happy, i guess. while it yes it is a step in the right direction, they still in a way our fault in one form of discrimination at the expense of another. leaders of the boy scouts in dallas tonight said that people have different opinions about the policy but all agree that kids are better off when in scouting. good people can disagree and accomplish good things for you and we will stay focused on that which unites us. a recent survey of scouts parents and leaders showed strong support for maintaining the ban by a two-one margin. the american family association released a scathing prediction and said it is a sad day for america, another influential american institution for a good that has been sacrificed at the altar of political correctness. hundreds of scouts will leave. many conservative activists are raised. it is evil. we need to purge it from our society, our churches burst, our society, government and organizations like this that are designed to help boys instead of destroying them. again, today's vote has lifted the ban on gay members. there is still a ban on openly gay adults who wish to be scout leaders. the civil rights agenda says the vote is a step in the right direction, but called it a failed attempt at compromise. donald trump wins a victory in chicago federal court. now he tells wgn news he's thinking of counter suing the evanston woman he defeated. wgn's marcella raymond is live at trump tower. marcella? was this a case of a sweet old lady dolan, against a giant media mogul, real-estate mogul or was this the case today conning grandmother how to take a chunk of the fortune from donna's donald trump. in the and the jury came down in favor of donald trump. jacqueline goldberg's attorney put his hand on the table when the verdict was read. disappointing for us. no regrets. think we did everything that we could possibly do. the trial has been heating with mrs. goldberg's attorney portraying this case as an 87 year-old grandmother against a billionaire celebrity donald trump. david vs. goliath. new- york purses chicago. but donald trump last of that image. she is a vicious woman. again, she played the age card and i have to never seen anyone play that like her. highly sophisticated and rich woman, she knew exactly what was going on and they just made up the story in order to get money. it is disgraceful. she was suing donald trump for $600 million for fraud for allegedly taking away the natural incentives of a condo in crop power. she shared she was limited and the evidence given in court and donald trump lied on the stand. she said she doesn't regret anything and maybe got a small victory. i think i exposed him for what he is and that people will not get trapped by him again. attorneys for donald trump must insist that his name has not been tarnished. and that they may actually sue her. ... we are giving serious consideration to bringing a major lawsuit against her. what exactly he would sue for war damages is unclear tonight. meanwhile, mrs. goldberg is thinking about her own strategy and possibly an appeal. and the beat goes on. the next battle over chicago public school closures will be fought in the courtroom. a federal judge today scheduled four days of hearings on whether to stop c-p-s from shutting-down 50 schools. the hearings will begin on july 16. the chicago teachers union is trying to halt the closures with two lawsuits. attorneys for c-p-s and the city of chicago claim they will file a motion to dismiss the lawsuits next week. despite the legal challenges, c-p-s is beginning to prepare for next year. it launched today an enrollment campaign. parents can register their kids tomorrow, and next tuesday, wednesday, thursday, and friday. aaa estimates about 1.6 million illinois residents will be hitting the roads this memorial day weekend. and illinois state police are gearing up to try and keep the expressways safe. troopers will be out in force, patrolling for motorists violating what they call the fatal four: speeding, d-u-i, unbuckled seat belts, and distracted driving. still ahead: more bad weather hampering efforts to clean up after that deadly tornado in oklahoma. tonight residents struggling to cope as the first victims are laid to rest. picking up the pieces and rebuilding. how a community in wisconsin bounced back after a devastating e-f-5 tornado more than 30 years ago. and a chilly start to the memorial day weekend, but tom skilling says it might feel more like summer by the middle of next week. ♪ ♪ wonder if i gave an oreo ♪ to somebody out there who i didn't know ♪ ♪ would they laugh after i'd gone? ♪ ♪ or would they pass that wonder on? ♪ ♪ i wonder how it'd change your point of view ♪ ♪ if i gave one to you? ♪ a double whammy for those struggling to recover from a devastating tornado in oklahoma. now more bad weather is hampering the clean-up process. a series of heavy thunderstorms are backing up the roadways that disaster aid vehicles must use. the high winds are blowing debris everywhere and causing pockets of standing water on the roads. meanwhile the first funeral is being held today for one of the 24 victims killed in moore, oklahoma. 9-year-old antonia candelaria was laid to rest. she and six other kids were killed when the twister hit their grade school head on. it was an ef-5 tornado that hit moore, oklahoma, and 29 years ago, a tornado of the same destrutctive strength hit the small town of barneveld, wisconsin in the southwest part of the state. wgn's robert jordan reported right after the tornado hit back then. he went back to barneveld a few days ago where residents have thoughts for the people of moore, oklahoma. i was there one second and the next time puce seek it it is in ... it day by day and make it through and things happen and improve. june 1984 a monster tornado barneveld wisconsin in the middle of the night killing nine presidents and injuring 200 others. like the tornado in oklahoma it scraped away everything. i was there 29 years ago and which is the devastation. even standing on this hill overlooking where the worst destruction took place, it does not tell the full story. at one moment 30 or 440 houses were there and then they were gone, the tops of trees along with them. the water tower was one of the few structures still standing after the tail blasted through this idyllic village scraping it clean. now 29 years later, barneveld has come back bigger than ever. wisconsin 1984. both cities have felt the awesome apocalyptic forces of nature. we lost everything but not on that scale. everything that we had as a community was flattened. barneveld can serve as a roadmap for oklahoma because they proved that life can eventually return to normal. volunteers were the first to