. >> right here in chicago. there's no city like chicago. then you start to come to the neighborhoods it's a little different. >> there's too many guns in our community. >> we want to be the one that make it out. >> everything we built the last four years is at stake. >> nobody here is safe. >> today we send a message to the world. >> show them who we are. >> visionary chicago architect daniel burnham has been quoted as saying make no little plan. they have no magic to stir men's blood. that's been the essence of modern chicago. the city of big shoulders built on big ideas and big movements. they often didn't make an impact without a fight. this is the place where people die for an eight-hour work day and fair wages. the black power movement turned up the heat on the fight for civil rights. >> revolution. >> in 1968, the whole world was watching when anti-war radicals pushed for peace against major richard j. daly's police force. >> there will be law and order in chicago as long as i'm there. >> in 2008 a whole world was watching again. >> h

chicago can do better. chicago will do better. i welcome the challenge. years in old made him he longest serving mayor. like his father before him, he had a vision to make sure a global city that attracted big business and young professional work force. >> always need a younger generation coming in at all times to keep the city flowing. >> we have been here 15 years. we grew up in suburbia usa. this is not what i thought i would be doing. >> dr. dennis and his wife raise their children in on the north side. >> can you wear that to school? >> every is always wearing them to school. >> really? >> yeah. like a bracelet. >> there's culture. there's museums. there's going to the lakefronts. at the same time, as a policemen, i see places you would never take your family because some of these neighborhoods it's like living in a battle zone. bend your knees. do what you can do. so you can shake your hip. can you do anything with this one. move your toes. >> damian has a long, hard road to recovery. >> try. we're going to get you up. the physical therapists are go

this is the real face of chicago. last night is a reality of chicago. real face of chicago. the parks in the city of chicago belong to the families of the city of chicago. the streets of the city of chicago belong to the families of chicago. >> reporter: the mayor and pastor corey brooks call on witnesses to speak up and help police catch the shooters. >> every single day it seems like we're faced with violence on every hand. we just ask that you protect our children, protect our families. we cannot do everything on our own, but give us the strength to do what we can do. amen. >> amen. >> these streets crazy. rude, disrespectful, inconsiderate people that just goes around shooting up parks, people's homes, cars, not knowing kids in there or not. it's crazy. it got to stop. >> reporter: sally hazelgrove's boxing gym -- >> do you think they were gunning for just one person? >> when people -- when people put their handguns down and go get their guns they're so more killing a mass amount of people. >> what do you think the retaliation is going to be? >> ret

this is the real face of chicago. last night is a reality of chicago.eal face of chicago. the parks of the city of chicago belong to the families of the city of chicago. the streets of the city of chicago belong to the families of chicago. >> the mayor and pastor corey brooks call on witnesses to speak up and help police catch the shooters. >> that is wrong. >> every single day it seems like we are faced with violence on every hand. we ask you protect our children, our families. we cannot do everything on our own. but give us the strength to do what we can do. amen. >> amen. >> disrespectful, rude, inconsiderate people that goes around shooting up cars, people's homes, cars, kids in there. it's crazy. it got to stop. >> sally hazelgrove's boxing gym in engelwood isn't far from the shooting. >> did they mean to shoot 13 people or gunning for one person. >> when they put down hand guns and be get big guns they are trying to kill mass amount of people. >> what do you think retaliation will be. >> it is a must. it's a matter of when. on what scale. >> she's

