light is under a cloud cover. really we think that a lot of this rain may exit before the parade. if you plan on having out, maybe take a light umbrella but that is all you'll need. nothing heavy today. that is good news would consider what we have seen throughout much of the week. high temperatures in the '70s, a little bit of a breeze off the lake, 70 in chicago, 68 oaurora. light showers across the northern areas, north of kenosha. be prepared for a light shower today, yesterday right around the time that we were having a parade we were looking at severe thunderstorm so the good news is will not have that today. 77 temperature by 5:00 p.m., an air- conditioner is off for a change. 62 tonight and 78 tomorrow. >> all the construction, southbound into the tri-state at the interchange. the work will go right through october. reduced down to three lanes in both directions from kedzie to 159. 175 is shut down between grange and 94. new overnight, fiery rollover accident on interstate 94, at around midnight on the sunset said the boulevard. police said the driver of a black lexus granted an suv company to become engulfed in flames. it hit a third car causing minor damage. 60 year-old male driver of sec suffered a skull fracture, burns and cuts. 20 year-old male driving the lexus is arrested pending dui charges. jackie robinson west will be getting the cheney to treat them later this morning. >> it all starts with a parade and a rally. chris but their kids from jackie robinson park to millennium park yesterday. there has not been a dull moment for these kids as to when you ask championship at the little league world series. tuesday was probably the most relaxing day after the tournament and the media frenzy for their homecoming. >> you come back to chicago and you realize, wow, cars are haunting and you become a little celebrity indy kershaw store, things like that just by wearing a hat. >> what you want to do after this? >> peet, and sleep. >> the team can expect to see plenty of yellow during the parade and rally, dick's sporting goods in the south ... but every one of the 7000 chanting ship t-shirts. all profits go right back to the team. details for today's festivities, raleigh took 7:09 a.m. at jackie robinson field at 105 and morgan. freight starting at 10, the route goes north of halsted the 35th street when it will stop u.s. cellular field and east indiana and north jogging over to michigan avenue and on the millennium park. a second round will be held there at all then. he'd watch all of this life here on the pgm, our coverage begins at 9:00 this morning. if you cannot be in for the television will string that online, for more information macrae check out our web site. >> new overnight and american journalist is back on american soil as two years of captivity in syria. peter curtis as it did in 2012 and was released sunday by islamic militants believed to be affiliated with al qaeda. government of catarrh helped negotiate curtis is a freedom. it did not pay ransom for his release and his mother was there to greet him yesterday as is to arrive in boston. >> american was killed while fighting alongside isis paris and syria at chicago connection. >> 33 year-old douglas mccain was born here in chicago and grew up in the robert taylor homes on the south side before his family moved to minnesota. religious say their sothey are stunned to learn he's been fighting alongside militant members of isis. he was killed over the weekend reportedly in an attack by u.s.- backed rebels in northern syria. he is the first american to die fighting for isis. he never graduated high school in minnesota and had several run ins with the law for theft and drug possession. he converted to islam in recent years but is not known yet how he was recruited by isis. according to the new york times he may have tried to disguise his intentions by traveling to canada and sweden last year before winding up in turkey where he crossed the border and to syria. relatives say they have not heard from him in a month and his death as an isis fighter was a surprise. >> we are in contact with the family and are providing all possible ... >> estimated 7000 foreigners are believed to be fighting among the extremists and syria including about a hundred americans. live in the newsroom, nancy loo wgn news. >> thank you. cardinal francis george will miss an upcoming trip to see the pope. the cardinals plan to go wrong in october that his cancer treatment will keep them home. the archdiocese said that the new medicine he is taking requires treatment at the time of his trip. >> federal appeals court in chicago are in the history on same-sex marriage bans in wisconsin and indiana. lower courts ruled the bands in both states were unconstitutional. an attorney representing indy and not argue that marriage is rooted in the ability to have children while wisconsin's attorney argued in favor of tradition. there is no timetable for a decision. police are looking for the suspect a lakeview restaurant robbery. it happened at lagondola monday night on ashland avenue. the man sought to the roof of the restaurant to get in, the giant coal is still there but he got away with $800 and a laptop computer. anyone with information is asked to call police. a rally inspired by the happenings in ferguson said that such a cut the police headquarters in bronzeville. the crowd