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

I'M BRANDIS FRIEDMAN.

HERE'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

A LOOMING DECISION FOR MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON ON THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S CONTROVERSIAL SHOTSPOTTER SYSTEM.

>> EVERYBODY IS IS IT POSSIBLE BIG?

>> A WEEK OF NO INTERNET OR PHONE SERVICE IS AT LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL HERE ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE HACK.

AND NEW FEDERAL RULES.

MUSEUMS TO CHANGE THEIR NATIVE AMERICAN EXHIBITS, INCLUDING THE FIELD LEARNING WHAT'S BEHIND THE MOVE.

AND NOW TO SOME OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

JUSSIE SMOLLETT IS ASKING THE ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT TO REVIEW HIS CONVICTION.

IT COMES MORE THAN 2 YEARS AFTER A COOK COUNTY JURY CONVICTED THE ACTOR ORCHESTRATING AN ELABORATE HOAX HATE CRIME ATTACK AGAINST HIMSELF.

HIS ATTORNEY CLAIMED SMALL IT FACED DOUBLE JEOPARDY.

WHAT A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR FILED WHEN NEW CHARGES AGAINST HIM AFTER COOK COUNTY PROSECUTORS DROPPED THEIR INITIAL CASE.

WELL, IT WAS CONVICTED ON 5 COUNTS OF DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND SENTENCED TO 30 MONTHS PROBATION SERVING THE FIRST 150 DAYS OF THE SENTENCE IN JAIL.

EVICTIONS IN COOK COUNTY ARE APPROACHING PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS.

THE COOK COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS IT ENFORCED NEARLY 12,000 COURT ORDERED EVICTIONS LAST YEAR.

THE OFFICE'S ANNUAL REPORT ON EVICTION SHOWS THEY PLUMMETED AS AS 2700 IN THE YEAR 2021.

BECAUSE OF EVICTION MORATORIUMS AND RENT SUBSIDIES DURING THE PANDEMIC YEARS.

THE RESEARCH ALSO SHOWS THE DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT ON THE COUNTY'S BLACK POPULATION WITH APPROXIMATELY HALF OF ALL EVICTIONS IN COOK COUNTY OCCURRING IN ZIP CODES WITH MAJORITY BLACK POPULATIONS.

EDUCATORS AT 2 INSTITUTO DEL PROGRESO.

LATINO CHARTER SCHOOLS TOOK TO THE PICKET LINE TODAY.

TEACHERS AT JUSTICE AND LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AND HEALTH SCIENCES CAREERS A LITTLE VILLAGE ARE STRIKING AFTER THEY SAY LITTLE PROGRESS WAS MADE DURING RECENT NEGOTIATIONS.

THE CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION BACKED EDUCATORS SAY THEY'RE WALKING OUT OVER WHAT THEY CALL A MISMANAGEMENT OF SCHOOL FUNDS AND A LACK OF BILINGUAL AND SPECIAL EDUCATION SUPPORTS FOR STUDENTS.

THE ADMINISTRATION PREVIOUSLY DENIED THAT IT HAD REFUSED TO MEET MINIMUM STAFFING NEEDS AND INSTEAD BLAMED A NATIONWIDE TEACHER SHORTAGE AND WAVE OF VOLUNTARY RESIGNATIONS.

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DEMONSTRATORS PLANNING TO PROTEST THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION THIS SUMMER.

SO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAS DENIED THEIR REQUEST TO MARCH OUTSIDE THE CONVENTION ITSELF.

>> WE DEMAND A PERMIT TO MARCH AS A GESTURE OF GOOD FAITH THAT THE POLICE WOULD NOT INTRODUCE VIOLENCE.

OUR FAMILY FOR ANY PROTESTS.

THE DENIAL LETTER PUT BOTH EFFECT.

YOU'RE OUT.

BUT A MARCH THAT IS NOWHERE TO A C WE REFUSE TO BE CAST AWAY WINDOWS AND POWELL CANNOT SEE OR HEAR DEMANDS.

>> THE CHICAGO ALLIANCE AGAINST RACIST AND POLITICAL REPRESSION SAYS ITS DENIAL LETTER FROM THE CITY CLAIMED IT WOULDN'T HAVE ENOUGH POLICE OFFICERS TO SECURE BOTH THE PROTEST AND THE CONVENTION.

THE GROUP SAYS IT PLANS TO PROTEST MASS INCARCERATION AND DEPORTATION AND THE US'S ROLE IN OVERSEAS CONFLICTS AMONG OTHER ISSUES.

UP NEXT, THE MYSTERY BEHIND A HIGH-PROFILE HACK RIGHT AFTER THIS.

>> CHICAGO TONIGHT IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE ALEXANDRA AND JOHN NICHOLS FAMILY.

