quarter of the fiscal year, a deficit of almost half a billion dollars. more importantly no plan for a budget. she says that she inherited a fiscal disaster. through better management and austerity measures the board president says the projected 2013 deficit now stands at less than $200 million. a tax on the sale of guns and ammo. many on the board supports the idea of discouraging smokers helping to prevent lung cancer. >> to remains to be seen if she has the votes to pass her budget. a chicago man accused of growing marijuana with a street value of about half a million dollars will be in court this afternoon for a bond hearing. wgn's nancy loo reports police seized those pot plants from an indoor growing facility. >> is the photography studio. it is quite a big studio space. according to police much of it was not being used for photography. he faces a number of charges including a felony count for manufacturing marijuana and weapons violations. reassume hauling away a lot of marijuana from the studio. and marijuana being carefully cultivated and dried. sherman was always friendly. they noted how few people wherever invited into the studio. >> a small that a few times coming from mcdonald's. a police helicopter spotted about 1500 marijuana plants growing in they will hit in wetland area. nobody has been arrested yet in that case. according to his website he has been a professional photographer for over 15 years. he has a notable in the link the client list. he is due in court that now. at noon. >>a man is shot and killed in the grand crossing neighborhood. apparently for asking a group of people to get off his own front porch. 39 year-old clinton smith was shot in the chest and back at his house at ellis and east 73rd street last night. authorities say he asked the crowd to leave. there was a knock at the door, and as he opened it, a someone opened-fire. police are searching for suspects. four teenage girls are charged with attacking and robbing two university of chicago students. the girls ages 14 to 17 pistol whipped a 28 -year-old woman and robbed a 22 year-old man at east 57th and blackstone monday morning. the female student was treated at a hospital for head injuries. chicago police arrested the suspects shortly after the attack. chicago rapper chief keef will stay out of jail despite prosecutors attempts to put him behind bars for his own safety. keef, whose real name is keith cozart, appeared in juvenile court yesterday. cook county prosecutors say he violated probation in a gun case and asked a judge to put him in juvenile detention. they fear keef could face retribution for last month's fatal shooting of rapper "lil jo-jo". he has not been implicated in the death but police are investigating if the shooting stemmed from a war of words between the singers. the judge did not order keef to be detained. coming up tonight on the wgn news at 9 - frank holland takes a closer look at chicago's rap music scene and its influence on violence in the city. a man from bangladesh is in custody in new york on charges of plotting to blow up the federal reserve bank. his name is quazi mohammed rezwanul ahsan nafis he came to america on a student visa, and studied cybersecurity at southeast missouri state university. new york police say nafis loaded what he thought was a bomb into a van, parked it outside the federal reserve building, and planned to detonate it remotely with a cellphone. and the new york times says, nafis briefly considered a plot to kill president obama. nafis was caught after the f-b- i got wind of the plot and arranged for him to buy a fake bomb. president obama has chosen a chicago venue for his election night rally. win or lose, obama plans to spend the evening at mc-cormick place. this victory rally in 2008 drew more than 200 thousand people to grant park. mc-cormick place is a much smaller venue. since it's indoors, there's no risk of rain, and much less risk of a security problem. chicagoans 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>>more than 20 thousand confidential boy scout documents that have come to be known as the perversion files will be released to the public today. the documents identify more than a thousand scout leaders and volunteers who were banned from the organization after they were accused of sexual or inappropriate conduct with boys. they do not contain the names of victims or witnesses. the oregon supreme court approved distribution of the files by a law firm that won an 18 million dollar judgment against the boy scouts in a case where a scoutmaster sexually abused a boy. the man accused of being the 9- 11 mastermind lashed out at a military tribunal. khalid sheikh mohammed spoke at a pre-trial hearing at guantanamo bay yesterday. mohammed said he believes the u- s government has killed more people in the name of national security than he is accused of killing. he made indirect references to the killing and burial at sea of osama bin laden, and the u.s. drone strikes that killed some of bin laden's top supporters. mohammed could face the death penalty if he's convicted. there are new questions as to whether the u-s consulate in libya was adequately protected. reuters reports the u-s state department hired an obscure british contractor to handle security. the security firm blue mountain hired guards who were armed only with flashlights and batons no firearms. security experts said the firm is virtually unknown. congress continues to investigate how militants were able to attack and kill four americans at the consulate last month. the teenage girl shot in the head and neck by the taliban for speaking out against the extremist group remains in stable condition and is making progress. doctors in england say 14 year- old malala yousafzai spent a third comfortable night at queen elizabeth hospital. they wouldn't comment on reports she is moving her limbs. the taliban opened-fire on her and two of her classmates as they made their way home from school in pakistan's swat valley. she was targeted for writing a blog that described the brutal life under the group's rule. greece's financial crisis has triggered another general strike. protesters hit the streets of athens today over demands by foreign lenders for deeper budget cuts. this protest turned violent when crowds threw gasoline bombs and stones at police and officers responded with tear gas. it's greece's 20th national strike since the debt crisis developed two years ago. more than a quarter of the country's workforce is unemployed and the country is due to run out of money next month. protesters say a call to cut billions o people have doubts about taking aspirin for pain. but they haven't experienced extra strength bayer advanced aspirin. in fact, in a recent survey, 95% of people who tried it agreed that it relieved their headache fast. visit fastreliefchallenge.com today for a special trial offer. hi, i'm amy for downy unstopables in-wash scent