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

HERE'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING >> THERE ARE 68,000 PEOPLE ARE CHICAGO'S FIRST CHIEF HOMELESSNESS OFFICER ON HOW SHE PLANS TO ADDRESS THE CITY'S UNHOUSED CRISIS.

>> OUR KEY OFF TRICKS IS LIKE THE HOLY GRAIL.

IT'S OFTEN DESCRIBED AS THE MISSING LINK BETWEEN DINOSAURS AND BIRDS.

A LOOK AT THE FIELD MUSEUM'S NEW AND INCREDIBLY RARE FOSSIL.

>> PLUS, HOW A LOCAL WOMAN WITH CELIAC DISEASE IS HELPING OTHERS WHO CAN'T EAT GLUTEN, DINE OUT SAFELY.

>> AND NOW TO SOME OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

NEARLY 100 PEOPLE ARE CLAIMING THEY WERE SEXUALLY ABUSED BY CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS AND STAFFERS AT FACILITIES ACROSS ILLINOIS.

ACCORDING TO A NEW LAWSUIT, PLAINTIFFS, A ABUSE WAS ALLOWED TO PERSIST INSIDE ILLINOIS YOUTH CENTERS FOR DECADES.

THE ALLEGED ABUSE OCCURRED BETWEEN 1996 IN 2017 IN THE VICTIMS WERE ALL MINORS, SOME AS YOUNG AS 12, ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINT, ATTORNEYS FILED A LAWSUIT TODAY AGAINST THE STATE OF ILLINOIS AND ITS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENTS OF CORRECTIONS AND JUVENILE JUSTICE SPOKESPERSONS FOR THOSE AGENCIES DID NOT IMMEDIATELY RESPOND TO REQUESTS FOR COMMENT.

YOU CAN VISIT OUR STORY.

WEBSITE FOR MORE ON THIS STORY.

INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING INTO ALLEGATIONS THAT CHICAGO POLICE OFFICERS USED EXCESSIVE FORCE AGAINST PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS OUTSIDE THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO THIS WEEKEND.

THE COMPLAINT MADE TO THE CIVILIAN OFFICE OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY INCLUDED A VIDEO POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA BY A CHICAGO SUN-TIMES.

REPORTER.

>> IT SHOWS OFFICERS ATTEMPTING TO SET UP A BARRICADE AND PROTESTERS RESISTING.

NEARLY 70 PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED SATURDAY ON SUSPICION OF TRESPASSING AFTER OFFICERS CLEAR THE ENCAMPMENT SET UP BY PROTESTERS.

A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT WOULD FULLY COOPERATE WITH THE INVESTIGATION.

THE COMPLAINT COMES AS LAWYERS FOR THE CITY PREPARED TO DEFEND A NEW POLICY THAT WOULD ALLOW MASS ARRESTS OF PROTESTERS ABOUT 100 DAYS BEFORE THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION COMES TO CHICAGO.

>> STUDENTS AT CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO LOOKING TO TRANSFER WILL NOW BE GUARANTEED ADMISSION TO CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS SAY TO QUALIFY CITY COLLEGE OFFICIALS MUST COMPLETE AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE AND THE GENERAL EDUCATION CORE CURRICULUM.

STUDENTS MUST ALSO MAINTAIN A 2.5 GPA TO ENTER THE PROGRAM AND REMAIN ELIGIBLE AND STUDENTS WHO ARE PART OF THE CHICAGO STAR SCHOLARS PROGRAM AND HAVE AT LEAST A 3.0 GPA.

WE'LL ALSO GET $1000 SCHOLARSHIP FOR UP TO 2 YEARS.

UP NEXT, MEET CHICAGO'S FIRST CHIEF HOMELESSNESS OFFICER RIGHT AFTER THIS.

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

THE GYM AND K MAYBE FAMILY.

THE POPE BROTHERS FOUNDATION.

AND THE SUPPORT OF THESE DONORS.

>> WELL, LISTEN, THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT'S ON THE RISE IN ILLINOIS AND CHICAGO.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO A U.S. HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT FROM EARLIER THIS YEAR TO COMBAT THE ISSUE.

MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON APPOINTED THE CITY'S FIRST CHIEF HOMELESSNESS OFFICER CINDY SOTO LAST MONTH.

SHE HAS HER WORK CUT OUT FOR HER, THOUGH, TO DEVELOP A 5 YEAR PLAN TO GET AN HOUSE RESIDENTS SAFE AND STABLE HOUSING.

AND JOINING US NOW IS CINDY SOTO, THE CITY'S FIRST CHIEF HOMELESSNESS OFFICER.

CONGRATS ON THE NEW POSITION.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

YOU'VE BEEN IN THE POSITION FOR A MONTH.

THIS IS YOUR START OF YOUR 5TH AND YOU WERE PREVIOUSLY THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY IMPACT AT THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY.

