>>> THANKS FOR JOINING US ON CHICAGO TONIGHT.

I AM PARIS SCHUTZ.

BRANDIS FRIEDMAN WILL JOIN US IN A MOMENT.

HERE IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT.

THE WTTW NEWS EXCLUSIVE, THE ALDERMEN SET TO RECEIVE A TAX BREAK ON HIS PENSION.

FIND OUT HOW MUCH.

>> I THINK THEY SHOULD ENTERTAIN THAT DISCUSSION RIGHT NOW.

>>> THE DEAL THAT MIGHT KEEP THE BEARS IN CHICAGO.

HERE IS A HINT.

IT DOES NOT INVOLVE SOLDIER FIELD.

>>> FAMILIES ARE GRAPPLING WITH MASSIVE PUBLIC SCHOOL CLOSURES ONE DECADE LATER.

>>> AND WHY MANY AMERICANS STILL BELIEVE VIOLENCE IS JUSTIFIED TO RESTORE DONALD TRUMP'S POWER.

>>> TAX BREAKS TO BUILD A NEW BEARS STADIUM IN ARLINGTON HEIGHTS.

THERE HAVE BEEN PLANS TO MOVE THE TEAM TO WAUKEGAN AND EVEN ROCKFORD, BUT CHICAGO MIGHT STILL BE IN THE GAME AS WELL.

>> AS ATTRACTIVE AS NEW RENDERINGS ARE, THE STADIUM CONSULTANT IS POSITIVE THAT THE BEARS HAVE NO FUTURE THERE.

SO WHAT ABOUT A NEW STADIUM SOMEWHERE ELSE WITHIN CITY LIMITS?

>> IF THE BEARS OFFERED UP A GREAT PIECE OF LAND WITH PROCEDURAL ASSISTANCE AND TAX CERTAINTY, I THINK THE BEARS WOULD DEFINITELY ENTERTAIN THAT DISCUSSION RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: BASED PURELY ON CONJECTURE I FOUND SPOTS THAT WOULD GIVE THE BEARS PLENTY OF LAND TO BUILD THEIR NEW DREAM HOME.

STARTING ON THE FAR SOUTH SIDE.

A MASSIVE 415 ACRE PIECE OF UNDEVELOPED LAND THAT JUTS OUT INTO LAKE MICHIGAN, THE FORMER SITE OF A U.S. STEEL MANUFACTURING PLANT.

DEVELOPERS HAVE EITHER THE PROPERTY FOR THREE DECADES, BUT NOTHING HAS COME OF IT.

THAT COULD BE DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY OVER THE COST OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION AND THE LACK OF ACCESS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

>> THAT HAS A LOT OF UPSIDE IF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND TRANSPORTATION ISSUES ARE RESOLVED, BUT IT ALSO HAS DOWNSIDE BASED ON WHEN AND IF AND HOW EXPENSIVE IT WOULD BE TO ADDRESS.

>> Reporter: GOING NORTH TO A MORE CENTRAL LOCATION WITH TONS OF TRANSPORTATION, THERE IS 78, A GIANT PARCEL OF LAND BORDERED BY THE CHICAGO RIVER TO THE WEST, CLARK TO THE EAST, AND 16th TO THE SOUTH.

AT FIRST GLANCE, WHAT IS NOT TO LIKE?

62 ACRES, NATURALLY LOCATED, THREE CTA LINES AND ALL WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE!

THE PROPERTY IS OWNED BY A GIANT MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT THAT INCLUDES A PUBLIC TECH HUB.

WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF A NEW BEARS STADIUM, A SPOKESPERSON LEFT THE DOOR OPEN.

THEY SAID, QUOTE, WHILE WE ARE OPEN TO DISCUSSIONS AROUND AN ICONIC STADIUM AND ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT, WE ARE FOCUSED ON THE FIRST PHASE OF THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN ANCHORED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS WHICH IS SLATED TO BREAK GROUND IN 2024.

>>> MOVING FOURTH, THE LINCOLN YARDS DEVELOPMENT JUST WEST OF LINCOLN PARK.

THIS IS THE BENEFICIARY OF A 1.3 BILLION DOLLARS TIP.

THEY ARE SAID TO HAVE TROUBLE FINDING FINANCING FOR THE MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT.

SO WHY NOT A GIANT STADIUM AND ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT TO BAIL THEM OUT?

