but in a place like chicago, in some ways it is a bit of an anachronistic conversation because chicagochools were never actually desegregated so that conversation continues to be important about what equitable education looks like. steve: do your students get it when you teach this? elizabeth: i think students come with their own educational experiences to the classroom. i teach at the university of illinois at chicago. we have a very diverse student body. some from the city but also folks from out-of-state and out of the country. people come to education generally with their own educational experience as a base point. i think learning this history provides a new lens and new mode of analysis for them to understand the world in which they live today. steve: thank you for telling the story. elizabeth: thank you so much for having me. >> this sunday, american history tv marks the 50th anniversary of the supreme court case where the court ruled students do not lose their first amendment rights on school grounds. "washingtonive with journal" at 8:00 eastern with two petitioners in the case

chicago? >> man: yes, my father did come here. i do a>> anthony: as late afternoon gives way to evening in chicago's old town, it's time to drink. though to be fair, almost anytime is time for a drink at the old town ale house. >> woman: another favorite of mine, is anita. >> man: the difficult ones are the people who -- >> anthony: the chorus assembles, to give their opinions on matters of the day subjects of great import to this city on the lake, this city of broad shoulders, this true metropolis. >> bruce: but there's no shortage of characters in here. you know, i've lost a couple of really great ones, john fox the comic, died a few years ago. we just lost ruben four toes, this 400-pound mexican guy. we just called him ruben and then when he got his big toe cut off then he became ruben nine-toes. then when he had his other big toe cut off he became ruben eight toes. and then when he had his leg cut off changed it down to ruben four toes. he blames all his problems on the fact his mother didn't give him any titty milk. i mean these guy

daly, who was mayor of chicago for 26-ish years, maybe it was 21, but there's a book by a famed chicago news columnist, now departed, called "boss." apparently it's used in schools across the country to teach how to build a political machine. the chicago democratic party, which mayor daley controlled city hall, the legislature and some governors. it was building block by block, having block captains who had to get out the vote. if you got out the vote, then your garbage got picked up and your snow got plowed. if you didn't do that, you got fired. there's a lawyer named shackman. there was a shackman decree that took on the daley machine saying people shouldn't be hired or fired just for political purposes, but in the early days of the machine, i guess starting in the late '50s or '60s, you performed for the party or you didn't get jobs. it's funny. the newspapers in chicago have done a good job over the years slating sessions. you go before the party organization to be slated as a judge. and if you haven't -- and people talk about how they walked precincts to become a judge. then they g

there is a book by famed chicago newspaper columnist called boss. apparently it has been used in some schools across the country how to build a political machine. the chicago democratic party, which mayor daley controlled the people running the cook county board and city hall. he ended up controlling the legislature and some governors and taylor knows more about that because he was the here in this era. it was building block by block, having block captains who had to get out the vote and if you got up about you are coverage was picked up in your snow was plowed. if you didn't do that you got fired. there is a lawyer named shackman that took on the daley machine saying that people shouldn't be hired or fired just for political purposes. but in the early days of the machine, i guess starting in the late 50s or 60s, outside performed for the party or you didn't get jobs. it's funny, the newspapers inside chicago have done a good job over the years slating sessions. you go before the party organization to be slated as a judge. and if you haven't, and peo

who was killed in front of his school when he was just sixteen like real times a chicago they paid a subsidy just doesn't. get hurt i know my brother i'm a big brother no go get that for me. this has been a lot it's been a lot of years going no no no the best the best revis i've ever put through it. told me that the whole world will bless you know this is. a fifty seven boonie again watches over his streets but this time it's different he's no angel but life has made him wiser he still does manage to get through to everyone i couldn't even imagine life without gang bang bang a cool is the life that you chose at the end of it because we had no choice you know choice in the matter you feel the love no matter who it is a what if from anybody had a choice in their life we got pushed to the point we had no choice so we had to get out to do what you. and for many that means hanging around all day. young people here have lost their faith in life having anything better to offer them the streets . in the gangs they try to be the family they never had for a child but. this that would be like i