>> an up-and-coming chicago rapper killed. his manager says he is trying to get him out of the neighborhood. welcome our viewers a around the country. live in inglewood with our top story. >> the third year- old grew up in this neighborhood. a new luxury car. now family fear that his very success led to his murder. the new music deal was one sign of success. use newly signed as an artist with a major label and ballet. have a lot of people jealous of him. >> the family is devastated. but knew he was a target because of his success. >> he did not deserve that at all. >> a shot up to 10 times at the intersection of 56 and elizabeth. >> i guess he loves his family and wanted to be where he was raised. he collapsed near his childhood home. >> police looking into various angles including whether the killing was linked to any ongoing wrap food. >> it is unfortunate that a one-man reaches its goal. >> never had time to enjoy the forces or the fruit of his labor. >> rapper like others will live on in his music. it finally happened for

but in chicago at wrigley, the chicago style dog is king.hat chicago had to offer. take a look. ballpark food is a quintessential part of america's pass time. we've come a long way from peanuts and cracker jacks. every stadium has their own trademark. but when you come to wrigley, the chicago style hot dog is king. what is the quintessential chicago dog is this. >> you start with the perfectly steamed bun, golden mustard, relish, white onions, dill pickle, hot peppers. >> what is the aversion to ketchup? >> the acidity detracts from the flavor of the dog. you don't put it on a dog. >> there are a lot of great places. but this is perfect for you. this is the kind of place they would appreciate your charm. >> how are you? >> [ bleep ] what do you need? >> excuse me? >> you heard what i said. what the [ bleep ] are you having? >> i will have a chicago style hot dog, please. can i have some ketchup on that dog? >> no. you're in chicago. >> will is something about these things that are now partpastime. a good american beer, old style beer. along

the city of chicago is on watch for the children of chicago.urn around and tell them who we are. >> these folks will keep an eye out for trouble on safe passage routes and if something happens, it's their job to immediately call the police. >> superintendent, who's accountable and why if one of the children gets injured by street violence? >> whenever violence occurs, we take the accountability. the reality is, this is nothing new. kids have been crossing gang lines for years to go to school. >> mccarthy leans on his top brass to put a lid on violence and keep kids safe. in englewood, that's not going to be easy. >> i have seven, actually eight schools. other places have one or two. i think they're going to have to take my plan. if i do their plan, i won't be able to cover anything. >> commander leo scmitz. >> that means i would have to put 12, 14, 20, 24, 25 down to cover the schools. not going to do it. then there's nobody answering any calls in the whole district. >> to protect school kids, these cops have to stop gang beats. >> this is wher

chicago. gunshots. related. >> why shoot enjoyment children. >> it certainly is a wake up call that we have a lot of work to do. >> the american middle class is no longer the richest. >> the game is rigged to work power. >> we need an economy where it grows from the middle class out, chance. >> president obama leaves for a week-long trip to asia. >> we believe prosperity in asia is tied to the growth in this region. that many are concerned the united states will not be there when the united states knocks on the door. >> china is the elephant in the room on this trip. >> we begin with an explosion of violence in chicago. nine killed and 36 others, including children shot and wounded over the weekend. five of the injured were between the ages of 11 and 15, playing in a park next to an elementary school. the weekend before easter 37 people were shot, four fatally. the chicago tribune editorial board on tuesday arrived if chicago was helpless. the department of justice moved to create a special federal unit

a potential presidential candidate paid a visit to chicago. kentucky senator rand paul spoke with supporters at the university of chicago, and took part in a forum moderated by former white house political director david axelrod. the republican senator's libertarian positions are meant to appeal to both conservatives and liberals. >> think about your cellphone and whether you agree or not that it's none of their business what you do on your cellphone. but after 9/11 with sort of forgot about these protections. we said the hell with it we don't want anyone to attack us we will give up our liberty and trade it for security. >> from chicago, paul traveled to milwaukee, and spoke alongside wisconsin governor scott walker -- another potential republican presidential candidate. a man in his 70's was rescued from a burning home in the roseland neighborhood... and it was caught on camera. as the flames spread through the home in the 700 block of east 105-th street, neighbors said the man was trapped inside. firefighters had to feel their way through t

