Schools . You kill the children. The mayors Administration Closed dozens of schools. The largest mass School Closure history. Many residents rallied around this man. They are looking for a mayor that sits at a table and will listen to people. Good evening, everyone, thanks for joining us. Im adam may sitting in for joie chen. We begin with the fight for chicago, where the former righthand man is in a fight for his life. Rob emanuel has been forced into a Runoff Election by an unlikely contender. A man that ran his campaign on a tight budget but captured the hearts and minds of many disenfranchised residents. They feel the mayors policies left them out. Christopher putzel who chronicled the fight to combat deadly gun violence returned to chicago to file this report. Closing 50 schools and not having a plan for children. Remember, children are our future. Children are the most innocent people in the world. That was an attack to me on children. Jeanette taylor has lived her life on chicagos south side. A place where Mayors School reforms do not sit well. In 2013, the mayors Administration Closed dozens of schools, the largest mass School Closure history. Most of the schools shut down were in latino and black neighbourhoods, some of the poorest communities. The school is a foundation. It used to be what the black church boasts to the community. Now its the only Stable Institution they have left. They are corrupt, they are in chaos. The mayor, facing debt shut down, underused and underperforming schools. What he said were failing schools. In the process, taylor said emanuel failed her community. What happens to a neighbourhood when you close its schools. You kill the essence of children. A community with no children or anywhere to play. Me and the kids are struggling. We are in the house. We have every electronical kids to keep me from letting kids go outside because its unsafe. Reporter the 40yearold mother of six has four schoolage children. My children are at a crowded school. My baby is autistic he has Speech Therapy and services in the hallway. Reporter they go to an Elementary School one on the receiving end when others were shut down. When they merged it was like throwing a grenade. Well give them a few dollars and let them figure it out. You cant do that. Its like we are emerging fans. G 2 brown is the organizers of the kenwood open community organization. Its one of the oldest social justices groups on the south side. We are what used to be Anthony Overton Elementary School. Reporter he took us to a school. I want you to take a look. The schools were named after icons. Are you saying by closing the schools you are losing more that a school, you are losing a legacy. You are losing Legacy History of what happens in the community, and you lose hope. What has been the result of this school closing. Now what they dont tell you is for two straight years before closing the school you have a 6point improvement in the test scores and a 13 point. What is the biggest cost to the community when you shut a school like this . Look. Now there should be looking seeing children walking through the hallways. A child waving to you out the window, a parent with a couple of babies into the building. Life. Reporter where are they now . They are displaced. They are displaced. They can live there, and they dont have the choice to go to a good school in their own neighbourhood. Children in chicago enjoy a world class education. The mayor defended his record. We used to have four out of 10 kids yop out of high school. Drop out of high school. More kids are going to college now than before. Reporter he says the reforms are paying off, graduations are up suspensions down and africanamerican students are taking advance placement classes. They have become a lightening rod. A rallying point on the south and west sides. I think parents and people in the community see that this mayor does not represent our interests. Appreciate. Thank you, sir. Many rallied around this man. Known as chewie the 58yearold city commissioner forced president obamas former chief of staff into a run off for the mayors seat. Despite highprofile endorsements and big money. The outcome shocking the public. They are excited. They are like ive got your back. Ive got my family voting for you. I have never seen that in politics. Never seen kids standing in parades shouting a politicians name. Im overwhelmed by that. Garcia, who spent 30 years in politics ran as the every man candidate. He didnt have much money, but this strong support from the powerful Teachers Union and the grassroots areas. People had seen canadians come and go a lot of people dont feel like anything changed for them. Why should some of them think that it should be anything different to you. People of course have expectations and would like to see something dramatic happen. They understand those things do not come overnight. What they are looking for is something basic. They are looking for a mayor who will come around. They are looking for a mayor who will sit at a table and listen to people. Reporter emanuel has been called unapproachable and out of touch. Something addressed in the latest campaign ads. They sea the greatest strengths are the greatest weaknesses. I can rub people the wrong way. I own that. The mayor can put on all the sweaters he wants. Its not his style. His policies hurt people. America tonight reached out to the mayor for an interview but got no response. We did sit with andrea a member of the schoolboard, and one of the majors biggest supporters. Were you surprised when the mayor was forced into a Runoff Election with chewie. I was a little surprised, to be honest with you. I think, look the