>> more snow. it will arrive in the next few hours. that style will make its way into the area by noon and there will be a lot. the screen for-8 in. of snow. all for the morning and afternoon. in the next 12-18 hours we will be dry. it's all coming during the day. winter storm warning in effect for 6:00 a.m.. as the look into cook county winter storm warning in effect at 9:00 a.m.. the snow moving in from the west. right now it's 23 at charlotte. at the lakefront its 24. it's 24 at the lakefront. the snow is coming from the southwest. we have the chance of snow near waukegan. that is not the heavy stuff. further to the southwest we see it coming our way. there is the system right now has the mixed precipitation. the pink will turn white. it will turn into 4- 8 in.. this is right at o'hare. 8 in. of snow this afternoon. 27 degrees is the temperature by 5:00. if you have to go to work today, this is going to be a tough commute. 29 is the high temperature. ... >> are you giving people permission to play hooky? >> get sick now ... the >> you have two hours to feel on well. at this point the roads are in good condition. we did have some debris causing people to skirt around this area. sewer work continues along central and 64th. that will block in part of the intersection. the numbers look good. no accidents to report. >>we start with some breaking newsa man ran a red light on the northwest side, and struck a police car, injuring two officers. it happened late last night at kedzie and warren, as the officers were on their way to check out a report of a man with a gun. they had their emergency lights on... but the other driver didn't stop. he's expected to face alcohol- related charges. the officers' injuries are not life-threatening. a person was shot near a roller skating rink in south suburban hazel crest. the shooting started across the street from the markham roller rink on dixie highway yesterday evening. the victim ended up at the roller rink. authorities are still investigating. we'll bring you more information as we learn it. a hammond police officer shot and killed a man during a domestic disturbance. authorities were called to the 66 hundred block of ohio avenue in hammond last night. police shot a man that they say was stabbing another person at the scene. the man's identity has not been released. we do not know the condition of the stabbing victim. more information is expected to be released later today. we're expecting several inches of snow today, and that could all start during the morning rush. tonya francisco is live at the lake forest oasis. i feel like it's groundhog day for you at this point. >> that's what this whole season has been like and then demetrius said another 4-8 in. today. but thought i heard 3-6. it's enough to make even pollyanna sick of winter. scientists have called this crazy winter santas' revenge. that was the name of a research paper recently presented at the meeting of the american association for the amendment of science held in chicago. if i understand correctly, we can blame this winter on a jet stream which is all out of whack because of warming in the arctic which means it's not only cold weather here too long it is pushing for the to the south but places like atlanta. while it's warmer in places like alaska and the north pole where santa lives. in chicago we have seen 22 days of below zero temperatures this season. the chicago tribune came up with some fun facts. to put it into perspective you have to be at least 32 years old to have experienced the last time it was this cold back in 1981-'82 when ronald reagan was in his first term as president. when it comes to this note, we've had more than 62 in.. we have not seen that much since 1978-'79. if you are younger than 35, this is new to you. and like we said, another four-8 in. is coming. we are alive at the lake forest. >>a plane hijacking in ethiopia has ended safely in geneva, switzerland. the plane took off from the ethiopian capital of addis ababa shortly after midnight local time. ethiopian airlines flight 702 was ordered to proceed to geneva. the hijacker was arrested, and the passengers are all safe. there's no word yet on his motive. venezuela is expelling three u- s diplomats from the country. the diplomats are being accused of conspiring against the government. this came after the state department expressed concern after three anti-government protesters were killed, and an arrest warrant was issued for an opposition leader. but the venezuelan government says that opposition leader is the one behind the violence. the search for a missing southern illinois university student from northwest suburban morton grove continues. now the family is offering 15 thousand dollars for information leading to his recovery. 