and both paul vallas and brandon johnson are offering two very different solutions.off: well, let's talk more about that, because, as you point out, crime was a major issue in the first mayoral election back in februy. what issues are driving or in animating this run-off race? heather: well, paul vallas says that the biggest iss is the need to get more chicago police officers on the city streets. and he has vowed to do that as quickly and efficiently as possible. but brandon johnson sees what work more ails chicago as sort of a more complicated problem and is promising a more holistic approach by funding anti-violence efforts, reopening public mental health clinics that have been closed for more really than a decade in chicago, and embracing a policy known in chicago as treatment, not the law trauma, which really seeks to put the onus on preventing crime, as opposed to sort of enforcing the law and responding to it afterwards. the choice facing chicago voters is really, really clear. and i think that's part of the reason why it is the closest mayoral contest in0 year

i watched paul vallas fire.tched him tear the community part and care the philadelphia community apart. i watched him do it. and could there be any better imitator of where paul vallas stands and for betsy devos's --i don't care what he says, per betsy devos and her pac to come in and support paul vallas tells you everything you need to know about him. america randi weingarten is head of aft. arne duncan under obama and senator dick durbin supported vallas. yes senator warren and bernie sanders coming out for bernard johnson. juan: brandon johnson. absolutely. this is a battle within the democratic party between progressives and the more conservative and centrist forces in the party. we will see now who is being able to reach the masses of the voter and turn them out and today's election. amy: we want to thank you, juan, for that briefing. we will ask you about what happens tomorrow. coming up, finland joins nato. stay with us. ♪♪ [music break] amy: "shelter" by vic mensa, chance the rapper, and wyclef jean. thi

brandon johnson has picked up that mantle while paul vallas got his start under former mayor richard looking to draw support from people who remember his work as head of the chicago public schools, but also somebody vowing to be tough on crime. chicago along with most major cities has yet to see a return to the crime and public safety levels that existed before the pandemic and both paul vallas and brandon johnson are offering two very different solutions. geoff: let's talk more about that. crime was a major issue in the first mayoral election in february. what issues are driving or animating this runoff race? guest: paul vallas says the biggest issue is the need to get more chicago police officers on the city streets. he has vowed to do that as quickly and efficiently as possible. rendon johnson sees what ails chicago as a more complicated problem and is promising a more holistic approach by funding anti-violence efforts, reopening public mental health clinics that have been closed for more than a decade in chicago and embracing a policy known as treatment, not trauma, which seeks t

vallas. paul great. : i negotiate collective bargaining agreements with teacher unions in four different cities and i have never had a straight. -- strike. when i took over the public schools in chicago in 1995, there had been eight strikes in 15 years. i negotiated two consecutive four-year contracts that raise teacher salaries every year. compounded, 27%. we did not charge more for health care and fully funded their pensions. at the end, i went to philadelphia and negotiated contracts and i then went to new orleans. negotiated product -- project leisure -- labor agreements with the teachers union down there. i also went to bridgeport and negotiated contracts. i have never had a work stoppage. my approach with the union has always been to provide direct negotiations. i did the negotiations and i do not negotiate through surrogates. my approach has also been to really communicate with teachers directly. that's why in chicago, i visited 440 schools during my tenure and in the elementary schools, i

johnson, a black teachers union organizer defeated paul vallas, a champion of charter schools who ran law and order platform. johnson won even though vallas had outspent him to do one. brandon johnson spoke last night to supporters. >> chicago, today we take big steps toward figuring it out here so i believe since ware tang steps to figure it out here, let's take this bold progressive movement around these united states of america. amy: juan, that is brandon johnson. you are in chicago. talk about the significance of this victory. juan: yes, amy, all of the polls have predicted. brandon johnson did succeed in building or rebuilding a progressive coalition to be able to capture the mayoral seat. perry's groups across the city -- various groups across the city. in the african-american community, he did far better than the polls were showing. basically the undecided african-american voters voted almost completely for him in the last week. he did would've geordie of the latino -- he did when a majority of the latino votes. paul vallas did do well and some of the latino areas. logan square

we are here with brandon johnson and paul vallas.e are coming to you live from the university of chicago logan center for the arts. this forum is brought to you by chicago's institute of politics, wbez and the chicago sun-times. you can listen to a set 94 15 fm or you can watch us by streaming live on the wbez, sometimes or incisional politics youtube -- or institute of politics youtube pages. i am turning to education. you both come from very strong but very different educational backgrounds. michael from the southwest side says, i am a 15 plus year cbs teacher, given enormous inflation of the last few years, it means i have been steadily -- even with the cost-of-living contract it means i have been , steadily making a less real money each year. in addition, many of our schools are severely understaffed and overcrowded. my question is why should i , stay, what ways will my life and work life be better under your administration? additional contacts, cbs lost 10% of his students, between 2019 and 2022. declines don't happen evenly acr

