Middle of a partisan partial Government Shutdown. Chicago congressman mike quigley on the phone with us as the drama unfolded. Cong. Mike quigley d 5th district when the passions are as high as they are; the intensity of, uh, the communication that we get from people is much, much higher and its a cause of concern. as we have been reporting, no shots were fired by the driver. No weapon was found in her car. And its worth noting the Capitol Police who dealt with this are victims of the partial shutdown. Theyve been furloughed but are considered essential, required to work, but for now, without paychecks. Live in the newsroom, tn, wgnnews. Law enforcement response to that car chase in washington provided a rare moment of unity. Democrats and republicans praised the offices quick containment of the threat. I know that i joined the majority leader in expressing our gratitude to the Capitol Police. applause several federal buildings were in lockdown and the house and Senate Suspended work f
Organization sent counselors for her free advice and help. A person of interest is in custody and the two victims are here participating in a Police Lineup to try to identify the attacker. As a High School Football star fights for his life, friends and family struggle to make sense of what happened on the field last friday night. Our julie unruh is live with the latest on this story. Here is the latest on the condition. Drew is said to be looking better but he remains in a coma after collapsing on the sidelines of a Football Game. Here is an account of what happened friday. He from that point i said, i hope that kids alright. Neil hernandez, lane tech class of 1988. He was at fridays game against Dunbar High School when 3 drew williams went down. Hernandezs photos show the star wide receiver and defensive back practicing before the game, then on the sidelines. Unconsciouswilliams teammates watching as he was wheeled away on gurney. Hernandez was trying to make sense of it all from the
Reporters waited in the security line. The is a process done in open court. He said he would not voluntarily take himself out of the case. But were having some technical difficulties. Phil latest on that investigation. Neighbors say they heard multiple gunshots and saw the officer had a child with him on this happened. The officers 34 years old. Hours after the Office Server shock to the area between two Apartment Buildings was still blocked off. Never know. This neighborhood is real nice. Many Police Officers and firefighters live, one retired officer says he is not surprising given the state of the economy. Someone approached the officer as he was about to take the child out of the car seat. He is not positive but he believes he may have hit the offender. His life is here. I met with his mother. He is a couple of children. A couple of relatives who are here. Were taking care of the family. The officer is in stable condition. His left wrist is broken. The chest wound is a superficial
Governor refuses to give up. Lawmakers could see deposits as soon as tomorrow but will check for him, the governor, this time around. We caught up with the governor within the last hour. I dont think anyone should get paid in the legislature and i am not taking a paycheck until this important priority and job is done. A week after a judge heard arguments about the constitutionality of halting paychecks to get legislators to prioritize the pension problem in illinois the governor refused to defeat. We think a higher court will rule in our favor but meantime we think legislators will need to work with me to get a bill on my desk that we can say reforms the whole Pension System and erases its liability. And george ordered paychecks resume immediately. The lawsuit was filed by Michael Madigan and the Senate President and caught in the middle was an unsuspecting republican with the title of comptroller. Last month a judge suggested that she halted payments for legislators not because it was
Left him with an impairment on his left side. She will join us with comments from his doctors about his return. The 113th congress is now in session. The house of representatives convened this morning with the republicans still in control but by a smaller margin. Republicans now fill 234 seats in the new house. The democrats hold 201 thats eight more than in the previous congress. Among the first big issues theyll be dealing with. The automatic spending cuts that were postponed to the end of february, and a decision on the debt ceiling. The endofyear showdown over the fiscal cliff kept congressional leaders completely occupied. So they never got around to approving federal aid for victims of superstorm sandy. And late tuesday night, new Jersey Governor Chris Christie got the call that Congress Wont vote on a 60billion dollar rescue package for another two weeks. This is why the American People hate congress. 66 days and counting. Shame on you. We cannot believe that this cruel knife in