FOR ONE, GOOD LUCK SELLING NEARBY RESIDENTS.

A SPOKESPERSON POURED SOME COLD WATER ON THE IDEA.

QUOTE, WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE BEARS STAY IN CHICAGO, BUT OUR FOCUS REMAINS ON EXECUTING THE VISION OUTLINED IN THE APPROVED PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT.

PERHAPS THE MOST FEASIBLE LOCATION HAS BEEN RIGHT UNDER THE BEARS' NOSES THIS ENTIRE TIME.

JUST TO THE SOUTH OF SOLDIER FIELD, THIS PARKING LOT, AND JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THAT, THE McCORMICK PLACE LAKESIDE CENTER WHICH THE CITY HAS TALKED ABOUT TEARING DOWN FOR YEARS.

THE ONE PROBLEM IS THE LAKEFRONT PROTECTION ORDINANCE WHICH FORBIDS NEW BUILDING ON THE SHORE.

JUST ASK GEORGE LUCAS ABOUT IT.

BUT THEY SAY IT IS A PERFECT LOCATION AND THE CITY MIGHT NEED TO GET CREATIVE.

>> I CAN SEE A DEAL WHEREBY THERE IS A TRADE-OFF.

AROUND SOLDIER FIELD BECOMES MORE PARKLAND, AND IN EXCHANGE FOR THAT, THE LAKESIDE SITE BECOMES AVAILABLE FOR A STADIUM AND OTHER POTENTIAL USES.

>> Reporter: CAN THE CITY PULL DOWN A LAST-MINUTE COMEBACK?

IT IS TIME FOR CHICAGO TO BEAR DOWN.

>> WE KNOW THE MAYOR AND THE NEW BEARS CEO HAD A PHONE CALL LAST WEEK.

THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS THEY TALKED ABOUT THESE SITES.

THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW OTHER NOTABLE LOCATIONS, MOST NOTABLY THE OLD HOSPITAL SITE AND BUILDING AN ISLAND IN LAKE MICHIGAN FOR A NEW HOME!

BY THE WAY, THIS IS JUST A PRELIMINARY LIST.

IF YOU THINK THERE ARE SPOTS WE MISSED, SEND US AN EMAIL.

>>> NOW TO MORE OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES STARTING WITH THIS WTTW EXCLUSIVE.

THE ALDERMAN IS SET TO RECEIVE A TAXPAYER-FUNDED PENSION.

BURKE LEFT OFFICE ON MAY 15th AFTER SERVING A RECORD 54 YEARS ON THE COUNCIL .

HE WILL START RECEIVING PENSION PAYMENTS OF $8000 PER MONTH STARTING IN AUGUST.

HE PAID INTO THE PENSION FUND OVER 62 YEARS.

WE HAVE MORE ON THIS EXCLUSIVE STORY ON OUR WEBSITE, WTTW.COM.

>>> A CHICAGO BUSINESS MAN IS CONVICTED OF TRYING TO BRIBE LEGISLATORS IN RETURN FOR FAVORABLE LEGISLATION.

HE WAS FOUND GUILTY IN THE SCHEME TO PAY OFF TWO LAWMAKERS TO BENEFIT HIS COMPANY.

THE TRIAL FEATURED UNDERCOVER RECORDINGS , ONE OF THEM WHERE HE ASKS, QUOTE, WHAT IS IN IT FOR ME?

HE FACES A POTENTIAL 20 YEARS IN PRISON.

>>> PLANS TO TURN A TEMPLE INTO A CASINO ARE CLOSE TO BEING A REALITY.

THIS IS JUST AFTER THE ILLINOIS GAMING BOARD APPROVED THE SITE UP NORTH.

THIS COMES AFTER MONTHS OF NEGOTIATIONS FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED.

THE LOCATION WILL GET THE FINAL PERMITS THAT IT NEEDS TO OPEN.

>>> UP NEXT, LIVE REPORTS FROM AUSTIN AND INGLEWOOD, WHERE FAMILIES ARE STILL GRAPPLING WITH THE EFFECTS OF SCHOOL CLOSURES 10 YEARS LATER RIGHT AFTER THIS.

>>> CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE BEEN ON SUMMER BREAK FOR ABOUT A WEEK, BUT IT WAS AT THIS TIME ABOUT A YEAR AGO THAT SOME STUDENTS WALKED OUT OF THEIR SCHOOLS.