a former resident of chicago and a graduate of the university of chicagoool this is a good decision and something that will uplift the people of chicago including many, many folks. >> laura: my affinity and love for the university of chicago law school aside, andrew gets to rebutt you. >> that's silly. nobody is saying that president obama should not get the land. it should not be parkland. there are 160,000 acres of land inin chicago. 1% are public land. put him on the 99%. >> laura: but this was transferred. there was land that was transferred to the city. >> $100 for 99 years. that's a classic chicago sweetheart deal. improper and could not go through. >> laura: this is from the chicago sun "times." this was an editorial from two days ago. a small circle of obama associates at city hall and the university of chicago controlled the process of where and h how e center is to be built. it will eat up much more a cost that is unclear. the mayor has done his best to lock in park district support for years to come. long after he leaves office in may. sound lik

nobody has a problem with this project here in chicago. ng this sort of land for $100 over a 99 year period. it's ridiculous. >> laura: time for a ruling. i am ruling for andrew. it has nothing to do with politics. it's the process that seems corrupt from the core to me. i don't like it. it stinks to high heaven. stay there. some celebrities still defending jussie smollett. tonight's last bite has the answers next. about 50% of people with evesevere asthma k? have too many cells called eosinophils in their lungs. eosinophils are a key cause of severe asthma. fasenra is designed to target and remove these cells. fasenra is an add-on injection for people 12 and up with asthma driven by eosinophils. fasenra is not a rescue medicine or for other eosinophilic conditions. fasenra is proven to help prevent severe asthma attacks, improve breathing, and can lower oral steroid use. fasenra may cause allergic reactions. get help right away if you have swelling of your face, mouth, and tongue, or trouble breathing. don't stop your asthma treatments unl

a court in chicago sets a million dollar bail bond for the singer, r kelly, who's been charged with tenounts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. and brexit turmoil threatens to divide uk politics even further — three senior ministers say they could vote against the government to prevent a disorderly exit from the eu. hello and welcome to bbc news. at least two people have been killed and more than 20 injured close to venezuela's border with brazil. they were shot during protests over the government's refusal to allow humanitarian aid into the country. clashes also erupted on the border with colombia as supporters of the opposition leader, juan guaido, tried to get aid into venezuela. troops fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters who pelted them with rocks. president maduro held his own rally for thousands of his supporters in caracas. he has broken off diplomatic relations with colombia, accusing it of helping his opponents. our international correspondent orla guerin reports now from cucuta on the venezuela—colombia border. holding the line, president maduro's troops on the b

actor and singer jussie smollett and defiant four days after he says he was attacked on a chicago street. >> a new era for scouting as girls join the boy scouts for the first time and keeping garbage out of landfills. how one woman lives her life creating almost no waste. could you do it? >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with jose diaz balart. >>> good evening. kate snow is off tonight. it has shocked the political world, a sitting governor who admits he wore black face in his medical school yearbook is ignoring a chorus calling for his resignation. president trump tweeting that his racist picture and denial is unforgivable. what people are saying about the governor and his future. >> ralph northem faces a growing chorus of calls over the racist photo. >> he has to resign and it's in the best interest of the commonwealth. officials nearly unanimous in their demands he step down. >> you've got to work as one unit to move your commonwealth forward and he's just not going to have thatable to do it. >> for some constituents it's not as clear cut. >> he's an honest, hardworking man who has work

according to a chicago police source, authorities are now investigating that very question. just four weeks after "empire" star jussie smollett first described a racist homophobic attack that shocked the country. >> i seen the attacker masked and he said, "this is maga country, ( bleep )," and punches me right in the face. >> reporter: and just days after smollett went public with new details. >> i noticed the rope around my neck and i started screaming. and i said, "there's a ( bleep ) rope around my neck." >> reporter: saying he was "pissed off that some people didn't believe him." >> how do you not believe that? it's the truth. >> reporter: the chicago police department said new evidence shifted the trajectory of the investigation after detectives arrested two nigerian brothers identified as ola and abel osundairo. they were seen on surveillance video the night of the incident, and police found rope, masks, and bleach in their apartment. but they were released friday after the brothers told police they bought the rope at a nearby hardware store and participated in the atta

community you can go get a god quicker than you can bat juice. chicago proud to be home to barack obama the country's first african-american president. tourists flock to its magnificent glittering downtown area most children from the west side have never even had a glimpse of this picture perfect part of the city the gulf between black and white rich and poor is deeper here than in most other places in america one more reason why chicago is plagued by so much violence. back on the west side boonie doesn't take his eyes off his granddaughter he couldn't see his own kids grow up he was in jail. the street corner where bernie buys treats for a little rain is known as the most dangerous in the area. and when temperatures rise so does the violence and with it the death toll on just two days in july twenty eight hundred or one hundred people were shot fifteen fatally many victims were innocent bystanders who had nothing to do with the gangs i'm up i bought my mother got her i got blah blah blah blah blah blah blah meets bubba an old acquaintance from the neigh

