>>> HELLO, AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON CHICAGO TONIGHT.

I AM BRANDIS FRIEDMAN.

PARIS SCHUTZ WILL JOIN US SHORTLY.

HERE IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT.

>> TODAY, SAFETY, ACCOUNTABILITY, EMPATHY AND JUSTICE WON FOR THE PEOPLE OF ILLINOIS.

>> THE STATE IS ABOUT TO ELIMINATE CASH BAIL.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THE RULING.

>>> WE HEAR FROM THOSE WHO ARE CHARGED WITH HELPING PICK CHICAGO'S NEXT TOP COP.

>>> WE MEET THE LEADER OF THE RAINBOW PUSH COALITION .

>>> AND WE GO BETWEEN THE THREADS FOR A LOOK AT THE RUG-MAKING WORKS IN BRIDGEPORT.

>>> THE STATE'S HIGHEST COURT UPHELD A CONTENTIOUS PORTION OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM LAW.

ADVOCATES SAY THE DECISION BRINGS ILLINOIS CLOSER TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM.

>> THIS MEANS THE DECISION ON WHO GOES TO JAIL AND WHO DOESN'T WILL NO LONGER RELY ON HOW MUCH MONEY YOUR PARTNER OR YOUR GRANDMOTHER OR YOUR CHURCH HAS.

>> WTTW REPORTER MATT MASTERSON JOINS US NOW FOR MORE.

SO THIS HAS BEEN RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL IN ILLINOIS.

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

>> IT MEANS PEOPLE NO LONGER BE HELD IN CUSTODY BECAUSE THEY CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO PAY CASH BAIL.

UNDER THE CURRENT SYSTEM, PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED BASED ON FACTORS SUCH AS CHARGES OR THEIR CRIMINAL HISTORY.

A JUDGE WILL DECIDE TO RELEASE SOMEONE OR RETAIN THEM FOR TRIAL IF THEY POSE A FLIGHT OR SAFETY RISK.

>> SO THERE WERE A LOT OF TIMES LEGISLATORS WENT BACK TO TWEAK THINGS AND SAY NO.

REMIND US HOW THIS ENDED UP IN THE SUPREME COURT.

>> THERE WERE LEGAL CHALLENGES BROUGHT BY DOZENS OF STATE'S ATTORNEY ACROSS ILLINOIS.

A KANKAKEE COUNTY JUDGE RULED THAT THE CHANGE WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND VIOLATED THE SEPARATION OF POWERS CLAUSE.

THE APPEAL TO THE STATE SUPPORT COURT BROUGHT US TO THIS RULING.

>> SO BY DISAGREEING WITH THE LOWER COURT IN KANKAKEE HE SAID HE DID NOT NECESSARILY DISAGREE WITH THE LAW BUT HE IS TRYING TO HELP JUDGES TO GET MORE LEEWAY TO HOLD VIOLENT OFFENDERS IN JAIL, CORRECT?

>> THAT'S CORRECT.

HE ISSUED A STATEMENT SAYING NOBODY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO PAY A BAIL, BUT HE BELIEVES THAT THIS COULD MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO ENFORCE CERTAIN CRIMES.

>> LET'S LISTEN TO WHAT HE SAID QUICKLY.

>> THIS WAS A FLAWED LAW TO BEGIN WITH WITH A RUSHED PROCESS.

I WOULD HOPE THAT THERE IS A WILLINGNESS TO CONTINUE THE TWEAKING PROCESS TO GET THIS RIGHT.

WE ARE NOT THERE YET.

WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET LAW ENFORCEMENT TO THE TABLE.

>> IT WOULD NOT SEEM TO ME DEMOCRATS HAVE SUPER MAJORITIES AND THE MAJORITY WANTS TO GO BACK TO TWEAK THINGS, BUT WHAT ARE SOME OF THE OTHER FOLKS SAYING THAT HAVE BEEN OPPOSED TO THIS LAW?

>> THERE ARE THOSE WHO ARE OPPOSED TO THE CHANGE SAYING THAT THIS WOULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT PUBLIC SAFETY.