AT THE TIME, FORMER MAYOR RAHM EMANUEL DECIDED TO CLOSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS MAINLY ON THE SOUTH AND WEST SIDES OF THE CITY.

THIS WAS AGAINST THE PROTESTS OF TEACHERS, PARENTS AND STUDENTS.

FROM THIS WEEK SAID IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERIOUS REVISIT TWO COMMUNITIES THAT WERE IMPACTED.

BRANDIS FRIEDMAN ALONG WITH OUR PRODUCERS SPENT SOME TIME THERE THE OTHER DAY.

WE START OFF WITH BRANDIS, WHO IS IN AUSTIN.

BRANDIS?

>> Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT, PARIS .

YOU CAN SEE THAT THIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND WE WILL TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THAT SHORTLY, BUT CPS HAD SLATED THE SCHOOL FOR CLOSURE, CITING THE 34% DECLINE IN ENROLLMENT OVER 10 YEARS AND ABOUT $11 MILLION IN NEEDED MAINTENANCE AND UPDATES THAT ARE NEEDED AS WELL AS LACKING A.D.A.

ACCESSIBILITY.

IT'S THAT BACON FOR 10 YEARS UNTIL JUST LAST MONTH WHEN CONSTRUCTION BEGAN TO TURN THIS INTO A NEW WORKFORCE TRAINING HUB.

WE WILL TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THAT COMING UP AS WELL, BUT IT IS ONE OF FOUR SCHOOLS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD ALONE AT FACE CLOSURE AND ONE OF MANY MORE ACROSS THE WEST SIDE.

THIS CREATES CONFLICT FOR STUDENTS BETWEEN THE MERGING SCHOOLS.

>> THERE WAS LACK OF ATTENDANCE BREAKING OUT.

>> Reporter: TODAY IT IS HOME TO ANOTHER CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL .

HE SAYS THAT HIS ORGANIZATION HAD TO STEP IN TO HELP MEDIATE.

>> I HAD TO TAKE THESE TWO SCHOOLS.

NORMALLY THEY REPRESENT TWO DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS.

>> Reporter: AND RICARDO WAS A GUIDANCE COUNSELOR AT THE SCHOOL.

HE ALSO HAD A GRANDCHILD WHO WAS A STUDENT THERE.

>> THEY DON'T TRUST THE SCHOOL SYSTEM.

THEY FEEL LIKE THEY DON'T HAVE A VOICE IN WHAT IS GOING ON, AND THEY KIND OF GIVE UP.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THAT THE SCHOOL CLOSURES FAILED TO CONSIDER THE CONNECTIONS THAT FAMILIES HAVE WHEN THEY MOVE SCHOOLS.

>> THEY WERE WILLING TO SEVER THE CONNECTION AND THEY ARE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE NUANCES OF COMMUNITY.

MAYBE THERE IS A REASON WHY STUDENTS ON THIS BLOCK CANNOT GO TWO BLOCKS THAT WAY.

>> Reporter: JUST A COUPLE MILES DOWN THE STREET, FOUR OTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS CLOSED IN THE AUSTIN NEIGHBORHOOD.

ARMSTRONG, EMMETT, KEY AND MAY.

>> THE LANDSCAPE WAS VERY TENSE.

I THINK THIS TAKES A LOT OF TIME FOR US TO HEAL.

>> Reporter: 10 YEARS LATER, ARMSTRONG REMAINS VACANT.

THE MAIN BUILDING WAS TAKEN OVER BY A PROCEEDING SCHOOL, AND IN JUST THE LAST YEAR IT REOPENED AS A PRIVATE CHRISTIAN ELEMENTARY.

THERE ARE PLANS ALSO FOR A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT HUB.

>> THIS IS A NEW CONCEPT THAT LOOKS AT WAYS THAT WE CAN INCLUDE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE NEW ECONOMY.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THE WEST SIDE OF ELEMENT AUTHORITY COMMUNICATED FEEDBACK AND IS PLANNING THE ASPIRE CENTER, AN ON-SITE SERVICE FOR EDUCATIONAL TRAINING.

OFFICIALS BROKE GROUND LAST MONTH, ANNOUNCING $42 MILLION IN FUNDS FOR THE PROJECT.

THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION AUSTIN COME TOGETHER IS AMONG THE PARTNERS.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DARNELL SHIELDS SAID THEY COULD LOOK AT THIS AS A MODEL TO BOOST OTHER SCHOOLS.

