george cardness is derman in chicago, thanks for coming on, alderman in chicago. >> thanks for havingtucker: i ask this to everybody who supports the policies that you support, it's poignant since you are derman in chicago, you have a high murder rate and teetering on insolvency. how will protecting the so-called rights of people in chicago, protect the american citizens who live there? >> let me say tucker, first, incorrect, we are not near insolvency. that's wholly not true. we just passed a budget couple of months ago. >> tucker: tell me about the retirement liabilities that the city of chicago has, and which remain unfunneleded to this day. i mean that's a separate segment. [laughing] anybody that lives in chicago is laughing what you just said. >> no, we're paying our pension liabilities, we have problem with just like many other cities, we're not the only ones facing looming pension liabilities. >> tucker: no you're not. you're not the only -- are you one of the biggest problems in the country. not the only problem. chicago is a great city, i love chicago, but halgs has a lot of