family tonight. unbelievable. thank you so much for being with us. okay, laura. my heart is troubled. i don't know what to even say. that was one of the most amazing -- what a sad thing that doesn't have to happen. >> raymond: i agree, sean. raymond arroyo sitting in for laura. it was a profound, the heart of what happens when lawlessness is allowed to reign. we have a mother of someone who also died because of these ridiculous, the ridiculous policies in some of these cities. amazing television tonight, sean. >> sean: can you imagine, he will never see his son again. we scroll names. they are not names. they are people. they are our neighbors.. they are our american family. take it away. >> raymond: my prayers are with them. i am raymond arroyo in for laura ingraham tonight and this is "the ingraham angle."

as new york spirals into violence, the city council slash the nypd's budget and aoc reveals the game, former nypd commissioner bernie kerik responds to it all. an epidemiologist is here to explain the true effectiveness of face masks in the fight against covid. is the outrage directed at skeptics excessive or on point? in the grocery store, the coffee shop.. he will tell us. steven manzo lost his job in march after covid lockdown shuttered his michigan bar. two weeks later, he was dead of an overdose. his mother is here tonight to share his story, and she has a warning and a message for government officials. first, banning independence. we should all be making plans to celebrate american independence this week, the founding of the republic, 244th birthday of our nation.en

in many places we are being told we can't celebrate or shouldn't. after the signing of the declaration of independence, john adams wrote "i am apt to believe that july 4th will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. it ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance by solemn acts of devotion to god almighty. it ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations from one end of the continent to the other, from this time forwardna forever more." no, not this year, mr. adams.om we are witnessing a de facto outlawing of july 4th celebrations all across the nation. in florida, multiple counties including miami-dade, broward, palm beach, are all closing

beaches this weekend. in philly, denver, new orleans, fireworks are canceled. in los angeles, mayor eric garcetti added this. >> today the county announced that beaches, piers and beach bike paths will be closed over the july 4th weekend beginning july 3rd through july 6. fireworks displays have been prohibited to discourage gatherings. >> raymond: they are shutting down public beaches and permitting fireworks becauseis % of l.a. county residents are covid positive. deaths from the disease continued to fall which would indicate it is less deadly particularly to young people. maybe it wasn't cookouts and firework displays that caused the l.a. covid spike, mr. mayor. but scenes like this might have contributed. >> black lives matter. >> black lives matter. >> what do we want? >> justice. >> raymond: don't you go asking mayor garcetti to link covid infections to those riots.

don't do it. >> in terms of the protest, i've not seen any guidance from the county on that. i do think that in general the main guidance is to keep your social distance and wear. people still can obviously and should exercise their first amendment rights. it's a critical moment not to let up wit that. >> raymond: you've got that? don't let up on the protest. exercise the first amendment rights to loot and cause a ruckus. but you're not allowed to watch fireworks or swim. i'm sorry. isn't free assembly still allowed? or is that only at kroger's and home depot? maybe we should all wear red, white, and blue and neat in the beach section at winn-dixie. at least we will get hot dogs. there is beneath the surface and the animus against the rights government was created to protect. god and country is now considered toxic by some, particularly on the left.

in new york, district judge lashed governor andrew cuomo and their bill de blasio for allowing businesses to operate at 50% capacity while religious gatherings were restricted to f 25%. protesters, no limits at all. >> the protests were an entirely different reality, national phenomenon. it was not something that the government could just say go away. it's something that came from the grassroots. obviously had profound meaning we are all acting on the meaning of those protests. but it's really apples and oranges. our religious leaders were thes first to say it was not time to bring back services. >> raymond: i see. protests are national phenomenon with profound meaning. but religious services, and as far as de blasio's contention that he's worried about the spread of disease in new york, this is what's been going on outside of city hall this week.

