Was defeat a motion to proceed with s1, what democrats call the for the people act. In other words, agree or disagree with whats in the bill, what republicans did tonight was foreclosure any possibility of even opening debate on it. Now, none of this was unexpected or particularly unusual, except perhaps for the degree of the nothing to see here, folks, coming from Minority Leader Mitch Mcconnell. Nothing to see, in his view, nothing for the federal government to do about it. Im okay with the states sorting this sort of stuff out. You know, the most important election in the country is the president ial election. Its not decided in congress. Its decided in the electoral college. Those are statebystate decisions. And so regardless of what may be happening in some state, theres no rationale for federal intervention. Theyll figure it out. Theyll go to court and determine whether or not theres any rational basis for this. Thats not unusual in this country. Its not unusual in this country, he says, for states to work it all out. And its true that many things like this do ultimately getting worked out in courts. But then in the next breath, literally one minute later, he says theres really nothing to work out. Theres nothing broken around the country. The system upheld very well during intense stress in the latter part of the previous congress. This no Rationale Basis for federalizing this election, therefore, theres no point in having an election a debate in the u. S. Senate about something we ought not to do. Those two thoughts, nothings broken and let the states work it out are the republican strategy in a nut shell. Both statements could be true if there was no widespread fraud in the last election, that a Record Number of people in both parties made their voices heard in the middle of the worst public Health Emergency in a century, that in this vital respect, nothing was really broken. But they dont. If republicans accepted that reality, truly nothing was broken, why are gopcontrolled State Legislatures finding so much they say they need to fix . If everythings aok, then why, according to the brennen center, have at least 14 states already enacted 22 new laws as of may of this year limiting access to the vote largely based on nonexistent Voter Fraud . If nothings broken, why are republican State Lawmakers hosting sham ballots in already certified elections . If he truly thinks nothing is broken, perhaps Senator Mcconnell should speak to guys like this senator from georgia who ended His Nonbroken 2020 experience with his own Security Detail due to death threats, who spent part of his tenure begging the president of the United States to stop inciting violence with his election lies. Mr. President , it looks like you likely lost the state of georgia. Were investigating. Theres always a possibility. I get it, and you have the rights to go through the courts. What you dont have the ability to do and you need to step up and say this, is stop inspiring people to commit potential acts of violence. Someones going to get hurt. Someones going to get shot. Someones going to get killed. And its not right. I its not right. At this moment, a judge in the state is weighing demands to set up an Arizonastyle Sham Audit there. If nothings broken, why is this even in front of a judge . Of course, if nothings broken, then what were all those rioters doing at Senator Mcconnells workplace . Clearly something is broken, largely to the insensitive that lies about stolen elections and Voter Fraud have broken it. Something a number of Senator Mcconnells fellow republicans are complicit with. He seems to think his party benefits from it. Some portions of Senate Bill 1 would have prevented the kind of Voter Restriction laws we see across the country. Others would have established federal standards for early and mailin voting, putting all states on a level playing field. Yet other language would have Put Redistricting into the hands of bipartisan commissions, chosen not by the government as falsely claimed, but by the states themselves. Had republicans debated on it, they might have demanded parts of the bill be changed, removed, or replaced, and they might have gotten what they want, but they chose instead not to talk at all, and that makes a statement too. Lets go for more on all this from cnns Ryan Nobles at the capitol for us tonight. Getting to 50 was the Bestcase Scenario for democrats going into this vote. Sure theyll be able to say theyre united, but they still failed to move the bill. Its dead. What happens now . Reporter youre right. This bill is not moving forward, and that is a huge blow to many democratic activists across the country who listed this among their highest priorities in this session of congress. You know, the Majority Leader Chuck schumer said theyre not giving up, that they have a number of avenues to try and pass some form of this legislation in the near future, but he hasnt outlined how they get there. The obstacle is that the filibuster remains in place and there are a small group of democratic senators who are unwilling to break that up for anything, even something they consider to be their biggest priority, and that includes west virginias Joe Manchin and Arizonas Senator Kyrsten Sinema who