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To bring the country together. it seems like hes dividing the country even more. and so i dont know what plans he has and what plans he has laid out to his administration, but from what he has said it does not seem like hes bringing the country closer together. >> thats a very honest answer. and would you run for office? i think you said you would like to. >> one of the things i did say is i was exploring the idea because i certainly believe that if you want to be part of the change -- if you wa...

To his administration, but from what he has said it does not seem like he is bringing the country closer together. >> that is a very honest answer. would you run for office? you say you would like to. >> one of the things i did say is that i was exploring the idea. i certainly believe that if you want to be part of the change, you know, if you want to make change you have to be a part of the change. that is just something we are taking a look at to see what position, you know, that we can apply ...

Call 911 and, obviously, do not try to approach. just call 911, let the officers and authorities come arrest him. >> chief, i have to imagine today is pretty tough for everybody in the department. can you talk about the officer, who has given so much to the community, someone who grew up here. can you elaborate just a little. >> absolutely. like i said earlier, ive known dechlt debra for 17 years. theres no one more passionate about the community she serves. she grew up here. she deeply cared ab...

People came into president obamas term in office thinking that a lot of things would change for the black community on the positive note. his legacy is going to be a mixed one, to be quite frank with you and a lot of people will have mixed emotions about whether he did enough, whether he was quote/unquote, black enough and whether he used his political capital enough for the community. what i will say is any time the president used the bully pulpit to address issues and directly impact the black...

Something about unemployment, to have mentoring programs and to actually uplift our community because we have to be focused on the least of these in our society. >> recently, charles, damn if you do, damn if you dont, when he did things targeting the black community, hes the president of all people, not just the president of black people. thats what some conservatives and some people would say and then, of course, african-americans would say, well, hes not doing enough for the black community. h...

Program and maybe they want to get funding for their program or publicity, which will be a good thing if youre doing good stuff. but you need to be careful with hero worship of donald trump. you know, where was all of this philanthropy and all of this concern for the black community before? i dont remember any donald trump mentoring programs. >> here is what he said -- >> kieran, he said, what do you have to lose? now he has to deliver on that promise. he needs to do better things or what? >> we...

Today, anybody who is there to uphold the law cannot act like theyre above the law. and both a principle that is used to make sure it reflects the culture in the police department. and i want to say one thing, there are men and women both in leadership positions and rank and file who follow and live by that principle every day. jason van dyke does not represent the police department. i can give you chapter and verse of people who are doing things beyond what their quote/unquote their job descrip...

That killed 7-year-old amare was intended for his father. he is a high ranking gang member arrested 45 times. as a church leader and community leader what can you do about gang violence? >> number one, theres no nothing anymore powerful than love. we have to teach love preach love and empower families mentoring programs. these are the things the church can do. its not just the church alone. when you look at the violence that exists in our city theres been a collaborative failure of multiple inst...

Begins church of chicago. thanks so much for being with us pastor. have you had a chance to talk to a a amari browns family? >> no, i have not. i have talked to some of the pastors trying to minister to that family but in the city of chicago there are a lot of families just like that going through the same issues today. >> we heard from that family friend in the last sound bite we played saying this is just going to continue to happen. its already happened too many times. what is your take on ho...

Graduate ready for a career. are they getting suspended in school? can we intervene there? are they in danger of falling into the criminal justice system? can we catch them before they do? key indicators we know will make a difference. if a childs reading by the third grade at grade level we know they have a chance of doing better. if they arent involved with the criminal justice system and arent suspended while theyre in school we know they have got a chance of doing better. so theres certain t...