demanded an end to what they say is a pattern of police harassment against black youths. demonstrators say they plan to hold more rallies like this one. police officials have not respond to them. >> a high-ranking official governor pat quinn said the administration has stepped down in the midst of a patronage hiring scandal at the state department of transportation. when deputy chief of staff sean o'shea will leave friday to accept a job in the private sector. idot allegations already cost the job of clint transportation secretary vance schneider. he insists that oshima departure has nothing to do with the scandal. >> candidates for chicago city council started kit circulating a petition yesterday, one candidate is a member of the daley family. patrick thompson of the city's water wreak acclamation tester commissioner, the grandson of meamayor richard j. daley. he's running to succeed 11th ward alderman richard balcer who is stepping down. there has been public speculation that balcer is being forced to make room for thompson. >> let me making one thing perfectly clear, i was not forced out. i have been here 17 years. >> this opportunity came up and he has served our community for 17 years and he has done a terrific job and he has a lot to be proud of a lot of accomplishments. i hope to build on the accomplishments that he is the fourth. >> aldon balcer says he wants to spend more time this family take better care of his health. he plans to support thompson in next year's aldermen collections. governor quinn signed a bill aimed at fighting discrimination against pregnant women in the workplace. legislation protect pregnant women and mothers so they can keep their jobs and have access to health care. among the protections are limits on heavy lifting and manual labor. access to a place to sit and more frequent after breaks also time off to recover from childbirth. a space to accommodate breast feeding as well. the new law goes into effect to the beginning of the year. >> popular hot dog restaurant on the west side will receive a special honor. hot doug's will be inducted into the sea in the fall of st. marc. recognition comes about a month before it shuts down for good. the owner says it is time to do something else. hot doug's has been on the corner of roscoe and california since 2004 off the drawing huge lines. >> huge! does not matter if it is waning, people wait in line. >> you have not had one, have you demetrius? >> no, the line. i thought it was for concert or something. today we are talking about a cooler temperatures. more rainfall than normal for august. and highland park 64 degrees currently, satellite radar shows of light showers to our north, run the risk of light rain early today and then south of interstate 80 potential of thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. sing till tomorrow, he said on friday. back to you. >> thank you. a young girl accidentally kills her instructor of a gun range, the tragic moment caught on camera. >> a frantic mother says she got a surprising answer when she called 9113 >> @ american oster no i take prilosec otc each morning for my frequent heartburn. because it gives me zero heartburn... annc: prilosec otc the number one doctor recommend frequent heartburn medicine for nine straight years. one pill each morning 24 hours zero heartburn. a shooting instructor and arizona is dead after he shot was shocked by his student. this video shows the moment right before it happened on monday as the instructor was showing in nine year old girl had issued and it was the machine gun. she pulled the trigger and recoil's and the gun over her head shooting her teacher. the shooting range has changed its policy, students must now stand 5 ft. tall and be at least 12 years old. a florida mother says police did not help her when sheher baby became trapped inside the car. she cut her time old in his car seat, shut the door and he pushed the lock button. she called police but she says police told her help cannot be sent unless the boy was distressed. an off- duty officer is leader able to get police to respond. before they arrived and other goods martin was able to break the passenger window with a wrench. >> i would like to say to them, to the man lme use his phone, the retired officer that was able to get the police out there. those were the first responders that date. >> tampa police say they are investigating the actions of the dispatcher. >> charlie christ wants his old job back. he was the republican governor of florida until he ran for the senate and lost, he then became a democrat. yesterday when the state's democratic gubernatorial primary, he will face republican governor rick scott in a november general action. >> we're used to seeing hurricane the weather reader but here's a look to one from up above. this what hurricane rate looks like from outer space. nasa astronauts reid wiseman took this picture in the international space station yesterday. marie used to be a category 5 storm the weekend in the pacific ocean. it is not a real threat a large waves are expected in southern california. surfers are salivating. >> this guy is becoming a rock star. >> that is the same guy? >> instagram, they will have to get him down because i think he is bigger than the space program. 