Before I got on a plane to Chicago for the Democratic National Convention,

I got a chance to hop on a Zoom with the host of this week's event.

Chicago's mayor, Brandon Johnson.

Can you tell me how you're feeling right now, like honestly?

I am elated, quite frankly, you know, the city of Chicago being at the center of the tension of the globe. You're also about to have 50,000 house

guests. It really feels like every black home on a Saturday morning. You know, every

Saturday morning I can tell you in black homes across America that was the day that we made sure that every

single corner of the home was pristine. I think you're also saying you were

like woken up on Saturday by a vacuum cleaner like a lot of us.

I would say it like this, if you were awakened by the sound of the vacuum cleaner,

that's not going to be a good conversation on the other side of the door.

I was a middle child, so you know I'm deeply traumatized just naturally because of my birth order.

However, I got up first and that's essentially what I'm doing in my role now as leader of the city of Chicago.

Can you hear how smooth the mayor is here?

He seamlessly takes a throwaway question and spins it into a talking point.

I was kind of impressed, to be honest.

But I'd reached out to Mayor Johnson about something he was less excited to talk

about. Immigration. We start with some breaking news.

The first buses carrying migrants to Chicago from Texas have arrived.

Chicago sits at this uncomfortable nexus for Democrats.

It's a blue city getting handed red problems. It started a couple years back with buses headed north from Texas.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott had emergency officials organized a drop-off efforts saying it's in response

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