• A shooting rampage Thursday afternoon at the Army's Fort Hood in Texas killed 11 and wounded 31 before the gunman was killed and two other suspects taken into custody. Military officials are starting to piece together what may have pushed an Army psychiatrist trained to help soldiers in distress to turn on his comrades in a shooting rampage that killed 13 people and wounded 30 in Texas. John and Cisco checked in with Todd Starnes from Fox News Radio with the latest on the story.
• The tragedy at Ft. Hood has left the military community reeling, and many questions left to be answered. John and Cisco got the miliary perspective on the story from Jeff Addicott, a former Green Beret, former JAG officer for twenty years.
• Some people close to the Ft. Hood shooter have said that he as unhappy about being deployed overseas. What were there signs? What could the motivation have been? How can we be sure this does not happen in the future? John and Cisco talked to Kathy Seifert, a Forensic Psychologist and Violence Expert.
• Terror From Above: North side house was hit by giant chunks of ice from the sky. It’s more than likely from an airplane, the FAA is investigating. Thankfully since the ice isn’t blue, it’s more than likely not from an airplane bathroom.
• One year after President Obama's election, the numbers aren't pretty. 49% now say that they would vote against Obama if the election were held today. John and Cisco broke down the numbers with pollster Scott Rasmussen.
  

• Yesterday we had the story about Chicago being the most stressed city in the country. Today we learned that we are also the third most toxic city in the United States. Atlanta is number one.
• House of Squalor Update: Dudley, MA has made it illegal to own more than three cats without a license.
• Mark Kirk sent Sarah Palin a memo asking her to say some positive things about him. Since he has some stances that are at odds with Palin, would you have less respect for her if she endorsed Mark Kirk? John and Cisco talked to Lynn Sweet with the Chicago Sun-Times, who has been following the story.
  
• Mother of The Year: A woman left her kids with a babysitter, saying that when she and dad got back from dinner they would take the kids trick-or-treating. They didn’t come back until Tuesday. Her defense? “I’m 24 and can do what I want”
• Gun of The Day Update: You’re a major league baseball player about to hit free agency, what do you do in the offseason to try to increase your value to teams that may want to sign you? If you’re Vicente Padilla, you shoot yourself in the leg. If only Milton Bradley had tried that strategy last winter.
• The 1,990 page democrat health care bill will come up for a vote on Saturday. John and Cisco checked in with Illinois Congressman Peter Roskam.
• A judge has blocked enforcement of parental notification law. John and Cisco checked in with Peter Breen from the Thomas More Society, one of the lawyers working on the case.
• Michael Jackson's doctor says that the pop star used to pee in front people and even kids. He says that it probably the explanation for why his molestation accuser was able to describe Jackson in such detail.
  

• CTA scare: The doors of a Red Line train closed on a stroller, dragging it to the end of the platform where a 22-month-old girl inside the stroller fell out. Thankfully the child was alright after the mishap.
  
• According to a study from the American Psychological Association, Chicagoans are increasingly stressed about work and job stability.
• ABC's remake of "V" debuted last night. The alien invasion miniseries has quite a few not-so-subtle swipes at Obamamania.
• The GOP had a big victory last night with wins in the New Jersey and Virginia elections. So is the Republican party back? John and Cisco asked Fox News Radio political analyst Jeff Birnbaum, and John J. Miller_, National political reporter for The National Review..
• The Louisiana justice of the peace in Baton Rouge who refused to marry a couple because the bride was white and groom was black resigned.
• Remember the story about prison inmates getting the H1N1 vaccine when it’s not available for everyone else? Well now the Gitmo detainees are getting it. Interestingly the White House says it’s not happening, and the Pentagon says that it is.
• A new church in Phoenix is making a little too much noise for its neighbors. Are church bells freedom of religion or disturbing the peace?
• Former Illinois Attorney General Jim Ryan announced yesterday that he is running for governor of Illinois. He joined John and Cisco to talk about why he's making a political comeback.
• The “Moms like Me” blog is going to stream live video of a woman giving birth. Just because we can put anything online, does that mean we actually have to?