THE GYM AND K MAYBE FAMILY.

THE POPE BROTHERS FOUNDATION.

AND THE SUPPORT OF THESE DONORS.

>> IT'S BEEN A WEEK SINCE LURIE, CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS, PHONE AND INTERNET SERVICES WENT OFFLINE.

THERE'S NO TELLING WHEN WE'LL BE BACK UP AND RUNNING.

TW NEWS REPORTER AMANDA BENNETT.

JOINS US NOW WITH MORE.

AMANDA, WHAT'S BEHIND ALL?

THIS WILL BRING TO SO FAR, LORI IS DESCRIBING THIS ONLY AS A CYBER SECURITY MATTER WHAT EXACTLY THAT MATTER IS AND WHO'S BEHIND WE DON'T KNOW.

AND HASN'T SAID.

CYBERSECURITY EXPERTS TELL PHILIP TENNESSEE RISES A SOPHISTICATE PLAYERS BEHIND IT.

>> I ACTUALLY GUARANTEE YOU LEARN HAS VERY GOOD BACKUP SYSTEMS.

I ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEE THAT THEY'RE THERE ON THAT.

YOUR ORGANIZATION >> THEY'RE THEY'RE A IF IF A IF AN ATTACKER WAS ABLE TO REALLY TAKE ON THE SYSTEM LIKE THIS, THIS IS A PRETTY DEEP INFILTRATION.

THEY'RE PROBABLY UP AGAINST SOMEBODY PRETTY SIGNIFICANT.

>> SO THEN IT'S CLEAR THAT THIS WAS AN ATTACK.

ANY INSIGHT INTO WHY LURIE?

NO.

AND AGAIN, LURIE HAS NOT SAID ANYTHING GIVEN.

NO, HENCE, IT IS NOT, HOWEVER, THE FIRST HEALTH CARE SYSTEM TO FACE THIS ISSUE.

CHICAGO'S SAINT ANTHONY HOSPITAL ARE MUCH SMALLER INSTITUTION GRANTED.

>> LAST WEEK ANNOUNCED IT WAS VICTIM TO WHAT IT DESCRIBES AS DATA SECURITY INCIDENT MID DECEMBER.

AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES IS INVESTIGATING HUNDREDS OF CASES OF BRIDGES OF UNSECURED PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION.

VENICE GUESSES IN WORRIES CASE THE ATTACKERS AFTER MONEY AS RANSOM.

>> BUT NOT ASSUME BECAUSE THERE MAY BE MORE TO IT.

A NATION-STATE ACTOR DOES HAVE VALUE IN DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

A NATION-STATE ACTOR WILL WILL DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN ORDER TO SHOW THAT THEY HAVE A CERTAIN POWER.

THEY MIGHT DO THIS TO PUBLIC OPINION.

PEOPLE FEEL UNSAFE.

>> HE SAYS THAT CRYPTOCURRENCY HAS REALLY OPENED THE DOOR TO MONETIZING CYBER CRIME.

SO HE DOES ASSUME THAT THAT IS THE CASE HERE, OK?

AND OF COURSE, THE BIG QUESTION, WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR ALERTING PATIENTS?

REALLY CONFUSION AND FRUSTRATION, LURIE SAYS PER THE PROTOCOL FOR SITUATIONS LIKE THIS AND HE'S TAKEN DOWN ALL NETWORK SYSTEMS.

THAT MEANS NO EXTERNAL EMAILS, NO EXTERNAL PHONE CALLS IT DOES HAVE A CALL CENTER OPEN AND A WEBSITE SPECIFICALLY DEDICATED TO THIS ISSUE HAS SOME THANK NOW, ALSO, IF YOU TRIED TO LOG INTO YOUR ONLINE HEALTH CARE PART, ALL KNOWN AS MY CHART, THAT'S DOWN, LURIE SAYS IT REALIZES THAT THIS IS FRUSTRATING AND QUOTE, OUR INVESTIGATION REMAINS ONGOING AND WE ARE WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER.

PLEASE UNDERSTAND THIS PROCESS TAKES TIME AND KNOW THAT WE HAVE HIGHLY EXPERIENCED, CAPABLE AND EMPATHETIC TEAMS OF BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL EXPERTS RESPONDING TO THIS MATTER.

NOW, I WILL SHARE IT THAT AS A REPORTER, BUT ALSO AS A PARENT ACTUALLY CALLED THAT CALL CENTER AND WAS TOLD MOSTLY THE SAME INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN FIND ONLINE.

LURIE APOLOGIZES, BUT THAT IT IS COMMITTED TO THE SAME QUALITY OF CARE.