>> you're about to lose your job!ts you're about to lose your job! you're about to lose your job!ut >> raymond: no covid spread there. i'm sure. the democratic party is denying law abiding citizens their freedoms while militantly defending the violence and anarchy of these rolling protests. so we watch, as statues of washington are defaced, jefferson is toppled. saints and emancipators are defamed. democrats in orange county want john wayne's name and statue removed from the county airport. they cite a 50-year-old article as evidence that wayne harbored racist views. his family denies the charge. just today a statue of christopher columbus was removed from the columbus city hall. maybe they can call their town "empty pedestal." president trump signed an executive order to protect some

of the statues, and what does joe biden think? he says confederate statues belong in museums out of public view. well, listen. >> the elected officials where those statues have a responsibility. put them in museums. get them down. but don't expect if you have sitting in front of you after all these years, don't be surprised if someone pulls down the statue of jefferson davis. it is better that they do not. >> once you admit that the mob's displeasure with a given historical figure justifies they are destroying public works, how long before they are triggered over roosevelt, jefferson, or washington, racist and colonial affections? do you think biden is going to drop them down? as we approach the day we should

be celebrating our nation's heritage and showing our patriotic colors, the left is bent on erasing our historical memory. this is about this missing heroism of washington, disparaging the brilliance of jefferson, and tarnishing the symbol of manhood and idea that john wayne represent it on the screen. it's an all out assault on the cultural foundations of america, an attempt to demonstrate it was all pounded on the scene, it's all no good, and it needs to be remade. the young have made got the message. speak america sucks right now and if you support it and choose to wear red, white, and blue -- >> supporting racism -- >> your supporting racism and its discussing. don't wear red, white, and blue. where rainbow! >> raymond: there is something tragic about american girls running down their country on a platform tiktok under the thumb

of the communist country. if you want to know how fragile freedom is, the communist party in china just struck a security freedom on hong kong that and it's free speech and autonomy. freedom advocates being extremely arrested right now, they are being suggested to life sentence in prison. we need a parade july 4th in the united states, a reminder of who we are and from where we've come. americans need to we need the devotions to god, the pomp, the illuminations that adams foresaw. i don't need to zoom virtual celebration, i'm tired of g the virtual celebration too. we need to go out with songs and passion, celebrate american independence and the birthright that is ours. if we don't exercise that liberty, cherish it, and pass it along to the next generation, we could well lose it to our eternal shame.

joining me now is carol swain, former vanderbilt professor and advisory board member for black voices for trump. thank you for being here. what is the ultimate goal of these reoccurring streetse movements, these occupations of cities? what's the agenda here? speak up it's not about police brutality >> it's not about police brutality or racism, it's abouto a global movement to destroy the united states as we know it, and its root is in marxism. and anyone who studies marxism knows where it goes, it goes to communism. that's where we are heading. the activists that you see out there today, they have an agenda. they are well organized. the uprisings are not spontaneous. the grievances of black people

and other and others oppressed are being used to advance an agenda.nd if they succeed in destroying america, i guarantee you know one will be happy with the nation that remains. >> raymond: "the new york times" is tweeting today about their latest piece. it writes, mount rushmore was built on land that belonged to the lakota tribe and sculpted by a man who had strong bonds with the kkk. they went on to say two presidents depicted there were slave owners. is mount rushmore the next monument set for destruction? is that part of the agenda here, to destroy these cultural and historical markers? >> it's all about destroying america, western civilization, everything that is traditional. and so there is no monument in america that is safe at this time. and so the thing that is most

distressing is that our leaders in the republican party, in the democratic party, there must be some same people still in that party, they are not standing up. this is not ending well. >> raymond: i think many would agree, carol. the president tweeted this reaction to new york mayor bill de blasio. he's promising to paint "black lives matter" on fifth avenue in new york. the president said it was an insultla to cops and a symbol of hate, and that drew this reaction from lack lives matter cofounder. watch. >> i think it's the height of hypocrisy for donald trump to call anything a symbol of hate. he is the embodiment of hate. for him to say that affirming the value of black life is somehow hate, again reminds us of who he is. >> raymond: your reaction to

