>>> THE PEOPLE OF CHICAGO CAN BE PROUD OF.

>> AND I'M SORRY, SOX FANS, THE TEAM IS ON THE BRINK OF PLAYOFF ELIMINATION AFTER ANOTHER POOR OUTING IN HOUSTON TODAY.

ASTRO SLUGGER KYLE TUCKER BUSTED THE GAME WIDE OPEN IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 7TH WITH THIS TWO-RUN SHOT OFF OF KIMBREL.

THE TEAM IS DOWN 2-0 IN THE BEST OF 5 SERIES AND MUST WIN GAME 3 AT HOME ON SUNDAY EVENING TO KEEP PLAYOFF HOPES ALIVE.

SOX STARTING PITCHER LUCAS GOT ROCKED IN JUST OVER 4 INNINGS.

>>> NOW ON TO OUR WEEK IN REVIEW PANEL.

LAURA WASHINGTON, MONICA NG OF AXIOS CHICAGO.

LET'S GET RIGHT IN TO IT WITH THAT WAR OF WORDS BETWEEN LIGHTFOOT AND KIM FOX.

HERE'S WHAT THEY BOTH HAD TO SAY THIS WEEK.

>> IF THEY DO NOT FEEL LIKE THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IS GOING TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE, WE'RE GOING TO SEE A LEVEL OF BRAZENNESS THAT WILL SEND THE CITY IN TO CHAOS.

>> I WAS MORTIFIED BY WHAT HAPPENED BECAUSE THE MAYOR FORMER PROSECUTOR.

>> A LOT OF FINGER POINTING HERE RELATED TO THE SHOOTOUT.

PRETEND YOU'RE A FLY ON THE WALL IN THIS MEETING TODAY, WHAT WAS THE CONVERSATION LIKE, DO YOU THINK?

>> I WISH I WAS THERE.

YES, THE CONVERSATION WAS PROBABLY PRETTY BLEAK.

I SUSPECT THERE WAS PROBABLY A LOT MORE FINGERPOINTING.

THE MAYOR AND FOX HAVE BEEN TRADED BARBS, ABOUT WHO IS RESPONSIBLE TO THE SURGE IN CRIME IN THE CITY.

NOW THERE WAS A STATEMENT THAT KIM FOX MADE COMING OUT OF THAT MEETING TODAY SAYING BASICALLY I TOLD YOU SO.

SHE'S SAYING THAT HER ORIGINAL POINT WAS THAT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO CHARGE THE PERPETRATORS IN THIS CRIME.

SHE'S SAYING THAT WAS UPHELD BY WHAT THE POLICE DETECTIVES WERE TELLING HER.

EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE SAYING THEY'RE GOING TO WORK TOGETHER AND CONTINUE THE CONVERSATIONS, AT LEAST WHAT'S THAT KIM FOX IS SAYING.

I THINK THINGS REMAIN IN AN IMPASSE.

THE CHALLENGE HERE IS CAN WE GET PAST THE FINGER POINTING AND ACCUSATIONS TO GET SOMETHING DONE.

>> AGAIN, THIS STEMS FROM A GUN FIGHT THAT HAPPENED IN AUSTIN.

AND AS KIM FOX SAID, RICK PEARSON, CPD'S OWN CHIEF DETECTIVE SAYS WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO BRING MURDER CHARGES OR GUN CHARGES.

SO WHY IS LIGHTFOOT SO ADAMANT THEY BRING GUN CHARGES?

AND I THINK YOU'RE ON MUTE >> ONE, I THINK YOU HAVE THE EXAMPLE OF THE VIDEO.

LIKE A WILD WEST SHOOT OUT THAT WAS GOING ON.

AND WHY COULDN'T THOSE PEOPLE, PERPETRATORS BE IDENTIFIED.

BUT BEYOND THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT THE FACT THAT CRIME HAS BECOME A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT POLITICAL ISSUE.

WHEN IT COMES TO CHICAGO.

AND THE RANDOMNESS OF WHERE SHOOTINGS ARE OCCURRING.

THE SHOOTINGS GOING ON IN THE EXPRESSWAYS IN TO AND OUT OF THE CITY.

AND SHE'S FEELING THE WEIGHT OF THAT.