• Great American Inventions: A Chicago brewery has invented soap that is actually made out of beer.
• End Of The World Update: Giant jellyfish have capsized a 10-ton fishing boat after its crew tried to haul in a net full of the stinging creatures off the eastern coast of Japan.
• A McHenry county man facing assault charges decided to give the judge the finger when asked to raise his hand. The judge gave him six months in jail for contempt of court. When he gets out they'll work on his assault charges again.
• People are heading to the polls in New York, New Jersey and Virginia today. Is it just another election or is it the preseason for the 2010 midterms? John and Cisco checked in with Byron York, the chief political correspondent for the Washington Examiner, and Todd Starnes from Fox News Radio..
• Gun of The Day Update: A man accused of running up and down a flight of stairs to kill a former son-in-law is offering a novel defense: At 5 feet 8 and 285 pounds, he was just too fat to have pulled it off.
• The fate of the Illinois Abortion Notification Law is still up in the air. Whether you are pro-choice or pro-life, isn't it a good idea for parents to be notified if their child undergoes a medical procedure?
• One GOP Senator says “Obama Health Care” a ‘bigger threat than terrorists.’ Do you think that's possible or is she taking things a little too far?
• Another school nurse vaccinated a child without the parents permission. This time it ended up sending the kid to the hospital.
• The GOP will finally introduce their own health care plan this week. Buried within the 1,990 pages of the democratic party's bill are at least 13 new taxes and 111 new levels of bureaucracy. Amanda Carpenter is the Hot Button columnist for the Washington Times, and had a look at the most important parts of the health care bill.
• The Smoking Police strike again: A California couple has sued their neighbors to put an end to backyard smoking.

• Premature Ejection: A civilian passenger accidentally activated ejector seat in military aircraft while flying along with the South African version of the Blue Angles.
• President Obama has had Rudy Giuliani kicked out of a New York landmark. Now, it's not the President playing politics, the Yankees bumped America's Mayor from his seats at the World Series for First Lady Michelle Obama.
• Criminal or great American? This mechanic allegedly picked up some side cash by disabling cars parked at a restaurant and then just happening to be there when the people came out, charging between $50 and $200 to start their cars.
• The race for New York's 23rd Congressional District has become more of a mess: Republican Dede Scozzafava endorses Democrat Bill Owens, one day after dropping out of the race. John and Cisco got the latest on the story from Todd Starnes with Fox News Radio.
• The Rev. Al Sharpton's ex-wife and daughter were arrested after berating two Harlem cops who had pulled them over for allegedly running a red light to get around their slow-moving, unmarked cruiser.
• Dinesh D'Souza has a new book out called "Life After Death: The Evidence." He tried to convince John the skeptic that there is an afterlife.
• The most controversial thing written into the health care bill may not be the death panels… buried in section 2572 is a provision that would require all fast food restaurants and vending machines to display calorie counts for all of their food.
• John and Cisco "I Told You So" Moment: Three months ago the Lockerbie bomber was sent back to Lybia because he supposedly had only three months left to live, today he is still alive and has not shown any signs of being close to death.
  
• Thaddeus McCotter is the forth-ranking Republican in the House. He joined John and Cisco to talk about the Republican health care plan. McCotter has an op-ed column this morning on the plan.
  

• Great American Inventors: Bra-mask: Chicago researcher invents bra that doubles as face mask.
• A federal judge in California has issued a ruling dismissing a closely-watched "birthers'" lawsuit. They were challenging President's Barack Obama's qualifications to be president.
• John and Cisco's Animal Files: Florida man steals ferret by shoving it down his pants. Plus, Toronto musician dies after coyote attack.
• On Thursday Nancy Pelosi unveiled the House version of the health care bill. It's 1,990 pages long, 400,000 words and just about $1 trillion. John and Cisco got the details on the bills from Mike Machjrowitz from Fox News Radio.
• It’s beginning to look a lot like the winter solstice: Michigan Man Sues for Right to Put Back Family’s Nativity Scene on Public Median. It has been up for 63 years. Should they allow him to put it up?
• Chris Wallace joined John and Cisco to preview Fox News Sunday.
• Big Brother is more powerful than your mom: A furious Ohio mother says her 7-year-old son, who has had problems with medications, was vaccinated for swine flu at school against her wishes.
• The economy grew 3.5% in the third quarter, it's the biggest growth in two years. So does that mean the recession is over? John and Cisco asked Charlie Gasparino from CNBC, author of the new book "The Sellout: How Three Decades of Wall Street Greed and Government Mismangement Destroyed the Global Financial System."
• One California woman’s children died in a house fire in May. Now, she’s battling the city because she wants to use the house as a Halloween haunted house attraction, complete with pony rides and some of the dead children’s toys.

