them up to speak with him instead they collected the postcards and took them upstairs to his office they were against plans that would reportedly close phase out or turn around as many as 120 schools as for today s house of delegates vote there was a hint of optimism on the picket line this morning at side cps headquarters when both cps and the c t u expressed optimism that there was a deal at hand much like last friday but hopes were dashed after the house of delegates meeting sunday when the vote got postponed until tuesday when the actual contract language were able to get reviewed and discussed with the rank and file that move angered the mayor who ordered city attorneys to go to court monday with an injunction to get the teachers back to work claiming that the strike was illegal because it wasn t about money issues . the judge put the hearing off until after the tuesday vote . karen lewis says she s optimistic about the vote and she said there will be healthy debate bec
among those in the room, the gop presidential candidate is heard giving a snapshot of the electorate that is raising some eyebrows. the recording was released to the ultra liberal magazine mother jones. here s a portion of it. for the past three years, all everybody s been told is, don t worry, we ll take care it. how are you going to do that with two months before the election to convince everybody you ve got to take care of yourself? there are 47% of the people who will vote for the president no matter what, all right? there are 47% who are with him who are dependent upon government who believe that they are victims who believe that government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they re entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you name it. that s an entitlement and the government should give it to them, and they will vote for this president no matter what. i mean, the president starts off with 48, 49, 48, he starts off with a huge number. t
drew peterson walked into the courtroom looking the same . he had the same confidence he glanced at us with a sly smile . he is on trial for the murder of his wife kathleen savio . this is an evidentiary hearing both sides are gearing what are to be permissible in court as evidence . there s an animated video that the state wants to produce to argue its case against him along with certain witness statements . defense attorneys cannot give us many details but what everyone is concerned about is jury selection people were assembled to two years ago when this initially began with all the attention the case has garnered sense including a made for television movie the judge concedes that sitting a jury will not be easy . you don t know the effects of that movie . things like that can make picking a jury difficult . they may have lost a third of the original jury pool . questionnaires had been sent to the original pool defense prosecutors all getting the questionnaires back today
impassable in arizona. drivers caught in the middle of fast-moving floods. parts of connecticut saw four inches of rain overnight. one driver fleeing for higher ground. today sizzling heat goes eastward. heat advisories for 13 states from dakotas to new york, with near triple digits returning to chicago and st. louis. heat wave making drought conditions worse. this year already rivalling the infamous dustball of the 1930s. that heat won t relent until later this week. we will check today s forecast in just a few minutes. that heat also not helping fire fighters in northern california. this morning we re getting a new view from the rugged frontlines of the robbers fire. burning out of control. the pictures coming from the fire fighters themselves. crews shot video of the flames that have burned 3 1/2 square miles near the town of colfax since wednesday. president obama holds his first town hal meeting of his campaign later today in ohio. he s expected to launch another r
good morning, everybody. i m john muller. i m sunny hoss tin. dangerous heat back for millions of americans. it s only part of severe weather. killing two men in texas who ran for cover during a soccer match. the swift thunderstorm surprised the players. they took refuge under a tree which was a fatal mistake. i souheard what sounded like bomb go off. i saw lightning hit the tree and burst to the ground. reporter: it struck three people. one man died instantly, another man died at the hospital and one died instantly. racing water stunned drivers in washington state and made roads impassable in arizona. drivers caught in the middle of fast-moving floods. parts of connecticut saw four inches of rain overnight. today sizzling heat goes eastward. heat advisories for 13 states with near triple digits returning to chicago and st. louis. heat wave making drought conditions worse. this year already rivalrying the infamous dustball of the 1930s. that heat won t relent un