chicago. so that was my introduction to a bitter chicago cold morning in february. i remember it very vividly. on the other hand, it was welcome to a city that i have come to love, and to a city that , 52 years later, would see me running for mayor in 2015. have lived in almost the same community since i arrived, it is a very vibrant working class community and it remains my community of choice. >> widen your parents want to live in america? what did they say about being here in the united dates? >> my father first came here because we didn't have the means to live in mexico. we only had a small plot of land and it wasn't adequate to provide the things my father and mother wanted us to have in life. so he took a chance like many that have come to this country, that he thought could provide a better way of life for his children, provide them with more opportunity and in that regard i am the first my family to go to college because of the public school system, the university's illinois -- universities in illinois. obviously being able to come to congress as illinois' f

the 52 year—old r&b star is due before a court in chicago later. een linked to various allegations for a number of years but prosecutors now believe they have enough evidence to go to trial. he denies all the accusations, as aleem maqbool reports. # i believe i can fly...# r kelly was at one point, quite simply, the biggest name in r&b, and he had massive crossover hits globally. through it all, though, allegations and rumours of sexual abuse against underage girls were never far away, and in 2008 he went to trial on charges of child pornography, after a tape surfaced, allegedly showing him having sex with a 13—year—old girl. but he was acquitted, when the jury decided the tape was not clear enough. some women were paid not to talk, but others started to come forward to say what had gone on. i did realise that he had a problem and i couldn't fix it. now prosecutors feel they have enough evidence to press charges relating to four victims. earlier today, robert kelly was indicted before a cook county grand jury on ten counts of aggravated criminal sex

a court in chicago has set a $1 million bail bond for the r&b star r kelly who's been charged with tenexual abuse. the singer handed himself to police on friday and was asked to surrender his passport. for decades, he's faced claims of sexual abuse from women and teenagers below the age of consent, but has always denied the allegations. kim gittleson reports. in a chicago courtroom, prosecutors laid out the accusations against the r&b singer r kelly, who turned himself in on friday. they painted a dark portrait of a superstar who manipulated young women into sexual relationships, enabled by a coterie of accomplices. in 2001, a witness had conversations with robert kelly and robert kelly's associates where the witness was asked to retrieve video tapes showing robert kelly having sexual intercourse with the victim, in this case, when she was only 1a years old. after the hearing, a judge set bail for mr kelly at $1 million. he ordered him to surrender his passport and to avoid contact with anyone below the age of 18. on behalf of mr kelly, his lawyer strenuously denied the charges. he did

kelly, walked into a chicago courtroom today. kelly pleaded not guilty on all 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse against him. each count carries a stentencing range of three to seven years in prison. prosecutors say the alleged crimes, taking place over 12 years, involve four victims. three of them would have been underage at the time. prosecutors are promising evidence. and attorneys for some of the accusers, say... there are videos of alleged abuse. kelly's attorney.. steve greenberg... says he doesn't believe the accusers.life..."> r. kelly r. kelly spe

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here is eva pilgrim. >> reporter: jussie smollett facing a crush of cameras as he left a chicago courthouseto a security guard before slipping into a waiting car. his family joining him in court to show their support. >> do you believe your brother's story? >> reporter: as smollett faced a judge for the first time, accused of filing a false police report. chicago's police superintendent with blistering words for the actor. >> jussie smollett took advantage of the pain and anger of racism to promote his career. i'm left hanging my head and asking why. why would anyone, especially an african-american man use the symbolism of a noose to make false accusations? i'm offended by what's happened and i'm also angry. >> reporter: for weeks, smollett insisted he was the victim. >> who [ bleep ] would make something like this up or add something to it or whatever it may be? you do such a disservice when you lie about things like this. >> reporter: but, police say that's exactly what he did. >> smollett attempted to gain attention by sending a false letter that relied on racial, homophobic and politica