TRUST.

TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SORT OF CHALLENGES OF OF CREATING A NEW POSITION FROM SCRATCH.

>> BALL ONE.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

I'M SO HAPPY TO BE IN THIS ROLE SERVING THE CITY OF CHICAGO IN THIS WAY.

AND IN THE MAYOR, THINK I WOULD SAY THAT HE CHOSE ME BECAUSE HE KNOWS THAT I CAN LEAVE AND CAN BUILD SOMETHING FROM SCRATCH.

SO BUILDING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FROM THE GROUND UP HAS BEEN SOMETHING I'VE BEEN DOING PRETTY MUCH ALL OF MY CAREERS SINCE BEING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR.

AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, IN VARIOUS PLACES LIKE HEALTH CARE AND AT TIMES TRYING TO BUILD CAPACITY IN PHILANTHROPY.

AND SO FOR ME, MY FIRST EXPERIENCE IS REALLY WORKING WITH CONGRESSWOMAN TAMMY DUCKWORTH AND BUILDING HER DISTRICT OFFICE.

I'M FROM FROM AND WE HAVE TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE MEETING CONSTITUENT NEEDS AND WE HAD TO ENSURE THAT WE WERE ALSO SUPPORTING THE CONSTITUENTS THAT SAW HER AS A CHAMPION LIKE VETERANS AFFAIRS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES MOVING FORWARD IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR ABLE TO REALLY BRING THAT LENS OF BUILDING CONSTITUENT SERVICES IN A HOLISTIC APPROACH IN A WAY THAT REALLY MOTIVATES PEOPLE TO BELIEVE IN THE PUBLIC OFFICE.

AND IT'S THAT THEIR PUBLIC REPRESENTATIVE AND NOW IN THIS POSITION, I GET TO BRING ALL OF THOSE EXPERIENCES THAT I'VE HAD WORKING WITH OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS OR IN SOCIAL SERVICES WHERE I'VE HAD TO CREATE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FROM THE THING.

MY MOST RECENT IN ANGIER MAIN EXPERIENCE WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO WAS WORKING AS MANAGING DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AT THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING.

RIGHT, BILL, THE BUREAU OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, RACIAL EQUITY, INTO STRATEGIC INITIATIVES.

IT WENT FROM AN OFFICE OF ONE PERCENT TO 9 PAID STAFF TO 6 PAYTON TURNS IN A MATTER OF 2 YEARS.

SO I KNOW THAT THE WORK IS GOING TO BE A LOT HAVE A LOT AHEAD OF ME.

BUT GIVEN ALL OF THE EXPERIENCES AND CHALLENGES THAT HAS ALREADY EXPERIENCED IN OVER COM, I HAVE NO DOUBT AND ALSO WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE MAYOR AND THE LEADERSHIP TEAM THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO A LOT OF GOOD WORK TOGETHER BECAUSE YOU'RE ALSO YOU'RE TAKING ON A VERY DAUNTING TASK, RIGHT?

SOMETHING THAT HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED AND THAT IS, OF COURSE, WITH HOMELESSNESS.

>> PART OF YOUR ROLE IS TO DEVELOP A 5 YEAR PLAN TO END HOMELESSNESS IN CHICAGO.

TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THAT PLAN MIGHT LOOK LIKE OR WHAT NEEDS TO BE WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING YEAH, I MEAN, I'M COMING IN WITH A HUGE NETWORK OF PEOPLE BEHIND ME.

AND I REALLY HAVE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE CHICAGO FUNDERS TOGETHER TO END HOMELESSNESS.

THAT HAS BEEN ON THE GROUND COMMITTED TO SEEING VERY SOLUTIONS.

>> COME FORWARD AND ONE OF THEM IS DISPOSITION THAT THEY HELPED CREATE WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO AND ALONG WITH THAT IS PUTTING FORWARD SOME INITIAL KEY MILESTONES IN THE 5 YEAR PLAN IS ONE OF THEM THE WAY THAT I REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I COMPLETE THIS ALONG WITH ALL OF THE STAKEHOLDERS AND PEOPLE WE'LL EXPERIENCE IS DOING IT IN A THREE-PHASE APPROACH WHERE THE MOST FACE WILL INVOLVE WORKING TOGETHER IN SOME MORE SHORT TERM LOW HANGING FRUIT.

SO WE SHOULDN'T ALSO THAT CAN MEET THE STATE, THE CITY'S BUDGET AND THEN WORKING ALONGSIDE A LONGER FACE OF COMMUNITY TO ENSURE THAT I RECEIVE THE FEEDBACK AND THE WAY SAYS THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE LIVED.

EXPERIENCE.