19-year-old pravin varughese was last seen wednesday night leaving a party on the campus in carbondale. phone records show he called a friend in chicago almost two hours later. a short time after that, varughese sent out a tweet saying his knuckles were bloody ... suggesting he may have been in a fight. family and friends say this is unlike him. >> he is somewhere. somebody has locked him up somewhere. if you have him, please release him. >>police haven't revealed whether they suspect foul play. toxicology tests will be needed to find out how a university of chicago student died in his dorm room. 20 year old nicholas barnes was found dead at the campus' international house, after an odor was reported on saturday. his body was decomposed, and an autopsy failed to find a cause of death. the university says there's no sign of foul play. barnes was from pittsburgh and lived by himself. he last used his security keycard ten days ago, but someone could have let him in the building after that. taking a look at the *other top stories this morning. bail was denied for *this man who is charged with killing a toddler on chicago's south side. vernon henry is charged with first degree murder in the death of 20-month-old adonta mccoy. police found mccoy in critical condition thursday night in his mother's apartment at 69th and cornell. the boy died saturday afternoon. cook county prosecutors say henry admitted to shaking and choking the boy ... then slamming him into a dresser because he was crying. henry thought the boy needed to toughen up. henry is the boyfriend of the child's mother. a 15-year-old girl from romeoville who was shot in her mother's car last week has died. the girl was getting into the car to go to school thursday morning, when police say her ex- boyfriend erick maya approached the car and shot both the girl and her mother. the girl died saturday. maya had already been charged with attempted murder... now, he'll also face a murder charge. a judge ordered *this man to be held without bail ... after police say he fatally shot a teenager as he shoveled snow on the near west side last week. devon mccauley is charged with one count of first-degree murder. 17-year-old ronald hayes was shoveling snow with two other people, when police say mccauley walked up and shot him in the head. hayes died at the scene. both witnesses knew mccauley, and identified him as the shooter. authorities have not released a motive. chicago police are holding the final suspect in the attempted robbery of an off-duty cook county sheriff's sergeant. 15-year-old emannuel jackson is charged with first-degree murder, because the crime ended with his friend deonta mackey being shot to death. mackey held the gun on the sergeant, but was killed when the officer pulled his own gun. for the first time ever, u-i-c faculty could go on strike tomorrow. more than eleven-hundred teachers and staff are planning a two day strike. the move would force the university to cancel hundreds of classes. pay is the main issue. the union is asking for a four and a half percent pay raise for this year while the university is offering three and a quarter percent. more speed cameras have been installed around jefferson park and john harvard elementary school of excellence. right now those cameras are issuing warnings, but they will start issuing tickets on march 30th. also, the cameras around legion park and welles park have moved out of the warnings phase. tickets will now be issued to violators. it's day 10 in the olympics. the netherlands leads the overall medal count with 17. u-s-a and russia are tied for second place -- each with 16 total medals and four golds. norway and canada round out the top five. four years ago in vancouver, the americans had 24 medals, including seven golds, at this point of the games. local figure skater jason brown may have been busy in sochi, but he still found time to reach out to another olympian. the 19 year old highland park native send this out on the olympic twitter feed friday. it says, "sarah hendrickson, will you be my valentine?" hendrickson is also 19 and is the first woman to compete in ski jumping. she tweeted back, " how am i so lucky to be the lucky girl?!?! i would be honored." brown responded with, "my day is made! olympic experience complete." >> now they used twitter to ask people out. we still have the call-up and asked for the parents. >> we stop the check let us know or maybe on the box. >> that may be box left me with lots of options. >> that's why we send out more than one note. the snow is on the way. temperatures are mild for this part of the day. they won't move much today as the snow moved in quickly. some areas are reading in at much cooler. here is the radar. further out you can see snow coming into the western areas before 9:00 a.m.. a round rush- hour the snow will get heavy around the middle portion of the day as we go into the evening we begin to dry out. that is after the damage is done. four-8 in. of snow through the morning and into the evening. we make 29 degrees today. we are trying with sunshine. >>coming up ... marcus