the chicago teachers union, we just did a class action with the core caucus. what they really push is membership engagement. they're actually a type of a union run from the bottom up. the membership feels engageded. they feel like they're each political actors. all the teachers in chicago, if you want to have an informed discussion about education and reform policy, don't go to washington. go and speak to at chicago teacher. that is because of the efforts of the chicago teachers union. beyond that, they're building links with the community. so if a union member has a pothole if her lawn, that's union problem. you know, there's not just narrow bread and butter business unionism. there is really a vision, connected it o that. and also another issue, i think the afl-cio and other unions are better on theenvironment, a little bit on the environment and way better on immigration. now in the '80s when you saw closings and what the not, a love the rhetoric is buy american cars. don't ship them overseas. it plays with rights to reign. nowadays the unions are much bette

chicago teachers union president karen lewis has begun to explore a challenge to emanuel. the same poll gives lewis a *smaller lead over the incumbent. illinois' top federal prosecutor delayed to hearing about the into violence. they say the with some $54 million on a to get reelected. the u.s. attorney says she once state lawmakers to wait 90 days and a fair hearing doesn't interfere with the ongoing federal investigation. >>more cook county sheriff's officers will be focusing on violent offenders in chicago. the sun-times reports the department will focus on catching people wanted on arrest warrants to help reduce gun violence. but it will not have officers patrolling the streets. officials say the department is reorganizing to deal with crime trends. covering a murder for a tv station when the shooting broke out outside an apartment complex. suddenly one of the bullets when pastor had barely missing her as the camera rolled. >> i saw that video my heart stopped because i knew how close i had come to death. >> she immediately went behind a car door for protection. she ca

. >> the chicago teachers union president planning for a possible prawn against the mayor.nt and congress are pushing for an extension before the federal highways trust fund runs out of cash. good morning, i'm dan ponce. erin joins us at the top of the hour. let's go to demetrius ivory for a check of the weather. hi, demetrius. >> high temperature of 70 degrees today. it hasn't been this cold in quite some time. were talking about cool temperatures in the middle of july. the worst number is what people aren't asking, the breeze will pick up high near 70. that will be near the airport. closer to the lake were lucky to make the '60s as we expect this cold air to win out. expect showers to pop up history shower is possible later. temperatures ring now or in the '50s. we're close to the record low already. satellites composite shows we are dry. bring your umbrella and your jacket. we have potentially showers popping up after lunch time. 70 today. wednesday will be just a school at 71. thursday we make 75. we will warm up. low 80s in time for sunday. >> everything is looking goo

>>the chicago teachers union says the report does not reflect what is actually happening inside schools, and that recent staff cuts will only make classrooms less safe. residents on chicagos northwest side met with community leaders to discuss a plan to create bike lanes. the city wants to reduce the number of biking accidents along milwaukee avenue. that would mean removing one lane of traffic in each direction on milwaukee, from lawrence to elston... that would allow for protected bike lanes along the two-mile stretch. most residents say they are against the bike lane. >> it's a bad idea for the people around here and i think it's too much. >> the most important thing is to protect the people. cars are too big for people. therefrom 2008 through 2012 there have been 129 injuries reported in that two mile stretch. one person was killed. boeing has signed a contract with nasa to develop the core stage of the space launch system. the s-l-s is the most powerful rocket ever built... and could one day take astronauts to mars. under the 2-point-8 billion dollar contract, boeing will be the pr

the parents' income or education level. >> that was karen lewis, she's the president of the chicago teachers uniona, the moment a group of men step in to take down a carjacker. look at this. so that guy right there in the red t-shirt was trying to steal a car from a mom while she was in the car with her daughter still inside it as well. a group of good samaritans heard her screaming. they pulled the suspect out of the car. they wrestled him to the ground and they held him there until police were able to arrive. thank goodness those people were there to help out that mom and her kid. boy. those are your headlines happening this morning. >> all right. thank you very much. take a look -- >> next up, all-star game, "fox & friends," how cool is that? we've got regular major league baseball memorabilia. >> here is why. the best of the best are coming out tonight. >> that's right. >> for the all-star game. 85th annual. and maria molina is there with the very latest at target field in minneapolis. >> a special guest, maria. >> yeah, that's right. a very special guest with me this morning. this is the 15-t

