[♪♪♪] >> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO "CHICAGO TONIGHT."

I'M BRANDIS FRIEDMAN.

PARIS SCHUTZ HAS THE EVENING OFF.

ON THE SHOW TONIGHT... >> VERY PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE FOLKS AT C.T.U.

>> THAT'S EVEN AS TEACHERS THREATEN TO NOT SHOW UP FOR WORK IN IN-PERSON ON WEDNESDAY.

THE LATEST ON THE NEGOTIATIONS FROM THE C.T.U.

>> VACCINES ARE OUR MOST POTENT TOOL.

>> NOT JUST FOR ENDING COVID BUT CLOSING SYSTEMIC RACIAL EQUITIES.

WE HAVE SPECIFICS ON CHICAGO'S NEW VACCINE DISTRIBUTION PLAN.

>> THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE SPEED AT WHICH THE COVID-19 VACCINE WAS DEVELOPED.

>> THE EFFORT IS CONSTITUTIONAL.

>> THE ARTICLE OF IMPEACHMENT HEADS TO THE SENATE.

WHAT THE CONSTITUTION SAYS ABOUT IMPEACHING A PRESIDENT AFTER HE LEAVES OFFICE.

>> 2021 THERE HAVE BEEN 144 VEHICLE HIJACK NOOTION AND THAT NUMBER IS RISING.

LOCAL OFFICIALS SHARE WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT THE INCREASE IN CARJACKINGS.

WGN AMERICA IS CHANGING ITS NAME THE NEW MONIKER AND BUSINESS HEADLINES FROM CRAIN'S.

WE TALK WITH METROPOLITAN FAMILY SERVICES WERE POVERTY CAN MAKE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FEEL TRAPPED IN AN ABUSIVE HOME.

>> I'M ANGEL IDOWU TONIGHT I WILL HAVE MORE FROM MONTROSE HARBOR WHERE WE ARE SEARCHING FOR BEACH GLASS.

>> ILLINOIS OFFICIALS SAY EMERGENCY CREWS ARE READY FOR TONIGHT'S HEAVY SNOW FORECAST TO BE THE WORST IN TWO YEARS.

UP TO EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW, HAIL AND FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW.

THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAS 1800 TRUCKS AND EQUIPMENT DEPLOYED STATE-WIDE TO PLOW, TREAT ROADS WITH SALT AND RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES.

STATE POLICE AND I D.O.T.

WARN OF LONGER TRAVEL TIMES AND DETERIORATING CONDITIONS AND ASK DRIVERS TO TAKE IT SLOW AND MAKE SURE YOUR GAS TANK IS FULL.

>> TWO BROTHERS ACCUSE FATHER MICHAEL PFLEGER OF ABUSE DECADES AGO AND WHO WISH TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS HELD A NEWS CONFERENCE TODAY.

>> I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE WRONGFULLY ACCUSED.

I WAS A POLICE OFFICER I UNDERSTAND PEOPLE BEING WRONGFULLY ACCUSED.

I DON'T TAKE THAT LIGHTLY.

AND I'M NOT HERE LIGHTLY AND I'M NOT HERE BECAUSE I WANT TO BE I'M HERE BECAUSE THIS IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

>> WHAT TOOK ME SO LONG IS BECAUSE OF HIS STATURE, HOW RESPECTED HE IS IN CHICAGO, THIS NAME IS ALWAYS IN SOME TYPE OF NEWSPAPER.

>> FATHER MICHAEL PFLEGER HAS DENIED ANY WRONGDOING.

HIS LAWYERS RELEASED A STATEMENT TODAY WHICH READS IN PART QUOTE... ONE OF THE BROTHERS SENT A HANDWRITTEN LETTER TO FATHER MICHAEL PFLEGER DATED DECEMBER 31, 2020 IT STATES QUOTE I AM ASKING FOR A ONE-TIME PAYMENT TO HELP ME MOVE ON IN THIS TROUBLED AND CONFUSED TIME IN MY LIFE.

I DID NOT WANT TO PUT A PRICE BUT I MUST.

I'M ASKING FOR $20,000 TO BE SENT TO MY ZELL ACCOUNT.

>> THE ILLINOIS AND CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH ANNOUNCE THERE ARE EIGHT CASES OF THE CONTAGIOUS VARIANT IN ILLINOIS AND THERE ARE 3,000 NEW CASES THERE HAVE BEEN ANOTHER 49 DEATHS.

THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CORONAVIRUS INFECTS IS 1.1 MILLION AND THE DEATH TOLL IS 18,798.

AND WE'LL HAVE THE LATEST ON LOCAL VACCINE DISTRIBUTION IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS OFFICIALS AND THE CHICAGO TEACHERS' UNION CONTINUED NEGOTIATING OVER THE WEEKEND ABOUT TEACHERS AND STAFF RETURNING TO SCHOOLS FOR IN-PERSON LEARNING.

THE DISTRICT ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY IT WOULD PUSH THE RETURN DATE TO WEDNESDAY IN HOPES OF REACHING A DEAL.

EARLIER TODAY, MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT SAID SHE HOPES SUCH A DEAL IS CLOSE.

>> IN THE COURSE OF THIS PANDEMIC THERE HAVE NEVER WITHIN EASY CHOICES.

THERE IS NO EASY CHOICES NOW.

AND I THINK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE C.T.U.

IF WE COME TOGETHER IN GOOD FAITH I HAVE EVERY CONFIDENCE WE WILL GET SOMETHING DONE THAT OBVIOUSLY PROTECTS THEIR MEMBERS BUT ALSO GIVES FAMILIES THE OPTIONS IF IT'S RIGHT FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN BACK TO IN-PERSON LEARNING.

>> AND JOINING US IS STACY DAVIS-GATES VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE CHICAGO TEACHERS' UNION.

WELCOME BACK, OVER THE WEEKEND WE HEARD MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT AND THE DISTRICT SAY THE DISTRICT AND SCHOOLTEACHERS THE UNION WERE NOW THAT YOU AGREE ON MORE THAN YOU DISAGREE WHEN IT COMES TO HOW TO REOPEN SCHOOLS.

DO YOU AGREE WITH THAT DESCRIPTION WE HEARD FROM THE CITY?

>> I WOULD AGREE WE NEED AN AGREEMENT FOR SAFE RETURN AND TO OUR SCHOOL BUILDINGS.

AS YOU KNOW, BRANDIS OUR MEMBERS HAVE BEEN WORKING FULLY REMOTE BACK IN MARCH.

WHAT WE NEED IS A SAFE RETURN AGREEMENT AND RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE THAT AGREEMENT.

AND IN FACT, I LEFT BARGAINING TO JOIN YOU SO WE ARE STILL TALKING AND WE DON'T HAVE AN AGREEMENT.

>> AND WE THANK YOU FOR STEPPING AWAY TO TALK TO US.

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO HEAR FROM THE DISTRICT?

>> TODAY MARKED THE BEGINNING OF 1B IN THE VACCINATION LINE.

OUR MEMBERS ARE PART OF 1B, IN DEERFIELD AND SKOKIE, WHERE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS WORKED HAND IN HAND WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO OFFER THEIR EDUCATORS THE FIRST CRACK AT IT.

THEY SEE THEM AS ESSENTIAL WORKERS AND THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THEY REOPEN SCHOOLS THAT THEIR WORKERS HAVE A DECENT AMOUNT OF PROTECTION GOING BACK IN.

THAT IS NOT WHAT WE SEE HERE IN CHICAGO.

AND AS SHE IS IN CONTROL OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM.

THERE SHOULD BE GREATER -- IT SHOULD BE A GREATER RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO AGENCIES TO INSURE A SAFE RETURN TO SCHOOL BUILDINGS.

>> IN A LETTER TO C.P.S.

FAMILIES SENT YESTERDAY, THE DISTRICT SAID QUOTE... STACY, DOES THE LACK OF MAJOR OUTBREAKS IN SCHOOLS MAKE YOU MORE CONFIDENT THAT C.P.S.

CAN PROVIDE A SAFE RETURN TO IN-SCHOOL LEARNING?

>> THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS.

ONE IS LANGUAGE MAJOR.

WE KNOW OUTBREAKS ARE HAPPENING WE'VE SEEN THEM IN 60 SCHOOLS SINCE STUDENTS WENT BACK.

AND NUMBER TWO, THE PRESIDENT OF OUR GREAT COUNTRY HAS WEIGHED IN AND HE SAID WE ALL DESERVE TO BE SAFE.

