chicago this holiday week end including a 7-year-old boy gunned down by a bullet. police say meant for his father, a gang member with a criminal record. at the vigil a family friend said unless there are changes this tragedy will keep happening. the superintendent says the system is broken. i ll speak to him in a moment. you might as well turn yourself in because this 7-year-old, did nothing to you. reporter: the 7-year-old is amare brown killed by a bullet police believe was intended for his father. a man police have called a known gang member who had been arrested more than 40 times. in addition to brown, seven others were killed this weekend ranging in age from 17 to 48. at the nearby greater st. john bible church, pastor ira akre is frustrated. amare is 7 years old. and there is power in the blood of the innocent. reporter: chicago needs fewer
to help with the negotiations. john? two hours until the u.s. markets open. it could be a very interesting day. by that i mean rocky. pressure is mounting and time is running short. they are closer than ever but u.s. secretary of state, john kerry cautions negotiations can go either way with that tuesday deadline looming. we are live at the white house. john both sides say they have never been closer to getting a deal but admitting there are still key issues left unresolved. there s been a flurry of intense negotiations over the weekend. five meetings alone between secretary of state, john kerry and the foreign minister in the last 24 hours. there were tentative agreements over the weekend, the secretary of state taking time to emphasize there s no agreement, down playing the expectations.
country really is about freedom, then you should have the right to buy that flag and fly it on your own personal property if you want to. other people should have the right to judge you for flying that flag or say that you are being incredibly politically correct or narrow minded in putting it out there. we can count on that. i have to leave this debate here. i appreciate you bringing your voices to us. always a pleasure. thanks. john? thanks michaela. a deadly weekend in chicago. a rash of shootings leaving several dead, including a 7-year-old boy. a local reverend joins us next.
that was the cousin of the 7-year-old victim in a rash of gun violence in chicago. seven people killed including the young boy. dozens more left wounded. joining us now is pastor ira of greater st. john bible church. they are offering a reward for the capture of the shooter and the church also is home to the family members of amar e brown. thank you for being with us this morning. we know the family members are heart broken. how do you explain these sickening and senseless violence and murders chicago is seeing right now? when you look in chicago, there is a combination of social dispair, proliferation of guns and the underground drug economy. that is the those are the reasons that there is so much violence taking place here in our city. according to the chicago police department the bullet
u.s. women they are champions of the world! i had dreams of this playing in a world cup final. i mean that s every soccer player s dream. a new round of deadly violence in chicago. 47 people shot since friday. seven killed this holiday weekend. if we don t hold criminals accountable, people do not go to jail for illegal guns. at this point, it appears to be a random shooting incident. a suspect and an undocumented immigrant and repeat felon. did you shoot? this is new day chris cuomo. welcome back to new day. it is monday july 6th. john joins us. chris is off this week. you picked a good morning! team usa on top of the world!