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That's what i tell them.eo >> laura: brandon, members of your family have themselves gotten completely sucked into the gang life. you avoided it. there's a cycle in families there's a cycle in a lot of things, alcoholism touches all families, drug abuse, it's part of this problem we'll get into. you managed to pull yourself out of that. you had a mentor. sedrick, you also ended up having a mentor.rs and dr. horton, how did you do it? >> so, just like you said mentor, dr. horton and i have other mentors, john and cory. just those guys really believing in me. i said giving guys hope. he was a pr...

Two other officers were injured after being dragged by a vehicl outside of white castle. his female partner was hospitalized in serious condition with two collapsed lungs and fractured ribs. i want to return now to the current leader of the city mayor -- excuse me, lori lightfoot. we invited her to be part of the town hall. we would've loved to up hatter here. the city hall is just a few miles from here. she's very busy. but she declined our invitation. that's okay. but especially with the impending teacher strike there's a lot going on. i do hope she join us on the show another time back in w...

You heard the stories. two women, two tragic stories. let's go to you. lack of -- a lack of love unity, role models, enough support for the police, enough police. it's a lot. we didn't touch on drugs in thi situation. but drugs have been a part of a lot of the violence, selling them, pushing them, being onon them, getting on them because of this situation. how important is that? >> it's very important, i believe some of the mothers herv polly -- my heart goes out. >> thank you. i've seen it when you have children come home with $400 sneakers on, they been out all night long, don't go to school...

>> laura: a key ingredient of breaking the cycle of violence is reaching out to prison inmates. you met the author of the new book taken for granted earlier in the special. he has an exclusive look inside of the cook county department of corrections where local pastors have taken it upon themselves to help felons turn their lives around so they don't make it back in once they're released. here's what i found. >> you guys are being held as you await trial. what is it that you've noticed in your time in the life in the '90s up to now with some of thei younger generation you're seeing coming in t...

They become the head of household. a drug kid will tell you listen, why should i go to school when i can make $200 orho $300 a day and come home? the foundation starts at the home. drugs is definitely the scourge of any community. but it became an epidemic when it started to go to other communities. it's always been here in the black community.un >> laura: joseph, on this issue we have a lot of pain, opioids meth. now we're going to legalize drugs. it's going to solve our problem knock out the violence. you're seeing a lot of violence in communities where it's legalized. you bring in cheaper, ...