i know, bill, you'll be waking up and watching every moment. >> you and shep will do great. i think the wedding will be beautiful. >> can't wait to see the carriage, the dress. thanks for joining us. "happening now" starts now. >> jon: we begin with a fox news alert. we wait for remarks with president trump and growing concerns with leaks coming out of his white house. i'm jon scott. >> julie: and i'm julie banderas. the president will be speaking at the 37th annual peace officers memorial service. a law enforcement event honoring the nearly 200 officers that lost their lives in the line of duty. then the president heads off to the senate republican policy lunch where the leak issue could come up. the white house hints at staffing changes to crack down

on all the leaks. john roberts is live with more. hi, john. >> julie, good morning to you. just to give you a quick window in the president's frame of mind. he said, can you believe with all of the made up stories from the make news with the $10 million russia witch hunt, i have my best poll numbers in a year. rasmussen has me at 47%. the people truly get it. the president is giving remarks to the 37th annual national peace officer's memorial service to honor the 199 peace officers that lost their lives in the line of duty in 2017. then he will attend the senate republican policy lunch. among the topics the president is expected to bring up, his nominations and confirmations on capitol hill, including gina

haspel. the president wants her confirmed. he will bring up appropriations. he wants no more omnibus spending bills. he might also bring up immigration and he may ask the senate to invoke the nuclear option to get the immigration reform done. also, kelly sadler. she made the remarks about senator john mccain in a staff meeting last week. senator rob portman said they should apologize, the person that said it should apologize. it's wrong. senator john kennedy of louisiana also thinks they should apologize. senator roger wicker of mississippi as well. and senator joni ernst of iowa says she hopes it comes up in the senate republican policy lunch. a good chance that somebody will ask the president about that. we're getting an indication that there could be repercussions as a result of the leak that told the world about kelly sadler's

comments. it was interesting that in the early going people were only too happy to tell fox news what she said. sarah huckabee sanders, the press secretary, said that that leak should have never happened. now it seems that the white house retrenched and is not going anywhere near the distance of a public apology on that. the president tweeting out last night, the so-called leaks out of the white house are a massive overexaggeration put out by the fake news media in order to make us look as bad as possible. with that being said, leakers are traitors and cowards and we'll find out about who they are. there was about 30 people in the room for that meeting, a defined group of meeting from the press show. sarah sanders, the press secretary, has said that that leak should have never happened. raj shah, the principle deputy press secretary yesterday wouldn't go very far in describing the circumstances around it or what might happen in the wake of it.

listen here. >> i was told kelly sadler called the mccain family late last week and did apologize. beyond that, i don't have further comments. this is an internal matter. it's being addressed internally. i don't have anything further to add. >> there's a lot of calls for kelly sadler to make a public apology. we told you about senator rob portman of ohio. the white house has its heels dug in on this. so if there was to be an apology, julie, i would think it would only add attention that it's been five, six days since this happened. what did -- why did it take the white house so long to come forward on this? so i would expect that they'll probably continue don the nonapology route. >> might be too little too late. megan me -- mccain has requested a public apology.

we'll see. >> jon: more with franchesca chambers from the dailymail.com. franchesca, about ever pry journalist covering the white house makes his or her living covering leaks. you like leaks coming out of the white house. does this white house leak more than any other? >> well, certainly journalists like leaks. but the white house does not like leaks. president trump is now saying that they're going to crack down on them because the level has gotten so high. i spoke to a white house official this morning. i asked what exactly the president meant by the tweets that he's been sending out on this. the white house declined to explain what the president meant. sean spicer, the former white house press secretary a few months back went through staffer's phones before he left. they wouldn't say if that is something they're planning to do now or whether the president was talking about a department of justice investigation. jeff sessions had said earlier this year that they had 27 leak investigations open but that referred to classified