if paul vallas wins, i don't see revolt of foot in the city.y to make chicago the world-class city it once was. >> todd: what a shame, just like new york and l.a., once great cities being destroyed by policies of the left, they were amazing places and knock on wood, they could become that again. we'll check back in when the results are in. thanks for your time. cameras will be allowed inside the courtroom ahead of donald trump's proceedings. there is a catch. >> ashley: we'll talk to joe concha about the media, don't go anywhere. so much more now? other companies are charging you more and more for less and less. and we hate that! that's why force factor has partnered with walmart to provide amazing supplements at great prices for all americans. force factor products use clinically studied patented ingredients to powerfully improve your health. they're also delicious, easy to use and affordable. that's why force factor is now the number one best selling herbs and supplements brand at walmart. rush to walmart and unleash your potential with force

johnson defeated fellow democrat paul vallas, who ran on a tough on crime. agenda cnn's omar jimenez has been following this race forest and look, this was a race that democrats around the country were watching to get a sense of the direction the party may be headed. that's right. i mean, on one side you had it was almost a battle of democratic ideologies. you had brendan johnson a little bit more progressive, paul vallas a little bit more on the moderate side. so as you mentioned democrats looking at, where are the residents of a big city going to fall here now how he actually got it done? this was a runoff election so in the previous election when they beat out the incumbent mayor lori lightfoot. there is a big opportunity here for johnson and his opponent, paul vallas, because lightfoot took almost all or i should say a lot of the black neighborhoods on the south and west sides of the city congressman jesus chuy garcia took a lot of the latino neighborhoods, so those were all significant votes that were up for grabs, and johnson took just about every sing

neil: you were backing paul vallas, concerned about crime as good number of people were. rprised in the end, that vallas leading throughout, this weekend it started falling out. i'm no pollster to know what happened but you would think his message on crime would resonate. what do you think of that? >> mayor-elect he is concerned about public safety also. i think the goals are the same, just how you get there might be differently. so, it is no secret that the business community was very much in favor of paul vallas but this is a time now, for unity. this is time now, chicago has 50 different wards. this is a time for the 50 wards to work together with city hall and i believe that the mayor-elect is going to do that. if he comes out of the gates strong, i believe he will, this is a time to reenforce the help that the business community can have, and quite frankly, who wants, i mean every major city is having problems with, with you know, crime. chicago is no different but this is the time to get your arms and around it and have leadership. i believe the mayor-elect will do i

if you elect paul vallas, i'm going to continue to make these incremental changes towards addressing the root causes of crime. well you know, as you said, trying to hire a couple, you know 200. our detectives to try to solve crime, which which chicago struggles with as well. mariah waffle wbz appreciate your time today we'll check back in as the new mayor get started, see if he can deliver get the council and others to come along with him as he tries to bring in his new policies, mariah. thank you. let's bring the conversation back in the room with a great reporters, wisconsin the moment very quickly. here you do have almost a split decision. if you will. is it a split decision where you know, mayor adams wins in new york, saying more police more of a traditional tough on crime approach. karen bass beats a republican turned democrat who's who ran essentially on the adams platform, she says it's more nuanced. johnson wins. says it's more nuanced. yeah well, i should add that i'm i'm from chicago. my hometown. that's why i asked you the question. absolutely speaking with my family and

brandon johnson narrowly defeated paul vallas to replace lori lightfoot.n organizer who won for more taxes, he did done play a little bit of defund police, but it's his game. his plan to take on chicago's crime crisis, fund more social workers instead of cops. he will put it that way. news week wrote this, brandon johnson chicago election win is the police worse nightmare. guy, did they just go farther left? is. >> yeah. so, when lori lightfoot lost, there was a lot of celebration. she was a bad mayor who deserved to be shown the door. but i warned that day, i said let's not pop any champagne yet because it could get worse. if brandon johnson wins it could get worse. bernie sanders came in for him, al sharpton came in for him. all agreeing let's go brandon and he won. the people of chicago looked at what was happening in their city -- >> i did not catch that. >> very funny. >> i caught it immediately and loved it. >> let's go brandon. >> just slid it in there. bought and paid for by the teachers unit be i don't, he defended every single school closure, he