both said the filibuster, breaking it up now would lead to longterm consequences they dont want to entertain. Chuck schumer can continue to tell his base that hes not giving up on this, but right now hes yet to outline a true path to getting there without convincing those wayward senators they need to break the filibuster and they need to do it now. There are Progressive Democrats who believe President Biden and Vice President harris shouldve done more to get this passed. The Vice President spoke after the vote. What did she have to say . Reporter i talked to a lot of Progressive Democrats in the House Of Representatives that are really upset with President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, that they werent more forceful in using the Bully Pulpit of the White House to try and encourage democrats to do everything they possibly could to get this passed in the senate. Harris pushed back on that after the vote today. Listen to what she said. I am here today because obviously this is one of the critical issues that the united States Congress could take up. Which is about the fundamental right to vote in our country. And i think it is clear, certainly, for the american people that when were talking about the right to vote, it is not a republican concern or a democratic concern. It is an american concern. This is about the american peoples right to vote, unfettered. It is about their access to the right to vote in a meaningful way. Nobody is debating, i dont believe, whether all americans have the right to vote. The issue here is is there actual access to the Voting Process . Or is that being impeded . And the bottom line is that the president and i are very clear we support s1, we support the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and the fight is not over. Reporter harris didnt answer questions after making that statement, but what most reporters were asking, yes, you support it, whats your plan for getting it passed . And right now the Majority Leader Chuck schumer, the White House, President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris dont seem to have an answer to that question. I talked to pramila jayapal. Shes the chair of the Progressive Caucus in the house. Tonight she said the patience is wearing thin, particularly with progressive members of the house who want to see action. Theyre done listening to the words. They need to see action behind those words. Ryan nobles, appreciate it. Lets get perspective from democratic senator chris kunz. I spoke to him before air time. Senator, is it clear why Joe Manchin waited so long to put forward his version of an acceptable voting Rights Bill . If he had done that sooner, do you think you could have gotten some republicans on board . I dont know if Theres Anything we can do to get republicans on board with protecting access to the ballot with Voting Rights. But ill remind you, anderson, that the restrictive laws that are being passed now in states across the country, states Like Georgia and arizona, theyre trying to do it in texas, they hurt vectors both republicans and democrats alike. They make it harder to access the Ballot Box and harder to vote under conditions, not just like the pandemic, but in ordinary times. So the kinds of reforms that the for the people act would have put in place would have guaranteed better, broader access to the right to vote for americans of all backgrounds in both parties. I think if Joe Manchin had come forward with a clear proposal earlier, we might have sharpened the focus today. But the outcome still would have likely been the same, 50 democrats supporting moving ahead with it, 50 republicans opposed. So what happens now . If theres no chance of getting republicans on board and, you know, Manchin And Sinema said they will not support eliminating the filibuster, is this just no longer is it just dead . Anderson, the rules committee, which has responsibility for elections, is going to have a series of hearings both about the laws that are being passed around the country and about the provisions that could be included if this is taken up again. A number of us are going to reach out to republicans and see if there is any path forward. But, frankly, given the facts you just stated, im gravely concerned this will be a green light to republicans, particularly in State Legislatures to move ahead with more steps that willtrict right right to vote. Theres nothing democrats can do about it . Unless we change the filibuster and we got at least two members who are publicly saying they wont do that, having this Veto Today was an important part of Handbag A discussion in our caucus about whether or not were willing to change that position and instead move forward with just 51 votes for something as important as protecting access to the right to vote. But you have no confident they confidence they will move them . I dont know that, anderson. Were having robust debates about that. There is right now an ongoing effort at bipartisan progress on infrastructure, on policing reform. But on this issue, on Voting Rights, there is a very clear 50 50 split between democrats and republicans in the congress and because the right is so foundational of you are did he do i remain hopeful we may yet