YES, AND I AS A PARENT RECEIVED THE E-MAIL FROM LURIE AS AND HOW IS CARE AFFECTED?

THAT'S ALSO DIFFICULT TO SAY BECAUSE IT CAN BE REALLY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS.

THE RESPONDER, THE CALL CENTER THAT I SPOKE WITH, SAID THAT PATIENTS SHOULD STILL GO TO THEIR APPOINTMENTS AND LESS THEY HEAR OTHERWISE FROM THEIR PROVIDER.

AND HE DID SAY THAT AFTER I KIND OF ASKED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE MY KID HAS AN APPOINTMENT ACTUALLY THIS WEEK.

ARE THEY GOING TO HAVE?

THE INFORMATION THAT YOU KNOW FOR WHAT MY CHILD NEEDS?

HE SAID LORI DOES HAVE AN INTERNAL BACKUP SYSTEM.

SO EVEN IF I'M NOT ABLE TO ACCESS HER HEALTHCARE INFORMATION ONLINE, THE DOCTORS WILL BE ABLE TO.

THERE IS, HOWEVER, STILL FEAR, OF COURSE, THAT THIS COULD IMPACT SOME CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE AND THE SERVICES THAT THEY NEED AND DEPEND ON ANY FINAL TIPS.

AMENDING.

YEAH, I MEAN, THERE'S SO MUCH THAT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS.

SO OF COURSE, THERE IS CONCERN ABOUT PRIVATE INFORMATION.

SURE WE'LL BE HEARING ABOUT THAT FROM LORI IN WHEN THEY HAVE MORE INFORMATION THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO SHARE.

BUT I WILL ADD SOME TIPS FROM THE CYBER SECURITY EXPERT THAT I SPOKE WITH HIM.

HE SAID, FIRST OF ALL, THAT THIS SHOWS WHY GOVERNMENTS REALLY NEED TO BE PROACTIVE ABOUT PASSING REGULATIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT COMPANIES THAT HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR SYSTEMS ARE PROTECTED.

AND THEN WHEN IT COMES TO AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS HE SAYS THAT REALLY NEED TO FOLLOW THE ADVICE THAT HAS BECOME COMMON FOR GOOD SO THINGS LIKE MAKE SURE YOU DON'T REUSE THE SAME PASSWORD.

USE A PASSWORD MANAGER AND ALSO OBVIOUS REALLY HERE, BUT DO NOT CLICK ON ANY SUSPICIOUS LINKS OR ATTACHMENTS IN EMAILS, OK?

LOTS OF QUESTIONS.

AMANDA, THANK THANK YOU.

UP NEXT, NEW RULES SPARK BIG CHANGES AT CHICAGO CULTURAL INSTITUTION.

BUT FIRST, A LOOK AT THE WEATHER.

ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

MUSEUMS HAVE HAD TO REMOVE OR COVER UP SOME OF THEIR NATIVE AMERICAN EXHIBITS, INCLUDING RIGHT HERE IN CHICAGO.

>> LAST MONTH, THE FIELD MUSEUM COVERED MANY OF THE DISPLAYS AND ITS ANCIENT AMERICAS AND NORTHWEST COAST IN ARCTIC PEOPLE'S EXHIBIT.

THAT'S BECAUSE OF UPDATES TO THE FEDERAL NATIVE AMERICAN GRAVES, PROTECTION AND REPATRIATION ACT.

MUSEUMS NOW NEED CONSENT FROM AFFILIATED TRIBES IN ORDER TO DISPLAY SACRED NATIVE ARTIFACTS.

JOINING US NOW WITH MORE IS MATTHEW BUS, TRIBAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER FOR OKAY ON BAND OF POTAWATOMI INDIANS IN MICHIGAN.

WE ALSO REACHED OUT TO THE FIELD MUSEUM TO SEND A REPRESENTATIVE, BUT THEY MATTHEW BUTLER, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> YES, IT'S MY PLEASURE.

>> SO DO YOU THINK THESE NEW REGULATIONS ARE A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION?

>> I DO.

I I FEEL PRETTY OPTIMISTICALLY ABOUT THE NEW MAC PRO FINAL RULES TOOK EFFECT HERE IN THE 12TH OF JANUARY.

THERE'S BEEN QUITE A FEW CHANGES THAT WILL ALLOW TRIBES TO ACHIEVE REPATRIATION, MORE EXPEDIENT WAY THAN EVER BEFORE.

>> WHAT DO YOU THINK?

WHAT ARE YOU HOPING THE IMPACT WILL BE?