unemployment in chicago around 4%. there's chicago land, with jobs on signs. three chicagos, all of this where you have cut schools and >> schools, trauma units, jobs and post offices. it's a lands of desperation. drugs are coming in, guns are coming in and guns out. there's poverty and disparity. >> the disparity is dramatic, between... >> 3500 blacks die, 3500 lack of access to health care. there are health disparities, education disparities, and there is no solution. we have 10,000 long black use with the cost of 50,000, some have been there six months to six years in pre-trial detention. in the detention calls, 90,000 each. s there's no lock-up solution to the crisis. >> the difference is so dramatic, that you have within a matter of a few blocks, you go from a dangerous part of the united states to the safest. >> look at first class gaols and second-class schools. look at the suburbs down state. we know where the guns and drugs are manufactured. we know a store that cells 7%. we know where the gun shop is. we will not stop the gun flow. we know where the

at "chicago street cleaning dot com."an un-healthy trend is sweeping through schools in connecticut. the 17 year-old wine to the doctor and he applied to every ivy league school thinking he would get into a least one. all eight schools accepted less than 9 percent of all applicants for the class of 2018. now needs to decide where to go. princeton offered him the most generous package. >> i would like him to be my doctor when they. he seems smart. of all applicants for the class a group of new fathers are banding together for a breastfeeding campaign ... featuring themselves. hector cruz came up with the idea to photograph men holding their babies as if they were breastfeeding. he says when his wife was pregnant he wanted to learn about caring for newborns, but wasn't allowed in the breastfeeding classes. cruz said it made him feel helpless to his wife, and uninvolved in the process of raising his own child. why are you laughing? and i don't understand. then, he learned other men felt the same way. >> i felt frustrated and

instead putting it on a chicago alderman. in the face of strong objections from the governor and legislators with this part on the proposal is expected to clear through springfield. now all the men left iand have city workers contribute more to their pension fund. a few months after becoming the running mate he accepts a high-paying job from a friend and political supporter. except it is six- figure position as a finance consultant for chicago-based company. will help the company planned a bid dealing with detroit's bankruptcy proceedings. says the new position will not affect his reelection campaign. also operates a private education consulting firm. the former ceo of chicago public schools. warning of a civil war. the latest on the crisis. >> police officer who shot a man with been bbeen big browns. the elderly man died last july. today a stepdaughter speaking publicly for the first time since charges were filed against the officer. >> live here with his stepdaughter in glenwood. what she really wants is someone held accoun

the process to produce a list of potential successors to the archbishop of chicago. given the time it has to set aside for chemotherapy is not fair to the people of the archdiocese and george has asked them to begin the process. something that does not happen in a matter of weeks and months. the cardinal of course talk about his strong personal relationship with john paul the second. given the cardinals delicate medical condition. just finished another round of chemotherapy. the topic of what comes next understandably capture people's attention here in chicago. >> confidential process. for something like this he will ask a lot of people. then he assembles finally looking at all of that. a residenresume of what he thinks are the problems. they have a plan r.e.m. every two weeks for all of the appointments. including this one at some point somewhere down the oneline will have chicago on the list and go through that information. they will get the candidate and then present a list of three names to pull princess who could choose one of the candidates. he can select an in

technology as a part of chicago's economic resurgence. and he really is a booster for chicago. if chicago were its own country it would be the 23rd biggest economy in the world. he joke, it's close to becoming part of the g20. don't miss an all-new episode of "chicagoland" thursday night at 10:00, 9:00 central. thank you for spending your saturday smart with us on "your money." unfortunately, not part of the final four, my team. stick around. your cnn "bleacher report." that starts right now. >>> welcome to north taxes, at at&t stadium site of the 2014 final four. in the next half hour, you are going to get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at one of the biggest events of the year. the coaches, the players, the emotion of an event that seems to grip the entire country. this is cnn all-access at the final four. >> kentucky takes the final spot! >> can't have a bad night. >> we're playing seven freshmen. i don't know if that's ever been done before. >> wisconsin is headed to the final four. >> in disbelief, we're going to be one of the final four teams.