that put me on a pathway where i've had the privilege of being a city councilman in chicago, a chicago alderman. firstone of the mexican-american selected to the city council. i was reelected three times. i have a great fortune to be sent to the illinois state senate as illinois' first mexican-american state senator. andve a chance to break in teach the ropes of the senate to a fellow you might've heard of named barack obama when he arrived in the illinois senate. you never know what encounters you will have with fellow citizens, with neighbors. i'm glad to say i played a small role in teaching him the ropes of the illinois senate. i have also served on the cook county board of commissioners in chicago. of course i served -- i have begun serving in congress. i have been here for a whole 2.5 weeks as a member from illinoi'' district. >> what advice did you get to state senator barack obama that you still follow today? >> i told him to make sure you don't stumble upon arriving. i taught him some of the protocols of the senate. he also claimed to have similar values to me. i showed him wh

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kelly expects the r & b singer to leave a chicago jail onceth ers enough money to post bond. he spent friday night in police custy after turning himself in to face new criminal charges. a cook county grand jdiy ed kelly on ten counts of aggregated criminal sexual abuse involving four victims. authorities say three of them were minors appearnd the allege crimes happened between 1998 and 2010. prosecutors describe the accusations against kelly and dence including video of a sexual encounter. >> in the video, the victim repeatedly,eatedly says she is 14 years old. >> reporter: kelly, whose first name is robert, has been dogged by sexual misconduct allegations for decades, but the me too movement and a recent lifetime series "surviving r. kelly" put him back in the spotlight. after the show aired, a chicago prosecutor called for possible victs to come forward. >> we cannot seek justice without you.el >> reporter: has consistently denied any wrongdoing. his lawyer says kelly'sus as are lying and out to profit off of his success. >> you know, right now he's presumed innocent. we hav

a court in chicago sets a million—dollar bail bond for the singer, r kelly, who's been charged with tennts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. hitting the right note — india's first and only professional orchestra makes its uk debut this week. hello and welcome. at least two people have been shot dead in venezuela as opponents of president nicolas maduro have tried to get aid supplies into the country. pro—government militias are reported to have opened fire on demonstrators near the brazilian border as the president described the aid as an attempted us invasion. on the other side of the country, two lorries carrying food and medicine from colombia were set on fire. our international correspondent orla guerin reports now from cucuta on the venezuela—colombia border. holding the line, president maduro‘s troops on the bridge between colombia and venezuela. from early morning, face to face with their own countrymen, desperate for aid to get through. this former officer in the venezuelan army addresses the young troops. "when the orders are unconstitutional," he tells them, "you don't have

a court in chicago sets a $1 million bail bond for the singer r kelly, who's been charged with ten counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. and hitting the right note — india's first and only professional orchestra makes its uk debut this week. hello and welcome. pro—government militias have used teargas and rubber bullets on civilians in venezuela, as they attempt to prevent foreign aid getting into the country. at least two people were killed in the clashes at the brazilian border. on the other side of the country, two lorries carrying food and medicine from colombia were set on fire. reports from colombia say that 60 members of the venezuelan security forces have taken advantage of confusion at the border to desert the army. the growing turmoil comes as us vice president mike pence confirms he will meet the opposition leader juan guaido on monday. our international correspondent orla guerin reports now from cucuta, on the venezuela—colombia border. holding the line, president maduro's troops on the bridge between colombia and venezuela. from early morning, face to face with their ow

least six people are dead and five officers are hurt after a shooting at a manufacturing business in a chicagosuburb. and the suspected shooter is among the dead. the shooting happened this afternoon in aurora, illinois. that's about 40 miles west of chicago. the gunman has been identified as 45-year-old gary martin. police say he was shot and killed. they say he may have been an employee at the henry pratt corporation-- where the shooting happened. right now investigators are searching for a motive. we will for a motive. ville ville (ken) (ken) happening now. at least six people are dead and five officers are hurt after a shooting at a manufacturing business in a chicago suburb. and the suspected shooter is among the dead. the shooting happened this afternoon in aurora, illinois. that's about 40 miles west of chicago. the gunman has been identified as 45-year-old gary martin. police say he was shot and killed. they say he may have been an employee at the henry pratt corporation-- where the shooting happened. right now investigators are searching for a motive. we will update you on this story

