. - reacciÓn >> por su parte gary chico, dijo que como es jefe de personal de chicago sabe cÓmo resolverciudad. - ex jefe >> empleo, crimen, necesitamos calles con seguridad. >> emmanuel dice que haber trabajado para obama le permite saber cÓmo resolver los problemas. esta elecciÓn no se trata de mi y de ninguno de los candidatos sino de chicago. >> para declararse un ganador tendrÁ que obtener la mitad de los votos. si no habrÁ una segunda vuelta. >> josÉ miguel insulza dijo que no depende de Él sino de un permiso del gobierno venezolano poder entrar al paÍs para asistir a los universitarios en huelga de hambre. incluye las reacciones del para de - palacio de miraflores y su gabinete. >> los 13 jÓvenes universitarios permanecen firmes para pedir que ingrese el secretario general dÉla oea al paÍs y que se liberen a los estudiantes. - de la >> rechacemos este intento de utilizar a los jÓvenes venezolanos para generar inestabilidad. >> el gobierno no estÁ dispuesto a acordar. >> la huelga de hambre ha tenido cobertura internacional. en caracas dos huelgas mÁs llevan a cabo, son trabajadore

. >>> chicago es una ciudad santuario y gary chico dice que continuará respaldando a los inmigrantes.

emanuel bested a crowded field, including former senator carol moseley braun, and long-time official, gary chicon a hotly-contested race. he fended off numerous challenges to his residency. but from the beginning, emanuel enjoyed clear advantages. including the implicit backing of president obama. and a national fund-raising effort that raked in at least $13 million. >> if you want the windy city to have a gale force of leadership, rahm emanuel is your leader. >> reporter: emanuel takes over in may, replacing richard m. daley, who has been mayor for 22 years. longer than anyone, including his famous father, the last of america's big-city bosses. emanuel faces daunting challenges, including a crippling budget crisis that will require painful cuts and possibly new taxes. but the former congressman and washington insider has always said, being mayor of chicago is his dream job. and now, his dream is realized. chris bury, abc news, chicago. >>> there's been an arrest in the shooting of a florida police officer. officials in st. petersburg say a 16-year-old has now confessed to the killing. the 25-ye

>> well, i'd like to say that both gary chico and rahm emanuel have done very well. they're both individuals that have reported millions of dollars in income. and i certainly don't begrudge that. but the fact of the matter is that they've been able to do that, because they have taken full advantage of their contacts in the federal government, or in city government. and so i think this city is ready for a leader that takes money out of politics. and that's why i advocate stopping pay to play in the city of chicago. once and for all. >> thank you. ms. braun? >> well, again, i think the issue here is whether or not they disclose conflicts, potential conflicts of interest, whether or not mr. emmanuel registered as a lobbyist to let us know who he was representing and who he was calling, and relationship management. he's neither a cpa nor an mpa, nor a lawyer. and yet was able to go into a field that traditionally requires that set of credentials. so i think we need to know more, charles. but i also would ask the question, even about records in congress, mr. emmanuel vote

bested a crowded field including former senator carol moseley braun and longtime chicago official gary chico he fended off numerous challenges to his residency. but from the beginning, emanuel enjoyed clear advantages, including the implicit backing of president obama and a national fund-raising effort that raked in at least $13 million. >> if you want the windy city to have a gale force of leadership, rahm emanuel is your mayor. >> reporter: emanuel takes office in may, replacing the retiring richard m. daley who's been in office 22 years, longer than anyone, including his famous father, the last of america's big city bosses. emanuel faces daunting challenges including a crippling budget crisis that will require painful cuts and possibly new taxes, but the former congressman and washington insider has always said being mayor of chicago is his dream job, and now his dream is realized. chris bury, abc news, chicago. >> very happy to be back in chicago. a lot of people were watching that election. they bent a couple of rules there to make sure he could get in there and get those vote and now h

miguel dell via, rahm emanuel, and gary chico. joining me in questioning are abc 7 political reporter charles thomas, and from univision anchor and reporter paula gomez. determined by a drawing, each candidate will have a statement of one minute, and we begin that with mr. del via. >> we have an election february 22nd, just a few days away. and this election should be in the hands of the voters in the neighborhoods of the city of chicago. you can help chart a different course for the city of chicago. a course that ensures that we continue to see progress downtown, development around the downtown area, but also a course that ensures that neighborhoods that have been waiting for a long time for attention receive that attention that they need. and that neighborhoods that need to remain stable, with a stable middle class, get that assistance that they need to ensure that stability. we will be electing a mayor that will chart that course. please, cast an informed vote. we need to ignite democracy in the city of chicago in order to ensu