>> TO SEE THIS NOT AS A PLACE OF DESOLATION BUT AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOMETHING THEY CAN GO INTO THE COMMUNITY THAT CAN HELP TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE AND START TO BUILD US BACK FROM WHAT WE LOST WITH THAT DECISION BEING MADE.

RANEXA BACK IN 2013, EMMETT STUDENTS WERE REDIRECTED TO THE SCHOOLS NOT FAR FROM WHERE WE ARE STANDING NOW, BUT TODAY THERE ARE DECLINES OF BETWEEN 250 TO 270 STUDENTS EACH.

CONSTRUCTION FOR THE ENTIRE CENTER HERE IS EXPECTED TO WRAP UP LATER NEXT YEAR, AND IN INGLEWOOD THERE IS RECENT PROGRESS ON ANOTHER ONE OF THE SHUTTERED SCHOOLS.

MY COLLEAGUE NICK BLUMBERG IS STANDING BY WITH MOORE.

NICK?

>> Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT, BRANDIS.

A REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT NEARLY 10 YEARS IN THE MAKING TOOK A STEP FORWARD TODAY.

A GROUP OF GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS HERE IN INGLEWOOD WANTS TO REPURPOSE THE FORMER ACADEMY INTO A 48-UNIT HOUSING FACILITY FOR PEOPLE WHO STRUGGLE TO FIND A PLACE TO LIVE, INCLUDING FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN INCARCERATED, AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY CLINIC.

THEY SAY THAT THERE IS A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE AND THAT BILLINGS FACED VANDALISM, INCLUDING COPPER BEING RIPPED RIGHT OUT OF THE WALLS.

>> IT IS SAD AND TRAUMATIC TO WALK THROUGH THESE WALLS AND THINK ABOUT THIS.

IT HAS BEEN A JOURNEY TO LEARN ABOUT THIS DEVELOPMENT FROM THE GROUND UP.

WE ARE ADDING ANOTHER FLOOR.

WITH THIS PROJECT, THIS IS NOT EASY WORK .

IT MAY TAKE 10 YEARS.

I DON'T LIKE A LOT OF FOLKS HAVE THE PATIENCE TO DO THAT, BUT WHEN YOU LIVE HERE WE HAVE NOTHING BUT TIME!

>> Reporter: RIGHT NOW ONLY ONE OF THE CLOSED SCHOOLS HAS FOUND NEW PURPOSE, AND THAT IS THAT ELEMENTARY THAT I AM STANDING IN FRONT OF.

WHEN THE SCHOOL CLOSED PERMANENTLY IN 2013 IT WAS A LONGTIME BLOW FOR MANY RESIDENTS.

>> THE COMMUNITY WAS HORRIFIED.

WE WERE UPSET.

WE WERE FEELING SO MUCH AT A DISADVANTAGE AND OTHER COMMUNITIES DON'T HAVE THAT IMPACT.

WE HAD TO WALK AWAY WOUNDED.

WE FELT THE CHILDREN WERE NOT BEING TAKEN CARE OF.

>> Reporter: INGLEWOOD HAD SIX ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS CLOSE IN 2013, THE MOST OF ANY COMMUNITY THAT YEAR.

BUT IN THE YEARS SINCE THAT A PEOPLE, DR. SHEILA MARTIN FOUND NEW WAYS TO CARE FOR THE CHILDREN IN HER COMMUNITY.

SHEPHERD'S HOPE STARTED OUT AS A FOOD TOWN BUT IT HAS SINCE PARTNERED WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO TRANSFORM THE SCHOOL INTO WHAT IS NOW CALLED THE CENTER OF INGLEWOOD.

>> WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW IS A TEST.

WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING THAT OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS.

MORE THAN 6000 PEOPLE WALKED THROUGH THE DOORS RECEIVING HEALTHCARE, HOT COOKED MEALS AND EVEN FRESH GROCERIES.

SOME INGLEWOOD RESIDENTS HAVE MADE IT A PART OF THEIR DAILY ROUTINE.

>> JUST HEADING BACK OUT AND ADJOIN THE REST OF THE DAY IS A PART OF MY SCHEDULE.

>> Reporter: BRYAN ANDERSON, THE FOUNDER OF SHEPARD'S HOPE, PLACED A BID WITH HIS VISION IN MIND, BUT WITH THE BUILDING HAVING SAT VACANT FOR FIVE YEARS, HE SAID IT HAS NOT BECOME EASY.

