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the network.was installed. it is not a matter of if but when. someone is going to get a hold of your credit or debit card information. she conducts a consumer fraud and identity theft roundtable law- enforcement leaders. consist in a sea situations or companies are not doing enough in terms of security. frog expert says consumers can no longer relbanks and crediexperts say consumers can no longer rely on banks the consumer has to be vigilant. have to go on line and check their credit card statements. check their credit card and bank activity. to make sure there has been no suspicious activity in do this almost on a daily basis. suggests people start using cash for smaller transactions. that way you limit your exposure. also suggests putting transaction alerts on your credit and debit cards. couldn t place. 200 flights were canceled at o hare airport. repair work continues at the faa s traffic control center. a man accused of setting fire. the contract empl ....
people were on board at the time of the explosion. the coast guard says unlike the deepwater horizon blast in 2010 . the black elk rig wasn t actively producing oil. so far there are no reports of oil leaking into the water. the fire has been put out. former c-i-a director david petraeus faces lawmakers on capitol hill for the first time today since his stunning resignation. he testified about the deadly attack on a u-s consulate in benghazi, libya in september. he was the director of the spy agency at the time. u-s ambassador chris stevens and three other americans were killed in the assault. petraeus testifed the c-i-a told the obama administration an al-qaeda linked group was behind the attack. but, he claimed the white house changed this assessment. he added he knew an anti- islamic video didn t spark the assault. contradicting president obama and other white house officials. the ambassador s statement represented the best possible and for mission without jeopardi ....
it really gets a foothold in the nation. the longer this shutdown continues, the worse the effects will be. for as many people as this affected on day one, it s not hitting the majority of americans. yet. that s because social security, medicare and unemployment benefits are still being paid. air traffic control, military salaries and most veterans benefits are still funded. and you are still getting your mail. but as far as the shutdown is concerned, the drama continues from both ends of pennsylvania avenue with little hope that this will end soon. and even some republicans are split. you are starting to hear more of that now. world war ii veterans from the chicago area and across the country are among those dealing with the negative impacts of the government shutdown. wgn s julian crews has more on them, and others who are already feeling the effects here in chicago. we ve had them on our list for two to three years, and they have been waiting and calling ....
middle of a partisan partial government shutdown. chicago congressman mike quigley on the phone with us as the drama unfolded. cong. mike quigley/(d) 5th district: when the passions are as high as they are; the intensity of, uh, the communication that we get from people is much, much higher and its a cause of concern. as we have been reporting, no shots were fired by the driver. no weapon was found in her car. and it s worth noting the capitol police who dealt with this are victims of the partial shutdown. they ve been furloughed but are considered essential, required to work, but for now, without paychecks. live in the newsroom, tn, wgnnews. law enforcement response to that car chase in washington provided a rare moment of unity. democrats and republicans praised the offices quick containment of the threat. i know that i joined the majority leader in expressing our gratitude to the capitol police. (applause) several federal buildings were in lockdown and the house an ....
final playoff spot over the bears. let s go live to halas hall where wgn s rich king is. hey rich. he is a out of there is a good coach. confirmed about an hour ago after stories broke this morning. after nine years as coach of the bears. missing the playoffs five out of the last six years did him in. a nine year career here in chicago. it began pretty well. he was coach of the year his second year. he is always in charge of the defense. the defense did well over the years. he had no offense. the offense struggled this year. it was hoped to be better. it did not work out that way. it eventually cost him his job. not enough points, not enough victories. changes and always a bad thing. sometimes it can be good. nobody wants to really change our attend about changing. now it is upon us. that is what it is. but he got to keep moving forward and whoever we get as our next coach. there s a lot of opportunity out there for him. we want him to be here but it is not the scen ....