he squeaked out a narrow victory over the moderate paul vallas. johnson putting the priority on social programs and new taxes to keep the streets safe. >> a city that's truly safer for everyone by investing in what actually works, to prevent crime. that means youth employment, mental health centers, ensuring that law enforcement has the resources to solve and prevent crime. >> well, we have the story in chicago. garrett? >> bill, this was a clear choice for voters on how they want the next mayor to address the city's rampant crime, and they didn't choose the law and order candidate. they elected the progressive teachers union organizer, brandon johnson, who beat out paul vallas by nearly 3%. johnson previously advocated for defunding the police. his public safety plan is even further to the left of mayor lori lightfoot. he wants to raise taxes by $800 million and put that money toward social services in the city's most dangerous neighborhoods. last night he said he hopes his progressive policies will spread to cities across the country. >> tonight

the path of sleep probably worse. >> harris: while paul vallas is very different from that. but again we do not know how his relationship with the district attorney would be because that is the wall also that is happening here in new york city with mayor adams. he doesn't control everything. case in point, what is going on right now list for the president trump. critics are not happy that the manhattan d.a. martin bragg is spending his time in their money prosecuting former president trump. and while random violent crime creams more and more victims in the city of new york, one of those victims in saying this. there is a real concern that the d.a. is not focus on doing his job as number when issues keep people safe in new york and quote. he downgraded and whether half of all families in manhattan diminished in the days during his first year. he also had a conviction rate of over 51%. is it that is his job which is not trying? or both? inerrancy chart menu. >> instead of going after violent criminals he's going after the former president changing it from a misdemeanor to a fi

his moderate opponent, paul vallas, was backed by a police union, and called for a crackdown on risinge bring in martha mccallum. look at the numbers here. just homicide and robbery, both up 15%. total crime up 46%. and they decided they didn't want lori lightfoot as mayor anymore in chicago, and went with somebody even more progressive. >> it's kind of a stunning outcome. i think a lot of people thought when lori lightfoot lost her race that it would mean there would be a movement toward somebody who was tougher on crime, someone who was more aggressive on education. i mean, chicago is in really tough spot. you have in the chicago public school system 1 out of 20 black students can do math at the grade level. 1 out of 20. so those students are so underserved by the public school system in chicago. now, he is from the education system, brandon johnson. as a teacher, he pushed to lower standards, he pushed to give less homework to reduce test preparation as a way of, quote, rebelling against the structure. so, you know, i mean students need to be at a level where they can compete in soc

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next mayor progressive brandon johnson and moderate paul vallas locked in a tight runoff election with focus on the city spike in violent crime . cnn zohar menez has the story. how the heck are you, chicago? it's a tale of two democratic ideologies in america's second city. on one side of the race. brandon johnson, progressive local county commissioner who has the support of the powerful teachers union, check chicago is a union down. national progressive figures like elizabeth warren and bernie sanders have thrown their support behind johnson want you to do it's not just elect brandon. i want you to elect them and then work with him to rebuild this city. johnson's opponent is paul vallas, former head of schools in chicago and philadelphia who has the support of the police union. i want to restore the police ranks and return to constitutional based concentric reinforced community policing. both johnson and vallis advanced to the runoff. vallis took home the most votes , the first time around by double digit percentage points and as being in doors by more moderate democrats like illinois

the cook county commissioner defeated moderate school ceo paul vallas in a runoff. johnson succeeds mayor lori lightfoot who lost her bid for re-election when she finished third in february's contest. >>> the last funeral for the six people shot and killed at a nashville elementary school will be held today. the head of the covenant school, katherine koonce, will be laid to rest. it comes as some of the officers who responded to last week's shooting talked about what they encountered. janet shamlian has their story and a warning, some of the video is disturbing. >> reporter: we're hearing for the first time from police officers describing the harrowing moments inside that nashville school. >> it was readily apparent i was going to be the one to make entry. >> reporter: officer rex engelbert was joined inside the school by several others including detective mike collazo. >> once we started hearing the first shots, everything kicked into overdrive for us. we continued to hear more shots being fired. >> reporter: the police chief says some of the officers had never met

. ♪ >> i voted for paul vallas. i voted for him because he will be more strict on crime., chicago as a whole, the city needs to move in a different direction. >> i voted for brandon johnson. i felt like his experience as a teacher and as a public servant is important to me in leading the city. neil: and that was the ultimate sentiment expressed by voters. brandon johnson of the progressive in this race, some say even more progressive than the mayor he is replacing, lori lightfoot. that is in the eye of the beholder i guess. not the guy promising to crack down on crime. the fallout with jeff flock in chicago right now. hey, jeff. >> reporter: kind of points up, neil, the dichotomy in the democratic party. the moderates, ones pretty far left. today the left has won and brandon johnson will be the new mayor. i tell you, when you talk about crime it is everywhere. i'm on michigan avenue. this is what they call the magnificent mile. everywhere you see, you spend around, look, store fronts that have you know, businesses gone out of business because driven out largely because of