singer jesse smollett was back on stage last night for the first time since heays he was attacked on a chicago street last tuesday. police calling it a possible hate crime.as morgan chesky reports, smollett had a loto say about the incident. >> reporter: back on stage in front of a sold out crowd in st hollywood, jesse smollett put on the showam fanse for but also opened up about tuesday's alleged assault in chicago. >> i was bruised but my ribs were not cracked. they were not broken. >> reporter: this photo shows smollett hours after two men attacked him, yelling racial and homophobic concerns. said --g the incidenty >> and above all, i fghtback. >> reporter: chicago police released this people of interest. police have asked smollett and his manager for cell phone records for timelines. he didn't tell security about a assault. authorities say they've yet to uncover any surveillance video of the alleged attack but their investigations ongoing. >> we have no reason to think he's not being genuine with us. reporter: smollett had this message for fans. of what anys else says, i will only stand fo

chicago police department. warts and all. but this publicity stunt was a scar that chicago didn't earn and certainly didn't deserve. to make things worse, the accusations within this phony attack received national attention for weeks. celebrities, news commentators and even presidential candidates weighed in on something that was choreographed by an actor. first, smollett attempted to gain attention by sending a false letter that relied on racial, homophobic and political language. when that didn't work, smollett paid $3,500 to stage this attack and trash chicago's reputation through the mud in the process. and why? this stunt was orchestrated by smollett because he was dissatisfied with his salary. so he concocted a story about being attacked. now our city has problems. we know that. we have problems that have affected people from all walks of life. and we know that. but to put the national spotlight on chicago for something that is both egregious and untrue is simply shameful. i'm also concerned about what this means moving forward for hate crimes. now,

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making a comment chicago being a make america great again country doesn't happen in chicago. jussie smollett is dead wrong. he's receiving all the attention and we just had a one year old child, toddler shot in the head named baby chase and he's not getting any attention. we have a 14-16% homicide clearance rate. if jussie is clear of the charges he's dead wrong because he's taking much needed attention from a serious problem in chicago. >> laura: mark pick up on that for a moment. 24 police officers were apparently assigned to this smollett case. 24! and as tio said, we had a chance to meaty oh when we did our special in chicago some months back, that is an appallingly low rate of solved murders in the city. yet you've got 24 people in total assigned to this case? >>> well laura just not 24 people. you've got 24 detectives and taking 24 detectives off of their caseload, taking them away from cases that are actually happening while they're doing this smollett case, is just absurd. i have never seen 24 detectives on anything short of a serial killer case. that is obscene amount

according to a chicago police source, authorities are investigating that very question. st four weeks after "empire" star jussie smollett first described a racist, homophobic attack that shocked the country. >> i see the attacker -- masked, and he said, "this is maga country [ bleep ]," punches me in the face. >> reporter: days after smollett went public with new details. >> i noticed the rope around my neck, and i started screaming, i said, "there's a [ bleep ] rope around my neck," saying, quote, he was pissed off some people didn't believe him. >> it's the truth. >> reporter: new evidence shifted the trajectory of the investigation after detectives arrested two nigerian brothers. they were seen on surveillance video the night of the incident, and police found rope, masks, and bleach in their apartment. but they were released friday after the brothers told police they bought the rope at a nearby hardware store and participated in the attack at smollett's request, according to a chicago police source. smollett also allegedly paid them. glorious schmidt is the brothers' a

kelly expects the r&b singer to leave a chicago bail once he gathers enough money to post pond. he spent friday night in police custody after turning himself in to face new criminal charges. a cook county grand jury indicted kelly on ten counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse involving four victims. three of them were minors and the alleged crimes happened between 1998 and 2010. in court saturday, prosecutors described the accusations against kelly and supporting evidence including video of a sexual encounter. >> in the video, the victim repeatedly, repeatedly says she is 14 years old. >> kelly whose first name is robert has been dogged bisexual misconduct accusations for decades, but the #metoo movement and a recent lifetime series surviving r. kelly put him back in the spotlight. after the show aired, a chicago prosecutor called for possible victims to come forward. >> we cannot seek justice without you. >> kelly has consistently denied any wrongdoing. his lawyer says kelly's accusers are lying and out to profit off his success. >> you know, right now he's presumed innocent