69 degrees currently, when that of the north at 6 mi. per hour, 2.63. not nearly as humid today. slight chance for showers early today, transferred thunderstorm south of interstate 80. fridays in the forecast, this is the best one. light showers, a cloud cover across the extreme northern periphery, eastern iowa line of showers south of interstate 80. light showers early today and then as we get into the afternoon we could see some showers or even thunderstorms south of interstate 80. we are in between systems if you will, a cold front to the south returns friday of making its way on thursday. a chance for rain ben. the pressure system the entire weekend. cooler lakeside, high-temperature 78. 62 tonight and high- temperature 78 tomorrow, better chance for rain friday and a short shot at chaat showers. >> ramp work to 94 heading south bound. that's to the east bound to 90290. in just a 55 u.s. 30, both directions on that ramp northbound and southbound. project will last through december. >> coming up it turns out that breakfast may not be the most important meal of the day. we will explain. >> next in sports, despite subpar performance, jay cutler is not worried about the bears' offense. good morning, fl days of august are also final days of training camp for the bears, all winding to close by this time next week, the bears will be one well into their preparation. still plenty of work to be done. defense struggled last friday and a lo... >> still confident, watching the psalm, a few things early on we could have changed. i don't think we can lose our heads or confidence on offense just because of that. we still have a really good team. >> thursday is preseason finale and cleveland. johnny mandel and action, he will play the second quarter and maybe longer. well he has been a polarizing figure. >> he is a quiet kid. i enjoyed him, i don't have a problem with him and he does get a lot of attention. i am sure he will handle it just fine. around the guys he is quiet, easy to be around. >> we will see him tomorrow night. that is sports, have a great day. >> one more note, in baseball is the cubs won their fourth in a row against cincinnati, 3-0. the white sox could not snap their losing streak against the indians, they lost 8-6. stocks ended tuesday on a high note. dow rose 29 points, nasdaq 13 and as and peet closed above 2000 point pushing it to a record high. amazon is adding another part of the video-game industry, it agreed to buy twitch which is a service that lets you watch and broadcast video game plan. twitch has more than 55 million sisters of vermont. the deal is worth $970 million. burger king is buying canada's tim hortons and setting up its new headquarters in canada. tim hortons is canada's biggest coffee and donuts chain. marge will be financed by billionaire warren buffett. perking said its american operations will be run to miami but moving its headquarters to toronto entitled parker came to lower corporate income-tax rate. >> some scientists say we have all been misled about the importance of a good breakfast. for years we've been told that a balanced breakfast helps jump-start our metabolism and reduces cravings for high calorie food footer in the day. a new study in england include breakfast has no effect on metabolism. people skip breakfast don't overcompensate by courting on food later in the day. i love mike pancake. >> i get grumpy if i don't eat. >> ag's and they can. >>eggs and bacon. >> 69 degrees for a temperature, 77 by 2:00 p.m.. landing chance for rain for areas south of interstate 80 this afternoon. chicago should be dry. >> work on the railroad crossings, quick mac. it will last until 6:00 tonight. just south of 120. bridge me in and tapping at church road, completely blocked off right over interstate 88. that goes to early december so watch for that one. more traffic and a few minutes. >> there's more to come in our next half hour including the latest details on today's jackie robinson was a parade. >> president obama has harsh words for people to be headed american journalist james foley. >> misery protests over the teen shooting, officer defense fund grows. >> soldier from battle of gettysburg is making history with the medal of honor. an american guys fighting for the terror group isis and syria. details on the chicago connection in a live report. >> celebrations in the mideast with a cease-fire deal in place. one of the latest. >> today is the day, jackie robinson little the u.s. champions get a victory parade through the city. we will be all over the details. >> cannot wait. good morning and tonya francisco. >> i and erin mcelroy, looks good demetrius ivory. >> rain on the parade. slight chance for showers but not a big chance, good news is showers not thunderstorms. you guys will be working at all day. >> i am in the chopper. >> 71 oaklawn, elmhurst 70. satellite reader composite, showers will to the north. widely scattered showers, about is what we can expect early today. before 10:00 a.m.. as we get on into the latter part of the day, really during the parade our chance for rain shift from chicago to the south of interstate 80. that is good news. 77 degrees by 5:00 p.m., 68 tonight. >> inbound kennedy, fairly close to a customer, i'm going construction taking up two left lanes. it will be closed until 5. another half-hour. volume is nice and like.light. tri- state and interstate 290. >> jackie robinson west is about to get treated just like to chicago champions