that. >> first of all, black lives matter, the slogan, the true statement, has nothing to do with the marxistst organization that is part of the global movement to destroy america. and so that's what i say to that part of it, and i think that black lives matter, a lot of organizations, and a lot of companies, they are endorsing that movement for protection because they feel that their windowson will be broken, their buildings will be burnt down, the police will not be there to protect anyone. and so people are going alon with them. again, it will not end well, because the more they get, thee more they want, and no one is pushing back. that is very distressing, that people are not pushing back, and i see that connected with all the hysteria the democrats are pushing with the coronavirus and

making us all wear masks. it's all about destroying our way of life in america and people need to wake up. wake up! >> raymond: carol, we are going to have to leave it there. thank you for your insight. we'll get into this mask controversy with the virologist in just a little bit. thank you for your insight, carol. cities across the country are removing iconic statues to appease the radical left. as we mentioned earlier, the city of columbus removed a statue of chris of her columbus outside city hall for that was a gift from its sister city in genoa italy in 1955. the boston arts committee voted to remove a statue of lincoln and emancipation that was financed entirely by freed slaves. in new york city, the museum of natural history is set to remove a statue of teddy roosevelt, not before my next guest went viral

for defending the statue. >> i don't care what letter is next to your name. if you aren't defending this country, you aren't getting my vote! thank god we do have someone with some balls, some chutzpah, in the white house who will stand up and protect our people! they loot our cities, lose our stores, they loot our communities, they loot our histories. >> raymond: joined me now, gavin wax, the president of the new york young republican club. why did you organize this protest when the city and the american history museum already decided to remove the statue of roosevelt? >> thank youou for having me. this is about more than one statue. we, the silent majority in this country, want to stand up and defend our nation. we are sick and tired of watching our national history and traditions be erased and destroyed while lawlessness and barbarism seep onto our streets

from this leftist woke mom. over 20 200 patriots came out, working class patriots from all walks of life. they work hard, pay their taxes, what do they have from the political class? a bunch of honest national assault on our values. a start of a movement from a backlash against all those who seek to police our thoughts, silence our speech, a race ares history, and the working class of this country, the people who keep this country running, are standing up saying enough is enough. >> raymond: why not change the statue? looks like it's -- my thought is e be innovative. the african-american man and the indian man next to roosevelt, if they feel -- they are both standing, they aren't bent down across, elevate them, put them on rocks or take them off the statue completely if they are offensive and leave roosevelt on the horse.

his family was instrumental in founding the museum and some of his excavations were some of the first things that went into this museum. > raymond, i understand the sentiment. we have to understand that we cannot give the mob and ends because they will not compromise. they are seeking to destroyt history, doesn't matter what revision we make, they will always find an excuse no matter how innocuous it is. the reasoning behind the statue is a pocke he's the focal point of the statue. there is nothing ridiculous about that. it's only ridiculous to claim otherwise. >> raymond: i only have 30 seconds here. i want to talk about this very quick poll that is out. it's the young american foundation poll, and it shows a majority of in americans are actually supporting liberty and support the country. to those numbers hearten you at all? 70% say they are somewhat favorable toward the

united states, 82% support the american flag. >> it's a great statistic. it shows the silent majority is real. we are out there and want to be resented by our leaders. we don't need them to cower in the face of the mob, stand up for america, stop kneeling, stop apologizing. >> raymond: thank you. theis left is not only seeking o control history. but also your behavior. >> everyone needs to wear a masb in public. period. period. wear a mask. it may be inconvenient. it may be uncomfortable. but it's the right thing to do as an american. >> raymond: but has the politicization of the mask wearing been helpful?el my next guest is an epidemiologist, specializes in batboy viruses. joining me is chris von chip chris, mask have been so politicized, you say the mask

regime is the new moral statement. ?hy >> thank you so much for having me. the fact is at the moment there is precious little hard evidence that supports wearing masks. after that fact, people speak generically about masks. i've won myself. i have one of these. having worked in fields you have to wear a mask, having worked with data pathogens, masks are a .pectrum they come from self-contained breathing apparatus, they are called p.a. p.r. apparatuses, through n95 masks which are good for filtering viruses. one of the things which i showed a second ago, to essentially just putting any cloth in front of your face. just a generic statement of wearing a mask --

