[upbeat latin-tinged music] congressman torres has been fighting for the south bronx since he was 25ber... - i have made the decision to allocate $25,000 to establish a food pantry for employees who have felt the immediate impact of the government shutdown. - and then in the house of representatives winning new york's 15th congressional district at 32, becoming the first openly gay afro-latino representative in congress. - ritchie. - oh, john, how are you? - how's it going? how are you? - it's good to see you. i'm a huge fan. - i'm a big fan as well. - it's an honor to have you. - thank you for having me. so exciting being here in the house. - there's never a dull moment in d.c. - oh, i bet. you must be exhausted. - look, if someone had said to me a few years ago that i would become a member of congress during a global pandemic and witness an insurrection against the u.s. capitol and then vote to impeach an outgoing president, and all of that would happen within the first two weeks? - that's crazy. - like, i can write a memoir. - wow. - people like me don't normally make it to congre

. >> for residents of the south bronx vehicle thefts are common occurrence. was stolen right in the corner about 3 days ago. that's why was uncommon for allies on board with the new city plan which will hand out 500 air tags across the 43rd precinct in the south bronx. the goal is to deter and catch car bandits. the area has a significant that problem. there have been 207 auto thefts since january. >> the aggravated number of grandma city or continues to drive up crime in the city that gives it gives a false sense that we're not moving in the right directions when we are. >> the association for a better new york has donated the tags. the track a vehicle's location in real time on an iphone once the vehicle is stolen, the owner can call police and officers will use the owner's phone track the missing car. the gps devices. do you buy a be a while give new yorkers a layer of protection for their vehicles by first locating a tracking stolen cause. >> act as a deterrent for what a thief's. it also allows also be more strategic one mitigating pursuits keeping us sa

they did not expect a republican to show up on charlotte street in the south bronx. et you were showing up in those neighborhoods. what type of a reaction to you expecting in kensington when they see a republican? >> looked, many people i some south shore of chicago they were not thinking around that lines of partisan boundaries. they are thinking along the lines of you have a government that talks a big game. democrats that talk a big game get have not done very much for those very black communities they profess to care so much about. one of things i say is we are going to walk the walk. america first means we include all americans by the rule of law protects all americans whether it's a rule of law in the inner city of chicago or the rule of law our southern border. that is with this campaign is all about. reviving the ideals that unite us as all americans. we have celebrated, they left in particular, our diversity and differences. so much we forgot all of the ways we are the same as americans. i was inspired by that trip to chicago but i will make trips to difficul

and i'm from the south bronx, my people champion me and a push me to get to where i'm at.s will be something that felt really, really dear to me. jay-z and -- justice reform and kim kardashian. i even saw elizabeth taylor with hiv, so, i guess health care transparency is the thing -- the light bulb that went off in my head. >> you went to congress. you have -- this is something that is actually one of the few things that has bipartisan support. so, what is going wrong? tell people what is happening in hospitals if they don't already know. >> the hip-hop community is always a black and brown. this is the one thing that is the white, asian, amish, native american, black, brown, whatever you call it, this is bipartisan. and so people are losing their homes and losing their families. if you just went out to the street right now you would see how many men are walking, hobbling across the street. the reason for that. they are afraid to go to the hospital because the prices are too high. and so what they do is, they don't go for checkups, they don't fix it. and before you know if

this is happening in america to all americans out there. >> you mentioned you're from the south bronxhe poorest urban congressional districts in the united states. you talk about this affects everybody. but it specifically hurts black and brown communities. it specifically hurts people who don't have a lot of funds, who are making choices between groceries and, like, going to get their medical care. what do you want to say to the hospitals and to the patients, when it comes to enforcing this law. what do you want to see? >> well, i could tell the hospitals i'm a capitalist. i like to make money. when is enough enough? how much profit do you need? at whose expense? there's people in the hospitals all over america right now watching right now, sitting in the bed, getting taken advantage of. so, something's going to happen. there's ideal time has come. i believe that -- i believe in people power. i believe it's bigger than any ideology. and i just say, yo, enough's enough, man. just let the people know what the prices are. have a heart. you know, we started out talking about this behind

reagan went to the south bronx, i'm going to kensington.dit and i'm challenging my fellow competitors to do the same, that will be good for movement. >> brian: why my competitors should very america's inner cities, they are falling apart, need leadership and they are begging for another choice. you also heard tension toward democrats in what respect real quick? >> vivek ramaswamy: look, democrats talk a big game about lifting black americans, look how effective joe biden's policies, even lyndon johnson's policies have been. black americans are worse off today than in the 1960'ses. we need policies that lift up all americans, that is what i'm focused on and i think we can deliver. >> brian: vivek ramaswamy moving up in the polls, appreciate it. best of luck. >> thank you. >> brian: ashley has breaking news. >> ashley: start with this, shocking video shows moment a highway patrol officer is beaten on the side of a busy freeway. police say the officer was letting the man off with a warning after yelling at drivers and attempted to take down a

