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Police department, the fire department and city wide. we've had to have federal intervention in order to get progress. >> you said after the firing of the police superintendent, you said it won't mean much if mayor emanuel doesn't demand serious changes in the way the police interact with the community. is he now making serious changes? >> based on what has happened tod today, it looks like they're moving in that direction. however, the work is just starting. we want to see this all the way through, because the angst that people have in the communities is real. this is something that's been sy...

New investigation by the doj, will you promise here and today that whenever they finish their work and come up with the list of changes and recommendations, that you will implement them, you won't fight about it, that you'll say yes and do it? >> i think two things i would say to you. first, we already getting to work. both from dashboard to body cams to new leadership, ipra, in the search for a new police superintendent, also with the task force and the reputation and their body of work, in the area of oversight and accountability. but i would draw your attention, greg, to one other issue. it...

Action, early interdiction, and policies associated with transparency and giving the information to the public that they need. each of those are part of a set of policies and personnel changes that are necessary to build the trust that is essential between the police department and community relations. as i said a week ago, this is not the end of the problem, but the beginning of solution. a task force will look at a series of things that have a long history in the city of chicago, top to bottom. and they will make a set of recommendations that are essential for us to implement, because while ...

Early, catch them, hold them accountable, and also when necessary, have a disciplinary policy which is in place and has credibility. and it's not just you strike a point. it's a work in progress, also. and while you may make changes in policy, you may make changes in practice, and not may -- we will -- and may make changes in personnel, it's also the hard work of changing a culture that i think is -- >> mayor daily had a similar press conference more than seven years ago, ipra was created. why should people who are protesting outside your office right now believe this time is different? >> wel...