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everybody talks about chicago, chicago, chicago. the thing to keep in mind is, is within cook county, illinois. chicago is 2700000 people. cook county, illinois is $5800000.00 people every time the news reports, they report on chicago, they're not talking about the southern bordering neighborhoods or the western bordering neighborhoods of the city which have their own element that the city is chasing out committing crimes. and then fling right back into this is going to be a lot worse. dominic i've, i've got about 20 seconds left. if you could divvy up the blame between leadership and gangs using guns, it, could you try it? could you try it and share the blame between those 2 sides, or is it is not that simple? now the guy games are never gonna accept responsibility. so you know what? let the cops return to the constitution are dead. beach sheriff tom dart has to go . the sheriff has to start stepping up state police need to be able to do their jobs. more chicago police need to do their job there and get this horrid disgrace of them
everybody talks about chicago, chicago, chicago. the thing to keep in mind is, is within cook county, illinois. chicago is 2700000 people. cook county, illinois is $5800000.00 people every time the news reports, they report on chicago, they're not talking about the southern bordering neighborhoods or the western bordering neighborhoods of the city which have their own element that the city is chasing out committing crimes. and then fling right back into this is going to be a lot worse. dominic...
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that has been the strategic play book for the chicago teachers union since this began. make sure to move it further and a bit further. as a parent, i'm sick of it. my children are sick of it. our kids are being yo-youpon'ed around. parents have no idea what is going to happen next. this is failure for the future of our children, terrible situation for our children and for working families in chicago and i pray the mayor stands up, has backbone and make it unequivocal our kids will be in the best place in the classroom. >> todd: great response from the chicago public school. school closures could fuel community spread. it is the best way to approach covid-19 concerns in some schools. the union is on an island from fauch to biden, saying in-person learning is needed vitally. why is the union doing this? why have they decided to be on this island? >> it is simply a power play for a larger goal here, which is to run city government in chicago. they are a large union in chicago and i think at the end of the day, they smell blood in the water from the mayor and they will push
that has been the strategic play book for the chicago teachers union since this began. make sure to move it further and a bit further. as a parent, i'm sick of it. my children are sick of it. our kids are being yo-youpon'ed around. parents have no idea what is going to happen next. this is failure for the future of our children, terrible situation for our children and for working families in chicago and i pray the mayor stands up, has backbone and make it unequivocal our kids will be in the...
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la comunidad hispana de chicago celebra que el emblemÁticoarcos de la villita ayer naciÓ declarado monumento histÓrico de la ciudad. locutor: este es el Óxido o mediciÓn —— noticiero univisiÓn fin de semana. presentadora: el peligro no acaba para millones de personas que continÚan bajo alerta por los vientos helados y las temperaturas muy frÍas en ciertas Áreas. peggy: a estas horas, las autoridades de long island lamentan la muerte de varias personas, incluyendo la de un hombre que se habÍa ahogado en una piscina. tras la caÍda de casi tres pulgadas de nieve en varias partes del paÍs, temperaturas heladas afectando el tour ——sur de la florida hasta nueva inglaterra. >> tengo hasta tres capas de ropa puesta. yo me abrigo bien. peggy: esto cuando decenas de miles quedaron sin electricidad en massachusetts, uno de los estados mÁs golpeados con grandes acumulaciones de nieve, vientos huracanados e inundaciones como esta. ofelio morales no pido que las tormentas y las frÍas temperaturas tambiÉn afectaron su trabajo como constructor. >> trabajo tenemos, lo que no nos ayuda es
la comunidad hispana de chicago celebra que el emblemÁticoarcos de la villita ayer naciÓ declarado monumento histÓrico de la ciudad. locutor: este es el Óxido o mediciÓn —— noticiero univisiÓn fin de semana. presentadora: el peligro no acaba para millones de personas que continÚan bajo alerta por los vientos helados y las temperaturas muy frÍas en ciertas Áreas. peggy: a estas horas, las autoridades de long island lamentan la muerte de varias personas, incluyendo la de un hombre...
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first, grady trimble is in chicago. he says that teachers are threaten to strike if they have to go back. >> yeah, hi, martha. chicago schools are back in session today but that could change because the teacher's union is threatening to walk out. they asked the district to go virtual the first two weeks in order to implement new safety protocols. they're asking for testing for all staff and students. they want 300 test sites established and they want the district to hand out masks like n-95 and kn-95 to all teachers and students. the district insists the classrooms are safe without the measures and the union will vote whether to walk out on wednesday. there's a similar back-to-school standoff taking place between the district and the union in new york city. despite the fact that public health officials and the education secretary have said classes should take place in person. >> any decisions on very short term or emergency closures are most likely based off of staffing issues. they're safety issues when you don't have
first, grady trimble is in chicago. he says that teachers are threaten to strike if they have to go back. >> yeah, hi, martha. chicago schools are back in session today but that could change because the teacher's union is threatening to walk out. they asked the district to go virtual the first two weeks in order to implement new safety protocols. they're asking for testing for all staff and students. they want 300 test sites established and they want the district to hand out masks like...
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oh, chicago, now we see what they are. they're a ballad band. ♪ a love like ours is love that's hard to find ♪ ♪ how could we let it slip away ♪ ♪ >> this is what you dream about. it doesn't always come in the form you wanted to. we've already had tons of success with different styles of music. we were able to do whenwhat we wanted. >> the process was bifurcated. we used the band. if you listen to "if you leave me now," it's bobby on the drums and everything else peter and i did. >> those of us who were kind of being in a rock band were looking at each other sideways saying what is this? why are we doing this? >> those songs were not chicago songs. those songs were peter songs. >> i think the person who was most affected by it was probably terry kath. because he did not want to go there. he did not want to go to ballad land. >> the height of his frustration occurred after we recorded chicago 7, and we went out on the road and tried to play that album live. >> without playing the other hits. >> without playing the
oh, chicago, now we see what they are. they're a ballad band. ♪ a love like ours is love that's hard to find ♪ ♪ how could we let it slip away ♪ ♪ >> this is what you dream about. it doesn't always come in the form you wanted to. we've already had tons of success with different styles of music. we were able to do whenwhat we wanted. >> the process was bifurcated. we used the band. if you listen to "if you leave me now," it's bobby on the drums and everything else...
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mayor of chicago. listen to what the mayor said. >> unfortunately tonight, leadership is compelling its membership to make a decision that will harm hundreds of thousands of chicago families who rely upon c.p.s. for their daily needs. i'm not going to let anybody snatch control of this system away from our primary stakeholders who are our students and our parents. >> john: she said she's not going allow anybody to snatch away, clearly that did not happen. >> she did. >> john: democrats and republicans are on the same page. >> here what's frustrating. parents know best, all right. trust the parents. they are the ones who should decide where the kids should go to school, pick which school you go to, nobody should be controlling education other than the parent, that's who should be doing this. whether it's what you get taught or when schools are open, the parents are to be making the choices and if your school wants to be closed, the parent ought to have a voucher to go to another school, send the child t
mayor of chicago. listen to what the mayor said. >> unfortunately tonight, leadership is compelling its membership to make a decision that will harm hundreds of thousands of chicago families who rely upon c.p.s. for their daily needs. i'm not going to let anybody snatch control of this system away from our primary stakeholders who are our students and our parents. >> john: she said she's not going allow anybody to snatch away, clearly that did not happen. >> she did. >>...
