>> Good evening and thanks for joining us on the week in I'm Amanda He's back.

He's emboldened and he's been busy.

>> I returned to the presidency confident and optimistic that we are at the start of a thrilling new here of national success.

A tide of change is sweeping the country's President.

Donald Trump wastes no time using his office to pardon supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6.

>> He's also following through on campaign pledges to force out undocumented immigrants just today, CPS says federal agents tried to enter an elementary school.

I says it wasn't them.

The thread of raids has Chicago on We are not going to interfere, but we certainly not going to cooperate with that type of.

Horton behavior.

We should think.

>> There indication means to this country Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship is on hold as states including Illinois.

Sue before handing over the reins to Trump.

President Joe Biden pardons in Illinois.

Congressman Adam Kinzinger.

>> Meanwhile, former Speaker Michael Madigan's corruption trials nearing the end.

Planned Parenthood is closing clinics and the Bears hire a new head coach.

>> And now to our week in review panel.

Joining us our Candy hopeless of WBEZ Brendan Pope WC IU Olivia Aulander of the Chicago Tribune and from Washington, D.C., Linds Wheat from the Chicago Sun-Times.

Thanks to each of you in.

I'm going to start with you on this evolving news.

Chicago Public Schools said that ICE agents tried to get into a school on the southwest side.

They word tonight, but then Immigrations and Customs Enforcement says no, it wasn't just what is going on a lot of he said.

She said so around.

1 o'clock CPS reported that I say just try to get into Hamline.

>> Elementary school in the back of the yards neighborhood.

Now the U.S. Secret Service saying that was actually them or their ages.

They're actually there for pending investigation.

Something involving TikTok and teenagers.

That part we got to dig more into.

I says they were not involved.

However, CPS CEO Peter Martinez went on MSNBC around 2 o'clock and said it was ICE.

Agents said that his staff were shown ice badges by who ever showed up to him.

I entry school.

So obviously to shows as we try to figure out who's who said what who did what lot of tension, lot of fear rising on this day.

Yes, evolving situation.

Olivia, do have anything the trip has been reporting on this as well.

Yeah, we've had multiple reporters out of elementary school in back of the yards pretty much since this started to break today.

>> I think it really just all goes to show like Ike Brannon said, like all the tension around this, a return of been waiting for some kind of a big.

Wowed immigration enforcement action to come for the Trump administration because that's something that they have specifically a sort of trend on Chicago.

And even though it seems like maybe this was Secret Service, it's a bit unclear exactly what's going on.

I think it to us.

But and it does just show that this is a really stressful time for for tens of thousands of families who are worried that this is something that could maybe even come to our school.

Well, in this is student population that is primarily Latino.

Dan, as we talked about community on edge, the city in the state frankly, a lot of community members as well.

>> Really trying to get out in front of situations like this.

Yeah, everyone thing CPS has specifically to schools.

>> Because there was a time schools and churches were serve off-limits.

Remember when some undocumented?

>> People would would seek shelter and various churches in Chicago and elsewhere in the country.

But now it seems like everything is that they will.

Stephen Miller was on TV specifically about these reports from Chicago and he said there is no sanctuary in America.

He said that, you know, the reason that they can go to schools, he surmised without I think specifically addressing Chicago child trafficking, for instance.

You but CPS has said that unless somebody has a warrant, they've been instructed principles that every school to not engage.

And so they're offering this sort of support.

obviously Chicago has been a target.

They said Tom Homan was here.

It was just last month, a border czar and serve immigration Khan show for Trump said that they would start in Chicago.

There were reports incredible media like the Wall Street Journal that they plan to start the day after the inauguration.

Meaning this past Tuesday that obviously didn't happen to that extent.

Well, to remember, though, there have been deportations to call Obama the deporter in chief.

There have been raids and immigration enforcement in Democratic and Republican, administration's urban absent flows.

But they've specifically said mass deportations in this administration and target blue Cities, Chicago, formal Let's bring you in because is Dan indicated it's not like the President Trump invented deportations.

>> However, he certainly made this a hallmark of his campaign going back to his campaign when he first ran for president.

So is this.

He's trying to really sort of use the bully pulpit as he does so effectively to become the deporter in chief because he he wants that title or is this something that you think he's actually going to carry out and putting resources behind?

>> there's no doubt that he get President Trump is serious about clamping down and immigration.

He already has U.S. military to the southern border pretty effectively entered and to impact of this right He has border for all practical purposes and asylum we yet to see what people do in terms of actually sending agents to schools or churches.

they see this is off moments.

So I don't think cares to get the title quarter.

I would be surprised because is Friday under this first week in office.