SO I SEE THAT BEING MORE OF THE LONGER FACE OF ENSURING THAT I'M IN COMMUNITY TALKING THAT ONLY PEOPLE THAT LIVED EXPERIENCE BUT ALSO WITH THAT ARE HOMELESS, BUT ALSO PEOPLE WHO ARE AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AND GOING LEARNING AND HEARING FROM THEM WHAT THEY'VE BEEN WANTING FROM THE CITY OF CHICAGO, HOW THEY WANT TO BE SERVED.

WHAT HAS BEEN MISSING AND WHAT WE CAN DO THERE ARE A LOT OF SERVICES ALREADY THAT THE CITY PROVIDES, BUT CERTAINLY PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES WITH THEM.

AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAPTURE ONE OF THE THINGS YOU MENTIONED IS, OF COURSE, THE CITY'S BUDGET.

MANY HOMELESS ADVOCATES WERE REALLY HOPEFUL.

>> THAT THE BRING CHICAGO HOME MEASURE WOULD PASS DURING THE PRIMARY ELECTION A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AND EVENTUALLY FUND A PLAN TO REDUCE HOMELESSNESS.

YOU CAME TO THIS POSITION EVEN AFTER AFTER THAT ELECTION AFTER THAT MEASURE FAILED.

WHAT HOW DOES YOUR JOB LOOK WITHOUT IT?

CERTAINLY WOULD LOVE MORE FUNDING FOR HOMELESSNESS SERVICES.

BUT I ALSO HOPEFUL AND EXCITED THAT IN ADMINISTRATION WITH MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON.

>> THAT THIS ISN'T THE ONLY THAT WASN'T THE ONLY SOLUTION THAT WE WERE GOING TO PUT FORWARD TO TO ADDRESSED ISSUES OF HOMELESSNESS.

AND IT'S REALLY A NATIONWIDE ISSUE.

IT'S NOT JUST AN ISSUE THAT THE CITY CAN DO ALONE, BUT NATIONWIDE WE HAVE A SHORTAGE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

SO WE HAVE TO LOOK AT OTHER AND THE MAYOR JUST PASSED A BOND ORDINANCE THAT'S GOING TO ALLOW FOR OVER 600 MILLION DOLLARS TO GO INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

AND THAT'S THIS INCLUDES PRESERVING SINGLE OCCUPANCY.

WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

MICHAEL, TOO.

I'M ALSO BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE MORE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING WHERE PEOPLE THAT NEED WRAP AROUND SERVICES CAN BE ABLE TO SECURE THOSE SERVICES.

SO ALTHOUGH BRING CHICAGO HOME THAT IMPASSE, IT WASN'T THE ONLY SOLUTION THAT THE ADMINISTRATION WHAT'S GOING TO TRY TO PUT FORWARD.

AND IN THIS REALLY AM MONUMENT WHOLE ISSUE THAT DOES NOT ONLY EXIST IN THE CITY WHAT IT DOES TAKE THE CITY TO ALSO SOLVE OFFICER MUNLEY.

LOOKING AT OTHER AVENUES THAT WE CAN PURSUE THAT CAN HELP ADDRESS SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS.

THIS IS A PERSONAL ISSUE FOR YOU AS WELL.

YOU'VE SAID THAT YOU SOUGHT STABLE HOUSING FOR YOURSELF WHEN YOU'RE 18 YEARS OLD IN ORDER TO ESCAPE A VIOLENT SITUATION.

>> DO YOU MIND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT EXPERIENCE WITH US AND WHAT YOU LEARNED FROM THAT?

YES, I MEAN, >> YOU KNOW, I GREW UP VERY LOW IN THE COMMUNITY THAT IS STILL RESIDE.

AND I ALSO EXPERIENCED BEING DOUBLED UP MY IMMEDIATE EXTENDED FAMILY AND SOMETIMES PEOPLE THAT WE'RE JUST RANGERS NEEDING A PLACE TO STAY AND CAN HELP SUBSIDIZE PARENTS RENT.

IT WAS CHALLENGING, YOU KNOW, AND AND AND GOING UP IN THE COMMUNITY THAT ALSO FACED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF VIOLENCE COMMUNITY VIOLENCE CERTAINLY DIDN'T ALLOW FOR ME TO REALLY DREAM TOO BIG HEAD, TO ALWAYS KIND OF STAY CLOSE BY.

AND YOU HAVE TO WATCH OUR OUR BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY FOR ME, WAS OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE SOMETHING DIFFERENT FOR MYSELF.

AND THAT'S WHY DID EVERYTHING I POSSIBLY COULD TO MOVE OUT AT THE AGE OF 18, LITTLE TO NO RESOURCES.

YOU KNOW, I COULDN'T THAT DIDN'T HAVE MONEY TO EDUCATION.

MY HIGHER EDUCATION.

AND SO AT THIS, I REALLY NEEDED TO FIND DIFFERENT WAYS IN WHICH I CAN.

SUCCEED AND IN SOCIETY.

BUT IN THE CITY, IN PARTICULAR.