pur persuade possession to change position. The ballot in arizona is not a legitimate audit at all, he said hes okay with states sorting this stuff out and theres no room for congress in election laws. Are you okay with that . Well, anderson, the audit in arizona is searching for some shred of evidence of Voter Fraud or of vote irregularities. After months and months of effort and several attempts at this audit, no significant evidence has come forward. I do think its important that we take action federally to ensure that the guardrails of our elections are strong. I think we should look back at the 2020 election and be improving access to the ballot and the ability of states to ensure that the will of the electorate is respected, rather than the steps being taken as in arizona to relitigate through an audit the election of 2020. Theres a lot of democrats who have seen what happened today on Voting Rights because are obviously very upset. Earlier today, Congressman Jamaal Bowman of New York said President Biden needs to be a lot more vocal and out confront Voting Rights. Was he involved enough in these negotiations . Is there something more he can do . Look, President Biden has been clear, has been forceful, and has been engaged about the importance of protecting the right to vote. Vice president harris and President Biden have spoken to senators, have spoken out publicly, have used their Bully Pulpit in Social Media in person and on camera. But i do think theres more work for all of us to do. If its going to be harder for us to win elections going forward, then were simply going to have to work harder to demonstrate that were delivering results for the american people and to take the fight to State Legislatures around the country and to try and persuade folks both in our caucus and nationally that the right to vote is too precious a thing to allow it to be taken away by State Legislatures around the country. Senator chris kunz, appreciate your time. Thanks. Thank you, anderson. Next, Breaking News in what weve just learned about House Speaker Pelosi plans to investigate the January Insurrection in the face of republican opposition to an independent commission. Also, with all the talk about socalled ninjas and their socalled suspicions of ballots in arizona, some facts. Later, this is striking, the Cdc Director said today that nearly every adult Covid Death that takes place now is, quote, entirely preventable if people just get vaccinated. With that in mind, well talk about the biggest threat right now to the unvaccinated, the Delta Variant, and how quickly its spreading in america. Theres a world where every One Of Us is connected. Everyone. Everywhere. Where everyone is included. Where everyone has access to information, education, opportunity. When Everyone And Everything is connected. Thats really beautiful. Anything is possible. Good morning. Cisco. The bridge to possible. 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As We Peek in from our perch in the Nose Bleed Press box, we see workers photographing the nearly 2,102,020 Battle Cast in Maricopa County, using microscopic cameras to zoom in on the paper. Its a mystery what this is all about to us and to jeff ellington. What are they looking for . Dont know, wish we knew. Reporter this is President And Ceo of run Beck Election services. Nearly every single 2020 printed ballot for Maricopa County, arizona, was produced here at run beck, an airtight, secured, 90,000 square Foot Facility where every ballot is bar coded, sorted, and assembled, and the Specialty Paper itself cut and measured to the nano meter. This is Ballot Paper. Reporter this has to be specially made . Its heavyt hard to ship. Thousands of pounds for each of these rolls. We dont have paper made out of bamboo. Reporter bamboo in Ballot Paper has been a wild conspiracy that has been chased. There were accusations about the ballots coming from china, bamboo in the paper, that 40,000 ballots came in that were forged or whatever. My first response was theres no way. Reporter as this audit continues and Ellington Watched Workers use uv lights, it started getting to him. Maybe there is something, so we went in a room like this and got our flashlight and we were shining it on the paper trying to figure out what they could possibly be looking for. We couldnt find anything on the ballot that reflected or was a watermark or anything. I think that is an exercise in just nonsense. Reporter Steven Richer is a republican Maricopa County recorder, loudly denouncing this partisan exercise by the republicancontrolled Arizona Senate and what this will mean for american democracy. Youre going to have division and were not going to move the needle at all and give further oxygen to some of these absurd Conspiracy Theories. And so, you know, i dont see what the End Game is here and i dont see how this really helps. Reporter or makes any sense at all. In 2016 you did the ballots . Correct reporter in 2020, you did the ballots . Yes, for Maricopa County we did the ballots in both elections. Reporter so what changed between 2016 and 2020 that theres now this outrage in 2020 . The outcome. Kyung lah joins us now from phoenix. What are you learning about when and how this socalled report or the