jillian: new york city mayor bill deblasio blaming the pandemic for a surge in crime as he announces massive cuts to the police department? that had an impact. nypd detective doctor oscar odom. good to see you this morning. is this a result of the pandemic or budget cuts? defunding the police? >> absolutely. this is the result of defunding the police, crime-fighting strategies must be data-driven and evidence-based. data shows crime has increased exponentially. murders, robberies, shootings, the evidence is shooting victims and dead bodies. by cutting and defunding, almost like a bait and switch. i will get the same money back from the federal government to refund the police so they do what they need to do and also it needs to put back the anticrime unit, plainclothes officers. jillian: that is something i was going to say and it seems like common sense when you have fewer officers on the streets when you disband the anticrime unit and has numbers like this, 1800 coughs have been hug, $1 billion in proposed budget cuts, $474 million in total budget cuts for fiscal year 2021. it seems

mayor bill deblasio addressing this 30 minutes ago. listen. >> the bottom line is we are going to flood the zone in times square with additional officers to make sure this situation is resolved once and for all. we are going into the summer of new york city. we have more and more activity out there. more and more jobs coming back and more tourists coming back. they have to be safe and feel safe. >> harris, we're seeing that visible presence this morning. you see the police officers behind me. we're told there are more than 100 unformed officers in times square right nou. >> harris: that's needed. it is the corner of the world as they say. that's one of the highest rents in the nation. that is a high-rent district. it is not -- so people don't get it confused. those businesses will leave and it will impact revenue throughout the city if they can't afford to keep themselves safe. glad the police are on the job. thank you. congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez who supports defunding the police as you know, is down playing concerns that w

thank you, bill deblasio. this video got outrage the minute it went on line.king. and actually encourages her. this is a problem. new york city is a den of sin. and this is sexual exploitation of a child. joining us is lara trump. th is this actual sexual exploitation of a child. >> that's exactly what it is. yes it's in new york. but it's out on the street with all these people around. we know everything end up on the internet. it will end up online. i'm so shocked by the push to pervert our children that i feel like we constantly -- it was didn't when we were kid. you didn't have social media or smart phones. all these devices. they grow up fast enough as it is. why are we pushing them in this direction. why are we sexualizing them? as a parent of two kid, i can tell you you won't catch my kid out in times square twerking as long as they are unmy watch. if this is accessible for a 5-year-old to tell them what their gender identity is. no surprised there are people on the woke left that don't have an issue with this. jesse: i think it's drag queen story hour.

mayor bill deblasio visiting the family justin wallace said as he mourns the senseless violence deblasioled to offer any new ideas to combat violence in the sea and instead blamed elsewhere. >> we need more federal cooperation to stop the flow of those into new york city, we need this legislation in albany. >> deblasio calling for the passage of the bill in the new york state legislature that would sit and support services for those released from prison, the mayor, the offenders of gun violence and violent crime isn't just rising in major cities, folks in cleveland investigating four some shootings that measured 17 people all within a 24-hour period. >> biceps department of justice unveils two bills to come gun violence, one proposal would clarify restrictions on converting a pistol into a short barreled rifle, the second bill would bar a person increases from having access to firearms, attorney general merrick garland says, quote, today we continue to deliver on our promise to help save lives while protecting the rights of law-abiding americans. >> the police department on a string and

democrats like bill deblasio and the judges in new york city.philosophy perverted our criminal justice system. the socialists who run albany under cuomo's watch, they eliminated bail. and judges like this are a menace to society. we need to change the one party democrat rule of this state. judge jeanine: jennifer you are a victim advocate. your boy friend was the victim of a homicide. >> my boyfriend and his best friend were stabbed to death by three violent criminals. one was out on parole in new york. judge jeanine: all of them with record. they end up killing your boyfriend. what are you hearing on the streets from the families of victims and the ripple effects that goes on after these dirt bags commit crimes. >> the court system is a complete disaster. governor cuomo and company created the perfect recipe for disaster, violence and death with their criminal justice reforms. it has given the liberal judges and prosecutors the excuses they need not to do their jobs. they have no voice in the court anymore. it's horrific. judge jeanine: the sad