AND SO I CHOSE TO MOVE AWAY FROM HOME AND WORK 2 JOBS AND GO TO SCHOOL AND FIND A SCHOLARSHIP AND TRY TO GET MYSELF TO VARIOUS CHALLENGES THAT WERE BEFORE ME.

AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT IT WOULD IF IT WASN'T FOR THE PEOPLE THAT REALLY IS WERE THERE AS MENTORS ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE THERE, TOO, TO CATCH ME WHEN WENT OUT WITH FALL, I WOULDN'T BE HERE TODAY.

YOU KNOW TO DO THAT ALONE.

YOU KNOW THAT THERE WERE OTHER ISSUES THAT ARE COMPLICATED.

AND IN MY LIFE.

AND SO OFTENTIMES I WAS FACE TO ADDRESS ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS ALONE.

BUT 2 TO DO IT ALONE.

ALSO MEANT THAT I NEEDED TO FIND THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WANTED TO HELP ME.

AND SO I HAVE PEOPLE AT RIGHT COLLEGE.

I HAD PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY AHEAD.

I WAS, YOU KNOW, VOLUNTEERING AT A NONPROFIT IN AT INSPIRATION CAFE AND BROUGHT ME JOY AND THAT HELPED ME KEEP GOING.

BUT IT CERTAINLY WAS NOT BECAUSE I NEEDED TO AGAIN WORK.

2 JOBS.

I ALSO NEEDED TO OVERCOME SOME OTHER CHALLENGES THAT MY FAMILY AND I WERE GOING THROUGH BUT BUT THE CITY IS JUST A WONDERFUL CITY THAT IF YOU FIND THE RIGHT PEOPLE, IT'S GOING TO GIVE YOU EVERYTHING.

YOU RIGHT PERSON FOR THE ROLE.

IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'VE GOT ABOUT 15 SECONDS HOW DO PLAN ON MAKING THIS CASE TO CITY COUNCIL?

>> ABOUT THE ROLE THAT EVERYONE SHOULD PLAY IN REDUCING HOMELESSNESS.

>> IT'S GOING TO TAKE EVERYONE.

I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, THIS CURRENTLY HAS AN OFFICE OF ONE, BUT IT'S REALLY EVERYBODY'S OFFICE.

THIS CHICAGO'S OFFICE OF HOMELESSNESS.

EVERYBODY CAN COME TO ME CAN CAN SEEK OUT SERVICES AND INFORMATION THAT THEY'VE BEEN WANTING FOR.

AND I'M GOING TO LEAN ON THEM.

I'M GOING TO LEAN ON THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'M GOING TO LEAN ON COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND PHILANTHROPY AND PRIVATE SECTOR TO REALLY BRING ALL OF THESE RESOURCES TO THE TABLE BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST GOING TO TAKE ONE PERSON OR THERE'S NOT JUST ONE WAY FORWARD.

IT'S GOING TO TAKE ALL OF US.

WORD IS OUT FROM SAINT THE CITY'S FIRST CHIEF HOMELESSNESS OFFICER.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

THANK YOU.

>> AND UP NEXT, A MAJOR ADDITION TO THE FIELD MUSEUM.

STAY WITH US.

>> WHAT COMES TO MIND WHEN YOU HEAR THE WORD DINOSAUR, MAYBE A STEGOSAURUS OR A TRICERATOPS OR A SCENE FROM THE MOVIE JURASSIC PARK.

BUT HOW ABOUT A PIGEON?

BECAUSE IT TURNS OUT BIRDS ARE DINOSAURS IN THE FIELD.

MUSEUM SAYS IT HAS A FOSSIL TO PROVE IT.

EARLIER TODAY THE FIELD MUSEUM UNVEILED THE CHICAGO ARE KEY AFTER ITS FOSSIL, WHICH HELPS CONNECT THE EVOLUTIONARY DOTS AND SHOW THAT BIRDS ARE MODERN-DAY DINOSAURS IN HERE TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THE FOSSIL IS JING MAY O'CONNOR AND ASSOCIATE CURATOR OF FOSSIL REPTILES AT THE FIELD MUSEUM AND WTW NEWS REPORTER PATTY WET LEE WHO GOT AN EXCLUSIVE BEHIND THE SCENES.

LOOK AND HOW THE MUSEUM ACQUIRED THE FOSSIL.

PATTY.

WELCOME BACK.

JAMIE, WELCOME TO CHICAGO TONIGHT.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

SO OF COURSE, YOU HELP THE FIELD MUSEUM ACQUIRED THIS FOSSIL.

WHAT, 4 YEARS AGO.

AND YOU HAD TO SIT ON THAT SECRET, WHICH I'M SURE IT WAS TOUGH FOR BUT WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE TO BE ABLE TO TELL THE WORLD ABOUT IT TODAY?

IT'S SUCH A RELIEF, YOU KNOW, TO FINALLY HAVE THAT THE SECRET BE OUT IN THE OPEN.