ADVOCATES HAVE BEEN PUSHING FOR THIS CHANGE FOR YEARS AND YEARS.

PEOPLE HAVE BEEN PUT IN JAIL SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY WERE UNABLE TO AFFORD CASH BAIL.

>> STATES ATTORNEYS GENERAL AND OTHER PROSECUTORS HAVE TWO MONTHS NOW TO PUT THIS INTO MOTION.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU CAN READ THE FULL STORY ON OUR WEBSITE, WTTW.COM/NEWS.

NOW BACK TO BRANDIS FOR MORE ON TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

>>> PEREZ, A FORMER NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY ATHLETE IS FILING A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE SCHOOL WITH MORE SUITS EXPECTED.

IT IS ALLEGED THAT PAT FITZGERALD ALONG WITH UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES ALL COVERED UP SEXUAL MISCONDUCT AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, ACCORDING TO THE SUIT.

HE IS SEEKING DAMAGES IN THIS LAWSUIT.

AT LEAST EIGHT FORMER FOOTBALL PLAYERS HAVE RETAINED ATTORNEYS AND OTHER STUDENT ATHLETES ARE EXPECTED TO BRING LEGAL ACTION.

>>> INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY HAVE YET TO IDENTIFY VICTIMS AFTER REPORTS OF CHICAGO POLICE HAVING IMPROPER CONTACT WITH MINORS SLEEPING AT POLICE STATIONS.

THIS PROMPTED AN INVESTIGATION AND OUTCRY FROM RIGHTS GROUPS.

THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR SAYS THE CLAIMS ORIGINATED FROM OTHER CITY WORKERS AND THAT THERE ARE NEW ALLEGATIONS THEY ARE LOOKING INTO AT ANOTHER POLICE DISTRICT, BUT SHE SAYS NONE OF THE CHARGES HAVE YET TO BE SUBSTANTIATED.

>> WE HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED ANY MIGRANTS WHO HAVE BEEN A VICTIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT OR ANY FORM OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT.

GIVEN THE SEVERITY OF THE ALLEGATIONS, SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED.

>> STATE POLICE SAY THEY HAVE RECOVERED HUNDREDS OF CARS THAT WERE STOLEN OR HIJACKED IN JUST THREE MONTHS.

FROM APRIL THROUGH JUNE, 32 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED WHO WERE ACCUSED OF STEALING CARS.

THE AGENCY SAID THE $10 MILLION GRANT HAS ALLOWED IT TO INCREASE AIR PATROL OPERATIONS AS WELL AS THE USE OF -- ISP HAS ALSO RECOVERED 12 FIREARMS.

>>> UP NEXT, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION CHARGED WITH HELPING PICK CHICAGO'S NEXT TOP COP TALK ABOUT THE PROCESS.

THAT'S UP NEXT AFTER THIS.

>>> COMMUNITY LEADERS ARE LOOKING FOR A TRANSFORMATIONAL FIGURE TO LEAD THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT , AND THEY BELIEVE THEY MIGHT HAVE FOUND THREE.

THE FINALISTS WERE SELECTED BY THE COMMISSION FOR SAFETY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

BRANDON JOHNSON WILL MAKE WHAT WILL LIKELY BE THE MOST CONSEQUENTIAL HIRING DECISION OF HIS MINISTRATION.

JOINING US NOW OUR COMMUNITY ADVOCATE FROM THE WEST SIDE REBEL TERRY AND ANTHONY DRIVER, A LIFELONG SOUTHSIDE RESIDENT AND POLITICAL STRATEGIST .

BOTH OF YOU HAVE BEEN A PART OF THIS BRAND-NEW PROCESS YOU COMPLETED, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FINALISTS.

WHAT WERE THE GUIDEPOSTS THAT LED YOU ON THIS JOURNEY?

>> WE PRODUCED A BROCHURE THAT OUTLINES THE QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPECTATIONS THAT WE HAD, AND WE ALSO INCLUDED SOME OF THE IMPEDIMENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THAT INDIVIDUAL.