the poll shows chicago teachers union president karen lewis leading emanuel 45% to 36%.st cook county board president emanuel is down by 24% from preckwinkle. >> sergeant bowe bergdahl has return to active military duty and he has failed to communicate with his parents since he was released from the taliban in may a decision that has caught the military off guard suggesting a deeper rift within the family than previously believed. meanwhile, the military says sergeant bergdahl has completed the reintegration process and assigned to a desk job with active duty status and the change means investigators may question him over the circumstances of his sdpance. >> volkswagen announcing plae i to expand its plant in chattanooga, tennessee. they plan to launch production of a new seven-passenger suv set to debut in 2016. volkswagen plans to hire 200 engineers for a new research center. the company hopes to boost sales up to 800,000 vehicles annually in the u.s. by 2018. >>> women will allowed to become bishops in the church of england. it overturned centuries of traditio traditi

another challenger may enter the race, the chicago teachers union president. she looks good on paper. karen lewis leads ram emanuel by nine points in the same poll. it's not as much as preckwinkle, but still substantial. 18% of voters remain undecided. since taking office, rahm emanuel has laid off nearly 5,000 teachers. that means lewis is one of the toughest adversaries. spokesperson said she's close to filing the paperwork for a committee to run for mayor. she's also expressing confidence. >> yes, rahm can be beaten. i think that bozo the clown should be able to beat him if there are only two people running. >> he's down in the polls in a city facing tough times. can rahm ooh manual bounce back? joining me to discuss, mary ann ahern, politics reporter from wmaq and jim warren, washington bureau chief for the washington daily news. i was reading the reaction from karen lewis to this poll. she was quoted in the paper saying "wow." that was my reaction, too. this pollster called it in 2011. they were right on about the margin. this is a reputable pollster. how

chicago. >> reporter: that does not mean emanuel is in the clear. a likely challenger is the president of the teacher's uniony led a teacher strike that handed emanuel and the school board a major defeat in contract negotiation. >> mayor rahm emanuel should be ashamed of himself. >> they call her abrasive and rude. she calls emanuel mayor 1% saying he answers to rich, white people or murder mayor highlighting the city's chronic high murder rate and the poll puts lewis nine points ahead of emanuel. >> chicagoans have measured his performance and found it wanting and right now they are saying anybody but rahm. they would vote for a potted plant over rahm. >> reporter: emanuel's biggest problems may be poor neighborhoods where schools have been closed to consolidate. that's where bullets flow nightly. voters don't feel the mayor has helped. >> there is no money left in the budget to solve these by putting more police on the streets. >> i am accountable as mayor. that comes with the job. i'm also responsible to make sure that we have police officers that we need. >> reporter: with an election in february, there

chicago in a few years. that was true but mayor rahm emanuel by the way that number three state in the country with union membership. rob a mandrel is taking a hard line with the teachers' union now the president will run for mayor. so the rule here is not so much to compromise but takeover. there's places of might teach right with unions and the government are fighting each other and it is a tough battle. neil: i know the you follow the political order closely and among those presidential wannabes making that the centerpiece but he tells the public workers i need concessions from you, you work for us, let's do this together so we don't all drown. >> the fact that detroit did this helps chris christie christie, scott walker and people like this get right so to speak. neil: they can point back. >> another thing is there's nothing like negotiating either you take these cuts or you get nothing. either they did this or in jeopardy of getting absolutely nothing. there was not a lot of back-and-forth but there is this or nothing. [laughter] neil: those talks that resonate does it call into question their best-- are behind them and move on? >> i don't believe that. i am an op