ALSO, I HAD THESE EARRINGS MADE 4 YEARS AGO AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE ABLE TO WEAR THEM.

SO THAT'S THAT'S THE IMPORTANT THING HERE WHAT'S IMPORTANT I WOULD AGREE IS IS THE RINGS.

I'M SURE IT'S VERY EXCITING WE'RE GOING TO TALK MORE ABOUT IT A PATTY, YOU ALSO HAVE THE CHANCE TO TALK TO SOME FIELD EXECS.

HOW BIG A DEAL IS THIS FOR CHICAGO?

I MEAN, IT'S HUGE FOR THE FIELD MUSEUM AND FOR THE CITY IN SO MANY LEVELS, THERE'S ONLY 13.

>> OF THESE ARE KEY AFTER ITS FOSSILS OUT THERE.

ARE THE ONLY MAJOR CITY OUTSIDE OF YOUR TO HAVE ONE.

>> SO IT'S A HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR URGING MAY TO DO SCIENCE AND RESEARCH.

I'M ON A SPECIMEN THAT YOU WOULDN'T NORMALLY HAVE ACCESS TO HUGE OPERATION TO NUTTY FOR EDUCATION BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVEN'T HEARD OF OUR CAP TRICKS UP TO THIS POINT, BUT ALSO LIKE A FEATHER IN CHICAGO'S CAP.

YOU KNOW, THE EXECUTIVES, EVEN THE GOVERNOR WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW, CHICAGO DINOSAUR CAPITAL OF THE WORLD.

IT'S IT'S AMAZING FOR THE CITY, A HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SELL OURSELVES AND AND HOW IMPORTANT SCIENCE IN CHICAGO.

I THINK YOU HAVE FRIDAY WHEN I STARTED PREPARING FOR THIS SEGMENT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT IN OUR KEY AFTER A MAY TAKE US BACK TO THE BASICS.

WHAT IS IN OUR >> OUR KAILE TRICKS THE OLDEST KNOWN FOSSIL BIRD.

SO IT'S ONLY FALL SOBER THAT'S EVER BEEN FOUND FROM JURASSIC AGE DEPOSITS.

IT'S 150 MILLION YEARS OLD, WHICH IS ABOUT 20 MILLION YEARS OLDER THAN THE SECOND OLDEST FOSSIL BIRDS.

AND SO WHEN IT WAS FOUND IN 18 61, IT WAS THE OLDEST FOSSIL BIRD THEN AND EVEN IN THE NEXT 163 YEARS, WE'VE NEVER FOUND.

AND OLDEST FOSSIL BIRD THAT IS CONVINCING EVERYONE.

IT REALLY IS ALSO BURNED.

SO THERE ARE SOME OTHER DINOSAURS THAT ARE VERY BIRD-LIKE.

BUT THIS IS THE FIRST PIECE OF EVIDENCE WE HAVE FOR UNDERSTANDING THE EVOLUTION OF BIRDS AND BERT OF THE MOST DIVERSE GROUP OF VERTEBRATES ON LAND VERTEBRATES ON OUR PLANET TODAY.

SO THIS IS THE FIRST PIECE OF PUZZLE TO UNDERSTAND ONE OF EVOLUTION'S, GREAT SUCCESS STORIES BECAUSE I THINK A LOT OF FOLKS MIGHT SIMPLIFY IT AND KIND WANT TO COMPARE IT TO WHAT IS THE THE FLYING DINOSAUR WAS AT A LOT THINK OF THAT AND GO WAITED THIS THIS THIS THIS NOT NEW.

TARA SORES ARE YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU WHEN YOU SEE LIKE FLYING REPTILES THAT ARE ALONGSIDE DINOSAURS, THEY'RE ACTUALLY THEY'RE NOT DINOSAURS AT ALL.

AND THEY'RE NOT BIRDS, BUT THEY ARE A GROUP OF REPTILES VERY CLOSELY RELATED TO DINOSAURS.

SO A COMMON MISCONCEPTION.

>> BUT WE NOW KNOW THERE WERE OTHER FLYING DINOSAURS LIKE THIS CAN STORY OF COURAGE IS I WAS MENTIONING ALSO, MIKE OR AFTER WE DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND HOW FLIGHT EVOLVED IN DINOSAURS.

IT INVOLVED MULTIPLE TIMES OR A SINGLE TIME A PRODUCING ALL THESE DIFFERENT FLYING ORGANISMS AND THEN A LOT OF >> THINGS LIKE VELOCIRAPTOR.

ACTUALLY.

SECONDARILY, LAST FLIGHT, BUT MAYBE THIS FALL.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO HELP US TO SHED LIGHT ON THESE CONTROVERSIES.

BUT THIS IS JUST THE OLDEST FOSSIL BIRD.

SO THE ALL BIRDS ARE DINOSAURS.

