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

>> HERE IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT.

>> THE LATEST LOCATION PROPOSED TO HELP MIGRANTS SURVIVE.

>>> AN INVESTIGATION INTO A TEXAS CLERGY MEMBER WHO SEXUALLY ABUSED 2000 CHILDREN IN ILLINOIS.

>>> U.S. TREASURY WARNING RENEGOTIATIONS AROUND THE DEBT CEILING.

>>> $815 MILLION UPGRADE .

>>> CITY IS RACING AGAINST THE CLOCK .

THE LATEST LOCATION CITY OFFICIALS HAVE THEIR I SET ON IS ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE.

>> HE SAYS HE IS HOPING FOR PEACEFUL CONVERSATION .

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

HE SAYS HE WANTS TO DO MORE ABOUT THE CLAIMS BEFORE ASYLUM-SEEKERS MOVE IN .

COMMUNITY LEADERS HAVE ECHOED THAT THE CITY HAS STRUGGLED TO FIND PERMANENT SOLUTIONS FOR THE INFLUX OF MIGRANTS ARRIVING TO THE CITY AND FOUND OUT 12 YEARS AGO BY AN ANONYMOUS CALLER THAT THE CITY HAS PLANNED TO USE PARTS OF WHITE COLLEGE AS A RESPITE CENTER.

A TEMPORARY LOCATION WHERE ASYLUM-SEEKERS WILL HAVE A PLACE TO REST, RECEIVE A SHOWER, AND A HOT MEAL.

>> I STARTED MAKING SOME PHONE CALLS .

THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WAS IN TRANSITION AT THAT TIME .

BY LAST TUESDAY, I FOUND OUT THAT THEY WANTED TO DO IT, WHICH MEANS THEY ARE GOING TO DO IT AND WE TOLD HIM NO, NOT UNLESS WE HAVE A COMMUNITY MEETING.

>> THE CITY SAYS THERE ARE CURRENTLY 784 ASYLUM-SEEKERS SEEKING SLEEPING ON THE FLOOR OF A POLICE STATION.

WE VISITED THIS STATION WERE MORE THAN 130 ADULTS AND CHILDREN ARE SAYING.

THIS MAN SAYS HE WORKED AS A POLICE OFFICER IN VENEZUELA AND IS NOW HOPING TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR HIS WIFE AND CHILD BACK IN HIS COUNTRY.

>> AS OF NOW, WE KNOW THE CITY PLANS TO USE WHITE COLLEGE AS AN ALTERNATIVE CENTER FOR MIGRANTS .

FOR MONTHS, CITY OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN TURNING BUILDINGS , PARKS, HOTELS , INTO TEMPORARY SHELTERS.

AMENITY MANY COMMUNITIES HAVE MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT THIS.

>> AS HUMANS , WE WANT TO HELP EVERYONE IN NEED.

WE NEED TO ALLOW OURSELVES TO HELP OTHERS .

IT'S THE BEST WAY FOR US AS A IS TO MOVE FORWARD.

>> THEY ARE HERE , SO I THINK THAT YOU HAVE TO DO THE BEST YOU CAN.

>> OH MY GOODNESS, LET THEM COOK.

>> IT CAN BE A LONG LEGAL PROCESS BEFORE MIGRANTS CAN EVEN RECEIVE A WORK PERMIT BEDTIME THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE AS EVEN MORE ASYLUM-SEEKERS ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN THE CITY.

>> WHY ARE YOU NOT ALLOWING THEM TO WORK?

THEY JUST WANT TO MAKE A BETTER LIFE FOR THEIR FAMILIES.

YOU KNOW IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN ?

THEY WILL GET TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF WITH SCRUPULOUS CONTRACTORS OR BUSINESS OWNERS.

YOU NEED TO STEP UP.

>> AS FOR WHAT HAPPENS AFTER STUDENTS AND STAFF ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN TO SCHOOL, THAT IS A QUESTION THAT PEOPLE CAN'T WAIT TO GET ANSWERED.

THIS WILL BE HELD INSIDE RIGHT COLLEGE .

WE KNOW THAT THE ALDERMAN HAS ASKED PEOPLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO A PEACEFUL CONVERSATION.

BACK TO YOU.

>> CHICAGO HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE SOUNDING THE ALARM ON TRACES OF MONKEYPOX.

THE CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SAYS URBAN 29 CASES BETWEEN APRIL AND MAY .

CHICAGO SAW AN OUTBREAK LAST JULY THAT RESULTED IN SIX DOZEN HOSPITALIZATIONS.

