TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

TOGETHER WE CAN DRIVE CHANGE.

>>> THE SEARCH IS UNDERWAY FOR CHICAGO'S NEXT POLICE SUPERINTENDENT.

THIS AS MAYOR-ELECT BRANDON JOHNSON SELECTS FRED WALLER TO LEAD THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT UNTIL A PERMANENT SUPERINTENDENT IS CHOSEN.

UNTIL THEN, THE CITY COMMUNITY COMMISSION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IS IN CHARGE OF RECOMMENDING THREE CANDIDATES TO MAYOR-ELECT JOHNSON BY JULY 14.

THE COMMISSION HAS ALREADY HAD A FEW FORUMS ACROSS THE CITY TO GET INPUT FROM RESIDENTS.

JOINING US WITH THE LATEST ON THIS ARE PRESIDENT OF THE COMMISSION, ANTHONY DRIVER, AND COMMISSIONER, RAMEL PERRY.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

RAMEL, YOU ARE STILL ON THE OUTREACH PART OF THE PROCESS.

YOU HAVE A FOREARM HAPPENING THIS PAST WEEK.

HOW HAVE THEY BEEN GOING?

>> THEY HAVE BEEN GOING EXTREMELY WELL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US ON TO GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS.

WE HAVE RECEIVED A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR THESE FORUMS.

THAT IS WHY WE HAVE HAD TO EXPANDED BEYOND THE FOUR WE INITIALLY PLANNED.

WE HAVE ABOUT THREE ADDITIONAL.

RESIDENTS ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROCESS TO BE HEARD.

WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE THEM BE A PART OF IT.

>> ANTHONY DRIVER, SAY PRESSURE TO YOU.

HOW HAS THE PROCESS BEEN GOING SO FAR?

>> I THINK IT HAS BEEN GOING AMAZING.

THE AMOUNT OF FEEDBACK WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GATHER, THE SMALLEST ATTENDANCE WAS 100 PEOPLE THE THAT ONE OF THE 50 PEOPLE, AND THAT WAS A VIRTUAL.

PEOPLE ARE MAKING THEIR VOICES HEARD AND SHARING PERSONAL TESTIMONIALS.

IT IS VERY HELPFUL FOR US.

WE WILL TAKE THOSE QUESTIONS AND ASKED THEM DIRECTLY TO SUPERINTENDENT CANDIDATES.

>> HAVE YOU BEEN SURPRISED BY WHAT YOU HAVE HEARD?

>> SOME OF IT WAS EXPECTED, BUT WILL I HAVE.

I DID NOT EXPECT THE OUTPOURING OF PERSONALS STORIES.

PEOPLE TELLING INTIMATE DETAILS OF THEIR LIFE AND EXPERIENCES WITH POLICE A.

THERE IS A DOMINANT NARRATIVE OUT THERE, BUT IT HAS BEEN ACROSS THE BOARD.

RESIDENTS HAVE EXPRESSED VIEWS THAT ARE NOT NECESSARILY SHARED PUBLICLY IN THE MEDIA LOT.

I THINK THAT WAS ALSO SOMETHING VERY INTERESTING AND SURPRISING.

>> WHAT ARE SOME OF THOSE VIEWS THAT YOU FEEL DON'T GET HURT SO MUCH?

>> RESIDENTS WHO WANT A SUPERINTENDENT WHO IS PRESENT.

RESIDENTS WHO HAVE EXPRESSED THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE RANK AND FILE IS INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS, SOMEONE THEY CAN TRUST, SOMEONE WHO WILL PUT THEIR VOICE FIRST.

I HAVE HEARD MOSTLY THE FOLKS WAS SOMEBODY WHO WAS ENGAGED AND WHO IS A LEADER.

THERE HAS BEEN A REAL LACK OF LEADERSHIP.

>> CHICAGO TONIGHT ATTENDED ONE OF THE COMMISSIONS FORUMS .

HERE IS WHAT ONE ATTENDEE HAD TO SAY.

>> TWO WORDS I KEEP HEARING, AND I HAVE KEPT HEARING FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS, IS TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

I HAVE NOT HEARD THE WORD RESPONSIBILITY .

SO WHEN YOU PUT ALL THREE OF THOSE WORDS TOGETHER , THAT IS WHEN YOU HAVE A VIABLE COMMUNITY.

THAT IS WHEN YOU HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING AMONGST EACH OTHER.

>> WHAT KIND OF EMOTIONS ARE YOU SENSING AT THESE FORUMS ?

>> PEOPLE ARE PASSIONATE.

THAT IS CLEAR.

AT EVERY TRAN40, 40 OR 50 PEOPLE COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND MAKE THEIR VOICE OR.

I HAVE HAD PEOPLE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY POLICE VIOLENCE, FOLKS DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY COMMUNITY VIOLENCE, FOLKS WHO HAVE LOST LOVED ONES.

AS THEY COME AND MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD, MANY TIMES I SEE PEOPLE ACTUALLY SHED A TEAR OR GET VERY EMOTIONAL.

I THINK THE COMMUNITY IS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THESE ISSUES.

>> AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER, MAYOR-ELECT BRANDON JOHNSON SELECTED FRED WALLER TO LEAVE THE DEPARTMENT UNTIL A PERMANENT SUPERINTENDENT IS CHOSEN.

