PETE: CHICAGO’S ONGOING DEADLY
GUN VIOLENCE CRISIS IMPACTING IN
A BIG WAY A MEMBER OF THE FOX
NEWS FAMILY.
FUNERAL SERVICES BEGIN TODAY FOR
THE YOUNGER BROTHER OF OUR
POLITICAL ANALYST, GIANNO
CALDWELL.
JOEY: HIS 18-YEAR-OLD BROTHER
CHRISTIAN WAS SHOT AND KILLED
LAST MONTH ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF
CHICAGO.
RACHEL: "FOX & friends"
ENTERPRISE REPORTER LAWRENCE
JONES IS LIVE OUTSIDE OF CHICAGO
AND STANDING WITH HIM IS GIANNO.
THEY BOTH JOIN US NOW.
GOOD MORNING, GIANNO, LAWRENCE.
I MEAN, I’M SPEECHLESS, I DON’T
KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
MY HEART IS JUST BREAKING FOR
BOTH OF YOU, TRULY.
>> GOOD MORNING, FAMILY.
>> GOOD MORNING, THANK YOU.
>> GIANNO, FIRST OF ALL, FROM
THE FOX NEWS FAMILY, FROM JAY,
SUZANNE, LAUREN, LOCK LAND, YOU
KNOW WE LOVE YOU, WE’RE HERE FOR
YOU.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> WHAT DO YOU WANT THE COUNTRY
TO KNOW ABOUT CHRISTIAN?
>> YOU KNOW, I WOKE UP TODAY
WITH MY HEART FEELING LIKE IT
WAS BEATING OUT OF MY CHEST.
I’M NOT -- I’VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO
GRIEVE BECAUSE I’VE BEEN
FOCUSING ON METICULOUSLY
PLANNING THE FUNERAL AND
FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE FOR
CHRISTIAN, BUT TODAY THE
GRIEVING PROCESS HAS STARTED.
MY BABY BROTHER CHRISTIAN DIDN’T
DESERVE THIS, NOT AT ALL.
THERE’S COUNTLESS VICTIMS IN
CHICAGO WHO ALSO DON’T DESERVE
THIS WHO WE DON’T EVEN KNOW
THEIR NAMES.
I’M ONLY HERE TALK TO -- TALKING
TO YOU TO, AND AS MUCH AS I LOVE
YOU, BROTHER, I WOULD RATHER NOT
BE IN FRONT OF THIS CAMERA RIGHT
IN FRONT OF THE CHURCH THAT
WE’RE GOING TO BURY MY BABY
BROTHER, BUT I’M STILL PRAYING
TO GOD FOR JUSTICE BECAUSE I
KNOW THE GOD THAT I SERVE IS A
GOD OF JUSTICE.
100%.
AND WHEN I PULLED UP HERE TODAY
AND I GAVE YOU THAT BIG HUG AND
WE EMBRACED AND I SAID THIS IS
THE MOST DIFFICULT THING THAT
I’VE DONE IN MY LIFE, I JUST
HAVE NO WORDS.
BUT I HAVE TO BE STRONG FOR MY
FAMILY AS WE BURY MY BABY
BROTHER IN THE FIRST
DOUBLE-BREASTED SUIT THAT I WAS
ABLE TO SAVE MONEY TO BUY.
HIS FAVORITE COLOR IS ROYAL
BLUE.
HE’S GOING TO BE BURIED IN THAT
TODAY WITH A LOT OF LOVE WITH
FRIENDS AND FAMILY FROM ACROSS
WORLD COMING TO JOIN US TODAY.
I I WANT TO THANK MY FOX NEWS
FAMILY, SUZANNE, JAY, LOCKE
LAND, AMY, EVERYBODY FOR THE
SUPPORT, THE LOVE, THE
CONTINUOUS LOVE AND SUPPORT.
SEAN HANNITY, EVERYONE’S BEEN
AMAZING, AND YOU ALL HAVE BEEN
COVERING THIS STORY LIKE IT’S A
FAMILY STORY, SO I REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT.
BUT I WANT TO SAY FOR THOSE WHO
MAY WANT JUSTICE FOR THOSE
FAMILIES AS WELL, KEEP FIGHTING.
THE FIGHT NEVER ENDS UNTIL YOU
GET IT, SO KEEP FIGHTING, KEEP
PERSEVERING, KEEP WORKING
TOWARDS THAT BECAUSE THERE IS
HOPE.
AND I’M HERE KNOWING THAT
THERE’S HOPE AND THAT THERE WILL
BE JUSTICE FOR MY BABY BROTHER.
>> THE TIPLINE IS AT THE BOTTOM
OF THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW, SO
ANYBODY THAT HAS ANY INFORMATION
THAT COULD HELP TO LEAD TO THE
ARREST OF THESE PEOPLE THAT
COMMITTED THIS HEINOUS ACT,
PLEASE CALL THAT TIP LINE.
GIANNO, WE WERE TALKING -- THIS
HAS BEEN, OBVIOUSLY, THE MOST
TRAGIC INCIDENT, BUT THIS IS THE
SECOND INCIDENT THAT YOUR FAMILY
HAS HAD TO DEAL WITH.
>> YEAH.
YEAH.
IN THE FIRST UNFORTUNATE
INCIDENT, MY BROTHER, HE LIVED,
BUT HIS BEST FRIEND DIED IN HIS
ARMS.
THAT ISN’T THE SAME BROTHER.