>> raymond: we only have 2 minutes. where are the clinical trials? we keep hearing clinical trials. is there proof these are effective, these masks, whether homemade or bot, effective in stopping the spread of covid? >> at the moment there is no hard evidence to back us up. there is a presupposition that it essentially acts as a filter and asked to prevent droplets from spreading, that works. the normal evidence we use to make calls and public health and health care is just not there. >> raymond: i want to show you this. this is dr. fauci when he was asked about wearing masks in march. >> there is no reason to be walking around with a mask. wearing a mask might make people feel a little bit better, but it's not providing the perfect protection that people think that it is. >> raymond: chris, you had said that there is a psychological effect and i only have one minute. what is the psychological effect

of wearing a mask i if it's not totally effective at stopping the disease spread? >> when you see a new pathogen, something that you'vein never encountered, that has been so scary and is killing people, you want to reassert control. that is not a flaw, that's how we are as humans. and masks and especially the moralizing of masks, unless you wear one, you just don't care about other people, is essentially a form of reasserting this control that people forget the important thing, that masks alone are often not enough. >> raymond: thank you so much, chris. in political terms, it seems that it has become the red hat of the left, which is odd in these days. coming up, we take you inside the so-called autonomous zoneou outside of new york city hall, where protesters are demanding the police be defunded.op will they stop there, and what

does it mean for a city that'sa already seeing a massive spike in crime and all the protesting, rioting, looting? we will tell you l next.

>> raymond: after three weeks of standing down, the seattle police finally swept in and

retook the so-called autonomous zone from the anarchist this morning. police made dozens of arrest and found the place littered with garbage and waste from the summer of love. they also left two teenagers dead in their wake. as seattle was liberated, the radicals camped outside new york city hall, and they promised to disband if the police budget was cut by a billion dollars. well, that happened. the city council passed a bill yesterday to do just that. but it didn't appease the liberal mob. protesters say the budget cuts are just smoke and mirrors and they plan this day camped out until they get exactly what they want. of course, these goons will continue to harass and mock police officers in the process. >> you went to clown college. >> had to go to school for longer than you do. >> [bleep] half of you don't even have a college education to be out here! >> you can even read a [bleep]

history book. >>ug you're like the [bleep] blk judas! >> a outfits. as the big apple ramps up for another night of white people yelling at black cops, we go to a reporter who infiltrated the autonomous zone at city hall. joining me now is shelby talcott, she's a media reporter for "the daily caller." we showed you -- you showed us rather a pretty disturbing video that you had shot. a peaceful protester was saying that he wanted to hang cops from trees. this was another video you took inside the zone today. watch. >> raymond: shelby, what was happening there, and what do

these people want? >> last night about at least 800 protesters came out and they were waiting for the city budget to pass. they wantt at least $1 billion taken away from the nypd. they did get that, but they said that it was a smoke andnd mirros type of deal that wasn't acceptable to them. so they protested. they ended up setting up barricades to try and expand the zone and keep cops out. they came back really early thin morning around 5:30. cops came in and took down the barriers, even take down the barriers surrounding this park that surround us. there were some -- the protesters were told by organizers to stay strong and fight back. ultimately the copsly did take l the barriers away. and locked the area. >> raymond: this morning, the police faced off against the

protesters which you mentioned briefly. the cops ended up pulling back. watch this. >> ♪ na na na na ♪ hey hey hey ♪ goodbye >> what's the police presence right now and are they being told to pull back? >> ass he can see there's a lot of police officers sort of milling about on the outskirts of the occupied city hall zone, which isal pretty much a one ciy block park area. there is definitely a big police presence here just a few minutes ago, protesters blocked one of the streets for about 20 minutes for a march but eventually police came and had traffic resume. we are right by the brooklyn bridge so of course these protesters cut off traffic, it's about to be aco bg issue. >> raymond: shall become a last night there was some infighting between the protesters. i want to share thisot with the

