>> HELLO AND THANKS FOR JOINING US ON CHICAGO TONIGHT.

I'M BRANDIS FRIEDMAN.

HERE'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

WAS IT SOUND DECISION FOR CHICAGO TO DROP THE SHOTSPOTTER GUNSHOT TECHNOLOGY?

HEAR FROM 2 OLDER PEOPLE WITH VERY DIFFERENT OPINIONS.

>> HERE IN THE LAND OF LINCOLN, WE THINK BIG AND WE INTEND TO WIN BIG.

>> SO AS WE TAKE A PREVIEW OF THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET ADDRESS AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR CHICAGO WOMAN.

>> ANY KIND JUSTICE IN THE CRIMINAL ARENA?

>> AND HE'S BECOME A HOUSEHOLD NAME FOR CIVIL RIGHTS.

WE SIT DOWN WITH ATTORNEY BENJAMIN CRUMP.

AND NOW TO SOME OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES, SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS OR SRO'S COULD BE REMOVED FROM ALL CHICAGO PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS BEGINNING THIS FALL.

>> THAT'S ACCORDING TO A NEW RESOLUTION FROM THE CITY'S BOARD OF EDUCATION TO BE INTRODUCED THIS WEEK.

THE RESOLUTION DIRECTS CPS CEO PEDRO MARTINEZ TO DEVELOP IMPLEMENT A NEW SCHOOL SAFETY POLICY THAT INCLUDES ENDING THE USE SORROWS BY NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

THE BOARD SAYS THE NEW POLICY MUST BE PRESENTED FOR FINAL APPROVAL BY ITS JUNE 27TH MEETING.

NURSES AT YOU, CHICAGO, MEDICINE ARE VOTING ON WHETHER AUTHORIZE A STRIKE.

IF PASSED, IT WOULD MEAN THE BARGAINING TEAM COULD CALL FOR A WORK STOPPAGE WORKERS SAY THEIR CONCERNS INCLUDE STAFFING AND RETENTION ISSUES.

NATIONAL NURSES UNITED SAYS THEY REPRESENT 2800 NURSES AT YOU, CHICAGO MEDICINE.

CHICAGO VOTERS WILL BE ONCE AGAIN ABLE TO CAST THEIR BALLOT AHEAD OF THE MARCH 19TH PRIMARY.

EARLY VOTING HAD KICKED OFF LAST THURSDAY BUT WAS PAUSED A DAY LATER AFTER AN APPELLATE COURT RULED JUDICIAL CANDIDATE ASHANTI RICE MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE BALLOT.

THE CHICAGO BOARD OF ELECTIONS OFFICES AND IT'S SUPER SITE WILL REOPEN FOR EARLY VOTING TOMORROW AT 09:00AM.

YOU CAN CHECK OUT OUR WTW NEWS VOTER GUIDE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW TO VOTE AND ABOUT THE CANDIDATES ON THIS YEAR'S BALLOT.

THAT'S ALL IT.

W T TW DOT COM SLASH VOTER GUIDE.

UP NEXT, A DEBATE OVER CONTROVERSIAL POLICING TECHNOLOGY AND PUBLIC DISCIPLINE FOR COPS RIGHT AFTER THIS.

>> CHICAGO TONIGHT IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART WHY THE ALEXANDER AND JOHN NICHOLS FAMILY.

THE GYM AND K MAYBE FAMILY.

THE POPE BROTHERS FOUNDATION.

AND THE SUPPORT OF THESE DONORS.

>> THE CONTROVERSIAL GUNSHOT DETECTION TECHNOLOGY SHOTSPOTTER IS ON ITS WAY OUT.

MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON ANNOUNCED THE CITY'S CONTRACT SHOTSPOTTER IS SET TO END IN SEPTEMBER AFTER A LAST-MINUTE DECISION ON WHETHER TO RENEW THE DEAL AND CONFUSION ABOUT WHEN THE AGREEMENT WOULD ACTUALLY END SHOTSPOTTER HAS THE BACKING OF THE CITY'S TOP COP.

BUT IT'S BEEN CRITICIZED FOR BEING INEFFECTIVE AND CONTRIBUTING TO OVER POLICING IN ANOTHER POLICE RELATED MOVE.

THE CITY COUNCIL FOR A SECOND TIME REJECTED A PROPOSAL FOR CERTAIN POLICE DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS TO BE PRIVATE.

JOINING US TO DIVE DEEPER INTO THESE ISSUES ARE ALDERMAN ANDREA VASQUEZ OF THE 40TH WARD ON THE NORTH SIDE AND ALDERMAN ANTHONY NAPOLITANO OF THE 40 FORT 41ST WARD ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THAT.

THE 40TH 41ST HERE.

THANK YOU BOTH FOR JOINING SO STARTING WITH SHOTSPOTTER AS WE MENTIONED, THE CITY SIGNED A 7 MONTH EXTENSION OF THE CONTRACT FOLLOWED BY A 2 MONTH TRANSITION PERIOD.

