just moments ago a request from one of the objectors to take a field trip up to rahm emanuel's ravenswood home to check the crawl space to look for the boxes. more on that in a moment. but also earlier today startling information regarding rob halpen. the man who rented emanuel's home. according to rahm's real estate agent, rob halpen's lawyer called him in september with a proposal. >> his client was difficult and hot headed. i remember that because i thought it was an unusual thing to say and he said he was talking to a lawyer names -- and talking to the press and worried he is in breach of his lisa agreement and suggested to me that mr. halpen was looking for $100,000 to leave the house early. >> paul leavy says he was the go between as rahm emanuel tried to negotiate an early exit for the people leasing his ravenswood home. leavy says he relayed to emanuel the request for $100,000 from halpen's lawyer to vacate the north side home early so emanuel's family could move back in. >> i called rahm. rahm said that's ridiculous. i'm not going to do that. and we discussed offering him $5,000