viewers. >> let him be! >> raymond: shelby, it seems all of these autonomous zones have a rule about taking no video. why is that? >> they said numerous times to me in particular and other y reporters that you can take out your camera if you are there to film police violence. but what they don't want, and they said this to me on camera in another clip actually, they don't want you to share videos of them fighting because it hurts their cause. they are specific rules if you are there for them and for the cause, you are fine. if you are there to film everything that's going on, that's when you get into

problems. we were actually pushed out of the area after filming the video because we wouldn't delete it. >> raymond: shall be >> raymond: shelby, stay near new york's finest. they'll keep you safe, i hope. for weeks, democrats swore up and down that the fund the police didn't literally mean defunding the police. a it was about reform. aoc blew up their narrative yesterday with her response to the proposed nypd budget cuts. the first line of her press release reads, "defunding police means defunding police. it does not mean budget tricks or funny math." joining me now is bernie kerik, the former nypd commissioner. bernie, what will these cuts mean? it is a six of the new york police budget. what does it mean to a city already mired in crime? >> what we know already, ray, they will diminish or eliminate the july recruit class of about 1200 police officers.

that's about $55 million. there will be a number of cuts to the overtime scheduling for cops, and that overtime scheduling goes into enforcement, narcotics enforcement, anticrime they've already cut back on the plane close anti-crime units across the city, and what you are going to see is a major spike in violent crimes, shootings, and murder. any time the goes up, you'll see the crime rises well and you'll see a lot of that based on these cuts. >> raymond: we are already seeing it, couldn't have come at a worse time. the last 28 days, new york city has seen 157% more shooting victims compared to the same time last year. compared to 2019, the number of shooting victims is up 52% so far this year.

murderers are up 23%. burglaries 45%. car thefts 61%. bernie, what's going to happen? once these budget cuts kick in, and you've got -- what are the numbers... 272 cops already put into retirement, notices, what's going to happen to the city of new york? >> that number is going to go sky high, shortly. the retirement numbermb registration numbers. you are going to see major increases of violent crime. ray, listen, this is nothing -- this isn't only in new york city. every one of these democrat run cities around the country, think of this, 90 people -- in june, 90 people were killed. 471 shot in chicago. in a month! in one month. the same is going on in baltimore, milwaukee, minnesota, the same exact stuff is going. on. everyy single one of these citis

are run by democrats, and as long as this continues, you are going to see major spikes in crime. who are the greatest benefactors of those spikes in crime? the black communities. they are going to suffer it the most. i just think that somebody likee mayor de blasio, you have to believe that what he's doing is intentional. because it defies common sense, it defies logic, and it defies basic management principles. >> raymond: i've got to go minutes here. i want to get to go quick things and for this is what city hall looks like right now. you see the graffiti all over it, at the bottom of the building, you see, i wonder wha" a cop tastes like. and there is video from last night, i want to show you this. >> i want to put my foot on his [bleep] neck like he do us.[b

i want to put my foot on his back like you do us. io want to take his [bleep] on the street like you do us. >> raymond: your reaction, bernie, and it's it's time to take away the plainclothes division of the new york police department>> from which they hae done? >> it's not the time. these are disrespectful, arrogant thugs. the problempr is if you arrest them, they are going to be back on the street within six hours thanks to the mayor, thanks to the governor of new york with the bail reform laws that everybody and their brother tolt them not to do. that's what they did. and as a result, you are emboldening the criminal element. these are just representatives ofri that. >> raymond: they've got to turn this around. this city is going to turn into gotham city and there is not going to be a batman to bail them out. thank you so much for that. coming up, a new republican crop of congressional candidates arel winning primaries.

and it isn't quite what you'd expect. we talked to two of those winners in moments and what they plan to bring to congress. stay there. guys, it's that time... and nothin's happenin'.