>> ALDERMAN NAPOLITANO OVER TO YOU FIRST.

WHAT'S YOUR REACTION TO >> I'M GLAD THERE'S AN I THINK THIS IS A TOOL THAT WE NEED AS WE'RE LOSING POLICE OFFICERS JUST SHOW THIS THIS TOOL WORKS.

WE HAVE LESS OFFICERS ON THE STREET.

TECHNOLOGY SHOULD BE A PART OF THIS.

NOW THE SHOTSPOTTER HAS PROVEN THAT WE IN 2023 OVER 43,000 REPORTS OF SHOTS FIRED AND THE AMOUNT OF THOSE SHOTS FOR COMES ABOUT 187,000 DIFFERENT ROUNDS THAT HAVE HAVE BEEN LET OFF A DETECTED BY THE NOT ONLY DOES DOES IT HELP TRIANGULATE CRIME IS HAPPENING, BUT ONLY 87% OF PEOPLE ARE CALLING THE POLICE BEHIND THE SHOTS BEING FIRED.

SO THESE ARE SAVING LIFES, TOO.

IF YOU'RE TRYING A LEADING WHERE SHOTS ARE COMING FROM, YOU MIGHT HAVE A VICTIM THAT'S DOWN.

THAT WASN'T CALLED IN BY THE POLICE.

SO IT'S A PROGRAM THAT SHOWS IT DOES WORK.

AND AS A OF BEGINNING, AS WE'RE LOSING OFFICERS, WE NEED MORE TECHNOLOGY TO STEP IN AS WELL.

>> ALDERMAN DESK AS YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS TECHNOLOGY BEING PHASED OUT.

YEAH, I THINK WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE CITY THINKS ABOUT AS FAR AS TECHNOLOGY, WE'VE NEVER ACTUALLY DETERMINE WHAT WE WANTED TO DO.

SO WHEN YOU TALK TO SHOT SPOTTERS, SOUND THINKING NOW, AT FIRST IT WAS VIOLENCE REDUCTION.

WHAT WE SEE STUDIES SHOW IT DOESN'T REDUCE ANY VIOLENCE.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CLEARANCE RATE, IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY INCREASED CLEARANCE RATES WHEN IT COMES TO ACTUALLY APPREHENDING PEOPLE.

SO I THINK IF THE QUESTIONS ABOUT RESPONSE TIMES, IT MAKES SENSE TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION.

BUT BECAUSE THE CITY'S NEVER DETERMINE WHAT HE WANTS TO DO, WHAT METRICS?

HOW DO YOU JUDGE SUCCESS TO JUST KEEP PUTTING MONEY AND WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING WHAT YOU WANT TO GET OUT OF ANY TECHNOLOGY AND JUST TO RESPONSIBLE WITH TAXPAYER DOLLARS.

>> ALL THE RUNNING OF ALL TIME 2021.

STUDY FROM THE MACARTHUR JUSTICE CENTER SAID THAT ONLY 10% OF SHOTSPOTTER LIKELY EVEN INVOLVED IN ACTUAL ARE YOU CONCERNED THAT TECHNOLOGY COULD BE DEPLOYING OFFICERS TO THE WRONG PLACES IN?

IS THIS TECHNOLOGY WORTH THE COST?

IF RESEARCH HAS BEEN SHOWING THAT IT'S NOT ACTUALLY PICKING UP ON ACTUAL GUNSHOTS?

THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

GOT EVEN IF YOU GET A DETECTION.

>> AND IT'S IT'S A FALSE DETECTION.

YOUR LEAST PUTTING OFFICERS IN AREAS.

>> WITH A 9 POINT OUT OF PATROLLED EARLIER, THE BIGGEST PROBLEM EVEN ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE, CHICAGO'S WE HAVE NO OFFICERS.

ALL OF OUR OFFICERS ARE ALLOCATED TO OTHER DISTRICTS, THE LARGEST DISTRICT, THE CITY OF CHICAGO.

IF I HAD AN OFFICER THAT WENT OVER THERE INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD OR IN OUR WARD AREA JUST FOR A FALSE CALL.

THAT'S ONE MORE OFFICER I HAVE.

THAT'S DETERRING CRIME.

SO IT MIGHT NOT PUT YOU THERE ON THE SPOT.

IF YOU SEE THE CRIME THAT OR OR BECAUSE IT'S ACTUAL SHOT OR A BACKFIRE, YOU'RE PUTTING MORE POLICE OFFICERS IN AREAS THAT CRIME PREVENTION.

SO IT'S IT'S IT'S A TOOL THAT COULD HELP.

I THINK I THINK MY COLLEAGUES SAYING IS HIGHLIGHTING WHY YOU DON'T WANT INVEST IN TECHNOLOGY, RIGHT?

