critics say soft on crime policies pushed by the manhattan district attorney, alvin bragg, essentially have amounted to a get out of jail free card for criminals, and bragg has been heavily criticized for his day one memo to prosecutors laying out lenient policies like gun possession would not be punishable with jail time and resisting arrest would not be prosecuted. facing this intense backlash, bragg toughened up on these policies. he now says armed robbery will be prosecuted as a felony, gun cases including gun possession will be treated as felonies, and resisting arrest will be prosecuted. pressure on bragg is unlikely to let up, rich. there was a pro-police rally outside his office just yesterday. rich? rich: thanks a lot, bryan. bryan llenas from new york. arthel: as we've been reporting, politics disasterring a shadow over the olympics after a show of unity by chinese president xi and russian president putin ahead of the games' opening ceremonies. what does their closer ties mean for the u.s. and expert -- gordon chang up with expert analysis, next. isn't that right limu? limu?

i guess someone like an alvin bragg just is not going to say i was wrong. but maybe he's seeing the light and trying to take baby steps. isn't the urgency factor such that we need to do something more decisive right now? >> absolutely. all he has to do is do his job. his job is to prosecute criminals. what he did is he told everybody out there stealing and committing violence, you can have a free ride. i'm going to do social programs. i'm not going to do my job. the chaos that we're seeing in new york is exactly what i predicted would happen. >> charles: you did. the hamburglar, i'm not sure if the 250 limit -- maybe when they're not cooked. those ten steaks, you know, medium well. that is more than $250. all kidding aside, that is -- that speaks volumes about how much new yorkers just have no disregard now. those that want to take, just walk in a store and take what they want. >> when you send a message to criminals and it's not just bragg, de blasio did it for eight years. the legislature in albany is continuing to do it. what they're doing is basically s

eric shawn, thanks so much. >>> speaking of alvin bragg, the manhattan d.a. admitting that the city is facing a crisis over crime. listen to this. >> i still live in harlem, the upper part of borough is in the middle of a crisis. i was at an antigun rally on saturday. i left, i found out a few blocks away almost exact same time there was another shooting. i was at another antigun rally on sunday. soon after went right past another shooting. we're really in crisis. jackie: bring in "new york post" columnist, fox news contributor, michael goodwin. always great to see you. when it comes to happening here in new york city, bragg wanted to turn things upside down, not if they aren't already but he has gotten a lot of pressure from behind the scenes, governor kathy hochul, mayor eric adams, he is seemingly starting to change his tune here but we need more. >> yes. thank you, jackie. you're correct. alvin bragg has seen, let's say some of the light, if not the full light yet because he has modified his day one memo which was essentially, nobody will go to jail unles

there are 70 other alvin braggs across this country.iscussed. jackie: these are elected officials. so i always tell people, be really careful, when you're checking down the columns, know what you're doing because he was elected. now the governor has the opportunity or the power to remove him. he is trying to jockey a little bit to toe the line. we'll see what happens. ford, i want to switch gears for a moment, show again if we can the picture of the mayor new orleans. it is kind of outrageous. she has a mask mandate in place. partying without a mask. reminds of me of ao. reminds of nancy pelosi reminds me of gavin newsom. the list goes on an on. fine if you don't want to wear a mask, mayor but don't make everybody else do it. >> the democratic hypocrisy on mask mandates. it is rules for thee, not for me. whatever science was initially behind mask mandates, has long since disappeared. the reason why you see democrats flouting the mask rules, continuing to use them because they think it is good politics. that is why you're seeing mask man

alvin bragg. patient pressure has been put on him he seems to be reversing course.in a major way. >> let me tell you, alvin bragg, the new york city partnership put a lot of pressure on him she represents 200 companies in new york city. i know there's pressure all over the place. she has to learn. wins for governor in november, then guess what she has a right to remove him for it but i'm not sure he's going to remove him and tell them. he has to make sure he does his job. i am not against him. they have got to do their job and keep the citizens of new york city safe. that's what it is. jackie: absently, i walk around everyday jon look at the city what has happened after covid over the course of the last two years and i say to myself, until the streets are safe we are not going to open up in earnest. i want to switch gears though with you for a moment, we are also seeing a record inflation, right? food prices overall surging 7% lesser beef, bacon, chicken, ham they're all up in the double digits. goldman sach's is predicting will see another increase of five -- 6% th