>> THEY ARE CALLING ON FEDERAL LAWMAKERS .

>> THE MAJORITY OF CARS ARE BEING TAKEN BECAUSE THEY CAN BE USED IN ANOTHER CRIME.

THESE ARE VERY WELL ORGANIZED , VERY METHODICAL IN HOW THEY DO IT .

WE NEED TO TAKE THAT OFF FOR THEM.

>> THE SHERIFF SAYS CONGRESS WILL FOLLOW THIS LEAD AND IT'S A FASTER WAY FOR BULLIES AND VICTIMS .

THEY'VE PASSED LEGISLATION REQUIRING CARMAKERS TO MAKE A HOTLINE PROVIDING TRACKING INFORMATION.

THEY SAID THAT CARJACKINGS IN 23 TWO WERE UP 20%.

>>> ADVOCATES WANT THEM TO PUT BRAKES ON THE EXTENSION OF THE I-55 EXPRESSLY.

THEY SAY IT WILL CONTRIBUTE MORE POLLUTION TO THE AIR AS THEY ALREADY FACE ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS.

OPPONENTS SAY IT WOULD CIRCUMVENT REGULATORY HURDLES .

>> THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ROUTE IS TO PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH ALTERNATIVE, SAFE, AND RELIABLE OPTIONS.

>>> THE FORMER UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESIDENT HAS DIED.

HE SERVED AS THE PRESIDENT FOR 15 YEARS BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO THIS ROLE IN 2021.

HE IS CREDITED WITH EXTENDING EDUCATIONAL ACCESS FOR STUDENTS AND DEVELOPING THE UNIVERSITIES ENGINEERING PROGRAM .

HE WAS 75 YEARS OLD.

>>> COMING UP, WE WILL SIT DOWN WITH THE SENATORS TALK ABOUT CHICAGO'S MIGRANT CRISIS .

>>> A DISTURBING REPORT ON SEXUAL ABUSE , RIGHT AFTER THIS.

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

THE POPE BROTHERS FOUNDATION.

>>> MORE THAN 450 CATHOLIC CLERGY ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING 2000 CHILDREN.

>> IT IS MY SINCERE HOPE THAT THIS REPORT WILL SHINE A LIGHT ON THOSE WHO VIOLATED THEIR POSITION AND ABUSED INNOCENT CHILDREN.

AND THOSE IN CHURCH LEADERSHIP , WHO COVERED UP THAT ABUSE.

>> MATT MASTERSON JOINS US NOW.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS THIS IS A MULTI-YEAR INVESTIGATION.

WHAT MORE ARE WE LEARNING?

>> THEY FOUND THAT FORTNER HUNDRED AND 50 CATHOLIC CLERICS AND RELIGIOUS BROTHERS HAVE ASSAULTED CHILDREN AMONG ILLINOIS DIOCESES.

THIS GOES BACK DECADES AND OF THAT TOTAL , THEY REPORTED 103 .

>> SO THEY LIED TO THE PUBLIC?

>> YES, THEY LIED.

ROWELL HIMSELF DID NOT GO QUITE THAT FAR BUT POINTED OUT THE DISCREPANCIES AND SAID THAT THE NUMBERS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.

>> THE CHICAGO ARCHDIOCESE RELEASED A VIDEO TODAY.

>> SOME OF THE WAR THE CALLERS VIOLATED THEIR VOWS , ABUSING GOD'S LITTLE ONES.

THIS IS PAINFUL FOR ME AND MY BROTHERS.

>> WHAT DID THEY SAY ABOUT THIS DISCREPANCY?

>> HE NOTED THAT THIS WAS FAR GREATER THAN THEIR OWN LIST AND I WILL NEVER EXPLAINED TO THEM HOW THESE WERE ACTUALLY SUBSTANTIATED.

>> YOU ALSO SPOKE WITH THE HEAD OF THE SNAP CHAPTER .

WHAT DID THEY HAVE TO SAY?

HE HIMSELF IS THE SURVIVOR OF ABUSE AT THE HANDS OF A PRIEST AND HE SAID THAT UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS A MASSIVE UNDERCOUNT.

THEY ARE URGING OTHER STATES TO RELEASE REPORTS OF THEIR OWN FOR TRANSPARENCY AND DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT THERE WILL BE MASSIVE CHANGES WITHIN THE CHURCH.

>> CERTAINLY A DISTURBING REPORT.

>>> YOU CAN READ THAT FULL STORY ON OUR WEBSITE , WT TW.COM/NEWS.