• When you've gotta go, you've gotta go: A motorist was pulled over for going 96 mph in a 40 mph zone. He said he was speeding because he desperately needed to find a rest room. He has since been sentenced to court supervision.
• A Philly woman posted an ad on Craigslist offering sex for Phillies tickets. Obviously she is facing some possible jailtime, and has also lost her job.
• It turns out that police lose evidence all over the world. Police in northern India lost an entire corpse. They found it two years later, on the roof of the police station.
• Comedian Larry David is under attack from some Christians after Sunday's espiode of "Curb Your Enthusiasm." On the show's most recent installment, David urinates on a painting of Jesus Christ, causing a woman to believe the painting depicts Jesus crying. John and Cisco got the latest on the story from Todd Starnes with Fox News Radio.
• Gun of The Day Update: The number of women buying guns in the Chicago area is increasing.
• A Will County judge had to accept a tray of jerk chicken as a substitute for a man's community service. He jokingly said that the men could do either the community service or bring enough chicken for everyone.
• The Obama White House is offering access to White House officials in exchange for donations. Is that normal use of executive power or an abuse?
• There may be a shortage of flu vaccinations out there, but one group won’t have to worry about it. It turns out that prisons will get all the vaccines that they want. They are in very close quarters and very high risk for the flu. Should we be giving vaccines to inmates when there aren't enough for the general population?
• The Senate is working on a deal that would extend and expand the first time homebuyer tax credit to include current homeowners who want to move. Will there come a point where the government will stop printing money?
• Was Alcohol Involved: Homeless man starts fire to chase snakes from camp, Plus, Throwing feces in a courtroom? That will get you 31 years in prison. Actually he got 31 years for robbery, but the only reason I’m mentioning it is the throwing of the feces.
• Fred Barnes, the executive editor at the Weekly Standard joined John and Cisco to talk about Harry Reid's new push for the public option, and President Obama's pending decision on Afghanistan.
• John and Cisco Health Desk: A new study from John's Hopkins suggests that doctors have less respect for overweight patients than any other patients.
  

• Bruce Springsteen canceled a performance in Kansas City after his cousin and road crew member died. If you had tickets for that show would you be upset that he canceled it because of the death of a roadie?
• According to a new study, the scent of Windex can prompt people to unconsciously act more fairly and generously.
• NWA Update: The pilots who missed their destination by 150 miles could end up loosing their licenses.
• More from the “You’ll never want to fly again” file: At LAX, two planes apparently passed within 10 to 15 feet of each other.
• A Rhode Island man has been charged in a hit and run accident. He tried to drive 2 miles with a man stuck in his windshield.
• Chicago wants you to rat out tax cheats. Is it a good idea for the government to pit citizens against each other like that?
• Baltimore cop pulls gun on a guy dressed up like Leatherface carrying a chainsaw. Do you think the police officer was over reacting?
• On Tuesday Joe Leiberman came out and said that he will help filibuster Harry Reid's health care plan that includes a public option. So does this mean that the public option is finally dead? John and Cisco talked to Glenn Thrush, senior congressional reporter for The Politico.
• The Chicago Tribune has a story that shows just how bad the economy has gotten. Some people are now living in storage units. A storage unit is far cheaper than the average apartment. Aren't there rules against living in a storage unit? Would you look the other way?
• Moments in Racial Insensitivity: ESPN broadcaster Bob Griese has been suspended one week for a remark he made about NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya.
  