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

>> WE MUST ALSO BE MINDFUL OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.

WE MUST REBUILD TRUST, WE MUST REBUILD MORALE IN THE DEPARTMENT.

WE CAN AND WILL DO BOTH.

>> BEARLIKE JOHNSON HAS SAID THAT WALLER WILL NOT BE A CANDIDATE TO SERVE IN THE POSITION PERMANENTLY.

RAMEL, REMIND US WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR IN A PERMANENT SUPERINTENDENT AND YOUR LIST OF NEEDS, HASN'T CHANGED AT ALL OVER THE COURSE OF THESE FORUMS?

>> I THINK THE NEEDS ARE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE HAVE BEEN HEARING FROM THE COMMUNITY, AND EVEN SOME OF THE OFFICERS WHERE THE LEADERSHIP WE HAVE SPOKEN WITH.

WE REALLY WANT SOMEONE WHO HAS STRONG MORALS, WHO IS AN EFFECTIVE LEADER.

WE DO NEED TO ENSURE THAT OFFICERS INSIDE OF THE DEPARTMENT ARE WILLING TO FOLLOW THIS PERSON.

THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT.

WHAT WE ARE ALSO LOOKING FOR IS SOMEONE WHO IS CAPABLE TO PULL TOGETHER THE COMMUNITY AS INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT WALLER MENTIONED.

WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO ESTABLISH TRUST WITHIN NEIGHBORHOODS, BECAUSE WHAT WE ARE HEARING AT THE FORUMS ARE THAT COMMUNITY RESIDENTS DO WANT TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH OFFICERS.

AND SO, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENSURE WE HAVE A CANDIDATE THAT POSSESSES THE ABILITY TO EFFECTIVE LEAD, AS WELL AS BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER.

>> RAMEL, THERE HAVE BEEN CONCERNS THAT MAYOR-ELECT JOHNSON HAS BEEN TRYING TO INFLUENCE THE PROCESS.

WHAT IS YOUR RESPONSE TO THAT?

>> I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH JOHNSON HAVING ANY SAY IN OUR PROCESS, PERSONALLY.

I KNOW HE HAS TAKEN PERSONAL PRIVILEGE TO EXPRESS HOW HE FEELS IN THE MEDIA, WHICH IS HIS RIGHT TO DO SO.

THE GREAT THING ABOUT THIS COMMISSION, WHICH WE ALWAYS SPEAK ABOUT, IS THAT WE ARE INDEPENDENT.

WE ARE NOT A PART OF AN ADMINISTRATION.

AND SO, WE STILL GET TO BE THE FOREMOST AUTHORITY IN MAKING THIS ELECTION WITH THE INPUT OF ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS.

I AM EXCITED THAT EVERYONE HAS THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS, BUT AS A COMMISSION, WE WILL DEFINITELY BE MAKING THIS DECISION INDEPENDENTLY.

>> JUST TO ADD TO THAT, I HAVE SPOKEN WITH MAYOR-ELECT JOHNSON, AND ALSO MEMBERS OF THE TEAM , UNEQUIVOCALLY, THEY HAVE NOT TRIED TO INFLUENCE THE PROCESS IN ANY WAY.

IF ANYTHING, THEY HAVE REACHED OUT TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BE HELPFUL.

>> CHICAGO POLICE OVERSIGHT AGENCY RELEASED A VIDEO OF A POLICE OFFICER FATALLY SHOOTING A 24-YEAR-OLD MAN IN GARFIELD PARK LAST MONTH.

WE'RE LOOKING AT A BIT OF THAT NOW.

I KNOW YOU ALL ARE NOT ABLE TO SPEAK TO SPECIFIC CASES.

RAMEL, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THE LENGTH OF TIME FOR COPA TO RELEASE FOOTAGE?

>> I DO THINK WE HAVE SEEN PROGRESS OVER THE YEARS WITH COPA.

THEY HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB WITH GETTING INFORMATION OUT.

ALSO MAKING SURE TO ENGAGE FAMILY MEMBERS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

BRINGING THEM IN AND GIVING THEM AN OPPORTUNITY IF THEY DESIRE TO SEE THE VIDEO PRIOR TO IT BEING RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC.

SO WE HAVE SEEN IMPROVEMENTS IN THE VARIOUS ENTITIES.

FOR THE MOST PART, THAT IS WHAT I WILL SAY.

WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS AS THE COMMISSION GETS TO WORK MORE CLOSELY WITH THESE VARIOUS ENTITIES TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE MEETING THEIR GOALS.

TIMELINESS IS ONE OF THE THINGS.

>> YOU ALL HAVE A DEADLINE OF NOMINATING CANDIDATES COMING UP JULY 14.

ANTHONY, WE HAVE ABOUT 30 SECONDS LEFT.

WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP AFTER YOU TAKEN ALL THIS INFORMATION?

AT WHAT POINT DO YOU START ASSEMBLING THE LIST OF CANDIDATES?

>> THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS MAY 7.

AS OF THIS MORNING, WE HAVE 17 APPLICATIONS.

I EXPECT THE NUMBER TO INCREASE BEFORE THE DEADLINE.

ON MONDAY MORNING, WE WILL HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE AND UPDATE THE PUBLIC ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS.

WE WILL