BASED ON THAT BROCHURE, THAT IS HOW WE LOOKED AT THESE VARIOUS APPLICATIONS ALONG WITH THE RUBRIC AND THE THINGS THAT WE HEARD FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

>> SO ANTHONY DRIVER HAD REQUESTED THAT THE NEXT CANDIDATE BE SOMEONE FROM THE INSIDE.

HE STRONGLY INDICATED THAT THAT WAS HIS PREFERENCE.

DID THAT GUIDE YOUR SEARCH?

>> WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE FOUND THE BEST PEOPLE.

THAT WAS WHAT WE FOCUSED ON.

THIS WAS SOMETHING MANY OTHERS DID ALONG THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, BUT OUR FOCUS HAS BEEN ON FINDING THE EXPERTS.

>> SO TWO FINALISTS HAVE BEEN SELECTED.

ROMMELL TERRY, WHAT SETS THEM APART?

>> WE ARE LOOKING FOR A LEADER, SOMEONE WHO IS A VISIONARY.

WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HEARD FROM EVERYONE.

THAT IS IMPORTANT.

WE WANTED TO ADDRESS WORKFORCE ALLOCATION ISSUES AND ALSO ESTABLISH AND BUILD TRUST IN COMMUNITIES WERE NEVER EXISTED.

WE FELT THAT THOSE CANDIDATES WERE ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS HOW THEY WOULD IMPLEMENT THAT IF SELECTED AS SUPERINTENDENT.

>> LET'S BREAK DOWN THE CANDIDATES.

WHAT ATTRACTED YOU AS A CANDIDATE?

>> AMAZING LEADER, A PERSON WHO HAS HAD EXPERIENCE, KNOWS THINGS FORWARD AND BACKWARDS.

WE TALKED TO FOLKS IN THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE.

WE TALKED TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

THE VAST MAJORITY OF CHICAGOANS THINK HE IS ONE OF THE MOST PREPARED PEOPLE WE HAVE WORKED WITH.

>> AND SEAN BARNES, THERE WERE SOME COMPLAINTS THAT HE HAD SPENT TIME AT KOBA AND IS NOW RUNNING A SMALLER POLICE DEPARTMENT.

WHAT ABOUT HIM STOOD OUT?

>> HIS DISSERTATION WAS ON RACIAL BIAS.

HE SPENT 10 MONTHS IN CHICAGO.

VERY, VERY VOCAL CANDIDATE, VERY COLLABORATIVE PERSON.

>> WE JUST WANT TO ADD, IS THERE ANYTHING ABOUT THE SPECIFIC CANDIDATES?

>> I JUST WANT TO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS.

WE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THEM.

THEY HAD A GOOD GRASP ON HOW TO TACKLE THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES.

WE THINK THAT IS SO IMPRESSIVE, BEING ABLE TO SAY THINGS LIKE HAVING AN ACTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONSENT DECREE AND THE RANK-AND-FILE SO THAT THEY HAVE THE BUY-IN TO KNOW THAT THIS IS SOMETHING BENEFICIAL TO THEM IN ORDER TO CREATE WAYS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT CHICAGO IS CURRENTLY FACING.

>> IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE TRUST WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO TRUST IN THE BACKING OF THE RANK AND FILE.

ANTHONY DRIVER, AS PART OF THIS PROCESS, YOU MET WITH POLICE OFFICERS, YOU MET WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

WHAT WERE SOME OF THE THINGS YOU HEARD FROM THEM?

>> TO BE HONEST WE HEARD A LOT OF THE SAME THINGS.

THAT IS WHAT LED US TO CONCLUDE THAT WE ALL WANT TO FEEL AND BE SAFE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

WE ALSO WANT TO BE RESPECTED.

YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE INABILITY TO PLAN AND HAVE A STRONG LEADER.

MANY WANT TO BE RESPECTED.

THEY WANT THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.

>> THIS PROCESS GOT PRAISE FROM THE PRESIDENT SAYING THAT NOBODY HAD EVER ASKED RANK-AND-FILE POLICE OFFICERS WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR IN A LEADER.