IF YOU HAVE OFFICERS GOING WHERE THEY SHOULDN'T BE BECAUSE IT'S A FALSE CALL.

NOT WHERE THEY SHOULD BE.

WHETHER ZACH TO ACTIVITY HAPPENING.

SO YOU'RE NOT REALLY PLAYING IT SMART ABOUT WHERE YOU WANT OFFICERS AND RESOURCES TO BE AND YOU'RE PLAYING WHAC-A-MOLE WITH A BLINDFOLD ON.

YOU'RE NOT SOLVING THE PROBLEMS.

ARE YOU NEED OFFICERS TO BE AT BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN GOING UP OFF THAT ACTION?

FACT, IF I CAN ANSWER THAT, THOSE SYSTEMATICALLY QUIT, IT'S A GREAT THINGS WITH GREAT POINT.

BUT THERE IS NO THERE'S NO CRIME BOOK.

THERE'S NO THERE'S NO CLIFF NOTES TO CRIME.

IT'S IT'S WHERE YOU'RE AT THE RIGHT TIME.

GOOD, GOOD.

POLICE WORK JUST PATROL.

IT HAPPENED TO BE ON SCENE YOU CAN'T DETECT WHERE SHOTS ARE GOING TO BE FIRED.

BUT IF YOU HEAR SOMETHING IN AREAS THAT HAVE THE SHOTSPOTTER, YOU'RE NOW AMPING UP PATROLS.

>> OKAY.

SO I WANT TO GET TO LAST WEEK'S VOTE ON POLICE DISCIPLINARY THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 2 MONTHS AT ALL.

THE PEOPLE OVERWHELMINGLY REJECTED AN ARBITRATOR'S RULING ALLOWING OFFICERS ACCUSED OF SERIOUS WRONGDOINGS TO BYPASS THE POLICE BOARD AND INSTEAD HAVE THEIR CASES HEARD IN PRIVATE ALDERMAN DESK.

AS YOU AGAINST AD, WHICH IS AGAINST ARBITRATION OFFERING OPTION.

WHY WAS THAT?

YES, WHEN WE THINK ABOUT >> THE AMOUNT OF MONEY BEING SPENT ON POLICE MISCONDUCT RIGHT OVER 100 MILLION DOLLARS EVERY SINGLE YEAR.

AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OFFICERS WHO WERE EITHER GOING TO GET SUSPENDED FOR A YEAR OR BE REMOVED FROM THE FORCE.

MY ARGUMENT IS THOSE FOLKS OFFICERS TO BEGIN WITH.

SO WE'RE HAVING THOSE KIND OF CASES.

I BELIEVE NEED TO BE PUBLIC.

IT'S IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT CAUSED BEEN MADE BECAUSE OFFICER'S MAKE THE RIGHT CALL.

MEAN UNDERSTANDING OF THAT.

AND WHEN THEY'RE NOT MAKING THE RIGHT CALL, IT ALSO NEEDS TO BE PUBLIC DOING ALL THE STUFF BEHIND CLOSED DOORS DOESN'T LEAD IMPROVEMENT OF THE MODEL.

IT DOESN'T LEAD TO ACCOUNTABILITY AND IT LEADS TO MORE LOSSES OF FUN TALK ABOUT POLICE MISCONDUCT.

ALDERMAN HOT IN THE POLLS YEAH, YOU KNOW, SEAT.

THIS COMES ON THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT AND PART OF IT IS A POLICE OFFICER HAVE THE RIGHT TO STRIKE.

SO IT'S CREATED THAT WHEN THEY DO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT COME TO AN IMPASSE, YOU GO TO ARBITRATION.

THAT'S AGREEMENT WHEN IT GOES ARBITRATION.

>> AN ARBITRATOR LOOK SAID AND AGREES UPON IT AND SEND IT BACK TO ARE SUPPOSED TO VOTE ON IT BECAUSE THAT THEY DO HAVE THE RIGHT TO STRIKE ANYMORE.

IT'S COME BACK TO US TWICE.

THE BIG CONVERSATION HAIRS IS CREATING MORE TRANSPARENCY.

IF YOU LOOK HERE AT THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE LIST, THERE'S OVER 13 DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRANSPARENCY OVERLOOK THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT FROM OUR ATTORNEY GENERAL DOWN POLICE SUPERVISOR STATES ATTORNEYS BODY-WORN CAMERAS, POLICE OFFICER BEING FIRED AT HIGHER RATE THAN EVER BEFORE FOR THINGS THAT THEY'RE DOING WRONG OR MISCONDUCT WAYS.

BUT THE PROBLEM IS THIS IS BEING DONE MORE AS AS AN ANTI POLICE.

WITH THAT I FIRMLY DISAGREE WITH THAT.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT BEING PRO OR ANTI POLICE.

IT IS ABOUT PRO PEOPLE SHOULDN'T BE POLICING THE FIRST PLACE.

