here to tell us how ricky smith does it is none other than ricky smith.e to see you, sir. >> nice to see you, too. >> how did this come to be? how did you end up where you are? >> i've always realized that you know, parents are very concerned about where their children are and what they are doing and they just want them to be safe. so i figured that if i can make something that's really fun for kids and parents are also okay with it without kids having the stigma of like, i'm doing something that my parents are okay or i'm in the kiddie pool basically. >> i hate that stigma. that's the worst stigma when you are 15? i would do this except my parents think it's okay and as a result, i cannot. >> you'd be surprised how -- >> it's a marketing challenge for you. >> exactly. i try to straddle the line and i realize that there's a big market for it. and -- >> where do you do it? this is an expensive town. hodow you find a place? >> i've done two events at the altman building on 18th street. i've been another event in tribeca and our next event on november 27th w

smith arriving tonight to talk about the candidates for mayor. congress danny davis is here. so is 2nd ward alderman roger burnett and here is ricky hendon. who's already bowed out of this race. or has he? earlier today saying he was not the chosen one. >> the fact that they called back, they did not call me back. sent a clear message to me that i was not going to be the consensus. >> reporter: but that may not quite be true. so far chicago's african- american power brokers have backed former senator karen mosley braun. and rogers has their finalists. now comes word of decent in the ranks that danny davis or another candidate may unilaterally decide to make a run. then there's rahm emanuel. undeclared but raising money, campaigning, and weighing in on key issues like the search for a new head of chicago public schools. issuing a statement on that today on the kind of leader he'd pick. one who'd improve student performance. while his opponent declared -- is asking the leaders meeting here on the south side tonight not to pick the best black candidate, but the best candidate. >> i'll say this: that if the leadership of the african- american