WE MOVED HIM OUT OF TOWN, AND
NOW IT IS MY MISSION TO MOVE AS
MANY OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS OUT OF
CHICAGO AS POSSIBLE.
THIS HAPPENED TWO WEEKS AGO,
THREE MEN, THEY SAY, GOT OUT OF
A BLACK SUV, AFRICAN-AMERICANS
WITH DREADS, STARTED FIRING, HIT
THREE PEOPLE AND ONE OF THEM WAS
RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL, SURGERY,
ANOTHER GOT A LUCKY SHOT THIS
MANY HER LEG, MY BABY NEVER EVEN
HAD A CHANCE TO LEAVE CRITICAL
CONDITION.
THIS IS DEVASTATING FOR US AND
OUR FAMILY AND ESPECIALLY THE
FOR ME, BUT I THINK ABOUT THESE
OTHER PEOPLE, THERE’S SO MANY
PEOPLE THAT ARE DYING IN
CHICAGO.
SENSELESS VIOLENCE.
PEOPLE THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO
WITH THE LIFE OF GANGS OR
VIOLENCE.
AND I HOPE TO USE THIS MOMENT,
TO SPARK THIS MOMENT IN THE NAME
OF MY BABY BROTHER CHRISTIAN TO
FIGHT FOR THOSE FAMILIES AS
WELL.
AND THANK GOD THAT I WORK AT FOX
NEWS CHANNEL BECAUSE IF I
DIDN’T, NO ONE WOULD CARE.
THEY WOULDN’T GIVE A DAMN.
EXCUSE MY LANGUAGE, THEY
WOULDN’T CARE.
BUT THIS IS WHAT MY NEW MISSION
IS, AND THIS IS THE FIGHT MOVING
FORWARD.
>> WE’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IN
THE OFF THE AIR, THAT THIS IS
NOW THE SIGNATURE ISSUE BECAUSE
THERE ARE SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE
THAT DON’T HAVE A PLATFORM --
>> THAT’S RIGHT.
>> -- TO GO ON TV AND SAY WE
WANT JUSTICE.
BUT I’VE BEEN COVERING CHICAGO
FOR A WHILE, BROTHER.
YOU GREW UP HERE.
>> YES.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK IT’S GOING
TO TAKE FOR THE LEADERSHIP TO
CHANGE?
BECAUSE THE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
CRYING OUT FOR HELP FOR YEARS.
>> FOR YEARS.
>> AND NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING
ABOUT IT THAT HAS THE POLITICAL
CAPITAL TO DO IT.
>> OR THE POLITICAL WILL.
I THINK THAT’S MORE IMPORTANT.
WHAT IT’S GOING TO TAKE IS AN
EXTREME AND EXTRAORDINARY CHANGE
OF STRATEGY WHERE THEY GET
EXTREME AND TOUGH.
YOU’VE GOT TO ERADICATE THESE
SOFT ON CRIME POLICIES, AND
THERE’S A NUMBER OF THEM TO
EVALUATE.
AND AS I MOVE FORWARD AND THIS
NEW MOVEMENT, I’LL BE WORKING
WITH THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION
OF BLACK LAW ENFORCEMENT
EXECUTIVES AND LEGISLATORS HERE
IN ILLINOIS EXAMINING WHAT THOSE
POLICIES ARE AND LOOKING TO
ERADICATE THEM, REVERSE THEM SO
WE CAN HAVE SAFE LIVING FOR
EVERYONE THAT LIVES IN THE CITY
OF CHICAGO.
PEOPLE SHOULDN’T FEAR GOING TO
SLEEP THINKING THAT MAYBE A
BULLET IS GOING TO COME THROUGH
THEIR WINDOW, BUT SO MANY PEOPLE
DO.
I’M DOWNTOWN CHICAGO, AND I’M
TURNING, LOOKING BEHIND MY BACK
WHEN IT’S TOWN TOWN CHICAGO.
IT’S -- DOWNTOWN CHICAGO.
IT’S ONE OF THE SAFEST PLACES TO
BE.
JUST LAST WEEK THERE WAS A MASS
SHOOTING BLOCKS FROM THE MAYOR’S
OFFICE, WHERE THE GOVERNOR’S
OFFICE IS.
THIS HAS TO CHANGE.
AND IF CHRISTIAN IS, IF
CHRISTIAN’S LIFE IS THE PUSH
FORWARD FOR THIS, THEN THAT’S
WHAT WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO.
BUT HIS LIFE AND LEGACY WILL
MEAN SOMETHING, BROTHER.
HIS LIFE AND LEGACY WILL MEAN
SOMETHING.
AND I’M GOING TO WORK TIRELESSLY
TO INSURE THAT IT DOES.
>> WE LOVE YOU, MAN.
>> I LOVE YOU ALL BACK.
>> WE’RE GOING TO BE WITH YOU
THROUGH ALL OF THIS.
I’LL SEND IT BACK TO YOU GUYS.
>> THANK, YOU ALL.
PETE: GIANNO, WE LOVE YOU --
>> LOVE YOU BACK.
PETE: WE APPRECIATE YOU AND
WE’LL BE THINKING ABOUT YOU AND
PRAYING FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
TODAY.
RACHEL: THANK YOU, GUYS.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
PETE: YEAH.
CHRISTIAN WAS JUST 18 YEARS OF
AGE, AND MAY HE REST IN PEACE. WE’LL BE RIGHT BACK.