has social media reaction to the big olympic hockey matchup between team u-s-a and russia. plus -- a pastor who starred in a reality show about snake- handling in church .. dies of a snake bite. and -- we'll tell you about a school science experiment gone wrong that landed two boys ina o starred in a reality show about snake-handling in church has died -- of a snakebite. jamie coots was found dead saturday night at his home in middlesboro. emergency personnel had actually gone to his home about 90 minutes earlier after receiving a call. coots had been bitten by a snake on his right hand. but he refused treatment... even after the emergency responders warned him of the dangers of leaving the bite untreated. coots' son says his father had been bitten before, and didn't think much of it this time around. >> summed it up they would go home and suffer. anytime you lose a parent you never see it coming. >>coots appeared in a national geographic television show titled "snake salvation" preachers who defy the law to use snakes as part of their religious services. snake-handling, which is illegal in most places, is practiced as a test of faith. those who practice say that that true believers will not be harmed by the snakes. rescue teams in colorado have found the bodies ot two skiers who died in an avalanche saturday. it happened about a hundred miles southwest of denver. three colleagues suffered broken bones... two other were unharmed. saturday's avalanche was the latest in a string of deadly snowslides triggered by record snowfall and changing wind patterns. a science project ended with an explosion that put two boys in the hospital. the explosion broke windows and threw debris out of this house in seattle yesterday. one of the victims' fathers says they were working on a science project involving model rockets. he said the boys may have tried to start a fire in the fireplace with fuel intended for their rocket. both boys are recovering. police say they seized chemical powders and homemade fireworks so they could be destroyed. we only made those volcanoes with little vinegar or gel or something. >> baking soda and some other stuff right? >> i would have stolen your project and called my own. >> 24 degrees right now. the snow won't start until close to 6:00 a.m.. it should be here close to nine. certainly by noon. in the morning commute and afternoon commute will both be pretty tough. snow-covered roads and in some cases we could get low visibility. we will get a few inches per hour at some points. it's 24 degrees in waukegan. 22 in all aurora. radar shows light snow continuing to fall near kenosha. for the most part the rest of the region is looking dry. we see this system coming true. does not look like much right now. temperatures are warmer to the west. you can make out the rain and snow line. that cold air is coming our way and that will be here as the precipitation arrives. by nine a m snow across the central portion of the viewing area. it will be heavy this afternoon. we finally dry out into the day. by 7:40 p.m. the snow clears out. our high temperature is 29 degrees. four-8 in. of snow possible. we're down to 19 degrees tonight. wednesday we make 36 degrees with another chance of rain and snow into friday. >> you say that with a smile. we have a few accidents. another accident at michigan and ohio and on the kennedy free right lanes are blocked. northbound cumberland on ramp blocked until 5:00. flashing lights at state and 18 and state and archer. no word on when that will be restored. >> >> where is this sound? >> i guess i lost it. we are done with that. did you watch the game on saturday? a hockey game? it was in same. i'm still shaking. too much stress for a saturday morning. but the social media world blew up during the game and especially over the star of the game, tj oshie. 900,000 tweets about that game. that's crazy the people or up that early. >> i think 2000 was you. >> i think you are right. over and over. it was insane. his twitter following almost doubled. even the president of united states sent a tweet saying congrats to them. you know it's barack obama when it says bo at the end. some tweets without that are not from him just so you do know. in his post-game press conference he was asked about being called a hero after the game and his comment was the real heroes where camel i am not one of them. now he is just a legend. he is doing everything right. now there are some t-shirts out there. he is now america's hero. we will have much more trending stuff coming up later. >> coming up, a new poll reveals issues facing illinois republicans. >> and in sports it's crucial minutes down the stretch of the nba all-star game. be good morno northwestern was riding high. since then things have turned sour. they lost on sunday. it's now three losses in a row. a miserable 30% from the floor. he blows up and gets a three. crawford struggled mightily. the only field goal of the game, is one for 15 from the floor. minnesota putting it away in the second half. getting the drive and a layup and the foul. southwestern drops to 5-8. 