wgn's tonya francisco is live outside cps headquarters with details on our top story. >>the teachers received a show of support this morning from parents who showed up to try to deliver 1000 postcards to jean- claude brizard ceo of the cps. security guards would not let them up to speak with him instead they collected the postcards and took them upstairs to his office they were against plans that would reportedly close phase out or turn around as many as 120 schools as for today's house of delegates' vote there was a hint of optimism on the picket line this morning at side cps headquarters when both cps and the c t u expressed optimism that there was a deal at hand much like last friday but hopes were dashed after the house of delegates meeting sunday when the vote got postponed until tuesday when the actual contract language were able to get reviewed and discussed with the rank and file that move angered the mayor who ordered city attorneys to go to court monday with an injunction to get the teachers back to work claiming that the strike was illegal because it wasn't

he thinks chicago students ought to stay in school while the cps and the teachers union continue those negotiations >>they have great teachers and those teachers need to stay at the negotiating table ... coming up next a 7.6 magnitude earthquake hits off of the west coast of costa rica for some residents there to evacuate >>violence a tsunami warning is in effect earthquake struck near costa rica. video from the tower camera of a morning news show in costa rica shows the camera shaking during the quake. it hit off the coast... about 100 miles west of san jose... and ran more than 28 miles deep. buildings were evacuated, but no major injuries or damages have been reported. a tsunami warning was issued for much of the pacific coastlines of panama, nicaragua and costa rica. two nato personnel were killed today in a helicopter crash in afghanistan. nato says the cause of the crash is still under investigation. it happened in the logar province.. an area south of kabul that's largely under taliban control. the taliban quickly claimed responsibility. earlier today.. nato's international secu

. >> no official word yet from cp hass. working parents are extremely concerned tonight about child care for tamaraomorrow. >> if there is a strike chicago teachers union members and their supporters plan to hold a big rally tomorrow afternoon at 330 in front of the cps headquarters. teachers will also pick outside individual schools >>if there is a teacher strike, parents have a number of options for their children. 144 chicago public schools will be open to students from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. during a strike. parents are encouraged to use the c-p-s sites as a last resort.. but no child will be turned away. log on to our website.. wgn-tv dot com slash weblinks.. and information on which schools will be open. they'll be staffed by non-union employees.. including principals. there won't be any classroom instruction, but activities will be offered and supplies provided. in addition.. 60 churches and faith-based centers are extending their "safe haven" programs. the chicago park district and the y-m-c-a will also offer activ

cps has offered teachers pay raises of... 3% the first year. 2% for years 2,3 and 4. along with cost of living increases and other benefits equaling to 16% over the life of the contract or 480-million dollars for 4 years. so, with money close to being agreed upon here is where the two sides stand: >>we have successfully won concessions for nursing mothers and put more than 500 of our members back to work we have restored some of the art music and world language and technology and physical education class's to many of our students ... >>the issues are not financial there are two other issues relating to the evaluations and the ability of the principles to have the accountability they need to pursue the results required but two thorny issues remain to be worked out... teacher evaluations and principals ability to hire and fire teachers. lewis has said the strike would not end until the total package including all of the disputed items are resolved and there is a signed contract. for every day that the strike takes place, the city of chicago actually saves some of the mo

urging cps to get kids back in school. during an event this morning to promote his new clothing and shoe line... rose was asked about the teachers strike. he became emotional talking about the hardships many families are facing. i am from chicago. right here in the city and to see the kids out early when they are supposed to be in school bit hurts knowing that they should be getting more education. rose has been busy latey. besides rehabilitating his surgically repaired left knee... rose teamed up with adidas to create the "d-rose-3 signature collection" of clothing and shoes. he also just became an equity partner and national spokesman for "giordano's pizza." the temperatures will tumble but they will be back in the next couple of days and the return of the sunshine for the weekend that those are the headlines in the weather ... for the balance of the 2 week. coming there will be some cool weather hadcoming temperatures have fallen to the '50s to the west of illinois where the rainshowers have begun we have some post fron

it had already downgraded cps's bond rating outlook... from stable to "negative" in july. moody's says cps will have a rough time taking the necessary steps to close a nearly one billion dollar budget gap in 2014. cps says working hard to keep students best interests in mind while it makes some tough financial decisions. a heated, racially-charged court battle is under way between the federal government and the city of joliet over control of a public housing complex. the city wants to force the owners of the evergreen terrace complex to sell it to joliet. the federal government says it's a power grab by the city to remove african-american families from the complex which sits on valuable land near harrah's casino. the city insists it's a crime- ridden blight on the community. some city officials have been quoted as calling the tenants "rats and prostitutes." the 2012 ryder cup tees-off at medinah country club. wgn's nancy loo is outside the club, where fans are thrilled to witness one of golf's greatest traditions. fans are here from all over the world to see the best golfe

the head of cps has not been at the table.t's all been out of town lawyers doing the negotiations. i don't think the mayor has been taking it seriously. i think it's his choice, not the teachers choice. >> is this union busting? >> i think it is. i don't think this would be happening if the mayor did not want to push it this far. i don't think the issues have changed since november so i'm not sure what his motivation could be. but i think a big part of it is he does want to break the union. he does want to shut down more neighborhood schools and open more nonunion charter schools. >> that would be for-profit, correct? >> some are for-profit, some aren't, but it's all public money going to private hands. >> but the teachers would be paid a lot less. we played a clip earlier in this broadcast about how the media is portraying the teacher's pay in chicago. $75,000 is the average pay for teachers in chicago. respond to this. they think you're making too much money. >> yeah, i mean, that's an issue and something i hear a lot. i kno

cps has a lot to do with. what's mayor rahm emanuel saying? >> well he is -- the teachers accuse him of aligning himself too closely to the cps, chicago public schools and they feel like they've been thrown under the bus. he, however, says this is not true. he wants this thing to come to an end. he did release a statement to us talking about the kids specifically and it says in part, every day they're not there is a day taken away from them and they just can't -- that they just can't afford. leaders on both sides need to stay at the negotiating table and finish their job finding a solution that is fair for our teachers and keeps our students in school. wlp or not they're going to come to an agreement we don't know. the good thing here though don is that they are still talking and unless something dramatic happens today it is expected that they'll continue to talk each day. there isn't a huge divide here, so if there is a strike, maybe it will just be a day or two. the worst case scenario of course is if somebody walks away from the negotiation

chicago aldermen are hoping cps and the teachers' union will be able to resolve their differences soon. wgn's robert jordan is live at city hal... where the strike is weighing heavily on the minds of council members. both sides in this dispute realize that the majority of the citizens in chicago find the strike to be distasteful regardless of the side they take ... both sides ultimately will need to do something because it will affect the political careers of the chicago team teachers union higher ups and people in the mayor's office and the mayor himself ... they have to figure out a way to get this dispute resolved ... in its third day the teacher's strike continues with pickets at schools around the city its anchored parents and forced resolve on teachers to get that new contract ... >>i think hopefully i would love to see this and as quickly as possible if everyone just keeps sitting down at the table >>it's challenging when you have to juggle the schedule in its eighth public safety problem as well not wanting to take sides in the dispute the aldermen are careful about framing the

the seiu local 1 1500 janitors and security officer atthroughout the cps ... there were able to join the picket lines today na show of solidarity ... they feel it's imperative to send this message to the emanuel administration and the school board ... >>this affects all of us not just the teachers ... this affects our union and the kids as well ... maybe will get something going today ... >>this union says that many janitors are remaining on the job they do have the option of not crossing the picket line they can join and with the protests and many have ... a new development in lake forest where teachers are in their fourth day of a strike. lake forest high school officials say if teachers remain on strike into next week school will reopen monday. student attendance will be mandatory... and the school will have a full day of academic instruction. school buses will be running and most athletic events will also be held. it is not clear how the schools would operate... and who will be teaching classes. a judge has found a 72 year old seattle man guilty of kidnap

. >>> son alrededor de 30 mil maestros los que participan en el paro laboral, por lo pronto cps, el grupora los estudiantes, desde chicago paula gómez, univisión. >>> cientos de personas se reunieron en un parque de nueva york para celebrar el primer aniversario del movimiento ocupemos wall street, además mañana hay una marcha con el fin de bloquear la bolsa de valores. >>> las bandas criminales en méxico no dcieron tregua ni el día del grito de independencia, en jalisco cientos de personas fueron asesinadas, tenemos la información >>> los cadáveres fueron descubiertos muy temprano en la mañana, los cuerpos de 17 hombres con signos de tortura fueron dejados en guadalajara, morelia. >>> de acuerdo con las aautoridades,todos testaban n un costado de la vía, todos, tenían sus pies y manos atadas, algunos con cadenas, otros con sogas, el nuevo hallazgo es en el mismo día que méxico celebra los 202 años de su lucha de independencia, donde el mensaje del presidente de méxico felipe calderón fue acabar con la violencia. >>> las amenazas están ahí, y son muy claras, los problemas están ahí y no s

. >>> son alrededor de 30 mil maestros los que participan en el paro laboral, por lo pronto cps, el grupora los estudiantes, desde chicago paula gómez, univisión. >>> cientos de personas se reunieron en un parque de nueva york para celebrar el primer aniversario del movimiento ocupemos wall street, además mañana hay una marcha con el fin de bloquear la bolsa de valores. >>> las bandas criminales en méxico no dcieron tregua ni el día del grito de independencia, en jalisco cientos de personas fueron asesinadas, tenemos la información >>> los cadáveres fueron descubiertos muy temprano en la mañana, los cuerpos de 17 hombres con signos de tortura fueron dejados en guadalajara, morelia. >>> de acuerdo con las aautoridades,todos testaban n un costado de la vía, todos, tenían sus pies y manos atadas, algunos con cadenas, otros con sogas, el nuevo hallazgo es en el mismo día que méxico celebra los 202 años de su lucha de independencia, donde el mensaje del presidente de méxico felipe calderón fue acabar con la violencia. >>> las amenazas están ahí, y son muy claras, los problemas están ahí y no s

"if i put a mark on hhr and send her to school cps is gonna knock school official should be aale to bruised" some parents are still not satisfied. they say a male administrator should never be allowed to paddle a femall adult is presentt romney are increasingll --3 crossing paths in rrcent days stage - thoughhat different tim. times. and as craii oswwll reporrs ...with ffrtt-two campaigns are pulling out all the stops in aa effort to get a leg up in the polls. polls. president obama delivers two high profile speeches - first &p at tth clinton global eral iniatiie where the foccu shifted from foreign ollcy in rrlation to the middle eass traficking. obama says: "our message to them today to those around thee world is wee ear you. ww see you.weeinsist on heir dignity." his apearance came just hours afferrrepublican rival miit rrmney spoke from the same stage. romney says: believe america's strategy should be to secure our the campaign criticisms were muted ttere wassa lightee mention of the race.rrmney says: "if there's one thing we've learned ii this election season,,by the way, it's that a

reporting in san is a cps 5. >>> we've known all along that the presidential race will come down to a handful of swing states in a new cbs news poll colorado is a dead heat. a six point lead in wisconsin that these statements rummy is fighting hard to win but as white andrews explains the president is being ron leong one core issue. the economy is improving. she supports the president and her optimism is expressed in the numbers and our poll when likely voters were asked to do a better job on the economy may from the lead by two points in august but that is now flip to a two-point lead for mr. roh, 49 to 47. to equate to i don't support the republican philosophy that tax cuts will improve the economy. so i do believe that government spending can be reduced but that does not mean it shouldn't be spent on critical infrastructure, education, and health care. the president also holds a sizable 12 point lead among women voters in virginia. with almost every obama's campaign ads focus on women. did waves but there is another side to the gender gap. the rummy ryan tickets leads with men in v

phil: so your hair dresser called cps -- >> that wasn't my hair dresser. >> dr. phil: who was it?> another rumor. a lady i met through college years back. she had been planning, premeditating coming in, cutting my kids' hair. if you're a friend and you care, you're not going to go behind your back and do an interview without them knowing and have people follow you to make a police report. it was bogus. cps turned out that it was all premeditated on her just to make money for herself unfortunately. >> dr. phil: she said that the place was really squalor. when her crew was there, they said the house was a wreck. is it? >> it's absolutely not. it's clean. i clean constantly. how many moms out there clean till the middle of the night? i don't have a housekeeper. i clean myself. i'm constantly moving. constantly active and busy with the kids. they're is beautiful and so well-behaved and so respectful. and a few years ago, you were saying i don't think it's going to happen, but i would hope, i pray it happens that they'll follow you like little ducklings and they'll be running and jumpi

you are aware, ma'am, as we sit here today, 160 cps schools do not have libraries.sn't that right? >> that was matt farmer. he was addressing -- he's a parent from chicago public schools. we are going to have matt farmer in from chicago. one of those parents who has been supportive of the teacher's strike right after this. we'll be right back. to compete on the global stage. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university, we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone's ready with the know how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu/knowhow. ♪ [ slap! slap! slap! ] [ music, laughter stop ] [ male announcer ] when your favorite foods fight you, fight back fast with tums smoothies. so fast and smooth, you'll forget you had heartburn. ♪ tum tum tum tum tums [ male announcer ] tums smoothies. ♪ tum tum tum tum tums put me at 5 timesd out my g

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to lot cps 5. >>> the matter was sent to make it,,,,,,,, renamo line 0 while once it will run 12 hours minutes of darkness and here's a beautiful shot from the dark as city hall early this evening cause rolled in pretty quickly right at sunset if not sooner a beautiful shot and already redound toothpick other damages up their oakland 55 livermore's 60 and that is the warm spot santa rosa were down and that their rights to its. a high pressure in the process of moving into a position which will give us an offshore winds but it is not happening tomorrow the warm-up we been talking about will be here on thursday but tomorrow it is seen just rush toward giving is a light onshore flow and one more chilly day tomorrow with some morning cloud cover near the bay then on thursday we're stetson i get the warm weather as high pressure will park itself to the north giving as the offshore winds '90s inland's and '80s knew the day for the upcoming weekend the big warmup begins on thursday saturday will be the warmest and the latest computer model information says and it will because the two and perh

cps means a lot to us. i feel like it's running in my veins.ight now, what we have is work that is extremely difficult, and what we see as a lack of support throughout and a demonizing of a population of people that all of a sudden teachers are bad guys everywhere you look. so there's no reason for this demonization. we also had a 4% raise in the last year of our contract that was taken from us and given to another agency in the city. there was no reason to do that. it led to a lot of toxicity. >> i want to share with you because there's been a lot of chatter on twitter this morning. we've been talking to folks about it on line, about this possible strike. and one viewer named phil tweeted this -- this strike proves that the teachers union is out of date and out of touch with what really matters, education. what do you say to that? >> i would say that whoever phil is has absolutely no clue as to why we are anywhere in this. our union has put together a research-based solution to solving some of the problems in chicago. those of us who do this w

women >> really see changes that she's making at the naacp which i grew up calling it the n-double-a-cp. now the naacp. in terms of bringing white people in to the organization? i've been following this organization since i was a teenager, that would have been unheard of then secondly approving of gay marriage when black churches still overall quite opposed to it. >> white membership has always been accepted. a lot of peep carry those cards that are not african american. but i think the point is to make it more inclusive. let people know that we're not just about race or issues that you can agree with. that being said, i do support activism and to have a voice out there but as an african american who incidentally happens to be pro life and who is not in support of the gay marriage amendment, there is that part -- organization have voice or other people like me? i think if you're going to represent the african american group as a whole then you need to at least be able to advocate both sides or at least expose everyone to both sides. let people make informed decisions. that's where i fal

child welfare, cps workers, child protective service workers have ways that they look at the risk factors in a family. imminent risk is: this is something that is critical and the child must be removed from that family right now in order to keep that child safe. so there's danger to their life? there's danger to their physical life, to their safety. meaning that the risk of who else is in the household can't be controlled so that there might be something going on that they need to say, right now, we need to make this removal. but there are about 200,000-a little more than 200,000 children removed each year. whereas, there are about 3 million children that are investigated for abuse and neglect. and within those 200,000, are there cases where they are removed where the parents are having either a mental or substance use disorder? the vast majority. ivette, may i go back and kind of piggyback on what nancy was saying? you started by describing sort of what it looks like for a child who is in school and how they may present. and so to say what is happening at home in those situations, if you

know of negotiations is not moving any farther so we don't have any choice the latest proposal from cp cut it. it is a decrease in pay for our members. they're doing is so prematurely. they have promised to provide a half-day of engaging activities at 144 schools but it has not given parents specific details with just five days to go before the deadline parents are scrambling to find out what they're back up plan would be. we're all ready to go in case school is no longer in session. the uncertainty of all of this definitely a tough situation for parents, cpm says it will give parents more details of their contingency plan during a conference tomorrow night we put information on how you can participate on our website. in highland park teenager charged in the traffic death of a five year-old jackson santos in sacramento, authorities say that 18 year-old carly was driving under the influence of an intoxicant when she allegedly drove onto the sidewalk and killed the girl monday additional charges are pending and officials say they are waiting for the results of blood samples as well. is t

yesterday, the cps board held its first meeting since the contract agreement. a teachers union official urged the board to release its reported plans to close dozens of under-enrolled and low performing schools. the board says while there is a need to reduce student capacity in the system, there is no list of schools targetted for closing. another school district in the chicago area may be faced with a teacher strike. teachers in evergreen park school distict 124 voted to reject what the school board said was its final offer. the teachers union says the school board now wants to link teacher bonuses to student test scores, even though that wasn't discussed before. negotiations continue later today. the teachers union has a strike date set for next tuesday. taxes and fees may be going up in cook county. board president tony preckwinkle is considering a combination of targeted tax and fee hikes ..... along with cost cutting measures. it's all part of the effort to plug a projected 115 million- dollar budget hole. preckwinkle is still pushing ahead with plans to e

the cps expanded structured activities available to its students ... >>there was a bit of confusion here at the hilly elementary school many are asian students whose parents do not have english as a first language said there was lots of confusion today >>faugh i was hoping this would be over today ... >>for possibly a second week more than 44 schools will need to stay open under the children first contingency plan ... nonunion workers are serving meals and leading the students in structured activity and the hours were extended pretty much for the length of the full school day for the convenience of the parents ... a janitor here had prepared his building for teachers to return >>many parents support teachers but that support might be waning as the strike continues >>we need to get back. >>hopefully everyone will be able to come back to the table to compromise as this thing drags out longer the heat will be felt by all the parties ... >>under the expanded children's first program community college administrators are available for open house and assistan

pastors who gathered here this morning say that the cps and the seat t u officials should not be playing with the children they won't be taking sides they just have the children's interests at heart if the chicago teachers union doesn't resolve their issues with the district by sunday night the church will have places for the children to come ... the united front is necessary in conflicts they say to represent those who will be impacted most children who just began school tuesday and their parents who cannot afford any options for day care at church the children will participate in workshops and anti bullying anchor management and also some workshops in arts and crafts ... personalities and politics they believe should not him truedintrude demo our churches will be a safe haven >>we cannot afford to have another child on the street with nothing to do or be shot and added to statistics of those who were shot this summer we cannot afford to have an extended summer of killing and ruthless living ... >>here we are sending your children into a battlefield and they are not ready or prepared to

there is yet another option for parents of cps students during the strike. second city is offering a free comedy camp for kids. the training center extended their hours to keep kids minds and bodies moving during the strike. kids can spend the day learning improv games and exercises as well as studying sketch comedy. parents are doing a lot to help their children and told us this is a great way to keep their kids out of trouble and still engaged in learning. >> they have to work they have kids and multiple schools. this is very difficult for a lot of families. today was the second day for the free camp and a lot of kids are taking advantage. the days are full and there is a waiting list to attend. second city is scheduling the camp through friday in hopes a deal will be reached before next week. one of the most famous athletes to come out of the public school is weighing in on the teacher's strike. derrick rose said it is tough to see the children out of school. >> i right around the neighborhood and the inner-city and just to see the kids out at 12:00 when

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this is on one hand hopeful that they can still push for more reform from the cps side, but also discouragingg away on some of those other points. dennis: this is not over any attempt at all to cut the tensions. that is not the issue. it is teacher evaluations and then when you fire a teacher at the school who has the power to rehire. the union wants that control? >> they absolutely want that control. think about who is not in that room negotiating right now. it is kids and parents. what about the kids deciding what the best teachers are for their school and rewarding the ones who are doing a fabulous job. you mentioned pensions, you are absolutely right. it is about seven hundred dollars. it is only about 60% funded. they are ignoring the elephant in the room. dennis: and the mayor pulled out the heavy guns. thank you very much for hanging around for us, christina rasmussen. we appreciate it. cheryl: we will continue to monitor that. gas prices remain high across the country. could there be a little relief in sight looks back. dennis: up next, lori rothman and melissa francis. keep it here o

