we have a winner and rahm emanuel will be the next mayor of chicago. . >> as you see rahm emanuel has ballroom he is heading up to the microphone to his victory speech. rummy menil the next mayor of chicago.

. >> if you are just tuning in this evening shortly after 8:00. wgn newsroom called ramie middle of the clear victor tonight's. . >> as we sit here waiting for emanuel to come to the microphone. to my righrahm emanw

mayor of chicago. i'm not i was hopin. >> thank you chicago. for this to humbling victory. all i can say is you sure know how to make a guy feel at home. wewhat made this victory most satisfying is that it was built from every quarter of the city. from people who believed that a common set of challenges must be met with a common purpose. it's a victory for all those who believe that we can overcome the

old division. and the old ways. that have held chicago back. it is easy to find differences but we can never allow them to become division. tonight we are moving forward in the only way we truly can, together as one city with one future. and after five months campaigning across the city and talking to thousands of chicagoans from every community and every walk of life. we did it for our city.

we did it for the place we call home. i am more convinced than ever that we can meet the great challenges before us. i can say that because for all its beauty and bounty the key to chicagos greatest is what it's always been since my grandfather came here in 1917, it's you. it's the hard working plain speaking folk whose share a love for their city and the determination to keep it strong and to make it a place their children one day can call home. i share their love and i am determined with your help to meet our challenges head-on and to make a great city even greater. tonight'stonight i

congratulate all my supporters. and as determined to make sure that our city works for all its people. i look forward to a drawing on the inside their energy their experiences and in the years to come. while this collection was hard thought it was only the beginning. my sense and i know it's your sense we have not won anything until a kid can go to school thinking about their education and other safety. until that child can go to school thinking

of their studies and other safety we have not won anything. or until the parents of that child is thinking about their work or not where they are born to find work. we have not won anything. the real work of building a better future begins tonight. and i intended to cut

we need stronger neighborhood schools we need our parents of all in their kids' education. because our teachers cannot do without a partner in that home. the most important dort a child walks through is the front door of that home where their education that is where they learned right from walwrong. we need to attract and do a good job today and tomorrow. and we need to confront the budget deficit that threatens our future. not by burdening chicagoans with more taxes they cannot afford. but by reinventing city government so city government works for the taxpayer. these are the challenges we need to set up

chicago on the right course for the future. with a budget that is balanced and a plain field that is fair. i'm proud that we have never hidden the truth in this campaign. we said it's time for tough choices. because the nile in the face the challenge is no strategy for success. but we also told chicagoans that our fate to our future is in our hands. i just spoke with mayor daley. nobody has ever bought a

nobody has ever loved a chicago more or served it with greater passion and greater commitment. this city bears his imprint. and he has earned a special place in our hearts and our history. tonight we thank mayor daley for a lifetime of service to his beloved city and with him and maggie, emmanuel we all love,

all the best in their future. . >> yes we have to move forward and we know that we face a serious new challenges and overcoming that will not be easy it requires new ideas cooperation and his sacrifice from everyone involved. as we move forward to address the great challenges before us we make sure that every community in chicago is heard and included and has a chance to participate in that future. applause . >> i look forward to working with tens of thousands of dedicated public servants bills like my uncle less .

>> and while not all the continents are settled i want to reach out to rides for the to the members of the nexus city council. we have a chance for a new partnership that will serve our city and taxpayers will. so thank you chicago for this a vote of confidence in our future. now i want to say a special thanks to my family.

diners and dark july calling voters tossed them for that their vote but i want to make a special thanks to my best friend my wife amy. . >> applause . >> to my wife amy, who has kept our family together into has been our rock throughout this period and that want to thank my campaign committee that includes outstanding community leaders. it's fire fighter pat

principles hightower and kathleen kennedy community leader. your faith in me was my source and strength. i wanted think the children along the way who showed just how important it is that we fight for a better future. i also to think all the elective officials here tonight with us that have been great leaders our friends to our neighborhoods and our city. the secretary of state, congresswoman gen and congressmen quickly and all of those who have committed their

time . >> i also want to take that i've just talked to president obama. who sends you his love and affection for his home town. and divide and take a personal moment during this campaign have been so over a hundred and 10 l stops around the city . >> now we are known as the windy city were known as a cold place in the middle of winter that gets down to your boat. but i can tell you something i've been 210 l stops when it's been

