the the lamp squad car found ditched body of water southern porter county this morning. nowhere to be found on william blankenship posas pulled him over last night arrested offense outside a gas station william 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