. >>> this morning, fat joe from the south bronx known for the rapping and few scrapes with the law saysotecting the patients from medical bills that could bankrupt them. he has been to congress imploring lawmakers to make sure that a trump era executive order is enforced on the hospitals to give transparent medical care. >> how much is enough? how much profit do you need? at whose expense? there are people all over america in the hospitals sitting in the bed getting taken advantage of. so something is going to happen, and this idea is a time whose time has come. i believe in the people power, and it is bigger than any ideology, and i am saying, yo, enough is enough. let the people know what the prices are. have a heart. we started out talking about this behind the scene, and i loved passion behind covid when you were talking about what was going on, and how many people were affected in the hospitals and how many people were passing away, and we have to have a heart. you know, when isn't it about profit, and it is about the people? >> wow, that is a really strong message. thank you so mu

law enforcement today is a different animal than when i ran around the south bronx. i can tell you that. we have officer intelligence, we have the internet, voice assistance. all kinds of partners and technology that help us move very swiftly and capturing really bad guys like this. i have to say, he's an exceptionally bad guy. we know that he's on the run, he's on the loose, he's arm and extremely dangerous. so the trick now, okay because there's little doubt that he's going to be captured. where is he going to go? a rice patty in vietnam? there's no place to hide. my fear and the collective fear of law enforcement is there will be more violence and more victims and diminish that probability. that's the goal right now. that's the mission, diminishing that probability. >> neil: we've seen it with other guests these types of incidents and each one unique and each might imitate the lunacy of the prior one. requirely does the shooter get away for so long. that raises the question about what could happen next. since this went down, you know, around 12:15 p.m., we've had

. ♪ >> rap music began in harlem and the south bronx on playgrounds like this one where people wouldg over. >> the music underneath rapping is called scratching, and it's a process of using two turntables and a mixer, making new sounds out of already existing albums. >> thing that gave life to music in the '80s for me was hip-hop because it took the sounds of the '60s and '70s and brought it to the forefront. ♪ a child is born with no state of mind ♪ ♪ blind to the ways of mankind ♪ ♪ god is smiling on you but he's frowning too ♪ ♪ because only god knows what you go through ♪ >> "the message" was the first hip-hop song that wasn't just a party song. it was talking about what was going on. it was talking about urban decay. it was talking about drugs, crime, prison. all these things that were hitting these communities really hard. ♪ smugglers scramblers dollars gamblers ♪ ♪ big pocket pickers even gamblers ♪ >> when "the message" hit it was, put that down, what did he just say? put the record back. play that again. ♪ don't push me because i'm close to the edge ♪ >> everyone knew the ga

charles: i was on the board of a charter school in the south bronx for a long time the, and when we didweep. it's mostly africans, first generation africans who just got over here with their kids, and they knew the power of a great education. they knew that was ticket to real freedom. i was just checking out the school choice, universal school choice push that you're a big part of in the last but years. west virginia, utah, iowa, oklahoma all getting involved. congratulations. can we get all 50 states on this list? >> i mean, it's very quick. this is a revolution that has ignited right before our eyes. seven states in the past two years alone, north carolina will make that eight states. so red states in particular are engage anything this friendly competition. the government school monopoly dominoes are falling right before our eyes, and hopefully this will come to all 50 states, but it's going to take the red states to lead on the issue. the more the gop leans into this as a political winner, the more it becomes politically disastrous for democrats to oppose it. hopefully, partisanship

the fonts in july pull the 2nd time in her career. olympic champion per symbol has captured the south bronx pro championship. the 5 time world champion assessed our way to the point southern california between caroline logs the victory which is the 28th of her career also puts the top of the world rankings with just for offense remaining before the w. s. l finals in september. the se amount itself to being crowned while champion of birth escaped for the sky round, has one another resent the 14 year old. he will say to come and pick problems. entice you to fight him out the world. skateboarding for some fun talk events in argentina, australia is really 3 finished. that is what you'll support for now more later. thanks very much. and you can follow all the stories on the website until emily and we'll have another full half hour on the inside of the break from the whole team here. thanks so much for your time and your company. the story of a small community. in one of mexico's most dangerous states standing up to criminal court house and corrupt politicians, see we don't want to fall additions

south african. traditionally associated with the united states, breakdancing can trace its roots among the afro-american and latino communities of the bronxn new york. the dance has skyrocketed in popularity with competitions organized around the world. the world dance of sport federation is the international governing body for dance sport recognized by the olympic community -- committee. it aims to bring the sport further into mainstream culture. >> we see a huge movement, a huge shift in terms of the national olympic community administered sports, who support boys and girls to travel to compete. that's making the level grow. >> 16 b boys and girls will compete for the metals. the next qualifier will be held in poland, to determine which nations will head to paris next year. >> breakdancing is making its way from the undergrounds. >> it is amazing. can you do it? >> no. [laughter] >> you can do press ups. >> it is another level. >> it's a whole manner of physical control. it is absolutely amazing stuff. james, thank you, very much indeed. great stuff. truth or fake, kathleen is over by the brake board. turkiye, fake news circulating foll