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but what we're seeing with chicago the highest positivity rate that chicago has ever seen during the pandemic sitting at 24% with positive covid cases and then we look at the vaccination rate of students in chicago public schools. less than a third of students are vaccinated. even though a majority of the teachers are, they're saying that they don't feel safe with the social distancing that is in place and same with masking and the vaccination requirements. so they're looking for a better agreement with the mayor and the school district here. but this has caused a lot of frustration. visible frustration from officials here in chicago and i want you to see that first hand from the mayor just yesterday as the teacher's union was getting set to vote last night. >> unfortunately, tonight cp leadership is compelling its membership to make a decision that would harm hundreds of thousands of chicago families who rely upon cps for their daily needs. that's real harm. we can't forget about how disruptive that remote process is to individual parents who have to work. who can't afford the luxur
but what we're seeing with chicago the highest positivity rate that chicago has ever seen during the pandemic sitting at 24% with positive covid cases and then we look at the vaccination rate of students in chicago public schools. less than a third of students are vaccinated. even though a majority of the teachers are, they're saying that they don't feel safe with the social distancing that is in place and same with masking and the vaccination requirements. so they're looking for a better...
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now to chicago. chicago teachers refusing to return to in person learning until omicron subsides or new safety measures are put in place. the late night decision impacting more than 300,000 students, not to mention their parents. chicago's mayor lori lightfoot blasting union leaders for, quote: politicizing the pandemic. correspondent garrett tenney has the latest from chicago. >> we failed by the public health office. >> chicago teachers refusing to show up at schools today. after 73% of union members voted against in person instruction. the union argues schools are no longer safe, due to a surge of covid cases and are demanding more testing, better face masks and clear metrics for closing schools if any outbreaks occur. >> all we are asking is that we work in safe and fair conditions. >> those concerns are aren't supported by the sints, according to chicago's public health commissioner who says schools are still among the safest places for kids to be. >> i make a lot of hard decisions. i give a lot
now to chicago. chicago teachers refusing to return to in person learning until omicron subsides or new safety measures are put in place. the late night decision impacting more than 300,000 students, not to mention their parents. chicago's mayor lori lightfoot blasting union leaders for, quote: politicizing the pandemic. correspondent garrett tenney has the latest from chicago. >> we failed by the public health office. >> chicago teachers refusing to show up at schools today. after...
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this is different situation in chicago. you have 70% of teachers saying they do not want to go to work. they voted for the union proposal to not go to work and that is what i think differentiates this situation from the situation in a lot of countries where teachers are shouldering the burden and doing amazing work. all the teachers are doing is defying the science and what the experts say that school is the safest place to be and defying what the white house is telling them to do. it all comes back to what trey gowdy said, democratic party did not learn a lesson from virginia. parents get mad when you go after their kids and do something to jeopardize kids. we saw youngkin win on crt, when you expand that to shutting schools period, not even discussion of what you are teaching, parents, it will come out in november of this year. we're awaiting the release -- please. >> ashley: one more point, it is unfortunate all teachers are lumped into this one sum. 70% were for this, but 30% are not for this. it is unfortunate that eve
this is different situation in chicago. you have 70% of teachers saying they do not want to go to work. they voted for the union proposal to not go to work and that is what i think differentiates this situation from the situation in a lot of countries where teachers are shouldering the burden and doing amazing work. all the teachers are doing is defying the science and what the experts say that school is the safest place to be and defying what the white house is telling them to do. it all comes...
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if you look at chicago, for example, last year, we had 172 different companies that made pro-chicago decisions. companies that relocated from elsewhere in the country to chicago or companies that were already here that significantly expanded their offerings we have the lowest unemployment rate of any city in the country. we've got the most diverse economy of any city in the country. we had over $7 billion in venture capital investment in chicago last year which broke every record and placed us ahead of seat until terms of venture capital investment we had 12 unicorns last year and they were across every industry. we've got a lot of great things that are happening with our economy here in chicago. there's plenty of jobs we're fllean into our core strengths, tech, life sciences, manufacturing and tdnl, anybody who tells you that cities like chicago need to do more, of course, we do need to do more, but we have a very strong and robust economy and ample reason why people are coming to chicago and staying. you look across the board, there were huge gains in different population sectors s
if you look at chicago, for example, last year, we had 172 different companies that made pro-chicago decisions. companies that relocated from elsewhere in the country to chicago or companies that were already here that significantly expanded their offerings we have the lowest unemployment rate of any city in the country. we've got the most diverse economy of any city in the country. we had over $7 billion in venture capital investment in chicago last year which broke every record and placed us...
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chicago, 13. tuesday, 19 degrees for a meanwhile, that cold has to go somewhere, right now targeting parts of the northeast. rachel, back to you. rachel: thank you, rick. and for the record, i gave you a 10 on that test that the boys were doing. so there you go. rick: wow. thanks, rachel. [laughter] rhode island ray all right. well, still ahead, a comic book that focuses on real life heroes instead of fake ones. we meet the police officer behind the book shining a positive light on law enforcement here on law enforcement day. ♪ finish. ♪ ♪ people everywhere living with type 2 diabetes are waking up to what's possible... with rybelsus®. the majority of people taking rybelsus® lowered their blood sugar and reached an a1c of less than 7. rybelsus® isn't for people with type 1 diabetes. don't take rybelsus® if you or your family ever had medullary thyroid cancer or have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2, or if allergic to it. stop rybelsus® and get medical help right away if you
chicago, 13. tuesday, 19 degrees for a meanwhile, that cold has to go somewhere, right now targeting parts of the northeast. rachel, back to you. rachel: thank you, rick. and for the record, i gave you a 10 on that test that the boys were doing. so there you go. rick: wow. thanks, rachel. [laughter] rhode island ray all right. well, still ahead, a comic book that focuses on real life heroes instead of fake ones. we meet the police officer behind the book shining a positive light on law...
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this is a complex and the bronze neighborhood of chicago. again, it used to be the mecca of black chicago but was decimated by years of disinvestment. this is a mixed use development where we have affordable housing as well as retail space at the bottom that is bringing new life to this particular area of the city. end of this i think is an area that i want to talk about. a call center in an abandoned target that left this particular neighborhood. this was one of the most magnificent moments that i've experienced. this call center now is one of the best in the country and paying high-end wages plus a benefits package that the ceo of the company has and his commitment to the community and making sure that they are hiring has just been incredibly phenomenal. so, we've created through this call center a thousand jobs, 80% of which were hired in a 5-mile radius of a call center. and this is an inclusive $50 million investment that was committed to by discover. what you will find as you look through these developments is a lot of difference envis
this is a complex and the bronze neighborhood of chicago. again, it used to be the mecca of black chicago but was decimated by years of disinvestment. this is a mixed use development where we have affordable housing as well as retail space at the bottom that is bringing new life to this particular area of the city. end of this i think is an area that i want to talk about. a call center in an abandoned target that left this particular neighborhood. this was one of the most magnificent moments...