THAT'S HER OBVIOUS TARGET BECOMES KIM FOX, AS THE STATE'S ATTORNEY.

LAURA WAS RIGHT HOW THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING BATTLE.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT HOW THE SUPERINTENDENT WAS BLAMING THE COURT SYSTEM AND FOX.

AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE OVER THINGS THAT HADN'T EVEN GONE IN TO EFFECT YET UNDER THE NEW RESTORATIVE JUSTICE LAWS.

WE'RE GOING TO KEEP SEEING MORE OF THAT BACK AND FORTH.

I DON'T SEE THESE TWO SITTING IN A ROOM BEING ABLE TO SETTLE ANYTHING.

>> THIS AS THE HOMICIDE RATE IS OVER 600.

600 HOMICIDES.

4% UP FROM LAST YEAR.

NO SIGN OR ANSWERS TO GET THAT UNDER CONTROL.

THERE ARE A LOT OF RESIDENTS UPSET.

ILLINOIS' WEALTHIEST RESIDENT KEN GRIFFIN WHO THREATENED TO MOVE OUT OF CHICAGO.

TAKE A LISTEN.

>> IT'S BECOMING MORE DIFFICULT TO HAVE THIS AS OUR GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS, A CITY THAT'S HAD SO MUCH VIOLENCE.

CHICAGO IS LIKE AFGHANISTAN ON A GOOD DAY.

AND THAT'S A PROBLEM.

I'LL PUT THIS IN BLACK AND WHITE.

I PROBABLY HAVE 25 BULLET SHOTS IN THE GLASS WINDOW OF THE RETAIL SPACE OF THE BUILDING I LIVE IN.

THEY TRIED TO CARJACK THE SECURITY DETAIL THAT SITS OUTSIDE MY HOUSE.

IT JUST TELLS YOU HOW DEEP CRIME RUNS IN THIS CITY.

>> MONICA NG, IS THAT A FAIR COMPARISON?

>> I MEAN, IF YOU LOOK AT THE YEAR THAT HE ACTUALLY MOVED OUT HERE, 1990.

YOU CAN LOOK AT THE CRIME SINCE THEN.

MUCH HIGHER.

THAT DOES NOT FORGIVE THE UNACCEPTABLE VIOLENCE WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.

BUT YOU KNOW, THE MAYOR AND KIM FOX, AND BROWN ALL FIGHTING ABOUT IT SORT OF ADDS THE PERCEPTION, VIOLENCE, NOBODY KNOWS WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT AND THERE'S CHAOS.

WHICH REALLY DOESN'T HAPPEN.

IT JUST SEEMS LIKE GRANDSTANDING.

IT SEEMS LIKE THE TALKING POINT OF THE REPUBLICAN PETER ARE ILLINOIS IS IN CHAOS.

CHICAGO IS IN CHAOS.

WE NEED SOMEONE TO PUT EVERYTHING IN CONTROL.

FYI, THE VERY NEXT DAY UNDER THAT SPEECH, CONDE NAST TRAVELERS .

>> VERY SCHIZOPHRENIC NEWS WEEK.

THAT WAS THE READERS POLL IN THE CONDE NAST.

>> IT'S NOT MAKING ANY SENSE HERE.

WHY AREN'T PEOPLE -- I THINK WE ALL UNDERSTAND THERE ARE PROBLEMS.

WHY AREN'T PEOPLE MOVING IN THE SAME DIRECTION?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN TALK ABOUT TWO PUBLIC SERVANTS, INCLUDE THE POLICE ANOTHER ELEMENT THERE THAT DON'T SEEM TO BE ON BOARD AS THE SAME IDEAS.

THAT'S GOTTA BE RESOLVED LIKE FOUR YEARS AGO.

>> I THINK THERE JUST ISN'T ANY SHORT TERM ANSWER THAT THE VIOLENCE OF THE CITY IS EXPERIENCING.

HERE'S WHAT COOK COUNTY BOARD PRESIDENT SAID LAST NIGHT ON OUR PROGRAM ABOUT AN ATTEMPTED CARJACKING OF HER SECURITY DETAIL.

>> I'M VERY, VERY GRATEFUL THAT THE MEMBER OF MY DETAIL WHO WAS SUBJECT TO A CARJACKING IS OKAY.

HE WAS NOT HARMED.

