group. old cars with jump start a new life. young guys are interested in two things as far as i am concerned, young girls, old cars. let me try to use these cars to try to create change. reporter: the students here learning about cars and how to fix them are usually people other programs passed by. you bring in a rough crowd. that s what i like. reporter: why? nobody wants to deal with those guys. the program was designed to deal with chicago s gang population. so i want to deal with those guys because those are the guys that i see are the real problem. reporter: it s all about opening doors to new skills that can lead to good jobs. the only way that you could change the behavior of a person is if you change the way they think. letting them see something that they ve never seen, so that they can interest dream bigger than they ever dreamed. reporter: he says around 1,500 young men have run through
west side where the gang population is greatest. violence has recently spilled over to lincoln park and river north neighborhoods. this weekend gunfire at one of the selling points of chicago, the lakefront running and cycling path right on lakeshore drive. 28-year-old man was sitting on a path very near the expensive apartments and hotels overlooking lake michigan and shot in the buttocks. not clear if he was targeted or hit by a stray round. the injuries were not life threatening. bill: the song doesn t change in chicago. nice to see you, mike. dana: the battle over covid vaccine mandates is spreading to more cities as some local governments are now requiring the jab or threatening jobs. details on that next. there is outrage in new york city as the mayor deblasio gets ready to set hundreds of inmates free from ryker s island prison. the reason why coming up shortly. dana: state department claims it helped get an american family out of
were trying to take advantage of this moment that i believe started with a car accident. it s a horrific statement. it s a horrific statement about those men involved in that. 54 people were shot this weekend in chicago. one alderman points out that the police are badly outnumbered the gang population estimated shy of 20,000 and 20,000 and the bad people don t share information with them. martha: thanks. let s bring in tomi lahren and geraldo rivera, fox news contributors at large. this is a horrific situation. every weekend we see more shootings across the nation. so today, moments ago in the white house briefing room, jen psaki was asked what is the president s reaction to this. here s what she said. i m not going to get ahead of
crime in any city. least of all the city of chicago with its high gang population. carley: absolutely. alderman lopez, thanks for speaking out we appreciate it. thank you. carley: come up, 900 percent spike of illegal immigrants in one sector of the border. former acting dhs secretary ken cuccinelli. calling florida north korea why he compares the sunshine state to the real jet stream. you oughta customize your car insurance with liberty mutual, so you only pay for what you need. oh um, doug can we talk about something other than work, it s the weekend.
assistant warden amanda parker takes me straight to the tower. from here, every move the prisoners make is monitored. they re conducting head count. the whereabouts of each individual in our jail. do you have a lot of simon city royals? yes. that s our predominant gang population, simon city. down on the cellblock, the royals are locked up with rival gangs, including their archenemies, the vice lords. everybody is on guard and watching their backs. you think a lot of guys get recruited in jail? most definitely. they feel like they have to for protection join up in order to survive prison. having 18-year-old, 19-year-old male come through, this is his first time in jail, he thinks he can become a part of them, and he s got family per se.