20 below with windchill. because of the people of chicago this is the warmest place america. . >> now i want you to remember was continued to work together to make sure chicago remains the greatest city on earth. i want to thank you and tomorrow morning and went to see you on that else stop well the first mn in more than 60 years to be an open election which means an incumbent was running. and we've

got rahm emanuel the declared mayoral lacked this evening in a runoff this year. none whatsoever. . >> he did mention in his speech. he thinks brock obampresident o. >> tonight i think you have to

say and recognize the towelette. he has daily behind him inttaled president obama behind him. will he make changes? will see if the people run the airport.

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have been about the neighborhood. it iinstead becamn election where people with big money were able to influence. and fact i think that big money is would cost a lower turnout in the city of chicago. where a lot people were drowned out. their voices were drowned out. having said that the important thing is that here we have some very excited people we have some young people high school student's college students who want a progressive agenda for the city of chicago when it focuses on the neighborhood in dinosaur to promote that throughout the entire city for the next several years, you did tell us during the break that it will not be in any way i will nf the city of chicago. . >> why not that will promote your agenda. . >> eye and went to work outside

that said some of sun city government to really develop this progressive agenda in the neighborhood and make sure that we hold of this administration accountable and that now the challenge is there for rahm emanuel. he will have to respond to the cries of a community regarding the need for a good neighborhood schools. for greater police protection. the need for jobs. the need for a small business development. now all these things have to be addressed by the new administration. i want to work with the neighborhood thato make sure that we're promoting an agenda that the city will respond to. . >> so i will see you in a non profit or academic setting . >> may be but i will definitely

not be working for what's left n headquarters and its all sort of a stunned silence here. she came out earlier and was gracious in her confession speak. she talked about the fact that i think she was only able to get around 9 percent of the vote. but this is what she had to say. . >> we worked very hard we were all over the city. and it is a very painful thing to lose an election. but i believe that hope springs eternal. . >> and so with that she thinks her supporters and then left the state. he.

>> what happened to that coalition that backed her up in washington? . >> as saying that what really happened in this campaign is that rahm got an early start. i really think that money. i think that carol was not able to raise that kind of money fur campaign.for her campaign. in vr

award to make change in this society then you can't wait until election time. . >> hope springs eternal were the

last words from her. it was a wholehopeful remark from her part. . >> it was a pretty quiet place as well here at the gery chico campaign place. we haven't expected to see them again. there will not be talking to the media. gery chico washe did givf heartfelt speech. . >> gery chico clearly seen as

the only candidate capable of challenging rahm emanuel. capable of forcing a runoff in the mayoral candidate. but it was not to be . >> i spoke a short time ago with a rahm emanuel and we had a very very pleasant phone call. i pledged to mayor elect rahm emanuel my full support for whatever he needs to take our city in the direction that he will take its. and i meant every word i said. whenever he needs me to do i am a phone call away. because this is our city and we all love our city and we had

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cleaving everybody election night 2011 in chicago has been a cloudy day we had some florey's but no major problems getting to the polls today. we had when shows off the lake. , now we have about 44 percent of the country under a snow pack. and to this accommodates cold there. in thelater tomorrow here's the big story on the weather fronts today. the 26.6 in. for february

of an all-time record for the south side location for snow. it broke a record that had been set back in 1961994. we'll have abot an inch and a half. he can see how we continue under clouds tonight we expect these to break up and allow temperatures to fall later on. today's high temperature was the coldest here in about 13 days in chicago. we made it up to 27 degrees. the fact that colder than normal weather is a word to hold over

the next two weeks. we will keep it a very active snow storm tracking. here is the next 10 days the pankin white area on the cold there. it covers all of canada. the storm will tend to rotate it across the country. it could again deliver us some snow by the time we get to friday. a very chilly end of february. at the moment we are cloudy but look at this the word just in from san francisco is

