the issue is crime and sadly brandon johnson's answer appears to be defunding the police. i interviewed him face-to-face the other day and when presented with the video where he actually the words came out of his mouth, defunding the police was an actual policy item, he pretended the video didn't even exist, which is disconcerting. i've gone nose to nose with mayor lori lightfoot and she didn't seem to think she would always say crime is down. now you have brandon johnson, who is pretending he doesn't have the positions he's expoused on tape and camera. >> todd: reminder how rough the city of chicago is, crime up 41% from last year. break it down, motor vehicle theft up 136%, theft 23, robbery 13, burglary 10, total crime 46. what would a win by progressive mean for police being able to do their job and lower the numbers? >> if brandon johnson wins as may are on, he will double down on what lori lightfoot destroyed the city in the last four years. i don't know how any officer will be able to do their job. we are undermanned, it is toxic work environment and they are leavin

sasha-ann: brandon johnson, same question to you. because of concerns of your close ties to the ctu, you have said you will respect boundaries, but will that work? mr. johnson: i will be the mayor of the city of chicago and i will be the mayor of every single resident. just like i have served as an election -- elected official in cook county as a commissioner. i am grateful to have the support of crossing guards, teachers assistance, these are people who make the city of chicago run. i have a fiduciary responsibility to make sure that the interests of all taxpayers, which includes the workers, that is balanced and maintained. i have done it as a cook county commissioner. you need somebody who believes in workers, who has the lived experience of families. my desire to make sure our public schools are the best is based on the fact that i rely on public schools. i do not know the last mayor who sent their children to chicago public schools. i am a parent. my children, my oldest son cannot attend a neighborhood high school because he play

lori lightfoot is out, there will be a runoff between paul vallas and brandon johnson. >> brian: shegone, through, she's done a terrible job. >> ainsley: goodbye to you and dancing. >> lawrence: i am gloating this, mo. >> ainsley: you're excited. >> lawrence: i am, all these kids i've interviewed, out of here. >> ainsley: gianno caldwell's brother. >> lawrence: yes. >> so long, lori lightfoot, made history as first openly gay woman in the city. paul vallas, former head of chicago public schools on top with 34% followed by brandon johnson, former public school teacher with just over 20% and lightfoot, who saw crime surge, barely cracking 17% of the vote. >> we fought the right fight and put this city on a better path. i'm grateful we worked to remove record number of guns off the streets, reduce homicides and started making real progress on public safety. in the end, you don't always win every battle, you never regret taking on the powerful and bringing in the light. >> griff: murder up, robbery 27%, theft up 31% and are cas disappearing off the street with motor vehicle theft up 270%

brandon johnson placed second with just over 20%. on tuesday night, johnson criticized vallas' record. >> he is backed by the same forces who have done nothing as crime has paralyzed our city. he is backed by the same supporters who have failed to enforce the consent decree even after laquan mcdonald was killed. amy: chicago mayor lori lightfoot placed third in tuesday's race. four years ago, she became the first black woman and openly gay chicago mayor but she came under intense criticism during her term, including for her handling of the pandemic, racial justice protests, the chicago teachers' strike, crime levels, and skyrocketing property taxes. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i am amy goodman in new york joined in chicago by democracy now! co-host juan gonzalez. hi, juan. juan: welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. amy: you are in chicago where this race took place yesterday for the mayor of chicago. a lot

democrats paul vallas and brandon johnson are vying for the seat. we will talk to johnson who is part county commissioner and the area. we will talk to him about what he is bringing to the table. plus, we are kicking off women's history month by celebrating her story. we are talking to barrier breaking woman for change in the game and their profession starting with pixar animation studio executive brittle wilson. i am symone sanders-townsend, and i have something to say. omething to say. welcome to march 2023, all i'd like to know brandon johnson is a cook county commissioner. it is women's history month, and let me just say that i hope we do not finish this month we have started. this past week, walgreens the nation's second largest pharmacy chain announced that it wanted distribute abortion pills in states where republican attorney general object. keep in mind, abortion remains completely illegal in many of the states were walgreens will no longer so the abortion pill called middle press known. in certain states to appease these attorney generals.

>> no, i think brandon johnson has used race, he used gaslighting of the republican party and tried ton paul vallas because he knows his resume is weak. the fact of the matter is that paul vallas has worked continuously to bring people together to bring a multicultural coalition and is endorsed by the flp and our environment. a dozen trades as well as two dozen elected officials. who are overwhelmingly african american and latino. how do you call that person racist? it is beyond me and insulting to the voters of chicago who want someone is going to focus on issues and stop gaslighting them on things that are nonsensical at this point. >> steve: the runoff is on. let's see who wins. raymond lopez, thank you for joining us today. >> always a pleasure, steve. >> steve: rescue and recovery. i'm next, benjamin hall joins us live in the studio one year after he was saved from ukraine. >> he says, benji, do you want to go? >> how about right now? >> he offered me a way out. if you asked me about was going to crawl out of there, it would've crawled out of there. what does it mean to be ever be