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>> well, the positivity rate in chicago is higher than 23%. the problem is that among 5 to 11 year olds, among black children in chicago, and so, you know, what we're talking about is the very highest part of a surge and if we have testing, if we had a way to help ensure the people coming into the buildings weren't carrying the omicron variant, that would be a different matter but that's not what's going on right now. and so, you know, the teachers are being put in the unfortunate situation where we're trying to keep people safe. we're trying to run school, and we're not being given the tools to do it. by the administration and the city, i should add, and in that situation, we have huge other options left. >> well, jesse, you say that you want to keep schools open, and that's because we all know that virtual learning for a lot of communities, not just in chicago but across the country, was awful for students. we learned from the american association, academy of p pediatrics, they found that remote learning, which exacerbated existing education
>> well, the positivity rate in chicago is higher than 23%. the problem is that among 5 to 11 year olds, among black children in chicago, and so, you know, what we're talking about is the very highest part of a surge and if we have testing, if we had a way to help ensure the people coming into the buildings weren't carrying the omicron variant, that would be a different matter but that's not what's going on right now. and so, you know, the teachers are being put in the unfortunate...
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but, again today, chicago kids could not go to class in chicago public schools. day 4 of no class there. as the district and teachers union continue their standoff over covid-19 policies. correspondent garrett tenney is in chicago tonight. >> [horn blowing] >> on day four of no classes, the chicago teachers union healed day of action with called for better safety measures. buff some parents made it clear they don't appreciate the union forcing the schools to shut down. >> shame on you. it's not an answer. >> we care about your children. >> now don't. all of us has to work. stop treating their children like yo yos. >> the union is also now facing a lawsuit from seven parents who want the courts to force teachers back into the classroom. >> they are basically using our children as pawns. our kids have been pawns since the beginning of this pandemic, started two years ago. we want them back in the classroom. where they belong. teaching our children. >> the union is blaming the ongoing standoff on chicago mayor lori lightfoot for not compromising enough. it says it w
but, again today, chicago kids could not go to class in chicago public schools. day 4 of no class there. as the district and teachers union continue their standoff over covid-19 policies. correspondent garrett tenney is in chicago tonight. >> [horn blowing] >> on day four of no classes, the chicago teachers union healed day of action with called for better safety measures. buff some parents made it clear they don't appreciate the union forcing the schools to shut down. >>...
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la junta escolar de chicago suspendiÓ las clases de la escuela pÚblica despuÉs de que los maestros se negaran en persona a las aulas en el repunte de covid—19. varios estados podrÍan imitar esa decisiÓn. los mexicanos se prepara para festejar el dÍa de reyes. >> ppedÍ si me pueden dar un deseo, que es que le den trabajo a mi papÁ. >> este es noticiero univisiÓn con jorge ramos hilia calderÓn. comenzamos con un voraz incendio que causÓ la muerte de 13 personas, incluyendo siete niÑos en un barrio residencial. peggy carranza viajÓ en lugar de los hechos y nos describe lo que llaman el peor incendio de la historia de esta ciudad. peggy: una tragedia inimaginable vivieron varias familias en el sector de filadelfia desatarse un voraz incendio en uno departamentos, que dejÓ mÁs de una decena de incendios, siete de ellos niÑos. fue terrible, uno de los peores incendios en los que he estado, dijo el comisionado de bomberos. ocurriÓ despuÉs de las 6:30, donde vecinos dijeron haber escuchado gritos y haber escuchado las sirenas de los bomberos. martÍn rodrÍguez quedÓ muy con
la junta escolar de chicago suspendiÓ las clases de la escuela pÚblica despuÉs de que los maestros se negaran en persona a las aulas en el repunte de covid—19. varios estados podrÍan imitar esa decisiÓn. los mexicanos se prepara para festejar el dÍa de reyes. >> ppedÍ si me pueden dar un deseo, que es que le den trabajo a mi papÁ. >> este es noticiero univisiÓn con jorge ramos hilia calderÓn. comenzamos con un voraz incendio que causÓ la muerte de 13 personas,...
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is there any hope for chicago? the chaos. the lawlessness is so bad is chicago, that the criminals, openly mark. i police and i city leaders. even our governor. what makes me so angry and appear to you that we see our leaders mocking our efforts with their wishy washy ideas. like the fire, the police. come on there. the police are not our enemy. how many more will it take before our leaders wake up? you know what? they'll never wake up. you know why? they don't care. last year chicago recorded its highest homicide rate for 25 years, at 797 deaths. meanwhile, the week starting january tenths or overall crime up nearly a quarter when compared with 2021. for instance, car jacking has increased by mold in a 3rd inside the city and with the div on the police move and gaining traction. a spike in carthage has also been registered in other major us cities. ah ah ah. oh, i spoke with dominick, his own phone, the police officer from chicago says it's short sighted to place the blame squarely on the police side, a freak certain situati
is there any hope for chicago? the chaos. the lawlessness is so bad is chicago, that the criminals, openly mark. i police and i city leaders. even our governor. what makes me so angry and appear to you that we see our leaders mocking our efforts with their wishy washy ideas. like the fire, the police. come on there. the police are not our enemy. how many more will it take before our leaders wake up? you know what? they'll never wake up. you know why? they don't care. last year chicago recorded...
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growing up in chicago with mcdonald's. chicago had two distinct places, and the billkin parade and activities happening when the dusable and wgn, know your heritage and all of these were underwritten by mcdonald's operators. in addition growing up in the '80s and '90s, a lot of first corporate job opportunities for students of color, mcdonald's was up there with abbott labs and xerox and corporations providing entry point for a lot of black college students. so in many ways, i think being in chicago, mcdonald's means a little bit of a different thing than in other cities. >> so we know that mcdonald's was launched by ray kroc and then the franchise started and there really is a story of the franchise industry. and sort of capitalism. so how did that work for mcdonald's? >> yeah, so mcdonald's grows out of southern california and one of the things i talk about in the book is that when we think about how people often talk and write about mcdonald's, they frame it as this incredible story of innovation, it is. getting so many
growing up in chicago with mcdonald's. chicago had two distinct places, and the billkin parade and activities happening when the dusable and wgn, know your heritage and all of these were underwritten by mcdonald's operators. in addition growing up in the '80s and '90s, a lot of first corporate job opportunities for students of color, mcdonald's was up there with abbott labs and xerox and corporations providing entry point for a lot of black college students. so in many ways, i think being in...
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is there any hope for chicago, the chaos, the lawlessness. you said a bad chicago, that the criminals, openly mark. i police and i city leaders. even now governor, what makes me so angry theory is that we see our leaders mocking our efforts with their wishy washy id. like to find the police. come on, the police are not our enemy. how many more will it take before our leaders wake up? you know what? they'll never waker, you know why they don't care. the homicide rates is met with the older rather pessimistic statistics in chicago. us for this year, the week starting the 10th of january, so overall crime of 23 percent compared with last year theft result. 56 percent, burglary. 10 percent. yet murder so far is down. we spoke with dominic ego, a former police officer from chicago, who says it's short sighted to blame the police for such high cray rates. sort of freak certain situation. this happens disturbingly repetitively and chicago is a broken government system we have from our job search, kim fox to the mayor and her vilification of of the p
is there any hope for chicago, the chaos, the lawlessness. you said a bad chicago, that the criminals, openly mark. i police and i city leaders. even now governor, what makes me so angry theory is that we see our leaders mocking our efforts with their wishy washy id. like to find the police. come on, the police are not our enemy. how many more will it take before our leaders wake up? you know what? they'll never waker, you know why they don't care. the homicide rates is met with the older...