HOW DID THAT FEEL TO GET THAT COMPLEMENT FROM THEM?

>> I THINK THAT FELT EXTREMELY GREAT TO HEAR FROM A GROUP THAT DOESN'T GET A LOT OF ATTENTION AND IS MAYBE NOT SEEN IN THE BEST LIGHT, SO KNOWING THAT WE ARE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THAT WE ARE NOT FORMER OFFICERS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE LEFT THEM FEELING RESPECTED AND VALUED .

WE FELT GREAT.

>> ANTHONY DRIVER, WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS NOW?

BRANDON JOHNSON HAS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME TO PICK ONE OF THESE THREE, CORRECT?

>> YES, 30 DAYS FROM LAST FRIDAY.

I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT DATE.

BUT HE HAS 30 DAYS.

WE HAVE HANDED OVER THE INFORMATION WE HAVE FOR HIM AND HIS TEAM TO REVIEW.

IF HE STARTS OVER, IT COMES BACK BEFORE US FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.

>> I SHOULD ASK, ARE THERE ANY CONCERNS, ESPECIALLY WITH THESE TWO CANDIDATES BECAUSE OF THE SLOW PROCESS AND THE CONSENT DECREE THAT SOME FOLKS MIGHT HAVE PROBLEMS?

>> I THINK EVERYTHING WILL HAVE CHALLENGES, BUT WE ARE MORE THAN CONFIDENT THAT THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DO WHAT IS NECESSARY AND THEY UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES AND PROBLEMS AND THEY HAVE INNOVATIVE IDEAS ON HOW TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES.

I AM MORE THAN CONFIDENT THAT THEY WILL BE MORE THAN CAPABLE OF DOING WHAT IS NECESSARY IN GAINING COMPLIANCE.

>> ANTHONY DRIVER, THE MAYOR DOES HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE YOU START THE PROCESS ALL OVER AGAIN.

I WOULD GO OUT ON A LIMB AND SAY YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE GOTTEN THE THREE BEST CANDIDATES, RIGHT?

>> WE DO.

HOWEVER, I BELIEVE IN CHECKS AND BALANCES AND SODAS OUR COMMISSIONER.

SHOULD THE MAYOR REJECT THOSE, WE ARE ABLE TO START THE PROCESS OVER AGAIN.

>> ROMMELL TERRY AND ANTHONY DRIVER, THANK YOU SO MUCH AND CONGRATULATIONS ON STARTING THIS PROCESS.

MORE CHICAGO TONIGHT IS AHEAD , SO STICK AROUND.

>>> THE OFFICIAL HANDOFF OF RAINBOW PUSH COALITION LEADERSHIP FROM THE REVEREND JESSE JACKSON SR. TO THE REVEREND HAYNES HAPPENED TODAY.

TAKE A LOOK.

>> THAT THE MISSION AND VISION OF RAINBOW PUSH IS NEEDED IN 2023 AS MUCH AS IT WAS NEEDED IN 1973.

>> JOINING US NOW IS REVEREND FREDERICK HAYNES THE THIRD, THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF RAINBOW PUSH COALITION.

REVEREND, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.

I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY, AND THANK YOU FOR THE CONGRATULATIONS.

>> SO IT IS OFFICIAL.

LET'S START WITH WHAT IT IS LIKE FOR YOU TO FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF A MAN LIKE REVEREND JESSE JACKSON SENIOR!

>> I WOULD SAY IT IS AWE-INSPIRING AND IN SOME WAYS IT IS INTIMIDATING, KNOWING THAT HE IS A LIVING LEGEND AND ICON FOR DECADES AND HAS LITERALLY CHANGED THE WORLD AND OUR NATION.

IT IS HARD TO FIND AN AREA THAT HAS NOT BEEN IMPACTED BY THIS, SO THAT IS ENOUGH RIGHT THERE.

BUT THE FACT THAT IT IS JESSE JACKSON IS ALSO INSPIRING.

I ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS NO WAY I COULD FILL HIS SHOES AND STAND ON HIS TALL AND STRONG SHOULDERS.

>> OBVIOUSLY A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW.

WHAT WAS IT ABOUT THIS POSITION THAT APPEALED TO YOU?

>> IN MY OWN LIFE I HAVE FELT A STRONG CALLING TO THE MOVEMENT FOR FREEDOM AND JUSTICE.

OUR MINISTRY HAS REFLECTED THAT.

I HAVE THEN HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING A PROT÷G÷ OF REVEREND JACKSON.

I SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH HIM AND I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM HIM.

ONE OF MY UNOFFICIAL DEGREES WAS STUDIED AT THE UNIVERSITY UNDER JACKSON.

SO EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT SOMETHING I EVER THOUGHT WOULD HAPPEN OR DREAMT WOULD HAPPEN, WHEN HE APPROACHED ME ABOUT IT I HAD TO BE PRAYERFUL AND REFLECTIVE, AND EVENTUALLY I FELT IT WAS SOMETHING IN KEEPING WITH WHAT I FEEL CALLED TO DO.

>> I'M SURE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF STUDENTS, YOURSELF INCLUDED.

YOU JUST MENTIONED IT, ABOUT THE COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE WORK YOU HAVE DONE.

TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT AND HOW IT WILL APPLY TO THE NEW RULING.

>> NUMBER ONE, REVEREND JACKSON HAS BEEN WELL KNOWN FOR HIS PURSUIT OF ECONOMIC JUSTICE AND ALL THE WORK HE HAS DONE IS WE HAVE STOOD AGAINST ECONOMIC PREDATORS THAT HAVE TARGETED COMMUNITIES THAT WERE ALREADY SUFFERING.

WE HAVE TESTIFIED BEFORE CONGRESS.

IN THAT REGARD, REVEREND JACKSON HAS ALSO BEEN KNOWN FOR HIS MASSIVE PHOTO REGISTRATION, SO WE HAVE BEEN A PART OF THAT.

AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE DONE IT IN DALLAS IN A VERY SPECIFIC WAY TO OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE HAVE ENGAGED IN VOTER EDUCATION AND MOBILIZATION.

THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE AREAS THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE WORK OF RAINBOW PUSH.

I COULD GO ON AND ON.

BUT HAVING STUDIED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF JESSE JACKSON, I CONFESS THAT SO MUCH OF HIS INFLUENCE HAS INFORMED AND SHAPED MY MINISTRY IN THE CHURCH.

>> TELL US ABOUT YOUR TOP PRIORITIES FOR RAINBOW PUSH.

>> REVEREND JACKSON HAS GIFTED US WITH A STRONG FOUNDATION THAT IS ALSO A BLUEPRINT MOVING FORWARD.

SO WE WILL, ON THE ONE HAND, BE ENGAGED IN RESPONDING TO THOSE IN JUSTICE EMERGENCIES THAT POP UP.

REVEREND JACKSON HAS A TRACK RECORD OF LEVERAGING HIS MORAL AUTHORITY IN SITUATIONS OF INJUSTICE AND HEALING THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN INJURED BY THE INJUSTICE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME CONFRONTING AND CHALLENGING PERPETRATORS OF THE INJUSTICE.

SO THAT WILL BE A CONSTANT IN OUR FIGHT.

AS LONG AS INJUSTICE IS ANYWHERE, WE WILL FIND OURSELVES THERE.

AT THE SAME TIME, RAINBOW PUSH HAS A TRACK RECORD OF FIGHTING FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICE AND FIGHTING FOR ECONOMIC INJUSTICE IN ALL FORMS.

SO WE WILL CONTINUE THAT IN THAT SPACE.

IT MANIFESTS ITSELF IN BREADBASKET, WHICH BEGAN ALL THOSE YEARS AGO, 50 YEARS AGO, MAKING SURE THAT CORPORATIONS TREAT OUR BUSINESSES RIGHT AND THAT THIS IS REFLECTIVE OF THE CELEBRATION.