before them. >> it all starts with a parade and a rally. crews that barricades from jackie robinson park to millennium protested. there's not a dull moment for these kids is the one the u.s. championship. some players were back in school as they recover from all the attention they have been getting. >> coming back to the chicago you realize, wow, cars are honking and to become a little celebrity in the grocery store or home depot. things like that just by wearing a hat. >> what you want to do after this? >> eat, and sleep. >> team can expect to see plenty of yellow during the parade and rally. dixmoor sporting goods in the south loop sold out of every championship t-shirts they have in stock. all the profits going back to the team. details for today's festivities: rally kicked off at 9:00 a.m. and jackie robinson field at 105 and morgan. parade begins at 10, route goes north on halsted to 35th where they will stop u.s. cellular field. east to indiana and north jogging or the michigan avenue and on to money in part. second rally at 11. >> you to watch all the live on wgn, coverage begins at 9:00. wall street and its online. for more affirmation go to our web site. >> an american journalist is back on american soil after two years of captivity in syria. peter curtis was adopted in 2012 and released sunday by islamic militants believed to be affiliated with that kind. government of qatar helped negotiate his freedom, insists it did not pay ransom. his mother was there to greet him yesterday. >> american was killed while fighting alongside isis terrorists and syria have a chicago connection. nancy loo has the details. >> 33 year-old douglas mccain was born here in chicago and grew up in the robert taylor homes on the south side before his family moved to minnesota. he most recently lived in san diego. he was killed over the weekend reportedly in an attack by u.s.- backed rebels in northern syria. he is the first american to die fighting for isis. he never graduated high school in minnesota and had several run ins with the law. he converted to islam about 10 years ago but it is not known yet how he was recruited by isis. according to the new york times he may have tried to disguise his intentions by traveling to canada and sweden before winding up in turkey and eventually crossing the border into syria. will to see they have not heard from him in months and his death as an isis fighter was a surprise. the were notified by the state barman. >> we are in contact with the family and are providing all possible assistance. >> an estimated 7000 foreigners are believed to be among the 23,000 extremists fighting and syria including about a hundred americans. live in the newsroom, nancy loo wgn news. >> it is real and hamas agree to another cease-fire but this one does not have an expiration date. dozens of palestinians celebrated the streets after hearing about the open-ended cease- fire. while they treated us like a victory, israel was more reserved. israel agreed to some of hamas demands like using a blockade on gaza and allowing more aid to cross the border. both sides agree to return to egypt for long-term talks. secretary of state john kerry is calling them both to comply with the terms of the cease- fire. >> student from new jersey is still missing in israel. aaron sofer was reported missing last friday, a friend said he lost contact with him during a hike on the outskirts of jerusalem. his disappearance comes two months after three izzard of teenagers were abducted and found dead in the west bank. >> other top stories this morning, a fiery rollover accident on interstate 94. that happened around midnight on the southbound side at sibley boulevard. police said the driver of a black lexus mirren did an sec causing it to burst into flames. it had a third car causing minor damage. the driver of the suv suffered a skull fracture, burns and cuts. the man driving the lexus has been arrested and dui charges are pending. cardinal francis george will miss an upcoming trip to the pope. he planned to go to rome in october that his cancer treatment will keep him home. archdiocese says that the new medicine he is taking requires treatment at the time of the trip. >> a federal appeals court in chicago heard arguments today on same-sex marriage bans in wisconsin and indiana. lower courts with the bands in both states were unconstitutional. an attorney representing indiana argued that marriage was rooted in the ability to have children while wisconsin's attorney argued in favor of tradition. there is no timetable for a decision. >> of high-ranking official in governor pat quinn administration has stepped down in the midst of a patronage hiring scandal at the state department of transportation. quinn is deputy chief of staff sean o'shea will leave friday to except job in the private sector. quinn insists that the sharehis departure has nothing to do with a idot scandal. >> march for peace was held in ferguson today after fuel for michael brown. 