Third term. One can only hope that a new mayor will bring peace and healing to a city in desperate need of both. Heres our town hall from chicago. [ applause ] good evening, everyone, im Laura Ingraham and welcome to the first ever the ingraham angle town hall. Now id like to thank the city of chicago and the audience for hosting us for an incredibly important discussion. Chicago is one of the truly Great American cities, spectacularly beautiful in the summer and winter. But in recent years Gang Violence has reached epidemic proportions and a level of violence that is unacceptable for anywhere in america. The city is on pace for more than 2,000 shootings this year which will mark the fifth Straight Year its topped that grim mark. Just so you get some perspective, since 2011, the year that rahm Emanuel Took Office as mayor there have been over 4,000 murders in this city. Thats more than the 34,481 killed in action from 2003 to 2010. And its not just the level of violence in the city tha
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and i met a man yesterday, tyrone muhammed who has a group of 300 ex-cons to stop the violence. we have to take advantage of the opportunities that exist in the community and we need to exercise what we have to laura: a strong righteous man can do a lot to inspire young, dejected, disoriented young men. one righteous man. and i bet you talk to these guys like, hey, he looks pretty cool. i came from the neighborhood of important. laura: but you came and succeeded because you worked hard. my grandfather exposed me to different things. laura: a father figure. your individual choice. that s what it comes down to. laura: fantastic. vic, great to meet you and great to see you. one of the most horrific acts of gang violence today.
residents how the mayhem is affecting their daily lives. it s the trenches right here. it go down right here, [ bleep ]. it go down. you have been shot how many times? two times, bro. caught me right there, bro, you feel me. reporte . laura: joining us islikelike and vic maggio who is a citizen journalist. gianno, you are from here and you are infuriated. i m getting more and more angry as we ve gone on in this town hall. but we have to channel this to answers and solutions. absolutely. laura: if there is one thing that cowl change and the worst affected neighborhoods to make a real difference what would it be? first, two things, i want to thank you for bringing the show to chicago and doing this town