brandon for chicago.gov. >> cook county commissioner brandon johnson, thank you very much for coming e reached out to brandon's opponent, paul vallas, for an interview, and hope to have him on in the coming weeks. after the break, more of my conversation with second gentlemen douglas emhoff, and what he wants you to know about his wife, vice president kamala harris. keep it here. keep it here ng. disrupt buying habits before they disrupt your business. and fuel the search for what comes next. so...what are you waiting for? as americans, there's one thing we can all agree on. the promise of our constitution and the hope that liberty and justice is for all people. but here's the truth. attacks on our constitutional rights, yours and mine are greater than they've ever been. the right for all to vote. reproductive rights. the rights of immigrant families. the right to equal justice for black, brown and lgbtq+ folks. the time to act to protect our rights is now. that's why i'm hoping you'll join me today in supporting the american civil liberties union. it's easy to make a difference. just

brandon johnson second.lightfoot's concession speech. >> we put the city on a better path. we worked together to remove a record number of guns off our streets. reduce homicides and started making real progress on public safety. in the end, you don't always win every battle, but you never regret taking on the powerful and bringing in the light. >> during lightfoot's time in office, crime soared in the windy city, murder up 59%. robbery and theft up about 30%. and car theft nearly tripled. both candidates heading into the runoff vowed to make chicago safer. >> s we will have a safe chicag. we will make chicago the safest city in america. >> no matter where you live. no matter where you look, what you look like you deserve to have a better, stronger, safer chicago. >> the second time vallas has run for share. the head of chicago public schools and budget director has called chicago a city in crisis and unsafe. he ran on a message of reducing violent crime. if elected, he has vowed to fire the head of the polic

i believe brandon johnson is auoin to out? i believe brandon johnson is going to win- _ out?e. we talk about crime a lot, but we don't talk about crime a lot, but we don't talk about crime a lot, but we don't talk a lot about police brutality. chicago has paid out millions of dollars because of the excessive use of force and in many cases, including death, specifically of black and brown people. it matters to people of colour, those voters, when it comes to having a candidate like paul vallas, who has supported those police officers, and has gotten money from the fraternal order of police and reigned over the chicago public schools who lead to the unemployment and loss of several black teachers. the largest amount left the force under his watch. i think there's a lot here and it showcasing the racial divide in the city. showcasing the racial divide in the ci . g �* , showcasing the racial divide in the ci ., �* , . . city. juliet, there's a real dichotomy _ city. juliet, there's a real dichotomy within - city. juliet, there's a real dichotomy within this - city. juliet, there

you are going to see brandon johnson who is an african-american teachers union candidate, put those fronting to need to win about 90% of black voters in order to be paul. he is going to have to take a lot of the lori lightfoot voters. by the way he did not win those voters in the primary. lori lightfoot was a leading candidate for black voters produce going to have to take those in order to take on paul in a meaningful way. >> tells about brandon johnson county commissioner and union organizer. he's been endorsed by the chicago teachers union, what is he running on? books i think he is running on raising taxes and putting that money into social services including the schools free think calling him a teachers union candidate has a pretty good descriptor. part of what makes it so notable as i think you have a real choice here. paul is talking about more charter schools. he is segment creating mart magnet schools produce document hiring some pack 2000 more sworn police officers. even in the city and the size of chicago is a lot of new cops on the street and on the beat. as a non- chicago and

so brandon johnson joins us. now we have to note that his opponent, paul vallas is going to join us tomorrow for an interview. good morning, sir. how you doing? hey good morning. i'm doing well. thanks for having me. i'm glad we have you here. so thank you very much for this. listen i'd be remiss since you're a former schoolteacher have to ask you a career as a public school teacher. you spent a while doing that? what is your reaction to the shooting in nashville? yeah of course. my heart is with the people of nashville. i mean, this has been you know what an epidemic for too long in our in our country, and we have to do everything in our power to keep our communities safe. particularly our school communities, as you've indicated, have served as a public school teacher here in chicago, and so my heart goes out to all of our public employees in general who are on the front lines, holding it down for the people of america. and so again, my thoughts and prayers are with the people and the families in nashville and a

her defeat sets the stage for april 4th runoff between brandon johnson and paul vallas. former head of chicago's public schools is backed by the fraternal order of police and has vowed to fully fund law enforcement. johnson is the former cook county commissioner who gained an endorsement from the teacher's union. and 2020 he said it was his political goal to defund the police. now to a fox weather alert. a blizzard warning is in effect throughout tonight in the syria, nevada mountains. snow totals in high elevations expected to be 7 feet before the storm passes through creating those treacherous conditions on the road. check out this incredible image of yosemite national park. rangers posted these pictures of snow reaching the top of two level cabins popular campground. five hours south san bernardino state of emergency. many people trapped inside heir homes after the powerful winter storm left several feet of snow over the weekend. for more on this story download the fox weather app. or stream fox weather on your favorite tv device. take a look at this. incredible video