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in chicago. known as the third ward or o block for folks here in chicago. one man leading the charge is pastor corey brooks. a man on top of the roof, a pastor that is saying enough is enough. it's time for the community to come together and fight the violence in this city. we have been following his journey conducting interviews with him from the studio. but we thought it would be necessary to talk to the pastor in person and see what's actually happening on the ground. we got the pastor and you can follow his journey on foxnews.com. he is going to be coming up in the show as well as the counsel councilman. we will be here all morning. >> rachel: what great message. i have a daughter that lives in a city very young girl. i'm happy to see someone taking a stand on crime. i don't want to mom you, lawrence but i really wish you would zip that coat up. >> lawrence: i promise you after this i am going to zip the coat up. i. >> rachel: i know you are a fashion icon. >> steve: look cool. >> lawrence: g
in chicago. known as the third ward or o block for folks here in chicago. one man leading the charge is pastor corey brooks. a man on top of the roof, a pastor that is saying enough is enough. it's time for the community to come together and fight the violence in this city. we have been following his journey conducting interviews with him from the studio. but we thought it would be necessary to talk to the pastor in person and see what's actually happening on the ground. we got the pastor and...
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of chicago. the district says there are no classes going on today either in-person or virtually. in discussing why schools should stay open, president biden pointed to the more than $122 billion allocated to schools as part of the american rescue plan. you can see by the numbers, new york city, los angeles and chicago got nearly 10% of all of that money with $1.8 billion going to the city of chicago's public schools. schools got more money from previous stimulus packages and yet the chicago teacher's union says that the district is not doing enough to keep them safe. they want more testing and they want the district to hand out better masks. >> that money went out to the states. the states and the school districts have spent this money well. many of them. unfortunately some haven't. >> when our district was remote, our children suffered. there's no disputing that reality. >> across the country this week, more than 4,500 schools are either closed or fully online right now. chicago public schools s
of chicago. the district says there are no classes going on today either in-person or virtually. in discussing why schools should stay open, president biden pointed to the more than $122 billion allocated to schools as part of the american rescue plan. you can see by the numbers, new york city, los angeles and chicago got nearly 10% of all of that money with $1.8 billion going to the city of chicago's public schools. schools got more money from previous stimulus packages and yet the chicago...
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clear she wants the schools open and ceo of chicago public schools. so we are going up to update you as soon as they take that podium. thank you, mike shelds as well. >>> next, the january 6th select committee turning its attention to trump's former press secretary. >>> plus, australia tonight ordering tennis superstar novak djokovic, once he landed in the country, they said, sorry, that visa, actually, no good. got to turn around because you are not vaccinated. right now at cvs, get $10 in extrabucks rewards when you spend $30 on select wellness support products. with this offer, there's no room for excuses. we have to be able to repair the enamel on a daily basis. with pronamel repair toothpaste, we can help actively repair enamel in its weakened state. it's innovative. my go to toothpaste is going to be pronamel repair. my daughter has type 2 diabetes and lately i've seen this change in her. once-weekly trulicity is proven to help lower a1c. it lowers blood sugar from the first dose. and you could lose up to ten pounds. trulicity is for type 2 diab
clear she wants the schools open and ceo of chicago public schools. so we are going up to update you as soon as they take that podium. thank you, mike shelds as well. >>> next, the january 6th select committee turning its attention to trump's former press secretary. >>> plus, australia tonight ordering tennis superstar novak djokovic, once he landed in the country, they said, sorry, that visa, actually, no good. got to turn around because you are not vaccinated. right now at...
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please join me in welcoming chicago mayor lori lightfoot. [applause] lori: thank you so much, president suarez. i want to talk a little bit about what we've been doing in the city of chicago to address some of the long-standing disinvestment and racial inequity in our city. but i do want to start by thanking all of our federal partners for the leadership in getting through the american rescue plan as well as the bipartisan infrastructure legislation. in particular, listening to this conference and making sure the cities got direct allocations. it is going to make a world of difference, transform people's lives, not only in cities like chicago, but we're going to be able to do something really power. that will have generational impacts on the issues in our city. as mayor suarez said, come intg my tenure as mayor almost three years ago, i really focused on equity and inclusion. what i knew in my city is that there were too many people who had been left behind. chicago is a great, prosperous city but not all our community, all of our people, we
please join me in welcoming chicago mayor lori lightfoot. [applause] lori: thank you so much, president suarez. i want to talk a little bit about what we've been doing in the city of chicago to address some of the long-standing disinvestment and racial inequity in our city. but i do want to start by thanking all of our federal partners for the leadership in getting through the american rescue plan as well as the bipartisan infrastructure legislation. in particular, listening to this conference...
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it is a national story but it is also chicago's story pray to let's begin in chicago. marcia, your first book with southside girls growing up in the great migration. here we are, in chicago where you grew up so what was your first mcdonald's experience? >> i just want to thank you to everyone for joining us. thank you so much for this invitation to talk about my book. i got up this morning and took a walk around downtown. it was so emotional having grown up here and having so many afterschool johnson this neighborhood. i can count the number of places i got a paycheck around the city. i want to return to that. because it mcdonald's for me was at the center i think of my budding social life as a young adult. we ate mcdonald's a lot as a kid. in the 80s that is what you did. there is no social shaming about what your kids eat mcdonald's. that is what we did all the time. but as i get older, mcdonald's became the site of our socialize. there's a number of people i went to high school with in people who are of the same age. that was her social media. we did not have cell p
it is a national story but it is also chicago's story pray to let's begin in chicago. marcia, your first book with southside girls growing up in the great migration. here we are, in chicago where you grew up so what was your first mcdonald's experience? >> i just want to thank you to everyone for joining us. thank you so much for this invitation to talk about my book. i got up this morning and took a walk around downtown. it was so emotional having grown up here and having so many...
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chicago do a good job of implementing those. so we know people are worried. we just want to get back. >> we played it just before the break where you said that we don't shut down schools for the flu, they shouldn't be shut down now. can you give us a reality check on the spread of covid in schools? >> yeah, i can. so, you know, and this is where my team has been looking at this. we looked at how many children in a typical year are hospitalized with the flu in chicago. it's comparable to what we're seeing with how many children are hospitalized with covid. we looked in addition at what's happening to fully vaccinated, especially and boosted adults, that is not who is being hospitalized with covid or getting seriously ill by and large in the city of chicago, and in that setting, we compare that with the data where we had our public schools out of school earlier in covid, and we have the largest private school district right here in chicago in person, the comparison between those for months, the risk of covid was lower for both kid
chicago do a good job of implementing those. so we know people are worried. we just want to get back. >> we played it just before the break where you said that we don't shut down schools for the flu, they shouldn't be shut down now. can you give us a reality check on the spread of covid in schools? >> yeah, i can. so, you know, and this is where my team has been looking at this. we looked at how many children in a typical year are hospitalized with the flu in chicago. it's...