IN TULSA, A JUDGE IGNORED THE PLIGHT OF THOSE SURVIVORS OF TRAUMA AND TERROR THERE AND IGNORED THE JUSTICE CRY FOR REPARATIONS .

WE BELIEVE IN REPARATIONS, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SURVIVED A CYCLE OF TERROR AND TRAUMA.

>> AND REVEREND ?

>> SO WE WILL BE DEALING WITH THEM.

>> WE HAVE ABOUT 20 SECONDS LEFT.

I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE NOT PLANNING TO MOVE TO CHICAGO.

HOW DO YOU PLAN TO SPLIT YOUR TIME BETWEEN TWO CITIES, AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR THE ORGANIZATION?

>> WE KNOW THAT DALLAS WILL REMAIN A HUB WHILE CHICAGO WILL REMAIN IMPORTANT.

RAINBOW PUSH HAS A HUB IN TEXAS -- >> NATIONAL ORGANIZATION WHICH MEANS WE WILL SEE MORE OF YOU HERE IN CHICAGO.

REVEREND FREDERICK HAYNES, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

>>> UP NEXT, AN ART CLASS CONCEPT FROM BRIDGEPORT THAT TEACHES YOU TO MAKE YOUR OWN RUG!

BUT FIRST, A LOOK AT THE WEATHER.

♪ ♪ >>> IF YOU HAVE EVER WANTED TO MAKE YOUR OWN RUG, WE MIGHT HAVE THE PLACE FOR YOU.

OUR ARTS CORRESPONDENT ANGEL ITOH INTRODUCES US TO A TUFT IN CLASS IN BRIDGEPORT THAT AIMS TO BRING MORE FUN TO THE SOUTH SIDE.

>> I REALLY LOVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

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WE FIRST START WITH A CERAMIC.

CERAMIC HAS NO AGE LIMITS.

>> Reporter: LESS THAN A YEAR LATER, LEE EXPANDED BEYOND CERAMICS TO TUFTING, WHICH ALLOWS ANYONE TO MAKE THEIR OWN RUG.

>> PEOPLE SAY I AM TRYING TO BOOK ONLINE, BUT NO AVAILABILITY!

>> Reporter: WOULD STARTED WITH EIGHT SEATS QUICKLY EXPANDED TO 24.

>> YOU SEE THE YARN HERE.

IT SHOULD ALWAYS BE TRACING ON TOP OF THE MARKER.

THIS IS THE PART THAT YOU WANT TO JUST PRESS AND HOLD.

YOU TAP AND YOU TURN THE GUN ALONG THE WAY.

ARE YOU READY FOR THE FUN PART?

>> Reporter: THE TUTORIAL MAKES SURE THAT EVERY TUFT OR FEELS GOOD WITH THE GUN.

>> AGAIN, THERE IS NO RIGHT OR WRONG.

THE GUN THAT WE USE IS THE NEWEST ON THE MARKET.

WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO FIX ANY OF THESE ISSUES.

>> Reporter: AFTER FINISHING THE TUTORIAL, IT IS OFF TO THE RACES.

THE ONLY REQUIREMENT TO DO WELL IS TO HAVE FUN, SHE SAYS.

>> ONE THING ABOUT TUFTING IS YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE AN ARTIST TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

>> Reporter: FOR CHICAGO TONIGHT, I AM ANGEL ITOH.

>> WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE.

>> THAT'S OUR SHOW FOR THIS TUESDAY NIGHT!

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THE LATEST IN LAWSUITS FILED AGAINST NORTHWESTERN AND ATHLETIC LEADERSHIP.

>>> CITY COUNCIL OF CASTS A FINAL VOTE ON WHETHER CREWS SHOULD CLEAR CHICAGO'S ROADS BUT NOT ONLY SIDEWALKS OF SNOW AND ICE.

I AM BRANDIS FRIEDMAN.

>> WE DON'T EVEN WANT TO THINK ABOUT SNOW AND ICE RIGHT NOW!

BEAUTIFUL JULY.

I AM PARIS SCHUTZ, AND HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING.