>> he spent 61 days and counting living on the roof of a vacant motel and in that time pastor corey brooks received a phone call from chicago's mayor a visit from the governor and other politicians but he says the visit he got today has been the most rewarding. for people united in tragedy going up to the roof of a vacant motel at 66 in king drive they wanted to sit in the 10th in a pasture corey brooks called home for 61 days now. he is trying to raise money to buy this eyesore across the street from his church and turn it into a community center, a safe haven where young people can go to escape violence. he and his visitors today know firsthand what violence can do, they have all lost loved ones. like instinet albert whose son carry on was beaten to death in a videotaped attack scene around the world. and i pray for each and everyone of them and i pray for the families. >> somebody is doing something about it. >> the victims' relatives say the pastor's vision gives them hope for justice. >> it's too late for the ones that have already gone on but it's not too late for the ones who are st

will join and his mission to build a safe haven that will protect the timidity visit to pastor corey brooksthank you for having us. living inside a tent on top of dilapidated motel dead of winter has become a normal course outside pastor corey brooks. inside all of the comforts of home. batt but there was a company that sent it to taunt because my back was hurt >> last three months away from family and friends at his home to make a statement that says if you know the bible he will know why he chose this way to get your point across >> and the idea was a passage in the bible going up on it watchtower to hear from god the thought stayed with me. >> not to talk to him and gave him the idea to camp out until $450,000 in donations. building a community center something he says will help save the youth in englewood and would want to areas little quick and activity at the by the spam but six or seven murders over here for murders social skills conflict resolution all of the things we need to do to enhance their lives >> has only come down twice this mission both * preaching the funerals of two boy

corey brooks created more awareness for the violence he says taken over the neighborhood came down to preach to the funeral and speak to reporters >> to date we will eulogize a young man named jawan ross seems to be a continuous thing going on in our neighborhoods and we need to bring all of the awareness and resources and attention weekend to make sure we stop the violence in our neighborhood >> unfortunately there was tension to * a group of teenagers from different gangs started yelling profanities at each other almost everyone stood up to see what was happening about a dozen police called that pastor eventually calmed things down >> we need to make sure we respected mother grandmother and rest of the family bring yourselves to order. batt but people need to grow up and start taking life more seriously than they do they think is a party or something and it is not >> by the couple of weeks on the south side shootings teens gunned down >> not options and resources you are going to find crime and you are going to find violence one of the city's most influential activists father michae

reverend corey brooks was camped out on the roof of the radisson hotel to raise awareness about the violence taking hold of the neighborhoods ... he preached at the funeral today >>today we will eulogize this young man this is a continuous problem and on neighborhoods we need to bring to bear all the resources and awareness and attention to stop this violence in our communities >>pastor brooks will do this once again tomorrow for another victim of gun violence deonce malone shot the day after the ross shooting in the marquette park neighborhood ... arthur cheney is charged with first- degree murder being held without bond >>coming up next a performance from the cast of the jackie wilson story and the bulls won their fifth straight game but it could come at a price >>the latest on the derrick rose elbow injury had in sports and later in the lunch break we're making a classic southern dish the men and women of america's navy do some amazing things to make the world a better place. but, then again, so can millions of everyday americans right in their own backyards. brought to you by america's n