• The White House war against Fox News continues. Senior White House advisor Valerie Jarrett was on CNN and had nothing good to say about Fox News. Surprisingly CNN's Campbell Brown stood up for Fox.
• Mark Brown has a column in the Sun-Times talking about the fact that high schools in Chicago used to make students swim naked in gym class. How was it ever acceptable to make students swim naked?
• President Obama spoke in Berlin when he was running for President, and he made a quick stop in Copenhagen to try to win the Olympics for Chicago, but he will not take the time to go to Berlin for the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall. Michael Barone, senior political analyst with the Washington Examiner thinks that it is because Obama's presidency doesn't quite match up with the rhetoric of his campaign speech there.

• Both Steve Phillips and his lady friend have now been fired from ESPN. Like all celebrities who screw up, Phillips is headed to rehab.
• A grocery store cashier was denied a break by her supervisor and ended up having a little accident. Now this modern day Norma Rae is suing for $200,000. She only had a verbal agreement with one of the managers, so does she have a case?
• For the low, low price of $1.85 million you could be the Obama clan’s next door neighbors. Politics aside, would you want to live in the giant security bubble that must surround Casa De Obama? Would the novelty of living next to a sitting President outweigh the hassle?
• Chicago police are now being told to Taser suspects in the back. That comes after Taser Internation advised that Tasering people in the chest could cause a rather nasty cardiac event.
• The president of NOW has started to criticize President Obama’s boys club sports outings. Do people have any right to complain about who the President spends time playing sports with?
• Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says the Senate health care plan will have the public option. John and Cisco talked about this latest twist in the health care debate with Mike Majchrowitz from Fox News Radio.
• World's Biggest Nerd: A man has re-created the first-class cabin from a 1970's Pan-Am 747 airliner in his garage.
• Gun of the Day Update: Woman, 70, guns down robber in hotel room.
• Northwest Airlines update: Now the NWA pilots who missed their airport by 150 mile claim that they were using their personal laptops in the cockpit. That’s a violation of company policy, which might explain why they weren’t too anxious to say what they were doing.
• As America continues its battle against obesity, nightclubs for overweight women are now all the rage.
• The University of Chicago is already angling to get the Obama Presidential Library. It makes sense for it to be in Chicago, but isn't it a little early to be talking about something like that?
• A hotel owner in New Mexico wants employees to speak only English, and chance their names to something more English sounding. Some hispanic groups are calling it racism. Is it within an employers rights to ask people to change their names for work purposes?

• Chicago police Superitendant Jody Weis says a benefit for Detective Joseph Frugoli was not in good taste. Frugoli is accused of killing two people while driving drunk.
• John and Cisco Health Desk: Long-time mobile phone users are more likely to get brain tumors.
• President Obama has gotten some flak for having male-only basketball games, so over the weekend he had a golf date with his advisor Melody Barnes.
• A Joliet man was put on the sex offender registry by mistake. Is he entitled to an apology and perhaps some compensation?
• A Colorado kid claims he was bound and gagged with duct tape at school. The school claims that he was acting up in class. Is there any situation that would warrant a student being bound and gagged?
• Mother’s Bar in the Gold Coast is being accused or racism. A black college student was kicked out for baggy pants, so he changed and they still wouldn’t let him in. So then he took it one step further and gave his baggy pants to a white friend, who got in just fine.
• White House economic guru Christine Romer says that the stimulus effect is starting to level off. If the unemployment level is still going up, exactly what effect did it have? John and Cisco talked about it with Stuart Varney from the Fox Business Network.
• Mayor Daley now wants to lease the water & sewer system. Is it a good idea? You can avoid the Skyway & parking meters, but you NEED water.
• Former state treasurer and candidate for governor Judy Baar Topinka has thrown her hat back in the ring for state comptroller. She joined John and Cisco to talk about why she decided to make a political comeback.
• The White House’s war with Fox News continues to rage on. Lefty blogs were claiming that FNC that the Pay Czar fiasco was overblown, and FNC never asked for an interview. FNC says that they did, and Robert Gibbs admitted that the WH screwed up. Is anyone really getting anywhere in this feud? John and Cisco checked in with Leslie Sanchez, a former Bush advisor and author of the new book "We've come a long way... maybe."
• Smoking by mental ill patients at Evanston park irks parents. They are trying to get the patients banned. Do they have a right to do that?

