. >> reporter: and tonight, father mike ittells us, since that one basketball tournament, 20 kids haved up for job internships. and there have been no homicides in his neighborhood. and also, at our meeting, ralph was watching, hoping. so was julian, so was desiree. and so was a little boy named christian, whose poem was the last word. >> i want to go outside and play, but i can't. not because i have no friends, it's because of the violence. it seems it never ends. >> and we are so grateful to the people who helped us organize this event and to those in the community who attended. and, a note about the police in chicago and the city. they tell us they are trying something different, focusing police action now, not on place, but on the shooters, the people who are the repeat offenders. and they say, already, it is producing a nearly 40% reduction in crime in some neighborhoods. but i am so struck, cynthia, in this case, it's so deep, so entrench and we are hoping everyone at home watching will come forward with your own great ideas for all the people in chicago, in that community, who w