brandon johnson was bank rolled by millions of dollars from the chicago teachers union and it's parentmerican federation of teachers. paul vallas will go into this general election being backed by a union whose president is a big backer of president trump. so you have these political dynamics set in place that may not exist other places. >> lynn sweet, fascinating political results there. thanks so much. >> thank you. >>> coming up next, the faa is now investigating a fifth close call this year involving u.s. airliners. details on what led to a near collision between two planes at boston's airport. way too close. >>> plus cnn's bill weir will join us from argentina's southern tip with alarming details about how quickly the sea ice is meltsing in ant arc at that. >>> president biden set to announce his nominee julie seoul. we will bring you those remarks live. that's what you get from the morgan stanley client experience. you get listening more than talking, anand a personalized plan built on insights and innovative technology. you get grit, vision, and the creativity to guide you throu

the response to brandon johnson. what he said on to me yesterday and just to remind you, he said, look, 21 funders from my opponent come right from the trump campaign also, so i get it that they are democrats who behave as republicans, and it is not a moderate, even the chicago public. the police department. the former chief of staff indicated that, uh his opponent's plan is just that it's naive, and it's misleading. that's what he said. i'm paraphrasing there. but what's your? what's your response? well, you know, my response is first of all. i'm supported by 26 labor unions, and i also have the endorsement of senator dick durbin and congressman bobby rush to i know you know, well as well as countless other democrats. i was also i also ran for lieutenant governor when governor pat quinn ran for reelection. of course, that's democratic governor pat quinn. also let me point out that i'm getting support in the business community from the same supporters who have who many who supported lori lightfoot. and of course, may

and second you have brandon johnson, current cook county commissioner and former schoolteacher who isicago teachers union. he is pulling about 20% of the vote and in third place, lori lightfoot. she's at just under 16%, not really doing well. in recent weeks, brandon johnson's urge has made headlines because it was so surprising and so fast. but this is primarily about crime because even chicago is tired of the increase in violent crime all across chicagoland. once the early ballots are counted they will move on to the rest of the votes but remember it could take a while because of one candidate does not get more than 50%, goes to an april 4th run off and that means this could last for weeks. we should know with 73% of the early ballots counted we can tell you that paul vallas will be in the runoff. whether lori lightfoot makes the runoff is yet to be seen so she is known for dancing at awkward times. it appears that lori lightfoot will likely not be doing any dancing tonight because she may not even make it to the next round. we'll keep counting. we'll keep tabulating and get back to

paul valles will face cook county commissioner brandon johnson.nez joins us from chicago. we knew this would be a tough battle for lightfoot. this recally was surprising, 17. >> reporter: i talked to mayor lightfoot halfway through her term. she said people don't feel safe. literally nothing else matters. this election felt very much like the embodiment of that. she was the city's first black woman to be elected mayor. the first openly gay mayor as well. now she's set to become the first full-term incumbent in 40 years not to win re-election as mayor in chicago. this came on the other side of what she described as a once-in-a-lifetime set of challenges, from the peak in the pandemic, jumps in gun violence that we saw not just here but places across the country. ultimately that came down to last night where she conceded. take a listen to some of what she said. >> i am grateful to the millions of chicagoans who came together as we made tough decisions, saw the struggles of our frontline workers and beat back a deadly pandemic. >> reporter: she also

brandon johnson and then paul valles.ne is a progressive, a progressive teachers union support, the other has the support of police, really tough on crime stance. what do we know about them? >> reporter: yes. essentially, turning into a battle between the police union and teachers union. paul valles former head of schools in chicago and philadelphia. he ran largely a campaign on public safety. brandon johnson a cook county commissioner and former teacher has the support of the teachers union. take a listen to them both as they celebrated their projected victories. >> we will make chicago the safest city in america. [ cheers and applause ] >> months ago they said they didn't know who i was. well, if you didn't know, now you know! >> reporter: and johnson, obviously, very excited and went on to talk about how he wants to end the tale of two cities here in chicago where one side of the city sees investment and the other doesn't. both of them headed to an april 4th runoff. >> that's going to be interesting to watch. omar jime

he's expected to face brandon johnson, the current county commissioner, former schoolteacher has the endorsement of the chicago teachers union, and as you see, just about 20% of the vote going his way. lori lightfoot, meanwhile, who famously tingled with the teachers union, came in third with just more than 16% of the vote. >> we will have a safe chicago. we will make chicago the safest city in america. [cheers and applause] >> no matter where you live, no matter what you look like, you deserve to have a better, stronger, safer chicago. >> while lightfoot campaigned on putting more police on the streets, the city, as you probably know by now, saw quite a surge in crime under her watch. in fact, in the four years since she was elected, murders spiking by 59%. shootings up 43%. robberies and theft of more than a quarter, while carjackings have nearly tripled. that's why nearly 65% of chicagoans surveyed by local media outlets said that they simply didn't feel safe. however, in spite of all that data, lightfoot told her supporters tonight that she has no regrets. >> i will be rooting an

