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Transcripts For WGN WGN News At Nine 20130823

Search for joshua. It was robber who found a 21 month old hunter Joshua Hunter allegedly killed by the mother and boyfriend and dumped in the river. The child cases like this hit you hard when you hear about them. So you just get out there and do it. Hitting everybody hard in this community as well. Chief brooks says that the investigators are making incredible progress and my hope to have the investigation wrapped up by tomorrow but the search for joshua will continue until he is found. Fbi agents were on the scene in the far south suburbs responding to a bank robbery this afternoon. Three men, at least one of them armed, entered a u. S. Bank branch demanding money. Wgns dan ponce is live in lansing with the latest developments. Fortunately no gunshots fired during the robbery but to Bank Employees were injured. The fbi is handling the investigation and they released surveillance photos of the suspects and they are asking for help from the public. According to the fbi three men entered the bank branch at about 1 00 this afternoon in South Suburban lansing. They wore hooded sweatshirts and cover their faces with bandanas or scarves. Theyre described as between 547 and 5 ft. 8 in. Tall. At least one had a handgun and he jumped over the teller counter and demanded cash. No shots were fired by two Bank Employees suffered minor injuries during the confrontation. Throughout the afternoon and evening fbi agents investigated. The bank was closed while witnesses talked to agents. The fbi did not say how much money the men escaped with. Anyone with information should call the chicago fbi office and that number is at our website. Thank you dan. What can they do about violence in their neighborhoods . Chicago Community Activists, police, and parents gathered for a rally in englewood, on the citys south side. The peace and Unity Campaign was held at lindbloom high school. It was organized by local ministers. But they got a boost. Support from one of the citys Deputy Police chiefs. The goal to show that some in Community Want to help police fight back crime elements near their homes. We have heard that it takes a village to raise a child but there are some doing that and more getting involved. Is great that you are doing that and we have made by iran for the same thing. The pastor told me that i knew to be here today and i was double booked but i did what i could to be here every day and i am proud to be by his side today to help them. More of these may be planned for the future. Another gathering. This a prayer vigil to remember and to demand justice. A year ago, 22yearold alex ruiz was shot and killed while sitting in the back seat of a car at the corner of 30th and pulaski. The gunman was never caught. Ruiz was a college student, studying criminal justice hoping to become a Police Officer one day. Now his family, friends, and members of the Little Village Community Want more Police Patrols in the area. They also want more detectives to work this cold case and other unsolved shootings in the Little Village neighborhood. Still in custody but no charges against the man accused of attacking his neighbor with a chainsaw. The victim, 55year old preston smith, was badly cut on his hand and underwent surgery in an attempt to save his fingers. No charges have been filed at last report against the suspect, a friend of smith and a neighbor. Smith said the attack happened in his backyard when the two got into an argument around two in the morning on wednesday. The two men have known each other since they were children. A South Side School name change sparks controversy. Cps changed the name of the jesse owens school. Now the olympic heros daughters are now fighting to get his name back. Also, why a group of Community Activists are calling for a one day boycott of Chicago Public schools. The rain is gone, and tom skilling says its about to be replaced with some very hot weather. 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She and her sisters are understandably proud of its accomplishments not only on the track and how he faced down adolf hitler at the 1936 berlin games, he knew they are proud of how he lived his life. He dedicated his life to young people with the family dedicating scholarships in the jesse owens foundation. What he did in his lifetime means a lot to a lot of people. At the corner of one not to 25th street and jesse owens tried youll find jesse owens school. But it is not called jesse owens elementary anymore. That closed as part of an effort to close buildings citywide and 8 1 billion deficit. Now it is called gompers south, part of a larger gompers facility. But why did have to lose its name . I dont understand why someone had to go chisel his name off that school. News of the change is not going over well. It is a disgrace and an insult to the black communitythe cbs says it was a district driven recommendation. If a local School Council should vote in favor of a name change that recommendation would be brought to the board of education for a vote. Its not clear how much support there is in that neighborhood to change the name back. Part of it is a generational issue. Some young families to not know who jesse owens was and his daughters are leading the fight and they say is the right thing to do. Chicago Public Schools begin class come monday. Two days later, a oneday boycott planned by Community Activists who point to discrimination against low income students of color. Demonstrators say instead of going to school next wednesday, students and parents should