SOME WERE TALKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT IF YOU HAVE SO MANY DIFFERENT OVERSIGHT MEASURES AND YOU'RE STILL SPENDING 100 MILLION DOLLARS OR MORE EVERY SINGLE YEAR MISCONDUCT.

IT'S NOT WORKING.

AND SO WE ARE POLICE PORT FOR A REASON TO TRY TO INTO NOTHING DOESN'T LEAD TO A BETTER SYSTEM.

WELL, AND UNDERSTAND THE DEBATE IS NOT OVER AS WELL THE ATTORNEYS FOR THE CITY AND POLICE UNION ARE NOW SCHEDULED TO BRING THIS BEFORE A JUDGE NEXT >> AND YOU'VE WARNED THAT THIS ALDERMAN NAPOLITANO YOU FOR THAT.

THIS COULD GET EXPENSIVE.

BUT THE LEGAL BATTLE JUST ARGUING OVER THIS COULD COST THE CITY A LOT.

IT IS GOING TO BE EXPENSIVE BECAUSE THE CITY IS GOING TO LOSE THIS CASE WHEN IT WHEN IT GOES TO COURT AND WITH THE SHOW POLICE DEPARTMENT YOU KNOW, GOING BACK TO MY COLLEAGUE SAYS IT IT IS LOSING MONEY CASES THAT ARE BROUGHT AGAINST THE POLICE.

>> FIRING POLICE OFFICERS.

WE HAVE MEASURE SET UP IN PLACE WERE THE REASON WHY WE'RE WE'RE GAINING OR LOSING SO MUCH MONEY BECAUSE WE DON'T TRY THESE CASES.

AND THE REASON WHY WE'RE DOING THAT, WHICH I THINK IS AN ANTI POLICE MOMENT.

IS THERE LETTING THE POLICE FAIL SO THAT YOU CAN GO BACK BUDGET TIME AND SAY THIS IS WHERE YOU'RE FEELING?

THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE COSTING THE CITY OF CHICAGO.

THIS IS HOW YOU ARE IN A FORTUNATE YOU'RE NOT A STRONG THE PARCEL.

MY COLLEAGUE AND I'VE HAD THIS DEBATE BEFORE.

AND I THINK IF WE WANT TO REALLY TALK ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY IS BEING SAVED BY SETTLEMENTS, IF YOU ACTUALLY TAKE THESE TO COURT AND KEEP A SCORE ABOUT HOW MUCH MONEY WOULD ACTUALLY BE LOSING, YOU'RE TALKING HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

SO I THINK IT'S A LOT MORE POLICING BECAUSE WE'RE JUST ABOUT OUT OF TIME OR CITY COUNCIL SUPPOSED TO VOTE ON WHETHER THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SHOULD BE FORCED TO DO AN ANALYSIS OF HOW IT DEPLOYS ITS OFFICERS.

>> THEY'D HAVE TO ALLOW OUTSIDE AGENCY TO DO THE ANALYSIS.

WE'VE GOT 20 SECONDS ON AND ASK IS HOW ARE YOU VOTING VOTING FOR IT?

WE KNOW TO RETURN TO BROWN BEFORE THAT AND NEVER TOLD US WHERE OFFICERS ARE AND WHAT THE RESEARCHERS ARE HEADING TO BE ALLOCATED.

WE NEED DATA DRIVEN SOLUTIONS JUST GUESSING BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE AFRAID DOESN'T GET US MORE SAFETY ALTMAN.

THE PILOT, AM VOTING NO.

THIS ANOTHER WAY LINE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND DEFUND THEM AND PULLED FROM THE BUDGET.

>> GETTING RID OF SHOTSPOTTER TAKEN POLICE OFFICERS OUT OF OUR SCHOOLS.

YOU'RE LOOKING TO GO AGAINST ROBERT RATION SAULS IS BEING DONE IS TO WEAKEN THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT A LITTLE ONLY GOING TRY AND DO ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, ANDREA, VASQUEZ ALDERMAN ANTHONY, THE POET, I THANKS JOINING US.

THANKS FOR HAVING THANK YOU.

>> UP NEXT, THE GOVERNOR DELIVERS HIS BUDGET ADDRESS AND JOINS US FROM SPRINGFIELD FOR PREVIEW RIGHT AFTER THIS.

>> GOVERNOR >> JB PRITZKER FACES A PROJECTED BUDGET SHORTFALL AHEAD OF HIS BUDGET ADDRESS.

MEANWHILE, WHITE SOX OWNER JERRY REINSDORF VISIT SPRINGFIELD TO PUSH FOR A NEW STADIUM AND MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON PROMISES TO SPEND ALL OF THE CITY'S FEDERAL COVID RELIEF DOLLARS HERE WITH ALL THAT AND MORE IS OUR SPOTLIGHT.

POLITICS TEAM HAD A SHARON PARA SHUTS AND LIVE FROM SPRINGFIELD AND DIVINITY.