brandon johnson, on the other end, has advocated for defunding the police which i believe is disqualifyingy candidate running for any office. he's supported by the chicago teachers union, and he wants to raise taxes in the city of chicago when you have businesses that are leaving left and right, individuals really that are hurting from extreme poverty in chicago and violence. people are afraid to go to work. so it couldn't be more clear of a choice for me even as a republican. if i lived in the city of chicago, i would have to vote for paul value a las who is the democrat -- paul vallas because we need to save lives in the city of chicago. and we cannot afford to deal with someone who's worse than mayor lori lightfoot, and that's exactly what brandon johnson is. neil: she branded this racial -- >> the yes. neil: -- excuse. she was black and that was behind this. what did you make of that? >> i mean, she got in on identity politics, let's be very clear about that. she rode the wave of being the first black woman to potentially be elected mayor, and, of course she was. the fact that she was

i'm talk about brandon johnson.e guy that has the right vision for the city of chicago putting residents and safety first. not someone who supported to defund the police movement and beliefs in school choice even though he's not a republican. at this particular point their visions r if the city of chicago are completely vast and -- and as someone who lost a brother on june 24th of last year, my brother was murdered there, this is a reason why i had to get involved with even though i don't support the ideologies of either candidate. safety must come first. you have someone talk talking about defunding the police because he put together nonbinding resolution as cook county commissioner and he says he still stands behind it, there's clearly one person that can lead the city of chicago otherwise we will continue to see black bodies littered in the streets of chicago. cheryl: gianno caldwell good to get your voice especially on

>> you heard it in the victory speech by brandon johnson, he came out swinging against his opponent,using vallas of being a republican in democrats' clothing, a common trop among one of, we're talking about nine different candidates in total, that's something we have been hearing as a common one against vallas there. you got to remember, both are running as democrats, but it is about as stark as a contrast as you can get between two democrats running in chicago. now both of them on a mission to gather up the rest of the votes that were split up among other the endorsements they can get ahead of april 4th. the two biggest voter issues, crime and education, especially crime, is where they have the most contrasting political ideologies. valis is a law and order candidate. leaning in on the message chicago needs to reign in on lawlessness. he has a large police backing. he wants to bolster the police force, getting rid of restrictions. johnson has a more openly progressive campaign. he led with grass-roots efforts. he has been talking about wanting to take a more holistic approach and im

arrest paul vallas, who centered his campaign on crime but the teachers union backing progressive brandon johnsont votes yesterday and will advance to the runoff. brian johnson joins me now. congratulations. this was a historic shift. normally, this isn't the way it goes. but now, you're one of two people who's gonna go into the runoff. very quickly, what do you think the disillusionment with laurie lightfoot was mainly about? >> yeah. thank you for having me tonight, joy. i started my career as a public school teacher teaching seven and eighth graders. it's still the best job i've ever had, teaching in a neighborhood in community that i believe people around the country will be familiar with. as i've worked to become an organizer in the city of chicago pushing for education, justice, and fighting for workers rights, mayor lori lightfoot three years ago made history by embracing the very movement that made her election and candidacy possible. then, unfortunately, she was a disappointment because she abandoned all of the progressive promises that she made, and clearly, the city of chicago is ready

and brandon johnson will be on the show live from chicago on tomorrow.l robertson, founder of trans africa, a true giant in the field of human rights and human dignity. he helped to sensitize this country and the western world about apartheid in south africa and civil disobedience unlike we've seen on that level before on a consistent basis, as well as his fight for haiti. may randall roberson rest in peace and power. you served us well. we'll be right back. after advil. let's dive in. but, what about your back? it's fine. before advil. advil, dual action bites, pain, two ways. advil targets pain at the source. acetaminophen blocks, pain signals, advil, dual action. my most important kitchen tool? my brain. so i choose neuriva plus. unlike some others, neuriva plus is a multitasker supporting 6 key indicators of brain health. to help keep me sharp. neuriva: think bigger. need relief for tired, achy feet? or the energy to keep working? there's a dr. scholl's for that. dr. scholl's massaging gel insoles have patented gel waves that absorb shock to hard-wor

the guy who came in second, brandon johnson, he's the progressive candidate, a former teacher, he formallyfor defunding the police, but he walked that back while campaigning. that sends a message to other democrat cities with high crime that liberals feel unsafe too. so this race will go to a runoff, and that is april 4th. stuart: implications for other big cities, i suspect. lauren, thank you. we've got to get this in, teachers union president randi weingarten just melting down over the supreme court student loan hearing. you've got to watch this. roll it, please. >> during the pandemic we understood that small businesses were hurting, and we helped them, and they didn't go to the supreme court to challenge it. could when it's about our students, they challenge it -- all of a sudden when it's about our students, they challenge it, the corporations challenge it, that is not right, that is not fair! [laughter] lauren: like i yell at my kids. [laughter] stuart: do you want to see, do parents want to see teachers behaving like that? this is my opinion, she wrecked the public school system. >>