it is alvin bragg come i know he's come up a lot, but just as bad the last two years and there's beenecution. >> ashley: right. >> we have to go back to that. >> ashley: thanks, john macari, we appreciate your time and expertise on this topic. we appreciate it, todd. >> thank you, guys. >> todd: a focal point and crime crisis alexandria ocasio cortez is headed to... texas. we will tell you why. congressman michael waltz will not at his they are calling u.s. companies for the olympic and turning a blind eye to human rights issues on china. wait until you hear the network actually defended or is trying to. that is when we come back. do you have a life insurance policy you no longer need? now you can sell your policy - even a term policy - for an immediate cash payment. call coventry direct to learn more. we thought we had planned carefully for our retirement. but we quickly realized we needed a way to supplement our income. our friend sold their policy to help pay their medical bills, and that got me thinking. maybe selling our policy could help with our retirement. i'm skeptical, so i

she read the riot act to alvin bragg and she did nothing. she will cut him some slack.ack you get when you go into duane reade or walgreen store, they give you an alvin bragg with shoplifting, to entire store. all these stores are starting to close, causing even more economic devastation to urban areas across america. david: curtis, the bottom line is who needs protection, who needs protection? is it criminals, do they need protection? or is it the cops and honest citizens and the businesses that are just trying to live their lives in a society that protects the innocent? doesn't harm the innocent and protect the guilty. it protects the innocent. they have got it completely backwards. >> david, how about all the suckers who pay the taxes, to keep these elected officials not only in office but with police protection themselves, suvs they get to be driven around in at taxpayer expense? there is no consideration for the citizens out there. now let's look at new york city. tomorrow president joe biden is going to come in with a brand new mayor, eric adams and they're going

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alvin bragg rolled back a couple of his truly egregious, dang a russ policies.ough. maria: yeah. very discouraging. and then you hear jen psaki saying something like soft on crime, what does that even mean? dagen: soft on crime consequences, what does that even mean? it means that people who are out, no bail, because of the bail reform in new york are killing people. or sexually assaulting them or just assaulting them. that's what it means. and we see it every single day. i see it in my building. maria: yeah. i know you do. i know. it's so discouraging. you want to know what it means? ask the widows of the two police officers who were murdered two weeks ago. 22 years old and 27 years old, ryan. ryan: it's crazy. and i literally -- i feel like every time i am on the show i have an anecdote, i was on the subway and i saw someone got punched in the face. i am bullish on new york. i love being here. if crime doesn't come down, how many parents will let their kids out of college come here to work. i think near a kind -- i think we're in a dicey situation right now wh

alvin bragg being the most notable. host: we spoke with the former police commissioner of new york. bail reform is killing new yorkers. in your opinion piece you write sweeping changes in 2019 to the state laws governing pretrial release sharply reduce the number of defendants entering the city's new york city jail system. reforms made it more difficult to require defendants to post bail. new york is the only state in which judges can't romance dangerous defendants to pretrial detention based on the danger they pose. nor can new york judges consider dangerousness when deciding whether to place conditions such as an ankle monitor on a defendant's release. they can only consider risk of flight. can you relate that directly to the crime rate in new york? in other words, these people, more of these people can't be held so is that one of the root causes of crime on the streets of new york? guest: i think it is one of the contribute factors to the crime problem in new york. i don't think it is the main driver, but at the margins, certainly i think we are seeing more crime than we otherwis

s alvin bragg revising of two big soft on crime policies that happened yesterday.ounty d.a., george gascone to reverse his policies on crime. jonathan hunt has more from l.a. jonathan. >> david, it's rare for the police chief to speak out in this way so his words carry a lot of weight and as the city of l.a. reeled from the murders of two young women, one stabbed in the store where she worked and another on the side of a freeway. and armed street attacks, the d.a.'s policy of not using sentencing enhancement for violent crime is hurting the city he's supposed to protect. >> his office has the responsibility to ensure that they're using every measure that's afforded them as prosecutors with pursuing justice for these that are preying upon others, particularly violent crime and also the chronic offender. >> the d.a.'s office did not respond to our request for comment, but did say this at his last press conference. >> the reality is that the punishment based approach to the work does not serve us well. >> chief michael moore told us that the zero bail policy introduce