BEYOND THAT, WE HAVE A SUPER MAJORITY OF THE CITY COUNCIL, LOCAL SCHOOL COUNCIL OVER 100 AND HERE IS THE BIGGEST LYNCHPIN TO THIS, WE ARE A MAJORITY BLACK AND BROWN SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND THE FAMILIES HAVE CHOSEN TO REMAIN REMOTE.

THIS IS NOT SIMPLY ABOUT REOPENING IT'S ABOUT LISTENING TO PEOPLE WHO EXPRESSED GREAT RESERVATION ABOUT UNSAFE CONDITIONS AND HAS REQUESTED REMOTE LEARNING.

THEY'VE REQUESTED SUSTAINABLE REMOTE LEARNING SCHEDULES.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO END WITH THIS...

THE PRINCIPALS ONLY 17% OF THEM ARE CONFIDENT.

SO THAT LEAVES THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF BUILDING LEVEL ADMINISTRATORS WITH OUR EDUCATORS, ALONG WITH OUR FAMILIES, AND ALONG THE WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CALLING INTO OUR QUESTION OUR ABILITY TO DO THIS WELL.

THE LEAST I THINK OUR MAYOR COULD DO IN THIS MOMENT, IS PRIORITIZE VACCINES LIKE HAS BEEN DONE IN SKOKIE, HAS BEEN DONE IN DEERFIELD.

FRANKLY IN THE PRIVATE SCHOOLS HERE IN CHICAGO.

>> YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN ACCELERATION OF VACCINES TO TEACHERS.

ONE QUESTION A LOT OF IS ON A LOT OF MINDS C.T.U.

MEMBERS HAVE BEEN DEMONSTRATING OUTDOOR TEACH-INS RATHER THAN HEAD INTO THE CLASSROOM PARENTS ARE WONDERING ARE WE GOING TO SEE ANOTHER STRIKE?

>> NO.

IF WE CAN'T GET A DEAL THEY HAVE SAID THEY WILL LOCK US OUT.

OUR TEACHERS HAVE BEEN CLEAR OUR CLINICIANS, PARAPROFESSIONALS EVERY PERSON IN OUR UNION SAYS THAT THEY WANT TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS.

AND BY SERVING OUR STUDENTS THEY WANT TO LOG IN.

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE OVER 100 TEACHERS SOME WHO DON'T HAVE STUDENTS THAT ARE COMING IN-PERSON WHO HAVE BEEN LOCKED OUT OF THEIR VIRTUAL CLASSROOMS.

WE HAVE TO BEGIN TO PRIORITIZE LISTEN, THE VERY BEGINNING OF THIS REOPENING ARGUMENT OUR MAYOR SAID IT WAS ABOUT EQUITY WE HAD TO GIVE BLACK AND BROWN CHILDREN BACK INTO BUILDINGS.

WELL, THEIR FAMILIES SAID NO.

AND SO RIGHT NOW, THE QUESTION SHOULD BE WHY AREN'T WE MAKING VIRTUAL LEARNING BETTER?

AND MAKING THAT THE EQUITY THAT BLACK PEOPLE AND BROWN PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY REQUESTED.

>> AND STACY EARLIER TODAY A GROUP OF BLACK C.P.S.

FAMILIES HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE CALLING FOR A RETURN TO IN-PERSON LEARNING AND BLACK STUDENTS WERE FALLING BEHIND.

HERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY.

>> BLACK KIDS ARE STRUGGLING IN THIS ON-LINE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND WHEN I'M EXPLAINING THAT IT GOES NO ONE IS LISTENING AND TAKING THAT SERIOUS.

THERE IS A NEED FOR C.P.S., C.T.U.

TO COME TO A RESOLUTION IMMEDIATELY SO OUR KIDS CAN BE IN A CLASSROOM.

>> WE MAY HAVE LOST THE VIDEO BUT WE COULD HEAR THE PARENT.

WHAT IS YOUR REACTION TO THAT?

>> A COUPLE OF THINGS.

NUMBER ONE, SHE IS NOT WRONG.

WE WERE NOT MEETING THE NEEDS OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS WHY BACK IN 2019 WE WERE ON STRIKE FOR A SCHOOL NURSE.

THE IRONY IN THIS MOMENT.

WE WERE ON STRIKE FOR A SOCIAL WORKER.

THE IRONY IN THIS MOMENT.

WHAT WE ARE SAYING IS THAT WE CANNOT RUSH TO BUILDINGS THE SAME WAY WE LEFT THE BUILDINGS BECAUSE THEY WERE INSUFFICIENT.

TO HAVE FOUR SCHOOL LIBRARIES ON THE WEST SIDE OF CHICAGO IS A TRAVESTY BUT JUXTAPOSED TO THAT TO RETURN BLACK AND BROWN STUDENTS TO BUILDINGS THAT ARE ILL EQUIPPED TO MEET THE GRIEF, AND TRAUMA AND WARNING THEY ARE DEALING WITH IS ALSO INEQUITABLE AND IT IS CRUEL.

OVER THE COURSE OF THIS PANDEMIC, OUR MEMBERS HAVE ENGAGED EXTENSIVELY IN MUTUAL AID GIVING OUT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN MONEY AND GOODS AND GROCERIES TO HELP THEIR FAMILIES THAT THEY SERVE MEET THEIR NEEDS.

WE GET THAT.

ON A VERY CLEAR LEVEL.

WHICH IS WHY WHEN WE'RE RIDICULED FOR ASKING FOR THINGS LIKE RENT ABATEMENT FOR MAKING SURE WE HAVE MORE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL RESOURCES IN OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES, WE DON'T UNDERSTAND.

THESE ARE EXACTLY THE THINGS THAT OUR STUDENTS NEED IN THIS MOMENT WE SHOULD BE WRAPPING OUR ARMS AROUND THE SUPPORT AND PRIORITIZING IT FOR EVERY STUDENT AND THEIR FAMILIES IN OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY >> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M SURE WE WILL BE SPEAKING SOON.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> IT'S ANOTHER BENCHMARK IN THE ROLL OUT OF THE CORONAVIRUS VACCINE.

CHICAGO HAS ENTERED STAGE 1B BUT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

AND HOW DO YOU SIGN UP TO GET A VACCINE?

AMANDA VINICKY JOINS US WITH A RUNDOWN OF TOP FACTS ABOUT GETTING THE COVID-19 VACCINE.

>> THE INITIAL PRIORITY FOR GETTING THE CORONAVIRUS VACCINE WAS HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND ALSO THEN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY RESIDENTS AND STAFF.

NOW, SIX WEEKS AFTER THE FIRST CHICAGOANS RECEIVED THE CORONAVIRUS VACCINE IT IS OPENING UP TO MILLIONS MORE.

FRONTLINE ESSENTIAL WORKERS LIKE THOSE WHO WORK AT GROCERY STORES OR MASS TRANSIT, TEACHERS AND SENIORS OVER AGED 65.

MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT IS IN HER 50s BUT SHE GOT THE VACCINE TODAY AND SHE IS ELIGIBLE AS SOMEONE NEEDED TO KEEP GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONING.

SHE USED IT AS A PLATFORM TO ENCOURAGE OVER ELIGIBLE BLACK AND BROWN RESIDENTS TO ALSO GET THE VACCINE.

>> UNEXPECTEDLY LOW NUMBERS OF BLACK AND BROWN CHICAGOANS HAVE TAKEN THE VACCINE SO FAR.

A PERCENTAGE THAT IS SO LOW IF WE DO NOT REVERSE THIS TREND WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE MORE BLACK AND BROWN FATHERS, MOTHERS, GRANDPARENTS, SONS, DAUGHTERS, DIE OF THIS VIRUS WHEN A VACCINE IS RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW, FOR FREE, FOR ALL.

>> ACCORDING TO CITY DATA ABOUT 52% OF THOSE WHO HAVE RECEIVED THE FIRST DOSE OF THE COVID VACCINE ARE WHITE.

17% LATINO AND 15% ARE BLACK.

>> WE ARE FALLING WOEFULLY BEHIND IN A NUMBER OF PEOPLE OF COLOR WHO HAVE BEEN VACCINATED TO DATE.

THOSE ARE NUMBERS THAT CANNOT STAND.

AND BASED ON A RECENT SURVEY BY CDPH THOSE ARE THE SICKEST, MEANING THOSE THAT HAVE THE MOST SEVERE UNDERLYING CONDITIONS, WHO NEED THE VACCINE THE MOST, YOU ARE THE MOST RELUCTANT.