information and what we're talking about today is not classified information but gossip within the white house. >> jon: the irony here is john mccain is a navy veteran. during many discussions during the navy he heard comments far worse than this and probably wasn't offended by them. >> that's perhaps true. however, this is not been very good for this white house because first of all, kelly sadler has not apologized publicly as she was supposed to do reportedly after speaking with megan mccain and raj shah would not say from the podium whether or not this white house thinks that it's inappropriate the comments that she made or whether the white house thinks that she needs to apologize in this situation. >> jon: raj shah said that -- the fact that you have a bunch of people in the white house that are trying to shiv each other makes it hard for them to actually get their job done

supporting the agenda of the president. you can see how in a shop that has maybe 30 people, the fact that this leaks out is very detrimental to what they're trying to do on a daily basis. >> that's what kellyanne conway referred to last night on fox news as well. you saw when john kelly came in as chief of staff, he's a retired general. he said after he came in, he went through and put discipline in order. after the last few months, we've seen the leaks ramp up again prompting as the president said potential new action. there's a sense within the white house as kellyanne conway also said there could be personnel changing coming as a result of this. what the white house means by that exactly was not explained to me either. i was told that that doesn't necessarily mean that kelly sadler would be going. it's a broad reference to personal changes that could be coming down the pike. kelly sadler is at the white

house and the white house says no personnel changing to announce. >> jon: when the president says leakers are traitors and cowards, that suggests you won't have a job long at the white house if they figure out who leaked this information. >> absolutely. how they figure out who leaked the information is what is up for debate and question at the white house. they're declining to say how they plan to find out who these people are. >> jon: thanks, franchesca. >> thanks. >> julie: fox news alert. clashes continuing along the gaza border as palestinians begin to bury the dozens killed during yesterday's protests. the white house said the world should be blaming hamas. the u.s. ambassador to the u.n., nikki haley speaking during an emergency u.n. security council meeting. listen. >> let's remember that the hamas terrorist organization has been inciting violence for years,

long before the united states decided to move our embassy. those that suggest the gaza violence has anything to do with the location of the american embassy are sorely mistaken. rather the violence comes from those that reject the existence of the state of israel in any location. >> julie: benjamin paul joins us live at the israel gaza border with the latest. hi, benjamin. >> hi, julie. it's been quieter today and a lot quieter than we thought it would be today. this is the last day of the six-week long protest. we heard this would be the major day. it's been quieter. look behind me. we're seeing some of the israeli sniper possessions and tear gas being fired. we've seen the tires being burned and a few hundred protesters. it's on a different scale to yesterday. one of the reasons is simply that the hospitals in gaza are full what you're looking at now is exclusive footage filled by

gaza. 2,700 people have been injured. the health department says they can't take anymore more wounded. one of the other reasons, people are being buried today and the funerals are taking precedence. egypt has been lobbying hamas. they're trying to cool tensions here. the violence we saw yesterday was the worst we've seen since 2014. 60 dead, inwards of 40,000 people said to have taken part in the protests. the israeli defense forces said there were a dozen coordinate add tempts to cross the border fence and launch attacks in side israel. today, the palestinians have been quieter. we've seen them using kites with molotov cocktails. the scenes on the border yesterday couldn't be more of a contrast than in jerusalem. the new u.s. embassy opened there and a large delegation came as well. dozens of congressmen and ivanka

trump and steve kushner were there in a decisive show of support for israel. we've seen turkey pull its ambassadors out of the israel and the u.s. south africa following suit. today at least much quieter here, which is only a positive sign. we're expecting to see more violence. >> julie: protests were expected to be bigger. let's hope it stays this way. jon? >> jon: so we're live on capitol hill awaiting the president's remarks at a law enforcement event honoring the peace officers killed in the line of duty this year. when the president speaks, we go there live. and kim jong-un extending an invitation to south korea involving the dismantling of his country's nuclear site. how this could impact the president's upcoming summit. senator rob portman joins us live next. >> pursues the complete

irreversible denuclearization of the korean peninsula.