THAT'S THE FIRST THING THAT'S CRITICAL TO ME.

BUT YOU KNOW, THESE RANDOM ACTS OF VIOLENCE UNFORTUNATELY, PLAGUE MANY OF OUR CITY NEIGHBORHOODS, NOT JUST MY OWN.

>> THIS IS THE SECOND SUCH INCIDENT, APPARENTLY.

BUT THERE'S CONFUSION ABOUT THIS LATEST INCIDENT.

WHAT DO WE KNOW THUS FAR?

>> TO ME, IT'S NOT CLEAR EXACTLY WHAT WE KNOW.

BECAUSE AS FRED WRINKLE SAID, THIS IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

SHE DOESN'T WANT TO WEIGH IN WITH WHAT THE INVESTIGATION MAY PROVE.

BUT IT'S KIND OF VERY FRUSTRATING.

SHE'S NOW AT LEAST ANNOUNCED WELL IF THERE'S FUTURE INCIDENTS, I'LL LET THE PUBLIC KNOW.

BUT WE REALLY DON'T KNOW.

AND I THINK TRULY WHAT'S MORE INTERESTING HERE IS KIND OF THE DYNAMIC OF HOW THIS VIOLENCE IS KIND OF TOUCHING HOME WITH TONI AND OF COURSE, ONE OF HER ALLIES IS STATE'S ATTORNEY KIM FOX.

>> RIGHT.

AND THERE'S SOME CRITICISM ESPECIALLY FROM THE LONE REPUBLICAN COMMISSIONER ON COOK COUNTY BOARD.

SHAWN MORRISON SAYING HOW COME WE LEARNED ABOUT THIS WHEN IT WAS REPORTED?

LAURA WASHINGTON, SHOULD PREKWINKLE GOTTEN OUT AHEAD OF IT BEFORE SOMEONE REPORTED IT OUT?

>> I THINK THAT WOULD HELP MAKE HER CASE MORE EFFECTIVELY.

SHE WAS SAYING SHE DIDN'T WANT TO COMPROMISE THE INTEGRITY OF THE INVESTIGATION.

SHE WANTED TO LET THE INVESTIGATORS DO THEIR JOBS.

BUT THERE WAS ANOTHER INCIDENT THIS SUMMER, THAT'S ONLY COMING TO LIGHT, WHICH ALLEGEDLY INVOLVES ONE OF HER SECURITY DETAIL OFFICERS LOSING, OR HAVING HIS GUN STOLEN.

THIS IS A SECOND EXAMPLE OF AN INCIDENT THAT MIGHT HAVE INVOLVED VIOLENCE INVOLVING HER OWN DETAIL RIGHT IN FRONT OF HER HOUSE THAT THE PUBLIC DIDN'T KNOW AS MUCH ABOUT.

AT MINIMUM, SHE PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE TRANSPARENT EARLIER AND TOLD US WHAT SHE COULD TELL US.

IN HER STATEMENT TODAY, SHE'S SAYING IN THE FUTURE, I WILL LET YOU KNOW THAT SOMETHING HAPPENED.

THE PUBLIC DESERVES THE RIGHT TO KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING AND WHAT'S BEING INVESTIGATED.

>> THE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING BUT PEOPLE SHOULDN'T READ IN TO THE FACT THAT SHE DIDN'T GO PUBLIC WITH IT BEFORE IT WAS REPORTED OUT.

DAVID BROWN ALSO APPEARED BEFORE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE ANNUAL BUDGET HEARINGS.

MONICA NG, ANYTHING IN THERE THAT GAVE YOU CONFIDENCE THAT SOMETHING NEW IS GOING TO BE TRIED HERE TO GET THE MURDER RATE DOWN?

>> NOTHING IN PARTICULAR.

IT'S NOT LIKE THERE ARE A LOT OF NEW THINGS UNDER THE SUN.

WE JUST HAVE TO FIND ONES THAT WORK.

I FEEL LIKE LIVING IN CHICAGO AND BEING A JOURNALIST IN CHICAGO FOR ALL THESE YEARS IT'S ALL JUST CYCLICAL.

THE MURDER RATE IN THE '90s.

I WISH THERE WAS A NEW WAY TO APPROACH IT AND A NEW GREAT SILVER BULLET.