>> THAT SURVEY SHE IS TALKING ABOUT THIS IS A VULNERABILITY INDEX THAT THE CITY CREATED AND MEASURES EVERYTHING FROM THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY IN AREAS, LEVELS OF HEALTH INSURANCE, HOSPITALIZATION RATES, COVID CASES AND BASED ON THIS INDEX IT'S CHOSEN 15 COMMUNITIES THAT THE CITY IS GOING TO FOCUS ON FOR THE NEW PROTECT CHICAGO PLUS PROGRAM.

AND THEN THESE COMMUNITIES ARE GOING TO GET SPECIAL ATTENTION AND RESOURCES AS THE CITY AIMS TO MAKE SURE THAT ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS OF THESE COMMUNITIES IN PARTICULAR GET THAT CORONAVIRUS VACCINE.

ALL OF THESE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE UNDER THE PROTECT CHICAGO PLUS PROGRAM ARE WHERE RESIDENTS ARE PRIMARILY PEOPLE OF COLOR.

YOU CAN SEE ON THE CHART.

BLUE THE MAJORITY OF RESIDENTS ARE LATINO AND THOSE IN PURPLE THE MAJORITY ARE BLACK.

>> THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT VACCINE IS NOT GOING TO BE AVAILABLE ACROSS THE CITY.

AS WE MOVE INTO 1B, THE TOP WAY PEOPLE GET VACCINE IS THROUGH THEIR HEALTH PROVIDER.

CHECK WITH YOUR HOSPITAL, CHECK WITH YOUR PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN.

>> ON ONE HAND THERE ARE POPULATIONS RELUCTANT TO GET THE CORONAVIRUS VACCINE.

OTHERS CANNOT WAIT.

I HAVE HEARD OF FOLKS CONTINUOUSLY HITTING REFRESH ON THE COMPUTER TO GET AN APPOINTMENT.

AS Dr. ALLISON ARWADY SAID SOME PEOPLE CAN GET THEIR VACCINE THROUGH THEIR DOCTOR.

OTHERS MIGHT END UP GETTING IT THROUGH THEIR WORKPLACE.

STILL OTHERS, YES, YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR AN APPOINTMENT AT A PHARMACY, DRUGSTORE OR THROUGH YOUR LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

IN ORDER TO DO THAT YOU MAY HAVE TO ANSWER A QUESTIONNAIRE ASKING ABOUT AGE, YOUR JOB, AND HEALTH CONDITIONS.

SHOULD YOU GET AN APPOINTMENT, YOU MAY HAVE TO SHOW PROOF THAT YOU ARE ELIGIBLE AND OF THE APPROPRIATE AGE.

BUT IN PLACES IT IS GOING TO TAKE QUITE SOMETIME BEFORE THAT EVEN BECOMES AN ISSUE.

IN COOK COUNTY FOR EXAMPLE, 600,000 PEOPLE ARE ELIGIBLE IN 1B.

>> HOWEVER, WE DO NOT HAVE ADEQUATE VACCINE SUPPLY TO VACCINATE EVERYONE IMMEDIATELY.

SO WITH THIS IN MIND WE ARE ONCE AGAIN ASKING FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

>> STILL, THE COUNTY IS WORKING WITH THE STATE OF ILLINOIS TO GET A MASS VACCINATION SITE UP AND RUNNING.

PRECKWINKLE HERSELF GOT HER DOSE OF THE COVID VACCINE TODAY AT A KINLY PARK MASS VACCINATION SITE OPENING TOMORROW.

THE COUNTY'S HEALTH DIRECTOR SAYS EVERYONE WHO WANTS A VACCINE SHOULD GO TO COOK COUNTY VACCINE WEBSITE AND SIGN UP.

>> SO THE WEBSITE WILL ONLY HAVE AGAIN APPOINTMENTS FOR WHICH WE HAVE VACCINE AND WE CAN GUARANTEE.

IF THERE IS NO APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE YOU ARE IN THE SKWU QUEUE.

EVERY TIME WE UPDATE THE SITE YOU WILL GET NOTIFICATIONS BASED ON THAT INFORMATION.

AND IF YOU ARE ELIGIBLE AT THE TIME.

IF YOU ARE 1A, 1B, 1C.

>> 1C IN CHICAGO THAT IS WHEN OTHER ESSENTIAL WORKERS AND THOSE UNDER THE AGE OF 65 WITH UNDERLYING MEDICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE ELIGIBLE.

>> OUR ISSUE IS WE NEED MORE VACCINE.

AND IF WE GET MORE VACCINE WE WILL BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE EVERYONE THAT WANTS IT.

>> 1C NOT UNTIL SPRING OFFICIALS KEEP ON STRESSING PLEASE BE PATIENT.

BACK TO YOU.

>> AMANDA, THANK YOU AND WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THE COVID-19 VACCINE LATER IN THE PROGRAM INCLUDING A LOOK AT THE SPEED AT WHICH THE VACCINE WAS DEVELOPED.

BEFORE THAT, WHAT THE CONSTITUTION SAYS ABOUT CONVICTING A PRESIDENT AFTER LEAVING OFFICE.

STICK AROUND.

>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO "CHICAGO TONIGHT: BLACK VOICES".

WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE PREVENTS A STRONG COALITION OF BLACK AND LATINO COMMUNITIES FORMING ACROSS THE COMMUNITIES?

>> I WANT US AS A NATION TO FIND A WAY TO COME TOGETHER.

>> GO DOWN THE BLOCK AND GET IT FROM SOMEONE LOCAL AND KEEP THE MONEY IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> BLACK JOY AND THE BLACK EXPERIENCE IS MAGICAL.

>> THE ARTICLE OF IMPEACHMENT CHARGING FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS BEEN DELIVERED TO THE U.S. SENATE.

ALL 100 SENATORS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SWORN IN AS JURORS TOMORROW.

IN THE TRIAL WILL BEGIN ON FEBRUARY 9.

AS DEMOCRATS AND SOME REPUBLICANS PUSH FOR THE PRESIDENT TO BE CONVICTED, OTHERS SAY IT'S UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

TO BE TRIED AFTER HE LEAVES OFFICE.

JOINING US TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THE CONSTITUTION SAYS ABOUT IMPEACHMENT IS MICHAEL KANG PROFESSOR OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY'S PRITZKER SCHOOL OF LAW.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>> ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT DELIVERED THOUGH THE SENATE PLANS TO BEGIN THE TRIAL FEBRUARY 9.

AND WE KNOW THAT ONCE IT BEGINS IT HAS TO CONTINUE.

BUT DOES THE SENATE HAVE LEEWAY HOW AND WHEN THIS TRIAL HAPPENS?

>> THE FORMAL RULES OF THE SENATE CONTEMPLATE IMMEDIATE ACTION AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE TRIAL UNTIL A DECISION IS MADE.

BUT IN PRACTICE, THEY WILL HAVE THE LEEWAY THEY WANT ESPECIALLY IN THIS CASE WHERE THE REPUBLICAN SIDE IS PUSHING FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME.

SO I THINK THEY WILL HAVE FLEXIBILITY TO ARRANGE THE TRIAL THE WAY THEY WANT.

>> I IMAGINE ALSO IN THE COUPLE OF WEEKS THAT MEANS EVERYBODY HAS TIME TO GET THINGS TOGETHER FOR THE TRIAL.

WE SAW THAT LAST YEAR'S IMPEACHMENT TRIAL TOOK WEEKS.

SENATORS SITTING ALL DAY LONG.

AND THERE'S TALK FOR THIS ONE ABOUT SPLITTING THE DAY.

THE FIRST PART OF THE DAY WOULD BE FOR CONFIRMING PRESIDENT BIDEN'S NOMINEES AND THEN THE OTHER LEGISLATIVE MATTERS IN THE MORNING AND THE AFTERNOON WOULD BE THE TRIAL.

IS THAT POSSIBLE?

>> I THINK IT'S PROBABLY POSSIBLE.

IT'S CERTAINLY DIFFERENT FROM THE USUAL PRACTICE IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE THE SENATE CONDUCTING A TRIAL OF A FORMER PRESIDENT AND AT THE SAME TIME CONDUCTING ITS BUSINESS AT A BUSY TIME DURING AN ADMINISTRATION WHERE THEY HAVE TO GET CONFIRMATIONS OF PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS THROUGH AND DEAL WITH PANDEMIC RESPONSE.

