emanuel: two points.hat was the price of natural gas and when you are negotiating, you'd use that to leverage and the coal plant operator to shut down. the effort does go to the community groups but the difference is protesting is not the same as making progress. not only to shut the coal plant down but to open the park they wanted. that is how you invest in neighborhoods. moderator: the money came from the state. let's move on to the next topic. we have a viewer question. this is addressed to mayor emmanuel. many of your donors receive contracts from the city and are exempt from your new regulations. is inter-leadership compromised by the favors you go to these people? mr. emanuel: two points. first, it was during my tenure that the stain was on chicago for its hiring practice, who you know not what you know. the federal oversight of our hiring strategy has ended. that ended under my watch. the 20 or process of federal oversight. that is a fundamental reform, where corruption used to occur. two, here are

rahm emanuel: yes.esus garcia: empire state going, which is a similar negative generates 3-4 times amount of property taxes than those of the willis tower. rahm emanuel: on taxes here in the city of chicago, i have talked about in one of ways to avoid a property tax increase is a tif surplus. third, i talked about the casino. also, i talked about a progressive sales tax. because the sales tax we have today failed. it is structured on the economy 30 years ago. the classic example of what i mean. a single mother buys schools place for her child and pays a sales tax. you join a club, you do not pay a sales tax. the reasonable you join a health club, you do not pay a celtic. -- sales tax. i believe those organizations should reflect-- i think it is an honest statement, isn't it? host: let's move onto a different topic of concern. this is a viewer question. you can't soundproof your guard, your park, your neighborhood. soundproofing and noise monitors are just a dog to deal with the only real problem, which

emanuel: no, phil.?y what we're doing today is actually in four years i've balanced four budgets with actually ending the gimmicks of taking money out of the rainy day fund. we've put money back in. and more importantly than the four budgets we've balanced i've invested in our children without a property tax increase. in addition to that we'velot changed a lott of things inherited. we got here because politicians in the past kicked -- >> let's talk about the future. you are in the process of borrowing this money. do you plan to borrow money to pay the $550 million due for police and fire pensions? mayor emanuel: we have three pension agreements we have done. a balanced approach that asks a little of everybody. in 2011, the legislature passed a bill mandating property tax. i laid out a plan of how to get out of that. first and formost, where we disagree -- moderator: this is before the lynn noise supreme court. mayor emanuel: it is an approach just like the city approach. it spells out a way to avoid a pr

this is emanuel headquarters. you can see the band is already playing, and we've got the latest numbers with just 1% of the vote, latest numbers i've gotten from the board of election commissioners says emanuel 60%, garcia, the more progressive candidate, 40%. that's very early on. this issue that you raised that's a battle for the soul of the democratic party. the progressive wing represented by garcia and the more establishment wing represented by rahm emanuel. i asked him about this whole concept at a campaign stop yesterday. take a listen. >> have you taken on the unions. you have been accused of being too cozy with business. make the case that you're not the first republican mayor since 1931 in chicago. >> i'm not interested in where does it sit on the spectrum. i'm interested on is the city of chicago going to move forward or go back. you have to move forward and that means most importantly you're my guiding principle is making sure everybody moves forward together. >> reporter: the important thing, of cours

emanuel: two points.hat was the price of natural gas and when you are negotiating, you'd use that to leverage and the coal plant operator to shut down. the effort does go to the community groups but the difference is protesting is not the same as making progress. not only to shut the coal plant down but to open the park they wanted. that is how you invest in neighborhoods. moderator: the money came from the state. let's move on to the next topic. we have a viewer question. this is addressed to mayor emmanuel. many of your donors receive contracts from the city and are exempt from your new regulations. is inter-leadership compromised by the favors you go to these people? mr. emanuel: two points. first, it was during my tenure that the stain was on chicago for its hiring practice, who you know not what you know. the federal oversight of our hiring strategy has ended. that ended under my watch. the 20 or process of federal oversight. that is a fundamental reform, where corruption used to occur. two, here are

emanuel got 55% to garcia's 44% full stop emanuel celebrated his victory tuesday night.or emanuel: i have had the good fortune to serve to presidents will stop i've had the fortune of being elected to congress. being mayor of the city of chicago is the greatest job i have ever had in the greatest job in the world. i am humbled at the opportunity to continue to serve you, the greatest city with the greatest people, for the next four years. nermeen: rahm emanuel raised $23 million for the campaign, more than three times garcia's $6 million. the race became a symbol for national divide between the democrat party's water is any less well-funded progressive wing for emanuel served as president obama's chief of staff was a longtime community activist and county commissioner who was born in mexico. amy: joining us from chicago is right roasting, a chicago-based reporter who has been covering these elections for "in these times," and he is author of best-selling book "nixonland: the rise of a president and the fracturing of america." welcome back to democracy now!, rick. talk ab

that is what rahm emanuel discovered. going to just win in the reelection easily, yet he is in this runoff situation, so it is not been an easy road for rahm emanuel but this does show that you can take on teachers unions and still survive. but it has been a bloody battle here. the animosity between the teachers union and rahm emanuel is palpable in this town. you can feel it and see it on the air as well. olivia: peter, for our viewers and listeners around the globe who are perhaps less familiar with mayor emanuel's track record in chicago, perhaps they know that he is the guy who said they faced to a pollster back and easy, has the mayor cooled off at all, as his style changed at all? peter: there has been a softer side that has shown up in the last few weeks. there is an ad running that has been inundating the airwaves he has got a sweater on and he is looking at the camera and a knology he has maybe rub people the wrong way, and he says "that is on me but if you are looking for a fighter to stick up for you i am your

a kinder gentler rahm emanuel.t the carroll robinson center for learning, it was a festive day. he is good at reading. we are only on the air 30 minutes a day. go ahead john. >> that looks like fun. >> it was fun here. finish up. bring it home. we are always on the air on bloomberg politics.com. coming up next is taking stock. on the radio radio it is bloomberg law. thank you for watching. sayonara. ♪ pimm: hello. this is what i am "taking stock" of on this wednesday, april 8, 2015. guilty on all counts. a jury found dzhokhar tsarnaev guilty on all 30 counts in the 2013 boston marathon bombing case. he now faces a possible death sentence. the twin bombings on april 15 killed three people and injured 260. a fourth person was killed during a six-day manhunt. the penalty phase begins next week. the latest fomc meeting minutes from march. they show a divided federal reserve on the issue of a june interest rate increase. those who favored raising interest rates cited recent

announces his run for the white house >>> voters head to the polls in chicago to decide whether ron emanuel is in charge. >>> ferguson, missouri residents electing new members to the city council, and for the first time there could be three african-americans deciding the city's direction. >>> this is al jazeera america, live from new york city i'm randall pinkston. we have a new republican contender for the race to the presidency presidency. moments ago rand paul announced his bid. his theme as you see on the signs is unleashing the american dream and stopping the machine in washington and spoke of his libertarian principles. >> this message of liberty is for all americans. americans from all walks of life. the message of liberty, opportunity and justice is for all americans. whether you wear a suit a uniform or overalls. whether you are white or black, rich or poor. in order to restore america, one thing is for certain. we cannot we must not dilute our message or give up on our principles. >>> joining me is republican strategist o'brien murray. there were other points made in the speech. i

the attack on emanuel was caught on camera by a south african journalist. >> i cannot eat or sleep.s always in my mind. the picture of how he died is always there. >> during his speech marking 21 years since south africa held its first democratic elections president zooma said emanuel setolli was in the country illegally. >> the reports indicate he used a false name to avoid detection by authorities as he was an illegal immigrant. >> his family has repeatedly told al jazeera that emanuel was in south africa with all the correct paperwork. >> this is the spot where emanuel sitolli was so brittally murdered. now four men are expected to stand trial for his murder. there are a number of people who lost family members from xenophobic crimes. the government says there were 132 convictions after those attacks. it's promised justice folk victims of the most -- to the victims of most violence. >> our courts are independent. >> the government has offered financial support for emanuel's three children in mozambique, however, his family say they want more than just cash. they want justice. ema

rahm emanuel expects to win another election there. we have more on the mayor's race and its national implications. it is not fantastic weather as we can see out there. it has not been a fantastic run for a rahm emanuel. >> it is a miserable day to head to the polls on lake michigan. rahm emanuel hoping it is a better day for him. it has been a humbling experience for him. he thought he would cruise to reelection here in chicago with the help of president obama. he raised $18 million for his reelection campaign. but hasn't worked out that way. he has run into problems. his take no prisoners style and his sharp elbows have turned off some chicago voters. he has faced criticism. he has been accused by democrats of being out of touch with the little guy. being too close to business interests. that is something jesus garcia has really tapped into in the course of the campaign. he accused rahm emanuel of being out of touch. they tangled in a recent debate. jesus garcia: he has received over $20 million from 100 donors. they are all rich and

erik: garcia says emanuel does not deserve a second term.ys he promised to put the city in fiscal order but the city is in freefall. john mccain will run for a sixth term next year. he says he is concerned about what he calls president obama's feckless leadership. he says his age will not be an issue. >> watch me, take a look at my 18-hour days, the hearings we have take a look at my legislative accomplishments. i'm just getting started. erik: john mccain's mother is 103 years old. he was shot down during the vietnam war and was taken as a prisoner of war. there will be little suspense today when a jury start the liberations in the case of boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev. his lawyers admit he took part in the attack but says the bombing was planned by his older brother who was killed in a shootout with police. prosecutors intend to ask for the death penalty. stephanie: we are one hour into the trading day. let's look at some of the morning movers with our own chief market correspondent scarlet fu. what is happening out there? scarle

it is fair to assume that all that money helped rahm emanuel a lot.im with a big lead over garcia heading into tomorrow's election. chicago has few limits on campaign spending. this offered a window in how things work on a national scale. a billionaire can hand you a huge check. hey. who knows what they will ask for the day after the election. if emanuel does indeed win it won't change the fact that chicago's finances are totally hosed. they are in terrible shape. in fact they look even worse than wrigley field's bathrooms did last night. i will bring you all of the disgusting story busy that. beer in cups, wasn't actually beer. why are we so committed to keeping you connected? why combine performance with a conscience? why innovate for a future without accidents? why do any of it? why do all of it? because if it matters to you it's everything to us. the xc60 crossover. from volvo. lease the well equiped volvo xc60 today. visit your local volvo showroom for details. bring us your aching and sleep deprived. bring us those who want to feel well rested.

-- reelect rahm emanuel. true? jim: he has been seen with a lot of the big business community in chicago. i don't necessarily see that as a problem. olivia: is that a message that resonates in chicago? jim: i think it resonates conceptually, that you are settling up with the fat cats in the city especially at a time when you are closing underutilized schools. it worked for his opponents. brendan: there is another detail i'm hoping you can explain. do you have to either be a daily or work for a daily to run chicago? jim: it seems like it has that feel for it. brendan:j are you keeping a daily watch? jim: we do in chicago. olivia: has he sent any more dead fish to pollsters? has he changed his combative style? jim: he has had choice words for some of his political opponents. the head of the teachers union has had an earful for him. they cannot printed in the "chicago sun-times." olivia: no dead fish. jim: ok, good. brendan: thank you for saying dead fish before i transition to our next segment. which american a

. >>> chicago mayor ron emanuel delivered a victory speech less than an hour ago, winning a run-off, securing a second term as fair. we are joined now. >> he came out, thanked his supporters talked about his opponents, stuey garcia. the mayor came out to give his speech before garcia. it was long and hard fought for him. it was the first time as we mentioned that the mayor of chicago hacked the face off. the mayor was not able to get the vote in the february 24th election. he came out and spoke to the challenges and thanked his opponent and talked about gratitude, that he had for the job that he's been reelected to. >> i have good fortune to serve two presidents. i have the fortune of being elected to congress. being mayor of the city is the greatest job i had, and the greatest job in the world. you saw an election between a grandson of an immigrant, and an immigrant, which is why we are the greatest city in america. >> and both of the candidates over the last six weeks or so laid out different paths when it came to addressing major issues in chicago, including the financial crisis a

rahm emanuel horst into a runoff . whoever wins will have a tough job.ances are a mess and the city credit rating is just a hair above junk. he is seeking his second term. in a televised debate he pointed out what he is accomplished in his first. >> we worked our way through four budgets without property tax, and now number one corporate relocations, number one job creation, number one city where families moving in and the number one little league team in america. mark: perseus is a second term. he promised to put the fiscal house in order and now the city than a financial revolver. that is a look at the top stories we are following. scarlet fu is on the markets. a chat with michael murphy of growth with capital. later, broad act it of verizon media with a focus on must see tv. california in the grips of a his store four-year drought and options to battle the issue are dwindling with each passing day. we have been researching what the state may need to do to olivier the plan. can cry thing it didn't be an option. -- may need to do to olivier -- eliminate

at rahm emanuel one a second term. he says the battle will make you more effective. -- will make him more effective. >> to all the voters i want to thank you for putting me through my paces. i will be a better mayor because of that. matt: the challenge from a fellow democrat was a rarity in chicago politics. rahm emanuel must tackle crime in education problems as well as its $20 billion pension gap. u.s. officials concede that a computer system was hacked by russians but they say no sensitive information was taken. the incident forced the shutdown of the system for several days. the system is used for scheduling and other nonclassified matters. friday is a big day for apple watch enthusiasts. that is one watches will be available for in-store try on's. you still have to make an appointment. josh depaul ski got to take one of the watches for an early where. he will join us with his take. you will want one but you do not need one. you can check out the full article online now. had to bloomberg.com for his review. those a

rahm emanuel he is rung for a second term. the vote went to a runoff because rahm emanuel couldn't win an outright vote. he is running against garcia. after months of racially charged turmoil in ferguson, missouri, residents willing have a say in city government there, three council seats up for grabs. currently only one of the six city council members is african-american. randall pinkston is here with details. what's at stake here? >> this municipal election could impact ferguson's political leadership. in all of the city's history there's never been more than one african-american on the city council. there are now three ward seats open. in ward one there are four candidates, two are white, two are black. in ward two, one white candidate, one african-american and in the third ward, both candidates are black. there is all right one african-american on the city council in ferguson not running for city council. no matter what happens. the council is guaranteed to get at least one more african-american than there is now. >> we ha

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kimberly: the wheelchair that emanuel donated was one that he used when he was younger and has sincegrown. coming up -- flying hasslefree. what is changing at a major airport and how you can make sure that you get through security. and it's not just you. why this year has been so bad for everyone's allergies. eileen: after an absolutely stunning day today, changes tomorrow. the forecast coming up. kimberly: a new service promises faster screening at bwi airport. passengers can have their identity verified with iris or fingerprint scanning, part of the pre-check system that allows people to skip the lines and go directly to screening. new developments in the aftermath of a tsa scandal. two agents at denver international airport were busted for groping up to 10 passengers. a former agent said he is not surprised by the scheme. jason harrington wrote in "time" magazine when an agent cap she when you walk through the scanner, it's almost never for a good reason. they attorney has heard from several other passengers who think they were inappropriately touched. metro's next generation of r

how. >> it is funny to even defend rahm emanuel was a conservative.to one get punished - - punched or kicked. the with the long-term health of chicago would be better but there are national implications that clinton automatically think they will send to the throne letting those implications for hillary on a national level but o'malley will treat garcia to put them in a very this serious fight with the democratic nomination. charles: she keeps a nicias a running. >> but the groundswell of the democratic party that is what the people want it is probably hillary is not a slam-dunk. >> guy would never based politics off of chicago but the truth is. >> data think that reflects the values. >> but to see how jesse jackson got involved in the race before when there actually campaigning. charles: to identify with fox business neil cavuto will be live with the of runoff election results and he has been campaigning for garcia. i will see you tomorrow. lou: good evening. i am a dobbs. president abominating today a stunning admission that the nuclear agreement wit

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emanuel raised $21 million to get re-elected. chicago alderman aligned with emanuel were kicked to the curb in yesterday's runoff election. joining me tonight jonathan nichols and susan garza, who was a candidate for chicago's tenth ward atlderman. has your race been called yet? what is the latest on your race? >> all the precincts have been counted and we're up by 54. we consider ourselves the winner. nichols, this means there are six new faces on the city council. is it going to be harder for rahm to drive policy on public education the way he has in the past? >> of course it's a loss. if susan garza, who is with us tonight, gets on that council, you're putting somebody who has come out of the public schools on the council. these are grass roots folks that came up because they were so concerned about the way rahm emanuel was running things. this runoff for mayor and city council seats was unprecedented. chicago politics has been shaken up in a very profound way and he may have had a five to one spending advantage and all the po

he's really happy to use it. >> reporter: emanuel has made a friend. does it make you proud to be able to help? >> it sure does. >> reporter: pride and gratitude shared tonight from these two remarkable young boys. that's the latest live in langley park. >>> a road rage turned violent in leesburg on the route 7 bypass near south king street. earlier this afternoon, the driver of a porsche hit the back of a freightliner truck while he was feuding with another truck driver. he then drove around and intentionally rammed the side of the truck multiple times. police arrested and charged the driver of the porsche, 69-year-old david ray godfrey. he was released on bond. no injuries. >>> do you feel good about your job? so i could be a college dpropout and do the same thing? >> we're getting reaction tonight to those comments by espn reporter britt mcmenry. she's based in d.c. and her vehicle had just been towed in arlington. mchenry said she allowed her emotions to get the best of her and said insulting and regrettable things. espn suspended her for a week, b

because future of chicago and the democratic party on the line, rahm emanuel is in danger of the lowing. is he in trouble? >> well, clearly, he didn't win the run off as -- excuse me, he did not win the election out right, he has a run off i would argue that odds of him losing are really pretty low in other cities countries greece for example or new york, progressives were able to win rahm emanuel will win he stayed to the center,. >> garcia is almost like a marxist candidate who wanted to spend, and rahm emanuel tried to fix the budget in chicago. >> he has cut spending made the unions angry pension disaster is more of a disaster. the chicago economy still struggling. what has he didn't that is positive? >> you know, i remember, hearing he wanted to run for the mayor of chicago, i am like, why would anyone want that job right now? we had a billion dollar deficit when he was running for that office. he has cut that deficit. i am not trying to make the case that rahm emanuel is a good mayor but he has been handed a set of cards he could hardly win with he will probably end up winning, th

pero emanuele, no. se habÍa quedado arriba. que la vida le dio otra oportunidad. >> harta sensaciÓn de miedo nomÁs. me quedÉ atrÁs y me perdÍ en el bosque. asÍ que ahÍ... tratÉ de buscar refugio. y ahÍ pasÉ la noche como pude nomÁs. >> y uno de los mayores peligros en este momento son los rÍos crecidos. el marterial caliente que saliÓ de las entraÑas del volcÁn derrittiÓ la nieve alrededor del mismo lo ble producho desprendimientos que cayo en los rÍos. lo que produce serias inundaciones. por esta razÓn se ordenaron evacuaciones preventivas en la regiÓn de los lagos. marÍa elena. marÍa: muchas gracias. impresionantes imÁgenes. bueno, terroristas de al quaeda habrÍan planeado un atentado suicida contra el vaticano en 2010. asÍ lo dijeron autoridades de italia al anunciar el arresto de varios integrantes de una cÉlula que operaba en el paÍs. aunque no hay pruebas concretas, llamadÍsimos interceptadas durante una larga investigaciÓn sugieron que habÍa preparativos de un atentado contra la santa sede. algunos miembros de esta cÉlul

rahm emanuel fighting for his seat in a race with national implications.ans for chicago. the democratic party and the nation. we're going to deliver that you result as soon as it comes in tonight live on the fox business network, and give you exclusive reaction from the reverend jesse jackson and why he says rahm emanuel may be the president's guy but

>> well i -- i feel happy. >> thank emanuel for donating the wheelchair for joshua. he's really happy to use it. >>> prince georges county police say the thief who stole joshua's wheelchair is heartless and they will continue to search for that person. >>> well there's not really a good way to lead into this next story. former d.c. council member jim graham is going into the nude dancing nightclub business. tom sherwood got the scoop on the new business venture from graham himself. >> reporter: you know this jim graham on the d.c. council 16 years, defeated for re-election. out of office last january. what did he do next? well cue the music. ♪ >> which one would you like? >> reporter: cue the laser lights and the fog machine. that's right. jim graham is becoming a nude dancing imbpersario. >> i decided to go into the night dance club industry. >> reporter: in his old ward starting sunday graham will host sunday night male nude dancers for gay men and thursday night male nude dancers for women. are there nights for women to watch women? >> that's something we're activ

emanuel marshall is his name. he donated a wheelchair to 4-year-old joshua romero. someone stole romero's wheelchair from his langley park apartment complex. marshall and his mother saw the story and called the police and police made the delivery to the romero's this afternoon. >> i think it was a bad person. >> i thought that was just horrible and i started thinking if that would have happened to me. >> god bless her and her son because that's amazing. leon: that is amazing. the wheelchair emanuel donated is one he used when he was younger and has outgrown it. paying it forward. still ahead here, new victims come forward in a groping scandal involving the t.s.a. why one former agent is speaking out. apple fans clamoring for the new watch. leon: new evidence in the murder case against former rap mogul suge knight. the judge released video moment that suge allegedly plowed into the victim with his truck. it will likely be used as evidence by both sides. new developments in the aftermath of a t.s.a. scandal. two agents at denver international airport were busted for g

. >> chicago mayor rahm emanuel stepped off a challenge in a runoff election to win another term. he won nearly 56% of the vote, topping cook county commissioner jesus garcia. he may have to close a $2 billion budget deficit at city hall as the city deals with pension costs. >> i have had the good fortune to serve two presidents. i've had the fortune are being elected to congress. being mayor of the city of chicago is the greatest job i've ever had and the greatest job in the world. you just saw an election between both a grandson of an immigrant and an immigrant which is my we are the greatest city in america. >> an exit poll showed chicago voters were divided about the issues facing the city. about a quarter said the city's budget was the most important topic. almost the same number said chicago's public schools and education was the top issue and another quarter mentioned crime. we have more now from chicago. >> for both these capped dates voter turnout was essential. that was something both campaigns focused on in the last days and weeks getting out to talk to supporters. the

. >> reporter: police announced that the wheelchair was donated by the mother of 11-year-old emanuel marshal, who had outgrown it and wanted to help by donating it to joshua. >> i honestly shed a tear. it was because the situation was so similar, it really hit home. >> how do you feel giving your old wheelchair to joshua? >> i feel happy. >> reporter: police want you to look closely at this video and call them if you can help identify the thief stealing joshua's wheelchair. >> it's disturbing to actually have seen that happen and watch that video. he doesn't look uncomfortable in anything he did. it doesn't sit well with me or members of the community. >> reporter: the new wheelchair has given joshua back his sense of independence and his smile. >> thank you, emanuel, for donating the wheelchair for joshua. he's really happy to use it. >> reporter: emanuel has made a friend. >> does it make you proud to be able to help? >> it sure does. >>> today you can learn how to grow your own food in montgomery county. the master gardeners are holding their fourth annual grow it eat it open hous

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ron emanuel is fighting to stay in office after being forced into a run-off election. one of the central issues the gun violence plaguing the city. >> this is pictures of him when he was a baby. >> reporter: a month after her son was shot and killed ebony martin is trying to stay strong. >> we are confused puzzled. no way a kid should have died the way he did. >> reporter: 17-year-old dentia was shot in the chest on his way home from the gym. >> it's like "he's outside." we walked up. >> reporter: tackling the gun violence in chicago that plagued the south and west side is a key issue in the race for mayor. >> chicago is one of the most joint cities in the country. why, broken promises. four years ago when ron emanuel ran four mayor, he said he'd hire 1,000 additional police officers. violent crime in 2014 dropped by 16% in 2013. the total number of homicides fell from 500 in 012 to 407. there has been a spike in homicides. in the first three months of 2015 the numbers rose by 26% compared to the same period last year. >> crime and violence is an issue in chicago, espe

there was talk at the start of the campaign emanuel was in danger of losing.ike he'll get re-elected. i know you were just in chicago. what's going on out there? >> i was told by "the new york times" this was a referendum on liberalism or everyone rising up against the emanuel style. there's only been one poll that showed a single digit lead. people are a bit dissatisfied. i don't know that chuy is the guy to do it. interesting little note one of the contentious campaign issues is this george lucas museum that may be built on the lakefront. chuy is against it. >> the referendum on liberalism. vermont senator bernie sanders was out there on thursday to campaign with garcia so there have been national figures coming in trying to make an example of rahm emanuel. >> i think what's important about this is how things are changing. first of all, who was chuy garcia before this. no one has heard of him. the fact that he can poll what he's polling and doing as well obviously emanuel will win this race is reflective of the growing influence of hispanics, the changing de

does rahm emanuel have the popularity to tackle the challenges in that city, mike?> reporter: bill, you mentioned that he won the first-ever runoff in the city of chicago. the first-ever chicago mayor forced into runoff. rahm emanuel moves ahead looking $20 billion in unfunded pension liability and revenue stream of $3.5 billion. the violence on the south and west sides continues unabated. he has had showdowns with teachers unions already. more difficulties with unions loom on horizon with the republican governor in springfield picking fights. through the runoff campaign emanuel acknowledged he had problems just being likeable. >> but i understand the challenges we face will require me to approach them differently. and work in a different fashion. the only way to meet these challenges is to bridge the gap between the things that have divided us. >> reporter: pollster frank luntz for those who consider rahm to be presidential timber he will need more popularity with home base here in chicago before he can even think about getting in the ring with national democrats.

. >>> developing right now, rahm emanuel has won a second term as chicago's mayor in a runoff. emanuel beat jees wous garcia with 50% of the vote. >>> there is confirmation tonight that russia did hack into the white house. reportedly for a look at the president's private schedule. nbc news reported on the incident back in october. but at the time investigators were not sure who was behind the hacking. now they know russian hackers are to blame. the white house says it is taking action to mitigate the threat of more information being released. >>> new details tonight in the family tragedy that has rocked a small community on the eastern shore. we've learned that the power company removed an illegal meter from rodney todd's home in princess anne maryland a little more than a week and his seven children were found dead inside the home. power was not turned off due to a lack of payment. todd's sister says her brother was just doing what he could to provide for his family. >> people might not understand why he made the decision to put a generator on the inside but when you got kids

. >> that was chicago mayor rahm emanuel last night thanking voters for electing him to another foured a decisive victory in the windy city's first-ever mayoral runoff election against jesus garcia but it was not an easy victory for the mayor. he failed to hit 50% six weeks ago, and over the course of the campaign, he raised more than $20 million. garcia also proved to be a tough challenger by focusing on progressive issues, such as higher wages. mayor emanuel praised his opponent last night for running a "excellent campaign." >> you just saw an election between both a grandson of an immigrant and an immigrant, which is why we are the greatest city in america. and don't let anybody ever tell you -- around the world, there is no other city than an immigrant from mexico and the grandson of an immigrant from moldova could both run for the highest office of this great city. that is why we are the greatest city. >>> time now for sports and a three-peat. the connecticut women's basketball team are national champions for the third straight season. the huskies outscored notre dame by ten poi

rahm emanuel failed to reach 51% in february against the challenger from the left jesus garcia.cted the politician, a long standing member of the democratic establishment, to find himself in this position. progressive activists, labor unions and others rallied around garcia, who emerged as chicago's great left hope an alternative to what many see as an indifference in city hall. with rahm emanuel shutting down dozens of schools, which infuriated lots of residents and he's got a nickname, major 1%. and his biggest donor is a billionaire investor who felt the rich had insufficient influence on the political process. thanks in large part to the huge amount of money mind rahm emanuel's bid, $30 million, compared to $5 million for his opponent, the incumbent is widely expected to win tonight. but this has forced rahm to be accountable to constituents raising tough questions to democrats in 2016. what if they hold an election and only one candidate with a huge amount of big money shows up? i'm joined now by senator bernie sanders. what did you endorse garcia? >> well i like him and i

. >>> in chicago rahm emanuel's struggle to win reelection as mayor. we'll have the news for you next. >>> and then, the hot story of the night involves a new book revealing new secrets inside the clinton white house. we'll be joined by the author of the new explosive book. and whether mrs. clinton may now face some tough new questions. not to be judgmental, but from where i'm sitting... it's your gas that's out of order in this court. the pressure. the bloating. get gas-x. it relieves all those symptoms in minutes. that's why it's the #1 gas relief brand. you wouldn't buy a car without taking it for a spin and it's...well...just a car. test-drive our full lineup only at your local john deere dealer. . >>> breaking tonight much the associated press reporting that chicago mayor rahm emanuel has won reelection. the hard-fought race once threatened to unseat the former chief of staff to president obama. >>> 14 years after the clintons left 1600 pennsylvania avenue, washington is again buzzing about what took place behind closed doors in the days following

a really tough battle for rohmahm emanuel emanuel. >> and he is pledging to be a different kind of playernclusive, not so divided. >> he said i'm just going to be different than i've been my whole life. >> right, the thing that made him famous and good at his job in washington was tough on him in chicago. >>> a pivotal election in the embattled city of ferguson, missouri. voters tripled the number of black members on the city council. they elected two black candidates. the move will change the political fabric of ferguson after all the unrest that began last august. that's when officer darren wilson shot unarmed teen michael brown. he avoided charges in that case. >>> tiger woods at the masters. this is after taking some time off to work on his game to get his health back. he is there, and i guarantee you cbs is thrilled. the masters thrilled. coy wire you know what? even coy wire is thrilled. "the bleacher report" is next. >>> it's not uncommon to see professional athletes struggle with money in retirement. that's not the case for former nhl player jim montgomery. for him, retirement mea

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brad: so she pulled out this chair emanuel had outgrown and called police. they made the happy delivery this afternoon. >> like it? >> god bless her and her son because that's amazing. brad: smiles all around out here this afternoon but just because joshua has a wheelchair doesn't mean that police investigation has ended. we heard them describe the man who stole this as a menace. they want to catch him. they want to recover that other wheelchair. so if anybody recognizes the person in the video, police ask you give them a call. as for the donors of the wheelchair, they say they hope they find the original one as well. so now he can have a spare. in langley park, brad bell, abc 7 news. leon: that would be good. thank you, brad. let's turn to the weather now. boy, another gorgeous day outside. alison: started out that way. a few changes are going on though. some storms or at least rain popping up around the area. right, doug? doug: few showers pop up every now and then get a lightning strike but that's about it. partly sunny skies and very warm temperatures. g

thank you, emanuel, for donating the wheelchair for joshua. he's really happy to use it. >> reporter: so what does emanuel have to say about all of this? you'll hear from him on news4 at 6:00, how he feels about giving his wheelchair to joshua. that's the latest live in langley park. jim back to you. >> great turn. see you at 6. thank you, chris. >>> a violent road rage incident has landed a loudoun county man in jail tonight. leesburg police tell us this happened on the ramp from the route 7 bypass to south king street just before 1:00. the driver of this box truck says he was trying to stay away from the incident but as he got on the ramp, the porsche tried to pass him on the shoulder. the driver, david godfrey was going too fast and hit the truck. then he started ramming it repeatedly near the fuel tank. no one was hurt in the crash. >>> 30 years in jail tonight for a maryland woman who tried to kill her ex-boyfriend's 8-year-old son. helen newsom confessed to trying to smother the child and hit him on the head with dumbbells back in 2013.

rahm emanuel probably did not think he would still be campaigning at this point, but he was forced into run-off. rahm could lose was being noted by reporters, and there is a tremendous amount of dissatisfaction toward rahm emanuel, particularly among the african-american voters and his abrasive personality has not helped. he had to cut an ad, kind of for being a jerk. >> i can rub people the wrong way, or talk when i should listen. i own that. >> but his greatest strength has nothing to do with his personality either way. according to the "chicago sun times" he raised $30 for his came pain. and more than $18 million comes from an elite group of donors. one of them, michael sacks, was described as rahm's fixer on a range of economic issues. and they have also taken a lot of money from republicans, some of which was used in their television and ad blitz attacking garcia. it is fair to assume it has helped him a lot. polls now show him with a big lead. this hex offered a window into the way things work on a national level where a billionaire could just hand you a huge check, a million doll

. >>> meanwhile, rahm emanuel won a runoff election defeating jesus garcia. emanuel thanked voters for giving him a second chance, but he has big problems, including a financial problem and violence in the city. >>> the town of ferguson just tripled the number of african-americans on the city council. now three of the six seats are held by black residents which more easily mirrors the demographic of ferguson. voters came out in droves doubling the amount from last year's elections. >>> the jury in the boston bombing trial had a lot of questions for the judge. molly line is hearthere with the latest. >> reporter: after seven hours of deliberation, they have yet to reach their verdict. given the defense attorney's repeated admissions in opening and closing argumenting that sar never was involved in the boston marathon bombing acknowledging it was him a multitude of guilty verdicts would be no surprise. but it may take the jury some time. it is long and complicated, carrying 30 charges, 17 of which carry the possibility of the death penalty. there are three cons