>> AS YOU MENTIONED, IT WAS HIGHER IN THE EARLY 90s.

AND 2020 IN GENERAL, AND THE FIRST SEVERAL MONTHS OF 2021 ACROSS THE NATION THERE'S BEEN THIS SPIKE IN CRIME.

CHICAGO, OF COURSE, ISN'T ALONE.

>> I'M SORRY, THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE NOW IS VICTIMS ARE GETTING MUCH YOUNGER.

CHILDREN.

A CHILD WAS SHOT TODAY I THINK IN GRESHAM.

CHILDREN ARE BEING SHOT.

THERE'S THIS RANDOMNESS ABOUT IT.

IT'S PRETTY SCARY.

I DON'T THINK THAT YOU'RE SEEING -- I KNOW THERE'S CRIME AND VIOLENCE IS A PROBLEM ACROSS CITIES, PARTICULARLY DURING THE PANDEMIC.

BUT I THINK YOU'VE SEEN A LEVEL OF CRIME PARTICULARLY AMONG YOUNG CHILDREN.

AND THAT'S DISTURBING.

>>> PRESIDENT BIDEN GOES TO ELK GROVE VILLAGE TO TOUT COVID-19 VACCINE MANDATES.

THERE WAS A LITTLE TIFT WITH MAYOR LIGHTFOOT.

WHAT HAPPENED?

>> AT THE AIRPORT, AT O'HARE WHERE THE PRESIDENT LANDED, THAT MAYOR LIGHTFOOT TOLD THE PRESIDENT SHE FELT SHE HAD BEEN MISTREATED.

THAT SHE WAS NOT PART OF THE SPEAKING PROGRAM AND WASN'T GIVEN DUE BENEFIT.

SO HE GOT HER IN THE SUV, AND THEY WENT TO ELK GROVE VILLAGE.

AND SHE WAS GIVEN A SMALL TIME TO SPEAK.

AND DID NOT STAY FOR THE SPEECH.

BUT TRULY, THE PROTOCOL IS THE MAYOR OF THE CITY WHERE AIR FORCE 1 LANDS, THAT'S WHERE YOU GREET THE PRESIDENT.

I DON'T BELIEVE SHE'S THE MAYOR OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE.

SO HER ASSERTION THAT SHE WANTED TO HAVE A SPEAKING ROLE IN THIS, I COULD NOT IMAGINE THIS TAKING PLACE IN ROSEMONT, FOR EXAMPLE.

>> WITH MAYOR STEVENS OUT THERE IN ROSEMONT.

I'M SURE MAYOR STEVENS WOULD WANT TO BE SPEAKING AT AN EVENT IN HIS COMMUNITY.

MIKE MULLIGAN, AS TO THE SUBSTANCE OF THIS, PRESIDENT BIDEN IS TOUTING VACCINE MANDATES FOR CORPORATIONS LIKE UNITED SAYING THIS IS THE WAY TO GET VACCINATION RATE UP BY HAVING BIG COMPANIES MANDATE VACCINES.

DO YOU THINK THAT MESSAGE IS HITTING HOME?

>> YEAH, I THINK IT'S HELPING.

I THINK IT'S HELPING A LOT OF PEOPLE.

A LOT OF COMPANIES MAKING THESE MANDATES.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE FOLLOWING THE STORY IN THE NBA.

KIERY IRVIN PLAYS FOR THE BROOKLYN NETS.

YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO PLAY INDOORS UNLESS YOU'RE VACCINATED.

HE DOESN'T WANT TO BE VACCINATED.

THIS IS CAUSING AN ISSUE THROUGHOUT THE NBA.

THEY'RE GOING TO CUT HIS PLAY AND NOT LET HIM PLAY IN HALF THE GAMES.

IT WOULD BE 82 GAMES.

HE'S NOT ALLOWED TO PLAY IN SAN FRANCISCO EITHER.

THEY HAVE THE SAME RULE IN PLACE.

MORE PLAYERS ARE TRYING TO GET VACCINATED AND FOLLOW ALONG AND GO ALONG WITH THIS.

THEY'RE HOPING THAT WILL THEN HELP AN OUTREACH TO COMMUNITIES.

>> HOW DO YOU THINK THAT'S GOING TO PLAY OUT?