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the testing debabbling is what led to chicago tuesday saying -- debacle is what led to chicago tuesday saying we can't do this right now. frankly i am asking lori, you know, you know how to run this city. get us the testing. the governor has given us that testing. get it into schools on monday and i bet if you get that into schools on monday we'll have schools open this week. this is what others have done all across the country. that is why l.a. is opening. that's why d.c. is opening. that's why new york is opening. if i sound frustrated this is a terrible way. parents need teachers and they need teachers to embrace their kids and that's what we need to do together and what we are seeing all across the country is that when we are allowed to do our work and get the support that we need to get, we can do this. the teachers are spent. we have to treat them like heroes instead of actually blaming them. >> so you mentioned of the testing debacle. early in the pandemic there was a lot of issues in schools. the american rescue plan comes along in 2020. the biden administration provides $190 b
the testing debabbling is what led to chicago tuesday saying -- debacle is what led to chicago tuesday saying we can't do this right now. frankly i am asking lori, you know, you know how to run this city. get us the testing. the governor has given us that testing. get it into schools on monday and i bet if you get that into schools on monday we'll have schools open this week. this is what others have done all across the country. that is why l.a. is opening. that's why d.c. is opening. that's...
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is there any hope for chicago? the chaos. the lawlessness is so bad is chicago, that the criminals, openly mark. i police and i city leaders and even our governor. what makes me so angry in a peer 80 is that we see our leaders mocking our efforts with their wishy washy id . like to find the police. come on there. the police are not our enemy. how many more will it take before i lose wake up? you know what? they'll never wake up. you know why? they don't care. last year, chicago records his highest homicide rate for 25 years of $797.00 deaths. meanwhile, the week starting the 10th of january, so overall crime up nearly a quarter compared with 2021. for instance, carjacking increased by more than a 3rd inside the city we spoke with. dominic is a former police officer from chicago. he says it shows cited to place the blame, squarely on the police sort of freaks a certain situation. this happens disturbingly repetitively in chicago is, is broken, got government system. we have from our job safe certain chem fox to the mayor and h
is there any hope for chicago? the chaos. the lawlessness is so bad is chicago, that the criminals, openly mark. i police and i city leaders and even our governor. what makes me so angry in a peer 80 is that we see our leaders mocking our efforts with their wishy washy id . like to find the police. come on there. the police are not our enemy. how many more will it take before i lose wake up? you know what? they'll never wake up. you know why? they don't care. last year, chicago records his...
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>> omar in chicago. all this leaves parents, employers, and of course children in a really tough spot. child mental health experts say uncertainty at school creates stress that is a cause for concern. >> they are feeling increased anxiety around just how to be and communicate with people and build friendships, and being able to feel comfortable in their environment. >> my 12-year-old, they're more like elementary school kids. their world was turned upside down. as adults, we are able to bounce back quicker usually, faster. but for them, you know, it's going to take a little more time. >> this unpredictable school situation also leaves parents in limbo yet again. >> the lack of understanding that we now have children and families in the crossfire of this gigantic mess that has laid in our laps because we have had a failure to plan for this moment, knowing that we were going to have a winter break, knowing that we were going to have a covid spike. i mean, all of this is really being left on the shoulders o
>> omar in chicago. all this leaves parents, employers, and of course children in a really tough spot. child mental health experts say uncertainty at school creates stress that is a cause for concern. >> they are feeling increased anxiety around just how to be and communicate with people and build friendships, and being able to feel comfortable in their environment. >> my 12-year-old, they're more like elementary school kids. their world was turned upside down. as adults, we...
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we are standing by for a vote from the chicago teachers' union. they don't believe it's safe for students to return to the classroom. but chicago officials and even president biden disagree completely. >>> plus, senator manchin tonight with surprising answer about the future of president biden's transformative build back better bill. with vitamin c, d and zinc* season after season. ace your immune support with centrum. now with a new look! (music) ♪ i think to myself ♪ ♪ what a wonderful world ♪ (judith) in this market, you'll find fisher investments is different than other money managers. (other money manager) different how? don't you just ride the wave? (judith) no - we actively manage client portfolios based on our forward-looking views of the market. (other money manager) but you still sell investments that generate high commissions, right? (judith) no, we don't sell commission products. we're a fiduciary, obligated to act in our client's best interest. (other money manager) so when do you make more money? only when your clients make m
we are standing by for a vote from the chicago teachers' union. they don't believe it's safe for students to return to the classroom. but chicago officials and even president biden disagree completely. >>> plus, senator manchin tonight with surprising answer about the future of president biden's transformative build back better bill. with vitamin c, d and zinc* season after season. ace your immune support with centrum. now with a new look! (music) ♪ i think to myself ♪ ♪ what a...
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is there any hope for chicago? the chaos. the lawlessness is sort of bad chicago, but the criminals only mock our police and i city leaders and even our governor. what makes me so angry and it is that we see our leaders mocking our efforts with their wishy washy id like to fund the police. come on, man. the police are not our enemies. how many more will it take before our leaders wake up? you know what? they'll never wake up. you know why? they don't care? well last year, chicago, recall that it's highest homicide rate in 25 years at $797.00 deaths. meanwhile, the week starting the 10th of january, so overall crime rate up nearly a quarter compared to 2021 of instance, carjacking is increased by more than a 3rd inside the city limits. and so we did speak with our dominic is a former police officer from chicago. he says it's rather short sighted to place the blame squarely on the police. santa free certain situation. this happens disturbingly repetitively in chicago, is, is broken, got government system we have from our job sa
is there any hope for chicago? the chaos. the lawlessness is sort of bad chicago, but the criminals only mock our police and i city leaders and even our governor. what makes me so angry and it is that we see our leaders mocking our efforts with their wishy washy id like to fund the police. come on, man. the police are not our enemies. how many more will it take before our leaders wake up? you know what? they'll never wake up. you know why? they don't care? well last year, chicago, recall that...
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especially in an environment like we are facing in chicago. they are going out every single day and giving their lives. these are individuals who have families that they want to go back home too. been at the same time, they are trying to protect and serve our communities. so in no time should we declare or call them cowards for doing such a courageous job and doing it under a lot of stress and a lot of duress and being overworked. that is something we need to take light of and something we should not tolerate from anyone, calling our police officers cowards. >> laura: pastor brooks, during the school closures that are still off and on affecting communities, including chicago, you had a lot of kids with nothing to do. some not having the greatest home life, some okay. but what did that do to this mix of despondency, violence, and the cycle of violence? >> well, we have already experienced a large dropout rate in chicago with our public schools, with our boys in the first place. now we add to the situation by not having them in classrooms and no
especially in an environment like we are facing in chicago. they are going out every single day and giving their lives. these are individuals who have families that they want to go back home too. been at the same time, they are trying to protect and serve our communities. so in no time should we declare or call them cowards for doing such a courageous job and doing it under a lot of stress and a lot of duress and being overworked. that is something we need to take light of and something we...