>> I CAME HERE AFTER WE CLOSED AND THERE WERE CEILING TILES ALL OVER THE PLACE.

THERE WERE ABOUT 5000 FEET OF COPPER CABLE STOLEN OUT OF HERE.

THIS COST US CLOSE TO 300,000.

>> Reporter: FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS HE AND OTHERS HAVE BEEN WORKING TO BUILD REPAIRS FOR THE HEALTHCARE AND FOOD DESERTS.

>> IT HAS BEEN THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF TO TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE.

FOR ANY COMMUNITY THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DEEMED A VULNERABLE POPULATION, THEY NEED TO KNOW THAT THEY CAN BE BETTER.

THEY CAN DO BETTER.

>> Reporter: ANDERSON SAYS 20% OF THE POPULATION THEY SERVE AS HOMELESS AND THAT THEY OPERATE OUT OF THE 27-CLASSROOM FACILITY.

HENRY, WHO KNOWS MOST VISITORS TO THE CENTER BY NAME, SAYS IT HAS BECOME A PLACE OF REFUGE.

>> IT IS A SAFE HAVEN.

HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COME HERE PER DAY.

>> THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL THING.

I FEEL LIKE AS LONG AS IT IS HELPING OUT THE AREA AND THE COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, IT IS LIKE NOTHING EVER LEFT!

>> Reporter: THE MORATORIUM ON ANY ADDITIONAL SCHOOL CLOSINGS IS SET TO RUN OUT IN JANUARY 2025.

AS BRANDIS MENTIONED, A DECADE LATER, CPS IS STILL FACING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH UNDER ENROLLMENT, BUT MANY ADVOCATES ARE HOPEFUL THAT WE WON'T SEE THE KIND OF MASS SHUTDOWNS THAT WE DID A DECADE AGO.

PARIS, BACK TO YOU.

>> Reporter: BIG HAND.

I KNOW THERE IS A CAR ALARM GOING OFF BEHIND YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>>> UP NEXT, MILLIONS OF AMERICANS STILL BELIEVE VIOLENCE IS JUSTIFIED TO RESTORE DONALD TRUMP'S POWER.

WE TALK WITH A RESEARCHER ABOUT THIS RIGHT AFTER A LOOK AT THE WEATHER.

>>> MORE THAN TWO YEARS AFTER THE ATTACKS ON THE U.S. CAPITAL, A NEW STUDY ESTIMATES THAT SOME 12 MILLION AMERICANS STILL SUPPORT VIOLENCE TO RESTORE FORM PRESENT DONALD TRUMP TO POWER, BUT SUPPORT FOR VIOLENCE IS NOT CONFINED TO THE EXTREME RIGHT.

22 MILLION AMERICANS SAY THE FORCE MAY BE JUSTIFIED TO RESTORE ABORTION RIGHTS.

MEANWHILE, MORE THAN ONE IN 10 ADULTS BELIEVE THAT POLITICIANS WORSHIP PEDOPHILES, SUCH A BIZARRE CLAIM THAT I CAN BARELY REPEAT IT.

JOINING US IS OUR FRIEND AND DIRECTOR.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE 12 MILLION NUMBER.

YEARS AFTER THE JANUARY 6 THE TACH IT IS STILL A PRETTY HIGH NUMBER BUT NOT AS HIGH AS IT WAS.

>> PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT THIS VIOLENT SUPPORT FOR TRUMP WOULD JUST SIMPLY FADE AWAY AND THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT THAT IS NOT TRUE.

WE KNOW THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS EVERY THREE MONTHS AND WE WILL DO THIS EVERY THREE MONTHS BETWEEN NOW AND THE 2024 ELECTION.

IT IS NOW BEING PUBLISHED IN THE GUARDIAN.

THIS IS GOING TO ALLOW US TO BRING THIS TO THE WORLD EVERY FEW MONTHS BETWEEN NOW AND THE 2022 ELECTION.

IF WE CAN FOCUS ON THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MIND-SET, REALLY THE RADICAL MIND-SET OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC, IT WOULD ANSWER FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE.

>> YOU DID SOME RESEARCH, AND THE THING ABOUT THAT IS THAT IT IS KIND OF COUNTERPRODUCTIVE.

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR 2024?