DO YOU THINK IRVING IS GOING TO CAVE IN TO PLAY?

ISN'T THIS THE GUY THAT ALSO SAID THE EARTH WAS FLAT?

>> YEAH, HE'S OUT THERE.

A DIFFERENT TYPE OF THINKER.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY?

>> HE'S MADE SOME COMMENTS.

ALL RIGHT.

TYPICALLY THE PRESIDENT COMES TO TOWN WHEN THERE'S A CONGRESS PERSON NEEDS A BIT OF A BOOST.

LAURA WASHINGTON, WHY ELK GROVE VILLAGE?

>> BECAUSE CLAYCO WAS INVOLVED WITH A CONSTRUCTION SITE.

AND CLAYCO, THE OWNER OF THE COMPANY HAS BEEN A LONG TIME DEMOCRATIC DONOR.

BIDEN WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A GOOD CITIZEN IN THE CORPORATE WO WORLD TO MAKE HIS CASE FOR WHY TO GET THESE VACCINATIONS.

IT SEEMS LIKE THE TREND IS GOING MORE AND MORE IN HIS FAVOR.

UNITED AIRLINES ARE REALLY TAKING THIS SERIOUS AND MOVING THE BALL ON IT.

>> HE ALSO HIGHLIGHTED ANOTHER EXAMPLE WHEN HE WHISPERED AND SAID FOX NEWS IS ANOTHER COMPANY MANDATING.

>> REAL QUICK.

THAT POINT YOU MADE ABOUT TRYING TO HELP A CONGRESSMAN, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT NEXT WEEK, TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY MORNING WHEN THE FIRST LADY, JILL BIDEN, COMES TO CHICAGO.

SHE'S GOING TO BE GOING TO A COUPLE OF EVENTS WITH CONGRESSMAN GARCIA.

AND OF COURSE, YOU'VE GOT BIDEN TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROGRESSIVES AS THE BATTLE OVER HIS SOCIAL ECONOMIC PROGRAM IS STILL IN STALEMATE IN D.C. >> YOU THINK THAT'S WHAT THAT'S ABOUT?

RICK, HOW DO YOU THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE RESOLVED?

IT SEEMS TO COME DOWN TO THE BERNIE SANDERS WING VERSUS THE JOE MANCHIN WING, AND THEY SEEM MILES APART.

>> THEY DO SEEM MILES APART.

THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS IT REALLY IS THE PROGRESSIVE WING OF THE PARTY THAT IS THE CONTROLLING ELEMENT OF THE PARTY.

AND YOU'VE GOT BIDEN IS GOING TO BE DOING $3.5 TRILLION PACKAGE.

EVERYTHING THAT GETS CUT OUT OF IT IS GOING TO BE COMING AT THE EXPENSE OF SOMEBODY IN THE PROGRESSIVE WING.

AS LONG AS MANCHIN CONTINUES TO WANT TO PLAY THE CONSERVATIVE CARD AS IT WERE, I'M NOT SURE HOW LONG THIS IS GOING TO TAKE.

AND OF COURSE THIS IS SIGNATURE REELECTION LEGISLATION FOR JOE BIDEN.

>> CERTAINLY SEEMS LIKE A VERY DELICATE BALANCE HERE TO KEEP THAT COALITION ON BOARD.

MONICA, YOU HAD A STORY THIS WEEK TALKING ABOUT THE CONTINUED CROWDED HALLWAYS IN CPS SCHOOLS AND CLASSROOMS.

IT'S ABOUT ONE WEEK IN TO THE JOB FOR THE NEW CEO PEDRO MARTINEZ.

ANY EVIDENCE HE'S GOTTEN A HANDLE ON THE COVID MITIGATION AND TESTING SYSTEM THROUGHOUT CPS?

>> HE'S SERIOUS ABOUT DOING IT.

I SHOULD SAY A YOUNG MAN WE KNOW WHO GOES TO HIGH SCHOOL IN CHICAGO FINALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME SAW TESTING AT HIS SCHOOL.

HIGH SCHOOL.

BUT THEY WERE TOLD ONLY 50 TIMES.

THERE'S A LIMIT ON IT.

AT LEAST IT'S GOING.

I'VE TALKED TO OTHERS WHO SAY YES, TESTING IS GOING ON.