SEEMS LIKE A LOT TO TAKE ON BUT THAT IS UP TO THEM TO DECIDE IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS DECIDED BY THE CONSTITUTION OR RESTRICTED BY THE CONSTITUTION.

I THINK THE SENATE AGAIN HAS A LOT OF LEEWAY TO DECIDE HOW THEY WANT TO ARRANGE THEIR AFFAIRS IN THIS CASE.

IT IS UNUSUAL SO IT WILL TAKE AN UNUSUAL FORM.

>> SOME SAID ONE WAY THE TRIAL MIGHT BE QUICKER, THAT SOME DEMOCRATS SAY THE SENATORS THEMSELVES ARE THE WITNESSES MEANING OTHER WITNESSES WOULD NOT NEED TO BE CALLED.

IS THAT ALLOWED?

>> WELL, I THINK IT CAN IMPEACHMENT IS ONE OF THE CASES IN THE CONSTITUTION WHERE IT'S ENTRUSTED TO CONGRESS TO DECIDE HOW THEY WANT TO DO THINGS.

THERE HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT TYPES OF IMPEACHMENT TRIALS SOME WITH WITNESSES, SOME WITHOUT.

I THINK IN THIS CASE WHERE CONGRESS HAS FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE THEY MIGHT NOT FEEL LIKE IT'S NECESSARY BUT THAT IS PART OF THE NEGOTIATION THAT HAS TO HAPPEN BETWEEN THE SENATE SIDE AND THE TRUMP TEAM AND MAYBE REPUBLICANS IN THE SENATE.

BUT I THINK IT'S PERMISSIBLE.

IT IS NOT SPECIFIED BY THE CONSTITUTION ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

>> PART OF THE MOTIVATION FOR HAVING THIS IMPEACHMENT FOR SOME DEMOCRATS FOR MOST DEMOCRATS SOME REPUBLICANS IS TO CONVICT THE FORMER PRESIDENT AND DISQUALIFY HIM FROM HOLDING FUTURE OFFICE.

BUT THAT WOULD BE A SECOND VOTE AFTER THE VOTE TO CONVICT.

A TWO-THIRDS VOTE IS REQUIRED TO CONVICT.

WHAT IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DISQUALIFY THE FORMER PRESIDENT FROM HOLDING FUTURE OFFICE?

>> EXACTLY RIGHT.

FIRST YOU NEED A TWO-THIRDS VOTE FOR CONVICTION FIRST.

THAT IS SPECIFIED BY THE CONSTITUTION ONE OF THE FEW THINGS ABOUT IMPEACHMENT THAT THE CONSTITUTION ADDRESSES.

THE SENATE PRACTICE HAS BEEN THE SUBSEQUENT VOTE IS BY A MAJORITY.

THAT IS WHAT HAS BEEN APPLIED.

THERE HAVE BEEN THREE FEDERAL JUDGES DISQUALIFIED FROM HOLDING OFFICE AND THAT WAS TAKEN BY A MAJORITY VOTE.

>> ON FOX NEWS SUNDAY, SENATOR RUBIO SAID A TRIAL WOULD ONLY WORSEN PARTISANSHIP.

>> THE TRIAL IS STUPID.

WE HAVE A FLAMING FIRE IN THE COUNTRY LIKE TAKING GASOLINE AND POURING IT ON TOP OF THE FIRE.

>> THAT IS A DIRECT QUOTE THE TRIAL IS STUPID.

OTHER REPUBLICANS SAY THAT SINCE THE FORMER PRESIDENT LEFT OFFICE THAT A TRIAL WOULD BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

DOES THE CONSTITUTION EVEN SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IMPEACHMENT AFTER THE PRESIDENT HAS LEFT THE OFFICE?

>> YES, THE CONSTITUTION AGAIN DOESN'T SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS THIS.

THOSE ARE TWO SEPARATE SANCTIONS ONE REMOVAL FROM OFFICE AND ONE THE OTHER BEING DISQUALIFICATION FROM HOLDING OFFICE IN THE FUTURE.

THAT MUCH WE KNOW THAT HAS BEEN THE SENATE PRACTICE.

AND THOSE ARE TEXTUALLY SEPARATED IN THE CONSTITUTION.

SO THOSE ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.

THE FIRST REMOVAL FROM OFFICE, OBVIOUSLY THAT IS A MASS SHOOTING POINT AND THAT IS WHAT -- MOOT POINT AND REPUBLICANS ARE ARGUING THAT IS UNNECESSARY.

I THINK THE SEPARATE QUESTION OF DISQUALIFICATION IS LIVE BECAUSE DONALD TRUMP COULD HOLD OFFICE IN THE FUTURE NOT WITHSTANDING THE FACT THAT HE IS NOT THE PRESIDENT RIGHT NOW.

AND IN THE PAST, THERE HAVE BEEN SENATE TRIALS AFTER A FEDERAL OFFICIAL HAS LEFT OFFICE.

AND SO THERE'S PRECEDENT FOR THAT.

IT WOULDN'T BE THE FIRST TIME THIS EVER HAPPENED.

THE FIRST TIME IT'S HAPPENED TO A FORMER PRESIDENT AS OPPOSED TO A JUDGE OR A CABINET MEMBER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

BUT THERE ARE SOLID ARGUMENTS FOR GOING AHEAD.

AND CERTAINLY NO CONSTITUTIONAL PROHIBITION ON HOLDING THE TRIAL NOT WITHSTANDING THE FACT THAT DONALD TRUMP LEFT OFFICE ON JANUARY 20TH.

>> DO YOU THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO LAND IN FRONT OF THE SUPREME COURT?

>> WELL, I THINK TRADITIONALLY, COURTS ARE RELUCTANT TO DEAL WITH IMPEACHMENT.

THIS IS UNDERSTOOD AS A POLITICAL QUESTION ON WHICH THE COURTS DON'T HAVE MUCH TO SAY.

SO I THINK THAT CUTS AGAINST COURT INVOLVEMENT HERE AGAINST THE SUPREME COURT JUMPING IN.

BUT THE SUPREME COURT IS UNPREDICTABLE RIGHT NOW SO IT'S HARD TO SAY.

I THINK DONALD TRUMP SEES THE SUPREME COURT AS HIS ALLY IN SOME WAYS AND THOUGHT DURING THE ELECTION PROCESS, POST ELECTION PROCESS THAT HIS APPOINTEES ON THE SUPREME COURT WERE GOING TO BAIL HIM OUT AND CHANGE THE ELECTION RESULT.

I WOULD FULLY EXPECT HIM IF HE LOSES ON DISQUALIFICATION TO TRY TO LITIGATE THAT AND MAKE HIMSELF ELIGIBLE FOR OFFICE IF HE WANTED TO RUN AGAIN.

I WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT SURPRISED IF IT ENDED UP BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT AND THEY ISSUED A DECISION OVERTURNING THEM.

>> LOTS OF QUESTIONS.

MICHAEL KANG THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU.

>> WGN AMERICA IS CHANGING ITS NAME AND FOCUS CHICAGO'S SECOND LARGEST HOTEL FACES ANOTHER FORECLOSE LAWSUIT AND TWO SUBURBAN MALLS FACING MORTGAGE PROBLEMS GET A REPRIEVE BUT WILL THE DEAL HELP OR DELAY A RECKONING?

HERE BEHIND THE HEADLINES IS CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS EDITOR ANN DWYER.

GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

WGN AMERICA IS CHANGING ITS NAME TO NEWS NATION.

DOES THAT BRING OTHER CHANGES TO ITS PROGRAMMING?

>> YES.

YOU KNOW THIS IS PART, BRANDIS OF A VERY INTERESTING EXPERIMENT GOING ON HERE IN CHICAGO.

IN WHICH THE OLD WGN AMERICA, THAT WE'VE KNOWN ALL OF OUR LIVES HERE IN CHICAGO, IS TRYING TO PUT UP COMPETITION TO THE EXISTING NATIONAL NEWS NETWORKS.

AND THE LATEST ITERATION OF THIS IS THE REBRANDING OF WGN AMERICA TO THIS NEWS NATION LABEL THAT THEY ARE LAUNCHING IN MARCH.

AND IN ADDITION TO THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE EXPANDING THEIR NEWS PROGRAMMING BY SEVERAL HOURS.

ONE OF THE MOST PROMINENT MOVES THAT LONG TIME WGN VIEWERS WILL RECOGNIZE IS THAT JOE DON LYNN WILL ANCHOR A NEWSCAST AT 6:00 P.M. EACH WEEKDAY.