more than 50%, though, so that means former school ceo paul vallas and cook county commissioner brandon johnson advance to the april 4th runoff election. >>> the supreme court's conservative majority appears skeptical of president biden's student debt relief plan. the justices yesterday began hearing arguments over the proposal that's faced several legal hurdles. jan crawford reports. [ chants ] >> reporter: students came to make their voices heard. >> there's a lot of anxiety and fear. >> reporter: 25-year-old jenaya moore would see a third of her $70,000 student loan debt erased under president biden's forgiveness plan. >> i feel look my life is on the line. >> reporter: she's one of 43 million people eligible for some student loan debt relief. those making less than $125,000 a year could get $10,000 in debt forgiven. those with pell grants could get $20,000 erased. but that comes at a cost. nearly half a trillion dollars. critics say on an issue this big, congress has to sign off. missouri attorney general andrew bailey is one of the state republican leaders urging the court to kill the prog

paul vallas and brandon johnson will now advance to the april runoff. >>> millions of americans willcy s.n.a.p. be alaed.manyseholds face reduc of $250 or more each month. >>> and nissan is recalling more than 800,000 suvs because a problem with the key fob could cause the ignition to shut off while in drive. the recall covers certain rogues and rogue sports. impacted owners will be notified. >>> for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news. new york. >>> tonight, a coast-to-coast winter storm bring the season's first significant snowfall to new york city and parts of the northeast as a new system brings blizzard warnings to the west. here are tonight's headlines. over half a foot of snow in new england and still falling. >> the tri-state area has been snow-starved. >>> state of emergency. for part of california. >> the snow keeps coming down, and the wind keeps picking up. >>> a student loan plan worth millions of dollars is on the doctor at the supreme court. >> this is preventing people from doing what they have to do, pay bil

central focus of the election paul valas, a former ceo of chicago schools will face off against brandon johnsondorsed by the teachers union >>> alec baldwin is being sued by three crew members who worked on the set of "rest" they allege that they were left with anxiety and ptsd. the producers are also being sued hutchens was killed when a gun went off they say the deafening sound of the shot also left them with blast injuries baldwin and the firm's armorer, hannah gutierrez reed have been charged with involuntary manslaughter both deny wrongdoing >>> the faa is investigating another close call on an airport runway this happened at boston's logan airport when a jetblue flight was preparing to land and the pilot of a learjet took off without clearance. the jetblue plane had to take evasive action to avoid the jet. representatives for learjet could not be reached for comment. jetblue says their crews are trained to react to situations like this and they will help with the investigation >>> okay the moon may soon be getting its own time zone. the european space agency wants a method for lunar time

are heading back to the polls today as early voting kicks off in the runoff election for mayor brandon johnson is going up against paul valles after beating out nine candidates, including former mayor lori lightfoot. polls will be open starting today through april 4. >>> let's see how we're starting off this monday weather-wise michelle grossman with the latest hi, michelle, good morning. >> good morning, guys. great to see you it's the first day of spring spring arrives later on this evening. and many of us will be below average in terms of average temperatures and then another powerful one tomorrow winter alerts through the intermountain west into the rockies. we're going to be measuring beat up snow once again the winter storm warnings and watches in blue. this is what it looks like we have an area of low pressure that is moving through the midwest bringing heavy snow and rain heavy showers lingering across the northwest. and another powerful storm system moves in tomorrow that's going to bring more rain, more the 50s and soys throughout the southern plains to the southeast, along the gulf

you talked about paul vallas and brandon johnson facing off on april 4th. much more openly progressive, has the backing of the chicago teachers union and more progressive voters. the thing to remember, lightfoot has been striking a centrist tone here but clearly chicago voted for change, two very different candidates and her exit was just as historic as her entrance. >> marissa live in chicago, thank you so much for that report. we appreciate it. >>> still ahead, we'll take you through what the fbi found at the home of the suspect who's accused of killing four idaho college students. the new development in that case is next on "morning joe." joe. next on behind the series... that performance was legendary. they just piled it on. roast beef, ham, oven roasted turkey. all on the subway club. three peat - that's great. three meat - that's epic. the subway series. the greatest menu of all time. big pharma has been unfairly charging people hundreds of dollars, making record profits. not anymore. we capped the cost of insulin at $35 a month for seniors on medicar

in second, you have brandone br johnson. he's a current cook countymmissn commissioner and former school teacher who is supported by the chicaghoolteaco teachers union.n he's now polling about 20% of the vote. and in third place, lori lightfoot, she's at just under 16%, not really doing well in recent weeks. brandon johnson surge has made headlines because it was soo surprising and so fast. bu so t thisfast is primarily at crime because even chicagoiolent is tired of the increase in all acroviolent crime all acros. chicago land. ethe vo the early ballots ar counted, they'll move on tteo the rest of the votes. but remember, it could take a while because if one candidate does not get more5 than 50%, it goe0%s to an april 4th runoff. and that means this could last for weeks.ow we w shoulith d know with sevenl three percent of the earlyy ball bellots counted, we can now tell you that paul vallas will be in that runoff. whether lori lightfoot makesot e runoff is yet to b the runoff is yet to be seen. so she is known for dancing.