BUT THERE'S CROWDED HALLWAYS, AND KIDS PULLING DOWN THEIR MASKS, AND KIDS IN SCHOOL FOR 7 TO 8 HOURS A DAY.

IT WORRIES ME.

WE'VE GOT 7,000 PEOPLE IN QUARANTINE FROM CPS ALONE.

>> THIS COMES AS THE MAYOR PUTS OUT HER VACCINE MANDATE GUIDELINES.

DO YOU THINK THE FOP IS GOING TO GO ALONG WITH THIS?

SHE'S BACKED OFF THE MANDATORY VACCINE, BUT NOW YOU'VE GOT TO GET TESTED.

>> THE FOP GOT AHEAD OF HER BY ANNOUNCING -- THEY'RE STILL SUPPOSEDLY IN NEGOTIATIONS ABOUT HOW THIS WILL ACTUALLY WORK.

BUT THEY GOT OUT AHEAD SAYING IN FACT THEY'VE GOT A DEAL WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TESTING.

THIS ALTERNATIVE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A VACCINE IF YOU'RE A POLICE OFFICER, POLICE PERSONNEL.

YOU CAN GET THE TESTING ALTERNATIVE INSTEAD.

IT LOOKS LIKE THAT MIGHT BE THE DIRECTION AS GOING WITH OTHERS TO THE UNION AS WELL.

IT'S GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU WANT TO KEEP PEOPLE ON STAFF.

WE NEED POLICE OFFICERS.

WE'RE REALLY SERIOUSLY DOWN ON MANPOWER RIGHT NOW.

WE CAN'T REALLY AFFORD TO LOSE OFFICERS EVEN TEMPORARILY BECAUSE THEY WON'T GET VACCINATED.

IT LOOKS LIKE THAT'S GOING TO BE THE COMPROMISE.

EITHER VACCINE OR TESTING.

>> THEY'D HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR OWN TESTS HERE.

I MEAN, IF THEY CAN'T FIND A FREE ONE.

>>> LET'S MOVE OVER TO SPORTS.

MIKE MULLIGAN, NOT A GOOD DAY OR COUPLE OF DAYS FOR SOX FANS.

YOU MENTIONED YOU HAD TO TURN OFF BECAUSE YOU JUST CAN'T WATCH IT.

WHAT'S GOING ON THE FIRST TWO GAMES?

>> YOU KNOW, I THINK THERE IS A CHASM BETWEEN THE DEFENSIVE CAPABILITIES OF EACH OF THESE TEAMS.

AND I THINK THAT WHEN YOU ULTIMATELY LOOK AT HOW THE WHITE SOX HAVE LOST BOTH THESE GAMES, IT'S BEEN SORT OF DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS.

I MEAN, THE SOX RAN IN TO A BUZZ MILL WITH LANCE PITCHING.

BUT THEY HAD A 4-2 LEAD IN THIS GAME AND THEY COULD NOT PRESERVE THAT.

DIFFERENT POINTS OF THE YEAR THEY HAD TALKED ABOUT HAVING THE BEST BULL PEN IN BASEBALL.

AND THE THINKING WAS THAT WAS REALLY GOING TO SHOW UP.

AND IT DIDN'T.

IT DIDN'T IN THIS GAME AND IT WAS A PITY.

>> THEY BOASTED THAT BULLPEN WITH A TRADE TO THE CUBS.

WHO WAS THE BEST CLOSER OF THE GAME, KIMBALL, WHO DIDN'T LOOK GOOD.

>> LESS THAN A RUN.

HIS ERA WITH THE CUBS WAS LIKE 25.

IT'S RIDICULOUS.

SO I THINK HE IS A CLOSER.

AND HE'S GOING TO MAKE THE HALL OF FAME AS A CLOSER.

AND THE WHITE SOX HAVE A CLOSER IN LIAM HENDRIX, AND THEY WANT THIS GUY TO KIND OF HANDLE THE 8TH INNING.

HE HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO IT SINCE HE SHOWED UP ON THE SOUTH SIDE.

>> WHAT DO YOU PROJECT FOR GAME 3 WHEN THE SOX COME HOME?

>> THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A BLACK OUT.

IT'S GOING TO BE A SUNDAY NIGHT GAME.