12 and 14 overall. notre dame on the road at chestnut hill against boston college. all this gets this deal. notre dame up by three at the half. after a miss a there is a rebound and they would score. its 73-69. first road win of the year. white sox pitchers and catchers got to camp on saturday. flowers began last year as a starter. neither flowers nor the other have great offensive numbers. spring training will have a great degree of meaning for both players. >> there is competition every year. last year i was a starter for half the season. competition was there even though i basically got the job in the spring competition took me out and put someone else in halfway through. there's always guys who want your job. >> i feel like coming to spring training i always have to win my job back. i had at the end but he had an injury filled season so i know he is ready to get after it and we will push each other and whoever is the better player will get the job. >>joakim noah had a great showing in the highest scoring all- star of all time. benny the bull also made an appearance in new orleans. the east leads in the first... lebron james comes up with the steal and gets it back for the windmill dunk... he scored 22 points. it's tied at 140 in the fourth when james finds noah for the go- ahead basket... noah scored eight points with five rebounds in 22 minutes. the east snaps a three- year losing streak and wins 163-155. kyrie irving wins m-v-p. the dow shot up more than 100 points friday. were going to let it just dump it on us. >> 4-8 in.. if you start playing sick now your boss man like you leave early. you could leave and pull off that act. currently we have light snow near waukegan. the heavier stuff will arrive at the tail end of our rush hour. as early as 6:00 a.m. we have all that coming through. winter storm warning coming through starting at 6:00 a.m.. it's 29 degrees by 2:00 p.m.. by 7:00 p.m. we are 26. the snow does not let up until this evening. >> we just got word of a new accident on lake shore drive. looks like the car ran into a guardrail which will cause some delays until they can get that off the road. still watching a fender bender at michigan and ohio. three separate areas of flashing lights. a third location at archer and state. we do have some areas that need to be cleared up. that's the latest for traffic. >> still more to come including why a man was arrested on a flight from chicago to london. >> and woman claims to have killed dozens of people that she and her husband met on craigslist. >> what ms. romney told fellow republicans should be off-limits if hillary runs for president. >> why these pint sized dogs are going wild in one neighborh twos are hurt in a crash on the northwest side. the reward has grown for information in the case of a missing s-i-u student. and a winter storm could bring several inches of snow to our area. good morning, i'm dan ponce. at some point your eyes just glaze over don't they?and i'm erin mcelroy. let's go to demetrius ivory for a check of the weather. the court closed except for the bond court. no mail delivery except for express mail. and chicago public school kids, you have to go to school. it is open. it's not a makeup day. there were closed last wednesday for abraham lincoln's birthday. but demetrius is giving everyone a free pass saying it's the day to play hooky. >> the snow will start until rush hour. it won't keep your home but when you get on the roads we will have a big issue. we have seen 52 in. of snow. what's the point of half doing it we may as well break the record. the snow comes in by 6:00 a.m.. it should be in chicago by nine or 10:00. will the heavy around lunchtime into the afternoon. four-8 in. are coming. the winter storm warning goes into effect for all these counties. that start at 6:00 a.m.. for cook county its 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.. we have light snow in the waukegan or kenosha. they will expect heavy snow later today. and nine a m. we are in the snow. it could be very heavy at times. by 3:00 p.m. this note lets up into the afternoon. certainly after the spirit you can't get into work and it can't get home. one of those days. we have four-8 in. of snow coming. but sunshine and a nearly 40 degrees tomorrow. >> right now we have a few items. this is a car that went into a guardrail. they're working to clear this off the road. a crash at ohio and michigan has not been cleared yet. a few spots with some malfunctioning traffic lights at state and 18th. a third along 18th and clark. >> as mentioned, we are expecting more snow. >> that brings us live to the leak forced oasis with more on what's to come. >> i just lost my your piece but i think as you said i'm standing out here waiting for the snow to fall. they--there