step up. . >> different image and mennonites came and helped and helped for weeks and months. they truly did. rebuilding per? anything you wanted done. they began with burying victims and then they took baby steps one after another. hauling everything else,, you cannot rebuild until you get rid of the trash. they must clear away the debris in oklahoma and that is what they did here in barneveld wisconsin scraping away everything and dumping it here in the town cory and setting it on fire so they could begin a new. in 1984 of the barneveld fire department was useless after it the building caved in bearing the trucks under debris. now there are two modern buildings and new trucks and the local bank which suffer damage had to open any way to help frazzled residents begin recovering. . >> we brought in night mobile bank about two days after the tornado and so we were able to accept our customers' insurance checks so that they could get on with rebuilding their houses, rebuilding their lives, rebuilding their businesses. mary and mires remembers that night very well. she has collected newspaper clippings since the 1984 storm and has watched the town clock its way back. be patient, keep the faith, and hang in there because it does get better. you never get over it but in time, just like here, you go day-by-day. today barneveld is once again a picturesque story book village in wisconsin. the population has doubled to 1231. it doesn't get any prettier than this. 29 years later she still has the bible. i think when you find anything that august was of significance that was important i felt like it was important to get that. as horrible as it looks, moore oklahoma has a future. it is the present that is hard to in door. they will recover. i think if we can make it, they can definitely make it. the northern district of illinois could soon get a new top attorney. meet the man nominated to replace patrick fitzgerald. a day after taking the fifth, an official at the center of the i- r-s scandal is placed on administrative leave. and she's out. a suburbaeverytht teaching is an extinct. teaching is an extinct. with crest pro-health clinical. after my last dentist's visit, i was like, "i need to take this up a notch." 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"from early on he was a star." one of the top prosecutors in the office. and he was also a defense attorney which gives him the perfect background to be on both sides, both from understanding the strategy of both sides and i think it makes you warfare as a prosecutor. president obama said: 'today, i am honored to nominate this highly respected legal professional as a united states attorney. zachary fardon will be unwavering in his commitment to justice and i am confident he will serve the people of illinois with excellence.' while fardon, like his predecessor pat fitzgerald, is considered an independant choice with no real political ties - approved by both senators durbin and kirk - the challenges that lie ahead for him are many. public corruption keeps the office plenty busy in chicago but the buzz word these days is guns. public outcry over gang violence and lax prosecution may fall in his lap. terry sullivan, legal analyst: he will have to go after the gun violence and how to get them off the street or control the and using everything he can add all the laws he possibly can, in fact coming up with new and innovative ideas for police, federal agents and prosecutors to use to go after this serious problem. just last month, fardon wrote an op-ed piece published in the chicago tribune. he felt connected to the bombings in boston after having finished the marathon on that day, just one hour before the explosions filled the finish line. in the column, fardon wrote: "like so many others, i felt only sorrow and pain. i knew then and know now that i am going back. whether as a runner or a spectator, i am all in for boston 2014." mayor emanuel, along with so many others, congratulated zach fardon on his nomination...saying he looks forward to working with him on ways to reduce violence, combat gangs and gang crimes, and take illegal guns off of the streets. fardon's former boss and predecessor pat fitzgerald said fardon is a wonderful lawyer of great integrity who will do an outstanding job leading a great office. the head of the i-r-s department that targeted conservative groups has been placed on administrative leave. the moves comes the day after lois lerner invoked the fifth amendment, refusing to answer questions by members of a house oversight committee. but before taking the fifth, lerner read an opening statement, proclaiming her innocence. committee chairman darrell issa of california says the statement revoked lerner's right to remain silent. he wants to call her back before the committee after congress' memorial day break. next in the medical watch. frequent heartburn may be a sign of more serious problems. why doctors say there may be a link to some forms of cancer. he says he's not a hero, but the man who rescued three kidnpped women is certainly being treated like one. what resuarants in cleveland are doing to say thanks. i am julian crewes. wheat is it odd and unusual places and on thon barneveld illinois. cruis' in tonights medical watch, using cord blood to restore life. for the first time, doctors were able to bring a child back from a vegetative state using cord blood. the child had severe brain damage from a heart attack. his chances for survival were slim. the journal 'transplantation' reports two months after a cord blood transplant, the child learned to speak and move. he was able to see, sit, smile walk and eat independently. in 16 states. if you have heartburn often, it may be a sign of a more critical problem. frequent heartburn may be a sign of throat or vocal cord cancer. brown university researchers conducted a study of people who were not smokers or drinkers, who had no prior history of cancer. they found a history of heartburn was linked to a 78% increased risk for head and neck cancers. doctors say if you suffer from chornic heartburn, you should ask your doctor for a more detailed test for underlying disease like cancer. quite a sight to see. high winds blow through chicago, causing huge waves to crash into the lake shore. tom skilling tells us when those winds will become a bit calmer and warmer. his forecast is next. fly iget up to 60% off plus day an extra 10% offular with special financing plus free delivery and haul away this is something super. this is sears ah, beautiful. work the camera... work it...work it! those hands. oooh la la! magnifique! what's your secret? what? huh? dawn? how can this be? 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