SO, AGAIN, IT'S GOING TO BE INTERESTING TO WATCH TO SEE IF THEY GET TRACTION AGAINST CNN, FOX NEWS, THE OTHER AROUND THE CLOCK CABLE CHANNELS.

>> THAT SHOULD BE INTERESTING TO WATCH.

WE LEARNED THAT THE PALMER HOUSE HOTEL IS GRAPPLING WITH A $338 MILLION FORECLOSE CRISIS DUE TO THE PANDEMIC AND NOW THE HOTEL IS FACING A CLOSURE LAWSUIT.

WHAT IS GOING ON THERE?

>> THIS ONE PERTAINS TO THE RETAIL SPACE AT THIS LANDMARK FACILITY.

AND IT IS A LARGE RETAIL SPACE.

I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE LAST TIME IS THAT YOU WALKED THROUGH THERE BUT IT HAS 60,000 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL SPACE.

AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW IN THE PANDEMIC AS WE'VE DISCUSSED TIME AND AGAIN, RETAIL IS HURTING BRICK AND MORTAR IN PARTICULAR.

AND THOR EQUITIES WHICH HOLDS THIS MORTGAGE AT THE PALMER HOUSE HAS NOT MADE PAYMENTS ON THAT MORTGAGE SINCE MAY.

SO THE LENDER HAS FILED A 76 MILLION SUIT SEEKING COMPENSATION FOR THAT.

AND AS YOU NOTE IT IS ON TOP OF A LARGER FORECLOSE SUIT FILED A FEW MONTHS AGO THAT PERTAINS TO THE LODGING AND EVENT SPACES IN THAT BUILDING.

>> IT IS A BIG SPACE AND A BIG PROBLEM.

ALSO TWO BIG MALLS, GURNEY MILLS TO THE NORTH AND YORKTOWN CENTER TO THE WEST OF CHICAGO GETTING MORE TIME TO FIX THE DEBT PROBLEMS.

HOW BAD OF A FISCAL SITUATION ARE THEY IN?

>> WELL IN BRIEF THEY ARE BOTH IN DEEP.

THESE ARE AGAIN, MALLS THAT REALLY ARE STRUGGLING TO DRAW CLIENTELE ESPECIALLY AT A TIME THAT PEOPLE DON'T FEEL SAFE TO GO.

IN BOTH CASES GURNEY MILLS AND YORKTOWN WORKED OUT AGREEMENTS WITH LENDERS FOR EXTENSIONS AND WE WILL BE SEEING MORE OF THAT SORT OF THING ACROSS THE RETAIL LANDSCAPE.

>> AND WE KNOW MALLS WERE STRUGGLING BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.

OUR THANKS TO ANN DWYER AT CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS.

>> THANK YOU.

>> AND STILL TO COME ON "CHICAGO TONIGHT"... HOW THE COVID-19 VACCINE WAS DEVELOPED IN LESS THAN A YEAR AND WHY SCIENTISTS SAY IT IS SAFE.

>> WE HEAR FROM AN ALDERMAN, A POLICE OFFICER AND A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER ABOUT THEIR EFFORTS TO DEFEAT THE SPIKE IN CARJACKINGS.

>> A MEMBER OF A LOCAL VIOLENCE COUNSELING PROGRAM GIVES US A LOOK AT THE WAY POVERTY CAN MAKE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FEEL TRAPPED IN AN ABUSIVE HOME.

>> I'M TRYING TO SPREAD THE WORD HOW HUMANS ARE HUMANS.

>> AND HOW AN ARTIST IS USING HIS PASSION FOR REUSABLE ART TO ADVOCATE FOR THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY.

>> BUT FIRST, MORE OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

EMERGENCY CREWS ARE OUT IN FORCE FOR WHAT IS PREDICTED TO BE THE WORST SNOWSTORM IN TWO YEARS.

UP TO EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW, HAIL AND FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW.

THERE ARE 1800 ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SNOWPLOWS AND EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT DEPLOYED STATE-WIDE TO PLOW, SALT ROADS AND RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES.

FATHER MICHAEL PFLEGER'S LAWYERS ARE CALLING THE ACCUSATIONS A SHAKEDOWN AFTER TWO BROTHERS WHO ACCUSED OF ABUSE HELD A NEWS CONFERENCE TODAY.

>> I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE WRONGFULLY ACCUSED.

I WAS A POLICE OFFICER.

I UNDERSTAND PEOPLE BEING WRONGFULLY ACCUSED.

I DON'T TAKE THAT LIGHTLY AND I'M NOT HERE LIGHTLY AND I'M NOT HERE BECAUSE I WANT TO BE.

I'M HERE BECAUSE THIS IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

>> WHAT TOOK ME SO LONG IS BECAUSE OF HIS STATURE, HOW RESPECTED HE IS IN CHICAGO, HIS NAME IS ALWAYS IN SOME TYPE OF NEWSPAPER.

>> FATHER MICHAEL PFLEGER HAS DENIED ANY WRONGDOING.

HERE IS WHAT HIS LAWYERS SAY IN A STATEMENT IN PART QUOTE... ONE OF THE BROTHERS SENT A HANDWRITTEN LETTER.

IT STATES... >> WHEN Dr. HILLMAN SET OUT TO DEVELOP A VACCINE FOR MUMPS IT TOOK FOUR YEARS FROM THE LAB TO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE THAT RECORD OF FOUR YEARS WAS BROKEN IN 2020 WHEN IT TOOK LESS THAN A YEAR FOR PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES TO DEVELOP VACCINES FOR COVID-19.

IT'S LEFT SOME QUESTIONING WHETHER A VACCINE DEVELOPED IN A SHORT TIME COULD BE SAFE.

JOINING US TO TALK ABOUT THE SPEED BEHIND THE VACCINE, ARE Dr. EMILY LANDON, EXECUTIVE MEDICAL DIRECTOR FOR INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL AT U CHICAGO MEDICINE AND Dr. ROBERT MURPHY AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY'S FEINBERG SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

Dr. MURPHY, YOU KNOW YOU SAY IT WAS POSSIBLE TO CREATE A VACCINE SO QUICKLY BECAUSE SCIENCE HAD A COUPLE OF HEADSTARTS THE EXISTING VACCINES FOR SARS AND MURS AND THE CHINESE SEQUENCING THE VIRUS IN JANUARY.

EXPLAIN HOW THAT WORKED?

>> WE HAD THE TOOLS AVAILABLE TO ACTUALLY DO THIS.

AND WHAT HAPPENED WAS WE ALREADY HAD A VACCINE FOR EBOLA AND MEASURE SA.

MRSA.

WE HAD THE TECHNOLOGIES AVAILABLE AND CRITICALLY WHAT WE HAD WAS SCIENTISTS JUMPING ON THE PROBLEM AND THEN PART OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT INFUSING THESE PROMISING COMPANIES WITH BILLIONS OF DOLLARS PREBUYING VACCINE BEFORE THEY WERE EVEN REALLY DEVELOPED.

AND THIS COMBINATION OF FUNDING, THE TECHNOLOGIES THAT EXISTED AND THE EXPERIENCE WITH OTHER CORONAVIRUSES IS WHAT SHOVED THIS THROUGH SO QUICKLY.

>> AND Dr. LANDON WHY DID VACCINES USED TO TAKE SO LONG AND WHAT IS DIFFERENT NOW?

HOW IS THAT DIFFERENT NOW?

>> I APOLOGIZE FOR THE DOG PARKING HE WAS QUIET.

JUST, YOU KNOW, THE LATEST VERSIONS OF VACCINES REQUIRED US TO GROW THE PATHOGEN, THE VIRUS IN CULTURE AND THEN SOMEHOW INACTIVE IT AND PULL THE PROTEINS OUT OF IT AND MIX THEM UP AND MAKE THEM INTO A MIXTURE TO GIVE TO PATIENTS.

THAT PROCESS IS DIFFERENT FOR EVERY SINGLE PATHOGEN.

AND YOU HAVE TO WORK THROUGH HOW TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GROW IT JUST LIKE A GARDINER MIGHT HAVE TO DO WITH A PLANT AND THAT DOES NOT HAVE TO HAPPEN BECAUSE THEY TAKE THAT SEQUENCING DATA AND STICK IT INTO THIS COOKBOOK RECIPE THING FOR THIS MESSENGER RNA THAT MAKES THE SPIKE PROTEIN AND THAT CAN BE MODIFIED QUICKLY.