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mick, breaking news coming in, chicago teachers, chicago public school staffers caught making jokes on facebook about how they still want to get paid after they went on strike. the mayor calls it an illegal walkout. they're joking i can stay off the job until june. they will still get sick day pay. what do you say to this? >> liz, happy new year, thanks for having me back. i think a lot of folks this story sort of shows people a bunch different thing. a normal american would look at those things, well is that person going to get fired or not? of course you can't fire a teacher the same way you and i can get fired because of the union protections that sort of drives really how this gets into the biden administration's bailiwick, which is they can't push back. the democrat elected folks of chicago can't push back. the state of illinois can't push back. the biden administration can't push back on this because they are beholden to the unions and unions know it. they're in the situation where the tail is wagging the dog. where ordinary americans -- elizabeth: should they dock their pay? doc
mick, breaking news coming in, chicago teachers, chicago public school staffers caught making jokes on facebook about how they still want to get paid after they went on strike. the mayor calls it an illegal walkout. they're joking i can stay off the job until june. they will still get sick day pay. what do you say to this? >> liz, happy new year, thanks for having me back. i think a lot of folks this story sort of shows people a bunch different thing. a normal american would look at those...
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public schools and the chicago teachers union is over. teachers will be back in class tuesday and students wednesday. the core was the teachers union didn't feel the school district provided adequate resources to come back in person safely. some of the major sticking points, one was the timing for returning in person given the research surge in covid we've seen in the community but also metrics on when to take the district virtual, versus what the city wanted to do was make the decisions on a school by school basis. listen to chicago mayor lori li lightfoot on what she saw got them across the finish line. >> we reached an agreement on the metrics for at a school-based level for when we needed to convert a classroom or school. not surprisingly the component parts of that depend upon staff and/or student absences. we test in every school every week now. but we've added some layers to enhance the testing. >> reporter: on those school based metrics the chief of staff said during the periods of high transmission it would take 40% of the studen
public schools and the chicago teachers union is over. teachers will be back in class tuesday and students wednesday. the core was the teachers union didn't feel the school district provided adequate resources to come back in person safely. some of the major sticking points, one was the timing for returning in person given the research surge in covid we've seen in the community but also metrics on when to take the district virtual, versus what the city wanted to do was make the decisions on a...
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look at temperatures, 29 and 13 in chicago. 35 in new york. we have reinforcing shot of cold air coming today. wind chill advisories, watches and warnings in effect for northern plains and temperatures are below freezeing and dangerous to be outside. look at wind chill, what it feels like, feels like minus 21 in minneapolis, zero and minus 5 in saginaw, and cold air in the northeast today. temperatures 50 to 25 degrees below average, especially this evening overnight tonight and into tuesday. in terms of precipitation and snow, the great lakes is where we're seeing most of it today. we've got the cold air sinking as far south as great lakes and waters are still not frozen, that is bringing the lake effect snow, especially downwind of erie and ontario. still cold in kansas city. 38 in new york. 48 in atlanta. leftover precipitation across northwest. cold is the big story for much of the work week n. terms of storm systems, it is quiet, quiet for much of the country, that we will take. back to you. >> ashley: let's hope it stays quiet on the sto
look at temperatures, 29 and 13 in chicago. 35 in new york. we have reinforcing shot of cold air coming today. wind chill advisories, watches and warnings in effect for northern plains and temperatures are below freezeing and dangerous to be outside. look at wind chill, what it feels like, feels like minus 21 in minneapolis, zero and minus 5 in saginaw, and cold air in the northeast today. temperatures 50 to 25 degrees below average, especially this evening overnight tonight and into tuesday....
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we're ready apparently to go back to remote learning at least in chicago where chicago's teacher unions are making demands, they are going to demand remote schooling. here's what they are requesting. all staff and students provide negative rules pcr test taken 48 hours before returning to will school. chicago public schools they are asked that they provide 300 testing sites, also provide n 95 and kn 95 masks to all staff and students. give principals authority to immediately go remote for any class where there is a positive covid case reported. brian, we can catalog and we should all the detriment and damage this does to children. we have talked about isolation, locals of learning, mental illness, but as a society, i just kind of want to step back and go i cannot believe we are so fear-driven and fragile. >> brian: absolutely. >> will: that he woodland even consider allowing this i saw a picture, brian, by the way in canada of them locking up hockey goals outside so kids couldn't play outside. we are back to filling up. >> brian: canada is the worst. >> will: we are losing our minds or
we're ready apparently to go back to remote learning at least in chicago where chicago's teacher unions are making demands, they are going to demand remote schooling. here's what they are requesting. all staff and students provide negative rules pcr test taken 48 hours before returning to will school. chicago public schools they are asked that they provide 300 testing sites, also provide n 95 and kn 95 masks to all staff and students. give principals authority to immediately go remote for any...
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just in chicago, 100,000 missing when they go remote. they are not getting the learning they need to. schools are the first line of defense for detecting mal treatment at home. new york city, estimated 8,000 reports were expected to come in, that did not come in. the country's 300,000 in the first three months. the idea that school closures, it's not a big deal, close for a day or two, a week or two, that's a mistake. it's not march 2020, we are new tools and a lot of new knowledge. we have to update our play book. >> john: as we pointed out at the beginning, some people are not getting the message, including the chicago teachers' union, one of the biggest in the country. listen to what the white house coronavirus coordinator said and the president of the chicago teachers' union said. >> we know how to keep our kids safe in school and the president could not be clearer. schools in this country should remain open. >> going into schools puts us at risk, puts our students and families at risk of contracting the coronavirus. and that's a sim
just in chicago, 100,000 missing when they go remote. they are not getting the learning they need to. schools are the first line of defense for detecting mal treatment at home. new york city, estimated 8,000 reports were expected to come in, that did not come in. the country's 300,000 in the first three months. the idea that school closures, it's not a big deal, close for a day or two, a week or two, that's a mistake. it's not march 2020, we are new tools and a lot of new knowledge. we have to...
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city of chicago, the weekend. and liz ortega with sit by stray gun far during a gang fight with soaring crime rates. policing in chicago is once again in the spotlight, and one local pastor is calling for change, lashing out at the dean fund the police movement. is there any hope for chicago? the chaos. the lawlessness is so bad in chicago that the criminals, openly mark. i police and i city leaders. even our governor. what makes me so angry theory is that we see our leaders marking our efforts with their wishy washy id. like to find the police. come on there. the police are not our enemy. how many more will it take before our leaders wake up? you know what? they'll never wake up. you know why? they don't care? will ash, cargo recorded his highest homicide rate the 25 years at 797 deaths. meanwhile, the week starting january tenths or overall crime up nearly a quarter when compared with 2021. for instance, car jacking has increased by more than a 3rd inside the city we spoke with. dominic is oh, former police offi
city of chicago, the weekend. and liz ortega with sit by stray gun far during a gang fight with soaring crime rates. policing in chicago is once again in the spotlight, and one local pastor is calling for change, lashing out at the dean fund the police movement. is there any hope for chicago? the chaos. the lawlessness is so bad in chicago that the criminals, openly mark. i police and i city leaders. even our governor. what makes me so angry theory is that we see our leaders marking our efforts...