>> Livia, let's go to you because we talked about how there is no such thing as sanctuary it in the eyes of the Trump administration.

Yet Illinois in Chicago very much considered themselves to be sanctuary cities and have flaws.

And in the case of Chicago, an ordinance to that effect, we have the Department of Justice threatening to investigate perhaps prosecute individuals.

So leaders like perhaps the governor, even if they get in the way of raids.

What Pritzker said about this?

Yeah, I mean, Illinois does have like a pretty clear lot about this saying that there cannot be about sort of cooperation except in very specific instances between a state authorities and federal ones on immigration enforcement.

>> Pritzker throughout this entire week.

And I think the mayor as well have been very clear that that's their stance.

They're not going to be a cooperating with ICE in any capacity, really rumors are swirling around.

The governor has said I'm going to protect the people.

I'm going protect my people.

He's mentioned, you know, he's going to protect families, says are law-abiding, even as he continues to say, you know, undocumented immigrant is complete convicted of a violent crime should be deported.

He is very clear about basically all others he wants to follow the Illinois law and protect them from these threats that we're seeing today is not reason the Chicago teachers union in 2019.

>> Push to ratify CPS laws to where schools are granted sanctuary That they can hold ICE agents potentially at the door as was or may have may or may have not happened today.

So we're seeing the why that was put forward in place.

Lynn, you want to jump Could something.

>> I it.

all due respect to our sanctuary laws.

Remember that?

No one is standing in the way of a lawful, aggressive, actual deportation.

The borders.

Are you watching?

Tom Holland also said that, OK, they can't get into jail and now if schools, churches, vault mother and know who they're looking for, not only were they take that person and I'm not sure exactly how this could work if they find other people who are undocumented, but the person they're looking for, they will take them.

So I think we have to think of conceptualize that this is a test of just not of the word.

Sorry leaders in Chicago on the are saying, but it might be a test of a lot.

Why someone already has taken into custody.

I think this is a very grave situation and the fear that we are reporting have throughout Chicago immigration community.

probably exactly what the Trump administration watching case.

Some people just want on their own.

So part of what we're talking about in this anti immigration, because came to on where you are us to have in your undocumented you're thinking of leaving.

This is all part of I think the but the atmosphere that the Trump administration is trying 2 great.

Just think we have asked right in Chicago, the river supposed to grounds here for look the concern an exciting in our community.

>> it's just continues and prevails.

And if you really key and I think on some of the words of our leaders, there's a lot we're not going to interfere in its that local police and state police cannot help ice agents, but not necessarily that stand way.

And they're also threats.

When could tell you more about from from Washington from Trump, particularly and hold it in, you know, to say that people that are protective, including maybe the mayor.

>> Who says he's not afraid or or the governor and people like that will be targeted for not cooperating.

But, you know, again, how that actually remains to be carried out.

>> that something that is Yeah.

why Pritzker.

It's very careful.

And I think the mayor and I've talked to both of them the last week on this no one is standing in the way of a lawful arrest and therefore, it doesn't mean everybody's protected.

If there are So maybe this is the calm before the storm.

We don't now.

>> But it definitely a new I you want to go quickly.

It certainly want to stick with you because for those of us in Illinois, what is the atmosphere like in Washington?

You know, you've covered many presidential inaugurations and outside of the weather, of course, which brought this indoors.

>> What made this so different than others?

>> Well, this is a split screen.

I want I I last Saturday night I went to a reception hosted by Illinois Republican Party and everybody was exuberant.

But then you talk you.

I love him.

Very Democratic area.

Here people are are downbeat, especially when you see how fast the executive orders Com, especially doing what trying take government.

So I would basically even you know, Archer, a secure a Democrat, you are here in the sense of despair if you are public and this is exhilaration.

>> Some members of the Illinois delegation, the Democrats saying hold not going to the inauguration proceedings may be because they had Martin Luther King Day events.

Maybe they didn't want there >> Yes, I provided a convenient excuse.

I talked to the offices off 14 Democrats of the 17 member delegation of the majority of them did not come to the somewhere.

Martin Luther King.

he's part of >> I'm gonna go to bring in here because while they might not have been here, some tech titans did.

They got front row practically seat.

Why were they there?

This is something that the governor himself a billionaire, by the way, it is pointed out to say that he believes this is an oligarchy.

>> Yeah.

A lot of discussion about that.

Why were they there?

I think the simple answer is they have curry favor with the now President Donald Trump even taking meetings at Mar-A-Lago, which is that could be cold.

The Florida White House of the sense rolling back in changing policies and algorithms based off that.

>> And I think this is concerning.

I think Trump is supposed to be populist.

He's supposed to be a popular pro free speech.

They say.

But you already season concerns from users about certain search terms and things being censored.