jillian: deblasio calling for the passage of a bill in the new york state legislature expanding support services for people recently released from prison. the mayor saying parolees are frequently the offenders of gun violence but violent crime isn't just rising in major cities. police in cleveland are investigating four separate shootings that injured 17 people all within 24 hours. jillian: thank you. todd: civil rights attorney leo terrel say the rising crime rates are predictable outcome to the left's policies. >> reducing the odds of a criminal being caught, being convicted and being incarcerated, crime is going to go up and in chicago the former mayor of chicago raleigh manual says because of the attacks against the police, the movement to demonize the police the police -- his term, not mine. >> open season on police officers, you have government sanctioned collectively. every city you show you don't see any response from the mayor, the district attorney, the chief of police. it is government sanctioned collectively and it is going to get worse. >> in new york city 72% of voters say

mayor bill deblasio says he has a plan. >> we have atf agents directly embedded in the nypd to find guns and quickly act on the information they find to stop the flow of guns. >> reporter: former police commissioner bill bratton says tackling the problem isn't that simple and police budgets are cut in many us cities. >> the challenge will be difficult with a demoralized police force with significant cuts in money and services for the police department. >> reporter: los angeles two suspects are rested in the road rage shooting of a 6-year-old boy. aden we was shot and killed while in his car seat on the way to kindergarten with his mother. 24-year-old marcus anthony and 23-year-old we win were arrested sunday. he is charged with murder, we with accessory after the fact and concealing a weapon, harris's attorney is fighting to keep video of the court proceedings from being streamed on youtube out of fear for his client safety. orange county da says it is time to let justice play out. >> let's try for the system to do what it is designed to do and that is hold people accountable. >> reporte

in april of last year when he got into one of his many brawls with mayor bill deblasio he said he wasnt of health said if kids are six feet apart they can take off their masks. he has overruled his own department of health to step in and say he is in charge and the school district cannot do what science says they should. >> martha: it really is remarkable because when you look at the science on this, these kids in many cases, there were kids across the country who went back to school in september all over the place. and in his own city. catholic school kids were in school. how does he justify becoming more strict when the neighbor down the street has been in school since september? >> it also kids in many school districts across the country who go to mask optional schools. we have gotten to the point where our rate is so low kids should have never been wearing masks in the first place. now there is no argument to be made anymore. unvaccinated child has the same chance as a vaccinated adult of getting covid and less likelihood of passing it on. we reached a point where nobody should be

bill deblasio and maya wiley were trading in the polls.place, ranked choice voting meaning second place may be enough to secure a win. let's put this race into perspective. new yorkcy has a population higher than 40 states and the biggest police department in america and gdp is 1.5 trillion, the largest economy of any metro area in the country. so it matters who governs the big apple. maya wiley joins me now. we welcome any candidate on the show as well. what is the reason behind this momentum? do you credit people like aoc? >> i'm the progressive that can win this race and the endorsements have been extremely important proof points in that very coin. yes, everyone from 1199, the most powerful local union in the country, progressive union of our essential workers from nurses to home health aides endorsed me in february. we're so excited to have the entire brooklyn delegation, including congressman hakeem jeffries, who also have endorsed. and, yes, congresswoman aoc. that's all we have to call her. and jamal bowman. the proof point is the p

. >> harris: new york city mayor bill deblasio facing backlash to call in the feds for helping with theetting sick and dying from covid instead of his cuts that took 1800 officers off the force. rank and file officers say the plan to embed atf agents in the nypd is nothing more than smoke and mirrors because the police force has already been partnering with federal agencies and they say the mayor has got to stop blaming the virus for why crime is so big in the big apple and out of control. jason rantz radio talk show host is with me now. first i want to get your initial reaction to this new layer of what? >> you know, i know democrats like to redefine words but are we redefining unprecedented? they've done this before. this is nothing new. while at the same time the optics of saying we're calling in the feds for help but we aren't going to acknowledge that the thing that we did last year that just so happened to coincide with all the violence, defunding the police, had nothing at all to do with it? really? i mean again, i get that there will be spin politicians on both sides of the aisl

new york city mayor bill deblasio warning that it will likely be a bloody summer. already looking ahead to the new pool of mayoral candidates. >> what do they see as a fact and what are they going to do about it? and as a voter, i'm saying, focus on two issues. crime, homelessness. reporter: last year's shootings nearly doubled from april to may , before more than doubling from may to june, and those numbers this year are already much higher, just half way into the year, there have been more than 600 shootings in nearly 700 people shot and that is up 68%, just today the mayor announcing new steps as something that he will do announcing a partnership between the nypd and the atf, a move he says will help get some of these guns off the streets. neil? neil: alex hogan, thank you very much for that. in the meantime here, no surprise then, a new poll out in new york, shows more than seven out of 10 new york city voters want more police on the streets. joe esposito not surprised the retired nypd chief of the department, former ceo office of emergency management commissio