also running as a democrat both of these candidates running as democrats paul vallas was endorsed by perceived as the more liberal brandon johnson runnin in that race and a clear win there. we did not really expect to be able to have a call on this at this hour, but there it is brandon johnson next mayor o chicago. and back with, us three former manhattan estes attorneys. dan horowitz, jeremy saland, and catherine christian. dan horowitz, as we go forward procedurally, what do we expec next december 4th was put out there as a kind of, the next tim that we know for sure that there will be a hearing in the case but there could be development sooner than that, couldn't their? >> that is right it goes back to what we were talking about earlier. will the president behave, o is judge merchan going to have to call him back and read hi the riot act i say to stay tuned on tha one. but we are going to have motions in several months, and those will be filed publicly perhaps we will see whether or not the da is able to work out an arrangement on the provisio of discovery, with a protectiv order.

that's what people voted for your opponent, paul vallas conceded last night. but he says that the city is deeply divided. do you recognize the division? and where do you think the city needs to come together? because chicago, as you know, is an important city economically in this country. what absolutely , you know, i recognized the need for the city of chicago to come together, and that process has already begun. look, i've served as a teacher and organizer cook county commissioner happened to run a tough race four or five years ago and i was able to effectively unite not just my county district, which, of course, encompasses one of the largest bodies of government in the entire world. we brought together the entire county around these same values implementing more affordable housing, making sure we're providing healthcare, and we did that without raising property taxes. it's a very straightforward message that we invest in people without placing the burden on working families, and that's what i'm looking forward to doing once i'm sworn in in the in another 3

sanders and elizabeth warren had the backing of the teachers union and then on the other side, paul vallasthe more moderate had the support of the police unit. now, one clue on this win here is both of them had to beat incumbent mayor lori lightfoot to get to this runoff. lightfoot when she was going through, took nearly every single black ward. in the city so because she wasn't here. that's a lot of votes that was up for grabs. brandon johnson swept every single ward or area that lightfoot did. that was likely the difference here. but now comes a challenge to actually govern and at the top of the list as far as those issues he's going to have to manage public safety. take a listen to some of his comments on that. i am arguably the first mayor to wake up in the city of chicago who lives in one of the most violent neighborhoods of the entire city. and so what i want for my family, which is a better, stronger, safer community. i want that for every single family across the city of chicago in what chicago and said overwhelmingly, is that we have to get at the root causes of crime. now the hea

we had a couple of big races walk us through it. >> you start with the chicago mayoral race paul vallas the preliminary. lori lightfoot, she became the first incumbent to lose reelection in four decades these were two candidates here brandon johnson trailed slightly in the polling, does pull out the victory. this is the closest general election for mayor of chicago in 40 years since back in 1983 when harold washington was elected over bernard epton an interesting result, given, too, that some of the polling in the runup to the election suggested vallas might have an advantage of severalpoints take the polling at a municipal level, maybe this a reminder with a grain of assault. the other election was in wisconsin, the state supreme court, why do we talk about this nationally all sorts of major issues will be adjudicated by the court in wisconsin. issues we talk about nationally, talking about abortion, potentially the 2024 presidential election. they don't have official partisan elections in wisconsin, but you have a democratic aligned candidate, a republican aligned candidate and the si

nbc news projects that johnson, a former teacher and cook county commissioner will defeat paul vallas in a runoff vallas ran ahead of johnson and mayor lori lightfoot in the initial round of voting in february but fell to johnson who ran on addressing racial and economic disparities >>> the biden administration has announced another $2.6 billion worth of security assistance for ukraine. it includes $500 million of ammunition, vehicles and other equipment drawn from u.s. stockpiles the remaining $2.1 billion will be used to buy air defense missiles, artillery and tank ammunition, mortar systems and anti-armor systems antony blinken says it will allow ukraine to bravely defend itself >>> an update was given on the reporter who was arrested in russia on spying allegations the editor in chief told the paper's staff that lawyers for gershkovich visited him for the first time on tuesday. tucker added that gershkovich is in good health and gfl for the sup grfgrateful for the support he has received. the "wall street journal" continues to deny the charges against gesrshkovich. >>> we're heari

brandon johnson, a progressive, supported by the teachers union defeated the former head of schools, paul vallas, had a runoff. johnson will succeed at lori lightfoot, who lost re election amid concern about crime not far from chicago. right now, officials are responding to multiple injuries outside peoria after a possible tornado. widespread damage has been reported. in the city of lewiston's illinois. earlier tornado hit northern illinois, badlydamaging a gas station in the city of kelowna. two people were trapped in the rubble. they were later rescued. meanwhile in chicago debris was flying off a building under construction winds were expected to hit 70 mph. more than three million people were under tornado watches overnight and parts of missouri, illinois and iowa. this tornado was spotted near knoxville, iowa. we'll check today's forecast in just a few moments. we are now hearing from the police officers who were first on the scene of last week's school shooting in nashville. they killed the shooter within four minutes, no doubt saving lives, one officer says. when they arrived, the smell o