school issue is very emotional. The Teachers Union is well organised, and it think, you know people you know i think people were trying to send a message that we are not convinced that you care about us. Like all schoolboard members, he was appointed by mayor emanuel and was one behind the decision to shut down the schools. What happened was between two and 2010 we lost 2,000 people. The overwhelming majority were africanamericans. And that means in our schools we have more seats than we have kids to fill them. So we close the schools because we didnt need the seats. We thought we could give the kids a better chance at a better resource school. Reporter do you understand why someone living on the communities that had the school shut down, that may be a hard pill to swallow . Yes. Its not i think people are impatient and they have every right to be. I think people dont trust the board of education, because we have not always acted in a way that is consistent. I get that. If you look at the broader statistics, our kids are doing better. Reporter jeanette says it does not tell the correct story. How do you kill the community. You close the very things. You close the schools, and you take away affordable housing. You make a decision based on the 1 . They are cutting the very people that you are supposed to help. They are your constituents too. Reporter taylor pinned her hopes on chewie. Ill be a fair mayor, someone that wont exclude people. I will be someone who is a good listener and sit at a table and ensure there are stakeholders there. Reporter for all the disillusionment and pore communities, he doesnt have widespread support. He has not got enough support in chicago. So far, hes given the president s righthand man a run for his money. Lets bring in christopher putzel, good to see you. You dont want to put stakes in the polls. The recent ones show a double digit for ron emanuel. Does anyone think garcia has a chance to pull ahead. You have to remember no one expected the runoff in the first place. Anything could happen. Its too early to say. Caroline garcia has a tremendous amount of support on the ground. You cant forget the fact that politics is all about money. Fundraising is an essential part of it. Theres not the same amount of money going to the left that garcia represents. Will they turn out to the polls, thats another question. A lot he represents they may not make it to the polls. Thats a question. Some could say they may be more motivated to go to the polls depending which side you read the tea leaves. I have to ask about putting it into perspective. It appears we are seeing more challenges to the standard i guess candidates candidates put up by the party, from those on the left or right, depending what we talk about, are we . Absolutely. Emanuel expected to sail to reelection on the backs of a tremendous amount of money, only it be challenged by a candidate out of nowhere. And moderate liberalism basically had this policy that they are very friendly towards capitalism with p for the masses, Like Health Care or education. When you live in a time of inequality basically the only ones benefitting are the rich. A lot of people send a message saying we dont believe what you represent. Well follow this and see how it turns out. Still to come paying back pay day loops. Being asked pay day. I had to get money there, i had another pay day to keep the payment from the first loop. A crackdown on the pay day lending industry. The plan to help break the death trap. Also king richard the iiis grave was discovered near a parking lot. Scientific testing revealed more about the king that ruled with an iron fist. The dirt unearthed by richard the third. And a trillion dollar fiasco. Why has the fighter jet paved with setbacks. Find out on aljazeera. Com americatonight welcome back in our fastforward, its a vicious cycle. When strapped for cash shortterm loans can offer a quick fix. The payoff is anything but convenient. The loans can carry Interest Rates as high as 500 and customers find themselves borrowing more to pay off the initial loan. America tonights sara hoy on the debt trap. Reporter if you could explain to me how much were you in the hole . 28 2800. Reporter like so Many Americans struggling with debt for Gloria Warner a native of jackson,mississippi, trouble started with a single transaction. It started out what a call. I went to one pay day and had to get money, and had to go to another to keep up with the payment from the first. It was a cycle that kept going and going. Reporter how bad did it get for you . It got so bad i felt i was working for the pay day loan instead of paying bills. It was like i had to pay pay day loans then the bills. Reporter over the fours of four years she juggled eight different loans. I came in one day and looked at my check and i did all the pay day loans and after i did that i couldnt go buy groceries. What was left . 20. 20. 