This morning John had the story of an ice-skating bear in Russia that had to be put down after it mauled its trainer. Here's some early video of the bear skating

• A federal judge this week threw out Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart's lawsuit seeking to force Craigslist to pull online ads Dart says sell sex.
• A 25-year-old convenience store clerk pocketed a customer's $1 million winning lottery ticket, claimed the prize and skipped town, possibly back to his native Nepal. What's worse, playing the lottery and never winning or winning but having a clerk steal your ticket?
• John and Cisco Travelogue: Florida town holds yearly "Cooter Festival" devoted to turtles.
• Authorities in Massachusetts have busted a terrorism plot that targeted two prominent US politicians, American troops and shoppers at American Malls. John and Cisco checked in with Todd Starnes from Fox News Radio for the details.
• John and Cisco Hero: Wal-Mart fires employee for chasing after thief.
• President Obama is still blaming the Bush for everything that goes wrong in his Presidency. Mark Tapscott, editorial page editor for the Washington Examiner says that strategy will not work for much longer.
• A Virginia man has been arrested for making coffee naked, in his own kitchen. He could spend a year in jail and face $2,000 in fines. Do you have the right to walk around your house naked?
• Chicago police officers plan a benefit this weekend for Joseph Frugoli, who is accused of killing two people. Frugoli is accused of crashing into a car while driving drunk on the Dan Ryan Expressway in back April.
• The White House is continuing its war against Fox News Channel. Columnist and author S. E. Cupp believes that Obama has never looked less Presidential.
• Swine Flu Update: 12 members of the Cleveland Browns are stricken with flu-like symptoms. How do you talk about the Swine Flu with your kids with all of the constant bad news?
• Companies that got huge government bailouts last year will have to make sharp cuts in the pay of their top executives of the seven companies that got the most help. John and Cisco talked to Mike Majchrowitz from Fox News Radio.
• A 55-and-over community wants to evict family with 6-year-old. Two residents are taking care of their granddaughter, and the community says that it violates their age requirements.

• Swine Flu Update: St. Charles East High School will be closed beginning Wednesday through at least Friday due to high level of flu-related illness. More than 40 percent of the student population missed classes today, according to school officials. Plus, Louis Farrakahn thinks that the H1N1 vaccine is intended to kill black people.
• Woman Sets Trailer On Fire Trying To Get Raccoon.
• Amherst Massachusetts is working on a resolution to welcome former Gitmo detainees to their town. Would you want former terrorism suspects living in your community?
• Kane County sheriff's deputies helped a 5-year-old boy find his way home early Sunday after he was found wandering around near St. Charles. They believe that the kid was apparently sleepwalking.
• Are you feeling stressful this morning? For the second year in a row Chicago has been named the most stressful city in the United States.
• Mayor Daley has unveiled a new budget plan that calls for city employees to take 24 unpaid days off. So effect will that have on the people of Chicago? John and Cisco talked to Ralph Martire, executive director of the non-partisan Center for Tax and Budget Accountability.
• Two California police officers used OnStar to disable the gas pedal of a stolen car, avoiding a high speed chase. Is that just cool technology that can prevent crimes or are you worried about it being abused?
• John Stossel joined John and Cisco to talk about his move to Fox Business Network, and the White House targeting Fox News Channel.
• A new study suggests that the death penalty is a waste of money. Most of the people on death row just languish while the state and lawyers drag it all out. Is it worth keeping the death penatly?
• The meat police are out in force: Meatless Monday is coming to some schools, they are cutting meat in an effort to improve the diet of students.
• Craig Shirley joined John and Cisco to talk about his new book "Rendezvous with Destiny: Ronald Reagan and the Campaign That Changed America."
  

Immigrants' rights groups have condemned the sale of an "illegal immigrant" costume this Halloween season. Retailers like Target, Walgreens, Amazon, and even eBay have pulled the costume and are no longer offering it for sale.

But John & Cisco got their hands on some of the few remaining costumes left on store shelves. We will be giving them away all this week, so make sure to listen each morning between 5 and 9am for your chance to win one.