BUT THIS IS THE OLDEST DINOSAUR THAT CAN ALSO SAY IT'S BIRD, PATTY, WHO BEEN INVOLVED WITH BRINGING THIS FOSSIL THERE WERE A COUPLE OF FANTASTIC FOSSIL PREPARED ERS, WHICH WAS THE JOB.

I DID NOT REALLY HAVE FAMILIARITY WITH THE 04:00AM COUNTY VAN BEEK AND AKIKO SHINYA AND THEY TOOK, YOU KNOW, THIS SORT OF LIKE BLANKETS LAB AND CHIPPED AWAY, CHIPPED AWAY AND REVEALED THAT THE BEAUTIFUL SKELETON THAT PEOPLE WILL SEE ON EXHIBIT GORGEOUS CALL, THE VERTEBRAE.

IT'S ONE OF THE BEST.

BEST PARKING AFTER EXPECT SUMMONS OUT THERE.

I MEAN, I'M SURE THE BEST IN PEOPLE.

AND TO THAT WHY IS THIS PARTICULAR FOSSIL SO SPECIAL?

WELL, I THINK IT'S SO SPECIAL BECAUSE IT'S AT THE FIELD MUSEUM.

AND BECAUSE WE ARE A RESEARCH INSTITUTE THAT REALLY PRIORITIZE IS THE WORK DONE BY OUR SCIENTISTS.

BUT ALSO THAT REGULARLY ENGAGES IN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION.

WE REALLY WE TAKE JOY IN SHARING OUR RESEARCH WITH THE PUBLIC AND SO THROUGH A COMBINATION OF THESE 2 QUALITIES, WE'RE GOING TO LEARN SO MUCH FROM THIS AMAZING FALL.

SO AND WE'RE GOING TO SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD.

SO I HOPE IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY GOING TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT ABOUT EVOLUTION, BUT ALSO ABOUT THE FACT THE PIGEONS ARE LIVING DINOSAURS AND ALSO HOPEFULLY INSPIRE SCIENTISTS OF THE FUTURE.

IT THE WAY THIS ONE CAME TO YOU AS WELL, OBVIOUSLY WAS VERY WELL PACKAGE.

BUT THE FOSSIL ITSELF WAS TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT BECAUSE YOU WERE ABLE TO SORT OF DICTATE, YOU KNOW, HOW TO BRING THIS FOSSIL OUT.

>> TOTALS LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT, PLEASE.

YES.

SO THIS FOSSIL HAD BEEN IN HANDS.

THE HANDS OF PRIVATE COLLECTORS FOR OVER 30 YEARS.

>> AND LUCKILY NO ONE EVER THOUGHT TO REPAIR IT OR TO EVEN LOOK INSIDE AND SEE HOW COMPLETE IT WAS.

SO IT CAME TO US WITH JUST A LITTLE BIT OF PHONES EXPOSED.

AND THE FIRST THING WE DID WAS POPPING X-RAY MACHINE.

WE IT WAS COMPLETE ALMOST 100% COMPLETE, WHICH LIKE BEYOND OUR WILDEST EXPECTATIONS.

AND IT'S ALSO PERFECT BECAUSE WE HAVE 2 OF THE BEST PREPARED ERS IN THE WORLD.

CONNIE AND AKIKO.

SO THEY REALLY PREPARED THIS SPECIMEN FOR SCIENCE.

NOW, A LOT OF OTHER RECENT SPECIMENS THAT WERE DESCRIBED IN THE 21ST CENTURY ARE IN THE HANDS OF PRIVATE COLLECTORS.

SO THEY WERE PREPARED TO LOOK BEAUTIFUL FOR A COLLECTOR.

AND SO THEY DO THINGS LIKE FILL IN THE CAR OF EMPTY THE CARD, MISSING PARTS OF THE SKELETON TO MAKE IT SEEM MORE COMPLETE THAN IT IS.

WE REALLY MADE SURE THAT WHEN WE PREPARE THIS, WE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

ANY OF THESE LIKE MISLEADING TECHNIQUES, THAT YOU ADD THINGS TO THE SPECIMEN, BUT ALSO BECAUSE WE WERE REALLY TRYING TO TAKE OUR TIME AND JUST PREPARE THIS AS METICULOUSLY AS POSSIBLE.

WE HAVE ALL SORTS OF REALLY DELICATE RACES THAT I THINK MAY HAVE BEEN PRESENT IN OTHER SPECIMENS, BUT WE'RE PREPARED AWAY WHEN THEY WERE PREPARED BY THESE CORPORATE COMMERCIAL PREPARE WHO ARE JUST REALLY TRYING TO DO THIS QUICKLY SO THAT THEY CAN SELL THE FOSSIL.

SO, YEAH, THAT'S WHY IT'S REALLY FORTUNATE THAT CAME TO THE FIELD MUSEUM.

AND THAT'S WHY IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL.

I THINK IS IS THERE ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR THAT YOU THINK ABOUT THIS FOSSIL THAT MIGHT HELP US BETTER UNDERSTAND TODAY'S BIRDS?