>> SO IS THAT NEW REGULATIONS HAVE REMOVED A BARRIER REGARDING COACH LEON IDENTIFIABLE INDIVIDUALS THAT HAS BEEN DISABLING TRIBAL COMMUNITIES FROM ACHIEVING REPATRIATIONS SINCE THE LAW WAS ENACTED IN 1990, NOW THAT CULTURAL AFFILIATION CAN BE DETERMINED THROUGH INFORMATION OTHER THAN PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE, TRAVEL COMMUNITIES WILL BE ABLE TO CONSULT WITH ONE ANOTHER AND COME TO CONSENSUS ON THE MOST APPROPRIATE TRANSFER OF CUSTODY RECIPIENTS AND MOVE FORWARD WITH MAKING CLAIMS AND BEGIN BRINGING OUR ANCESTORS AND THEIR BELONGINGS HOME.

>> TO THAT END, YOU KNOW WHAT HAS BEEN THE IMPACT OF THESE INSTITUTIONS BEING IN POSSESSION OF THESE NATIVE ARTIFACTS, CULTURAL ITEMS, EVEN FROM HUMAN REMAINS.

>> IT IS EXTREMELY DETRIMENTAL ON THE SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF TRAVEL COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE NATION.

>> TO HAVE THEIR CULTURAL PATRIMONY ITEMS AND THEIR ANCESTORS FUNERARY BELONGING BELONGINGS BEING HELD BY THE MUSEUM'S AND EXHIBITED BY THOSE MUSEUMS IT'S HARMFUL TO SEA AND WE ALL KNOW AS AS TRIBAL COMMUNITIES THAT THOSE ITEM SHOULD WITH THEIR COMMUNITIES BEING UTILIZED IN CEREMONY AND THE THOSE FUNERARY OBJECTS SHOULD BE REUNITED WITH THE ANCESTORS AND RESPECTING THE WILL OF MOTHER EARTH LIKE THEY WERE INTENDED TO BE.

>> AGAIN, WE DID INVITE THE FIELD MUSEUM TO JOIN US THIS EVENING.

THEY DECLINED TONIGHT.

BUT IN A PRESS RELEASE, THE MUSEUM SAID, QUOTE, THESE DISPLAY CASES HAVE BEEN COVERED BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN CULTURAL ITEMS THAT COULD BE SUBJECT TO THESE UPDATED KNACK PRO REGULATIONS.

THERE ARE NO NATIVE AMERICAN HUMAN REMAINS ON DISPLAY AT THE FIELD MUSEUM.

IT GOES ON TO SAY THE FIELD MUSEUM IS COMMITTED NOT ONLY TO COMPLIANCE WITH PRO, BUT TO CONSULTATION AND COLLABORATION WITH AFFILIATED COMMUNITIES WHOSE HERITAGE IS REPRESENTED IN OUR GALLERIES.

I'M MATTHEW, AS WE AS WE MENTIONED, THE MUSEUM HAS HAD TO COVER MANY OF ITS DISPLAYS RECENTLY.

WHAT IS YOUR REACTION TO THE MUSEUM'S RESPONSE TO UPDATED REGULATIONS.

>> SO PERSONALLY, I BELIEVE THE COVERING THE THAT EXHIBIT CULTURAL PATRIMONY CEREMONIAL ITEMS, FUNERARY OBJECTS THAT.

SO THAT'S GOOD.

FIRST STEP.

BUT THIS KNACK A FINAL RULE IT IS NOW REQUIRING FREE PRIOR AND INFORMED CONSENT BEFORE ANY EGGS EDITION ACCESS TO OR RESEARCH ON HUMAN REMAINS OR CULTURAL ITEMS.

AND THAT IS GOING TO BE VERY BENEFICIAL FOR TRAVEL COMMUNITIES YOU KNOW, TRIBES NEED TO BE IN CONTROL OF WHAT IS BEING DISPLAYED IN THE NARRATIVE BEHIND THOSE EXHIBITS AND TRAVEL VOICES MUST INFORM THEIR OWN STORY.

MUSEUM SHOULD NO LONGER BE TELLING THE STORY FOR US.

>> IT'S BEEN LESS THAN A MONTH SINCE THE LAW HAS BEEN IN EFFECT.

BUT WHAT HAVE YOU NOTICED SO FAR IN YOUR ROLE?

>> YES, EXACTLY.

IT'S ONLY BEEN ABOUT 3 WEEKS SINCE THE NEW REGULATIONS HAVE COME INTO EFFECT.

SO WE HAVEN'T SEEN A LARGE CHANGE YET, BUT WE ANTICIPATE A LARGE INFLUX OF MUSEUMS AND INSTITUTIONS REACHING OUT TO ENGAGE NAGPUR PROCESS OR TO INQUIRE ON THE EXHIBITION OF VARIOUS ITEMS.

AND IF THEY'RE APPROPRIATE OR NOT TO DISPLAY.