this morning manhattan district attorney alvin bragg is speaking.r bragg initially said armed robberies by knife point considered a misdemeanor. he reversed that policy and other policies under pressure. it is now considered a felony. >> dana: makes you wonder how that ever came to be in the first place in his mind that he should announce. >> bill: the mother of an army veteran who was stabbed to death in new york city four years ago is speaking out against the d.a. alvin bragg and his pledge to cap murder sentences at 20 years max. she is also pleading for him to put one of her son's alleged killers back behind bars after being let out on just $12,000 bail. his mother is madeleine with us now and chairs the victim rights reform council as well. you are a powerful voice and important voice as well. i did not realize that the original bail was $750,000. and that was taken down to $12,000. that's extraordinary. >> yes. >> bill: have you reached out to the d.a. alvin bragg. he has been on the job for a month so viewers understand that. have you reached

it is alvin bragg's problem. the blood is on his hands.x in chicago. more dangerous to be on the streets of chicago in any given weekend, bill and dana, that it was at the height of the surge in iraq. that's the kind of war zone and hellhole these cities have became under the rogue prosecutors' policies. >> bill: a full-time job for some criminals. thank you, cully. >> dana: take care. >> bill: defunding the police a big issue driving democrats. this week congresswoman cori bush said she had no plans to drop her defund the police slogan despite many in her party saying that slogan is poison at the polls. what does it mean for the mid-terms? chad pergram has a live look at that. >> good morning. defunding the police is radioactive for democrats and reveals a divide inside the party. cori bush says she will not relent on defund the police. the missouri democrat says her party should have addressed the issue years ago. that is giving democrats headaches as crime spikes. >> portland, indianapolis, toledo, rochester, st. paul, tucson, albuquerq

s like alvin bragg in manhattan the openly say they will not prosecute crimes.e in new york city, the new district attorney is saying he's going to let most people off on crimes, he does not consider armed robbery for instance a serious crime to require immediate jail time. only if the gun is actually fired is he going to perhaps put the gunmen in jail. >> exactly imagine that and any other walk of life, imagine if you work for the fire department and you said i'm going to pick and choose which fires to put out. i'll just choose which ones do i let burn. that is essentially what he's doing, you could put a gun to someone's head and as long as you don't pull the trigger there's nothing you walk away with more than a ticket. alvin bragg should've been removed from his position as district attorney, governor kathy hochul is remiss in her duties for not removing him. i truly believe the reason she did not is because she knows he is not the only d.a. doing this. he is just the only one was enough to put this on writing and got called on the others are doing the exact

visit indeed.com/hire >> sandra: with pressure mounting on alvin bragg, the d.a.suing a memo reversing two of his most controversial policies. robberies involving a gun or knife will once again be treated as felonies. to david lee miller with reaction. david lee? >> sandra, the city's new district attorney alvin bragg is responding to criticism that he's been soft on crime. told he told his fellow prosecutors that he's changing course in a number of areas. the question now is this going to be enough to appease his critics. soon after his election, he told his staff to only seek jail time for the most serious crimes. he released a letter that takes a tougher stance on violent crimes. bragg's critics are calling him to be ousted. >> he needs to be removed from office, resigned or withdraw his policies. his corrupting the office of the district attorney by imposing his personal ideology in to the office. >> coinciding with that rally, bragg released a letter to his staff that spelled out how prosecutors should charge some defendants now. one portion reads, a commerci

alvin bragg and the soft on crime policies driving much of the recidivism that we see in the violence that we see, why not have the president at least address that if not meet in concert with the new mayor? >> caitlyn: honestly, i just thought it was a photo op for the president. he didn't say anything that i thought was important. he did say defunding the police is not the answer, but he supports every democratic mayor, every democratic governor who is into defunding the police. obviously including here in los angeles. we have a terrible crime problem here in los angeles, we have a district attorney, a george soros backed district attorney, george castellon who is in a recall right now and to be honest with you, i think everybody should support that. and they made over a 500,000 signatures to get rid of this guy. i want los angeles and california to wake up. we can fix this problem. it wasn't like this before. we have great police departments in the l.a.p.d., and the sheriff's department, alex villa nueva is an absolute superstar. he is trying to do what's best but his hands are tied

now, we have alvin bragg who obviously has a different game plan. we know what he wants to do.o decriminalize an awful lot of things, and the police commissioner-- the new police commissioner i think asked to sit down and communicate that it's bad for the city, bad for the police department, bad for alvin bragg, quite frankly. i can't believe he actually rolled this plan out during a major crime wave in new york city, but sure, that communication goes on all the time. arthel: in this case and that specifically why i asked actually, is he listening? is he listening to the police and commissioners? >> we will see. he came out with a new message and that was only because he was forced to do it with some of the things he said in his initial memo, but we will have to see what happens in the trenches. the assistant district attorneys-- we have to see down the road if in fact, you know, his desires at least those in that first memo are carried out. we have a new police commissioner and again, a new da so they will have to work that out. arthel: okay. moving onto the next if you wouldn

i would say this is a much more insidious than alvin bragg. he is really the first district attorney here in new york that was inept enough to put that in writing. i think even his public statements after that said he doesn't regret doing it. he doesn't regret saying that he's not going to prosecute criminals. he just regrets writing it down so he got called on it. i think this is happening throughout, especially in new york city where it's one party in control. under the guise of saying we are going to make the system more just, they are just telling criminals, you can put a gun to someone's head and as long as you don't shoot them, you're going to walk away with nothing more than a ticket. that's not making the system more just. that in fact is dereliction of duty. >> shannon: i want to play something that andy had to say today on "america reports" about this issue of guns in new york city and elsewhere. >> if not a single gun came into new york city, they already have plenty of an arsenal to fuel crime from now until the end of time. the is

alvin bragg is a controversial figure right now in terms of how he's come in many other cases as welle trump and two of his children in her civil investigation that's been running parallel to the criminal investigation into the trump organization. if the criminal aspect of this case is over, if it's done, what does that mean for the civil? does the civil investigation carry teeth anymore in that case? >> it does. legally it won't affect the civil i vnvestigation. it can move forward. there's similar type pr issues but legally it won't effect it and there's a lower standard of proof for the civil case. people may remember it like the best example is oj simp son who was acquitted but found liable civilly. the civil case can march on. >> one final question. that is about ivanka trump. she's in discussions with the january 6th committee to appear, voluntar voluntarily, for an interview. totally unclear whether it's stalling tactic or real. how likely is it she will reveal anything substantial about what her father knew, was preparing for or did that day? >> well, i think it's hard to know

and they can keep it quiet, but can he say the quiet part out loud to alvin bragg, you have got to knockhis off. first of all, you're helping kill my polls, and second of all, we see strong enough backbone enough to do that? lets see if that can happen and we will know because things will begin to change because this trip commit make no doubt about it, is politics. >> harris touched susan sarandon decided to share a tweet for the funeral, fascism and added, so if all these cops were needed for crime that day, doesn't that mean they aren't needed any day. ambushes on police officers in the city have spiked 300 percent. this is life or death consequences and hear people with considerable social influence have furthered and frankly fermented the vilification of these law enforcement officers, it is reprehensible. >> i know we were both there last friday for the funeral of officer rivera on fifth avenue, and it was stunning. there were police officers from different departments, different parts of the country before it looked like a mile, blocks and blocks and blocks of fifth avenue complete

remember just yesterday we reported manhattan's controversial district attorney alvin bragg tried tok back some of his soft on crime policies. giving all the power to the criminals. a new op-ed from the "new york post" says he better do something more than that and he better do it fast. bragg is focused on defending himself. >> i take accountability for that not having the appropriate scaffolding and context around some of the things we -- a number of the things. we need to do a better job. i need to do a better job pointing to the data on that so people can understand. >> harris: total crime in the city is up by more than 40% over last year. shootings up 30. car thefts nearly 100% up. they're a huge problem as you can see from the problems and quickly slide into a violent situation with someone outside the car trying to get into the car with a person in it. power panel now matt schlapp, acu and c pac chairman and laura fink. it is a critical point. i wonder where the tipping point will be on this, matt, politically. the citizens are already paying a huge price. >> yeah, this is part

i think that alvin bragg is playing it by the book. we have some hints.hat before cyrus vance left he hired some very good criminal prosecutors in white collar cases that seems it's a step you wouldn't take up the case was not going anywhere. he's empaneled a grand jury, similarly it's a step you would only take if you thought the case was going somewhere. and i think we can also see from the allegations, that laetitia james has put forward in the civil case, some of that same evidence could be very powerful in a criminal case if you can prove an intent to defraud. so my case is that it's the part where both of these investigators are looking to see whether there's evidence that they can use to prove their case. >> so there is like -- we have the assumption that trump and his children will plead the fifth, which could be used as adverse inference and the civil case. and there's the discovery phase, which is continuing onwards, and then there are three civil cases that are going to move forward, where there's also going to be a discovery phase. how damagin

that happened at the end of the year, a new district attorney, alvin bragg, former federal prosecutord other reporters didn't blink twice where there were several weeks fairly quiet because, of course, you've got a new person in the investigation, obviously wants to get up to speed, figure out what's going on. that makes sense. however, over the last few months, there's been crickets, as far as new steps in the investigation. additional people called by the grand jury. anybody receiving a subpoena, we typically hear about that through the rumor mill, we've tracked that down. a couple other things, we'll have to piece together to see what they mean but the two top people handling this investigation, the only criminal investigation that we know about involving the president's finances directly involving his company are out in this investigation has been quiet for at least a month. >> so, there are two obvious questions that i think come from what you just described. tom. danny one of them goes to you, one, tom, goes to you. if you cannot answer and the answer is we don't know, or no, te

here in new york city, alvin bragg is the one deciding which crimes to prosecute and which criminalsas taken the bar, and he has lowered it. and people are very well aware of that. they realize that there's no consequences to their actions, and that's why we had two officers shot and killed here last month. this is what happens when you set this kind of precedent and let people know that they can essentially walk around the city doing whatever they want, and there's not going to be anything, any kind of pressure, any kind of consequence, anyone to answer to. >> no. it incentivizes more violence, and we should never tolerate that against our officers. democrats better start praying about the midterms, that's frees what the media is saying, predicting dems are in trouble come november. what should the democratic party do next? that's coming up when the big show continues. ♪ won't you take me to funky town. ♪ won't you take me to funky town? ♪♪ with 30 grams of protein. scientifically designed with carbsteady to help you manage your blood sugar. and more protein to keep you moving with

the new york times is reporting both quit after the new district attorney alvin bragg raise some doubts about pursuing the case against trump. the former president has not been charged with any wrongdoing in the case and has called the investigation a politically motivated witch hunt. the trump organization and his former financial officer charged last year in what prosecutors called a 15 years game to help executives avoid paying taxes. >> now to our 4 zone forecast as we give you a live look at sfo tonight. and if you're heading out there but not put on your elmer fudd air flap, a and stay warm. that's right. of recent rodriguez says it's going to be really cold tonight. but recent yeah, it's going to get downright frigid. what's that term that you like? he's a 3 dog night or 3, 3 dog night. 3 dog night night. there you go. what's your secret? layering up cuddling up. >> turning up the thermostat. do it all, all of the above. we're going to need it. let's take a live look outside san francisco international airport. we did see not only some hail in the bay area but much needed snow sh

and is the president willing to intervene when it comes to democratic district attorney's like alvin braggme of the changes the mayor says are necessary. he has said that illegal gun trafficking is the good first step but he has been calling on necessary bail reform as well as laws that would make for instance minors carrying guns punishable as adults, and as criminals. these are the things the president has not mentioned. solely so far illegal guns. no willingness from democrats here in albany in the state capital saying they would change the bill reform or changes on the local level. >> sandra: thank you, john. >> john: the white house going after guns, but it's not just shootings that are plaguing cities. carjackings are also on the rise, skyrocketing, even in the president's own back yard. watch this. that's a mother screaming for help, her child in the car. this was right here in washington, not far from capitol hill and the white house. mark meredith live with how it all played out. how did it end? >> as you well know, we are well aware of the crime on the rise in the city but the ne

>> manhattan district attorney alvin bragg backtracking on progressive policies after facing scathingnd new york city mayor adams apologizing for racial slurs to the n.y.p.d. >> as you know, manhattan district attorney alvin bragg has been underfire for what critics say are soft on crime policies. while crime in the city continues to rise. look at the numbers, overall crime in new york city was up 38% in january compared to the same month last year. transit crime on the city's subways up 7%, shootings up 32%, car thefts up 93%. on january 3rd d.a. bragg sent out a controversial memo ordering his prosecutors to seek jail time for only the most serious crimes while pushing lenient policies, armed robbery a misdemeanor. and gun possession would not result in jail time and resisting arrest would not be prosecuted. while under heavy criticism, he released a memo backpedalling, he's issued armed robbery as a felony, and gun cases will also be treated as felony and bragg says resisting arrest will be prosecuted. new york city mayor, eric adams, the second black mayor, campaigned on this. and