>> julie: right now another sign of easing tensions on the korean peninsula with north and south set to hold a high level talk tomorrow. this as kim jong-un invited journalists to the south to observe as its country disman e dismantles its nuclear site next week. the white house sounding optimistic about what can be accomplished at the summit between president trump and kim jong-un. >> kim jong-un has stepped forward and made pledges to halt nuclear tests, halt icbm tests and now released the prisoners. those are signs of good faith. we hope to build on that. >> julie: rob portman joins me now. thanks for talking to us. call me a skeptic, but the u.s.

has been burned by pyongyang for decades and decades. no administration has been able to gain control of this rogue regime. how are we to trust north korea as they have even invited south korean journalists to see the dismantling? >> you're right to be skeptical. the last three administrations have tried and failed to negotiate something that is in our national security interests. the north koreans are willing to talk and yet they're not willing to keep to commitments that they make. so you're right to be skeptical. on the other hand, i see good movement forward. not just the announcement today they're allowing south korean journalists to look at the dismantling, but the release of the three hostages. i wish that happened one year ago. otto warmbier is one of those that should have been released immediately. it's unbelievable the treatment he received and shows the evil nature of that regime.

i don't think that we should trust them. on the other hand, it's good we're having a direct dialogue. i have called for that over time. i think there's some positive signs recently that this summit in singapore could be successful. >> julie: north korea never did admit this they tortured otto warmbier. it's clear that he had been suffering for a very long time. what then is next? as far as the country trying to come together with the united states and south korea, by releasing these three americans, the three remaining hostages, what does that say about moving forwa forward? >> we need commitments on denuclearization. that's the stopping of the testing, not just of the weapons by the means to deliver them, the icbms were mentioned earlier. also just taking their nuclear weapons program and dismantling it. as long as that regime has nuclear weapons, it continues to

be a danger to the region and to the world given their delivery system. it has to be specific commitments. in exchange for that, they're looking for something. we'll see what that is. in the past, it's been economic health and enhancing trade. the sanctions have started to bite. i think that the regime believes the administration is serious about tightening the sanctions further. >> julie: the country has conducted six nuclear tests since 2006. most recently in september of 2017. some experts believe and i want your take on this, the reason that kim jong-un has agreed to stop test firing the messages, he's achieved what the north set out to do decades ago, that is to develop a nuclear weapon capable of reaching the united states. do they have it? where are they hiding it if they're going to in fact allow journalists and potentially inspectors to come in and inspect where they have given up the nuclear program? >> that's a very good point.

they have achieved a level in their nuclear weapons program that they believe at a minimum they have leverage. do they have a certain way to access our borders, could these missiles reach the united states? probably. but maybe not. at least they have the ability now and they have certainly said they have the ability to reach our shores. the second, the sanctions. the international sanctions at the u.n. was willing to help us on. it's not just unilateral sanctions, but including china. it's the most important reason nor the timing. finally is the ability of this administration to persuade the regime and others that they're serious. they have not taken the military option off the table. when general mattis and others speak, they have credibility. that combination has gotten us here. now we have to be sure that we're not making commitments, concessions to them in exchange nor commitments that can't be

verified on their part. we have to be sure that they are indeed dismantling their program. >> pulling out sends a strong message. hopefully the talks will go smoothly. we'll wait to see there. i want to turn to the u.s. embassy in jerusalem. ask you how the u.s. now goes about mending the friction that this move has caused with our ale lies? >> first of all, jerusalem is the capitol of israel and every other country, the country gets to choose where the u.s. embassy is. this has been longstanding policy among many of us, including me. it's not a surprise certainly to anybody that we believe israel ought to have that right. with regard to the tensions, this will only be resolved, this ongoing palestinian tension with a peaceful, diplomatic approach. so rushing the fence and the violence perpetrated is not

