l.z., let me begin with you. was so much attention given to this one case and not nearly enough on the shootings in chicago or the other hate crimes borne out in the country. but you ought to recognize two things. one, shouldn't there be an assumption that the cases are legitimate, and two wasn't this going to be something thatkeep chard people out of the gates because of those elements? >> you know, i kind of chuckled a little bit having been in chicago, reported in chicago at the idea this case in particular sullied the chicago name as it relates to gun violence in particular. for the chief to insinuate this case dragged the chicago name through the mud -- 20 detectives over the course of three weeks for one case doesn't seem to be the norm based upon my own reporting in the city. i thought he was disingenuous just in terms of how chicago was positioned. yeah, it was given extra attention because he's a celebrity and to pretend otherwise would be disingenuous of the media. by criticism is we dropped the word al

with me now, cnn political commenter ana navarro and l.z. granderson.olumnist for "the los angeles times" and cnn. i mean, l.z., by the way, i want to see your shirt. let's show everyone your shirt. based on real events. drop the banner. based on real events. throwing a little shade his way? how are you feeling? >> definitely feeling like i'm throwing some shade his way. now, i'm trying to be cautious because just because someone has been arrested or accused of a crime doesn't automatically mean the person is, you know, guilty of said crime. we've seen time and time again people who have been arrested not, you know, have actually committed the crime. with that being said, the evidence does not look good, timeline never looked good, and i for one as an openly gay black man in the media am incredibly frustrated, angry, upset that someone would use their platform in this way to promote only themselves. you know, when this first started to be -- people started to talk about why and the skepticism, it was a thinking, well, maybe he did it to draw attention t