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chicago have spoken and they are sticking with the far left, brandon johnson narrowly defeated paul vallas, who was backed by the police union. he will replace lori lightfoot when he is sworn in on may 15th. >> tonight is just the beginning, we have ushered in a new chapter in the city of our people. >> i care about you. i value you. i want to hear from you. >> todd: outgoing mayor congratulating johnson, i congratulate mayor-elect on the victory this evening, i will continue to root for the city i call home and work together more equity and fairness in every neighborhood. johnson, who was backed by bernie sanders and pelosi ran for mayor after vowing to defund the police and boost the city's revenue. democrats win a swing seat, judge janet protasiewicz means left leaning justices will control the high court for first time in 15 years, just before the court rules on the case challenging wisconsin's abortion ban. and a run-off for johnston and bruff, the run-off will be june 6, johnson and bruff are two moderate candidate for mayor. back to you. >> steve: thank you from election central, to

. >> and johnson defeated former chicago paul vallas. now, onto the neighboring state of wisconsin where liberal judge janet beats conservative dan kelly, flipping the court from the conservative majority and giving liberals over abortion rights. it is fair to say this in these midwest contest tonight, the progressives are taking home the victory. >> it is amazing to me that chicago always goes back to the cabbed candidate despite what's happening in the city, marianne, thank you. >>> well, first up tonight in the controversy surrounding the ncaa women's basketball championship game. first lady jill biden says she would tell joe to invite the losing iowa team, headed by caitlin clark to the white house. that comment got pretty big blow back. jill biden invitiing iowa t the white house having people heated. the white house had a crisis on their hands. jill's comment is intended to applaud the historic game and only lsu would be invited. >>> at least nine student groups are condemning an on-campus event attended by supreme court, brett kav

mayor johnson, a former teacher and cook county commissioner will defeat democratic challenger paul vallasan ahead of mayor lori lightfoot that fell to johnson who ran on a message of addressing racial and economic disparities in tuesday's runoff. >>> for the first time in 15 years liberal judges will gain control of the highest court she defeated her conservative opponent the stakes were high the new liberal majority will likely determine the future of abortion access in the state and could be needed to weigh in on election rules for 20224 frank, we send it back to you with those headlines of the day. >> francis river ray, thank you very much. >>> straight ahead, opec's output cuts approve the highest in months, but is it enough to shift things the highest we'll speak with one of the producers. >>> be sure to sign up for today's nbc pro talk event at 1:15 p.m. even time. "worldwide exchange" will be right back pping) ooh. - wait, wh- wh- what was that? - huh? what, that? no, don't worry about that. here we go. - asking the right question can greatly impact your future. - are, are you qual

. >> i watched paul vallas ruin the new orleans school system. fire black teachers in new orleans. i watched him divide and divide and tear that community apart. >> john: what does this mean, this victory, for education in chicago? >> many of us have deep concerns about the status of public education in the city of chicago, the new mayor i don't say not only a union organizer but the chief lobbyist addressing their concerns and the district $600 million in the red, 26% of students are able to read, 24% understand math and coming to a head as we are seeing a decline in enrollment and the mayor-elect says he has almost no disagreements for the teachers' union responsible for educating our youth and if you don't see anything wrong with what's going on, nearly 75% of the kids achieve basic minimum test scores in the state we are going to have a serious problem not only addressing their education, but putting them on a path that leads to better prosperity for the rest of their lives. >> john: i'm out of time. one quick question, if i could. do you exp

i give the mayor of chicago, the new mayor of chicago -- i actually thought the other guy, paul vallas, would win, and brandon johnson is the victor -- i wish him well. he has ideas different than mine. he lives there. he says, look, i think we need to think more secretly and broadly about investing in communities, investing in neighborhoods. for the sake of the children and parents in these communities, i hope he's right. but if he's wrong, i hope again, as we said last night on "the five," that he has the ability to change positions, and the mayor and da does as well on this front. >> news in chicago. news also in wisconsin, where democrats picked up a critical seat in the state supreme court there. meanwhile in north carolina, a democrat state senator who has switched parties to the republican side, which gives republicans of north carolina a supermajority. now the governor is a democrat. she's from charlotte, elected as a democrat just about a year ago. okay? has got a lot of folks furious with her. here's how she explained her change of mind. >> the thought of being an independent