socalled audit will be unveiled . Reporter well, you know, when we spoke about this last night, anderson, we were hearing that it could be late july, early august. Theres a lot of this guessing game, a lot of this uncertainty because Arizona Senate President Karen Fan isnt talking to a lot of election officials in arizona like they anticipated. Another source is telling us the background 60 days, thats the last word that they got, that it could be 60 days before they find out what is revealed and what it could mean for the voters here in arizona and in Maricopa County specifically, anderson. That, though, creates a lot of uncertainty to have all that time, that gap as this question and all these Conspiracy Theories are swirling out here. More on the effort to spread the Sham Audits, Colorados Secretary of state headed off a push in her state. Some of the demands have apparently been inspired by the privatelyrun audit in arizona. Secretary griswold joins us now. Appreciate you being with us. I want your thoughts on the situation in arizona and what its prompted you to do in colorado. First, i want your reaction to the Breaking News that out of washington, the flurryailure of senate to move forward a voting Rights Bill. Senator mcconnell says its not necessary and it should go through the states and the courts if necessary. Well, anderson, thank you for having me on. My reaction from what happened in d. C. Is democrats are united in protecting Voting Rights, and senate republicans are united in allowing states to suppress their voters. Thats what were seeing across the nation, a concerted effort, coordinated to undermine democracy and then justify the passing of Voter Suppression. So i believe that its urgent that we do have the senate take action and really call on every single senator to do a carveout of the filibuster. We cannot allow the filibuster to be the reason that democracy is destroyed by these Voter Suppression tactics, these fake audits, and literally insurrectionists running to be the chief election officers of states and secretary of state. Isnt there an argument to be made, though, just arguing the other side here, that the last reason the system is set up the way it is, and for those who didnt like the former president , that had federal government been able to have a Onesizefitsall Policy for thousand election should be run in each state, there could have been something done untoward by the former president , where the fact that the states make up their own voting rules, isnt there some protection for voters in that . Well, what voters need is protection and the freedom to cast a ballot in secure elections. What were seeing is our freedoms are being under attack in State Legislatures across the nation. And i believe that every american deserves access to have their voice heard in electricians regardless of the clofr their skin, the amount of money in their bank account, or where theyre Zip Code is. So i disagree with that assessment. Were at an Urgency Point for our democracy. And what federal legislation would do, would not say you have to run your elections, this, that, and the other way and thats it. It would put a floor in so that states and partisan elected officials stopped suppressing their voters. Anderson, with these Voter Suppression bills, its not only about taking away americans freedoms, its about partisan gop members tilting elections in their favor. Thats as unamerican as you can get. You heard the latest from Kyung Lah on this socalled audit in Maricopa County. You took sort of a preemptive action in colorado. There were conservative groups seeking to do something similar with your ballots. Can you explain what was going on and what you did . Yeah. So in colorado, our local County Election officials were getting pressured to run the Sham Audits. At times, they were getting pressured with threats. And i believe that in colorado we need to take action to protect our democracy. That is how i see my role as secretary of state. So i issued rules probating Sham Audits in the State W. Were not going to law people with no experience in elections to get ahold of our voting equipment. And on top of that, we already have the best audits in the nation. Theyre bipartisan, risklimiting audits that certify outcomes are correct. We should make it really clear what the Sham Audits are trying to do. They are trying to undermine Exce Competence in elections. Some of these partisan gop members are really setting the stage for further Voter Suppression. Lastly, i think its noteworthy that although were seeing these types of fraudits and Voter Suppression, and senate republicans really refuse to move to protect the right to vote, american voters, including republican american voters, support the reforms in the for the people act, support the idea that every american Shouldve Access to making our voices heard and choosing our elected leaders. We should also point out in the last election there was Record Turnout on both sides. It was actually a very successful Afflictions State houses across the country, huge turnout on both sides. So the idea that this should be a partisan issue is its just its very strange. Jenna griswold, appreciate your time. Cnn learned from two sources familiar with the subject that House Speaker sploes going to appointed a committee to investigate the January 6th insurrection. One source telling us the speaker indicated she believes a regular Standing Committee of several dozen members just would not work and notes the house has already given the senate several weeks to get a bill on an independent commission, something republicans have blocked. Speaker pelosi later denied she had made a decision. Cnn stands by its reporting and the sources who confirmed her initial reports. Next Breaking News. 