>>> NEXT, WE TALK WITH SENATOR DURBIN.

>>> THE CLOCK IS TICKING , SAYING THAT CHICAGO'S SAFETY NET IS STRETCHED THIN .

HERE IS ILLINOIS SENATOR, DICK DURBIN .

THERE'S A LOT TO GET TO, SENATOR, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

ARE YOU SEEING ANY CONTOURS BETWEEN PRESIDENT AND HOUSE REPUBLICANS?

>> THERE ARE STILL IMPORTANT DIFFERENCES AND WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT WE WILL SEE THE RESULTS.

AT THIS POINT, I DON'T WANT TO TOSS IN THE CARDS.

THEY ARE GOING TO GIVE ME A PROPOSAL, WHICH I DON'T LIKE .

I HAVE TO DO THE RESPONSIBLE THING.

>> IS THERE ANYTHING THAT MIGHT BE A NONSTARTER?

>> THIS IS A 25% CUT IN MEDICAL LEASE IN THE STATE OF CHICAGO.

THAT'S THE KIND OF THING WERE CUTTING BACK DOESN'T MAKE SENSE AND THEY WOULD GET THAT KIND OF DIAGNOSIS THAT MANY HAVE FACED BID >> SO CANCER RESEARCH IS AIDED, BY THIS IN SOME WAY.

AS YOU MENTIONED ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK, WE WANT TO MOVE OVER TO ISSUES WITH THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE .

ATTORNEYS SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ANSWERING THESE QUESTIONS.

>> I DON'T THINK THAT JUSTICE THOMAS IS DOING FINE , BY ANY VOTE OF CONFIDENCE FROM THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

HERE IS THE RADICAL IDEA THAT WE ARE PUSHING .

WE THINK THEY ARE A SPECIAL CLASS AND HAVE SUFFERED AS A RESULT.

>> MIGHT YOU BE WILLING TO COMPEL THEM TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?

>> EVERYTHING IS ON THE TABLE.

>> ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT LEGISLATION?

>> YES.

THE ETHICS ADVISORY LAW THAT WE PASSED , THAT THE SUPREME COURT LOOSELY FOLLOWS , WITH A CONFLICT OF THE CASE BEFORE YOU AND EMBRACING THAT, AS WELL.

IT JUST MAKES SENSE.

>> AND THIS COMES FROM APE PRO PUBLIC INVESTIGATION TO THE DOJ.

>> THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL DECIDES IF THERE IS A REASON AND IT GOES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

IT SHOULD BE FOLLOWING IN THIS CASE.

>> DO YOU SEE HER AS BEING CAPABLE?

>> SHE JUST RETURNED AND I TOLD HER THIS THURSDAY , SHE ASKED FOR RECOGNITION .

SHE DID JUST FINE.

SHE HAS BEEN THROUGH SOME MEDICAL ISSUES BUT I WANT HER TO BE TREATED FAIRLY.

>> LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT WE JUST SAW ON THIS PROGRAM A LITTLE BIT , THE MAYOR, THE FORMER MAYOR, THE CURRENT MAYOR , DEALING WITH THIS, IT WAS THERE ANY HELP ON THE WAY?

>> YES, TO THE STATE AND THE CITY.

THEY WANT TO BE SURE THAT THE GREATER RESOURCES CAN BE ACCESSED.

THEY HAVE CLEAR SURVEILLANCE AND THEY ARE IN A LEGAL STATUS AND ARE AWAITING A HEARING .

>> $60 MILLION, DO YOU THINK IT IS REALISTIC TO ACHIEVE?

>> WE HAVE HAD ABOUT 8000 OF THESE MIGRANTS IN TEXAS AND 50 OR 60 .

>> WHY DID THEY WANT TO WORK?

>> WHERE DO I GO IN GOVERNMENT OFFICE , WHERE CAN I GO TO WORK?

THEY HAVE TO WAIT SIX MONTHS TO A YEAR .

WHY IN THE WORLD IS THAT THE CASE?

SAYING THAT IF YOU CAN JUST GET ACROSS THE BORDER, WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LAW IS REALISTIC .

THEY'VE GOT TO GO TO WORK, THEY'VE GOT TO FEED THEIR FAMILIES .

WE'VE GOT TO FIND A HAPPY MEDIUM .

>> THERE IS A VERY REALISTIC POSSIBILITY THAT THEY WILL BE WORKING AND BEING PAID UNDER THE TABLE.