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>> raymond: welcome back to "the ingraham angle." while the media obsesses over covid and largely peaceful protests, a new crop of g.o.p. congressional candidates are on the rise and they are not what you expect. two of them joins us tonight. first up is madison hawthorne, a 24 year old who one make a big upset in last week's primary afterry he beat the candidate president trump endorsed for north carolina's 11th district. also with us is former nfl player bridges omens to become the nominee for utah's fourth district. thank you for being with us. i want to start with you. you could be the youngest congressmen in the capital, but you suffered a terrible

accident, lost the use of your legs. what did you learn from that and did that drive you at all to want to run for congress? >> of course it did, raymond, and thank you so much for having me on pit my accent taught me the obvious lesson. i had a 1% chance to live, i was in the hospital for over a year. taught me the obvious lessons of perseverance and grit. it taught me something else that the republican party desperately needs, its empathy, to look at somebody else who might not look like me and try to understand things from their viewpoint. i absolutely think you are right that a newth breed of candidates are coming up. you saw my victory, 66% there with mr. owens, 66.5%. the republican party is coalescing around for years they want toey send to washington, d.c., to get rid of all this cronyism and just the swamp. >> raymond: you could flip a seat for the g.o.p.

and you said today that democrats are frantic that they are losing the black vote. what does your candidacy, how does that change the math here for the g.o.p.? >> first of all, it's exciting for me to have candidates likeso madison and across our country we have a very special moment, we have a chance for a new congress to come and play, new freshman's that are patriots, not politicians, that love our country and actually see how america first leadership looks like and we are there to replicate that. i see this as very simply, first of all, americans across the board, we don't take good for bullying, we don't take good for those who want to destroy our nation, our culture. we stand up, there's a silent majority going on right now that's going to get a house of patriots sand with more backbone and a president that finally has anri opportunity to govern. these guys, evil works as hardest before the dawn.

they cannot stand this process of seeing all their work for decades being taken away by a president who loves our country and willing to fight for his beliefs. >> raymond: the media is convinced that the best path for victory is to socially distance themselves from donald trump. watch this. >> just four months from the election, making republicans -- perhaps loosen this president's hold on his party. >> any republican currently elected has to answer what this president is doing, trying to distance themselves now. >> members of congress are going to try to survive and if that means dropping donald trump, you can bet they will do it. >> raymond: you actually defeated a trump endorsed candidate in north carolina. will you be running from the leader of your party? >> absolutely not. i oftentimes said that i have by no means believe that my victory was a referendum on donald trump.

but when the voters in north carolina who are very wise andd discerning looked at both candidates and looked at the situation our country is in, we -- the difference cannot be more clear than my opponent and the opponent that mr. owens is going to be going up against. they want anarchy, they want to defund police while we stand for law and order and we back of the president who is willing to lead us back from an unprecedented time in our country with covid-19, with the race relations, with this economy crisis we are in there if we distance ourselves from donald trump, i think will be doing ourselves a great disservice. >> raymond: i want to show you what you are going to be up against should you arrive in capitol hill. this is congresswoman sheila jackson lee. >> we understand that the differences that are so stark and reflective of the brutality, the fundamental adjustments injustice ofslavery have never d

down. this is >> raymond: talking about reparations there. what would you tell her? >> you're listening to the voice of a marxist. migrate the community i grew up in, the most competitive of minorities in our country, the ' 40s and '60s, were turned down by black leaders you are hearing from here the black caucus has done nothing but become healthy off the misery of the community as they are supposed to be protecting. i'm excited because people like madison and across the board, we are remarkable, young freshmen coming in. and watch out. these guys are going to be there for the right reasons. not to be career politicians, not to be lobbyists, but to get our country back because we love the culture, or nation, ournd history, and we will not apologize for who we are. we get this group back in place, believe me, guys. be ready. these black markets

these black marxist pluralists... >> raymond: mark meadows who has the seat you are seeking, he endorsed her opponent. he was your speech and debateeb coach. >> yes, he was. he definitely taught me how to rip apart an argument filled with fallacies and that's all the democrats have. there is no hard feelings there. he's been very good to me my entire life. nominated me the united stateses naval academy. no hard feelings there. just like mr. owens is saying, we have a patriot revolution on the rise and although the far left fringe movement of these marxists is coming, we are coming with a vengeance and we are ready to fight. >> can i say this really quick? democrats and independents, listen to what we are saying. we are fighting for the same and game. do not let the left to fight us. let's get this thing done, guys. >> raymond: thank you for e.being here. we'll be watching you as the

months roll onto election day. as the country reels from disease, economic collapse, and riots, a drug epidemic is once again rearing its ugly head. stephen manzo is one of its casualties. steven's mother joins us in moments with a message you mustt hear. she will recount how she lost her son and she has a very moving and important message for america. stay there. you doing okay?