THESE VACCINES ARE OLD THEY HAVE BEEN TRIED FOR 20 YEARS NOW FOR LOTS OF DISEASES WITH THE MESSENGER RNA VACCINES AND LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN THEM IN TRIALS.

THEY DID NOT CAUSE PROBLEMS BUT IT IS REMARKABLE THEY WORKED SO WELL AND WE'RE LUCKY THAT THEY WORK SO WELL FOR THIS VIRUS.

>> AND Dr. MURPHY, THE MRNA VACCINES HOW LONG HAS THAT TECHNOLOGY BEEN AROUND AND WHAT ELSE IS IT USED FOR?

>> WELL, IT HASN'T REALLY BEEN AROUND ALL THAT LONG AS FAR AS VACCINES ARE CONCERNED.

THIS WAS RELATIVELY NEW.

AND YOU KNOW, RNA VIRUSES ARE SMALL AND FRAGILE AND WHAT Dr. LANDON WAS SAYING, IT ENDED UP BEING A MOLECULAR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT RATHER THAN TRYING TO GROW IN ANY HUMAN CELLS OR CRUSH VIRUS OR WHATEVER.

IT WAS A NEW TECHNOLOGY IT WAS A GAMBLE AND AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE RESULTS OF THESE FIRST TWO PRODUCTS THAT WERE RELEASED IN THE UNITED STATES FROM PFIZER AND MODERNA IT PAID OFF.

THE EFFICACY RATE IN PREVENTING DISEASE BASICALLY 95% WAS WAY BEYOND ANYBODY'S EXPECTATIONS.

>> ANOTHER CONCERN THAT WE HEARD Dr. LANDON PEOPLE WORRIED THAT THE TESTING PERIOD WAS NOT LONG ENOUGH TO DETERMINE ADVERSE OR UNEXPECTED SIDE EFFECTS FROM THE VACCINE.

HOW LONG WAS THE TESTING PERIOD FOR THIS?

AND WAS IT LONG ENOUGH?

>> SO THEY DID ABOUT TWO MONTHS FROM THE SECOND DOSE OF THE VACCINE IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT IT WAS GOING TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM COVID AND THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE SAFE ENOUGH.

NOW, WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT WHILE THERE HAVE BEEN LONG-TERM BAD EFFECTS OF VACCINES IN THE PAST, ALL OF THOSE START WITHIN THE FIRST SIX WEEKS AFTER THE DOSE.

THEY DON'T START 10 YEARS LATER THEY MAY LAST AND SOME BAD VACCINES HAPPENED IN THE PAST BUT EVERYTHING STARTED EARLY.

AND SO THE FACT THAT THEY DID A TWO-MONTH TIME PERIOD GAVE US ALL THE INFORMATION WE NEEDED TO TELL US IT WORKS TO PREVENT COVID AND TOLD US THAT NOBODY WAS EXPERIENCING ANYTHING THAT WAS GOING TO RAMP UP TO A LONG-TERM SIDE EFFECT AND THE PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES WITH THESE MRNA VACCINES WHERE THEY TRIED THEM FOR OTHER TYPES OF VIRUSES HELPS US TO KNOW THAT THERE WERE NOT LONG-TERM EFFECTS IN THE ANIMAL TRIALS OR HUMAN TRIALS.

SO WE KNOW THIS TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY IS SAFE.

>> AND THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SIDE EFFECTS AND THE EFFECTS OF THE VACCINE DOING ITS JOB?

>> YES.

THE SIDE EFFECTS OFTENTIMES WE THINK THAT WHEN WE FEEL BAD AFTER WE TAKE A MEDICINE IS THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE MEDICINE THAT DOESN'T AGREE WITH US OR THERE IS A CHEMICAL THAT IS BAD.

THAT'S NOT WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE.

PEOPLE DO FEEL KIND OF SICK AFTER THEIR DOSE.

I FELT PRETTY SICK FOR 12 HOURS AFTER MY SECOND DOSE BECAUSE THE VACCINE IS SO GOOD AT GETTING YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM TO PRACTICE FIGHTING OFF THE COVID, IT PRESENTS IT WITH THE SPIKE PROTEIN AND SAYS GO TO IT AND YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM GETS GOOD EXPERIENCE AND THAT IS WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL BAD WHEN YOU HAVE A COLD OR THE FLU.

IT'S NOT THE FLU THAT GIVES YOU A FEVER AND CHILLS IT'S YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM FIGHT TO GO OFF.

WHEN WE GET THAT AFTER THE VACCINE IT MAKES US HAPPY.

PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE THE SIDE EFFECTS MORE THAN HALF THE PEOPLE DON'T HAVE SIDE EFFECTS THEY GET THE SAME IMMUNE RESPONSE SO THERE IS NO NEED TO WORRY IF YOU DON'T FEEL SICK.

BUT IF YOU DO IT'S MILD AND IT DOESN'T LAST THAT LONG AND IT IS WORTH IT.

>> THE REASON WHY IF I COULD ADD THIS TRIAL WENT SO QUICKLY, MULTIPLE TRIALS AND WE ARE TALKING ABOUT 30,000 PEOPLE PER TRIAL AT A MINIMUM IS THAT WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC.

THERE'S LOTS OF PATIENTS AND LOTS OF DISEASE.

AND SO THAT COUPLED WITH WHAT Dr. LANDON OUTLINED, REALLY WAS WHY THIS THING THEY GOT ALL THE END POINTS QUICKLY AND THEY COULD MAKE A DECISION.

>> THANKS TO Dr. EMILY LANDON AND Dr. ROBERT MURPHY FOR BREAKING IT DOWN.

>> AND AFTER A SURGE IN CARJACKINGS LAST YEAR CHICAGO HAS SEEN MORE THAN 160 CARJACKINGS ALREADY IN 2021.

THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT'S TAKING A MORE COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO DEAL WITH THE SPIKE LIKE ADDING STAFF AND EXPANDING THE CITYWIDE TASK FORCE.

SOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE WORKING TO STOP THIS TREND FORMING WATCH GROUPS AT GAS STATIONS.

JOINING US WITH MORE ABOUT THE EFFORTS ARE STEVE DeJOIE PUTTING TOGETHER A WATCH GROUP TO HYDE PARK.

39TH WARMED ALDERMAN CHRIS TALIAFERRO THE CHAIRMAN OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE CHICAGO POLICE CHIEF OF PATROL BRIAN McDERMOTT THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US.

CHRIS TALIAFERRO, YOUR WARD IS EXPERIENCING A LOT OF THESE CARJACKINGS WHAT ARE YOU HEARING FROM RESIDENTS?

>> WELL, I THINK YOU KNOW, OVERALL ON THE WEST SIDE OF CHICAGO, MY CONSTITUENTS JUST ON THE SOUTH SIDE AND THROUGHOUT THE CITY, ARE VERY CONCERNED AND I THINK MOST IMPORTANT, THEY WANT TO KNOW HOW THE STATE AND HOW THEY INSURE THAT THEIR NEIGHBORS ARE SAFE AS WELL.

WE'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO WORK WITH OUR CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT AND GETTING THEIR PLAN OUT SO THAT OUR RESIDENTS CAN FEEL SAFER.

>> AND AS YOU ARE SPEAKING OF THIS I WANT TO LET OUR VIEWERS KNOW THIS IS A HEAT MAP WHERE A LOT OF THESE VEHICULAR HIJACKINGS HAVE BEEN HAPPENING.

STEVE DeJOIE YOU FORMED A WATCHDOG GROUP AT A GAS STATION.

HOW DID THAT GO?

>> IT STARTED BECAUSE THE PROLIFERATION OF CARJACKINGS IN HYDE PARK HAS GROWN EXPONENTIALLY.

AND AS WE SAW THAT IT WAS ESCALATING WE WANTED TO ESTABLISH SAFETY FOR THE RESIDENTS OF HYDE PARK.

WOMEN, MEN AND CHILDREN AS WELL.

BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY WE THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO ESTABLISH A SAFE ZONE A COUPLE HOURS ON SATURDAY FROM 11:00 A.M. 1:00 P.M. A LOT OF PEOPLE GET OUT AND FILL UP THEIR CARS AND START THEIR ERRANDS THEY CAN COME WITH SAFETY AND FILL UP.

WE ARE NOT THERE TO APPREHEND AND WE ARE NOT THERE TO INTERROGATE WE ARE THERE TO OBSERVE AND INTERVENE IF NECESSARY.