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so, this does present real, clear danger to people in chicago. and a little girl lost her life because of this. she could be alive today if this policy was not in place. you have been on the forefront talking about the gang issue, the drug issue, the violence issue in chicago. what are people in the community saying about this? >> every day chicagoans, not the politicians, but everyday chicagoans are fed up. they want someone to stand up and answer the call to take ownership of what is going on in the city of chicago. stop blaming, stop passing the buck but take ownership and deal with it. it doesn't matter what their background is or racial demographic is, none of that matters in the city. everyone is concerned about their safety and the safety of their neighbors and the neighborhood appear they cannot wait, they cannot wait for the next 14 months to come by so the upcoming election, a change can be made in the city of chicago. >> carley: wow a strong statement there and we can only hope that is true because something absolutely needs to change.
so, this does present real, clear danger to people in chicago. and a little girl lost her life because of this. she could be alive today if this policy was not in place. you have been on the forefront talking about the gang issue, the drug issue, the violence issue in chicago. what are people in the community saying about this? >> every day chicagoans, not the politicians, but everyday chicagoans are fed up. they want someone to stand up and answer the call to take ownership of what is...
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here in chicago, our resources are so strat fied. we have investment in specific communities and there are communities that are carrying the brunt of the economic impact of covid, the brunt of the health impacts of covid, schools that are just dealing with mass grief and they're also are schools that we see are least vaccinated and have the fewest percentages of kids signing up for tests. and that is not because they're fam families don't care. those are policy errors. that is a lack of organization and care on the part of planning. >> so let me ask you this. the world health organization tells us that the most likely transmission in schools is from adult to adult. it is from teachers to teachers, staff member to staff member. 95% of the teachers in chicago public schools are vaccinated. they also tell us that, quote, opening schools generally does not significantly increase community transmission. so with those two factors from the world health organization, again, why can't teachers in chicago do what teachers in baltimore, in phil
here in chicago, our resources are so strat fied. we have investment in specific communities and there are communities that are carrying the brunt of the economic impact of covid, the brunt of the health impacts of covid, schools that are just dealing with mass grief and they're also are schools that we see are least vaccinated and have the fewest percentages of kids signing up for tests. and that is not because they're fam families don't care. those are policy errors. that is a lack of...
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unfortunately our kids here in chicago are the ones paying the consequences. speak with the union votes not to show up tomorrow, the city said it will be an illegal strike and they will have no choice but to cancel classes. shannon. >> shannon: we will keep an eye on it, thank you. other large school districts across the country, more than a thousand school called out sick with 400 teachers on the district's first day back to following the holidays. schools remained open with students in classes. the number of callouts expected in decline in the coming days. in detroit, remote learning to january 14th. once classes start up thursday my superintendent nikolai with the covid rate hovering around 36%. plus los angeles school district ordering all students and staff to get tested before returning to class with winter break next week. the school board member say that goal for mandating test is for safety and peace of mind. the u.s. from the country in the country to record a million plus of covid-19 test and a single day. as america continues to deal with long test
unfortunately our kids here in chicago are the ones paying the consequences. speak with the union votes not to show up tomorrow, the city said it will be an illegal strike and they will have no choice but to cancel classes. shannon. >> shannon: we will keep an eye on it, thank you. other large school districts across the country, more than a thousand school called out sick with 400 teachers on the district's first day back to following the holidays. schools remained open with students in...
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for more on all of this, i'm joined by brandis friedman of "chicago tonight" on wttw, chicago. brandis friedman, thank you so much for joining the "newshour" on this busy day for you. did anyone benefit from this five-day work stoppage in the end? did the agreement reached lead to concrete safety measures that we will see implemented tomorrow when students return? le. >> i think the teachers union will say to some degree they were to able to move the ball and get closer to some of what they wanted. they felt the testing was insufficient in chicago public schools and they will say that since they finally have gotten the district to agree to at least 10% of all students in all schools being tested that that is something. it is not what they fully wanted and so the union is taking a bit of criticism from some members who don't think this is the best deal they could have gotten especially since they were out of school, off work, not getting paid for five days. so i think with regard to testing they think they've made some progress. there are some metrics for a school-by-school retu
for more on all of this, i'm joined by brandis friedman of "chicago tonight" on wttw, chicago. brandis friedman, thank you so much for joining the "newshour" on this busy day for you. did anyone benefit from this five-day work stoppage in the end? did the agreement reached lead to concrete safety measures that we will see implemented tomorrow when students return? le. >> i think the teachers union will say to some degree they were to able to move the ball and get...
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in chicago they are locked in debate. in so many places we're seeing a will we haven't seen before to keep moving forward through covid. >> parents are outraged and making their outrage known to the teachers union in is a very different dynamic than ever before. >> reporter: tensions mounting in chicago. more than 340,000 students missing school for a fourth day. teachers refusing to return to the classroom. >> we're very frustrated that there are no public health leaders standing up and saying we should be moving to remote learning environment especially for a district of this size. >> reporter: in los angeles, students are due back in school in person with widespread testing turning up some 50,000 positive cases in the district. met koro atlanta schools return to in person learning after a week of going remote. new york city schools started the new year in person. so far one single classroom in partial quarantine. >> i think there's no good explanation for having remote schools. >> reporter: a more dire situation for ho
in chicago they are locked in debate. in so many places we're seeing a will we haven't seen before to keep moving forward through covid. >> parents are outraged and making their outrage known to the teachers union in is a very different dynamic than ever before. >> reporter: tensions mounting in chicago. more than 340,000 students missing school for a fourth day. teachers refusing to return to the classroom. >> we're very frustrated that there are no public health leaders...
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city of chicago over the weekend. melissa ortega was hit by a stray gun, fired during a gang fight and withdrawing crime rates. policing in chicago is once again in the spotlights, and one local pastor is crying out for change. is there any hope for chicago? the chaos. the lawlessness is so bad is chicago, that the criminals mock i police and i city leaders. even now governor, what makes me so angry theory is that we see our leaders marking our efforts with their wishy washy id. like to find the police. come on there. the police are not our enemy. how many more will it take before our leaders wake up? you know what? they'll never waker. you know why they don't care. last year, chicago recorded his highest homicide rate in 25 years, and he stands at 797 deaths. meanwhile, the week starting the 10th of january, so overall crime of nearly a quarter compared with 2021. we spoke with dominic ego, a former police officer from chicago, who says it's short sighted to place the blame squarely on the police. santa free certain
city of chicago over the weekend. melissa ortega was hit by a stray gun, fired during a gang fight and withdrawing crime rates. policing in chicago is once again in the spotlights, and one local pastor is crying out for change. is there any hope for chicago? the chaos. the lawlessness is so bad is chicago, that the criminals mock i police and i city leaders. even now governor, what makes me so angry theory is that we see our leaders marking our efforts with their wishy washy id. like to find...