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Any sense of how the candidates are feeling tonight . Reporter anderson, youre right, it has been a long campaign. Its gotten bitter, especially towards the end. There are 13 candidates vying for the democratic nomination, but there are four names that have risen to the top in the limited public Polling Weve been looking at in the last few weeks. Those are, in fact, the names we have been hearing the most. Here at this Polling Place and also at a Polling Place in Crown Heights in brooklyn, those names are Eric Adams, the Brooklyn Borough president. Hes a former new York Police captain. He appears to be leading the polls, but, of course, this race is hard to poll due to the ranked Choice Voting aspect. Also katherine garcia, the former Sanitation Commissioner who worked under bill de blasio, the current mayor, and mayor michael bloomberg. Also maya wiley, a civil Rights Lawyer who was counsel to the current mayor, bill de blasio. Her name has come up a lot at this Polling Place, and andrew yang, the businessman and former 2020 president ial candidate. Those are the four candidates that have risen to the top here. Its going to be weeks before we find out whos ultimately the winner. But these are folks who are projecting confidence at the end. Eric adams in the last few days and hours saying i never doubted that i would win. Of course we wont know tonight if he did win, but hes projecting confidence, sharing some of the Union Support and others making calls for him, helping to get out the vote. Wily and garcia and yang tweeting about thousand polls are go to bed to close in less than an hour, urging voters to get out and have their voices heard. So Theres Reason for confidence, but this has been a difficult race to poll because we dont know how much movement is going on when it comes to people figuring out, strategizing who to rank, first, second, and third. Athena jones, thank you. Lets get perspective from christina quinn, ran for mayor in 2013 and harry enton. Christina, great to see you. What was going through your mind when you were a candidate for mayor . What do you expect is going on tonight. This is unlike anything weve seen in New York. This whole system is confusing. You know, i didnt get the results i wanted on primary night, but at least i knew and it was over. You know . And so for these folks, i cant imagine i cannot imagine two, three, maybe four weeks of waiting and waiting. Thats really challenging. Are they going to keep campaigning . How much of a Press Presence are they going to have . Its a totally different world. My Heart Kind of goes out to them because its going to be hard to not know. Harry, can you walk us through in any way that is comprehensiveble how the primary Process Works . If i could drink, i would have a drink while you do this, but ill have to listen sober. Maybe a Candidates Nightmare but a Journalists Dream to be able to explain such a complex system such as this. Heres the situation. Youre going to bring up to five candidates on your ballot. You can rank any number you want. Then essentially what happens is if no one reaches a majority of the vote and its very unlikely that anyone will, well start eliminating folks one by one. If you have the lowest share of the vote, you get eliminated and your votes go to your second, third, or fourth choice. Heres the key thing to keep in mind. If the candidate thats ahead is with less than 40 of the vote, which is very likely, and their mislead ten points or greater, that candidate is very, very likely to win based upon history. They won 100 of the time in ranked Choice Voting elections in the United States since 2000. But if lets say the leader is ahead by less than ten points, they only win 10 of the time. Lets see where the leader is. If its a close race, less than ten points between first place and second place, we really could be waiting a long time to figure out who wins. But if that first Place Experience ahead by 15 points, that person is very likely to win. I would watch a show, harry, of you and your mom talking New York politics. I would watch that show. I dont know your mom, but i would watch that. She is a lovely person. Shes a great pediatrician. You know, we used to go to the Voting Booth and have stella dorr cookies with the jewish ladies, it was beautiful. So much of the election is about crime, which is a rising concern. New york has seen record low crime for somebody who grew up in New York in the 70s, its a different New York. Do you expect this primary to be an indicator of the candidates and platforms that get traction across the country . Theres a lot of discussion about that because i think if you had a