AND REPORTING A THREAT THAT WE MIGHT SEE THAT WE CAN REPORT TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

>> AND HOW HAVE YOU SEEN HYDE PARK BE AFFECTED?

>> YOU KNOW I CAN TELL YOU FROM THE RESPONSE WE SAW AT THE WOMEN COMING TO THE THEY ARE BEYOND CONCERNED THEY ARE IN TERROR.

SOME WOMEN STOPPED THERE AND THEY SAY ABOUT THE LINE OF GAS THEY WERE SCARED TO PULL INTO THE STATION.

SO WHAT WE DECIDED IS THAT UNITY [INAUDIBLE] AND YOU SEE A WEAPON ON A SECURITY GUARD AND NOT FEAR THEM.

COMMUNITY GATHERING AND SAFETY THEY WILL PASS THAT STATION UP AND GO TO ANOTHER STOP.

HOPEFULLY WE DETER SOME ACTIVITY AND CREATE AWARENESS ABOUT THE SITUATION.

A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO IN THE CASE OF A CARJACKING.

>> RIGHT.

SO LAST WEEK, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT RELEASED VIDEO OF A CARJACKING THAT HAPPENED NEAR WILLIS TOWER.

CHIEF, HOW IS THE DEPARTMENT HANDING THE CRIMES DIFFERENTLY BECAUSE OF THIS INCREASE?

>> WELL, LIKE YOU SAID IN THE LEAD INTO THE SEGMENT WE HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH NOW WHERE WE HAVE FOUR INDEPENDENT STRATEGIES ONE BEING A LAW ENFORCEMENT STRATEGY WHICH WE HAVE A COORDINATION OF OUR RESOURCES BETWEEN THE BUREAU PATROL AND THE DETECTIVES AND WE HAVE PROPER INFORMATION SHARING WITH BUREAUS AND DISTRICTS, AND NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS AND THE SUBURBS AS WELL.

AND THE SECOND PART IS WORKING WITH OUR PROSECUTORS TO COORDINATE OUR RESOURCES TO BUILD STRONGER CASES AND UTILIZING SPECIAL PROSECUTION AND WE WANT TO WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS ON THE PROSECUTION SIDE INCLUDING THE STATE'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, THE JUDGES THE JUVENILE COURT SYSTEM OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS.

AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, THIRD PART OF THE STRATEGY IS THE YOUTH INTERVENTION SIDE UT LIDZING ALL THE TOOLS WE HAVE AVAILABLE.

C.P.S.

HAS A STRATEGY TO GET OUT TO YOUTH.

AND WE HAVE OUR CAPS PROGRAM.

WE ARE UTILIZING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD POLICING INITIATIVE AND OUR DISTRICT COORDINATION OFFICER PROGRAM TO MAKE SURE THAT THE YOUTH HAVE THE TOOLS TO MAKE PROPER DECISIONS AND TO GET OUT OF A LIFE OF CRIME.

AND WE HAVE TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE CONSEQUENCES FOR THEIR ACTIONS THROUGH PROSECUTION AND ARREST AND THE FOURTH PART OF OUR STRATEGY INCLUDES A PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO GET A TOP DOWN MESSAGE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OUT TO ALL THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO THAT MESSAGE THROUGH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS, OUR Facebook PAGES AND TWITTER ACCOUNTS.

>> AND CHIEF -- >> AND THROUGH THIS MESSAGE WE WANT TO TELL EVERYBODY THINGS TO LOOK OUT FOR, SAFETY TIPS.

THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO IF YOU ARE A VICTIM OF A CRIME.

>> I WANTED TO COME BACK TO THAT WHAT PEOPLE CAN DO TO STAY SAFE.

DAVID BROWN HE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CAUSE BUT HE SPOKE ABOUT THE INCREASE IN CARJACKINGS.

HERE IS WHAT HE SAID.

>> THE SPIKE IN VEHICULAR CARJACKINGS ARE A REGIONAL AND NATIONAL ISSUE THAT BOTH URBAN AND SUBURBAN CITIES ARE EXPERIENCING ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

MOTIVES INCLUDE JOYRIDING, AND TO FACILITATE ANONYMITY WHILE COMMITTING OTHER CRIMES TO INCLUDE ROBBERY AND SHOOTINGS.

>> STEVE DeJOIE, WHAT ROLE DO YOU THINK THE VIRUS PLAYED IN THIS INCREASE IN MOTIVES?

>> THIS WAS OCCURRING LONG BEFORE THE COVID.

IT IS AN IMPACT OF NOT ONLY POVERTY, THE CIVIL UNREST AND THE ACTIVITY THAT YOU'VE SEEN IN THE COUNTRY I THINK IT'S A COMBINATION OF SEVERAL FACTORS BUT CERTAINLY THE DESPERATION OF COVID HAS AN IMPACT.

THE KIDS NEED TO LEARN THIS IS THE WRONG IT'S UNUSUAL AND IT HAS CONSEQUENCES THAT WILL AFFECT PEOPLE THE REST OF THEIR LIFE.

JUST TONIGHT A YOUNG MAN 15 YEARS OLD WAS KILLED WHILE HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CARJACK SOMEONE ELSE AND IT WAS A SHOOTOUT AND HE WAS THE LIABILITY IN THE SHOOTING.

SO THIS HAS TO STOP.

IT HAS TO COME WITH A TWO-PRONGED APPROACH WITH THE POLICE CHIEF I APPLAUD WITH WHAT YOU SAID AND I'M HAPPY TO BE PART OF THAT AND TWITTER AND Facebook AND SOCIAL MEDIA IS FINE BUT AT SOME POINT WE HAVE TO GET OUT AND STOP POINTING FINGERS AND HOLD HANDS TOGETHER.

>> AND TO THAT PMENT, CHRIS TALIAFERRO THERE SEEM TO BE A DISPUTE BETWEEN ALDERMEN WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS A MATTER OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIXING INEQUITIES, IN A BRIEF AMOUNT OF TIME HOW DO YOU THINK IT SHOULD BE HANDLED?

>> IT LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE ON MUTE.

THAT MEANS WE WILL HAVE TO FOLLOW-UP ON THIS STORY ANOTHER TIME.

>> MY THANKS TO BRIAN McDERMOTT, STEVE DeJOIE AND CHRIS TALIAFERRO THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> AND THE U.S. CENSUS ESTIMATES THAT ONE-THIRD OF CHICAGO'S LATINOS THE MAJORITY OF THEM WOMEN ARE LIVING IN POVERTY.

AND WHILE WE SHOULD BE CAREFUL TO NOTE THAT VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ARE NOT EXCLUSIVELY WOMEN THE GREAT MAJORITY ARE AND THEIR ADVOCATES SAY THAT POVERTY CAN TRAP WOMEN IN ABUSIVE HOMES AND IN THE LATINO COMMUNITY LANGUAGE BARRIERS AND IMMIGRATION STATUS CAN MAKE MATTERS WORSE.

AS PART OF 0 WTTW'S EXPLORING POVERTY, "CHICAGO TONIGHT" IS TAKING A MONTHLY LOOK AT SOME OF THE MULTITUDE OF ISSUES SURROUNDING POVERTY.

IN A CONVERSATION THAT FIRST APPEARED ON "CHICAGO TONIGHT: LATINO VOICES", WTTW'S NEWS DIRECT TON AND HOST HUGO BALTA SPOKE WITH A WOMAN A CLINICAL PROGRAM SUPERVISOR FOR THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNSELING PROGRAM AT METROPOLITAN FAMILY SERVICES MIDWAY CENTER.

HE BEGAN BY ASKING WHETHER SHE THINKS PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE?

>> ABSOLUTELY, YES.

SO I WANT TO JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I SAY THIS OUT LOUD... THAT POVERTY DEFINITELY IS A HUGE FACTOR AS FAR AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE GOES.

BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE KNOWS, TOO, THAT POVERTY DOESN'T CAUSE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE IMPACT OF VICTIMS OF ABUSE, I THINK ABOUT THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND THE LACK OF THOSE RESOURCES TO SURVIVORS.

SO OFTENTIMES WE SEE THERE'S ONLY ONE INCOME IN THE FAMILY.

WE SEE THAT SURVIVORS DEPEND COMPLETELY FINANCIALLY ON THEIR PARTNER.

WE SEE THAT PERHAPS THERE'S THE HUGE WEIGHT OF UNEMPLOYMENT.

WHERE THERE'S NO JOB SKILLS OR WE HAVE WE SEE THAT THERE'S NO WORK EXPERIENCE ON SURVIVORS.