YEAH, YOU KNOW, SO ARE OPTICS.

THERE'S 12 SPECIMENS BEFORE THAT CAN BE FOR HOURS.

AND IT'S ONE OF THE MOST STUDIED TAX OF ALL TIME.

SO I DIDN'T REALLY THINK WE'RE GOING TO LEARN BASIC NEW INFORMATION, THINGS ABOUT HOW THE SKELETON LOOKS THAT WILL THEN HELP US UNDERSTAND WHICH GROUP OF DINOSAURS BIRDS ARE MOST CLOSELY RELATED TO.

WE'VE LEARNED JUST A TON OF NEW INFORMATION.

WE'VE ACTUALLY DRASTICALLY TRANSFORMED HOW SCIENTISTS NOW KNOW THIS TAX LOOK TO HOW THE SPECIES LOOKED AND FOR EXAMPLE, ON NEW INFORMATION WE'VE GLEANED FROM PALLET, WHICH OF THE BONES THAT FORM THE ROOT THEM OUT.

THEY SUGGEST THAT BIRDS MAY ACTUALLY BE LIVING SHOWDOWN TO DINOSAURS.

>> SOURCE.

BUT I I THINK, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF EVIDENCE THAT SUGGESTS THAT THEY NEST WITHIN A GROUP OF DINOSAURS COACH ODON TO AND SO TECHNICALLY.

>> BIRDS WOULD NOT ONLY BE LIVING DINOSAURS, BUT THEY WOULD BE LIVE INTRO DONTA DINOSAURS.

AND THIS IS JUST A HYPOTHESIS.

I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING WE'RE PROBABLY STILL GOING TO BE ARGUING ABOUT FOR ANOTHER 100 YEARS JUST BECAUSE THIS ALSO IS SO BUT I THINK WE ARE GETTING A LOT OF REALLY IMPORTANT NEW INFORMATION FROM THIS SPECIMEN MORE THAN I DREAMED OR HOPE TO GET.

THAT IS REALLY GOING TO DRASTICALLY CHANGE.

HOW SCIENTISTS LOOK AT OUR TRICKS.

AND I HOPE THAT SHARING THE STORY WITH PEOPLE WILL DRASTICALLY CHANGE HOW PEOPLE LOOK AT LIVING DINOSAURS THINGS LIKE PIGEONS SEAGULLS.

PATTY, ALMOST OUT OF TIME.

BUT YOU GOT EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO FOSSIL AHEAD OF TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT, WHICH IS SUPER COOL.

YOU PUT TOGETHER SOME ADDITIONAL RESOURCES.

>> TO HELP VIEWERS BETTER UNDERSTAND THIS FOSSIL, WHAT CAN THEY FIND?

ONE OF THE THINGS WHEN SHE JUST MENTION TROY IT'S WE HAVE A FABULOUS WHAT I CALL ARE FINDING YOUR ROOTS DI KNOW EDITION WHERE SHE EXPLAINS, YOU KNOW, WHERE OUR GAP TRICKS AND WHERE BIRDS FIT THE SORT OF DINOSAUR FAMILY TREE.

THAT'S NICOLE CARR GOES ADDED IT DOWN PERFECTLY.

WE HAVE AN EXTENDED INTERVIEW WITH WE ALSO HAVE A DESCRIPTION WHERE THE OTHER SPECIMENS ARE, WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE AND WHAT MAKES CHICAGO'S SO AMAZING.

OKAY.

A LOT MORE INFORMATION INFO.

YES, THIS IS VERY AND I WANT TO THANK THE CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.

JEN MADE WANT TO THANK THANK YOU BOTH, OF COURSE, FOR JOINING US.

I'M GING.

THEY O'CONNOR FROM THE FIELD MUSEUM.

PATTY, LEE, OF COURSE, THANKS AS ALWAYS FOR JOINING US.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE FOSSIL AT THE FIELD MUSEUM STARTING TOMORROW.

AND AS WE MENTIONED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE NEW CHICAGO ARE KEY OPTICS FOSSIL VISIT.

OUR WEBSITE.

AS PATTY MENTIONED THERE YOU'LL FIND VIDEO EXPLAINERS BEHIND THE SCENES FOOTAGE AND MUCH MORE.

IT'S WTW DOT COM SLASH NEWS AND WE'RE BACK WITH MORE RIGHT AFTER THIS.

MAY IS NATIONAL CELIAC DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH.

THE AUTOIMMUNE CONDITION CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE INTESTINAL TRACT WHEN FOODS CONTAINING GLUTEN ARE EATEN.

CELIAC IS CURRENTLY KNOWN TO AFFECT ABOUT ONE PERCENT OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION AND ONLY A SMALL FRACTION OF THOSE DIAGNOSED OR BLACK.