WELCOME BACK, EVERYONE.

SO, AMANDA, LET'S START WITH YOU FIRST, PLEASE.

TOMORROW.

AS WE SAID, THE GOVERNOR WILL GET HIS A STATE BUDGET ADDRESS FROM SPRINGFIELD HE'S AND NEARLY 900 MILLION DOLLAR DES DEFICIT HOUSING PLAN TO ADDRESS THAT.

>> WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HE'S GOING TO DO TO ADDRESS THAT.

WE KNOW ALREADY THAT HE'S GOT A WHOLE LOT OF SPENDING PRESSURES AND ASKS THERE ARE DEMOCRATS WHO WANTS TO EXPAND IN INCLUDE A CHILD TAX CREDITS.

THERE IS PRESSURE TO SPEND MORE ON NEW ARRIVALS.

THESE ASYLUM SEEKERS.

HE'S ALREADY PROMISED 182 MILLION DOLLARS TO THAT EFFECT.

SO IT IS A DIFFICULT TASK FOR HIM THAT IS FOR SURE.

BUT WE KNOW THAT THE GOVERNOR IS REALLY TRYING TO PRY HIS REPUTATION ON BALANCING THE STATE'S BUDGET.

AND SO HE'S GOING TO PRESENT SOME SORT OF PLAN THAT HE IS AT LEAST GOING TO SAY WILL BE BALANCED.

>> ILLINOIS GOP MEMBERS HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY AHEAD OF THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET ADDRESS WHERE PLACE A LOT OF EMPHASIS ON THE MIGRANT CRISIS.

HERE'S SOME OF WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY.

>> THE SET OF MORE FREE HEALTH CARE FOR NON CITIZENS.

WE WANT TO SEE EFFORTS TO LOWER COSTS.

FOR ILLINOIS CITIZENS.

INSTEAD OF NONCITIZEN PROGRAMS.

WE WANT TO SEE EFFORTS TO MAKE ILLINOIS MORE AFFORDABLE FOR WORKING FAMILIES.

SENIORS AND OUR MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS INSTEAD OF MORE EFFORTS TO SKIRT FEDERAL IMMIGRATION.

OFFICIALS WANT TO SEE MORE FUNDING FOR TRAINING AND RECRUITMENT POLICE OFFICERS TO MAKE ILLINOIS FAMILIES SAFE.

>> AMANDA GOVERNOR SAID THAT HE WOULD ASK LAWMAKERS FOR 182 MILLION DOLLARS IN THE UPCOMING HOW IS HE RESPONDED TO THE GOP?

WELL, IT'S NOT JUST THE GOP.

THERE HAS ALSO BEEN PUSHBACK FROM MEMBERS OF HIS OWN PARTY WHO SAY THAT THERE ARE PLENTY OF NEEDY, LONG TIME.

>> RESIDENTS IN COMMUNITIES THAT DESERVE ATTENTION.

THAT'S WHERE YOU HAVEN'T SEEN.

IT'S NOT JUST THAT 182 MILLION DOLLAR ASK GOING FORWARD.

THE STATE HAS ALREADY SPENT AN EXTRA 160 MILLION DOLLARS THAT THE GOVERNOR HE'S SAID HE'S WHEN ASKED THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO ESSENTIALLY BACKFILL.

AND THE REASON THAT YOU HAVEN'T HAD THE DEMOCRATIC CONTROLLED LEGISLATURE.

APPROVED THAT YET IS BECAUSE OF WHAT I JUST SAID.

SO IT'S NOT JUST REPUBLICAN PUSHBACK.

THIS IS WHERE IT'S REALLY THE BEGINNING OF A NEGOTIATION PROCESS.

WE'VE GOT MONTHS AND YOU'RE GOING DO SURELY HAVE DEMOCRATS THAT ARE GOING TO BE SAYING, HEY, WAIT IN ORDER FOR MY VOTES TO DO THAT, I NEED SOMETHING TO BRING BACK TO MY COMMUNITY.

>> WHAT DOES THIS INDICATE ABOUT CHICAGO AND JOHNSON'S MAYOR TO BRANDON JOHNSON'S RELATIONSHIP WITH GOVERNOR PRITZKER?

WELL, IT'S TOUGH.

I WOULD IMAGINE GOVERNOR PRITZKER WOULD HAVE EASIER TIME GETTING PEOPLE ON BOARD.

IT'S THE CITY HAD AGREED TO COME UP WITH THE 70 MILLION DOLLARS THAT IT INITIALLY INDICATED IT WAS AT LEAST OPEN TO.

THE PROBLEM IS, IS THAT THE GOVERNOR AND THE MAYORS RELATIONSHIP WAS REALLY POISE AND BY THE WHOLE DEBATE OVER THE WINTERIZED BASE CAMP.