so police are demoralized, there was another candidate in the race named paul vallas, believed in lawnd order, long time democrat but still because he talked about law and order people called him a conservative. that's crazy because i remember, i'm old enough to remember where it didn't matter if you were a democrat or republican, your safety was one that every party cared about. you are a citizen of the city, you do that. you are deserving of that and now as you mention, you can't even go downtown chicago without being harassed or possibly even shot. that wasn't the case many, many years ago. lincoln park, gold coast, many areas where the wealthy people live, they are moving out because they can afford to. stores are moving out, citadel, businesses that pay good money are moving out. what about the poor people innocent victims of the violent crime they can't afford to move out. what are the elected officials doing, nothing. i raise one last point. fbi in 2018 put out a report, black victims of violent crime, the perpetrators were also black. we need to in the black community, and i w

so if paul vallas wins here, that could send a message to the democrats on schools, crime and taxes.nd one of the country's biggest cities put someone in office that has been so openly pro-police and so critical of democrats, his fellow democrats on this issue, i think, really could resound. and, you know, we are going to see republicans, they're already in congress' thing up some more bills that are -- teeing up some more bills that are designed to put democrats on their back foot, and you can bet it's going to play big in the 024 the campaign. paul: kyle, another election on tuesday, and this is for the majority really on the wisconsin supreme court. it's now split 4-3 we republican appointees in the majority, but a republican justice stepping down, and this will be, it'll be 4-3 east way. either way. this isn't just a state issue. this could also have national implications. why don't you tell us. >> sure. i mean, so what's getting most attention is the democratic candidate, and generally these kinds of supreme court races the candidates are very circumspect, they talk about the wa

the people who voted in this previous election voted for paul vallas knew that brandon johnson was goingightmare. he is showing us very early what his intentions are. it is disturbing, disgusting. the fact that he is saying hey, we can't demonize these kids, these teenagers, some of those folks have shot people. some have killed people. what are you talking about? you are putting the lives of the residents in chicago at stake over an idea that your progressive base pushed you into and now chicagoans all over the city, no matter what neighborhood you live in, no matter what kind of job or income you have, are going to pay the price. this is only the springtime. summer it will get far worse, harris. >> harris: last weekend and the weekend before the shooting and death rate is up already. aside from the riots. chicago is dangerous. i just had on part of the power panel. always is half democrat. he tried to say harris, you haven't been to chicago. i don't know he thinks who he has been talking to. have been there and continue to go there and we cover these stories constantly. this is not a s

they didn't choose paul vallas, more moderate. they doubled down on some of these policies.new york city they didn't have to choose mayor eric adams. they thought they chose the former republican that he is. the former new york city cop he is and that he might be different. with alvin bragg everybody knows who these d.a.s are. people aren't making those choices. i wonder why the people who don't feel safe are outnumbered by the ones who don't care. >> there are a lot of people waking up. new york state for example 22% of the state is registered republican. we got just under 50% of the vote. clearly there are a lot of people not republican who feel like we need to do more to secure our streets. we just need even more people to wake up in order to turn this around. >> harris: those are important numbers to know about. thank you. tensions around the globe are growing. it is an especially serious time for a military recruitment crisis to happen now. it's a symptom of cultural rot in america. america's cultural cancer manifests itself in many ways but no symptom is more telling t

. >> as you see on the screen, his opponent, paul vallas, i the other person in that split screen withndan johnson. john, many expect a new cour majority there in wisconsin to challenge the states abortio law and its gerrymandered maps as you mentioned before. now after what we saw in tennessee this week, are democrats in wisconsin worried about attempts to impeac justice -- >> there is been talk abou that on the same day that janet - was elected to the supreme court by a an overwhelming majority 200 - 11 point - that same moment republicans won a specia election for a state senat seat which gives them tw thirds majority in the state senate what that means is impeachment is possible. if state house could impeach the senate could convict they have the numbers. i think there is a bit of an over talking on this because one thing that people need t understand is that protasiewic 's wind was so big that if there was an effort to impeach her, to try to remove a justic at this point. i think would cause an incredible outcry. there is one other twist, john if the republicans were to impeach sa

progressive brandon johnson has racked up support from bernie sanders and elizabeth warren while moderate paul vallas dick durbin's endorsement and endorsed by chicago fraternal order of police. outgoing mayor, lori lightfoot, lost in first round of voting in march. >>> after the break, a rare bearish take on costco a look at why wells fargo is telling investors to lower their expectations on this one. >>> want to take a quick look at gold near the highs of the day the highest level in more than a year gold prices above 2,000. (vo) sail through the heart of historic cities and unforgettable scenery with viking. unpack once and get closer to iconic landmarks, local life and cultural treasures. because when you experience europe on a viking longship, you'll spend less time getting there and more time being there. viking. exploring the world in comfort. >>> welcome back a couple hours into trading, stocks just off session lows as we're down 225, holding 4100 let's get post to post with bob pisani. >> the jolts report had a bit of an impact on the market, particularly cyclical stocks i've been talking ab

