>>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO CHICAGO TONIGHT.

RIGHT TO THE TOP STORY TONIGHT.

CHICAGO OFFICIALS ARE SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS AFTER AN UNRULY CROWD GATHERED SATURDAY NEAR MILLENNIUM PART.

THE VIRAL VIDEO SHOWS LARGE CROWDS OF TEENAGERS DISRUPTING TRAFFIC, JUMPING ON CARS AND GETTING INTO FIGHTS DOWNTOWN.

IN THE LOOP, TWO TEAMS WERE SHOT INTO THE DITCH MIKE HOW THE CITY CAN DEAL WITH THE UNREST.

THE DIRECTOR OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FOR THE NONPROFIT AND RICHARD THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE CHICAGO LOOP ALLIANCE.

PART OF THE MOST MAGNIFICENT MILE ASSOCIATION.

MADE UP OF BARS, RESTAURANTS, HOTELS, STORES ALL OF THIS IN THE LOOP.

WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN HEARING FROM YOUR MEMBERS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED SATURDAY NIGHT?

>> FIRST , OUR MEMBERS ARE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS, THEIR STAFF AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

EVEN THE TEENAGERS THAT WERE OUT THERE.

THEY ARE HAVING DIFFICULT INTERACTIONS WITH EACH OTHER SOME OF THEM GETTING HURT, SOME OF THEM DAMAGING PROPERTY.

THERE IS A GENERAL SENSE OF SADNESS THAT THE EVENT THAT COULD HAVE BEEN A CELEBRATION, IT DIDN'T TIME-OUT IT TURN INTO SOMETHING THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT LESS PRODUCTIVE AND LESS ENJOYABLE.

>> I KNOW YOU WORK WITH A LOT OF KIDS ON THE SOUTH AND WEST SIDE TAKING THEM ON FIELD TRIPS ALL AROUND THE CITY.

WHAT IS YOUR REACTION WHEN YOU SEE THAT KIND OF BEHAVIOR?

>> YOU NEVER WANT TO SEE VIOLENCE IN ANY COMMUNITY.

IT'S HARD ALSO BECAUSE SOME FOLKS ARE LOOKING FOR AN OUTLET YOU SEE EXPLOSIONS OF YOUTH ENERGY, YOU SEE THAT IS SO UNPRODUCTIVE.

HOW CAN WE PROVIDE RESOURCES AND SPACES WHERE THERE IS A POSITIVE OUTLET ENERGY.

WE WERE ALL YOUNG ONES AND WILD WE ALL HAVE OUR STORIES.

>> Reporter: SOME OF US HAD ACCESS TO MORE ACTIVITIES.

WHAT CUT THAT LOOK LIKE?

IT'S SOMETHING YOUR ORGANIZATION WORKS FOR .

>> WE FOCUS ON THE EXPLORERS PROGRAM THAT EXPOSES YOUNG FOLKS TO OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CITY.

THEY COULD BE MAKING ART TOGETHER.

JUST SEE PEOPLE ARE MORE SOCIALLY ISOLATED.

EVEN GOING DOWNTOWN , WE HAVE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES WE WANT TO HELP THE CITY FEEL LIKE HOME.

>> THE PANDEMIC HAD EVERYONE TRAPPED IN THEIR HOMES.

IT'S ONE OF THE FIRST YEARS POST-PANDEMIC WHERE THINGS WERE OPEN THE WEATHER WAS NICE AND IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT AND ENJOY THE PARK THERE'S MORE PROGRAMMING COMING IT'S A LOT OF REASONS FOR PEOPLES TO COME OUT AND ENJOY IT.

>> THE CITY HISTORICALLY SEES CRIME INCREASE.

DURING THE LOOP ALLIANCE.

>> I THINK THERE IS A BALANCE.

WE LIKED TO SEE A STRONGER POLICE PRESENCE WE WORK VERY WELL WITH THE POLICE TODAY.

YOU SEE THE CARS THAT ARE ON THE STREET .

BEARS FOOT PATROLS, THERE'S BIKING OFFICERS.

THERE IS POLICE PRESENCE.

THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY JUST WANTS TO MAKE SURE WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN, THERE IS COMMUNICATION AND A RESPONSIVENESS AND QUITE FRANKLY THE ABILITY TO BE PROACTIVE AND PARTICIPATE IN SOME OF THOSE THINGS.

WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE PARTNERS THAT HAVE PROGRAMS THAT THE YOUTH CAN PARTICIPATE IN, IN ADDITION TO THE MANY MANY PROGRAMS THE CITY PUTS ON THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF AFFAIRS THEY HAVE A LOT OF PROGRAMMING.

>> THE CITY HAS A 10:00 HER FEAR FOR TEENAGERS 17 AND UNDER.

THEY NEED TO BE WITH AN ADULT AFTER 6:00.

ARE YOU SEEING THAT ENFORCED?

>> WE ARE.

WHEN YOU GET CLOSE TO THAT HOUR, THERE ARE ALWAYS STRAGGLERS.

IT'S A NORMAL DYNAMIC BUT FOR THE MOST PART YES, WE ARE SEEING THAT ENFORCED.

>> Reporter: SHOULD THAT CURFEW BE ENFORCED?

>> IT COULD BE A SOFT STOP TO WHAT WE ARE SEEING.

THE WARM WEATHER RIGHT?

IT CAME OUT OF NOWHERE IT BROKE RECORDS EVERYWHERE WE WILL SEE SIGNIFICANT BEHAVIOR WITH THAT WEATHER.

AS WE MOVE TOWARDS THE SUMMER HOW CAN WE INVITE YOUNG PEOPLE DOWNTOWN IN WAYS THAT ARE SAFE.

JULY 8th WE ARE HOSTING DOWNTOWN DAY.

WE WILL WELCOME 1000 YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO ENGAGE IN POSITIVE THINGS.

GO TO MUSEUMS, RESTAURANTS.

WE BELIEVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES WILL HELP SOLVE THIS LONG-TERM PROBLEM.

>> THAT'S WHERE WE WILL HAVE TO LEAVE IT.

WE WILL DEAL WITH THE SUMMER.

THANK YOU TO YOU BOTH FOR JOINING US.

>>> A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT FOR FACULTY AT A UNIVERSITY.

DETAILS ARE NEXT.

>> MORE OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

STUDENTS AND STAFF AT THE STATE UNIVERSITY WILL BE BACK IN THE CLASSROOM TOMORROW AFTER A WEEK ON STRIKE.

THE UNION REPRESENTING FACULTY SAY THEY REACHED A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE STAFF WITH WHAT THEY CALL FAIR COMPENSATION.

CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY WAS BACK IN THE CLASSROOM AFTER A TEN-DAY FACULTY STRIKE THE UNION REPRESENTATIVE TEACHERS THERE SAID IT WILL PROVIDE PAY INCREASES FOR STAFF, THE UNIVERSITY'S FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FOR THE PROFESSIONALS OF ILLINOIS.

STAFF AT EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY RETURNED TO THE CLASSROOM AFTER A SIX-DAY STRIKE AND FACULTY AT NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY HAVE VOTED OVERWHELMINGLY IN FAVOR OF THE STRIKE.

>> THOUSANDS OF CITY DRIVERS THAT GOT TICKETS MIGHT BE IN LINE FOR A REFUND.

ATTORNEYS TODAY ANNOUNCED A JUDGE HAS GRANTED CLASS-ACTION STATUS ALLEGING THE CITY COLLECTED $20 MILLION IN ILLEGALLY ASSESSED TRAFFIC FINES.

THE TICKETS SHOULD HAVE BEEN HANDLED IN COOK COUNTY COURT THAT WERE ADJUDICATED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS DEPARTMENT WHICH MADE IT HARDER TO CONTEST.

ATTORNEYS ON THE CASE SAY THE INCOMING MAYOR SHOULD GIVE THE MONEY BACK.

>> THEY KNEW IT WAS WRONG THEY KNEW THEY DIDN'T GET TO TAKE THE MONEY BUT THEY KEPT TAKING IT ANYWAYS.

FOR YEARS TO THE TUNE OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM THEIR OWN CITIZENS WE WANT THE CITY TO GET THE MONEY IT KNOWS IT SHOULDN'T HAVE TAKEN GIVE IT BACK TODAY.

DRAMATIC THE TAX FILING DEADLINE IS TOMORROW.

WE ARE GOOD ON THE DEADLINE.

TUESDAY APRIL 18th IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WILL NOT GET THAT RETURN YOU MIGHT WANT TO FILE AN EXTENSION RIGHT NOW.

THE IRS SAYS THEY EXPECT MORE THAN 160 MILLION TAX RETURNS TO BE FILED THIS YEAR.