They think from them and algorithms what they show you.

What they do.

Is that censorship it just raises a lot more concerns, especially when you really have 2 people owning all the social media that we're utilizing at this point.

It's popular.

>> Can you enjoy?

And then I mean, the right has gone from whining that Twitter as it was called back then and Facebook were too much against them.

And I think we have the same complaint now from the left.

Certainly do think that with Allen Mosque to in charge of changing it to Axe.

Also, soccer Mark Zuckerberg from which is, you know, such Facebook and Instagram.

They were there as you know, another of the biggest are because of an Amazon and the Washington Post now becoming a January as its logo and his concern really here is if you have.

>> All of social media, which people are consuming more for news than ever before.

Sorry to say everybody, not real or ease give them the 5 digs actually.

But they're getting news from social media and social media users mostly.

So if you're out for these are tailoring only information curated by whoever is in whatever dark room.

How do we know they're getting reliable information or the information that's most needed?

Because what journalism is about is challenging power, asking questions, have be certain that's going to be happening over the next 4 years.

If not taken from for that.

>> Lynn, go ahead jump in there.

And if you want to touch on Musk.

Yeah, I think this has been going on for years now terms of how people get information.

>> And the what what is different is we have a president don't who just back early in reporting in reporting he does McCAbe and and not It makes false claims.

That is what's different you know, we've known for years that people consume information in a lot of ways, which is why we at the Sun-Times interview be easy, have multiple platforms that we to try and tell you >> look, I think job distracted here cells leadership of top having President Trump who watched it this way is what has changed.

And you have now powerful people who, you know, run the leverage use of the of the social networks.

Listen to That's the difference.

Sort sick offense.

Some would say I love you.

I want to go to you.

There has been this flurry of executive orders that the president issued.

One of these would put an end to giving citizenship to.

>> If individuals who have a baby, if that are not legal citizens of the United States, Illinois took action.

Where that stand?

>> Yeah, Symone, I was one of 22 states that sued over birthright citizenship order.

I mean, I think this is the sort of really just struck a nerve with a lot of states and a lot of organizations even some expectant women sued over just because birthright citizenship is, you know, I think many people think such an integral part of American And this week a federal judge decided to put up a temporary restraining order on this based on the Super Illinois was involved So that happened yesterday.

I think it's like a two-week restraining order that can be extended.

So it won't be implemented for now.

The judge seems to agree with the arguments that it was likely unconstitutional on on the 14th Amendment.

So I mean, we'll see Trump has already said like, yes, we're definitely gonna feel that.

So it seems like it's a bit of a long road ahead, but headed perhaps to the U.S. Supreme Court Dan, with about 10 minutes left, we've got lots to get in here, but want to make sure and hone in on this because >> what president also issued blanket pardons to anybody who was involved a January 6, despite the hint that maybe those who are more violence would not get a pardon.

That, in fact, did not happen.

That includes about 50 individuals from Illinois.

Give us a sense of what some of the individuals who are either accuser in cases convicted head her taking and what avoid a varied group in the sense of they come from different walks of life.

We had a Chicago cop.

>> We had retired firefighter.

We had a business executive from the northwest us from the Inverness.

lot of different sorts of things that they had been.

43 of those 53, by the way, we're already convicted and sentenced before was sworn in and then a few hours later issued this or blanket pardon and also avoided any cases that were in the process.

Still in there were a few of those.

But yes, some of these folks did commit violence.

We're seeing it on the screen right now.

We've all seen it before and they identified.

They were there strong evidence.

Some of them were sent and some of them faced long sentences.

Some of them already have have served their time.

The Chicago police officer wants his job back.

Chance and you lose your of firearm owner identification card is when you're convicted.

He went to trial and he lost.

>> But his lawyer told me that he thought it was a witch.

I'm echoing obviously Trump's own description of the prosecutions against him and he thinks that now if you get FOID card back, why should he get job back as a Chicago police officer and, you know, he and his sister were convicted in NJ 6, something that I'm sure you'll be keeping an eye on.

Lynn, let's go back to you.

Because on the subject of pardons, President Biden also course took.

>> Heavy pardon action before he left office in the EU.

If Lee spoke with former Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger who said he didn't want one, but might he be thankful?

>> Given his role trying to defeat Trump this election.

And on the January 6 investigatory committee position is >> He doesn't need to accept it.

he certainly doesn't.

He didn't seek it, but he did.

But he's expecting Now.

Don't you don't have too busy ceased.

ahead of a pen.

Okay.

So the point in his view he doesn't have to accept.

not like he has to sign a piece of paper.

That's the person I am saying, you know, I've accepted it.

But he You if you don't take you may a lot of money in legal fees.

somebody does come after you.