. >> stu on the eve of the election, paul vallas seen as moderate candidate, tough on crime candidateocial media with his face, then most importantly his voice and sounds exactly like hill. basically he says he is nostalgic for the time where police officers can kill 17, 18 people no one says a thing about it. stuart: good lord. >> running against brandon johnson who wants to defund the police in chicago, said recently as much. video went viral. people believe he said this. he went on to lose the election. did he lose because of the video? maybe, maybe not. it certainly didn't help him. donald trump when he was arraigned in new york, there is photo goes around of five million people viewed, trump falling down being arrested by the nypd. enough people on social media, scroll through, they see it, believe it, no one will investigate this sort of thing. going into 2024 this will be weaponized that is what happens in these situations without any fingerprints. stuart: how do we authenticate a video that pops up? how do we authenticate? >> for media that is huge, huge challenge. so many in

. >> reporter: paul vallas was supported by much of the city's business community, maria. are enough mail-in m the ballots out there now to potentially swing this race he conceded last night and pledged his support to brandon johnson. >> it's critically important that we uses this opportunity to come together and i've offered him my full support on his transition. i look forward to working with him and providing him with the full support he needs to be successful. >> reporter: johnson's plan, maria, when it comes to crime and social programs is to tax businesses and the wealthy. however you cut it you, whoever the mayor is, it's not going to be easy to deal with that crime problem, it's up again this year. whatever is being tried now is not working. inned addition, the economic engines in the city, the magnificent mile and the loop vacancy rates are up almost 30% in both areas. as i stand on michigan avenue here this morning, perhaps you come back live and see, you can get a storefront very easily. this used to be as perhaps you see the chicago fire department on its way h

crime and safety were the top issues and voters rejected the pro-police law and order candidate paul vallassive brandon johnson who plans to tackle crime by raising taxes to the tune of $800 million and putting that money towards social services in the city's most dangerous neighborhoods. >> tonight is the beginning of a chicago that truly invests in all of its people by investing in what actually works to prevent crime. >> many democrats in this deep blue city though are concerned johnson's policies could make chicago's problems even worse. >> he is so married to the left of left political ideology that says that police need to be defunded, that you need more social programs all of those things don't bode well. >> attorney general has filed a lawsuit challenging the state abortion ban that trial is set to begin next month but the case is expected to land before the state supreme court. bret? >> bret: garrett, thank you. ♪ ♪ >> bret: house republicans are trying to find out what happened to billions of dollars in taxpayer funds designed for covid relief. but perhaps improperly used by some

i really believe the public safety plan that paul vallas has in place it ome reflects who i am and what in and i really believe that he has the perfect -- i can't say perfect but he has the plan to draws it and right now the other candidates, you know, all he has ever talked about is defunding the police and i really believe that our police need much more resources. >> ainsley: paul says he wants to add police officers on patrol and on public transportation. he wants to increase funding for police. the chicago fop president said 800 to 1,000 officers will resign if brandon johnson wins who is considered more progressive and more liberal even though they are both democrats. this is very personal to you and your family. tell us what happened to your niece. >> a year ago, around march, she was coming out of bible classes with her husband. >> five kids at home. and a gang banger shot into the car because she had tinted windows. tinted windows because two of the children have autism. and shot into from a mistaken identity. shot into the car. her husband was in the car with her. it got her. y

. >>> chicago has selected a new mayor, brandon johnson meet paul vallas in the runoff election.ing his victory speech, johnson called for a city government that works for the people of chicago. >>> south bay leaders are working to make it easier for some families to make it in the bay. santa clara county board of supervisors approved a plan to make more affordable housing. part of the plan is to buy five san jose properties and turn those into 100 affordable housing units. construction will start in a few months. the funds come from a $950 million housing bond that passed six years ago. >>> if you're thinking about traveling during the spring and summer, now is the time to book for the best fares. airline fares are down from 12% since their peak last year. if you have the flexibility, the cheapest days to travel are tuesday, wednesday and saturday. >> if you see a fare that you're comfortable with now, book it. do not wait. airfare doesn't act like retail where the closer you get to, say, a holiday, things to get cheaper and cheaper. that's not how airfare works. it actually ten

voters are heading to the pool between cook commissioner brandon johnson informant ceo paul vallas.g the final weeks of this campaign. garrett is live in chicago with the very latest high garrett. >> today were going to see a lot chicago is heading politically with brandon johnson have a candidate who is even more because of the current mayor lori lightfoot. he previously supported the defunct police movement implants attack of the city's rampant crime by spending more on social services. and to pay for that, he plans to raise taxes to the tune of $800 million. johnson is not facing criticism of the reports that until this weekend, he owed the city more than $10,000 in unpaid water both traffic tickets and fines. dating back almost nine years. the teachers union organizer who makes more than a hundred and $75,000 a year is trying to spend that into a positive. >> here's another movie and asked the question -- is the mayor of chicago brandon johnson so good at arranging payment plans that he will be good enough to become the mayor of the city of chicago to do with the structure of de