going resolve the issue. i believe in the two-state solution. not everybody does. i understand that. but that's where the palestinians and those on gaza that hamas has been, as you know, very active on this last 24 hours and promoting this rush at the fences and perpetrating violence. they have to decide if they're willing to negotiate and recognize israel as a country and have a two-state solution. there's a way forward here and just maybe by all the violence that has occurred in the last 24 hours, they'll get more attention from the international community. >> thanks, senator. >> thanks for having me. >> jon: as we've told you, we're keeping a slows eye on capitol hill. president trump will be stepping up to that podium moments from now to deliver remarks at the national peace officer's memorial in washington. we'll bring that to you live as soon as it begins.

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while this is still a concern, the lava -- emergency responders are more worried about people getting sick from the fumes. they could have trouble breathing or could choke. we spoke with one local that had to evacuate who said she's not worried about losing her home. >> i'm feeling grateful to have my life. i had to leave behind a lot of things but it's tough, you know. stuff isn't really important. i have family, the family here and everybody has pulled together. >> the lava has destroyed around two dozen homes. that number could rise as people start returning to their property if and when that happens. the number of evacuees is now up to around 2,000. back to you. >> jon: what a story. thanks very much. >> julie: president trump set to

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credited chronicling hippies to the space race before turning his eye to fiction. he died at a new york city hospital, but offered no other details. >> earlier this morning, u.s. ambassador to the u.n. nikki haley doubled down on the stance that hamas, not israel, is to blame for the dozens of death in gaza. yesterday's clashes, the deadliest day of violence there since the war in 2014. white house deputy press secretary raj shah reiterating the u.s.'s support for its key middle east ally. >> we're aware of the reports of continued violence in gaza today. the responsibility for these tragic deaths rests squarely with hamas. hamas is intentionally pro vehicling this response. as the secretary of state said, israel has the right to defend themselves. >> joining us, michael waltz,

congressional candidate and author. does the white house have this one right? i mean, should these deaths be laid at the feet of hamas? >> the white house has it right, president trump has it right. it's worth going back a little by, jon, and looking back at the clinton administration which in 1997 designated hamas as a foreign terrorist organization. the trump administration has built on that policy and in december of last year, designated hamas' leader as a specially designated global terrorist, which actually focuses on the leadership of these groups, denies them the right to hold any assets in the easy and makes it illegal for an american to deal with these terrorists, this is longstanding american policy and the white house is right to call out hamas for focusing more on building tunnels and gathering rockets

and attacking its neighbor rather than focusing on building a better life, sewage, electricity and a more vibrant economy for its people. >> does anybody on the hamas side actually mourn these deaths? or are they finding them convenient for propaganda purposes? >> look, you know, as humans, as americans, as citizens, we should mourn all of these deaths. we find that, you know, hamas again and again using these poor people to ramp up the rhetoric and ram up sympathy for its cause and use them as propaganda as you just mentioned. that is a shame on all fronts. we see it not only with hamas, but with the taliban, we see it with organizations using suicide bombers that are recruiting from religious schools to actually build sympathy, whether it's putting fighters in female burqas or using children as

shields, this is a typical tactic for terrorists all over the world and it's sad. >> jon: the protesters are upset because president trump decided to move the u.s. embassy to jerusalem. >> right. >> neil: effectively recognizing jerusalem as israel's capitol. jerusalem has been israel's capitol since the title of king solomon. >> and it's been the u.s. policy since the 90s. it's bipartisan policy. so folks trying to make this a political issue against president trump, you know, it's just politics at its worse, this is something passed in the 90s and every single president, clinton, george w. bush, president obama have promised to do this. president trump has he does on so many issues has actually done it. >> jon: if there were jobs for the palestinian people, if their