for now the question is if chicago is to be the place, then where in chicago?several sites on its web side campus, and so is the university of chicago where obama taught and where the hyde park community that fueled his political rise is centered. or should t be on the far south side at chicago state university where i visited on friday? it's close to where a young barack obama started as a community organizer in the shadow of the steel mills that began closing in the 198 0z and where the president -- where the residents of nearby alt guild gardens got to know the funny kid from out of town. >> he made the case for why you think that a presidential library for boem boem should be here at chicago state? >> this will represent his legacy. this is where his public career started. out in this community when he came to chicago to become a community organizer. it used to be chicago teachers college. now in building in back of us called the robinson center, george coburn who built the famous railroad cars, this was part of the location where all of that was. the legac

a chicago doctor is not the latest victim of violence. we welcome our viewers around the country. >> if francisco as live in the lawndale neighborhood with more on our top story. >> lots of hogs lots of tears here to there. it be loved pediatrician here at the christian health saicenter. some of the staff telling us that even cared for their children. he will be sincerely nestmissed. >> heavy hearts at the health center. >> always willing to do whatever. overnight the doctor went to the gates to let his gas into the compound and a security guard for some unexplained reason opened fire killing him. >> fourth person was also shot but survived. the gunman also turned the gun on himself but he to survive. >> our clinic is grieving right now. our hearts are broken. also spent a lot of time working in afghanistan to one point even moving there to care for and trained doctors. >> great love for his family and those of us he worked with. leaves behind a wife and grown children. tell us that despite the heavy hearts the health center will remain o

i'm joy reid live from chicago. our top story, russia begins military drills as ukraine engages the militias. how will the u.s. respond. >> it's a matter of days and not weeks. assuming that they do not follow through, we will follow through on what we said. >> we'll discuss what could happen if the u.s. is drawn into the escalating crisis in europe. >>> we're also following developments out of israel, where prime minister benjamin netanyahu has declared peace talks over. >>> and what if everything you knew about the 2014 elections is wrong? what if obamacare turns out to be better politically for democrats than republicans? we'll discuss that and how minority voters determine who holds congress after november. >>> we'll use some of our time in the windy city to discuss crime, guns and how the federal government is getting involved in chicago's most intractable problem. >>> we start with the ongoing crisis in ukraine, and how the u.s. plans to respond to a situation that's now dangerously close to war. president oba

the city of chicago is on watch for the children of chicago. turn around and show them who we are. >> these folks will keep an eye out for trouble on the safe passage routes. if something happens it is their job to call police. >> superintendent, who is accountable? >> whenever violence occurs we take the accountability. the reality is this is nothing new. kids have been crossing gang lines for years to go to school. >> mccarthy leads to put a lid on violence and keep kids safe. >> the difference between my district and other districts is i have eight schools. other places have one or two. i think you will have to take my plan. i won't be able to cover anything. >> commander has seven close schools in his district. >> if they want us to do that, that means i need to put down to cover schools. i can't do it. i'm not going to do it. then there is nobody answering any calls in the whole district. >> to protect school kids these cops have to stop gang beats before they lead to shootings. >> this is where joe joe got killed over a year ago yesterday

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is chicago helpless? >> we saw a program featuring the mayor and police chief and school principal roma romancizing chicago. poverty reduces life options. it undermines the will for education. it weakens it's mind, the body, the spirit, poverty matters. >> and last year the number of killings reportedly dropped to 415, the lowest in nearly a half century. but those statistics have come under serious scrutiny. there is allegations and investigate if i have report by chicago magazine that maybe the books are being cooked. what do you think? do you think the problem is getting worse or is it getting better? >> those numbers gave us a false sense of hope. you go to those same communities. you look at the abandoned lots, and the vacant houses of when the bail out. i went to citibank in st. louis. they havthey have 467. million dollar $467 million bailout.you just tf of that kind of loans, and you could be rebuilt. the 1% are getting 1% justice. and the 1% opportunities. but for the 99%, we're building more and