>> IT MEANS THAT IF WE THINK WE WILL SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS SIMPLY BY GOING AT DONALD TRUMP, WE WILL LIKELY BE MAKING HIM STRONGER, AND THAT IS REFLECTED IN THE DATA.

THERE ARE OVER 100 MILLION AMERICANS WHO BELIEVE THAT LEADERS ON BOTH THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT ARE THE MOST IMMORAL IN AMERICA.

IN OTHER WORDS, HALF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC THINKS THE AMERICAN DEMOCRACY IS CORRUPT!

THIS LEADS TO SUPPORT FOR AUTHORITARIANISM.

WHY ARE WE DRIFTING THAT WAY, AND WHY IS IT HARD TO GET A GRIP ON IT?

BECAUSE WE ARE NOT SEEING HOW DEEPLY ERODED THE CONFIDENCE IS IN AMERICAN DEMOCRACY.

>> YOU WOULD KNOW BETTER THAN ANYBODY, IT IS ALMOST UNCANNY HOW MUCH THIS IS THE BIGGEST MATTER ALL OVER THE WORLD.

>> EXACTLY.

THE DRIFT IN GERMANY TOWARD AUTHORITARIANISM WAS BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF CONFIDENCE IN DEMOCRACY.

WHY DOES ISIS ALSO HIGHLY IN THE MIDDLE EAST?

IT IS BECAUSE THE BELIEF AND CORRUPTION OF THESE MIDDLE EASTERN REGIMES.

WHAT WE ARE SEEING HERE IS THE SAME THING.

THE MORE THE PUBLIC BELIEVES THAT OUR LEADERS ARE DEEPLY CORRUPT, AND LISTEN TO WHAT IS HAPPENING ON FOX NEWS ABOUT HOW JOE BIDEN IS DEEPLY CORRUPT, AND THAT OF COURSE ON THE OTHER SIDE DONALD TRUMP, WHAT THIS IS DOING BEYOND THOSE DETAILS IS PRONE PERSUADING LARGE SWATHS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WE LIVE IN A CORRUPT AMERICA, WHICH MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO PULL THEM AWAY FROM AUTHORITARIANISM.

>> MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS RUN BY SATAN-WORSHIPING PEDOPHILES.

WHAT ABOUT THAT?

>> THIS IS A VERSION OF WHAT I JUST TOLD YOU ABOUT, BELIEVING THAT OUR LEADERS ARE DEEPLY IMMORAL.

WHEN YOU FOCUS GROUP PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE THESE THINGS, THEY WILL POINT AT JEFFREY EPSTEIN, BILL CLINTON, DONALD TRUMP GETTING ON PLANES WITH JEFFREY EPSTEIN.

THEY ARE SAYING THAT THEY WOULD GET ON A PLANE WITH A KNOWN PEDOPHILE FOR THEIR OWN PERSONAL GAIN, THEY ARE JUST AS BAD AS A PEDOPHILE.

IT IS MORE REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS BUT IT IS NOT 100% REPUBLICANS BECAUSE OF WHAT I JUST TOLD YOU ABOUT.

>> MANY AMERICANS JUST PUT THEIR HANDS IN THE AIR AND SAY THEY ARE ALL CORRUPT.

I HEAR THAT ALL THE TIME.

WHAT IS THE SOLUTION HERE?

>> THE GOOD NEWS IS OUR TRACKER WHICH IS 80% OF THE PUBLIC REJECTING THE IDEA OF DICTATORSHIP OVER DEMOCRACY.

BUT THEY ARE ALL BROKEN UP RIGHT NOW.

WE NEED TO FIND WAYS TO LEAN INTO THAT 80%.

THIS IS THE GOOD NEWS THAT WE CAN SEE IN OUR TRACKER.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN BUILD ON, BECAUSE THERE IS A POSSIBILITY.

>> WE NEED FOLKS TO CONSUME THE SAME OBJECTIVE NEWS OUTLETS.

I KNOW THERE IS SO MUCH WE CAN TALK ABOUT AND I KNOW YOU PUT OUT THE SURVEYS EVERY FEW MONTHS.

THANK YOU!

>>> AND WE ARE BACK TO WRAP THINGS UP AFTER THIS.

AND THAT'S OUR SHOW FOR THIS THURSDAY NIGHT.

FOR ALL OF US AT CHICAGO TONIGHT, I AM PARIS SCHUTZ.

THANK YOU ALL FOR WATCHING.

STAY HEALTHY AND SAFE AND ENJOY THIS EVENING.

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