. >> they called cps and said there was no harm to these kids.o be fair, they were on little motorized scooters. >> bill: for what? >> the neighbor thought that was scary. >> all the kids have them. those raiser scooters. >> and the mom was sitting out there. $7,000 in legal fees -- >> bill: i don't care. it could have been 70 cents. the police have to -- when they come and answer a call, this is why we pay for police. they have to ascertain what is happening, all right? and if two kids are playing outside on their scooters and the mother -- look, the mother might be watching from the window. >> she says she was right in the driveway and her husband is serving in the military. so they took the mother away from the kids for that time. no parent in the house. >> bill: i hate all these lawsuits. i think that 90% of them are bogus and all these ambulance chaser lawyers and shake did you know artists, you ought to be ashamed of yourself. but this is outrageous. all right. finally, is a wife charged with murder. >> second degree murder. >> bill: she th

they recognize there are some issues within cps, a lot of issues within cps, for me, as an example, idecent school in my neighborhood. i have to send my kids outside of my neighborhood past ten different schools to get my kid to a halfway decent school. a lot of parents recognize some of the issues the teachers are fighting for, they are very valid but they don't want this to impact their kid on a negative side. >> misty, i feel like you just said that thing. you don't have a decent neighborhood school. you can't make the xhois to send your kids down the block. we don't have much time. i want to ask you one last quick question. i know you are committed to public school education. does this change that commitment? >> no, i will not. i grew up not going to public school. my parents felt like i wasn't going to get a great education. i had to go outside of my neighborhood. my kids within the second generation of kids that are going outside of their neighborhood for a decent school. we are still committed to a good public education, me, as well as my other friends. we are going to fight to

if it were an illegal strike, the judge -- cps would have gone to see a judge over a week ago.rly it's not an illegal strike. i think this is just the frustration on part of the mayor who was expecting students to go back to school on monday and that did not happen. >> so you're willing, you're fine if it does have to go into a judge's hands, you're willing to see it go that far? >> well, again, it depends on what the membership makes a decision. i think again, if that's what our membership speaks to, that's what will happen. but we're certainly not afraid of the mayor and we're not afraid of judges. we know that what we have done up to this point is to focus the energy of the city towards looking at what really makes schools better. we are very concerned about that. and we want to be a part of the process. >> the tension between you and mayor rahm emanuel is something that has been highly publicized throughout this debate. if you were in a room with mater right now, now that you do have language on the table what would you say to him? >> you know, i haven't even thought about

a police officer and a representative of cps came to the home of the mother as we have been reporting they say on september 19th the 38-year-old drove away and left her 10-year- old behind after they were caught trying to leave a safeway with a cart of unpaid items. >> police. >> reporter: the daughter is staying her grandmother and today authorities were there to give her temporary custody of the child. that's what police found the mother is onto run with her son who is between 11 to 12 months old. >> our detective has contacted her on the phone. she has said she is in the lake tahoe area. we believe that she may be suicidal. we have contacted other agencies. chp, other county. >> reporter: you feel the baby is in danger? >> at this time the information we have we believe that it may be in danger. >> reporter: morgan mill police say they provide those agencies with her picture and a vehicle description, a green ford expedition with a wyoming plate, 41118 but they say she may have taken more steps. >> we believe she is changed the license plate from wyoming to a california plate, whic

>> i said, what is broken in the cps with the school system?attention be focused to fix what you believe you say is broken? >> well, on the kind of schooling that mr. emanuel's kids receive at the private school, they go to. in chicago public schools, class size is 30 in some cases, 40. many schools don't have libraries. the type of curriculum is basely teaching to the test and that is not a rich kind of curriculum, the kind his kids receive. that's all that teachers and parents are asking for. and that should be the focus. instead, chicago board of education has been quote unquote experimenting, charter schools turn around. we say make every neighborhood school a quality school. it is the schools in the low income african-american communities that have been closed. stop disinvesting in those communities and kids and start investing in every kid and in every school. >> well, howard, we wish you and everybody in chicago the very best. thank you so much. >> thank you and i just like to say parents can call mr. brizare to put on pressure. 773-553-