>> LESS THAN TWO WEEKS FOR ELECTION DAY CANDIDATES ARE MAKING THEIR CASE TO VOTERS AND THE LATEST IN THE TRIAL THAT IS SHINING A LIGHT ON THE FORMER HOUSE SPEAKER'S POLITICAL POWER.

LET'S START WITH THE RACE.

HERE IS WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY LAST NIGHT.

>> HE HAS A TERRIBLE RESUME.

PAUL HAS NEVER BEEN ELECTED TO ANYTHING.

HE NEVER HAD TO MOVE A LEGISLATIVE DYNAMIC.

NEVER HAD TO DO IT.

>> HOLDING THE LINE ON TAXES.

I DO NOT BELIEVE PUBLIC SAFETY IS NOT A REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRATIC ISSUE.

I THINK THAT'S WHY I HAVE BEEN DOING WELL AND THAT'S WHY I GOT INTO A RUNOFF.

>> THE REPUBLICAN AND HIS OPPONENT.

>> HE WOULD LOVE FOR CHICAGOANS TO BELIEVE EXACTLY THAT.

CHICAGO IS A DEMOCRATIC TOWN AND HE THINKS IT WILL HELP IN THIS CONTEST.

HE GOT A LITTLE HELP TODAY FROM FORMER REPUBLICAN GUBERNATORIAL NOMINEE.

HE SAYS IT WILL BE A DARK DAY IF BRANDON BECOMES MAYOR AND VOTE FOR PAUL.

BRANDON JOHNSON'S CAMPAIGN BLASTED THE VIDEO OUT TO REPORTERS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY.

IT'S CLEAR THAT THIS IS THE FIGHT HE WANTS TO HAVE.

WILL IT BE SUCCESSFUL?

WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE.

>> HE IS A VERY CONSERVATIVE FIGURE IN CHICAGO.

A BOOSTER DARRIN BAILEY MANY TIMES.

>> HE IS CALLING HIM A DICTATOR.

>> YES.

HE ALSO HAS SUPPORT FROM A LOT OF DEMOCRATS.

LET'S BE CLEAR.

HE HAS TIES TO REPUBLICANS AND HAS ENDORSEMENTS FROM HIS FORMER RUNNING MATE.

>> AND A TON OF ALDERPEOPLE TOO.

>> I THINK VOTERS HAVE BEEN PAYING ATTENTION TO THE DEBATES AND THERE IS ONE EVERY DAY.

THEY ARE HEARING THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER.

I THINK WHAT THEY KNOW IS BRANDON JOHNSON SAYS HE WANTS TO DIVERT ABOUT $150 MILLION INTO OTHER THINGS, COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS.

HE IS GOING TO HIRE A THOUSAND POLICE OFFICERS THAT LEFT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.

CAN THEY DO THAT IN OFFICE?

IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN.

>> LET'S GET INTO THAT.

EARLIER IN THE SHOW YOU COVERED THE MASSIVE CPD OVERTIME PROBLEM.

SOME MAY SAY THAT IS CLEAR EVIDENCE THE DEPARTMENT NEEDS MORE POLICE AND NEEDS MORE PEOPLE.

A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY THEY DON'T NEED MORE COPS.

WILL JOHNSON'S PLAN TO PROMOTE 200 DETECTIVES HELP?

>> THAT'S EXACTLY WHY HE WANTS TO DO IT.

THE WAY TO REDUCE CRIME IS TO SOLVE CRIME.

RIGHT NOW PROPORTIONALLY CHICAGO HAS FEWER DETECTIVES THAN LOS ANGELES AND NEW YORK.

JOHNSON'S PLAN IS LET'S PUT OFFICERS NOT ON THE STREETS PULLING OVER CARS AND RUNNING DRUG BUSTS.

LET'S HAVE THEM SOLVE ACTUAL VIOLENT CRIMES.

IT WILL HELP BECAUSE IT WILL GET CRIMINALS OFF THE STREETS.

IT IS NOT GOING TO BE EASY BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO TAKE A TEST AND MOVE UP THE RANKS.

IT WOULD BE THE NEW OFFICERS GOING THROUGH THE ACADEMY EVERY COUPLE WEEKS THAT WOULD FILL THOSE -- ON THE STREETS.

HE SAID IT IS NOT A SOLUTION AND WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO IS -- AND NONE OF THIS IS GOING TO BE EASY.

IF IT WAS LORI LIGHTFOOT WOULD HAVE DONE IT A LONGTIME AGO.

>> WHAT IS THE DOWNSIDE OF PROMOTING 200 OFFICERS TO DETECTIVE POSITIONS?

>> IT TAKES OFFICERS OFF THEIR PATROLS AND PUTS THEM IN OFFICES OR SOLVING THESE PARTICULAR CRIMES.

THAT MAY BE SOMETHING BRANDON JOHNSON WILL ADD.

IT WAS NOT A PERSONAL GOAL, BUT HE DOESN'T WANT MORE OFFICERS ON THE STREET.

HE DOES PRESIDENT BELIEVE THAT IS AN APPROPRIATE TASK TO CURBING SAFETY.

THERE ARE THOSE WHO BELIEVE THAT IS THE CASE.

THEN AGAIN, THE REASON YOU HAVE ALL THIS OVERTIME IS BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH POLICE OFFICERS.

IT IS QUITE THE CONUNDRUM.

IT IS GOING TO KWOPBT -- GOING TO CONTINUE.

>> MADIGAN IS ON TRIAL AND IT AFFECTS THE WAY THE FORMER HOUSE SPEAKER CONTROLS THE HOUSE.

MADIGAN WILL GO ON TRIAL SEPARATELY.

>> LIKE YOU SAID WE GOT A GLIMPSE BEHIND THE SCENES.

IT WAS NEVER SORT OF STRAIGHT FORWARD.

IT WAS ALWAYS HIM TALKING ABOUT FINDING OUT WHO IS ON TRIAL.

MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

I DON'T KNOW THE DETAILS.

NOT JUST TO STAFF, BUT TO OTHER LAWMAKERS.

LAWMAKERS WHO ARE DOING AS THEY WERE INSTRUCK -- INSTRUCTED.

IT IS FASCINATING.

>> FOR A SPEAKER WHO WASN'T PRONE TO SPEAKING OFTEN AND EVEN IF YOU ARE IN PRESS CONFERENCES AND HE IS GIVING DIRECTIVES.

>> THEY ARE SETTING THIS UP HOW IT WORKS.

THEY ARE GOING TO RELATE IT TO COM-ED.

200 MILLION TO ADMIT TO THE SCHEME AND HOW MUCH DID THEY MAKE?

BILLIONS?

>> ONE OF THE MEASURES THEY BELIEVE THEY MADE NEARLY $2 BILLION.

>> A $2 MILLION PROFIT BY TAKING FOUR EXECUTIVES TO TRIAL?

>> WE HAVE BEEN 22ND -- 20 SECONDS.

THEY SAY IT IS LEGAL.

IS THE LOBBYING LINE A LITTLE BLURRY?

>> IT IS VERY BLURRY.

IT MAKES SENSE YOU WANT TO PLEASE THE VERY POWERFUL HOUSE SPEAKER.

IS THAT LEGAL?

THERE IS A LOT MORE TO THE TRIAL.

A LOT OF THAT IS COMMON SENSE.