. >> hearing from mayor ted wheeler and then portland police bureau chief chuck lavelle. he will be followed by the district attorney mike schmitz. let's get right to it. ted wheeler. >> thank you, tim. this afternoon my heart is heavy. my heart goes out to the family and the friends of the man who was killed last night on the streets of our city. i mourn with you. i'm going to support the police chief and the district attorney in apprehendsing and holding accountable those who are responsible for the homicide last night. i stand here with the police chief and the district attorney to denounce the violence. the tragedy of last night cannot be repeated. all of us must take a stance against violence. it doesn't matter who you are or what your politics are, we have to all stop the violence. for those of you saying on twitter this morning that you plan to come to portland to secret see secret ri busee seseek retribution. you have a right but we're asked you the stay away. i'm asking all of us to do our part too. one death is one death too many. join me is denouncing all viole

police chief chuck lavelle wrote "the solution is in the critical mass of community and partners comingnce the criminal activity and call it out." the first time of the brutal beating over the weekend, he is speaking out saying that he stopped to help a transgender woman who was beaten. but then the assailant turns on him on his girlfriend. >> and try to make sure he and her get in the car and then by the end of it, i just unconscious on the side of the road and she's trying to figure out what happened to me. >> called races during the attack, police are looking for the main suspect marquis love who posted on social media and hiding defending his actions and asking for money. marquis love has an extensive arrest record with seven different bookings and twice he was charged with domestic assault but the district attorney dropped the both of the cases for lack of evidence. a problem portland officials don't seem to have in this case. bret. >> bret: dan springer, thank you. joe biden's big night here in wilmington, delaware, and will talk about the panel when we come back. here, some of th

elizabeth: portland police chief chuck lavelle, he has been battling violent riots for two months.landers, residents of this city, you have to send a strong message. enough is enough. it will not lead to better out comes for people of color. this is what is going on. 270 federal charges for rioting, 70 coming out of portland. we have a new "gallup poll" shows majority of african-americans, eight out of 10, many support the police in their communities, despite the narrative touted by protests that minority communities want to see less policing, want to defund the police. pretty much same result for asian-americans and hispanic-americans as well. welcome back, fox news contributor deneen borelli. welcome back. deneen. what is your reaction when you heard that. >> to me that is common sense. they want law and order. they want to be safe and secure in their own neighborhoods. you have big cities like portland, chicago, new york. they're held hostage in their own homes, liz and you have the left that is constantly pushing to defund the police, disband the police. minneapolis council mem

elizabeth: liz: portland police chief chuck lavelle has been battling months.riots for portland residentsage, enough is enough, it will not lead to better outcomes for people of color, this is what's going on, 270 federal charges are writing, some coming out of portland. we have a new gallup poll showing the black americans, both support police and want more police presence in their communities despite the narrative might protesters which contends that minority communities want to see less policing but they want to defend the police. by the way pretty much the same results for asian americans ands hispanics as well, let's welcome back to the show, black voices for trump advisory board member, vinny borelli. what was your reaction when you heard allom that? >> to me it is common sense, people want law and order, they want to be able to feel safe and secure in their own neighborhoods l, but you have these big cities like portland, chicago, new york, their held hostage in their own homes. you have the left that is constantly pushing to defund the police, disband the police, minneapolis, coun

portland police chief chuck lavelle says in the statement, "we need more than just videos on social median order to hold these individuals as possible from criminal acts. we need to refrain from tampering with evidence." dan springer live in seattle. >> ada maynard told our fox affiliate that he stopped at a 7-eleven to get a drink when he saw a transgender woman getting beaten and robbed and he decided to intervene. they can be seen punching them woman repeatedly as she cries for help. she also had her backpack and skateboard still in. he got out and stop the attack, but after a few minutes, the crowd turned on him and his girlfriend, so they got back into their truck and try to escape. >> i'm just trying to make sure she gets in the car and i get on the car and we both get out of there. by the end of it, i am wrecked and she's trying to figure out what happened to me. >> he remembers being called a racist during the beating. with the assailants did not know is he had joined blm protests early on. he has a felony record and says he has been hit by police. his alleged attacker is still at

the portland police chief chuck lavelle appealing for help from witnesses. he called the violence completely unacceptable. president trump this morning busy retweeting content critical of city leaders, including a tweet that says the mayor and police chief now have blood on their hands. and the president added this to another retweet, the national guard is ready, willing and able, all the governor has to do is call. with us to share some reporting and insights, maggie haberman of "the new york times." there is a tragedy in portland, we're far from it, we'll wait for the details there. this comes at just this already incredibly fragile moment in the country and in the campaign. we know the president plans to go to kenosha on tuesday. a lot of democratic and african-american leaders there say, sir, please don't. now you have somebody shot dead in portland, the city the president is focused on perhaps the most. >> that's exactly right. look, john, this comes right on the heels of the convention where the president talked up law and order as his theme. you have

any other questions for either chuck lavell or mike schmidt, the district attorney. eric: we've been watching and listening to the news conference, the identity of the young man who was shot last night in the streets of medical report land was -- portland was not publicly revealed. there was little concrete information from the news conference, officials not linking the killing to the ongoing protests even as it occurred after some of the pro president trump caravan vehicles drove into downtown and there were reported clashes and fights between some of those members and black lives matter protesters. the president has offered to send in the nation fall guard. the chief saying they're not needed yet. the mayor did not outline stronger steps such as reimposing the cur new or taking other -- curfew or taking other law enforcement measures. the news conference started with strong and blunt words from the mayor, trying to tamp down the tensions. he put the onus for the ongoing violence directly at the feet of the president, blaming him, calling the president racist, sayin

chief chuck lavelle also criticized the city council for disbanding the gun violence reduction team startinguly 1st, a move made because a study found the team is more likely to pull over black people than white. former state republican party chair blames the weak political leadership. >> in that area, there's a spreading sense that breaking the law is okay. as people get the sense breaking the law is okay, those who are inclined to break the law are more willing to do more bad things. >> the gun violence reduction team has 34 members and it helped investigate gang shootings, which are on the rise. we reached out to the mayor and city council members but did not get a response. julie? >> julie: dan springer in seattle. thank you, dan. potential biden bp pick, senator tammy duckworth, dismissing the president sending federal agents to cities like chicago, saying the real issue is guns in the wrong hands. >> if president trump truly wants to go after violence in our country, he should call mitch mcconnell right now and ask for a sensible vote on uniform background checks. that is, let's get ri