I REALLY THINK THE WHITE SOX, THIS IS THEIR BEST AND FINAL SHOT AT WINNING A GAME.

AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, YOU WIN THAT GAME ON SUNDAY AND THEN YOU WORRY ABOUT MONDAY.

AND MAYBE CARLOS CAN GO.

MAYBE THEY BRING BACK SHORT.

THEY ARE FACING AN ELIMINATION ON SUNDAY NIGHT.

YOU GOTTA WIN THAT GAME.

YOU WIN MONDAY'S GAME AND YOU GET BACK OUT THERE AND YOU ROLL THE DICE.

CERTAINLY LOOKS LIKE THEY AREN'T NEARLY AS GOOD AS THEIR OPPONENT.

THAT'S A REALLY GOOD TEAM THAT MAKES VERY FEW MISTAKES AND SEEMS TO PUSH THE EDGE ALL THE TIME.

WHITE SOX HAVEN'T RESPONDED.

>> ALL RIGHT.

RESPONDED TO ALL THE CRITICISM THAT HE WAS GOING TO STICK WITH ANDY DALTON IF HE WAS HEALTHY.

BY DOING A 180, SAYING NO, THE ROOKIE IS GOING FORWARD.

WHAT CAUSED THIS CHANGE OF HEART?

>> GET OUT OF YOUR OWN WAY.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS GUY WAS THINKING.

>> I HAVE TO ASK YOU, THE OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR IS GOING TO CALL THE PLAYS BECAUSE IT'S CLEAR THE OFFENSE IS WAY BETTER WHEN HE DOES.

>> LOOK, IT IS DISTINCTLY POSSIBLE THAT JUSTIN FIELDS IS NOT ENTIRELY READY TO BE THE QUARTERBACK OF THE BEARS.

THAT'S POSSIBLE.

BUT GIVEN HIS UNIQUE SKILL SET, HE IS A REALLY GOOD, A VERY MOBILE PLAYER.

HE DOESN'T LOOK LIKE HE'S MAKING ANY EFFORT TO RUN.

>> I HAVEN'T SEEN DEEP BALLS LIKE THAT IN YEARS.

>> THEY RAN THE FOOTBALL.

NO, IT'S CALLED PLAY ACTION FAKE.

SO YOU KEEP THE OPPONENT ON THEIR HEELS UNCERTAIN OF WHETHER, OH, WE GOTTA STOP THE RUN.

OH, HE JUST WENT OVER THE TOP.

IT'S NIGHT AND DAY.

THE STUFF THAT HE WAS TRYING TO DO WASN'T NECESSARILY A BAD IDEA.

HALF TIME IN THE GAME IN CLEVELAND, OFFENSIVE PERFORMANCE.

SECOND WORST OFFENSIVE PERFORMANCE IN 100 YEARS.

100 YEARS.

HE TRIED TO GO EMPTY BACK FIELD.

WHICH MEANT THE COMPROMISED OFFENSIVE LINE PLAYING AGAINST A GREAT DEFENSIVE LINE WAS -- THEY WERE BASICALLY THEY WERE GOING TO BE OVERRUN.

QUARTERBACK IS SUPPOSED TO GET RID OF THE BALL IMMEDIATELY.

JUSTIN FIELDS DOESN'T DO THAT.

>> BEFORE WE GO.

I KNOW YOU HAVE A LOT TO TALK ABOUT.

BEFORE WE GO, WE DO HAVE TO MENTION THE HOTTEST TEAM IN CHICAGO, THEY FINISHED THE SEASON 16 AND 16 AND NOW THEY'RE IN THE FINALS.

HOW DID THEY TURN IT AROUND?

>> CANDACE PARKER.

IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT.

THEY HAD A GREAT TEAM AND THEY BROUGHT IN THE GREATEST PLAYERS IN THE HISTORY OF THE GAME.

SHE IS THE GOAT.

SHE'S FROM NAPERVILLE.

AND A REALLY GOOD TEAM BECAME HOPEFULLY A CHAMPION.

>> WE'LL FIND OUT TONIGHT WHO THEY'RE GOING TO FACE IN THE WNBA FINALS.

WE'RE OUT OF TIME.

OUR THANKS TO RICK, MONICA, AND MIKE.

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