alvin bragg has doubts about filing any charges. the new york state attorney general is forging ahead with a parallel civil investigation. >>> and tonight, ivanka trump is now in discussions with the house january 6th committee to voluntarily appear for an interview. the committee already reporting they have testimony that ivanka trump twice pleaded with her father at the white house on january 6th to address the rioters and the violence at the capitol. we're tracking this dangerous - winter storm this evening. 30 states and right into the northeast tomorrow. ruthann an. we eat healthy. we exercise. i noticed i wasn't as sharp as i used to be. my wife introduced me to prevagen and so i said "yeah, i'll try it out." i noticed that i felt sharper, i felt like i was able to respond to things quicker. and i thought, yeah, it works for me. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. people everywhere living with type 2 diabetes are waking up to what's possible... with rybelsus®. the majority of people taking rybelsus® lowered their blood sug

stuart: this d.a., alvin bragg, he lives in harlem.ys yes it is in crisis. he recently attended two antigun rallies shootings were reported around each event at the same time. take a listen. >> i still live in harlem, upper part of the borough is really in middle of a crisis. i was at an anti-gun rally on saturday and then i left and found out that a few blocks away, almost the exact same time there was another shooting and then i was at antigun rally on sunday. there was soon after right past another shooting. so we're really in crisis. reporter: yes indeed. crime is up nearly 30% in harlem's five police precincts to far this year. residents are terrified and furious about the violence. rather than vow to get tough with criminals, bragg says number one priority is get more guns off the street. bragg appointed a gun violence preessential czar. police say they would rather have a get tough on crime czar. stuart: entirely understandable. thank you very much, ashley indeed. the one district in seattle, showing antipolice videos for black

alvin bragg did not charge a man who said next time i won't do it right in front of you.re mocking us at this point. joining t us sergeant joe grimaldi. i wantat you to comment on the officer who was shot earlier today. the fact that the criminals are making fun of the entire criminal justice system. >> my heart breaks for the officer and his family. we had a record number of police officers shot last year. and we have a 60% increase over last year. i will put my uniform on after this and go out on patrol. criminals are thinking less and less of shooting us and killing us because they know they won't abe held accountable for their geactions. we hear academics say our job isn't that dangerous. as far as d.a. bragg is concerned, is there someone more out of touch with new yorkers than d.a. bragg? the brain trust at the d.a.'s office says we should go softer on crime. that guy has been arrested 46 times. he was out on parole when he did this grand larceny. the d.a.'s office thinks it's a good idea to reduce the charge. you don't cut a deal with a repeat felon like this. it t

alvin bragg. crime is up in his harlem neighborhood. one saying, if i saw the d.a.reet, i would slap him in the face. people with horrible charges don't get incarcerated and are roaming free. this is washington heights subway station, the victim was threatened with knife issue the police are searching for the suspect. >> todd: rise of progressive soft on crime policy. joining me is alex barcamsky. what was the final straw for you? >> thank you so much. it is so good to be with you. with the show and the -- sense. i've been listening to the forecast for today. the forecast is fine, i understand issue not forecast for democratic party. forecast for democratic party is not good. well, it just, it was relatively easy decision, no-brainer really. the rise of defund the police movement gave us a choice stand with police or stand with democrats. alec brook-krasny. i was democrat in the assembly and carried bills that wouldn't be exactly bills for a member of democratic party. for example, a bill that would for capital punishment for cop killers or punishment for the senior

alvin bragg, his progressive policies are also being criticized.cap sentences at 20 years, not life in prison. that means if nash is convicted, he could get out when he's 45 years old. john, back to you. >> john: all too familiar story. eric, thank you. >> sandra: details of the story are just chilling. bring in "outnumbered" co-host emily compagno, horrific, every detail of it, she ran up six flights of stairs, he followed her closely. a man with a lengthy rap sheet able to walk the streets freely. by the time she got up, just about to close the door before he pushed his way in. >> emily: the heartbreaking part, to add to that, the fact the police upon promptly responding to the initial 911 calls could hear her screaming. she was alive at the time of their first response but unfortunately she perished at his hands by the time they got to her. this story is so tragic, sound like a broken record like everyone else, how many do we have to hear. i agree with the assemblyman, the chain of criminal justice, if you can call it that anymore, has been erod

alvin bragg?y admitted where he lives in harlem he says that community is in crisis but he doesn't seem to want to change his, as many would call, you know, soft on crime policies? >> well the truth is he prefer to be ideologue or demagogue and rail against the system that punishes people for doing wrong but the mere fact of the matter is, he is the district attorney of one of america's largest counties and one of america's most important counties. again the entire country. he owns the crime problem. the "new york post" and "the daily news" both ran stories today, both tabloids, both ends of the spectrum to some degree are both running stories he is letting people go without any significant ramifications. we always had progressive d.a.s in this city who want to divert people from jail, who want to lessen likelihood someone ends up in rikers island, that's fine. but alvin bragg took it to a new level putting policies in writing, carrying them out that let people off the hook as a blank account poli

alvin bragg that soft on crime liberal d.a. is also a black man. i have yet to hear anybody say he is soft on crime and the lower third next to his name. where is the mayor coming from? i do recognize it because you may remember in another city that is being riddled by violent crime the second anniversary of chicago's mayor lori lightfoot's inauguration announced she would prioritize interviews with journalists of colors adding in a tweet it's time for the news rooms to do better and build teams that reflect the makeup of our city. jason. we've seen this before. and this is not a reason why we have crime. it is certainly not an answer to take that crime down. why drop the race card? >> look, if you want to encourage more people and more diversity in the newsroom that's a good thing. they won't flip the switch and change it in 15 days. i don't mind him making the case for that but don't blame them. i think it was yesterday the "new york post" goes to a dwayne reid because they are getting robbed every day while the photographer is in the store. gues

colleagues who are soft on crime by first name and last name no more talk let me give you an example alvin braggo after them, challenge them, recall them but the crime issue i guarantee there will be a tsunami in the midterm election to the number one issue in the country is crime because people are afraid. joey: thank you leo, we need to hear something like that. people are not calling what they see. on that topic this is per field to new york city, the topic were talking about mary adams but take a broader and national ticket to every little family in the country. crime is a problem are we crazy for saying this and reported the stories and showing what people are concerned about? lara: thank goodness we are talking about it. people are afraid and you look at the policies, we talked about a segment or two ago. you mentioned that you could go out and commit crime and steal upwards of $900 worth of anything and really there are no repercussions, at what point i wonder are the people who make the choice to let these folks out of jail, apparently this individual that you reference at the top of the

he's done nothing until he call out alvin bragg, and until ever one of these das come to the plate andcute these individuals who the officers ar arresting. it is meaningless, totally meaningless. >> you are in california, what is going on with the la distric attorney, is he feeling any heat , is he chaining end of his methods or is he just continuin to let these criminals back out on the street? terrorized, no support from the district attorney, he is holdin by allowing criminals to walk the streets. in fact, when an officer was shot in los angeles, thank goodness the feds came in and prosecuted gang members. i want to be clear to the viewers, he is a friend to criminals. he is soft on crime. we could talk about these cases every day. i want to be clear about this, until prosecutors hold their feet to the fire we have to get rid of all these democratic prosecutors, or else you will see democratic cities taken ove by criminals. during the olympics because the get off the streets within 24 hours straight it's a waste of time for it flies police officers can't do their jobs. >> ultimately

a stunning about face from that embattled manhattan district attorney alvin bragg. he will now walk back a couple of those controversial soft on crime policies which downgraded felonies to misdemeanors. question, is this too little too late? this is a drip, drip. it's two out of i don't know how many. op-ed for the "new york post" reads this way. d.a. bragg can't wait until nyc is in mourning to get it right. his change in course is after the ambush murders of two officers. crime continues to spiral out of control. overall crime up by nearly 40% compared to the previous year. your reaction. >> it shows you the power of community engagement when you speak up in a loud, unified voice you have more power than you realize but sad the death of two cops had to be the ultimate catalyst that pushes this over the top to get him to move in this direction. but for the people who are outraged and frankly devastated by the deaths of these two officers, rivera and mora, i don't think their families would mind that that turns you into an activist in their memory and honor to find

need to do is eventually turn against these soros progressive nonprosecutors in the cities like alvin bragges at this problem will continue to grow. >> john: less time we had andy mccarthy on "america's newsroom" -- that's not my program, that's dana's program -- america's reports, you're missing the full picture here if you focus on gun crime, listen here. >> if not a single gun came into new york city, they already have plenty of an arsenal to feel crime from now until the end of time. the issue is not guns per se or guns coming across state lines, it's allowing police to take proactive measures to stop crimes from happening and to promote and project the idea that the rule of law still applies. >> john: he's saying you can go after guns all you want but if these prosecutors continue to be soft on crime and not allow the police to do their jobs, crime will continue. >> i wrote a piece for fox the week before on this and i somewhat agree with andy and with matthew as well. guns are a problem especially the ghost guns but it's not the only problem. crime like many other issues in our countr