i was changing my plane from a a to chicago. >> reporter: so it was love that brought you here to chicago. >> reporter: young love. >> i swear to god see hit me in my heart. she's the first love of my life. >> reporter: so in 1,979th young loverlovers to chicago. carl sandberg's city of big shoulders, like shore drive and wrigley field. all so far removed from theare the land stop of basra. he married anna, like him a christian from iraq. 35 years later they are still happily married. >> from that time until now, my ring on my hands. >> reporter: the same ring you are wearing today? >> the same ring i wear today. same thing every day is in my hand. i put it in my right hand, you know why? my hands is a broke. >> reporter: your left hand is broke from box something. >> i can't put it on on the left hands. >> reporter: after arrived in chicago, estefan got back in to the ring this, time as a professional. he signed up with a big-time promoters, the former heavyweight champ ernie terrelle. as an american pro he won five boughts and lost two. but by then, he was pushing 30. and the last five,

now, chicago police want to know why. it happened yesterday morning at the belmont place apartments in kilbourn park. by the time officers arrived, victim rocco sette was already dead. an autopsy today may determine whether he fell accidentally, suffered a seizure, or was pushed. an young male driving an s-u-v crashed into two town houses in far northwest suburban huntley. the nissan murano crashed into the garage of both homes late yesterday afternoon. the driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries-- no one else was injured. one house has been deemed unsafe for people to live in until the gas line is fixed. the drivers name has not been released. president obama is observing the anniversary of the boston marathon bombing with a moment of silence at the white house. the moment of silence is planned for 2:49 p-m -- the same time two bombs exploded near the finish line of the marathon last april 15-th. the attack killed three and wounded hundreds. one suspect, tamerlan tsarnaev was killed in a shootout with police

the heels of a violent weekend in chicago. two more teenagers are shot while walking. >> we welcome our viewers were watching us around the country. our top story from hyde park. >> one of the teenager shot remains hospitalized in critical condition. the other is stable and recovering. police have no suspects in this case. it is not clear yet whether the teenagers were targeted. >> no voices no screeching. we did hear the shots. >> the south shore resident who fears for his family's safety says there was no mistaking the gun fire just after 930 last night along the 1600 block. police say someone approached a 14 year-old and a 16 year-old from behind and opened fire. >> the under boiler shot in the back. he is in critical condition. the 16 year-old was hit in the side. if >> police spent much of the night gathering evidence at the scene. the latest neighborhood violence has some ready to relocate. my thing might be that might be best to leave. when people come visit and that is always in the back of your mind. i did not think t

the president left chicago after 9:00.the supreme court struck down a cap on political donations loosening the reins on how much wealthy contributors can give to candidates. the 5-4 decision allows donors to give to as many congressional candidates and to as many parties as they want. before the ruling donors cannot exceed the limit over to year. . now they can contribute $6 million during that same amount of time. the public might soon get details of the enhanced terrorism and thainterrogation program. >> and the wake of the 911 attacks. those tactics were set to include water poured in and other techniques that critics consider it torture. >> stocks falling back today as traders refrain from making any big moves. take a look at the big board. banks are being warned about a new wave of atm cyber crimes. this time hackers are changing the controls on atms calling on limited withdrawals. they are scheduling the withdrawals during holidays and weekends when extra dollars are loaded into atm and monitoring. regulators say it

legendary chicago house music dj frankie knuckles has died. >> he was known as the godfather of chicago house music. also gaining global popularity. he went on to work with major artists like michael jackson whitney houston and the patch small. >> coming up as the search continues for the missing malaysian airline a relearned the pie in pilots' final words have changedwe have learnd upon itthe pilots' final words have upon itthe pilots' final words have changed. marge: you know, there's a more enjoyable way to get your fiber. try phillips fiber good gummies. they're delicious, and a good source of fiber to help support regularity. wife: mmmm husband: these are good! marge: the tasty side of fiber. from phillips. australian ship is heading to the indian ocean in search of the missing lens and airlinermalaysian airline there. the new fighter can scan the ocean floor for the locater beacon until its battery runs out. that will happen in about one week. ships from china ruled out 11 possible locations. and a transcript reveals that malaysian officials revised. >> 3 people were killed and do