are only two people who seem to enjoy this. the snow removal businesses and the other are the people who own ski resorts. the rest of us are just sick of this snow. more than 62 in. we've had this season. we're not seen that much since the winter of 78-79. if you're younger than 35 this is new to you. not just the cold. there is also snow and of the cold. 22 days below zero. the last time that happened was 1981-'82. researchers have called this winter santas' revenge. probably because it's been warmer in the north pole then in chicago and even places like atlanta when it really see smell. and now to further add insult to injury, another 4-8 in. coming today. we're standing by at the oasis waiting for it to fall. >> winter weather continues to plague travel in the northeast. the latest blast of snow to hit new england dumped more than a foot of snow over the weekend.. leaving thousand 13-thousand people without power on cape cod. hundreds of flights have been delayed and cancelled. many passengers ended up stranded here at logan international airport. after an earlier storm hit caused at least 25 deaths across the east coast.. an american airlines flight going from chicago to london made an emergency landing because of a drunk passenger. the crew says a 35 year old american man was violent and disobeying their commands. the captain found that he was dangerous, so he landed the plane in eastern canada. police took the passenger away, and the plane continued to its destination. the passenger was arrested for causing a disturbance aboard an aircraft and property damage. he has a bail hearing tomorrow. a man ran a red light on the northwest side, and struck a police car, injuring two officers. it happened late last night at kedzie and warren, as the officers were on their way to check out a report of a man with a gun. they had their emergency lights on... but the other driver didn't stop. he's expected to face alcohol- related charges. the officers' injuries are not life-threatening. a person was shot near a roller skating rink in south suburban hazel crest. the shooting started across the street from the markham roller rink on dixie highway yesterday evening. the victim ended up at the roller rink. authorities are still investigating. a s-i-u student from northwest suburban morton grove is missing. 19-year-old pravin varughese was last seen wednesday night leaving a party on campus. phone records show he called a friend in chicago almost two hours later. and later sent a tweet saying his knuckles were bloody--- suggesting he may have been in a fight. there's a 15 thousand dollars for information leading to his recovery. for the first time ever, u-i-c faculty could go on strike tomorrow. more than eleven-hundred teachers and staff are planning a two day strike. the move would force the university to cancel hundreds of classes. pay is the main issue. the union is asking for a four and a half percent pay raise for this year while the university is offering three and a quarter percent. police say a newlywed couple just wanted to kill someone together. now, months later the woman accused of killing a man she met through craigslist says she has killed people dozens of times before. this is a horrifying story. andrew spencer has the story. >> a woman accused of luring a man to his death says she has killed dozens before. >> i said what's the number? and she said under 100. >> a reporter for the daily item in sunbury, pa. finally got his jailhouse interview on friday. he says she floored him with claims of killing dozens of people starting when she was just 13. victims in alaska, texas, california and north carolina. >> i said, as you sit here do you have any remorse whatsoever? she said none. >> the 90 year-old and her husband have entered not guilty pleas in a separate case. police said they just wanted to kill someone together so they found a 42 year-old man threw a companionship at on the craigslist in november the body was found in the backyard of a home. police say he had been strangled and stabbed 20 times. the last number dialed from his cell phone led police to the suspects. they say she claims to of only killed those she considered bad people. the self- proclaimed satanist claims to have killed fewer than 100 as she stopped counting at 22. >> you can take everything else she said in the interview and in take all the numbers that she dropped out. but the surprising thing was the fact that she said if she got out she would do it again. >> whether her claims are true is hard to say, investigators say they're looking into it. >> bill clinton's sexual affair could be off-limits if hillary clinton runs for president. in the election. hillary clinton has her own record as in new york senator as secretary of state. also, despite the affair the clinton presidency resulted in positive economic times for the country. >>a new wgn/chicago tribune poll finds illinois republicans united on some issues, divided on others. as the republican gubernatorial candidates held another public forum yesterday, the new telephone survey revealed that three out of five republicans want the state's same-sex marriage law repealed -- though the margin is smaller in the chicago area. three-fifths say an increase in the state's minimum wage would kill jobs. more than three-fifths want the state's income tax hike rolled back. >> should expire, 63 percent say it should rollback as scheduled. but dennis said the matter who is elected governor this year, the really think that tax will rollback? 