And that's a practical consideration.

Hundreds of thousands tablets legal face or not, but the pardons are still coming that the president today, part was today or late last night, pardon some people who have been involved, anti abortion protests and they broke the law in the way they take their protests where they are part today's national right to Life Day.

this is something that we're going to Usually presidents a little bit before they issue pardons.

This may be an ongoing feature.

The Trump presidency.

>> You know, Dan, we did talk to you briefly about this particular Chicago, a police officer who was involved January 6.

You've also done some reporting on one who was wearing in extremist mascot during some of the protests following George Floyd's murder.

And now he's getting a rep for him and for while we're a permanent.

>> Yeah.

Comin Gari was the officer who back in the summer of 2020.

Was that a racial justice protest on duty patrolling this event just a few days after the George Floyd incidents here in Chicago in June of 2020, wearing a mask of a group called the 3 Percenters, which is like the Oath Keepers and the proud Boys.

One of these right-wing militias in the end, you know, he got photographed wearing that.

But even so it's taken 5 years.

And the pressure from the inspector general of city government, the rule which Berg before 2 investigations before the Chicago Police Department gave him the crushing penalty of a reprimand, which I think is about this.

The light, a slap on the wrist that they can give even.

So it's only I think the second time that any cop has been reprimanded or disciplined at all, as you say, for associations with extremism, even though we had a number of Chicago police officers, something like 27 current and former officers that we found who on membership rolls of the Oath Keepers, for CPD is really struggle to respond.

Greatness in a way that people like to from out of bounds or within that officers say he wasn't aware that what he was wearing was part of a white-supremacist think when enjoying the 3 percenters we should wish.

And that he thought it was a patriotic item.

That's what he said when he was interviewed by internal affairs at at the CPD.

>> So I could actually see that being Bill.

actually know already some sort training for police officers out there about these extremist groups.

Yeah, that's one of the recommendations from the IG certainly.

But you know, you're a police officer and you're associating with something and you can't you know your support the UK to investigating crimes.

This case in a gang investigations unit.

So he can't figure out what it is he is wearing.

I mean, you could put any logo into the computer and I'll tell you what, it as some might so is this is going through a different process than, of course, the court of law.

Olivia.

>> Closing arguments this week in the trial against former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

>> The defense got going today, but the prosecution, really their turn?

And they said that the government depends on your cynicism is the defense that prosecution it.

Give us your take away here.

>> Yeah, I mean, that was really an argument that there trying to make thought maybe Michael Madigan or as they call them throughout the trial.

Mike is just like a normal guy.

And these are just a bunch of think that there are being strung together unfairly.

I mean.

It's whether the jurors will believe, I mean, they were kind of selected for a lack of knowledge on Illinois.

Politics is I know has been discussed and the struggle for.

I mean, so I to hammer and it seems on mannequins willingness to work with former Alderman Solis after he should have been radioactive for saying the quiet part out loud for saying.

>> pro quo the right there.

So perhaps a liver.

The jury will begin talking next week.

Before we go, we've got to talk about the new Bears coach Brandon.

So it's my understanding that people were really that a wanted man that other tier is in demand.

>> Why did he want to come to year's fans?

Exactly.

look, he's the former Lions offensive coordinator.

We've just seen the lines of a historic season.

>> He did great things to Jared Goff at quarterback and so many people thinking Caleb Williams, great quarterback Ben Johnson.

And he's been flirting with the idea in public comments for a while.

Caleb Williams doing the same thing.

So it feels like a match made in heaven.

He one the press coverage by many people's opinions.

Everyone was the press conference.

Can he actually win games is going to be the question.

There's been doubts about whether the fit works because he's a guy that to get too in the weeds.

But he wants his quarterbacks to play in structure.

And Caleb Williams is a guy who likes to play out a structure.

Kenny, real Caleb Williams in still a lot of talent there lost to develop many people thinking there's optimism there.

So we're going to see what happens.

We've been this drill before Bears fans, right?

new coach comes New hope comes and then it's quickly that hold a springs Michelle, what the coach Ben Johnson with that we are game clock has run things to lawful, friend and Olivia only under and Lynn Sweet.

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All right.

So bringing something else that got attention this weekend, majority of members of the city Council are upset and asking that art display.

The cultural center be taken down.

funded.

Yeah, because they some of calling an anti Semitic.

Some believe it's comments on.

>> The Israel-Palestine issue or too divisive.

It's also raising free speech issues that public art display and are usually is meant to challenge.

Sometimes.

Ideally Matt agree with.

So it just another big discussion around a hot button issue.

It's interesting.

>> those older men, those 27 that signed on to this letter, some of them based.

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