south of chicago there is the potential for a thunderstorm. today's high reaches the low 60s. >> construction on the stand brian. kennedy and along the ohio ramp and the dan ryan out bound from washington-290. a good time to get this construction out of the way because volume is so light. no spots that would slow down even with all these orange cones. more details on all this in just a few minutes. >> coming up, a rapper is shot and killed overnight. >> and the blade runner is examined on the stand. >> and president obama pays tribute to those killed in the fort hood shooting. >> and jennifer hansen is in town where cameras caught her interfaces' more than two dozen churches in a series of stabbings at a high school in pennsylvania. >> an eye surgeon is accused of it hitting women in an office bathroom. and cook county board president has a few ideas on how to fix her own pension crisis. good morning, i'm dan ponce. >> and i'm erin mcelroy. let's go to demetrius ivory for a check of the weather. hi, demetrius. still looks good. >> warm tempera

four people are dead and dozens more injured in weekend shootings across chicago. we'll have a *live report. we're learning more about the gunman in the shootings at jewish community centers in kansas. and an underwater drone will search for the missing malaysian plane in an area *new to man.* good morning. i'm sean lewis in for dan. and i'm erin mcelroy. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at 4 a-m. it's monday morning just in case you forgot. >> demetrius is here to bring us down. >> he's a little sad because he had to use the word snow. >> a promise ever been a of wouldn't use it but i have to use it. >> it makes you a big liar. >> we are expecting some that to come our way >> can you give everybody your emails for that. >> you may have that sinking feeling. we will look back at this day next year the high temperatures hovered become. rain will change to snow. this is after 2:00. snow between to collect at 11:00 today. here's how much. not a lot. less but it is still snow and it's almost easter. 62 degrees at the lakefront. 64 midway. look at the left-

there are no gun shops in chicago. there are no gun ranges in chicago. we need targeted job training or we're missing the mark. >> the crackdowns and strategies in the most violence-prone areas, do you think this new federal unit is going to change anything? >> most of this kill something taking place in the area where president barack obama was an organizer. what other place to have a reconstruction plan right there giving all the number of vacant homes, the lots, having hud come in to begin to rebuild and build houses or it's the area where you have all these businesses that have closed, the economic investment. what would be a better place than the zones of crisis to invest in job opportunities, and some of those youth have been in jail for so long, they should be job trained and monitored, not just turn them into criminals in that cook county oven. >> do you worry without investment and without jobs the cold winter may have kept the violence down. now that this nicer weather has come out, this is what people have brought up. now that the weather is n

chicago cubs b. chicago white sox c. chicago whales d. chicago sting >> do you know? it would be the chicago white sox. >> you are wrong it was the chicago wales. 3. what year did wrigley field add lights? a. 1978 b. 1980 c. 1988 d. 1990 >> 1990? >> the answer is 1988. >> you are correct pared 1988. since only been my 20 years since it had laid spirit coming up in the hour, with talk of a predictions for the season and i am spreading optimism for the fans. it will be a good year. i am going to be the one person to spread optimism. we're going to have some fun coming up. we have a lot coming up. >> they demetrius i mean the markets. >> i could do the weather. >>. >> let's talk about what. nicer conditions coming sunday. winds are going to be strong. if you're headed out to the game we're something to cover up a bit scared wind could be gusting up to 40 mi. per hour. it's one of those days where it will be windy. temperatures don't move much. highs in the upper 40's. 35 in waukegan. down in aurora its 41. the rest of the region has wind coming out of the east. at the fr