55 percent say they don't think so. >> the poll finds, more than two-thirds of illinois republicans want to repeal obamacare. a neighborhood in phoenix, arizona is being overrun by stray chihuahuas! phoenix animal control officers have been asking residents to try corralling them into their yards while they call for removal. some officials say foreclosures and undocumented workers being forced away, have led to the huge amount of small dogs running wild. and animal control says chihuahuas are one of the most popular breeds at their shelters. >> that would be one loud neighborhood. they are small but they're loud. >> did it always park or is it just the ones i have met? >> 24 degrees is the current temperature. wind at 16. temperatures don't move much today. it's 22 for aurora. kankakee reached at 20. snow is the headline. 4-8 in. coming our way. snow moving through portions of central and western illinois. we do have one line coming in to the extreme communities. it turns from pink to white indicating cooler air. will not see a mix today. we will see snow and in some cases a lot. four-8 in. are possible. it starts during rush hour and and after. 19 degrees will be the low temperature. skies will clear tonight. are we make 38. wednesday, 36. >> still had, marcus tullius but back to the future is trending. >> and the largest fund-raising website is hack. we have the details and charles barkley sits down with the president and who he said maybe the next michael jordan. a judge in florida decla mistrial in the case of michael dunn, the white man who shot an african american teenager to death. prosecutors are already saying they will re-try dunn. he admitted that he killed jordan davis outside a convenience store in 2012, after asking davis and his friends to turn down the loud music in their car. but dunn said he fired in self- defense because he saw one of the teens pull a shotgun. by the time police found the car, there was no gun inside. jurors convicted dunn of *attempted murder, but couldn't reach an agreement on the murder charge. *kickstarter , a popular crowd- funding website, was hacked. law enforcement alerted *kickstarter of the hack, and the site immediately closed the security breach. kickstarter's c-e-o said no credit card information was stolen, but an unknown number of customer data was accessed. people should change their account passwords. >> president obama went one-on- one with charles barkley in an interview. he says michael jordan is his all-time great but apparently another player is closing in. >> he is retired. when you look at lebron james, he has like 10 years left. he's only 29. in terms of every aspect of the game he has a chance to be as good as anybody. >> the president says and jordan will always be his guide but is never seen anyone with the size and speed is and savvy that he has. >>this week's powerball winning ticket has a hefty payout. the powerball jackpot has climbed to 400-million dollars. another 70-million got added to the pot, after nobody won the weekend's drawing. the next drawing will be on wednesday. the chances of winning are about one in 175-million. but someone will win. >> it could be you ... >> you may win by just showing up. i would fire both of you on the set. just to let you know. >> let's take a look at our day. this forecast will not make anybody happy. it's 24 degrees in buffalo grove. talking about the snow on the way, but winter storm warning in affect at 6:00 a.m.. cook county winter storm warning into effect at 9:00. that will be a critical period for the heaviest of the snow will fall. generally we have dry conditions. a few snow showers across the extreme northern areas. looking at that big number, at o'hare we are expecting 8 in. of snow. down to kankakee the good news is it's looking good this winter you will not have the heaviest from this event. today's high temperature is 29. tomorrow we make 36. weekend temperatures tumble again. >> a new crash. we've had three separate a fender benders this morning. this is set lake and county farm. a notorious intersection for accidents. crash south bound like to drive is impacting the north avenue ramp. they are bringing equipment in to move this off the road. michigan and ohio still have a crash in place. numbers are looking good. no big delays. very light construction. that's