and the conservative democra in this race, a guy named paul vallas, was running on a tough on crime platformertain ways he underwent i his back, frankly, i mean, first of all he had a lot of money. he outspent employee employe -- , violence and violence is a very real problem in chicago people are pretty freaked ou by it is upsetting. the city faces lots of challenges fellas lost the race t progressive challenger brandon johnson for a bunch of reasons not the least of which i because johnson successfully painted vallas as a secret republican tie him to trump at every turn pointing to comments like this that he made about trump's second impeachment after january 6th. when you filled in as a co-hos on a right-wing talk show. >> he should have been censured, he should not have bee engaged. and we knew this was gonna happen, yet they went alon with the trial anyways >> right, also, forces those who want to put republicans on the, spot if he would have bee censured it would have put muc more pressure on that -- and i always felt that it was witch hunt >> a witch and what are you doing there, paul

he beat the moderate former school school board session, say excuse me, school superintendent paul vallas, who ran on a pro police platform in a race that was heavily focused on chicago's violent crime problem next door in wisconsin, the race for a seat to the supreme court. it went to democrat backed janet produce a wits. she defeated the conservative candidate, daniel kelly, flipping controlled to liberals in a race that shattered all the time you have spending records for state judicial elections, the shift in the balance of power comes with the state high court due to a rule in coming months on a strict abortion ban and on gop jeremy mandarin that could affect the outcome of the 20. 24 presidential race. this story. why because i think it has you heard this? can't when she was on the trail. she did not hide her views on things, especially the political maps and wisconsin. she often called them unfair. she is going to be in this seat when they redraw those maps and republicans kind of a near supermajority in wisconsin . they've had a lock on it for it. a decade. now this could be the b

we are going to start in chicago progressive brandon johnson narrowly defeats moderate democrat paul vallas to become the windy city's next mayor. johnson will officially replace lori lightfoot as mayor when he is sworn in on may 15th. then in wisconsin, the democrats win a crucial swing seat on the state supreme court. the victory by judge janet -- means left leaning justices will control the state's highest court ahead of a major abortion ruling and in denver the city's mayoral election is likely headed to runoff. mike johnsston and kelly brough leading a crowded field of 16 can democrats many on the far left. bob lee was stabbed to death in san francisco yesterday. the tech executive who started the mobile payment service was attacked in a downtown neighborhood around 2:30 a.m. so far there is no arrest and police have not released any details on the killer. lee was only 43 years old it. overnight first responders in maryland battling heavy wind. the fire is now contained but some residents forced to evacuate their home as blaze spread through the area 20 miles outside of baltimore. seve

the far-left teachers union supporter, brandon johnson, goes up against pro-police paul vallas. and we have this: the u-conn huskies beat the san diego state team to capture the national title. they won 76-59. it is their fifth title since 1999, there's the celebration at the end. i cue the fireworks. big day all around. follow the action with us on this use the, april 4th, 2023. "varney & company" is about to begin. ♪ ♪ stuart: all right. former president trump is in new york. he arrived yesterday. he arrived for his arraignment which is today. lauren is back. take us through the whole thing. lauren: we are going to see trump depart trump tower a few hours from now before arriving at courthouse this afternoon to turn himself in to the authorities. all the action will take place on 15th floor of the courthouse. his arraignment, 2:15 p.m., he will be read his charges. reports say he faces 34 felony charges related to the falsification of business records. trump is not considered a flight risk. he is running for president. he will not be handcuffed. the court proceedings will not

moderate democrat paul vallas, backed by the chicago police union, faced progressive brandon johnson,ported by the teachers union. meanwhile, wisconsin voters were choosing a new state supreme court justice. the outcome could affect abortionccess, voting rights, and potential challenges to the 2024 election results. on wall street, stocks edged lower as weaker data on job openings and factory orders raised new recession worries. the dow jones industrial average lost 198 points to close at 33,402. the nasdaq fell 63 points. the s&p 500 slipped nearly 24 points. and, the university of connecticut huskies have returned home to a hero's welcome after winning the ncaa men's basketball championship. uconn beat san diego state in houston last night, 76-59. it was the huskies' fifth national title in the past 24 years. congratulations to them. still to come on the "newshour," finland formally joins nato in the latest blow to russia's international standing. the debate over gun violence intensifies following a mass shooting at a tennessee school. and norway's global seed vault becomes more imp