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Captain joe burns takes a survey of who's doing the best job so far. >> who is your favorite? >> both. >> you got to pick one. [ all speak at once ] >> aside from a little confusion, some attendance issues and opening day jitters, it was a pretty smooth start. >> everything looked pretty good. i saw a little of city surfaces out there. >> superintendent mccarthy gets the report. >> very good coverage, no issues. that's it, sir. >> it's a good start. we just got to make sure that we keep it going. we haven't won anything yet. it's going to take a while. >> mccarthy knows there's 179 school days...

Turn around and show them who we are. >> these folks will keep an eye out for trouble on the safe passage routes. if something happens it is their job to call police. >> superintendent, who is accountable? >> whenever violence occurs we take the accountability. the reality is this is nothing new. kids have been crossing gang lines for years to go to school. >> mccarthy leads to put a lid on violence and keep kids safe. >> the difference between my district and other districts is i have eight schools. other places have one or two. i think you will have to take my plan. i won't be able to cover ...

>> murder, murder, murder. >> this -- >> it's going to be hard. >> as the summer winds down chicagoens try to take advantage of the warm weather while it lasts. police superintendent throws out the first pitch before his cops take on the firefighters in their annual show down. >> we might lose in football and boxing but we ain't going to lose in this. >> off the field you could say the police are ahead in the count. there have been fewer shootings and murders than last summer. mccarthy knows with school opening soon a tough task. over on the west side the mayor

Breath in. >> the first day of school is an anxious one for kids, parents and teachers. >> we have to account for every singleal student. every student accounts for $5,000. the first day is especially important. so please make sure you are doing that. >> the mayor also has a lot riding on today. huddles with superintendent mccarthy and deputy chief. >> we are going to be fine. if something happens we will be all over it. they are the most important thing in the world, kids. >> today about 10,000 elementary

>> there's enormous pressure on the superintendent. he focuses on gathering street level intel and analyzing crime data to better target warring gang factions responsible for most of the city's violence. >> you've got to jack it up and get these guys motivated, have them putting their hands on people and destroy that gang. >> mccarthy never stops crunching the numbers. >> the only thing we're up in is the murders. obviously 20, versus 15 last year. we've got to take a look at that and what we're doing to stay on top of it.