100 people came up to march after a late afternoon storm. the march comes up over two weeks after ferguson police officer shot and killed brown. common visited the site of the shooting yesterday. he addressed the brown shooting during a speech at the end to the musicamtv vmas. >> financial support and is to grow for ferguson police officer darren wilson. on the offenders and that has raised about $40,000 for possible legal fees and other expenses. the 600 people donated $250,000 to a similar pitch for the brown family. >> present on insists america will catch and punish the people will be added to nellis james foley. >> our message to anyone who harms our people is simple, america does not forget, our reach as long, we are patient, justice will be done. we have proved time and time again able to what is necessary to capture those who harm americans. to go after those who harm americans, and we will continue to take direct action were needed to protect our people. >> in milwaukee friend and former classmates at marquette university attended a prayer vigil for foley. many questioned why he risked his life to be a journalist and a hostile foreign land. >> it is pretty simple he said, once i was able to process that happens, once i was able to recover emotionally i knew that i had to go back. i had to go back to finish the story. >> foley also attended north western's medil schooll of journalism. >> 151 years later medal of honor being awarded to gettysburg hero. first lieutenant alonzo cushing commanded a union artillery battery after the spurt. he helped turn back a giant confederate attack known as pickett's charge. he saw when did until he was shot in the head. he becomes a recipient of the medal of honor. he was recommended for the war in 2010 but did not get approved until last year. there is no word on who will receive it. >> near rahm emanuel says he will push aldon into chicago's minimum wage to $30 per hour and he's not waiting for spring fell to take action. earlier this summer he supported the city task force proposals to raise the minimum wage in chicago from $8.25 per hour to $13 by the 2018. more public school freshmen are on track to graduate than last year. it is up 2 percent compared to 2013. this comes after the district all- time highest graduation rate of 69%. mayor emmanuel and cps says they will continue making critical investments in their students. >> stay fares are never having tons a delicious treat the new york state fair is making something different this year. jim hasbrouck has been deep frying delicacies for decades, this year he's come up with anyone. it is the "twinx" . twix side twinkie and then wrapped in bacon. th >> they are available all week long of the new york state fair in syracuse. >> it has all the right combinations. twinkie, twix, deep- fried and bacon. where are you going wrong? >> that is every food group. sounds good. , conditions, everyone wants to know if it will rain for the parade, slight chance of shower early during the parade but then after that our chance for rain just south of chicago. today will be a good day generally in the afternoon and evening. 70 in chicago, 69 lansing, 64 in union. partly sunny skies, some peaks of sunshine today, that is about it. nomuch of the rain will enter the area south of chicago, south of interstate 80, will be on the lookout for showers making its way into the city early in the day before the most part we will be dry. high temperatures 70 degrees, 62 tonight. back to you. >> thank you. still ahead, usc football players broke his ankle but how? >> a woman who defended herself from a leopard attack. >> and matt damen is attending this morning, he did the ice but the challenge that he did it differently. we will show you how. >> this device is turning this morning, will tell you all about it. the world heah organization shot down a lab in sierra leone after a worker got infected with ebola. more than 2600 people have been infected with the disease in africa. about half of them have died. the laboratory in sierra leone was one of only two being used to fight ebola. the world health organization says the evacuation is temporary but it did not say how long it would last. >> a woman in india to the leopard with little more than her bare hands. kamla devi said she was pulling water from a canal in the big cat attacked her. she had only a few farm tools but she held off lauper for about half an hour until she could grab a citgstake and go after the cat's head. she was mauled by the bishop will recover. but she will recover. >> nine months ago miami dolphin ricci richie in cognate was suspended by the nfl for bullying and harassing to demand. yesterday the league lifted the suspension in cleared him to play. one of the targets of the bullying left to the dolphins abruptly and said he still suffer psychological stress. usc quarterback josh shaw suffered too high angle screens, he says that happened when he jumped from about the need in order to save his drowning nephew. no police report mentions can possibly being involved in a break- in at an apartment complex that night. shot is sticking to the original story. >> i bet he is. indian and native mike cappepps has landed the role of a lifetime. the actor and comedian has been chosen to play richard pryor and upcoming by epic. he will start alongside oprah winfrey, she will play his grandmother. nick cannon of america's got talent had campaigned openly for the role . >> matt damen to face that challenge and decided to use toward water. he says he did not want to waste clean water and the sites in many countries to low water is cleaner than drinking water. >> not in this country it isn't. >> he and the video 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