losing the former head of cook county commissioner brandon johnson it took 34 heaven 20% of the voteively emma now had to run off onto determined the next mayor. it was or would we care those numbers. my fault. but now this is supposedly good news budweiser news at all it should be news when the worst mirror in the country loses this should be expected, but it wasn't why is that? it's news that you lost despite having more protection than a fort knox. [laughter] historical first, first female black chicago mayor. may be a of christmas past or medusa. because of that the media covered her more slack than a taylor on meth. you cannot run a city into the ground and accuse people of racism and misogyny muscles people find out that you suck. which is exactly what she did after she lost. plaintiff on the voters being racist. when a reporter asked if she was treated unfairly she said i'm a black woman in america. of course. yeah that makes sense they gave her a chance to be mayor, but only once. now she chalks up the loss to white supremacist. she is like. can i get then reverse? of course

. >> todd: sam, the remaining two candidates in the race, you are not out of the woods with brandon johnson is in aun areoff with paul vallas, far left and defund the police. if he is elected, would it be lightfoot's second term? >> we are pushing for paul vallas. johnson, defund the police, we're concerned that either one become mayor have no control over the justice system in the county and cook county is the worst run county in the state of illinois. the prosecutor and judges have to be replaced in the next election. >> to follow-up, if vallas, wins are you confident chicago will become safer? >> if vallas wins, he's headed in the right direction. he's surrounded himself by people who have been in government. with mayor daly, the city was doing great and look forward to work with him. >> todd: okay, diana, this was annihilation, 83% of voters said we do not want lori lightfoot when you add totals and see where she landed there, not a lot of support. is this a mandate against woke mayors like lori lightfoot and the harm they are causing blue cities like chicago? >> i believe it is. i beli

lightfoot failed to secure enough votes for the april runoff and brandon johnson battling for the seatth candidates said they would replace superintendent brown if elected. the crime in the city up 61% from last year. fox news analyst gianno caldwell lost his brother to violence on the streets of chicago. he's hoping lightfoot's loss is a step in the right direction for the city. listen. >> today i woke up thinking of the experiment known as mayor larry wow lori lightfoot s officially over. absolutely thankful [applause] she is gone, and i'm going to tell you the truth. my brother was murdered june 24 of last year and he would have been 19 years old. but there has also been thousands of people murdered in the city of chicago. almost 10,000 people shot. this may or who tried to coalesce black voters around her candidacy at the end of her term was clear to me her message, i believe, black lives didn't matter to her. it didn't matter to her. black votes matter to her. now that she is out of office, it is a clear indication that we need to coalesce around leadership who support the police.

he is facing brandon johnson, cook county commissioner popular with progressives.o candidate received more than 50% of the vote. >> when people tell me that this used to be the city that works and it doesn't work anymore, i'll tell you the city has never really been the city that works for everyone. but it will be when i am mayor. >> we give people a guarantee, no longer can we leave it to chance that our children will have quality schools, good paying jobs and an environment that speaks to justice. we can't leave it to chance because i believe in us, you believe in me, chicago, we can have a better chicago. >>> u.s. lawmakers believe threats imposed by the chinese government wrapped up their hearing. jessica dean has the details. >> reporter: the house select committee on china holding a hearing on tuesday night, it is the first primetime hearing for the gop-led house since the gop took over back in january. and this committee enjoys wide bipartisan support. its formation was assumed by a wide bipartisan margin in that vote that took place earlier this year and no

brandon johnson, a known police defunder is trying to play race card pitting police against communityat's not what will benefit the city of chicago post the election when we all need to come together and focus on our shared concerns of restoring safety in our neighborhoods. we need to focus on what matters, driving down these stats. going after the criminals who are committed to violence in the neighborhoods and rebuilding the trust and respect for law enforcement that is so desperately needed to execute all those goals. >> dana: listen to the new york sometimes. an article they did on black voters in chicago looking for a path forward to deal with the crime stats you just mentioned. the headline black voters looking for this path. the quote is black voters on the south and west side arguably have the most at stake on the issue of crime in the election. many are torn not which candidate but over what vision of policing and public safety offers reducing crime without victimizing black neighborhood and residents in the process. in this race you have now a runoff between two candidates.