BUT RESEARCHERS AT SUGGESTS THAT MANY MORE BLACK AMERICANS COULD BE AFFECTED.

CHESA ROLLINS SAYS WHEN SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CELIAC DISEASE, DINING OUT BECAME A DANGEROUS GAMBLE.

SO SHE DECIDED TO COOK UP A SOLUTION HERSELF LAST YEAR, PRODUCER ERICA GUNDERSON MET UP WITH THE CHEF WHOSE BOOTEN GLUTEN FROM HER KITCHEN.

HERE'S ANOTHER LOOK.

>> I'M GOING BE A CHEF.

I WAS LIKE I JUST LIKE TO COOK HUNGRY SO THEY HOW DO YOU MAKE ENDS MEET?

>> HAS A ROLLINS RECIPE FOR RESTAURANT OWNERSHIP BEGAN WITH AN UNUSUAL INGREDIENT, A DIAGNOSIS.

>> I WAS BACK IN THE SEA.

I FOUND THAT I WAS WHEN I WAS 3 MONTHS PREGNANT I WENT TO 6 OR 7 DIFFERENT, ESPECIALLY AIMED AT THAT TIME.

I STARTED TO LOSE.

I'M HEARING IN MY RIGHT HERE.

I WAS LOSING MY HAIR.

MY VISION WAS BECOMING LORI ONE SHIP READING.

HAVE FLU ALLERGIES.

THE SYMPTOMS ARE ESCALATING NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG WITH ME.

CAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY IT WASN'T PROBABLY IT WASN'T PREVALENT DIAGNOSIS.

SO THERE WAS NO ONE I COULD TURN TO TO SAY, HEY, I NEED HELP.

>> AND SO FOR ME, IT WAS JUST A JOURNEY OF EXPLORING, YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO AND WHAT NOT TO DO.

>> ROLLINS SAYS AFTER FACING A LACK OF DIETARY ADVICE FROM HER DOCTORS, SHE DECIDED TO PLACE HER OWN TRAIL.

>> I WANTED TO REALLY SEE WHAT HAPPENED.

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN GLUTEN-FREE FOOD TRUCK?

>> THE MENU, WHICH HAS AS GLUTEN-FREE FOOD TRUCK, WHICH SHE OPENED IN 2016, LEAN TOWARD STREET FOOD LIKE WINGS AND TACOS.

WHEN SHE OPENED HER DINE-IN SPOT IN AVONDALE EARLIER THIS YEAR, SHE ROLLED OUT A NEW MENU.

THAT INCLUDES FOODS YOU MIGHT NOT EXPECT TO FIND GLUTEN-FREE VERSIONS >> I WANT TO TEST OUT SOMETHING NEW CALLED SOUTHERN IN SOUTHERN TWAIN.

I'M JUST HAD A SKIING OR, YOU KNOW, SOUL FOOD, CAJUN CREOLE DOWN SO, YOU KNOW, THE FRIED CHICKEN FRIED CATFISH, THE LOBSTER.

SO I TRIED OUT, YOU KNOW, RICE, FLOUR POTATO FLOUR, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN POSSIBLY THINK OF.

THAT WAS GLUTEN FREE.

SEE HOW PEOPLE RESPONDED TO IT.

>> BECAUSE THE KITCHEN AT CHEZ IS BISTRO AND BAR IS ENTIRELY GLUTEN-FREE.

ROLLINS SAYS CUSTOMERS WITH SEVERE ALLERGIES CAN DINE WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT CROSS CONTAMINATION.

>> HAPPY THAT PEOPLE ARE FINDING ME FOR IF YOU WERE CRYING FRIED CHICKEN IN 10 YEARS, YOU HAVE HIM BACK INTO, KNOW, SO LONG.

THERE'S LIKE, OH, MY GOD, I CAN EAT ANYTHING THAT NOT HAVE WORRY ABOUT.

YOU KNOW, IF I'M GOING TO HAVE AN ALLERGIC REACTION, A LOT OF PLACES WHERE THERE HAVE 3 OPTIONS.

BUT THEY DO HAVE KITCHEN.

SO THEY'RE STILL THE DANGER.

SO HERE THERE'S NO DANGER.

AND WHEN THEY TELL ME THAT THEY'RE YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE CHALLENGER THERE.

SO LIKE WELCOME HOME.

>> FOR CHICAGO TONIGHT, THIS IS ERICA GUNDERSON.

AND FOR MORE ON CHAZ'S BISTRO AND FOOD TRUCK, YOU CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE.

AND THAT'S OUR STORY FOR TONIGHT.

JOIN US TOMORROW NIGHT AT 5, 30 10.

WE LEAVE YOU TONIGHT WITH A DANCE PERFORMANCE IN DALY PLAZA EARLIER TODAY.

NOW FOR ALL OF US HERE AT CHICAGO TONIGHT, I'M BRANDIS FRIEDMAN, THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.

STAY HEALTHY AND SAFE AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

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