. >> reporter: the cook county task force includes crisis counselors like brenda powell, a former prostitute that now works the other side of the street, reaching 0 out and offering guidance to girls and women trapped in the life. >> in the 25 years of prostitution i have been shot, stabbed over 13 times and kidnapped, held against my will. every time you go out there and someone holds a gun to your head your chances become less. i understand where they are coming from and who they are. who better to send in to talk to them than someone who's been through it. that's what i do. >> reporter: a little after 1:00 p.m. where a task force sets up near o'hare airport. it is a well-known hot spot for the business of sex for sale in cook county. male under covers make contact with women selling sex on backpage.com. >> i am looking at your ad on back page and hoping you were available. would you be able to come to me? >> at a room across the hall, female under covers post fake ads for sex on baij back page and lure johns to the hotel. >> are you going to come and visit me. what time are you looking at