attend a rally at cps headquarters where the school board will be meeting. They say the closing of 50Public Schools mostly on the west and south sides is unfair to students. The mayor wants our city to be an international showcase. How does it feel to be the last bastion of extreme segregation . I dont think that is how the city wants to be known. Cps released a statement saying in part, we cant cut our way out of this crisis and need meaningful pension reform. On wednesday we hope all cps students will be in their classroom. Disgraced, former congressman jesse jackson, junior will have to pay a massive fine and hand over several items he illegally bought with campaign money. Jackson was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from his campaign treasury. New Court Documents show he owes the government 750thousand dollars. Plus, he has to forfeit all kinds of memorabilia, and cashmere and mink clothing. The court papers also recommend jackson serve his sentence in montgomery, alabama. He doesnt have to report until at least november 1. Hannah anderson, the 16yearold from san diego who was kidnapped and found in the idaho wilderness after being held hostage now calls herself a survivor, not a victim. She spoke on the nbc today show on the murders of her mother and brother by family friend James Dimaggio who then became her captor. In his rampage he set fire to his own home. Anderson said the Letters Police found written by her to dimaggio were from a year ago written about a strained relationship she had with her mom at the time. She said dimaggio was helping her cope with it. In the letters that were from about a year ago when me and my mom were not getting along very well, he talked about how to deal with it and i told him how i felt about it and he helped me through it. It was nothing bad, just to help me through tough times. Dimaggio and anderson fled san diego after the killings, sparking an amber alert. She said she didnt know there was an amber alert for her. Horseback riders found themin idaho backcountry who reported the sighting to authorities. Hannah was rescued by officials who shot dimaggio at least five times. Funerals for her mother and brother are set for this weekend. Next, why local cabbies want to put the brakes on some new competition. Whats behind a new rideshare program. Plus, too close for comfort. Why residents in one condo building want the city to move a divvy bike rack. Could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. Yep, Everybody Knows that. Well, did you know some owls arent that wise . Dont forget im having brunch with meghan tomorrow. Who . Meghan, my coworker. Who . Seriously . Youve met her like three times. Who . sighs geico. Fifteen minutes could save you. Well, you know. An arm wrestling match that mr. Clean realized the way to handle bigger, tougher messes was better leverage. Thats why he created his new magic eraser handy grip. It has a handle that firmly attaches to the eraser so you get better leverage and more oomph with less effort. Its the perfect magic eraser for making stuff thats big and tough not so tough, after all. Mr. Cleans handy grip the newest member of the magic eraser family. In all purpose and bath. [ engine revs ] theres a new driver in town the traditional cab light being replaced by your phone. Ridesharing apps are popping up and some argue cab drivers are losing out. Theyre sometimes 25 cheaper than your average cab ride but how much do you know about how they work . And is the city planning to step in . honk honk the sound of a truly big city. In chicago cabs are literally lined up. Allright take care. Thousands of em. From yellow, red, white and blue. Now, throw into the mix pink. I like how they have the little mustaches on the car, honestly i think its cool. This is one of chicagos newest cabs, sort of. The pink mustache is the trademark for whats known as lyft, basically an app to find a ride. Not a taxi, but a ride. On this day, the ride comes from luis. Its usually like northside, the loop. On a whim he applied online and here we are. He uses his own car. A toyota corolla, tacks on the mustache, and hits the road. So are you making money off it . Its been pretty good. I dont want to throw out numbers. When they say you make 15 to 20 dollars they aint lying. Which is why lyft isnt the only company capitalizing on the need for rides in chicago. Uber rolled out uber x. Then theres side car. Same concept. Your average person serving as a driver. Easy enough but its created a bit of an issue. A stack of rules and regulations for licensed city cabs. Actually, taxi medallions alone can cost more than 300thousand dollars. See the problem theres pretty much no regulation in chicago of the ride sharing app. George, who follows the taxi industry through his chicago paper, is raising the red flags. Who are these drivers . Are there background checks . How about insurance . What i want people to know is the pink mustache does not substitute for medallion that chicago cabs have to have. Luis will tell you lyft did an extensive background search on him. Cause it took me 3 weeks. If i had been charged with a du i, any of that stuff. As far as insurance, the ridesharing apps say they take care of the added policies. Either way chicago now has to figure out how to oversee these apps. In other cities theyve picked up speed too. San francisco, new york, la have all at one point kept those apps from operating. In la theyll start regulating them, not like a cab, but theyll follow some guidelines. Typically when we run into hurdles its often the city not understanding what were doing and then