>>> THE GIFT OF HOPE UNVEILED THE RENOVATION OF A HISTORIC BUILDING TO CONTINUE BRINGING DONATIONS CLOSE TO THE COMMUNITY IN NEED OF THEM.

THE FORMER INDEPENDENCE BANK BUILDING WAS DEDICATED IN HONOR OF LONGTIME CIVIC LEADER JACK LYNCH.

>> DROP MY CAREER I HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH SOMETHING THAT IS INTANGIBLE ON THIS STANDPOINT I HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH ANOTHER DAY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

>> Reporter: HE'S RETIRING AT THE END OF APRIL AFTER 35 YEARS.

WITH FUNDING SUPPORT FROM THE CITY OF CHICAGO AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS THE NONPROFIT IS COMPLETING A $10.9 MILLION RENOVATION ON THE BUILDING THAT ONCE HOUSED THE NATION'S LARGEST BLACK-OWNED BANK WHEN OPENED THE RECOVERY FIGHT AMONG OTHER FUNCTIONS AS WELL AS CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY.

>>> CHICAGO'S BIGGEST COMPANIES CORRUPT OR JUST CONNECTED?

AMANDA JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT TODAY IN THE UPCOMING TRIAL.

>> WHAT'S BEHIND THE WACKY WEATHER WERE HAVING?

RIGHT AFTER THIS.

>>> IF YOU LOOK OUT YOUR WINDOW AND WONDERED WHAT'S GOING ON?

YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

TODAY'S LIGHT SNOWFALL IN BELOW FREEZING WIND CHILL MIGHT BE MAKING LAST WEEK'S RECORD-SETTING WARM WEATHER FEEL LIKE A NOW DISTANT MEMORY.

JOINING US WITH MORE ON THE UNPREDICTABLE WEATHER IS TREND THE STATE CLIMATOLOGIST WELCOME BACK.

>> THANK YOU.

>> WHY DID IT GET SUPER COLD TODAY FOLLOWING THE WARM WEATHER WE JUST HAD?

>> THEY ARE ACTUALLY RELATED THE WARM WEATHER LAST WEEK WAS THE RESULT OF A PERSISTENT RANGE WHICH IS BULGING NORTH OF THE JET STREAM.

IT BRINGS UP WARM AIR FROM THE SOUTH AND LETS AIR SING FROM THE TOP DOWN.

NOT ONLY IS THE AIR WARM, IT WAS ALSO REALLY DRIVE.

WE HAD DAYS WHERE HIGHS WERE IN THE 80s BUT THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WAS 17 OR 18% WHICH IS REALLY RARE.

ON THE BACKSIDE OF THAT RIDGE COMES THE TROUGH.

WHEN IT MOVES OFF TO THE EAST, THE TROUGH COMES IN WHICH IS A DIP IN THE JET STREAM BRINGS US COOLER AIR ALSO GUIDES LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS STORM SYSTEMS INTO THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS.

IT'S COLD AIR AND PRECIPITATION BRINGING THE STORM SYSTEM MADE FOR THAT SNOW AND RAIN MIX.

THE TWO ARE RELATED TO EACH OTHER.

>> I.D.s BIG SHIFTS AND THE WEATHER IS THAT NORMAL OR SOMETHING WE SHOULD WORRY ABOUT?

>> LOOKING BACK ON IT -- THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TODAY'S HIGH WAS 40 DEGREES WHICH IS FAIRLY RARE BUT IT DOES HAPPEN ONCE EVERY 10 MINUTES 15 YEARS OR SO AND CERTAINLY WE GET 20-30 DEGREES SHIFT FAIRLY COMMONLY.

WE LOOKED AT APRIL AS THE MOST COMMON TIME OF YEAR WHEN WE GET BIG LEATHER SHIFTS BECAUSE AREAS FURTHER TO THE SOUTH ARE WARMING UP .

WE GET THE CLASH OF AIR.

EVEN THOUGH IT SEEMS LIKE IT WAS A CHANGE FROM ONE DAY TO ANOTHER THIS TIME OF THE YEAR IT'S FAIRLY COMMON.

I THINK THE BIG RARITY WAS HOW PERSISTENT THE WARM WEATHER WAS LAST WEEK MAKING TODAY'S WEATHER SEEN THAT MUCH MORE ANOMALOUS.

>> WE JUST HAVE A FEW SECONDS LEFT BUT WHAT SHOULD WE EXPECT?

>> LOOKS LIKE THE COOLER WEATHER WILL STICK AROUND.