AND SO THERE'S AN BE A LOT OF WORK AHEAD OF US.

>> DO YOU THINK THE LIMITED CAPACITY THAT TRIBAL NATIONS FACE IN RESPONDING TO AN INFLUX OF REQUEST FOR MUSEUMS TO THINK THAT COULD SLOW THIS PROCESS DOWN.

>> I THINK THAT IT MAY.

THERE ARE MANY TRIBAL COMMUNITIES.

THEY ONLY HAVE ONE OR 2 INDIVIDUALS, SOME OF WHICH DON'T HAVE ANY FUNDING OR ANY CAPACITY WITHIN NOT PRO PROFESSION.

IN THAT THERE ARE TRIBAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICERS.

THEY'RE WEARING MULTIPLE HATS AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCOMPLISH ALL THEIR TASKS FROM, YOU KNOW, ASSUMING THE RESPONSIBILITY FROM THE STATE ON NATIONAL STAR PRESERVATION ACT WORK WHILE ALSO ATTEMPTING TO BE PROACTIVE ON THE REPATRIATION OF THEIR ANCESTORS AND THEIR BELONGINGS.

AND SO IT'S GOING TO BE.

IT'S GOING TO BE A BUT I THINK THAT.

A LOT TRAVEL COMMUNITIES ARE STARTING TO WORK TOGETHER.

WE HAVE THE MICHIGAN AND NOT THAT CULTURAL PRESERVATION, REPATRIATION ALLIANCE, WHICH IS MADE UP OF ALL 12 OF OUR FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES IN THE COUPLE STATE RECOGNIZED TRIBES, WHICH THOSE KIND OF MECHANISMS WILL ALLOW US TO CONTINUE TO BE EXPEDIENT AND CONSENSUS FROM ONE ANOTHER.

AND DETERMINE WHAT WHO IS MOST APPROPRIATE TO BECOME THOSE TRANSFER OF CUSTODY RECIPIENTS.

SO AS LONG AS YOU'RE WORKING AS A TEAM, I THINK THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THIS STILL IN IN A RATHER EXPEDIENT WAY.

>> MATTHEW JUST GOT A COUPLE OF SECONDS LEFT.

BUT MOVING FORWARD, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE WORK WITH NATIVE PEOPLE AND NATIONS AND WITH REGARD TO EXHIBIT SOME RETURNING ITEMS AND REMAINS MOVING FORWARD.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO SEE INSTITUTIONS.

>> START TO PRIORITIZE THINGS A LITTLE BIT MORE EFFECTIVELY.

>> NEED TO PRIORITIZE THE COMPILATION OF THEIR INVENTORIES.

AND FROM THAT POINT, START REACHING OUT TO EVERY SINGLE TRIBE THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE ASSOCIATED OR AFFILIATED WITH THERE ELECTIONS.

GET THOSE OPEN DOORS OF COMMUNICATIONS STARTED.

YOU KNOW, IT'S ALL OF OUR RESPONSIBILITY WERE THE ONES HERE IN THESE POSITIONS.

AND IT'S TIME TO JUST START COMMUNICATING WITH ONE ANOTHER.

>> IT'S A GOOD PLACE TO LIVE IN.

MATTHEW BUTLER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

UP NEXT, OUR SPOTLIGHT POLITICS TEAM ON A HOTLY DEBATED POLICING TOOL.

STAY WITH US.

A BIG DECISION FOR THE MAYOR ON WHETHER TO KEEP THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S CONTROVERSIAL SHOTSPOTTER SYSTEM.

ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD FOR CHICAGO IS BACK ON THE AGENDA IN SPRINGFIELD AND VIOLENT RHETORIC FROM THE CHICAGO TEACHERS.

UNION PRESIDENT DRAWS BACKLASH HERE WITH THAT AND MORE IN SPOTLIGHT.

POLITICS TEAM AMANDA HAD OR SHARON AND PERES SHUT.

WANT HEAR ABOUT AND A BAG OF CHIPS ANOTHER BIG DECISION LOOMING FOR MAYOR JOHNSON ON WHETHER THE CITY SHOULD RENEW THE SHOTSPOTTER CONTRACTED TO BELIEVE SHOTS, BUT HE'S ALSO CHANGED ITS AS OF LATE WHEN CAMPAIGNING FOR MAYOR.

HE PROMISED TO REMOVE IT.

WHAT'S WHAT'S WHAT'S STANDING IN HIS WAY?

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE IS MADE UP HIS MIND WILL BE ISSUE IS IS THAT YOU HAVE CHICAGO'S TOP COP, LARRY SNELLING SAYING VERY PUBLICLY THAT SHOTSPOTTER OR SOUND THINKING HELPS THE POLICE FIGHT CRIME.