she finished third last night 17 points behind brandon johnson and former chicago schools chief pauls heading to a runoff april 4th. crime and safety will continue to be the top issues for voters. the two men have drastically different strategies for how they plan to address them. johnson, endorsed by the teachers union, was a strong proponent of defunding the police and sponsored an effort to do that. he now wants to raise taxes and take that money to inhaves in more social services to try to address the root causes of crime. here he is last night. >> you deserve a chicago that's better, stronger, safer for everyone. no matter where you live, no what you look like, you deserve to have a better, stronger, safer chicago. >> paul vallas is endorsed by the police union and wants to hire more police officers and reversing recent policy changes that he argues restricts cops from doing their jobs. >> i want to thank the voters of chicago for making this campaign about the issues and nothing but the issues. public safety is the fundamental right of every american. it is a civil right. we wi

a woman, you know myself, but, you know when she said, due to race, and she implied that, br brandon johnson second add phila african-ameri african-american male, that would not be accurate either, when you leave you tout your successes but i don't think that making excuses whether someone is black or white or liberal or conservative, is the right way to leave. kennedy: and the city is not safe, scott, people they don't like it, i live in a big city, i don't feel safe when i walk, i wish i did, when i ride the subway, i was thinking about it today a hold on to one of big metal columns and stand away from i think of platform, there was a guy on the strain who smelled so bad, i thought we crawled up an elephant's keister. >> well. i'm happy to blame criminals for crimes, they commit, they are responsible for and lousy prosecutors and mayers if they have policies that allow violence criminals to get away with murder and harass regular people over supposed offenses. i don't want to just say what we need is tougher prosecutors, the larger social force at player that congress and democratic govern

brandon johnson, teachers union organizer who advocated to defund the police wants to take cops out ofy schools. paul vallas says having them there helps keep kids safe and prevent mass shootings. those schools in some of the city's most violent areas that have chosen to keep officers on campus are getting pushback from progressive school board members who want to take that decision away from local commit eaves which include parents and get rid of the police and cps all together. >> john: there were a lot of parents at east high very upset the resource officers were taken out without consultation and the fact they had the pat down and searches without parents being notified. they will have that debate for a while in denver. >> dana: check this out. the sweet 16 at madison square garden last night. kansas state took on michigan state. wildcats faked out michigan state by arguing with his coach before a perfect pass. kansas city state won in overtime to advance to the elite eight. i think that's the first time i said it out loud. >> john: what our family loves about this tournament is th

and he will face brandon johnson, a cook county commissioner, popular with progressives.o candidate received more than 50% of the vote. but well, the u.s. supreme court heard oral arguments on tuesday and two challenges to president joe biden's student loan debt relief plan. demonstrators gathered in washington to back the presidents plan. it could potentially forgive federal debt up to $20,000 for some individuals. some of the more conservative justices on the court appeared skeptical. but an obama appointee signal mr. biden has the right away from congress. take a listen. >> what i think they argue that is missing is cost to other persons in terms of fairness, for example. of people who pay their loan, people who planned their lives around not seeking loans, and people who are not eligible for loans. >> you know, this is an emergency provision. it's an emergency, it's an earthquake. congress used its voice. congress used its voice in an acting this piece of legislation. >> if the plan goes through, more than 40 million federal student loan borrowers would be eligible fo

but on the other hand you've got cook county commissioner brandon johnson he's back by the teachers union tax the rich even though business is leaving and school is a felon and refer to defunctioned police as his political goal. even though scrim out of control. pundants predict a runoff and someone further to left than lightfoot will take control and republican would have a hard time winning in chicago but gop is constantly condemning the fall of our country once great city. so why did anyone decide to run in the race? my vote for chicago is find a leader who can right ship and cares about residents in the city and my hope is failure would be first in line of come to come to knows and progressive leaders more concerned with equity than safety who's next? i think la toya new orleans should be afraid under her watch the big easy got a new nickname the murder capitol. so who's -- those who live there are making themselves heard launching recall effort to getter had out. we enlisted hep of new orleans native fox news contributor to find out just how close it is to the chopping block. watch.

questions are lingering about will voters learn from the departure of lori lightfoot and reject brandon johnsonts to go even further, abolish the police. he wants to go further. the guy on the right, also a democrat, more moderate vallas got a few percentage points higher when they both beat lori lightfoot. your thoughts. >> this will be really important for people who don't closely follow the nuances of this particular race in chicago, they might end up pursuing a candidate who is far worse than lori lightfoot. i get the sense that people on the ground -- i get the sense that right now they are paying a lot more attention than they maybe otherwise would. sending lori lightfoot to retirement sent a big message. it is hard for me to imagine that they would go with someone who is so much further to the left than she was. i just don't see that happening. but there is probably a lot of people who don't see it happening which might be an excuse for people not to vote. they need to make sure to go up and vote. >> harris: if not enough people vote you get what you get who the people who went to the po

we have to pull for brandon johnson. it's sort of like "let's go, brandon."laughter] sorry, it was right there. i couldn't resist. we will let you know more as a result. but if you look at the statistics. she has one of the worst records of any mayor in the country when it comes to crime. i mean, i could start reading it to you. under crime, lightweight, for example, she took office in 2019. her first full year was 2020. the murders have gone up from 695, 804, 776. deaths are through the roof. shootings are through the roof. almost, they average of most eight shootings a day in 2022. the most recent year we have. of course the 2020 riots were a disaster. she deserves to get fired. i will say it again. let's go, brandon, whoever you are. pretty can't be any worse than her. now to the -- it's true. [applause] thank you. let's go to the latest show of tolerance. congresswoman marjorie taylor greene says she was attacked at a restaurant last night because of her political views. this comes just one week after she posted a tweet about america's "national divorce."