NOT AS COOL AS WE HAD TODAY BUT STILL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES BUT THERE IS SOME SUMMER COMING WE WILL GET WARM AGAIN SOON.

>> THAT'S WHAT WE HOPE EVERY APRIL AND MAY THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU.

>>> PART OF THE FEDERAL COVID RELIEF PACKAGE KEEPING SMALL BUSINESSES AFLOAT NOT SURPRISINGLY MANY INVESTIGATIONS HAVE SINCE FOUND MANY RECIPIENTS FRAUDULENT NABBED SOME OF THOSE LOANS MOST OF WHICH WERE GOING TO BE FORGIVEN A NEW INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT FINDS THOUSANDS OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATING IN THE FRAUD AS MANY AS 48 ALONE IN THE COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK'S OFFICE.

SHE SAYS SHE'S PERSONALLY OFFENDED BY THE FRAUD THAT HAS BEEN UNCOVERED AND SHE JOINS US NOW WITH MORE.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH US.

AS WE UNDERSTAND, 48 FOLKS HAVE LEFT YOUR OFFICE DUE TO INVESTIGATIONS.

DOES THAT MEAN ALL 48 OF THEM WERE FOUND TO HAVE GOTTEN THESE LOANS?

>> I WAS GIVEN A LIST OF 55 INDIVIDUALS I WENT THROUGH THE LIST.

THEY GAVE US A LIST OF 55 EMPLOYEES THAT TURNED THAT OVER TO THE INSPECTOR GENERAL BECAUSE I HAVE MY OWN -- HE SEPARATED.

>> YOUR OFFICE -- >> WE GAVE EVERYTHING.

I TOLD HIM WHAT I WANTED WAS THIS TO BE A PRIORITY OVER EVERYTHING ELSE BECAUSE OF THE FACT THESE INDIVIDUALS WHEN YOU COME INTO THE CLERK'S OFFICE YOU TAKE AN OATH.

I TAKE THIS VERY SERIOUSLY THE FACT THERE WAS POSSIBLY 55 INDIVIDUALS THAT MIGHT BE INVOLVED IN FRAUD IN THAT OFFICE TO ME THIS HAS TO BE IMMEDIATE THEY ARE DEALING WITH THE PUBLIC ON AN EVERYDAY BASIS.

WHAT HE DID TODAY AT A 55, 52 HAVE BEEN TURNED OVER TO US.

WE HAVE ONE THAT WAS ACTUALLY -- THE FOUND THE PERSON HE WAS INVESTIGATED PRESENTED THE CORRECT PAPERWORK EVERYTHING VERIFYING THE ONE HE TOOK IN THE JUSTIFICATION WHILE ALL THE OTHERS LIED ALONG THE WAY.

I WOULD GET A REPORT EVERY TIME 10 PEOPLE WOULD BE INTERVIEWED I WOULD GET THE FINAL REPORT.

>> IS 1400 TOTAL EMPLOYEES >> AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THEM.

>> A SMALL PERCENTAGE BUT A BIG NUMBER WHY DO YOU THINK SO MANY FOLKS ENGAGED IN THIS?

>> SOMETIMES -- I CAN NEVER EXPLAIN PEOPLE'S BEHAVIOR.

I CAN SAY THE OFFICE HAS BEEN UNDER A VERY DARK CLOUD FOR MANY MANY YEARS COMING IN.

>> YOU TOOK OVER FOR DOROTHY BROWN WHO HAS BEEN UNDER FEDERAL INVESTIGATION.

>> FOR ME THIS RIGHT AWAY BEING PRESENTED TO ME I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WHEN THEY DEALT WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL I WANTED TO MAKE SURE ALL THE EVIDENCE EVERYTHING WAS THERE AND GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY ALSO FOR THEM TO GIVE US DOCUMENTATION TO PROVE OTHERWISE.

ACCORDING TO THE REPORTS I GOT OF INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE ACTUALLY TERMINATED WE HAD A FEW.

WE HAD 23 THAT WERE TERMINATED BY US BUT 60 OF THEM RESIGNED ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT BEING INTERVIEWED.

TWO HAD ALREADY RETIRED THOUGH WE HAD TWO THAT HAD DIED .

WE HAVE A VERY AGING -- >> Reporter: TO GET THESE LOANS YOU HAVE TO BE A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER OR PART OF A SMALL BUSINESS.

WHERE YOU LAST PAY.