>> AND AT A TIME WHERE THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE FOR VOTERS IS CRIME AND WANTING NOT DO ANYTHING THAT REFER SAYS THE GAMES IN THE DROP IN SHOOTINGS AND MURDERS.

THAT MEANS THAT THIS IS A TOUGH, TOUGH DECISION FOR THE MAYOR, EVEN THOUGH HIS BASE OF VOTERS AND THE PROGRESSIVE ORGANIZATIONS ARE UNITED IN BELIEVING THAT SHOTSPOTTER CONTRIBUTES TO BOTH OVER-POLICING AND THE UNDER POLICING OF BLACK AND BROWN NEIGHBORHOODS IN CHICAGO.

THE MURDER, I SHOULD SAY, THE KILLING OF ADAM TOLEDO HAS BEEN BACK IN THE NEWS AND THERE WAS AN INCIDENT JUST A COUPLE WEEKS AGO WHERE THERE WAS SHOTSPOTTER ALERT.

POLICE OFFICERS RESPONDED SOME AND HEARD A BANG AND FIRED AT THE MAN WHO DID NOT HAVE A GUN AND DID NOT WAS NOT ENGAGING IN AN ALTERCATION WITH THE POLICE.

NOW NO ONE WAS HURT, BUT THAT'S THE SORT OF INCIDENT THAT PEOPLE WHO WANT THE SHOTSPOTTER CONTRACT TO BE CANCELED.

WANT TO SEE STOPPED.

IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG DECISION.

CRITICS HAVE SAID THAT THAT SHOTSPOTTER ALERT HEIGHTENS THE TENSION ANXIETY FOR THOSE OFFICERS UNTIL THEY GO INTO THAT SCENE, EXPECTING THAT SHOTS HAVE, IN FACT BEEN FIRED WHEN IT HASN'T BEEN CONFIRMED YET.

PARIS.

>> HOW AWKWARD FOR JOHNSON IS IT THE FACT THAT HIS POLICE SUPERINTENDENT, LARRY SNELLING HAS COME OUT REAFFIRMED HIS SUPPORT?

I THINK THAT MAYOR JOHNSON HAS BEEN ONE OF THOSE CRITICS, ESPECIALLY ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.

AND THAT'S WHY THEY VERY QUIETLY, I BELIEVE, SORT OF TEMPORARILY OR, YOU KNOW, EXTENDED ITS CONTRACT ON THE IN THE INTERIM BASIS.

SO AT THE END OF THE MAYOR JOHNSON IS THE ONE THAT MAKES THE CALLS.

AND IF HE DISAGREES WITH HIS POLICE SUPERINTENDENT ON THIS, THIS MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT'S DISAGREE ON.

BUT I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT.

>> NO MAYOR CAN KEEP ALL THEIR CAMPAIGN PROMISES.

THIS WAS A BIG ONE FROM THE MAYOR AND HE'S ALREADY FACING SOME EROSION OF HIS PROGRESSIVE SUPPORT OVER THE MIGRANT SITUATION.

YOU WOULD THINK GOING AGAINST THIS PROMISE MIGHT HURT HIM.

SO MAYBE THEY DO THIS COMPROMISE ANY.

MAYBE THERE'S ANOTHER TEMPORARY EXTENSION.

IN IT WAS SNOWING WHEN DO TO PREVENT.

I MEAN, THIS WAS HIS PICK AND MAYBE THERE'S A CHECK AND BALANCE ON IT THAT WE HAVEN'T THOUGHT OF, YOU KNOW, YOU KEEP THE CONTRACT, BUT >> THERE'S CRITICS, THOUGH.

CHEAP EITHER.

SO THE CITY HAS ALREADY SPENT 35 MILLION DOLLARS TO SET UP THIS WHOLE SYSTEM.

>> SO THERE WOULD BE SOME SORT OF LOSS OF THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN THE SPEAKERS.

AND IT'S NOT CLEAR WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO SORT OF THE WHOLE SYSTEM THAT HAS BEEN CREATED OVER THE LAST ALMOST 5 YEARS.

YOU MENTION THE MIGRANT PARIS MIGRANT ARRIVALS CONTINUE TO STRETCH CITY AND STATE RESOURCES AS WE KNOW WHETHER ANY SIGN OF THE FLOW OF ARRIVALS SLOWING.

SO THE FLOW OF ARRIVALS IS STILL INCREASING.

SO IN THE LAST MONTH SINCE JANUARY, 5TH.

>> 20% MORE MIGRANTS HAVE ARRIVED IN CHICAGO, NEARLY 5600 MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN AT THE SAME TIME, HOWEVER, SPACES ARE OPENING UP IN THE CITY SHELTERS.

THOSE SHELTERS ARE 9%.