economic situation were better, again, if the united states has given the palestinians billions over the years, how much of this would be happening, do you think? >> you know, the united states has given billions, the u.n. has given billions. the iranian regime sadly is supporting hamas, but is supporting it through military hard war and propaganda -- >> jon: buying rockets. >> literally now tens of thousands of rockets. so rather than trying to seek some type of accommodation, prime minister netanyahu is right in the sense of they have to have some type of preconditions for peace before they sit down and actually negotiate and launching rockets into israel and launching people against a fence isn't the way forward. again, it's just sad to see all around. >> jon: it seems like, you know, the hamas leaders are happy to see the body count go up even among their own people because

they draws more headlines and condemnation of the israelis. >> we've seen it time and time again. it's a tried and true tactic. so again, i would loop back around and folks that are criticizing president trump for something that was passed bipartisan in the u.s. congress decades ago and that he actually just finally implemented need to be a little better students of history and understand what these terrorist groups are doing all over the world. they use people, they pray on ignorance and they prey on p pover poverty. we've seen it with terrorists in the 70s and 80s. it's a tried and true propaganda tactic. use this as a political kind of codule against the president is a shame. >> jon: does anybody thinking that because of these protests

that the president will change his mind and put the embassy in tel aviv? >> no. but what they're trying to do is ramp up support for themselves now. what is interesting, you've seen our gulf allies, the saudis, the jordanians and others have been relatively quiet about this move. that's because they're much more worried and iran and what iran is trying to do in the region and dominate the region than they are about the palestinians. so there's really been a seat change with the iranian aggression. iran has gained more over the last eight years of the united states leaving avoid in the region under president obama's administrations. that's what the nations are worried about now. and i think the palestinian leadership would do well by its people to realize this shift,

back away from iran and back away from these violent attacks. >> jon: so you want our viewers to know, when they read the headlines about the scores and scores of palestinian deaths, they should be seeing iran behind all of this trouble? >> they should be seeing the macinations of u.s. terrorists and hamas as an organization and a leadership as a terrorist and iran providing whether it's weapons, rockets, propaganda support and you name it, this is a broader conspiracy that is at play here. excuse me. not a conspiracy but a broader strategy at play against america's best ally in the region of vibrant democracy in israel. >> jon: do you see any end in the coming days? not necessarily in -- we've seen things die down in the coming days.

i think that's because of the lack of broader support across the gulf that i was just talking about in the gulf nations that have shifted. but you know, more broadly i think we're going to see this only die down when folks -- when others start focusing on the betterment and the future of its people rather than their terrorist agenda. >> jon: something that everybody should keep in mind in the headlines. >> you'll see that when we continue to stand up and show strength, which is what president trump is doing. >> jon: lieutenant colonel michael waltz. thanks for your expertise. >> thanks, jon. >> julie: a fox news alert. we're awaiting for the president right now to step up to the podium there live at capitol hill where president trump will be delivering remarks any moment now at the 37th annual national peace officer's memorial service, this law enforcement event honors 200 officers that lost their lives in the line of duty last year. last year in fact, the second

time the president will be speaking at this event. very much came out in force for the men and women in blue. he said the attacks and ambushes of police officers must end. he also called on all americans to work together with law enforcement to make our communities safer for citizens and officers. the president saying last year every drop of blood spilled from our heros in blow is a wound inflicted on the whole country. the president very much a supporter of our men and women in law enforcement, here and overseas. >> jon: think about it, julie. normally you get together with any organization and you receive the honor of a visit from the president. that is normally such a momentous event, this one certainly is that, but it's pierced with profound sadness. think about it.