that's back on the table, as mayor bill deblasio has seen crime increase.e baltimore mayor who was going to also reduce police funding is now saying we need to increase funding for police, so if you want firearm sales to go down, the best thing to do is advocate for strong law and order, and have good law enforcement. i think that's why you're seeing firearms sales sky rocket right now. it's not a good thing. charles: like i said you're one of the best at tying in social economic issues. heather thank you so much have a great weekend. thanks charles you too. charles: well, wall street and financial media acknowledging the growing influence of retail investors but i still think they are wrong. they think it's a flash and maybe they hope it's a flash in a pan. later what they get wrong and what's next for the reddit investor revolution. and i also will share my thought s on america's newest holiday, juneteenth. what it means for this nation and how we can all look forward while also learning from the past. time. it's relentless. we do everything but control i

mayor bill deblasio revealing earlier today that to celebrate the reopening of the city, a mega concerthis summer, and concert king pin live nation is set to produce the massive event but that's not all live nation is up to the ticketmaster parent is putting both the finishing and beginning touches on multiple festival and arena tours, featuring amazing artists including guns n roses, florida georgia line, and so many more. and everybody is really ready for this as the vaccine rollout began kicking into high gear in january since then live nation stock has seen year-to-date growth of 21%, and more than 57% year-over-year. first on fox business, we bring in live nation entertainment president joe burktol. new york city is a buzz with this central park homecoming concert news, a tentative date august 21, live nation is going to produce it. tell us how this all came together. >> thanks for having me on, liz it's great to see you guys again we're just delighted to have the opportunity to work with the mayor and the incredible cly davis. it was really the two of them that got this rolling, a

headline a couple of weeks ago is to have all of the kid goes back to inperson learning, so mayor bill deblasioumbers. yesterday, he launched a pilot program, of four different schools, we are standing at one of them in the bronx right now and brought essentially the vaccines to the students to make it extremely conveniently and essentially the next few week, the goal is to roll out the program across the boroughs and one program launched in new york city. >> we know pfizer, emergency use authorization for kids 12 to 17, morna will be asking the fda for that sometime this month. thank you very much. >>> and more fallout following the release of dr. anthony fauci's emails. on the early stages of the pandemic. critics say his emails raised questions about early predictions and origins of covid-19. president biden is doubling down on his support for dr. fauci. just last night. >> mr. president, do you have confidence in dr. fauci? >> yes -- >> wait for it. msnbc anchor and senior washington correspondent hallie jackson with the story. >> a new call from dr. anthony fauci now asking china to releas

andrew yang said he would accept bill deblasio as endorsement. bill: race came up as well. a lot of these candidates want to defund the police, gentlemen, we'll see how that hammers out. the issue of race, joe biden in tulsa. listen and watch. >> young black entrepreneurs are just as capable of succeeding as white entrepreneurs are. but they don't have lawyers, they don't have -- they don't have accountants but they have great ideas. >> bill: what is that? they don't have lawyers and they don't have accountants? jason riley in the "wall street journal" liberals choose racial catharsis over -- they are more interested in black suffering. black history is about more than victimization at the hands of whites. it is about what blacks have achieved notwithstanding that victimization. as you know, jason riley is african-american. go, leo. >> excellent article by jason. by the way, i don't know what i am. i think i'm a lawyer. am i chopped liver? the democrats use the history of the past, the history of the past to justify federal government intervention

roadmap to crack down on the increase in crime specifically gun violence and new york city mayor bill deblasio himself warned it will likely be a bloody summer listing off his steps to prevent just that. >> more police efforts to get guns off the street in combination getting the courts 100% up and running in combination in gang takedowns which you'll be seeing more. >> last year shootings doubled from april to may and more than doubling may to june. the numbers this year are already much higher. halfway into the year more than 600 shootings and nearly 700 people shot. up 68%. last night a retired cop died after attempting to help an elderly man in brooklyn. police say the retired officer and corrections officer tried breaking up a fight between an 86-year-old man and man in his 30s. the corrections officer fired his weapon which hit the younger man and the retired cop who died at the hospital. the tragic shooting is among the disturbing increase in city violence. police releasing this security footage of a suspect firing into a house, bullets struck two people inside killing a child in what i