AND PERHAPS, BEING EXPLOITED.

YOU WANT THE CITY TO PUT ITS BEST FOOT FORWARD FOR 2024 , ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING CAN CRIME UNDER CONTROL?

>> YES, I AM .

THE CITY WANTS PEOPLE WHO COME HERE TO BE SAFE AND I'VE TOLD THE MAYOR THAT I WILL HELP IN ANYWAY I CAN.

>> AND YOU VERY PUBLICLY CAME OUT TO SUPPORT THE NEW MAYOR.

A LOT OF HIGH-PROFILE CANDIDATES HAVE SET OUT IN THIS RACE.

>> I TOLD HIM REGARDLESS OF CAMPAIGN THAT I WANTED TO HELP AND HE SAID THAT THE CAMPING WAS OVER, LET'S GOVERN TOGETHER.

THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS I DID ENDORSE HIM TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS LEADERSHIP.

>> SO THIS IS A QUESTION, POSSIBLY FOR THE FUTURE.

IS THIS YOUR LAST TERM?

>> I'VE GOT THREE YEARS PLUS TO GO .

I WANT TO MAKE THAT DECISION AT THE RIGHT TIME.

>> THERE'S A LOT OF ISSUES ON YOUR PLATE AND THE CITIES PLATE AND THE STATES PLATE.

>>> UP NEXT, A MULTIMILLION DOLLAR UPGRADE .

WE WILL GIVE YOU LOOK AT THE DEALS, AFTER THE WEATHER.

>>> COVERAGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BROUGHT TO A PART BY JOEL M FRIEDMAN.

>> IMAGINE AN X-RAY BEAM 1 BILLION TIMES BRIGHT.

SUCH X-RAYS IS ALREADY PART OF THE REALITY.

THE HUGE PARTICLE ACCELERATOR USED DURING THE PANDEMIC , WHICH ENABLED COMPANIES TO ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF TREATMENT.

NOW, GOING OFF-LINE WITH IN $850 MILLION UPGRADE.

LET'S MEET THE FOLKS MAKING IT HAPPEN.

>> A PHOTON IS AN X-RAY AND WHAT WE GENERATE CAN'T BE DONE ANY PLACE ELSE .

IT'S A WAY THAT WE CAN PROBE AT THE MOLECULAR LEVEL AND SEE WHAT IS GOING ON IN A PROTEIN MOLECULE.

SOME OF OUR STUDIES LOOK AT REACTIONS IN BATTERIES.

BY REPLACING ALL OF THESE COMPONENTS , WE CAN PRODUCE A NEW MACHINE THAT WILL INCREASE THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE MACHINE , THE PHOTONS, THE X-RAYS THAT WE GENERATE , NOT JUST TWO DIMENSIONS LIKE WE DO NOW .

BEING ABLE TO PROBE IN THOSE THREE DIMENSIONS , WITH A SUPERCOMPUTER ON THE OTHER SIDE , TO DO REAL-TIME RESEARCH WERE PREVIOUSLY WE WOULDN'T EVEN DO THE EXPERIMENT .

AGAIN, THIS BECOMES AN EXPLORATION MISSION .

THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT OF TWO SEMI TRAILERS WORTH OF EQUIPMENT WE WANT TO ALIGN THE CRITICAL COMPONENTS .

>> THIS IS THE CORE OF THE NEW STORAGE RING .

IT'S GOT A LOT OF MAGNETS AND BASICALLY AS YOU MOVE ELECTRONS AROUND , IT'S MADE TO MAKE VERY BRIGHT AND TRANSPARENT BEANS AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO UTILIZE .

BRILLIANCE IS ABOUT 1 BILLION TIMES MORE.

WE ARE GOING TO ABOUT 1 TRILLION TIMES MORE AND THAT GIVES YOU UNPRECEDENTED SPACE AND TIME RESOLUTION.

WE CAN SEE THINGS VERY SMALL AND VERY FAST.

>> THIS WILL BE INSTALLED BY THE END OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR.

WE HAVE THE COMMISSION AFTER TEST AND CHECK OUT AND AND INTEGRATION WITH THE OTHER ACCELERATORS , AROUND APRIL AND AFTER THAT , THE BEAMLINE.

THIS IS BEEN ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES AND I'M GRATEFUL TO BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY BID >> WE ARE NOT SURE EXACTLY .

WE HAVE USERS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD WAITING TO USE THIS AND IT'S VERY EXCITING.

>> AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY IS FUNDING AND $850 MILLION UPGRADE.

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

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