>>chicago police are searching for black the black chicago police are holding a man who may have shot two men -- one fatally -- 4 hours and 15 miles apart. at 6 o'clock yesterday morning, a man walked out of a grocery store at 63-rd and western with stolen groceries... and he shot and killed a store clerk who tried to stop him. then, just before ten, a man matching the same description shot 50-year-old brion payne in the back of the head, after an argument near a dunkin donuts at wilson and broadway. i didn't know how he thought was an april fool's joke. his dad and we want to find who did this. >>payne is expected to survive. surveillance video recorded the suspect and the late-model white crown victoria he drove. the car has since been found on west armitage. a 15-year-old boy is charged with bringing a loaded gun to an elementary school on the south side. the principal of mollison elementary called police monday afternoon, to report that two students were taking pictures with a gun in the bathroom. when officers searched the students, leon bell junior had a gun in his backpack. the

our first stop is chicago. we meet a map who bobbed and weaved in the ring to bobbing and weaving in chicago's traffic. >> my name, culture, religion... >> taxi driver estaifan shilatia likes to engage penningers with his own little competition. >> they ask me where i'm from. i say this is my cash cab. >> customers don't win money, but estaifan shilatia offers them a free ride if they guess his country on first try. the winning country is iraq. he grew up in basra. his journey from the middle east to america's midwest is a classic tale of an immigrant seeking freedom and fortune. he fought harder than most - literally. >> i was a champion. i beat every champion in iraq in my way. >> this chicago cab driver dominated. from 1968 to 1976 estaifan shilatia was the national champion in the weight class. he could not represent his country beyond its borders because of his religion. born a christian in a muslim country. >> every time i step in the ring, sometimes they boo me. >> they boo you because you were a christi

the latest victims of gunfire in chicago. judy wang is at stroger hospital with more. to girls are here at the hospital. one of them is an 11 year-old from washington who was shot twice, once in the chin and in the neck. suffered a broken collarbone and a punctured lung. the other girl was hit in the arm. her condition is stabilized. the kids were shot near 66 and south michigan at about 730. they were attending a family easter barbecue hosted by an awful lot to of the victims. the article says the kids left the party to go play basketball. a great car approached the group. someone in the vehicle asked the kid the belong to a gang. they said no and someone in the car shot them injuring four girls and a boy. a 14 year- old was shot in the abdomen. she is in serious condition. also at the hospital, a 14 year-old who was shot in the leg. police have not made any arrests in the case. the fifth victim is a 14 year-old who suffered a wound was treated at the hospital. >>police in suburban montgomery shot six people at an easter par

in cooke county chicago is a transportation hub, a convention hub. it's riot ripe for this type of crime. >> district attorney alvarez heads the task force, joint task force to combat the trade in chicago. >> i don't think we'll get anywhere, make a dent in the crime millions we as local prosecutors do more. >> in 2011 illinois safe child act became law in the land of lincoln giving local police and prosecutors a new set of tools to identify and rescue trafficking victims, provide them with social services and punish the pimps who exploit them. >> i'd like people to think about this could be their daughter. >> cooke county sheriff tom dart commands the task force in the field. he says part of his job includes changing the public's misconception about the girls and women who work the streets of chicago. >> every single one of these girls at one point was someone's little child, at one opponent held in their arms and thought this child is going to be something. at one point that child thought in kindergarten or first grade they were going to be somethi

in reference to chicago, the blams made in that chicago magazine have an agreed deal of authenedistyurrounding them whatever the readers digest version of the chicago magazine is that they are reclassifying things that should be classified as murders to killings or deaths, right. >> death investigation. it's part of an overall top-down pressure to make the crime statistics look the most favourable to the public when they, in fact, may not be. the pressure comes from the political and police leadership not only to change homicide but other statistics. an inspector general report found 24% of assaults and batteries were undercounted because they counted multiple victims as one victim in one incident. there's a range of lemna domain going on there and else were. >> why does a city want to change numbers? why is that important to a city? well, it's important in terms of public imaging. a new mayor comes in, there's a high level of coim. a new mayor brings in a commissioner coming from the new york city police department, where we documented similar kinds of manipulation and comes in and