john: brandon johnson, a county commissioner and former teacher, says he'd focus on the root causes of crime. he finished second, edging out lightfoot, with 20% of the vote. >> a few months ago, they said they didn't know who i was. well, if you didn't know, now you know. >> this is the most chaotic possible outcome of the vote last night, with the two candidates, you know, completely ideologically opposed, you know, race, approach to schools, approach to public safety. john: now that the runoff matchup is set, early voting starts later this month. for the "pbs newshour," i'm john yang. stephanie: and late today, mayor lightfoot announced that chicago's police superintendent, david brown, will step down in two weeks. both of the candates in the runoff had vowed to replace him if they are elected. for the first timepolice in israel have used force against crowds protesting an overhaul of the nation's courts. it started after hundreds of people in tel aviv blocked highways today, waving flags. officers on horseback used stun grenades, and others fired a water cannon. they said protesters

chicagoans want to take a new direction and lori lightfoot missed out on the runoff by three points to brandon johnson who got 20% of the vote and face former chicago schools head paul vallas who got 33% in the runoff. the two candidates have vastly different strategies for how to get the city turned around. johnson endorsed by the teachers union wants to raise taxes and has supported defunding the police. he stopped using that term on the campaign trail but says his goal is redirect money to social services to try to address the root causes of crime. here he is last night. >> we deserve a chicago that is better, stronger, safer for everyone. no matter where you live, no matter what you look like. you deserve to have a better, stronger, safer chicago. >> paul vallas endorsed by the police union has focused his entire campaign message on crime argues the city needs to hire more police officers and reverse policies that he argues restricts them from doing their jobs. >> i want to thank the voters of chicago for making this campaign about the issues and nothing but the issues. public safety is the fundam

top vote getters tonight are paul vallance, who was the head of the chicago public schools, and brandon johnson, supported by the teachers union, and so it's going to be, that's gonna be the runoff in chicago in the general election. >> just a dramatic turn for chicago leadership, again. and a dramatic turn for laurie lightfoot, not to make it out of the primary and her own party. >> reelection for mayors of chicago has been something they could usually rely on. but not tonight. >> as long as your name, as long as you had a certain last name, right? well, lawrence, thank you for the breaking news update, have a great show. >> thanks alice. why is rupert murdoch throwing his anchors under the table? that's not my question. that is word for word what donald trump's question was this morning on his social media site, donald trump, who has been involved in more civil litigation than any other president in history also said, quote, it amazes me how weak and ineffective fox news isn't portraying itself and a lawsuit against them. that is of course because the fox and rupert murdoch are guilty as char

he will face brandon johnson a cook county commissioner in an april runoff. >>> fbi director christopher wray says the bureau believes the covid-19 pandemic was likely the result of a lab exteacciden wuhan. this comment is just days after the tent of energy low confidence assessment that covid most likely originated from a lab leak in china. >> the fbi has for quite some time now assessed that the origins of the pandemic are most likely a potential lab incident in wuhan. we step back for a second, the fbi has agents, professionals, analysts, vie roll guests, microbiologists, et cetera, who focus specifically on the dangers of biological threatsgu microbiologists, et cetera, who focus specifically on the dangers of biological threats including things like covid and concerns that in the wrong hands some bad guys, hostile state, a terrorist, a crinminal, threats that those could pose. here you are talking about a potential leak from a chinese government-controlled lab that killed millions of americans. and that is precisely what that capability was designed for. >> still no consensus within

that's what brandon johnson had had in mind. he's a commissioner and he's backed by the teachers union. you can see the divide instantly last night. how does this play out particularly on the crime issue going forward? >> it's definitely been the top issue for voter this is election whether that was in surveys or just hearing from voters on the campaign trail. homicides did decrease in 2022 in chicago, but it follows 2021, which was the most violent year for the city. so voters rightfully want to see it addressed and candidates have talked about ways to pour more resources into the police, attract more candidates, talked about ways to address the root causes of violence like poverty or mental health. those have been the different approaches we have seen. but whenever it comes to other issues like the economy or public transit t seems to go back to crime candidates say to attract more people to downtown. or to get ridership on the cta, we need to address cviolent crime. we're only going to continue to see that define the election