SORT THE MAYOR MOVING FORWARD ONLY TO HAVE THE GOVERNOR SORT OF PULL BACK RIGHT AWAY, WHETHER THEY CAN RESOLVE THAT AND GET TO A PLACE WHERE THEY COME UP WITH A TOTAL OF 250 MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE STATE, THE COUNTY AND THE CITY TO CARE FOR THE NEW ARRIVALS EVEN AS EVERYBODY IS BRACING FOR A BIG INFLUX.

ONCE THE WEATHER WARMS UP FOR REAL, I THINK IT'S A SIGNIFICANT QUESTIONS.

AND THEN YOU'VE GOT THE CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION ABOUT TO NEGOTIATE A NEW CONTRACT.

THE MAYOR SAYING.

>> WHERE ARE WE GOING TO ALL THIS MONEY?

WE'RE GOING THE STATE BECAUSE THEY CAN ONLY RAISE THEIR PORTION, THE PROPERTY TAX LEVY, A CERTAIN >> PERCENTAGE.

IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE FROM EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE HEARING RIGHT NOW THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A BIG APPETITE FROM THE GOVERNOR AND STATE LAWMAKERS TO BAIL OUT THE CPS AND GIVEN ALL THE THINGS THAT THEY WANT HERE FORWARD A NEW SEAT, TEACHER'S UNION CONTRACT AND THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO ASK FOR.

>> SO WHAT LET'S ALSO TALK ABOUT WHITE SOX OWNER JERRY REINSDORF.

HE WAS IN SPRINGFIELD TODAY ASKING FOR NEARLY A BILLION DOLLARS IN PUBLIC FUNDS TO BUILD A NEW STADIUM AT THE 78.

WHAT HIS REASONING FOR US AND FOR ALL THIS BECAUSE HE'S JERRY REINSDORF.

HE GOT AHEAD OF JERRY REINSDORF.

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THE CLIMATE, THOUGH WE'RE LIVING IN IS HE'S GOING TO GO DOWN WITH HIS CUP OUT ASKING FOR TAXPAYER DOLLARS.

THAT'S HOW HE BUILT GUARANTEED RATE FIELD.

THAT'S HOW HE GOT IT.

RENOVATED.

KNOW WHAT HE'S SAYING IS WE WANT TO EXTEND AN EXISTING 2% HOTEL TAX THAT SORT OF BACK THE BONDS THAT RENOVATED INBUILT GUARANTEED RATE FIELD.

IT'S GOING EXPIRED LIKE LET'S JUST EXTEND IT.

>> IT'S TOURISTS VISITORS PAYING THAT WILL EXTEND IT TO PAY FOR THIS STADIUM.

AND ACCORDING TO CRAIN'S, HE WANTS A SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT TO FUND SOME OF IT, TOO.

SO FOR A BILLION DOLLARS IN TOTAL, WHAT'S THAT LIKE?

IT'S, YOU KNOW, A BILLION DOLLARS OUT OF CURRENT TAX COFFERS.

AND HIS ARGUMENT IS THAT WE'RE THERE'S NOTHING ON THAT LAND RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE GOING TO CREATE A BASEBALL STADIUM.

WE'RE GOING TO CREATE BUILDINGS, BUSINESSES.

IT'S GOING TO CREATE TONS OF TAX REVENUE.

GIVE US A LITTLE BOOST HERE TO HELP US DO THAT.

HE'S GOT A COMPELLING ARGUMENT FOR THAT.

IT'S THE SOUTH LOOP THERE.

IT'S WAITING TO EXPLODE AND THERE'S NOTHING SITTING ON THAT VERY VALUABLE PIECE OF LAND.

SO HEATHER, AFTER YOU REPORTED THAT THE CITY HAD ONLY USE 29% OF FEDERAL COVID RELIEF FUNDS.

REPORTERS ASKED MAYOR JOHNSON ABOUT IT AND HE SAYS IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO HIM AND OF COURSE, THAT HE'S GOING TO SPEND SOME TIME.

>> MAKING SURE THAT NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN DISINVESTED HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE DOLLARS.

BUT DID HE SPECIFY HOW OR WHEN HE'S GOT TO SPEND THE MONEY HE DIDN'T.

THE DEADLINE IS LOOMING.

THE CITY HAS UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR TO BUDGET THOSE DOLLARS AND THEY HAVE THE UNTIL THE END OF 20 20TH ACTUALLY SPEND THOSE.

SO THIS IS GOING TO BE A POT OF MONEY.

WE'RE ALL OF THOSE COMPETING WITH NEEDS ARE GOING TO COME IN AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE A LOT OF PEOPLE ASKING CAN'T WE USE THESE FEDERAL DOLLARS TO SORT OF FILL THIS VERY DIFFICULT NEED?

>> IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG DEBATE IN THE COMING MONTHS.

AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER BIG TEST OF JOHNSON'S LEADERSHIP, OK, SO MUCH TO SAY ABOUT THAT WILL SAVE IT FOR NEXT WEEK, SPOTLIGHT POLITICS, AMANDA HAD A STROKE PARISH THANKSGIVING.

>> UP NEXT, A LEADING CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY WAS CHICAGO TIES.

BUT FIRST, A LOOK AT THE WITH NAMES LIKE TRAYVON MARTIN BREONNA TAYLOR.

AND OF COURSE, GEORGE FLOYD BECAME HOUSEHOLD NAMES.

>> IT'S PARTLY BECAUSE ONE ATTORNEY AND HIS TEAM MADE IT POSSIBLE.

ATTORNEY BENJAMIN CRUMP IS FLORIDA BASED BUT SPEND SOME TIME IN CHICAGO AND HAS HIMSELF BECOME A HOUSEHOLD NAME OFTEN APPEARING ALONGSIDE FAMILIES WHO'VE EXPERIENCED VIOLENCE AT THE HANDS OF POLICE.

SAT DOWN WITH TRUMP AND HIS PARTNER ATTORNEY ANTONIO ROMANUCCI LAST WEEK AND STARTED BY ASKING HOW THEIR ALLIANCE WAS FORMED.

>> PROBABLY 10, 11 YEARS AGO BECAUSE TRY THE CASE AND THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA, WHICH IS A VERY DIFFICULT DISTRICT WHEN IT COMES TO THE JURY POOL DOWN THERE.

BUT WE DID GET A VERDICT ON THE CASE, BUT I NEEDED MY FEES TO BE APPROVED BY A JUDGE.

BEN HAD JUST FINISHED THE TRAYVON MARTIN CASE RIGHT AROUND THAT TIME.

AND SO I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO TAKE A FLIER IF I NEEDED SOMEBODY TO VOUCHER AND VALIDATE.

THE WORK THAT I DID, I COULDN'T THINK OF A BETTER PERSON, EVEN THOUGH I NEVER MET HIM.

SO I CALLED THEM COLD AND AND HE WAS RIGHT THERE FOR IT.

AN AMAZING MAN LOOKS LIKE IT.

IF YOU'VE GOT TO BE FRIENDS.

>> NO QUESTION BROTHERS WRITTEN AND I'LL SAY THIS AND I HAVEN'T EVEN TOLD TONY THIS TO REASON WHY.

>> I THINK TONY IS SUCH A PRINCE OF A MAN.

WHEN IT'S NOT THE GEORGE FLOYD CASES, HE STILL IS AS PASSIONATE HAVE A WORKING ON THOSE CASES THAT NO ATTENTION.

>> MISTER CRUMP, WHEN WE SPOKE A COUPLE OF YEARS JUSTICE KETANJI BROWN JACKSON HAD JUST BEEN CONFIRMED FOR THE SUPREME COURT.

YOU ARE THEN CALLING FOR FEDERAL POLICE REFORM, GEORGE FLOYD JUSTICE IN POLICING ACT AT THE TIME THERE'S LITTLE PROGRESS SINCE THEN.

WHY DO YOU THINK IT'S BEEN SO SLOW?

>> OBVIOUSLY, POLITICS IS A INTRIGUE, AN ANIMAL.

BUT WE HAVE MADE PROGRESS.

I DON'T WANT OUR SUPPORTERS TO GET DISCOURAGED.

THEY HAVE BEEN OVER 100 BILLS ACROSS AMERICA AND THAT THAT IN THE NAME OF GEORGE FLOYD TALKING ABOUT BANNING CHOKE HOLDS TALKING ABOUT A DUTY TO INTERVENE.

YOU KNOW, THESE THINGS THAT THE TONE AND SO PASSIONATE ABOUT WITH GEORGE FLOYD'S FAMILY.

WELL, WE ON CAPITOL HILL ARE GOING TO THE WHITE HOUSE SAYING THAT, YOU KNOW, IF WE WANT TO HONOR GEORGE FLOYD'S LEGACY, WE FINALLY NEED TO HAVE SUBSTANTIVE POLICE REFORM BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THE FEDERAL SYSTEM ISN'T FIXING.

THE POLICING ISSUES.

>> SO WE ARE TAKING IT UPON OURSELVES.

WE'RE PUTTING IT ON OUR SHOULDERS TO GO FROM STATE TO STATE.

ANYBODY THAT WILL LISTEN TO US TO SPEAK TO ACTUALLY PREACH THE WORD OF WHY THIS IS SO IMPORTANT.

AND WHAT BEN SAID IS TRUE.

SO IF WE CAN FIX THE PROBLEM ON A FEDERAL LEVEL, WE'RE GOING TO TRY STATE BY STATE COUNTY BY COUNTY CITY BY CITY.

>> MISTER CRUMP, WHEN SOME OF THESE NATIONAL TRAGEDIES HAPPEN AND GARNER THIS NATIONAL ATTENTION, WE SEE YOU THERE FREQUENTLY HOW HOW DO YOU MAKE THAT HAPPEN TO YOU APPROACH SOME FAMILIES OR DO THEY CALL?

