Obama's Right-Hand Man Wins Chicago Mayoral Race
Former Congressman and White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel is the next mayor of Chicago. Emmanuel beat five other mayoral candidates to win yesterday's election with just more than 55 percent of the vote. He succeeds longtime Mayor Richard M. Daley. The drama-filled race was the first in 22 years that did not include a member of the Daley family dynasty. Host Michel Martin speaks with Chicago Sun-Times columnist Mary Mitchell about the Emanuel's victory.
Thousands of mourners are gathered Friday to hear President Barack Obama pay tribute to the pastor and eight parishioners of the Emanuel AME Church today. The nine were slain at the church during a Bible study session last week in what authorities are investigating as a racially-motivated attack. Today&#8217;s service for the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, who was also a state senator, promised to be another wrenching but cathartic occasion for the community to say goodbye to the victims. Hansi Lo Wang of NPR joins Here & Now&#8217;s Jeremy Hobson from Charleston with details. Guest

Hansi Lo Wang, reporter for NPR’s Code Switch team. He tweets @hansilowang.