consumers step up and say this is an option we want. But what happens here in chicago . The Citys Department for Consumer Protection isnt saying, at least not yet. They declined an oncamera interview about it until they can gather more data. In the meantime. Yall ready with 3. Cab drivers are wondering what this new competition means for their bottom line. I mean thats really not fair, but its chicago, nothing is fair in chicago. It all seems fair to luis though who has found a new way to meet his bottom line. Like they said its your friend with a car, there shouldnt be any concern over it. Not clear when or if the city will start regulating them. Why are they allowed to operate without special licensing . Think of it this way. Everyone getting rides from lyft or uber is part of an app, almost like a friends network. No different than me calling my best friend for a ride and giving her ten bucks afterwards. There are a lot of lawsuits still pending. Well see where it ends up. We want to hear from you would you use the ridershare service . Text yes or no to 97999 or vote on line at wgntv. Com poll. Well have results after Tom Skillings 7 day forecast. Some lakeview condo owners have turned notinmybackyard into notonmy front sidewalk. Residents of a building at addison and pine grove have filed a lawsuit against the city for putting up one of the new divvy bike sharing stations right outside their front door. The station takes up two parking spaces, but neighbors say theyre more upset about the extra foot traffic, noise, and litter they say will come with the bike racks. Theyre asking a cook county judge to have the station removed. I really like the bike thing. It is really a good idea. We would have been happy if they put it in the alley. It is in my front door. There is no place to put the car and no place to walk out the front door anymore. Lakeview Alderman James cappleman says many people in his ward dont own cars and can get good use out of the bike sharing program. Going green to stop west nile. Coming up, a twowheeled mission to squash mosquitoes before they hatch. The man convicted of leaking classified information makes a startling revelation. He now wants to be a woman. A new recordbreaking coaster heading for six flags. Marcus leshock has a preview straight ahead. In tonights medical watch the first in the case of west nile virus documented in illinois this year. As summer heats up such as muscular activity and the risk of infection. Keeping standing water out of your guard can deduce mosquito populations. And now we go underground to get mosquitos before they hatch. It begins in a forest preserve parking lot in deerfield. Mosquito killing ammunition on loaded and we are off. The target is storm drains. One of the most prolific areas for west, iris, the careers, they are found in storm drains or catch basins. The compound. That was one of the big factors in. Particularly in the northern sections where there are thousands spirit i tagged along to see the Regional Brand manager for the Mosquito Control company in action. A leisurely ride with a serious purpose that once took place in a gas guzzling truck. Weve once used large trucks righthand drive vehicles and we would go out and treat the storm drains and we would get between two and four mpg in those vehicles. We are about 25 more efficient using a bicycle verses using a truck. And like the Delivery System the product they used to kill mosquitoes is green as well. This product cant be put into the water and it kills mosquitoes as they develop and will not affect people or pets or any other part of the environment. Temperatures are heating up in august which means wesmile west nile mosquitos arn the rise. When george and his team ride into town the numbers drop. This area here in deerfield, we had zero cases of west nile since its emergence in 1999. We work with 150 communities trading storm drains. Each person out cretes 600 basins in a day. A Computer System on the bicycle tracks each drop. It lets us leftrack were the treatments wee made and how much. Timely adult Mosquito Control application can reduce the risks. Look out. Cutters may have standing water and treating that could keep your property mosquito free. A right, thank you. The rain has cooled things down a bit around chicago. But the milder temperatures wont last long. But tom skilling says another round of 90 degree days is on the way. His forecast is next. Just go to truecar. Com, configure your car, and get connected. To a truecar certified dealer. For guaranteed savings. Save time, save money, and never overpay. Visit truecar. Com all stains are not created equal. A cup of coffee means surface stains. A cup a day for a decade . Deep, setin stains. Crest 3d White Whitestrips go beyond where most toothpastes can reach, safely removing stains below the enamel surface, to whiten as well as a 500 professional treatment. After all, if youre not whitening, youre yellowing. So grab crest 3d White Whitestrips today. Life opens up with a whiter smile. A little rain today but it will be nice tomorrow. Tomorrow will be nice and we are watching out some of the humidity and we have heat on the way starting later in the weekend. Next week will be a sizzler or ground here which is how we want upbeat last week of be neurological summer. And from wisconsin jennifer it captures a boiling cumulonimbus crowd. Look at this lands shaped cloud in montana. This comes from corn in glenview pyrrhic night shot and interesting club for a formation. Did you cant be lightning. This is last night in sycamore illin

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