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The most help? >> that's a good question. i'm one vote. my people need help in chicago. black people need help if we really want america to be the greatest it can be. we need stronger black leaders. we need a black mayor in chicago. there's no way we will be able to deal with the issues in chicago unless you have a mayor that really understands the critical issues that are impacting the people of chicago. the black issue is the number one issue in the city of chicago. until we have a mayor in this city that understands how to remedy those problems and understands fairness and equity and attack...

Need a black mayor. i can't back down from that. the last time we had a black mayor, things were improving. white people are good. i will work with white people. >> laura: i'm here trying to figure it out. i'm trying my best. >> i have nothing against white people, but what i do know, we need to work alongside white people, blacks and whites. no one can really solve black people's problems better than blacks. >> laura: it could be you. you're 26? >> 23. yes, ma'am. >> laura: you've had your own issue, run-in with the police. it involved you and getting into a dust up with a police officer. you...

Thank you so much. thank you so much. >> laura: i'm sorry. >> we have to protect our children. and if we have people that are leading our city not concerned with the protection of our children, then where do we stand as people? >> laura: need some new leadership in the city. it's not about democrats or republicans. it's someone who knows how to run this city. >> we call ate miracle. for 30 days straight, we called 311. we called the mayor's office to get some acknowledgement, superintendents. we reached out. >> laura: did mayor emanuel call you? >> we have not heard from either one of them yet...

The country can understand how that feels. i got to tell you, i think you're right. until you live that -- >> there you go. >> laura: until you live that fear. >> you'll never understand it. >> laura: i can't put myself in your place. look, we might not agree on a lot of political issues, but i like the fact that you're getting involved here. we have a question from may jackson, political independent. may? >> so my question is, with violence off -- with violence out of control, with black unemployment the highest in the country, and with blacks coming last in the 16 economic indicators, will t...

Men short where we need to be. >> laura: you're 1,000 police officers short in the city of chicago today? >> we only have half of the detectives that we need. we used to have 2,000 detectives. >> laura: how many do you have now? >> just about 1,000. >> laura: what's the reason for that? what are the politicians saying? >> you have to ask the mayor, rom emanuel, for that. he's the one that calls the detectives. we have aulsz at the fop tried to interject our solutions to the problem both when it requires money, we are shut out. our opinion doesn't count. that's part of the problem. that's what ...