20. Reporter in several cities across mississippi, residents struggled to find goods and Services Including banks. Lenders and shops. They rely on these shops to make it meet. Where the cost is written in fine print. Bill c. E. O. Is working to fill the void left by big banks. Its hard to avoid the connection between race and poverty. We believe that access to capital, Financial Services is important. Reporter hope a Financial Cooperative owned and managed by customers opened in 1994 inside a church base the mission, improve lives in the most depressed region. Warner turned to hope for help and paid off a pay day loan debt. I will be doing the same ritual, and even though they say they offer you a way out. I couldnt see it. Fastforward and president obama is pushing tougher rules for the pay day on industry. In a speech today he said lenders should ensure they are not taking advantage of low income insurers in need of cash. One of the main ways to make sure paychecks go further is making sure working families dont get ripped off. One set of proposed rules is limiting the amount of loans a customer can take. Lenders would have to offer a nocast extended plan to consumers that cant pay off the loans. It comes from the Consumer Protection bureau independent of congress. A royal case solved. Its amazing to do this on ancient remains, and because of the ambiguity about richards hair and eye colour. The remains of king richard iii reburied. What science unearthed about the monarch. And friday an america tonight special. Rewiring the brain. Take a look at a medical procedure called deep brain stimulation, is it a medical matter or has science gone too far. Rewiring the brain. Friday here on america tonight. Britains rich royal history is a little richer after an unprecedented Funeral Service for a king that died over 500 years ago. Sheila macvicar on the brutal life and fascinating death of richard iii. Earth to earth, ashes to ashes. Reporter at least his final journey was gentle and solemn. The last english king to lead his troops in battle laid to rest by a military guard. Mourners parked the cathedral and the streets outside. A specially committed bone red by benedict cumberbatch. My bones, in soil written in human braille. Reporter the Academy Award nominee a distant relation to the dead king attending the service. The funeral brings to a close the history of a legendry figure. Richard iii portrayed as a ruthless power grabbing king. Now is the winter of our discontent. They reenact the battle where richard led a charge and was brought down by a sword, his body taken to lester and buried in a firry by monks, his resting place forgotten, until three years ago when researchers tracked down his remains, long its incredible the fact that someone can be killed in battle thrown aaburied somewhere and all these years later the body is discovered in a car park. If you want to know anything about any of englands kings, robert lacy is your man. It took scientific sleuthing to find and confirm that the bones found in the car park matched the last scene description of richard. He was aged 22 and described as having one shoulder higher than the other. The team tracked the known descendants and tracked modern technology to i. D. Him. The quality, 99. 99 that these are the remains of richard iii. That confirmed the remains as richards. The results turned up skeletons in the closet. For one thing, yes, the back showed the grew come curve of richards scolyosis. He didnt look quite as we were led to believe. Its amazing to do the latest on ancient remains, because of hair and eye colour it was interesting to bring data to that. Turns out richard was liking a toehead, with blue eyes, and genetic evidence that he wasnt who he thought he was either. They look at the d. N. A. They trace from his sister into living people and discover on the mothers side its identical. And you look on the fathers side and its different. That means theres hankypanky. Reporter it means science turned up evidence of royal indesgregs and a shady blood line. What is fascinating people is the possibility that because the male line is faulty obviously someone crept in between the bed clothes who was not royal to father the current strand of dna. That throws a question mark over the legitimacy of the present line of the throne. Reporter type of, as they say, heals all wounds and the counter family sent a representative and note from the queen. What captivated people all over the country and drawn thousands is harder to explain. A long dead king with a reputation for brutality has a proper burial. And his legacy is reassessed by historians. Britains royal history books has an ending fit for a king. Thats it for us on america tonight. Tell us what you think at aljazeera. Com america tonight. You can talk to us on twitter or facebook. Come back well have more america tonight tomorrow. Its a weekday morning in new york city and a line forms well before doors open at this east harlem food pantry. The people waiting for food range from Young Mothers to older people on fixed incomes. Inside the pantry, the number of people needing food is only growing. Congress cut 5 billion dollars from s. N. A. P. Or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in late 2013; because of that, the new york common pantry, one of the largest in new york serving 3 million meals annually, reports a 26 increase in recipients in the last year. New york ranked 4 in a recent survey of cities around the globe with the highest percentage of millionaires. Joel berg, who heads the new York Coalition against hunger says, as the city gets wealthier, demand at the 1000 plus food kitchens he represents is only increasing. Well when neighborhoods gentrify, the demand goes up because rent is the single greatest cost that low income people face and if they cant afford to pay rent, they cant afford to buy food. And with Less Government aid for food, the strain is on charities to fill the void and depend on donations to keep feeding new yorks hungry. Its one of the toughest jobs in america now, ferguson, missouris new acting police chief speaks for the first time on National Television to this show about fixing what is broken and of the fear his Companies Face on the streets. They are afraid. If you are sitting looking in the crowd, its in your mind who has got the gun. And theres no way to prevent it. Also a major american city
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