conversation about how would crime and Police Play in this election, say, six months ago, we all would have said its going to focus on Police Community relations, police brutality, et cetera. Thats really shifted and its a more traditional conversation about crime being on the rise, you know, and violence being up in the city. Except, as you just referenced, its nowhere near at all the, quote, unquote, bad old days, the bronx is burning, et cetera. Nonetheless, i think younger people in this city are so used to there being no crime at all, the increase really has them shook and were seeing that in thousand discussion has changed. Even older voters have become so used to super low crime, this new increase has really had them rethink how they see this issue, and thats really a big reason why Eric Adams is doing so well giving his history of having been a police captain. And hes running on a hardoncrime, lock Em Up Kind of platform. Its going to take a while before we know who wins. When are we actually going to find out . It could be weeks. Look, well get an idea of what the first choice selections are this evening, but that will only be the inperson voting. That does not count the ab absentees. Again, not counting those Absentee Mail ballots. Its not until July 6th well have rankedchoice results including Mail Ballots that may total 100,000 or more. Finally, it wont be until July 12th that official results should be expected. So perhaps we should all go to a diner, get some coffee a few times each week and we can discuss the results there. I like that idea. Great to see you. Thanks. What, christina . Lots of good conversation for your July 4th barbecue. Thats certainly true. Thank you so much. Just ahead, more Breaking News. 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S experience amazing at your lexus dealer. More Breaking News tonight. Federal health officials warning of a serious Uptick Prevalence of a Coronavirus Variant first seen in india. Certain states not getting vaccinated at high enough rates. The Delta Variant is currently the greatest threat in the u. S. To our attempt to eliminate covid19. Good news, the vaccines are effective against the Delta Variant. There is a danger, a real danger that if there is a persistence of a recalcitrance to getting vaccinated that you could see localized surges. Dr. Fauci added that this variant is doubling every two weeks in with the u. S. , accounting for 20 of tested samples. Lets get perspective from dr. Paul offit at Childrens Hospital in philadelphia. I dont know if it was a week ago it was at 10 of cases in the u. S. Were this Delta Variant. Now its 20 . Whats to stop this from becoming the dominant variant in this country as it has in other countries . Well, vaccines are what stop it. Unfortunately, we have a large percentage of the population that is still choosing not to vaccinate. I dont know why we need to keep learning this lesson. The first voice that came out of china was the first variant. It didnt have a greek letter designation. It was replaced by the alpha or u. K. Variant, which now is a dominant strain and now we have the third, Delta Variant. This Bat Coronavirus is trying to become more and more adapted to people, therefore, it becomes nowhere contagious. As dr. Fauci said, were not helpless here, just get vaccinated. Unfortunately there are too many people not making that choice. Theres this guy, cole beasley, in what he termed a public Service Announcement, hes an Nfl Player. He tweeted this weekend, quote, im not vaccinated. Ill be outside doing what i do. If youre scared of me, then steer clear. I may die of covid, but ill die actually living. What do you do . What do you do with somebody like this . Heres a man, Wide Receiver for the buffalo bills, whos saying its my choice, its my personal choice. But its really not his personal choice because he ice making a choice for those with whom he comes in contact. He makes two flawed arguments. One is that what do you care if youre vaccinated . Youre good. But no vaccine is 100 effective. Its still possible they could get sick, so you need everybody around you to be as highly vaccinated as possible. The second thing is there are hundreds of thousands of people in this country who cant be vaccinated because theyre getting chemotherapy and they depend on those around them to protect them f. Enough people are like the hell with you, youre going to have the continued spread of the virus, continued hospitalization and death, and worse yet, continued generation of the variants which makes it harder to get on top of. Theres this antivaccine attitude, or a prodisease attitude. Also, this guy who clearly thinks hes tough and is showing off to be how tough he is, when he gets sick, hes going to end up in a hospital. Hes going to go to a hospital where doctors and nurses are going to have to waste their time attending to him because he chose not to have a vaccine. And then at some point right before hes put on a ventilator, he will make a public Service Announcement saying, oh, gosh, i really shouldve got a vaccine. I thought it was meaningless to have a vaccine. Its even worse to be on a ventilator. It just seems like such a an snoukz way to think because, frankly, he doesnt live