a huge crowd has gathered outside the building there. let's listen in to fox news chicagos a very tense situation. this is a highly -- this is a dangerous situation. we're witnessing first responders, officers walking around the perimeter. is that because what we're seeing on the outside is starkly different from what's going on inside? to the naked eye and the laymen looking at some of the pictures that we're showing, it doesn't appear there's a sense of emergency on the outside. can you talk a little bit about that? >> i can assure you, there's a sense of urgency, a sense of emergency. we may not see it because it's going on behind the walls of the building. trust me, these people are professionals. they're out there. they're very much on point and do whatever needs to be done to mitigation the situation. >> taking a look at live video. it's hard to tell but looks like a lot of officers are outside the plant. i'm thinking some of those might be in swat teams vehicles. what is -- do they want to get in -- how do you get in there to stop this active shooter but also mainta

a big network. filmed in chicago. and is he a star. caused riots. brian: no kidding. steve: well, had it not -- but it was determined that it was not a true story because there were some red flags. but when you saw him on gma one week ago today, he made the case with all of his heart that he was the victim of a hate crime. watch this. >> he said this maga country [bleep] punches me right in the face. i punched him back. i noticed the rope around my neck and i started screaming. >> why did you hesitate to call the police. >> there is a level of pride there as a gay man, you are considered somehow to be weak and i'm not weak. brian: left a noose around their neck. >> why would anyone do this? would would they go to this extreme? brian: was there anyone else involved? ainsley: he has a wonderful career. it's not like a guy who needed the attention. is he a famous actor. steve: one of the initial stories was he was going to be written out of empire and fox came back and said look, is he going to be with us. we love him. one of the red flag

jane: police described this as a slap in the face to chicago, a city that embraced the actor.has been thect rn? aleem: it was very interesting hearing the police superintendent, african-american himself of course, talking fepassionately about how h hate crimes were being dealt with and this would hurt the cause of those who really are suffering.at that is lot of people are saying, including those who camo out in suppojussie smollett weeks ago. certainly a lot of civil-rights advocates who have been talking over the last couple of years about homophobic attacks and raci attacks being on the ri in this country. they really feel that this has delivered a setback for the cause and that heasandered to a certainal politgenda in a way that will make people not believe genuine attacks in the future. jane: aleem qbool, thank you ry much. for the first time in the history of the catholic church, bishops from around the world are meeting at the vatican to confront decades of child sex abuse by clergy. the francis convened summit, saying the world expects concrete measures to tackle the o

chicago. that was my introduction to a bitter chicago cold morning in february. i remember it very vividly. on the other hand, it was a welcoming to a city that have come to love and to a city that 52 years later, would see me running for mayor of that city in 2015. i have lived in almost the same community since i arrived in chicago. it's a very vibrant, working-class family-rooteed communit. it remains my community of choice. >> why did your parents want to live in america? what did they say about being here in the u.s.? rep. garcia: my father first came to this country because we did not have the means to live a good life back in mexico. we had a very small plot of land. it was not adequate to provide the things that my father and mother wanted us to have. he took a chance. like many immigrants with come to this country, and he found a place where he thought he could provide a better way of life for his children. provide them with more opportunity. in that regard, i'm the first in my family to go to college because of the public school system of universities and -- in illinois. we are ver

pilgrim leading us off. >> reporter: late today, jussie smollett facing a crush of cameras as he left a chicago courthouse. holding onto a security guard before slipping into a waiting car. his family joining him in court today to show their support. >> do you believe your brother's story? >> reporter: as smollett faced a judge for the first time. accused of filing a false police report. chicago's police superintendent with blistering words for the actor. >> jussie smollett took advantage of the pain and anger of racism to promote his career. i'm left hanging my head and asking why. why would anyone, especially an african-american man, use the symbolism of a noose to make false accusations? i'm offended by what's happened, and i'm also angry. >> reporter: for weeks, smollett insisted he was the victim. >> who the [ bleep ] would make something like this up, or add something to it or -- or whatever it may be. you do such a disservice when you lie about things like this. >> reporter: but police say that's exactly what he did. >> smollett attempted to gain attention by sending a false letter that