HAVE FEWER AT 9% FEWER PEOPLE THAN THEY DID BACK IN JANUARY.

AND I THINK MOST IMPORTANTLY, THERE ARE NO LONGER HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WAITING AT POLICE STATIONS OR THE LANDING AT O'HARE TODAY, THERE WERE FEWER THAN A DOZEN PEOPLE WAITING FOR A SPOT TO OPEN UP IN THE SHELTERS.

>> WHICH I THINK IS MOST CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT THE MAYOR WOULD TELL US WAS PROGRESS.

AND ENSURING THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT BEING EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF FAKE SPRING RIGHT I'M LOVING IT.

SO THAT IS GOING TO BE MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF BREATHING ROOM AS SORT OF PEOPLE TRY TO GET A HANDLE ON THINGS BEFORE THE SPRING.

BUT THIS CRISIS IS VERY FAR FROM OVER, ESPECIALLY UNTIL A SECOND REAL WINTER HEATHER WILSON, OH, MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON, GOVERNOR JB PRITZKER IN COOK COUNTY BOARD.

PRESIDENT TONI PRECKWINKLE.

THEY ALL MET YESTERDAY TO DISCUSS THE ONGOING RESPONSE.

WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT HOW THAT WENT.

SO WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY TALKED ABOUT.

GOVERNOR PRITZKER SPOKE WITH NBC PHASE MARIANI HURNS WE MEET ALL THE TIME.

THIS IS FINE, WHICH REALLY BELIES THE AMOUNT OF TENSION THAT HAS BEEN BETWEEN THE MAYOR AND THE GOVERNOR OVER THE QUESTION OF THE BASE CAMPS AND >> WHO SHOULD PAY FOR SHELTERS AND WHERE THEY SHOULD OPEN UP.

I THINK IT WAS NOT BY CHANCE THAT YOU SAW GOVERNOR COME TO CITY HALL.

HE HAS TO KNOW THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN CAMERAS THERE THAT THAT THAT CAPTURED HIM THERE.

SO PERHAPS IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF SIGN OF DATE HANSER PERESTROIKA AND THEY'RE TAKING A LITTLE BIT OF THIS OPPORTUNITY OF THIS LOW THAT I TALKED ABOUT TO SORT OF MAYBE START AND WE KNOW THAT MAYOR AND THE GOVERNOR HAVE BEEN PUBLICLY AT ODDS OVER THIS ANY SUGGESTION THAT THIS MEETING MIGHT HAVE EASE THOSE TENSIONS?

ALL WE KNOW IS THE GOVERNOR'S FOLKS SAY THAT THIS WAS A QUOTE, UNQUOTE, PRODUCTIVE MEETING.

WE KNOW WHAT WAS NOT TALKED ABOUT ACCORDING TO THEM, IS THAT.

>> THIS ISSUE A SHELTER AS YOU STILL HAVE MAYOR AND THE GOVERNOR AT ODDS WITH THE STATE PROMISING ANOTHER 2000 SHELTER BEDS AND SAYING READY TO DO IT.

JUST SAY WHERE AND THE JOHNSON ADMINISTRATION SAYING, NO, WE DON'T WANT MAKE THAT CHOICE ARE WITH NON ABLE TO MAKE THAT CHOICE AND WANTING THOSE SHELTER SPACES TO BE PERHAPS AT LEAST IN PART OUTSIDE OF CHICAGO.

SO THAT APPARENTLY WAS NOT JUST DISCUSS THE NET SEEMS TO BE A HUGE VOID.

WE ARE EXPECTING TO HEAR THING SOON.

AGAIN, THIS WAS A PRODUCTIVE MEETING.

AND BY THE WAY, NOT THE FIRST.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT BOTH THE MAYOR AND GOVERNOR TRIED TO PUSH BACK THIS SUGGESTION THAT DON'T GET ALONG IT.

THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE FOR THEM DESPITE THE FACT THAT THEY COME OUT WITH THESE VERY PUBLIC JABS ON POLICY MATTERS.

AMANDA RECENT REPORT, THE SUN-TIMES SAYS THAT MAYOR JOHNSON ONLY WANTS TO SEE 10 OF THE 21 CPS SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ELECTED THIS YEAR.

>> THAT WAS, OF COURSE, A REPORT FROM SOMETIMES WHAT HAS JOHNSON'S OFFICE SAID ABOUT THE ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD AND HOW THAT WILL GO DOWN THIS YEAR.

SO, YEAH, THIS WAS A LETTER THAT HE WROTE TO PRESIDENT TOM HERMAN, THE STATE SENATE WHO HAS BEEN, BUT ONE THAT THERE'S A LOT OF REVERSING POSITIONS HERE.