>> ALL OF OUR CLERKS NEVER LOST PAY DURING CULVERT.

>> THEY WERE ALL PAID.

>> EVEN IF THEY WERE SITTING AT HOME THEY WERE GETTING PAID.

NONE OF THEM EVER LOST PAY.

>> WHAT WERE THEY CLAIMING THEY WERE DESERVING OF THIS MONEY FOR?

>> THAT SECONDARY BUSINESSES ON THEIR OWN ON THE WEEKENDS.

THEY WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY THEY CLAIM FROM HAIRSTYLING TO BARBERSHOPS TO REAL ESTATE .

THE THING IS THEY HAVE TO PRESENT TO US THE EVIDENCE THE PAPERWORK THEY NEEDED TO SAY YES .

I TOOK THIS LOAN AND HERE'S THE PAPERWORK BACKING THAT UP.

>> A LOT OF YOUR EMPLOYEES DO WORK ON THE SIDE?

>> I DON'T HAVE A POLICY WHICH WE ARE WORKING ON NOW.

WHEN I CAME INTO OFFICE THERE WAS SO MANY THINGS -- WE HAD TO LAY DOWN A NEW FOUNDATION >> YOU HAVE A LOT OF DIGITIZING OF RECORDS DID YOU.

>> WE SURE DID AND WE HAVE DONE THAT.

WE MODERNIZED AS MUCH AS WE CAN FOR ME THIS OFFICE HAD ALL THESE ISSUES THERE.

FOR ME TO COME IN AND NOTE TO CLEAN HOUSE WHEN I GET THIS KIND OF REPORT ESPECIALLY WHEN I HAVE 1500 EMPLOYEES.

AM VERY PROUD OF THE EMPLOYEES WE HAVE THAT DIDN'T ENGAGE IN THIS.

HOWEVER I WILL NOT STAND BY AND KNOW THAT A CLERK ACTUALLY LIED ON A FEDERAL APPLICATION AND THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THAT.

>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>>> BACK WITH MORE, RIGHT AFTER THIS.

>>> ONE OF THE MOST HIGH PROFILE EXECUTIVES SERVING NOT ONLY A CEO BUT HIS CHAIR AT THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ON THE BOARD OF THE PAUL UNIVERSITY AND MOTOROLA.

ALL THOSE TITLES ARE NOW GONE AND REPLACED WITH ANOTHER DEFENDANT.

HE JOINS US NOW AT THE LATEST FROM THE BRIBERY TRIAL.

DAY TWO ON THE WITNESS STAND FOR ONE OF THE DEFENDANTS HERE.

>> HE ROSE THROUGH THE RANKS BECOMING THE CEO AND LATER CEO OF EPSILON UTILITIES.

WHAT GOT HER PROMOTIONS WAS ALSO HER DOWNFALL AND IT COULD LAND HER IN PRISON.

THAT'S UP TO A JURY AND SHE SPENT ALL DAY TRYING TO PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING.

SHE WAS THE SOLE PERSON ON THE WITNESS STAND TODAY FROM 10:00 UNTIL 5:00.

>> THAT'S A LOT OF TIME.

SHE HAD A LOT OF TIME ON THURSDAY WHAT DID SHE SAY THAT STUCK OUT TO HER?

>> MIKE McLEAN ALSO A LOBBYIST.

ATTEMPTING GETTING THOSE PASSED THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE.

HE FLAT OUT SAID THEY WERE NOT BRIBING.

THEY WERE NOT PART OF A CONSPIRACY.

THEY KNEW -- SHE REJECTED THOSE SUGGESTIONS ABOUT HALF THE TIME.

REPEATEDLY.

THIS IS ALMOST A COURSE OF TIME.

ASKING QUESTIONS LIKE DID SHE CONSIDER HIM AN ALLY?

HE'S AN EXCHANGE OF THAT.

HE SAID HE HAD EXTRA INFLUENCE.

THEY PLAYED BACK A CALL.

THEY HAVE A EDITED CLIP OF THAT.

THEY ARE COOPERATING WITH THE FEDS AT THE TIME AND THE CALL WAS WIRETAP.

ON THEM THEY TALKED ABOUT SUBCONTRACTORS.

THEY RECOMMENDED -- THEY DIDN'T GET PAID OUT RIGHT FROM THE COMPANY BUT RATHER THROUGH THE LOBBYING FIRM.

THEY DID NO WORK.

