‘Dateline’ Focuses on Chicago Youth Violence

Tomorrow night, NBC’s Lester Holt will report “America Now: Faces Against Violence,” an edition of “Dateline” focusing on youth violence in the city of Chicago.

NBC had two documentary filmmakers, Brent and Craig Renaud, shoot the episode, which has Holt interviewing a diverse array of Chicagoans dealing with the problem that is fueled by the cities large gang presence. This is the fifth installment of the “America Now” series, which relies heavily on digital journalists.

NBC News posted a clip of Holt discussing the report. View it after the jump.

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