AND VICTIMS OF CRIME.

>> LET'S TALK ABOUT RELIGION.

MANY LATINOS ARE RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS AND YOU CAN SAY ABUSERS CAN USE FAITH AS A TACTIC TO CONTROL.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW THAT MIGHT HAPPEN?

>> YES, ABSOLUTELY.

SO RELIGION IS A HUGE FACTOR TO CONTROL VICTIMS.

SO OFTENTIMES THE RELIGIONS SEE DIVORCE OR SEPARATION AS SOMETHING WRONG SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING IN THE FAMILY.

ALSO AND LATINOS PARTICULARLY.

I HEAR CLIENTS WHO SHARE HOW THEIR RELIGIONS OFTENTIMES TELL THEM THAT THAT IS [INAUDIBLE] AND THE SITUATION AT HOME IS THE CROSS THEY HAVE TO CARRY IN ORDER FOR THEM TO MAKE THINGS WORKOUT IN THE FAMILY.

>> LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS ARE THEY MORE AT RISK OF ABUSE BY FAMILY MEMBERS?

>> THERE'S DEFINITELY, IMPACT GREATER RISK FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNDOCUMENTED.

SO THINKING ABOUT OUR CLIENTS.

SO ONE THING WE SEE IS HOW THE STATUS IS USED TO FURTHER PERPETRATE THE ABUSE.

BECAUSE IT'S USED AS A TACTIC TO CONTROL AND MANIPULATE THE PARTNER BY EITHER MAKING THREATS THAT I.C.E.

IS GOING TO BE CALLED ON THEM AND THEY WILL BE DEPORTED AND LOSE THEIR KIDS.

AND OR WHEN THERE ARE THREATS THAT THE POLICE ARE GOING TO BE CALLED AND THEY WILL BE INCARCERATED OR SURVIVORS WILL BE INCARCERATED BUT OF THEIR STATUS.

>> BE IT DOCUMENTED STATUS, BE IT, CULTURAL ISSUES, ECONOMIC ISSUES, HOW CAN PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING IN POVERTY AND EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC ABUSE GET HELP?

>> THEY CAN RECEIVE HELP BY REACHING OUT TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS METROPOLITAN FAMILY SERVICES.

I KNOW THAT OFTENTIMES IT IS THE LACK OF KNOWING WHAT IS AVAILABLE OUT THERE AND WHAT THEY ARE GOING THROUGH THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND WHO HAVE LIMITED RESOURCES.

BUT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO SPREAD THE WORD AND EDUCATE THOSE AND TRY TO REACH OUT TO THOSE IN POVERTY TO LET THEM KNOW RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE.

AND THERE ARE ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN SUPPORT THEM IN THE PROCESS.

OF EITHER LEAVING THE ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP OR TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO INCREASE THEIR SAFETY.

>> MANY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE UNDOCUMENTED COMMUNITY IMMIGRANTS LANGUAGE IS A BARRIER.

ARE THERE RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE WHO DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

I CAN SPEAK FOR METROPOLITAN FAMILY SERVICES.

WE DO PROVIDE SERVICES IN SPANISH.

IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THE COMMUNITY IDENTIFIES DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS OR THAT ACTUALLY CAN PROVIDE THE SERVICE IN SPANISH, METROPOLITAN FAMILY SERVICES WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE THAT WE CAN PROVIDE SERVICES IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH SO AS A MATTER OF FACT THE MIDWAY CENTER THE CENTER I WORK IN, WE DO SERVE ABOUT 80% OF OUR CLIENTS IN SPANISH.

AND THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE ARE CARE AND DEFINITELY AIR OFFERED IN SPANISH TO BOTH ADULTS AND CHILDREN BASED ON THEIR PREFERENCE.

>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR INSIGHTS.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE.

>> BACK WITH MORE "CHICAGO TONIGHT" RIGHT AFTER THIS.

>> A CHICAGO ARTIST IS WORKING TO BRING AWARENESS TO THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY THROUGH HIS ARTWORK ONE SCULPTURE AT A TIME.

ANGEL IDOWU RECENTLY BROUGHT US THE STORY.

HERE IS ANOTHER LOOK.

>> ALL THE PIECES OF SEA GLASS I FIND THEY ARE SURVIVORS.

THEY ARE THE TOUGHEST LITTLE BITS LEFT.

>> FOR ZAC LOWING THE HOURS HE SPENDS SCOURING THE BEACH FOR REUSABLE GLASS IS ABOUT MORE THAN THE SCULPTURES.

IT'S THROUGH THIS PLATFORM THAT HE HOPES TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY.

>> I LIKE THAT IDEA THAT THEY ARE SURVIVORS.

BECAUSE I'VE BEEN HOMELESS AND SOME OF THE GREATEST PEOPLE I'VE MET ARE THE SURVIVORS THE PEOPLE THAT TOUGH IT OUT THROUGH UNIMAGINABLELY HARD TIMES.

A LOT OF WHAT I DO, I GUESS IS TO HELP PEOPLE SEE THAT THE HOMELESS THERE'S MORE TO THEM.

THESE DAYS THE HOMELESS ARE LIKE THE FURTHER POINT ON THE MARGINALIZED PEOPLE.

>> ZAC LOWING HAS BEEN OUT OF WORK FOR FOUR MONTHS AND SPENDS TIME MAKING SCULPTURES OUT OF BEACH GLASS.

>> I'VE BEEN CONS TRAITING ON THE BROWNS AND GREENS BECAUSE I LOVE THE WAY THEY LOOK.

ANYTIME I SEE THE COBALT BLUE I PICK IT UP.

AND WE ALSO FIND LIKE MILK GLASS LIKE A PALE WHITE.

YOU WILL FIND CHUNKS OF GLASS LIKE THAT THICK WHICH I'M NOT SURE WHAT THEY WERE MAYBE ON A BOAT LIKE HEAVY-DUTY GLASS AND YOU WILL FIND LENS GLASS WHICH HAS ALL THE RIDGES ON IT.

WHICH I WANT TO DO SOMETHING WITH THAT THAT WOULD BE NEAT.

YOU WILL FIND SAFETY GLASS WITH THE WIRES GOING THROUGH IT AND RUSTING INWARD IT LEAVES A PATTERN ON THE GLASS.

ON OCCASION YOU WILL FIND SHATTERS.

A PIECE OF GLASS IN A FIRE BUT THEY HIT IT WITH WATER AND IT SHATTERED AND IT LOOKS LIKE A PUZZLE AND IT HELD TOGETHER IT'S SMOOTH BUT IT LOOKS SHATTERED AND IT'S RARE.

>> WE VISITED A LANDFALL TO SEE WHERE HE FINDS HIS MATERIAL.

>> THESE ARE FROSTED PIECES WHICH IS WHY THEY ARE NOT AS TRANSPARENT.

SO BEAUTIFUL.

>> FOR COLLECTORS THE FROSTED PIECES ARE THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER.

BUT ZAC LOWING SAYS HE LOVES TRANSPARENT GLASS THE MOST.

>> I'M INTERESTED IN THE WAY THAT THE LIGHT TRANSMITS THROUGH ALL THESE THINGS.

YOU CAN LOOK AT THEM, BUT WITH THE LED LIGHTS THEY DO NOT GET HOT IT WORKS WELL WITH IT.

>> HE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE THE SCULPTURES EVEN AFTER HE HAS FOUND WORK BECAUSE FOR HIM IT'S ABOUT THE MESSAGE BEHIND THE ART.

>> YOU GOT TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND HELP THEM PLANT SEEDS.

AND NOBODY LIKES AN ANGRY MAN, ESPECIALLY AN ANGRY HOMELESS MAN.

I UNDERSTAND THAT.

I TRY TO SPEAK OUT FOR THOSE PEOPLE BECAUSE I'M NOT HOMELESS RIGHT NOW BUT IT IS A SCAR ON YOUR BODY ON YOUR SYSTEM ON YOUR SOUL.

MUCH LIKE ANY OTHER TRAUMAIZATION THAT MIGHT HAPPEN IN YOUR LIFE.

I WILL ALWAYS BE AT RISK.

>> FOR "CHICAGO TONIGHT" I'M ANGEL IDOWU.

>> ZACH HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO HIT THE BEACH FOR RECYCLED GLASS IN A MONTH BUT HE HAS CREATED 25 NEW SCULPTURES SINCE THE STORY FIRST AIRED.

YOU CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO PURCHASE THIS WORK.

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