>> on "america tonight" - fight for chicago. warmer weather leads to a heat-up in the gang wars, and a fierce debate over whether crime is up or down. >> you can't come to the park happening. >> also tonight - broke, and at the back of the line. as detroit tries to dig its way out of debt, an "america tonight" investigation finds some that have waited years for city payments could turn out to be the biggest losers. >> ever since the city of detroit filed bankruptcy, the lawyers on the case will not return email, telephone calls. >>> and rethinking h.i.v. 30 years since we learnt what causes aids - we are still learning how that vicious virus can be used to help. in a radical new approach to cancer treatment. >>> good evening, thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen. chicago is recovering from a violent weekend leaving nine dead and at least 36 injured, including children. underscoring what folks on the streets say - warm weather brings more violence. flying in the face of what the down. a debate heats up over whether crime is up or

they will be at the chicago cultural center as the task force meets on bringing the lucas museum to chicago. originally it was going to sent francisco but the plan fell through. storm troopers say they were invited by the office. the city hall says it's not the case. but it won't be turned away. >> that happy hour is going to be nuts. the blackhawks were seconds away from winning the first two games in st. louis... instead they returned to chicago down two- oh. hawks playing their first game without brent seabrook. no score a few minutes into the game... jonathan toews fires a quick wrister that somehow finds the back of the net... his first of the playoffs. that's all corey crawford would need... he turned away all 34 shots from the blues for his third career playoff shutout. marcus kruger added an empty- netter to secure a two- nothing win. hawks still trail the series two- one with game four on the west side tomorrow night. an american man won yesterday's boston marathon for the first time since 1983. meb keflezghi won with the time of two-hours-eight- minutes-and-37-seconds. he said he

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one calls for a chicago state owned casino. the second would create new casinos and allow slot machines. >> more competition surface and the hunt for the missing malaysia airlines plane. >> dozens of students had to washington for a special visit with ishrf >> to more people are confirmed dead in last month's landslide. they disaster as claimed 39 lives. search crews are still taking too deep mud and debris. robot marine cut short his second day of searching for the missing laden jet. an unspecified technical problems forced operators to return the submarine to be shipped this morning. the submarine was about as fast as a person walking. the mission to map the ocean floor of the search area could take two months. united states is now providing air support. the plane's radar can spot and investigate what is called small contacts on the surface. trial moves to the next stage. >> pathologists said they were made by a bullet ricocheted. the defense experts said there were made by a magazine rack in the bathroom. the official autops

stepping up his family in chicago struggle to put food on the table. a look at how they are making a difference. and execution by lethal injection one corp from and oklahoma. attorneys are calling for an investigation. was then given a combination of lethal drugs. something and rome with his name. it exploded. he started twitching and convulse and violently. corrections director stop the execution. died a short time later of an apparent heart attack. another execution scheduled has been postponed. >> 19 year-old is accused toof shooting massacre occurred. three people are in critical condition. to have life- threatening injuries. a conn has posted an accused of killing a classmate over upon ejection has been charged as an adult. the 16 year-old is taken into custody friday. fatally stabbed marron santas and a school stairwell. if convicted he faces anywhere from 25-60 years in prison. >> australian company has fallen debris they think might be from the missing malaysian jet. the debris turned up thousands of miles from the primary search area. a compan

>> well, you know, chicago is a tough city.nd one of the thing that gets overlooked to some degree is the high level of poverty that exists in the city of chicago, large number of low income people, of actually poor people. neighborhoods no different now than they were after the riots when dr. martin luther king was assassinated. many of those communities have had no change. you can't find a new building. >> okay. so are you saying the poverty is an excuse for shooting and homicide? >> no, i'm not suggesting that it is any kind of an excuse but it is part of the reason. it is one of the -- >> to me the reason the people are shooting other people is because they decide to do it. poverty or no poverty. with all due respect, let me ask you this. you have a police commissioner and a mayor, they're trying to glamorize them. to put them in this positive spirit. and by the way, i lived in chicago for three years. you've got kids on the south side of chicago who don't even respond to the sound of a gunshot. why aren't they putting thei