that system that could come at this is a storm. 28 at buffalo grove. elgin in the '20s. 24 in mchenry county were there was snow on the ground after that little dusting today. as far as the wide view here goes the cloud cover wear hundred at the moment here comes the next storm system, there's a quiet area in between. but you'll see how

there are advisories' out west. here's the forecast over the next fit today's. all little bit of cloudiness in this big storm assembles and we will be on the north edge of it. some of the skin actually swing in on thursday night. and over the next seven days still low solon. friday could see winds cg down a lake that could bring some like the fact snow showers in.late a factlake othe fact t'e

then increasing clouds and the area. in a high of 36 degrees tomorrow. a couple of rainshowers maybe a bit of sleet tomorrow night. our 7 day

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several interesting developments in some of the words across the city. i'm not that will mean that he will be facing a runoff election with the second place finisher. 49 percent of the votes separate you with the second place finisher. what happens . >> i think there was a high fought battle. they worked hard to win or 1% insured and we worked out are going to be ready april 1st. i think we will be victorious and then. . >> talking to people tonight to

they say there was a lot of tension in the ward. would you describe this play is as tense? . >> in the 25th ward there's always been alexian's like that doesn't surprise me and i don't play that. i don't do any negative mailers. i've had to be clear with my record. . >> most of your supporters here what is your reaction to rahm emanuel? . >> i want to congratulate him. right now i'm elected a profess i will be working with him how we can deal with the key issues that are in front of the city of chicago. how we have to work together as a city council and the mayor and that's what i will do. . >> another runoff in the 50th

war between bernese don't and deborah silverstein . >> we have a little but of a party tonight. in fact . >> he's actually sitting behind me taking a bit of a breather. he spoke to the media briefly about half an hour ago. he's as an opponent has a lot of statements to institute . >answer to. .

>> we just spoke with deborah silver steam and she said that his comments as drug this campaign have been inappropriateduring thathis camn inappropriate. . >> for people running in this

ward for the 20's toward this is outside it takes up in what in washington park it's a heavy crime area. . >> we will go out it will be a different story. we will have better weather a better out reach to things that we have been doing over the last three deaf ears.and a half years. . >> i believe that to let the

committee did when we have 28,000 vacant city lots in the '20s word we have 21,000 registered voters. it is a crime when you have more reluctant voters. people are disenchanted and disengaged but now they have a reason to believe again. . >> with 20 percent of the vote if you think you can win next time? that much i bu. >> i know i can win next time. . >> you are the sole incumbent

state collected official. your word to be part of the old cardinal. . >> this is a great time it's exciting changes always good i would like to the congratulate mayor emanuel and his the victory. we have a lot of work to do. . >> let's talk about you've had for years down city hall. how was the city doing? what is the mayor elect emanuel coming into?

. >> this is nowe have a budget de way to balance the budget increase revenues increased expenses as really that basic. so his records have to look line by line at what he could cut. . >> how do you project this to be going now with a very different council. a . >> it's were to be fun because changes good. how do we pay for our services we are required to provide services you have to find a way to pay for it. my office to make money for the city we were to continue to do it in the well. . >>

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from the rahm emanuel victory party. he it was about 5060 percent of the votes tonight. . >> gery chico joining us tonight. . >> let's talk about tonight was that what you expected that these numbers shake off the way that date you thought they would prevent . >> what do you think it did it?

. >> i think that people understand that it takes a big personality to run the city's someone will strong and directed who could build a city board. rahm has those qualities and people recognize that from the beginning. obviously his relationship with the president was helpful. this is a city that loves president obama as he loves the city and i think the relationship was meaningful to a lot of people. not one to be right for the city by a muscle building for what it buys you give him now because we have a lot highest turnover and city councils since the 1970. how was he born to be able to work that out? . >> that's an opportunity that holds out great hope for the future you have a love but even

people coming . >> these are the things the rahm wants to work on. . >> chicago tribune is yet to call this race say that rahm emanuel has declared himself whether.wenner. . >> we do not call victor's until .

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elect declared tonight or rahm emanuel there will be no runoff on april 5th. he will be sworn in on may 16th. it was an early night for us. 55 percenlast mins before agobut before webut sto . [ female announcer ] vr why settle for plain bread

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