traffic. >> there's your sound it's back. >> i was worried. i thought it was the beginning of the end. but it's back. we're talking about what stranding today and over the weekend. first up, for everybody who is still awake in the audience. if you are tired of waiting those two minutes for your snack talk about is preparing to roll out a mobile ordering system later this year. it will allow customers to order ahead using their phone. right now it's just been tested in california but the company plans to roll it out to everybody later this year. >> how long does it take to make a cheesy gordita? >> apparently too long for some people. but here's my exciting story. that was held valley in 2015. the real 2015 is quickly approaching. so this could become a reality. as you may remember nike released a back to the future shoot two years ago but they did not have the automating policing feature. but during an appearance in the woodlands, nike designer said are we going to see power places in 2015? i say yes. >> still not sure if we will have flying cars. it didn't really wants the rehydrator. but you never know there's still 15 months. a lot of talk about the potential iwatch. from apple. sensor technology will help to predict and prevent heart attacks. reportedly will focus on the sound blood makes as it travels through your arteries. will it be a feature? doesn't even exist? nobody knows yet. stay tuned for those updates. and fans of that movie ... that was a 3 ft. volleyball net. remember that? there were so sure they had to make it early short so he could spike over it. >> why do we have so much of the role to pick from and you pick to that? that's the one. >> fans of the movie top gun can watch the movie one frame at time. january 23rd the app popped up on line. it's been tweaking the movie one frame at a time. more than 1000 people are following this. >> that is great. i was never allowed to watch the love scenes. now i can finally see that frame by frame. >> did you have to get up a walk out? >> thanks for that. demetrius and i will go grab some coffee. early bird special, which is not one of the seven dwarfs? if you know the answer log onto our contest website and you can win a navy pier fun pack. the winner will be chosen today. >> coming up, charlie sheen got engaged. "baftas", britain's version of the academy awards. after losing in nearly every other category, "12 years a slave" was named "best film", with star chiwetel ejiofor earning the prize for "best actor". but it was the "stranded-in- space" adventure, "gravity" that took home the *most awards including "best *british film". it's the first child for the couple who have been married since 2010. the made the announcement on twitter. the severe so incredibly happy to welcome their daughter to the world. >> charlie sheen has proposed to a porn star. sheen's first marriage was annulled and his marriage to denise richards and brooke mueller both ended in divorce. so maybe the third time is a charm for sheen? sheen's bride-to-be tweeted a picture of the couple with the ocean in the background captioned "start of an epic day". sheen is 48 and rossi is 24. that sounds like a great start. >> we look forward to hearing more. >> an evening with charlie sheen is good for america. let's take a look at our day. in buffalo grove is 24. 24 in west chicago. winter storm warning in effect at 6:00 a.m. for all those counties to the west. cook county in effect at 9:00 a.m.. we have a dry conditions across the area. a few showers north of cook county. today's high temperature is 29. the snow begins in the next few hours across the entire area by 9:00 a.m.. four-8 in. of snow this morning and the afternoon and then we dry out. >> we have an update on the earlier crash at michigan has just cleared out of the way. good news for those people. still watching some accidents including hanover park at lincoln county and also lakeshore drive. this is where we have the north avenue ramp south bound completely blocked due to the car that slammed into a guardrail. >> coming up the five, the latest on a winter storm. >> a which supreme court justice is talking trash about deep dish pizza in chicago. what you're about to experience is a paid advertisement for tommie copper's performance apparel. compression and active wear has helped millions live with less pain and lead a more active, positive life. from ordinary people pursuing their passions to the world's fierce competitors, like me. get ready to be inspired, by a battered and beaten rodeo cowboy. how does he recover from this? he's one of america's bravest and he won't let injuries stand in the way of saving lives. broken neck, broke my wrist, tore the rotator cuff in my shoulder. they said he was over-the-hill, washed up, done. so why is america's fastest man on the verge of becoming the world's fastest? he's a pretty amazing athlete. i think the best is yet to come. plus, one more national champi