a bond hearing is expected tomorrow. earlier today, chicago police tweeted ... smollett is now 'officially' classified as a suspect in a criminal investigation for filing a false police report. three weeks ago, smollett told police, two men attacked him in a chicago neighborhood.... placing a rope around his neck and pouring a chemical substance on him, while shouting racist and homophobic slurs. however police say, those men are no longer suspects ... and police are instead investigating smollett. smollett denies playing a role in his attack. let's take a look outside right now... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: we had a few showers and even some thunderstorms around the bay area. it was cool too with highs only in the 50s. there are still a few showers on doppler right now but the storm is moving south. it will be cold tonight with lows in the 30s and 40s. on the satellite you can see the storm moving south. we will see more sunshine tomorrow but it will be cool with highs only in the 50s. it will b

a lot of times people complain about our coverage in terms of chicago because they think we paint too negative of a picture of a city. we are talking about a city where crimes trend downward but they try to use the city as a punching bag. in this neighborhood where this crime happened there is not a lot of crime. you see how the resources came together. despite the fact that people were throwing arrows at the police department throughout all of this, why couldn't they do this? you see the fact that a day later they were able to develop suspects through the video images and track this down bit by bit, i'm told when the two men returned back from nigeria they were shocked when the police department was there to greet them at the airport to take them into custody. they never thought that was going to happen. when you see it all unfold and how strong the superintendent was you understand what they are doing. the fact that he asked for an apology i was shocked he went as far as he did. there were people who were upset about the hours the police department had to spend to investigate the ca

years of abuse by this predator known as r kelly( grant )reaction from lawyer michael avenotti as a chicago grand jury indicts r&b superstar r=kelly on sex assault charges that could put him in prison for life.reporters gathered outside his recording studio, but there was no sign of the singer.(vicki)kelly's lawyer says describes his client as shell=shocked and says he plans to turn himself in tonight . "10-counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse involving 4 victims." four victims only identified by initials..three of them under the age of seventeen. "and robert kelly being more than 5 years older than the victim"the charges come one week after attorney michael avenatti delivered a video to prosecutors ... one that avenatti says clearly shows that kelly was aware of that his sexual partner was underage. "this tape leaves no question as to whether r kelley is guilty of multiple sexual illegal acts against a 14 year old girl." // in excess of ten separate times on the vide

chicago. in making a comment about chicago make america great again country, that does not happen in chicago. so if a judge, you know, says the attack, you know he's receiving all the attention and we just had a 1-year-old toddler shot and they had named baby chase and he's not getting any attention. we have 14, 16% homicide clearance rate and josie met guilty of the charges, he's dead wrong because he's taking a lot of attention from a serious problem in chicago. >> laura: mark, pick up on that for a moment. 24 police officers were apparently assigned to this smollett kays, 24 and as tos said we had a chance to meet him in chicago a few months back. that is appalling, pulling legal low rate of solved murders in the city. yet, 24 people in total assigned to this case? >> mark: well, laura, not just 24 people. you have 2 24 detectives and taking 24 detectives off of their caseload, taking them away from cases that are actually happening while they are doing the smolletts mack case is absurd. i have never seen 24 new detectives on short of a serial killer case. that is obscene amount of detectiv

warning to theresa may from three cabinet ministers who say r&b star r kelly hands himself in at a chicagoe station — after being charged with multiple, sexual—abuse offences. it's a huge weekend in the six nations championship, with this afternoon's match between wales and england being billed as the tournament decider. and while the professionals slug it out in cardiff, r&b star r kelly hands himself in at a chicago police station — it's a huge weekend in the six nations championship, with this afternoon's match between wales and england being and what a day we had yesterday with tony foulds and the thousands of people who joined us for a special programme in sheffield to honour the airmen who lost their lives there 75 years ago — today we'll take you behind the scenes to show you what it was like onboard one of the flypast aircrafts. white's night good morning. a dry day with plenty of sunshine, turning miles. this morning we do have some dense patches of fog. that's across parts of southern england. a full forecast coming up later on. it's saturday 23rd february. our top story: three s

a chicago court has set a $1 million bail bond for r&b singer r kelly who's been charged with ten counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. the judge asked him to surrender his passport and not to have any contact with anyone under the age of eighteen. votes are being counted in nigeria after presidential and parliamentary elections. in some areas, the authorities extended polling past the official closing time. the vote is the biggest in african history. first—time buyers now make up the majority of home purchases bought with a mortgage in the uk, according to new figures. the last time that happened was 1995. according to halifax, pendle in lancashire and copeland in cumbria are the most affordable areas for first time buyers. here's colin campbell. the number of first—time buyers has nearly doubled over the past decade, but with surging property prices, it remains an uphill struggle for those trying to get on the property ladder. according to the halifax, the average price paid for a typical first home hasjumped by 39%, from £153,000 in 2008 to more than £212,000 in 2018. first—time