nearly 200 men and women, police officers, who were killed in the line of duty last year. they kissed their wives and husbands good-bye. they patted their kids on the head, sent them off to school and didn't come home that night. that is what the memory is very raw for the people assembled at this gathering on capitol hill. >> sends a message to communities that do not respect law enforcement to do so because, of course, there's justice and repercussions for those that would ever think of harming a police officer. right now these remarks coming from chuck canterbury. the president of the grand lodge for the frop. they've had multiple speakers. the president last year spoke for about 25 minutes. we expect him to step up any minute now. moments ago, we heard from vice president mike pence who also spoke. so quite a royal introduction for the president whose remarks are much anticipated at this

event. >> jon: you think of what happened with the black lives matter movement, which which got a lot of support from president obama. president trump has made it sort of a touch stone of his presidency to support the men and women that keep our towns and our cities safe. he has said, you know, blue lives matter. made it very -- stressed the fact that he thinks respectful law enforcement has fallen and that's one of the reasons that the number of deaths has risen in the way it has. >> julie: you can hear chuck canterbury talking about the numbers of men and women that is died in the line of duty, being ambushed by cowards, those officers, many of them have partnered up in recent years, no longer in many states in this country do they allow police officers to ride solo in a police vehicle in order to better protect themselves.

unfortunately there's still cowards that will ambush our men and women in blue. let's listen to the rest of these introductions by chuck can'ts canterbu canterbury. >> these attacks on law enforcement must stop. enough is enough. in pledging to protect and serve, they willingly place themselves in harm's way. now all too arm harm seeks them out. mr. president, on the campaign trail you made many promises to law enforcement and commitments about public safety. you have delivered on every one of them. you have done what you said and together we will continue to keep our country safe. brothers and sisters, survivor families, distinguished guests, please help me welcome the president of the united states,

donald j. trump. [applause] >> thank you very much, chuck. i want to start by saying that melania is in the hospital doing really well. she's watching us right now. and i want to thank the incredible doctors, walter reed medical center. they did a fantastic job. so thank you. she sends her love. [applause] i also want to thank jim pasquel, linda haney and everyone at the fraternal order of police. all you do to ensure our brave

people that we're so proud of. we're honored to have these cherished officers, and we're honored to have all of you with us today. it's my great honor to be here for the second time and i'll see you, i guess, about another six times. and then after that, perhaps you'll have had enough. [applause] we stand with our police and we stand with you 100%. i think we've shown that. vice president pence, members of my cabinet, members of congress and distinguished guests, thank you for joining us on one of the most important and solemn occasions of the year. the day we pay tribute to law enforcement heros. that's what they are. heros, who gave their lives in the line of duty.

they made the ultimate sacrifice so that we could live in safety and in peace. to the families and survivors with us this morning, i know today is filled with sadness and pain. today is also filled with love. the love of an entire nation wrapped its arms and they have wrapped their arms around you. they love you, praying for you. they're grieving with you and pledging to you that we will never forget our heros, ever. [applause] and thank you. you know what i mean. they're looking down and they're proud of you and that love you so much. thank you.

this morning i especially want to speak to the young sons and daughter whose join us here today. i want you to know that your moms and dads were among the bravest americans to ever live. when danger came, when darkness fell, when destruction loomed, they did not flinch. they were not afraid. they did not falter. they stared down criminals, raced down alleys, kicked down doors and faced down evil. brave! and they did it all with courage, with dignity, with pride, with love for their nation and with love for their families. they lived every day of their lives by that most sacred

calling, to serve and protect. their immortal legacy lives in each and every one of you. their strength lives in your soul, their courage glows in your heart and their blood flows in your veins. and today every american heart bleeds blue. [applause] that's for sure. this morning i want to share with you, the american people a few stories about the heros we have gathered to celebrate and remember. with us today is the family of lieutenant aaron allen. special. of the south port police department in indiana. his wife, stacy, and his two

sons t.j. and aaron. where are they? thank you. thank you. [applause] lieutenant allen was an air force veteran. after his service, he followed his childhood dream to become a police officer. he served in law enforcement for 20 years. no job was too great, no job was too small. he took extra shifts at night, and he was always available. he stopped by to say hello to members of his community. during christmas time he took children in need shopping for presents. he was always there for anybody that needed him.