>> HE DID SAY -- ALL THESE GUYS DO IS COLLECT THAT.

DON'T MESS WITH IT, JUST LEAVE IT ALONE.

>> JOHN WILL TALK ABOUT >> HE IS STILL ON.

>> YOU HEAR HIM AT THE END RIGHT THERE.

>> THE DEFENSE IS TRYING TO ESTABLISH THAT'S CHILLING.

THIS WAS NEWS TO HER.

SHE TESTIFIED THAT SHE WILL BE INVESTIGATED.

SHE DID NOT KNOW THE SUBCONTRACTOR BUSINESS IS HAPPENING.

SHE WAS TOO BUSY.

WITHOUT READING THE FINE POINT SHE COULDN'T READ THE EMAIL SHE HAD PEOPLE FOR THAT AND SHE TRUSTED HER DEPUTIES .

THERE WAS NOTHING POTENTIALLY CRIMINAL.

SHE THOUGHT THERE WAS MORE MANAGEMENT.

>> IT'S HARD TO SAY.

LATER ON THAT SAME CALL HE TALKS ABOUT HOW HE DOESN'T THINK IT IS WISE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THAT ROSTER OF LOBBYISTS.

THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION IS ONGOING.

THAT'S BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T WANT TO GET THE CALL FOR ANYONE .

THERE WAS A LOT ALONG THESE LINES.

THE DEFENSE IS TRULY TRYING TO MAKE THE DEFENSE ON THE CONTRARY.

ANYTHING, THE STAFF WAS NOT GOING EASY ON THE UTILITY.

>> >> PROSECUTORS ARE GOING TO GET THEIR FIRST RUN RIGHT THERE WITH THE CROSS EXAMINATION.

COMING UP FOR THE DEFENDANTS.

THIS COULD BE WRAPPING UP.

>> CLOSING ARGUMENTS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>>> BACK FOR A LOCAL BARBER WHO FOUND HIS NEW CHAPTER AT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

>> PUBLIC LIBRARY .

THOSE STRUGGLING WITH HOMELESSNESS.

SAMUEL BROWN CREDITS LIBRARIES AND THE RESOURCES FOUND WITHIN FOR TURNING HIS LIFE AROUND.

FROM LIVING ON THE STREET TO BECOMING A LICENSED BARBER HE WANTS TO PAY IT FORWARD.

>> HE IS KNOWN AS SANTA BARBARA.

>> Reporter: GIVING FREE HAIRCUTS AND MAKING FRIENDS ALONG THE WAY.

>> WHY DID THE SKELETON CROSS THE ROAD?

>> HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY DOTS.

>> Reporter: HE STARTED HIS NONPROFIT CALLED HAIRCUTS FOR HUMANE.

AN ORGANIZATION HE NOW RUNS FULL TIME.

>> WHEN I CUT HAIR -- >> LIFE HASN'T ALWAYS BEEN EASY FOR SAM.

>> HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR UPBRINGING?

>> HARSH.

I GREW UP IN A SINGLE HOME.

TWO SISTERS THAT WERE YOUNGER THAN ME.

SHE WAS AN ALCOHOLIC.

>> Reporter: HE PARTNERED WITH THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY ACROSS THE CITY.

LOCAL LIBRARY BRANCHES WERE A SAFE HAVEN FOR HIM WHEN HE WAS HOMELESS.

>> I WAS IN THE LIBRARY TO GET HEAT SOURCES.

>> IT'S BEAUTIFUL TO BE ABLE TO GET BACK IN A PLACE THAT WOULD OFFER YOU A PUBLIC LIBRARY.

>> IT GOT ME THROUGH QUITE HONESTLY.

>> Reporter: HIS MOTIVATION BEHIND HELPING OTHERS IS HIS MOTHER WHO IS IN HOSPICE.

>> SHE NEVER GAVE UP ON ME.

SHE WAS FIGHTING FOR ME.

I SAW HER TWO DAYS AGO AND KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

>> A FRESH HOT AND A HUMAN INTERACTION.

>> SOMEBODY NEEDS TO LISTEN TO THEM SOMETIME.

THAT'S WHAT THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS HE WANTS TO PAY IT FORWARD THE WAY PEOPLE HELPED HIM.

>> WHAT HE GOT FOR ME.

>> Reporter: I'M JOANNA HERNANDEZ.

>> THE NEXT FREE HAIRCUT EVENT IS TOMORROW AT THE REGIONAL LIBRARY FROM 12-6.

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