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now here in chicago, a bitter standoff over covid safety concerns between chicago public schools and its teachers' union. after three days of canceled classes for one of the nation's largest school districts, tonight, no deal or even a timeline for students to get back to class. we turn to cbs' charlie de mar. >> reporter: two days after chicago public school students returned to the classroom after the holiday break, they were sent home. the teachers' union says it's not safe to be in class when covid cases are spiking to new highs. the rank and file voted to teach from home, but the city said no to remote learning and called off classes, leaving parents feeling left out in the cold. >> it's going to be hard for me with three kids in the house. so, you know, it only gets harder. you know, you have to stay with them all day. >> it's a scramble i think both logistically, as well as mentally. >> reporter: mayor lori lightfoot, who has repeatedly clashed with the teachers' union over covid policy, said the city won't buckle under what she calls an illegal work stoppage. >> we are going
now here in chicago, a bitter standoff over covid safety concerns between chicago public schools and its teachers' union. after three days of canceled classes for one of the nation's largest school districts, tonight, no deal or even a timeline for students to get back to class. we turn to cbs' charlie de mar. >> reporter: two days after chicago public school students returned to the classroom after the holiday break, they were sent home. the teachers' union says it's not safe to be in...
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and mentioned their parents, from chicago. >> the public health office, the chicago teachers refusing to show up at school today after 73% of union members voted in person instruction. the schools no longer are safe due to a surge of covid cases and are demanding more testing, better face mask and closing schools if outbreaks occur. >> all we are asking is that we are safe. >> those concerns aren't supported by the science according to chicago's public health commission. schools are among the safest places for kids to be. >> i make a lot of our decisions, i give a lot of advice. you look at the data on this one, the answer actually is very clear. speak with the district spent more than $100 million over the past year on safety measures and given that transmission the virus in the schools is extremely low and 91% of the students fully vaccinated, there is no reason to move the entirety of the school district online. the union is seemingly alone in its opposition to in person learning. yesterday, president biden said school should stay open. today after this, the white house doubled dow
and mentioned their parents, from chicago. >> the public health office, the chicago teachers refusing to show up at school today after 73% of union members voted in person instruction. the schools no longer are safe due to a surge of covid cases and are demanding more testing, better face mask and closing schools if outbreaks occur. >> all we are asking is that we are safe. >> those concerns aren't supported by the science according to chicago's public health commission....
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this standoff comes as surging omicron cases pummel chicago. joining me now, sarah carve, an educator reporter for wbjz in chicago. there has been a lot of back and forth on negotiations this weekend. walk us through where we stand with the talks this morning. >> so, yesterday, after the chicago teacher's union sort of took this unusual step of laying out their proposal publicly, then immediately, the mayor turned around and said, you know, we are not for this and, you know, her last line of her statement was, we will not relent. and this was not completely unexpected, because some of the things that the chicago teacher's union continue to demand are things that the mayor and the school district continue to reject. and they're both very staid in their positions, so even though they're still talking, until they kind of break through on a few, you know, major issues, it's sort of at a standstill. >> all right. let's talk about those issues. two of the largest school districts in the country, new york and los angeles, have been able to keep kids i
this standoff comes as surging omicron cases pummel chicago. joining me now, sarah carve, an educator reporter for wbjz in chicago. there has been a lot of back and forth on negotiations this weekend. walk us through where we stand with the talks this morning. >> so, yesterday, after the chicago teacher's union sort of took this unusual step of laying out their proposal publicly, then immediately, the mayor turned around and said, you know, we are not for this and, you know, her last line...
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the university of chicago is through threatening to basicall throw this kid out. that's what we're facing in american universities today. how insane is that? >> that young man has made the right medical decision for himself the fda warns against the risk of myocarditis there have been an increased risk of someone who takes the vaccine that's already recovered from covid 19. so we should never penalize a young person for making a correct medical decision. he weighed out the risks and benefits and came out with the right decision. >> dr., the uk's decision that enough is enough, people say it's political because boris johnson is in political trouble mask mandates are going, vaccination passports are going most other restrictions are all out the window. why is this significant? >> it felt a little like what i imagine someone sitting in the soviet union felt like when a regular person watching the berlin wall fall. we've seen the end of this covi regime and it's starting to spread, that movement will spread worldwide. i hope someday comes to california so we can be fr
the university of chicago is through threatening to basicall throw this kid out. that's what we're facing in american universities today. how insane is that? >> that young man has made the right medical decision for himself the fda warns against the risk of myocarditis there have been an increased risk of someone who takes the vaccine that's already recovered from covid 19. so we should never penalize a young person for making a correct medical decision. he weighed out the risks and...
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chicago suddenly canceling schools as -- >>> a city-wide tragedy. a deadly fire in philadelphia leaves a staggering death toll, 13 dead. the mayor saying seven children are among the victims. mike pence in the
chicago suddenly canceling schools as -- >>> a city-wide tragedy. a deadly fire in philadelphia leaves a staggering death toll, 13 dead. the mayor saying seven children are among the victims. mike pence in the
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>> yes, we're experiencing rampant lawlessness all across chicago and every part of chicago. it started off as some thought just being in impoverished areas. they soon found out that violence and crime moves into other areas that normally don't have them like magnificent mile and up north and chicago and part of that is because we are not being hard on criminals. we are not being hard on those it who are breaking the law. we have to make sure that those who break the law, get penalized for breaking it and if we don't, we are going to continue to see the same lawlessness that we have been experiencing for years and this past year at record levels. >> lawrence: they let people all across the country lose their mind with no consequences. all the talk about criminal justice reform, i'm there. when justice needs to be reformed. but, when you have people just running rampant shooting people we have got to do something about it. chief and pastor you have been out front on that. we thank you for joining "primetime" tonight. >> thank you, lawrence. appreciate you. >> lawrence: chaos i
>> yes, we're experiencing rampant lawlessness all across chicago and every part of chicago. it started off as some thought just being in impoverished areas. they soon found out that violence and crime moves into other areas that normally don't have them like magnificent mile and up north and chicago and part of that is because we are not being hard on criminals. we are not being hard on those it who are breaking the law. we have to make sure that those who break the law, get penalized...
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>> you know, we've had enough in chicago. we had eight children under 12 years old murdered by gun violence last year. 48 children under 12 were shot and lost their lives. here we are in 2022, you know, off to a horrible start once again with the violence that you just mentioned here and be 10:30 one fatal shootings and the month of january. so, this year is looking to be as bad as 2021. >> todd: the neighborhood crying out for help, take a listen. >> you got your brain but you come here as a punk and into hill of streets. >> black on black crime needs to be stated and latino crime needs to be spoken about. that is who are killing our youth, our elderly. >> these kids cannot go out to play. they can't do nothing! >> todd: brian, if he has this conversation every single monday following another bad week on the streets of chicago. when will words become action because nothing is happening? >> that is a great point. it is part of my frustration as a legislature. i'm constantly faced with ideas and proposals that will limit law e
>> you know, we've had enough in chicago. we had eight children under 12 years old murdered by gun violence last year. 48 children under 12 were shot and lost their lives. here we are in 2022, you know, off to a horrible start once again with the violence that you just mentioned here and be 10:30 one fatal shootings and the month of january. so, this year is looking to be as bad as 2021. >> todd: the neighborhood crying out for help, take a listen. >> you got your brain but...