How Lori Lightfoot will address Chicago violence 'epidemic'
Clip: 4/3/2019 | 9m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
How Mayor-Elect Lori Lightfoot plans to address Chicago's gun violence 'epidemic'
Democrat Lori Lightfoot was elected mayor of Chicago Tuesday, in a landslide victory that represented several historic milestones. Lightfoot, who is openly gay, will be the first black woman to lead the city. A relative outsider to Chicago’s political scene, she interprets her triumph as a "mandate for change" from its people. Lisa Desjardins talks to the mayor-elect about what comes next.
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How Lori Lightfoot will address Chicago violence 'epidemic'
Clip: 4/3/2019 | 9m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Democrat Lori Lightfoot was elected mayor of Chicago Tuesday, in a landslide victory that represented several historic milestones. Lightfoot, who is openly gay, will be the first black woman to lead the city. A relative outsider to Chicago’s political scene, she interprets her triumph as a "mandate for change" from its people. Lisa Desjardins talks to the mayor-elect about what comes next.
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