in 2015, he was given the officer of the year award after saving two lives. last year lieutenant allen walked his son to the bus for his first day of kindergarten. just hours later lieutenant allen was shot and killed in the line of duty. since then, the whole south port community has come together to support the allen family, and i hear that if you go to the police station, you'll find that six-year-old aaron jr. and he's up there and he is giving orders and loved and respected by everybody there. and his father was a true hero. to stacy, t.j. and aaron, today

all of america sends you our love and our support. alan will live in our hearts forever. thank you. [applause] incredible man. today we're also joined by savannah and isaiah hartfield along with their amazing mom, veronica. where are you? thank you, thank you. [applause] we honor their father and husband, officer charles hartfield, of the las vegas metropolitan police department.

as many of you remember officer hartfield was off duty attending a concert with veronica when the horrible shooting began in las vegas last october. officer hartfield, an army veteran, immediately leapt into action, rescuing the wounded and shielding the innocent you all read about it. i remember it so well. as he did, he was shot and killed by rounds of gun fire. he knew he was right in the path and it made no difference. he gave his life so that countless others could live. savannah and isaiah, your dad was a guardian angel to those in

need. now he is keeping watch on you from heaven. very special family and a very special man. thank you. thank you very much. [applause] also here with us today is the family of border patrol agent rojulio martinez from el paso, texas. agent martinez known as roger to his friends and family. worked on a dangerous part of the southern border, a part that you've been reading about so much lately and a part that we're doing a lot with. agent martinez took immense pride and joy and serving his country as a border patrol

agent. he was extremely proud of what he did. every day he would go to work and risk his life to keep america safe. roger said he wanted to prevent terrorists and drugs from coming into our country. we all do. we're going to get it done. but that's exactly what he did. he bravely confronted the cartels, the smugglers, the human traffickers, the gangs that threaten our communities. one night last november agent martinez died in the line of duty. it was horrific, it was violent. and he was brave. to agent martinez's mom, eliva,

his son, sergio and the entire martinez family, roger's profound and unselfish love of country is an inspiration to every american. everybody here and everybody here and to me. i can tell you, a great inspiration. thank you. [applause] we will always remember agent martinez, and we will honor his noble sacrifice by continuing his vital mission. the first duty of government is to protect our citizens and the men and women of dhs, on the front lines of this incredible heroic fight. that is why we are calling on congress to secure our borders,

support our border agents, stop sanctuary cities and shut down policies that release violent criminals back into our communities. we don't want it any longer. we've had it. enough is enough. [applause] recently ms 13 gang members called for the assassination of new york city police officers so that the gang could "take back the streets." they got it wrong. we are the ones that are taking back the streets. we are getting them out of our country by the thousands. [applause]

every week we're setting new records on -- we have a catch and release program, too. it's called we catch them and we release them in the country they came back from. we're getting them out. [applause] or we're putting them in prison. the trump administration has a policy. it's very clear. we will protect those that protect us and who do such a great job in protecting us. [applause] that is why, as i promised all along, that we are allowing local police to access the surplus military equipment they need to protect our officers and

law enforcement agents and save their lives. they are taking equipment at a record clip, millions and millions of dollars of surplus equipment is going to our police departments. if we want to bring down violent crime, then we must stand up for our police. we must confront and condemn dangerous anti-police prejudice. can you believe this prejudice with regard to our police? we're not going to let bad things happen to our police. [applause] so we must show appreciation, gratitude and respect for those

that police our streets and patrol our communities. in 2016 an officer was assaulted in america on an average of every ten minutes. can you believe that? it's outrageous and it's unacceptable. we must end the attacks on our police. we must end them right now. we believe criminals -- [applause] we believe criminal whose kill our police should get the death

penalty. [applause] bring it forth. [applause] one of the most alarming crimes taking place against our police are ambush attacks. think of that. ambush attacks. i have directed the justice department to do everything in its power to defend the lives of american law enforcement. we are honored to be joined today by the family of detective moisikis famalia. detective famalia was a proud member of the new york police department. where is that family?