in this memo issued days prior to the robbery arrest, alvin bragg ordered prosecutors to downgrade commerciales and if brandishing a knife or equipment does not create a genuine risk of simple harm. this is insane to me because, you know, like you said this guy has 19 cases and 13 failures to appear at. will not appear in court to read but do they think just because he didn't do it once and didn't hurt somebody with that weapons that he won't do it the next time he is let out? >> todd: it absolutely makes no sense. we have betty back. eddie, we are talking with this guy is back on the streets and woke va and justice warriors making sure criminals like this literally are back on the streets regardless of what they do. >> i think this is what they call equity peer of the racial equity that we often hear about with democrats, the biden administration. racial equity. these kinds of effects, the underserved communities, the vulnerable communities so we have to lower the penalties if not turned them right out on the street. >> ashley: okay come i want to get to a topic hear about that liberal drug

lag time after you call police, you got to do something to protect your family but also, das like alvin bragg when you got rap sheet going back 30 years, they are not going to rehabilitate you if you've already committed violent felonies, why should you be the one let out to push old ladies in front of subways? >> you are totally right about that. the police and prosecutors play an important role getting the surgeon crime. what they need to do is focus making fewer and higher quality arrests, target the people who have no business on the streets and need to be put away so they are not a threat to the rest of us but it entails focusing not going after the stupid low-level drug busts and things like that, go after the bad guys. kennedy: higher-quality yet fewer arrests. i think that would pay off a big city like this, you for your time, appreciate it. >> my pleasure. kennedy: topical storm is next. get ready. ♪♪ s and a personalized plan that helps you build a future for those you love. vanguard. become an owner. what are you recommending for muscle pain? based on clinical data, i recommend sal

alvin bragg along with the mayor, eric adams? there is the question. all right. let's get to this. you want to know how bad it got at the height of the 2020 black lives matter protests, seattle city officials reportedly considered just handing over the east precinct building to violent rioters. the seattle times has the draft resolution. this would have transferred permanent use or ownership of the east precinct to the local chapter of the black lives matter organization effective july 1, 2020. just let that sink in for a second. it didn't happen but remember what did happen. the city then sees the anarchists coming and they ended up taking the area anyway and called it the chop zone and the city let them keep it but night after night violence rocked that city. >> gave it up and told by the mayor and others it would be a summer of love. we got an autonomous zone and police attacked. precinct undersiege. it wasn't just a passing suggestion. there were three memos considered over a matter of weeks as to whether or not the city would give up a $5 million property to a new organization

. >> ashley: do you think a lot of this comes down to the d.a., alvin bragg and soft on crime policieslly it will have to filter in changes being made in the city? >> oh, absolutely. i think the whole soft on crime issues has led to increases in crimes not being reported in new york city's schools, and the breakdown of the administration for children's services and the riots that took place last week at the horizon's juvenile facility. and the fact that the whole deep fund law enforcement movement, you have a shortage of most city agencies in new york city. every agency is short staffed. new york city safety, hospitals, police officers, everyone is short staffed. the nypd officers. and the whole deep fund the law enforcement movement is having a major impact along with lowering the crimes like mr. bragg is doing and let repeat offenders out, repeat violent offenders. >> ashley: the mayor's office has to step up on this especially law enforcement. we appreciate it and thank you for your service. have a good day. >> thank you, ma'am, thank you very much. >> ashley: todd. >> todd: move ov

she's calling alvin bragg to reverse the decision. eric shawn is live in new york city with more.llo, sandra. bail reform is being blamed for letting criminals out on the streets. there's a protest against this earlier today today. crime victim advocates, whose loved ones have been victims have spoken out about bail reform. hassan courier survived afghanistan but brutally murdered in new york city. police say he was pounced on by a gang and stabbed to death. three of his accuse add sale lents are in jail. one suspect is free and those here blame bail reform. accused murders murray saunders had her bail cut to $12,000. and the protesters say saunders should not be free but behind bars. >> they're walking free in our streets. free to come and go and do whatever they want to do to whomever they choose to do it to with no accountability, with no repercussions. we can't allow that to happen. >> tunnels to towers helps troops and first responders are helping families too. they're giving them $5,000 for recognizing crime victims. >> the pro bail reform group called justice not fear says