YOU KNOW, WE >> GET ABOUT.

10,000 CARS A WEEK.

A LOT OF MARGINALIZED PEOPLE WHO FEEL THEY DON'T HAVE A VOICE A LOT OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS ALLOWED TO.

IT KNOWS.

AND SO THE GOOD THING ABOUT WORKING PEOPLE LIKE TONY IN THE LAWYERS AROUND THE COUNTRY IS.

YOU CAN TRY TO SCALE.

YOU CAN TRY TO SAY WEEKEND.

ISIS MORE PEOPLE IN HAVING THE CHANCE JUSTICE.

AND SO.

I THINK WITH THIS ALL THOSE BIG NAMES, YOU KNOW, ABOUT EVERY.

BRIANNA, FOR EVERY JOINS FLOOR.

I DARE SAY.

THERE IS OVER.

100 THAT JUST AS BAD.

THAT NOBODY KNOWS NAME AND UNDERSTAND PEOPLE SOMETIMES THINK THAT.

IT'S A BIG CASE AND WE'RE TAKING IT.

WHEN MOST OF THESE CASES, WHEN THEY CALL US THIS IS NOT A BIG CASE.

THE MEDIA DON'T SHOW UP IN BREONNA.

TAYLOR IS THE PERFECT EXAMPLE.

LOCAL LAW HER FAMILY CALL PLEADING WITH ME TO GET INVOLVED.

SO SOMETHING COULD HAPPEN WHERE BRIANNA JUST WANT TO BE SWEPT UNDER THE AND THEN IT WAS A LOT EFFORT.

A LOT OF INGENUITY THAT MADE EVERYBODY SAY HER NAME BREONNA TAYLOR.

>> SO THERE'S THERE'S CRIMINAL CHARGES AND CONVICTIONS.

WRONGFUL DEATH SETTLEMENTS.

BUT WHAT DOES JUSTICE LOOK LIKE?

WHAT DO THE FAMILIES THAT YOU WORK WITH AND REPRESENT WHAT THEY TELL YOU?

JUSTICE IS FOR YOU KNOW, JUSTICE.

>> AS MANY THINGS TO MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE.

BUT WHAT THE FAMILY WANTS, OBVIOUSLY THEY WANT KILL.

THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ABUSED THEM A BATTERED THEM TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

OBVIOUSLY WE WANT FOR JUSTICE BECAUSE OFTENTIMES THEY SAID BLACK PEOPLE MAKE A TV AT ONE OF THE THE GET A CRIMINAL CONVICTION OR YOU GET A CIVIL RESOLUTION, BUT YOU ALL CAN GET BOTH WOOD JOINS FLOOR WAS A CASE WHERE WE WANT TO SHOW THE WORLD IT NOW BLACK PEOPLE, TOO, ARE ENTITLED TO THE FOR PROMISES OF THE CONSTITUTION.

THE MOST IMPORTANT PART ATTORNEY JEN, I HAVE JUST BEEN DOGMATIC ABOUT IS TRYING TO.

THEIR LEGACIES POLICY TO SAY BECAUSE POLICY AFFECTS US ALL, YOU KNOW, THE CRIMINAL CONVICTION IS GOOD FOR US INSIDE TO THIS IS SETTLEMENT VERDICT HELPS THE FAMILY DIRECTLY BUT POLICY IS UNIVERSAL AND THAT COULD HAVE PREVENTED GEORGE FLORIDA, TYRE NICHOLS R, YOU KNOW, AROUND A GREAT ANY OF THEM.

AND THAT'S WHERE I BELIEVE THEY WANT IS TO HAVE THE LIFE THAT WAS SNUFFED OUT MEAN MORE THAN JUST ANOTHER HASHTAG.

BECAUSE GEORGE FLOYD WAS THE TEMPLATES FOR ESTABLISHING THAT BLACK LIVES HAVE THE SAME VALUE IF NOT MORE, THEN WHITE.

THAT IS WHERE WE HAD TO PUSH THE ENVELOPE BEYOND.

AND SO WHAT IS JUSTICE JUSTICE DIFFERS FROM CASE TO CASE?

>> BUT WE ARE ENSURING THAT AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTRY REPRESENTING PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN AGGRIEVED BY POLICE OFFICERS OR BY MUNICIPALITIES AS A RESULT OF MISCONDUCT THAT WE ENSURE THAT THE VALUE OF LIFE IS EQUAL TO ALL.

>> AND BENJAMIN CRUMP WAS BACK IN CHICAGO LAST WEEK TO JOIN ROMANUCCI FOR A CONVERSATION AT THE DUSABLE BLACK HISTORY MUSEUM ABOUT THE REVERBERATIONS OF GEORGE FLOYD'S MURDER BY MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICERS BACK IN 2020.

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