boosters, here with my favorite new intern, jimmy. mmm! fresh! and it's been in the closet for 12 weeks! unbelievable! unstopables! follow jimmy on youtube. i'm deborah kostroun live from the new york stock exchange, with your bloomberg on the money report. more american filed applications for unemployment benefits last week. now there's been lots of ups and downs with these weekly numbers but the broader trend is there hasnt' been a lot of firings just a lack of hiring and that seems to be the main problem in the jobs market. stocks barely moving after that rise in jobless claims put a damper on the market. flyers of virgin america are pretty happy campers! the carrier has been voted number one in conde nast's traveler magazine's 20112 reader's choice awards. this is the fifth straight year it's snagged the coveted title. but wall street analyts say the compapny needs a major restructuring because many americans aren't willing to choose quality over price. and virgin indeed says the outlook is weak...they plan to *trim* capacity by 3-percent in the first quarter, and is offering voluntary short-term leave to workers to cut costs. and -halloween sales not looking so sweet for candy makers as consumers cut back. now halloween still tops easter. christmas and valentine's day as the top holiday for chocolate consumption. but families are cutting back on spending for goodies on higher gas prices, and overall softness in the economy. the national confectioners association says americans will spend about two-point-four billion dollars on halloween this year and while that's a one percent gain. it may reflect higher prices. not increased demand. and the end of an era. after 80 years as a print magazine, newsweek's going online only, starting next year. its circulation is down to about a million and a half, from four million a decade ago. as consumers increasingly turned to the web for news. you'll need a subscription for the site. >>dole is voluntarily recalling a limited number of cases of its american blend" salads due to possible listeria contamination. the pre-packaged salads were sold in illinois wisconsin indiana and seven other states with a use by date of october 17-th. so far, no illnesses have been reported related to the recall. >>more than 60 percent of the college graduates in 2011 left school with about 26-thousand dollars in student loan debt. "the institute for college access and success" says that's up around five percent from 2010. the students are facing a tough time paying-off their loans. entering the real-world at a time when the unemployment rate was 8-point-8 percent. the "institutue" insists a college diploma is worth the debt. as opposed to not having a degree. >>homework may soon be banned in france. french president françois hollande says he wants to do away with all homework as part of a country-wide education reform. he says homework should be completed during school hours. he says it's not fair that wealthier kids are more likely to get help from their parents at home than children who come from disadvantaged families. what the white sox are planning to help lure fans to the stadium next season. but first accusations of fraud by the cta. what the transit agency has allegedly been doing to get millions of federal tax dollars. and live music this midday from rising country singer, sara darling. her new single, 'home to me,' is available on itunes. hello, i'm alex trebek. for over 10 years now, i've been representing the colonial penn life insurance company and i'm here today to talk with some of their insurance representatives about their guaranteed acceptance life insurance. that was a really good point. hi, alex. hi, everyone. i thought it'd be interesting to hear from you what your customers say are some of the things they like best about colonial penn's whole life insurance. who's gonna start? well, it's guaranteed acceptance for people over age 50. they don't have to take a physical or answer any health questions. and it gives them peace of mind knowing that their family has some insurance to help cover funeral costs. and other final expenses. great point, and that's something everybody needs to plan for, especially in this economy. it costs just $9.95 a month per unit. it's an affordable way to provide protection for loved ones. yes, and that rate never goes up. and their coverage never goes down because of their age. they can get permanent insurance at a price that fits into their budget. alex: do you want to help protect your loved ones from the burden of final expenses? if you're between 50 and 85, you should call colonial penn now. for just $9.95 a month per unit you can get quality insurance that does not require any health questions or a medical exam. your rate will never increase and your coverage will never decrease. that's guaranteed. now whether you're getting new insurance or supplementing what you already have, call now and ask one of their representatives about a plan that meets your needs. they're waiting to hear from you, so call now. >>the east aurora school board will reconsider a new policy for transgender students. the policy allows students to choose restrooms and locker rooms based on the gender they identify as. the sun-times reports that the board of education approved the policy monday without discussion. since then, the district has received a flood of angry e- mails from across the state. some groups called the policy radical and offensive. others have applauded the board for being progressive. the board will hold a special meeting tomorrow to re-consider the policy. >> the clinton get away with it because some of the former executives now work in the obama administration. they say those out of service buses are included in the reports. >> the transformation of some grain land is under way. the groundbreaking of a new target stores. >> and was not long ago that a high rise was at this very spot. march of last year the high rises began coming down. this community has rarely seen a transformation of the ears. the transformation now adds a new target to its list of developments. we worked hard with the chicago housing authority that isto make sure it isn'we are hiring right from the neighborhood. we are going to have a great impact here. >> not only are things changing but we're giving people job opportunities. >> you still live on the very site dating back to the 1970's. >> my opposition has always been housing. unfortunately to have a house you must have a job. >> the target is the latest development to land in this changing community. the area that once housed thousands of residents. >> today is a moment moving in the right direction. >> it is a store for everybody. a store for people of all incomes. they have some nice things. there are opportunities for everybody also. still to come this midday. tom skilling has your full forecast! 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