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>> raymond: in >> raymond: in his early 20s, steven manzo struggled with drug addiction. he recoveredn. with the help of family and friends and found joy working as a cook and bartender. due to the covid lockdown, steven was laid off from his job from the michigan bar in mid-march. here's what he told "the washington post" after it happened. i keep looking out the window and everything looks normal but it doesn't feel normal.t i looked on time with bars and restaurants and nobody is here. two weeks after that interview, steven died of an overdose, his first relapse in six years. he's not alone been and will instead shows that compared to last year, drug overdoses jumped 42% in may and it went up every month we've been in lockdown. my next guest is steven foster's

mother, joanne manzo. werr are deeply sorry for the lt of your son. what did he tell you when the lockdown started? >> he came to my house a few days after and he told me that he's not going to be able to handle this lockdown. he is not one to be shut in andi he knew right from the start he wasn't going to be able to thandle it. >> raymond: what would you say to the officials who essentially balked him out of his life and boxed him out of his career and his friends? what would youhi say to them tonight? >> um... i really don't know what i would say. we are in a crisis right now. i don't know. >> raymond: i know you are

also trying to have a memorial for your son. >> i am. >> raymond: due to the restrictions they are in michigan, what's happening? are you able to have a memorial? >> i don't think so. as of tonight at 11:00 p.m., all bars and restaurants that operate over 70% liquor sails are to close indoors. only to be open on the outside if they have patios. so my memorial service was set for the 12th and i don't think it's going to happen. i don't know yet. >> raymond: i am so sorry. you had to go to the apartment and recover your son's body. as i read your story, i was thinking of something that alex azar, the hhs secretary said, we have to be open for our health, for our mental as well as physical health. would you agree with him? >> yes, most definitely. i know four people who died

within one week of an overdose the same time my son passed. >> raymond: i want to read this for you. "the detroit free press" reported back in april, "the coronavirus created a shortage abof residential beds inrs residential treatment centers. oakdale recover ari center in canton, michigan, used to recovr a total of 35 patients. it limits it now to 32. fewer rooms mean longer wait times for treatment." this seems like a disaster in the making and it's really not about the treatment facilities but the isolation people are feeling. your son said, my trigger is depression. and we know isolation leads to such depression. is that what caused his death, that isolation? >> most definitely come up most definitely most definitely. >> raymond: our hearts and prayers are with you tonight and

the many other families who are grieving particular at this time and we pray that you'll be able too have a proper memorial service for him. god bless you. > thank you. >> raymond: coming up, nancy pelosi gets called out for her silence and it relates to prayer. that's next. stay there.

♪ >> raymond: we all know prayerful nancy pelosi and how much she, the man who created all of those missions along california's coast. here she has with pope francis at the time of father sarah's -- in 2015. but she's been oddly silent about the liberal mob ripping down the statue in her own district. house minority leader kevin mccarthy called her out today. he said, given today is a feast day, st. ambrose sarah, the mob violence would be especially timeless and today should be a

day of celebration. instead, we have recently seen a violent left-wing bob tear down the saint seri in speaker pelosi's district in san francisco. i hope she prays about it, maybe that will help thing. that is all the time we had tonight. i will see you tomorrow. i will sit in for laura again. thank you so much for being here. shannon bream and "fox news @ night" team take it from here. i know my family is at home watching. >> shannon: well, it is always good to see you, raymond, >> always good to see you, thank you so much.th fox news alert, tonight we are going inside the newest mass occupation where protesters take cutting $1 billion out of the nypd budget is not enough. new video as new york police officers being mocked and antagonized. african american officer being called traders as the