we've seen 13 democrats and two republicans had their hat in the rings to replace bill deblasio. the country's most popular city, the question how to bring down crime, violence and short of the historic highs of the '90s. it's a concern that candidates will need to address and something that the frontrunners debated on thursday. we have to continue to make investment in mental health services, because we know that it works. >> i'm going to keep the city safe, but i'm going to start with the kids. i'm going to give them opportunity. >> 30% of our prison populations they're dyslexic, in we want to stop crime we have to have early childhood intervention. >> and the voters will not only take one person, but the to p five of the candidates to lead the big apple. in the heightened political climate it will make voting less contentious and eliminates questions who did you vote for pretty much everyone will have voted for five people and making some of the conversations a little bit less heightened again in this political climate. >> i've got to say alex, walking and talking and great ca

neil: in new york, the days of bill deblasio as the city's mayor will soon be over, after close to eightensus always seems to be that whoever wins the democratic nomination for pretty much anything in new york city, may mail-in ballots mayor all the way to the chief veterinarian will go on to be the actual winner doesn't always work out that way but david lee miller following the exchanges, sometimes getting pretty heated last night in the big apple. david lee, what can you tell us? >> that's right, neil. when new york's surging crime rate is what took center stage at last night's democratic mayoral debate, eight candidates offered up how they would best run the city and make residents feel safe. some on the stable called for police reform and slashing the department's budget. >> we believe we can get to a safer new york city by divesting $3 billion from the nypd. >> in one exchange, civil rights lawyer maya wiley criticizing the nypd took on brooklyn's president and former cop eric adams, the issue of gun guns became personal. >> mr. adams said he carried a gun to church. he's asked off

mayor bill deblasio got elected with anti-police campaign.left takes over policing, taxing and elections. the big apple is now the big embarrassment. the third hour of "varney and company" just getting started. stuart: martha maccallum joins us this wednesday morning. i say new york is a warning for the whole country. you with me on this? >> it is heartbreaking. i come back to a conversation with a new york city detective last year when they disbanded the undercover police ranks, you watch what is about to happen over the course of the next year in the city and that was seen as unfair somehow because they were wandering around in plainclothes capturing kernels and taking them off the streets. essentially times square and washington square park have turned into these zones where the police don't want to go. deblasio says he will lead 50 police officers 2 times square. they have had retirements because no one wants to do the job anymore not because they are not getting paid enough, but they feel no one has their back. they are not supported in

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. >> new york city mayor bill deblasio is calling in the feds to help with the city's crime problem.etting sick with covid-19, rather than his massive cuts to the department. around 1,800 officers were cut as a result of the defund the police movement which prompt ed him to strip the nypd 's budget by $1 billion >> overnight evacuations are ordered for multiple communities in southeast arizona, as the telegraph fire continues to spread. firefighters say conditions are so dry that their own equipment has sparked small fires. in all the fire has burned nearly 80,000-acres and closed several major highways in the area. only 18% of the fire is contained. >> let's go to the nba playoffs where things are getting heated between the atlanta hawks and philadelphia 76ers take a look. >> first it was the offensive foul right here, okay? but then afterwards, he walks away and that's the push now. galinari initiated that. jillian: you saw it, each getting a technical foul for that shoving match there. things cooled off and philly fans won a free wendy's frosty after hawks player missed two free t

. >> new york mayor bill deblasio is brushing off the unrest in washington square park. >> had some particularor s have clashed with police in the park over the mayor's curfew meant to cut down on violent crimes that's a quick look at the headlines back to you. ainsley: let's check in with our senior meteorologist janice dean for our fox weather forecast. >> hello, good morning, ainsley and good morning what's your name? >> terry. >> luke. >> where are you from? >> portland, maine. >> what are you doing in new york? >> visiting our son. >> beautiful weather right? >> we picked a good week. >> i'm so glad you're here want to do the weather? >> sure. >> let's take a look at the northeast where the temperatures are in the 60s it's spectacular this morning this is the time of day that you want to be in new york city where it's cooler, not as hot, not as humid. we do have the potential for showers and thunderstorms in the forecast for parts of florida up towards mid-atlantic and maine, my friends and look at this , we have a tropical storm, this is bill, moving north and eastward, canada is going t