in a bubble and medical attention is going to have to be paid for him. If he gets sick, people are going to have to waste their time attending to him when they could have been attending the other people. And children and little kids arent getting vaccinated. Even people who have mild cases have often longhaul symptoms for many, many months. Theres so many reasons why his argument is just asinine. Youre right. And the story you just told is a story that has played out before, where people have said on their Death Bed they regretted not getting a vaccine. Its just a lesson that i find continually amazed that were unable to learn. He plays football and wears a Helmet And Shoulder skprads hes trying to prevent injury. This is no different. He uses preventative measures on the football, so why not here . I appreciate your time as always. Up next, as President Biden prepares to address the wave of Gun Violence across the country, well take you to chicago for a look at how politicians and Community Leaders there are dealing with it. Dad, why didnt you answer your phone . Your mother loved this park. She did. Look, if your Wireless Carrier was a guy youd leave him tomorrow. Not very flexible. Not great at saving. You deserve better. Xfinity mobile. Now they have unlimited for just 30 a month. 30. 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Heres his report. Reporter what are the Phone Calls like when you realize a kid has been shot . Reporter Navigating Twbetwe the wrong and right sides of the track in chicago can be a difficult journey. Jervon hicks is a Life Coach for the community and antiGun Violence group. He has tried to stop a history of shooting. Now hes trying to stop the history for any amount of money. Were these kids at one point and now youre trying to change their paths. Absolutely. Reporter how do you do that . You have to set some attainable goals for these kids. Not just set them but reach them. Reporter his latest plan is to slow down the pace of violence, what Chicagos Mayor is calling a whole of government approach. Our young men, the men most likely to be the victims but also the perpetrators of crime, have to know at the earliest possible stage their destiny is not preordained to be picking up a gun or an early death. Reporter the city says certain zones are driving a disproportionate amount of crime, all the way down to the block level. Then using Family Support services and more to fight violence with resources. Why are you so confident this can work more than whats been tried in the past . Exposure primarily on Law Enforcement doesnt work. And we know that. We spent billions of dollars across the City Policing without other supports for communities, and its not moving the needle fast enough. Reporter but police are a major part of the public safety approach. Even with the foot chases at the ends of pursuits. Chicagos Police Department is said to implement a new policy that prohibits foot chases for minor Traffic Offenses and positioning officers that discourages running. It actually makes us safer. Officers are safer related to the foot policies and the community is safer. If youre not, as a Law Enforcement leader or officer, open to reform, youre in the wrong business. We have to change our culture. There is no going back to the way it used to be. Reporter since january 2019, no city has seen more shootings than chicago. It started with the pandemic, and then the george floyd murder, which the next six to eight weeks after that, we had a Staff Member killed. We had three of our young men killed. We had a 20monthold Baby of one of our men, he was killed, and it was just an extraordinarily dark time. Reporter reality adding urgency. Im not saying im god or i can prevent anything from happening, but i know in my heart i do what i can at 1 00 or 2 00 in the morning to help put this guy in a safer environment. Reporter the men who look like that and live these neighborhoods are giving everything they have to save peace for the next generation. Reporter its going to have to start from the ground up. Thats the only way. I dont get accolades for this. If you want to be in the streets, so be it. If you want to change, thats what were here for. Reporter omar, has this strategy made any progress thats actually able to be measured . Its still early since the policy was actually announced in just recent weeks, but one of the ways they are trying to Mark Progress is by properly identifying the problem. And by that they mean that when you look at communities that start out with inequities, It End Up in violence. And nearly all of the neighborhood that are identified in these four zones are over 80 black, and nearly all of those are high economic hardship areas. And this comes, of course, as the city becomes to reopen in this sort of postcovid era, at least what were trying to get to, and while there are thoughts that maybe this could be a more violent setting, one of the interesting things i heard from officials is that it actually allows them to get into a more normal cadence with managing the violence and im at least hoping they can get it back to 2019 levels where here in chicago we saw Violence Drop for three years in a row. 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