chicago. time to bring a end do it. 85% of the killings and shootings in chicago occur in the african-american community and billions of dollars have been spent to deal with this problem but we have over 500 homicides every year in chicago for the last 10 years. time to stop playing games with the people. heather: that is a strong statement to make. do you think part of that is what jussie smollett used in order to have people so willingly believe him without knowing all the facts from the beginning? >> that is exactly what jussie smollett used. i have been -- i knew when i heard the story something was wrong with the story because people get beat up for real in chicago, nobody gets pimps lassoed and where he got allegedly beat up nobody is homophobic in chicago. chicago has one of the longest lgbt queue communities in the united states. nobody's pouring bleach on anybody in chicago putting a new surround anybody's know. jussie smollett was dead wrong the way he premeditated what he did but he is taking the attention awa

is the voice of encrypted but full cost now show an end in sight we have this report from a bitterly cold chicago. the windy city from above covered in snow a peaceful sight for those lucky enough to be able to board a flight in or out of chicago since tuesday over four thousand flights have been canceled out of the city's two international airports at the same time local services have come to a standstill while the brutally cold weather has killed at least a dozen people. if you want to survive and arctic temperatures here are some tips for chicago and where snow pants wear rubber gloves to keep your hands insulated keep moving or better yet just stay inside this is an area of the country that's very used to cold temperatures but even this is extreme traffic lights around the city are breaking buses and trains are practically empty we're standing next to a major thoroughfare right now in the middle of the day we've seen maybe a dozen cars drive by the city services are also shut down as people just hunker down inside to stay safe. the record breaking temperatures were caused by a shift of the po

juan just spoke about we've now come up with a chicago star, which is free community college if you get a "b" average in high school. because i think there is major, major socioeconomic benefit from that. 81% of the kids that take it are the first in their family to go to college. and we have had over 6,000. and my view is, at a time in which you earn what you learn, we've got to make sure 14th grade is the new standard, not 12th. second, i can talk about -- there was a "new york times" article the other day, what the mta can learn from the chicago transit authority. our on-time arrival is 97%. just for all you d.c. public transportation -- [ laughter ] with the senate rated 93%. i want you to know, i felt really good when i told you that, okay? airport, same thing, et cetera. what i would say on training goes principally to the community college system. i'm happy about our four-year degree, nearly 40% of people. but i want to make sure that when a company -- since we're five years in a row, number one for corporate relocations in american and number one for reinvestment in america, you

there was a long, expensive trial in federal court in chicago and he was acquitted by a jury. that was one of the five indicted. he was found not guilty. we get to the 1960's and level popular democratic governor for most of the 1960's. everybody was shocked in 1971 democrat turner was indicted by federal authorities in a chicago. this was three years after he left the governorship and was a sitting federal appellate judge in chicago. he was indicted on tax evasion and conspiracy and mail fraud related to the fact at his second term of governor he accepted under the table stock in one of the racing organizations that govern one of the racing tracks. he got of stock and was allowed to resell it in this was done covertly. it was repurchased at a high price and he made a lot of money. the tax evasion charges from that and conspiracy charges. he was tried in 1973 in federal .ourt and was found guilty in 1974, he was sentenced to prison. he was sent to the federal present in lexington, kentucky, which was a country club. of 1974d from july until may of that 75 when he was released

trade secrets and its dealings with a chicago startup with a new technology for smartphone displays.lls ceo adam erik schatzker what happened and why the government began investigating. >> we had been engaged with my way since toys 16. like many of the smartphone providers, the engagement has gone relatively the same. organic outreach from the technology scouts with seeing an article or reference to a recent conference attendance. interest in the technology, wanting to first learn more. then through the course of the engagement, very similar with the other companies, wanting to sample the materials, understand third-party testing, even sending some of their own display glass. >> at some point, something went wrong. something gave you cause for concern. what was that point? >> in sending some of our samples for nondestructive sampling, as we do with other potential customers, we received back on the second round of ,amples -- it had been damaged in the sense that a large portion was missing and broken, which was concerning for us. of theeeing this portion class that was missing, we re