BUT HARMON NOW IS ADVOCATING FOR A FULLY ELECTED BOARD.

THAT IS SOMETHING, BY THE WAY, THE CHICAGO'S TEACHERS UNION.

>> LONG FOUGHT FOR NOW.

THEY DON'T WANT THAT.

THERE IS A SUGGESTION THAT THE CTU HAS PUSHED BACK AGAINST THAT.

IT'S BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO NECESSARILY OR DON'T HAVE THE CAMPAIGN DOLLARS TO FIGHT FOR.

21 SEATS AND 7 RATHER HAVE HALF A LOT OF FOLKS WOULD POINT OUT JOHNSON HAS DEEP CONNECTIONS TO THE SEA.

TO YOU THAT SOMETHING THAT THAT JOHNSON CONTINUALLY SORT OF TRIES TO MAKE NOT MUCH WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THIS IS GOING TO GO.

HERMAN HAS SAID THAT HE NEEDS TO SPEAK WITH LEGISLATORS, SPEAK WITH SENATORS TO DECIDE NEXT STEPS IN THE GOVERNOR'S REALLY TAKING A HANDS-OFF POSITION, OK?

SO SOMEONE MAYOR JOHNSON HAS DEEP CONNECTIONS TO IS, OF COURSE, CTU PRESIDENT STACY DAVIS, GATES A PARIS LAST WEEK.

YOU BROKE THE STORY.

>> BUT SHE CALLED ON SOME TEACHERS TO, QUOTE, PUNCH THEIR PRINCIPLE IN THE ANY WORD ON THIS FROM STACY?

SHE DID NOT RETURN MY CALLS FOR COMMENT.

A SPOKESPERSON DID NOT PROVIDE ANY COMMENT.

THEY DID PROVIDE A STATEMENT TO THEIR MEMBERS.

BASICALLY IN THE LANGUAGE IS FIGURATIVE THEY SAY WAS INTENTIONALLY MISCHARACTERIZED.

>> BY BY THE WAY, THIS PRINCIPLE FILED A POLICE INCIDENT REPORT CTU IN THIS STATEMENT KIND OF TURNED AROUND AND SAID THEY'VE BEEN KIND OF BULLY THEIR THEIR CONTRACT IS UP, YOU IN JUNE GETTING READY TO NEGOTIATE A NEW LABOR CONTRACT AND THEY HAVE THE PRINCIPALS ASSOCIATION.

TROY LAURA, VERY COLD FOR ACCOUNTABILITY FOR DAVIS CASE FOR THESE COMMENTS AND SAID HE BELIEVES THIS IS PART OF A PATTERN WHERE TEACHERS WHO ARE TEACHERS, UNION DELEGATES AND MEMBERS ARE CAUSING TROUBLE IN CERTAIN SCHOOLS AGAINST PRINCIPLES.

I TTO WAS OR SOMETHING AS PRINCIPAL DID THE WANTED THOSE COMMENTS AGAIN, THEY DIDN'T ANSWER ME.

A LOT OF THE OTHER THING THE TRAIL AREA SAID IT'S IT'S PROVIDING A PRETTY BAD EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT FOR KIDS RIGHT NOW.

A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT.

OBVIOUSLY, I'M SURE THERE WILL BE MORE BECAUSE IT, AS YOU SAID, THE LOT BY GOING TO BE ON THE CONTRACT NEGOTIATION AS IT HAPPENS LATER THIS YEAR.

>> SPOTLIGHT POLITICS.

AMANDA, HEATHER, PARIS, THANK AND IT'S ELECTION SEASON CASE YOU HADN'T HEARD THE ILLINOIS PRIMARY IS MARCH 19TH AND THE FIRST DAY OF MAILING FOR VOTE BY MAIL BALLOTS IS THURSDAY.

PEOPLE.

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AND THAT'S OUR SHOW FOR THIS TUESDAY NIGHT.

JOIN US TOMORROW NIGHT AT 5, 30 10 FOR CHICAGO.

TONIGHT, BLACK VOICES.

A LOOK AT THE IMPACT OF SHOTSPOTTER TECHNOLOGY AS THE CITY DECIDES WHETHER TO RENEW ITS CONTRACT A NEW SERIES FROM HISTORIAN AND FILMMAKER HENRY LOUIS GATES ON THE HISTORY OF GOSPEL.

AND WE LEAVE YOU TONIGHT WITH MUSIC OF TOBY KEITH, THE COUNTRY MUSIC GIANT WHO DIED YESTERDAY 62.

NOW FOR ALL OF US HERE IN CHICAGO TONIGHT AND BRING FRIEDMAN, THANKS FOR WATCHING.

STAY HEALTHY AND AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

>> AND AS YEAR BEFORE.

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