Khambrel Marshall spoke to officials about the cancer cluster in Firth Ward reportedly caused by creosote and about a summit held to obtain answers for the community.
be behind bars. we have opened up of the city because we are in a better place of covid. we should also be able to open up our jails and have judges that put people behind those bars, as well. violent, dangerous offenders on the streets have reached a tipping point. too many of our neighborhoods are up for grabs. no surprise, gun sales are up by a considerable amount. about $20 million. that s close to a record. voters are suddenly seeing, gillian, that crime is not just a problem for police and sheriffs, but the responsibility of voters who they put in office. back to you. gillian: william la jeunesse lives from l.a. thank you. mike? mike: let s bring in chicago alderman raymond lopez who represents the city s 15th ward. welcome. thank you. merry christmas. mike: merry christmas, sarah. a whole lot of attention in your city for sounding off on mary lori lightfoot and also on major
home can stay home and not report back to prison. garland wrote thousands of people on home confinement have reconnected with families, found employment and followed the rules. this is a reversal from plans made during the trump administration which would have seen some prisoners return to confinement. we re hearing from criminal justice reform advocates praising this decision from the biden administration. benjamin. thanks very much. mark. investing in people and places, it uplifts lives, stabilizes families and make neighborhoods vibrant and importantly safe. benjamin: chicago s mayor begging the feds for help to help beef up the city s public safety plan which so far doesn t seem to be working. as a new report shows chicago s school age children are dying at a record rate thanks forgun violence. there is an alderman representing the 15th ward there. thank you for being with us.
philadelphia. i don t care where it comes from. if it comes from the national guard or any source of federal government. the progressive d.a. says it is not a crisis but just yesterday philadelphia s top cop outlaw as well as the mayor both said there is a crime crisis here. there have been more shootings in philadelphia than in los angeles and new york. america s two largest cities. only chicago has more murders. bill: the focus is on them now on a national scale. thank you, bryan llenas in philadelphia. dana: chicago, the city is taking no chances following the outbreak of shootings and asaulgts. police department there sir lateing a memo that calls for shutting down parts of the city ahead of any more chaos. in the event of civil unrest and looting area chiefs and commanders identify mobilization points. joining is now is the 15th ward