our reporter garrett tenney rejoins us this hour.breakdown of crime spiking in the city. what are you seeing now? >> not too long after the live shot we were standing in front of our cameras when gunshots broke out just behind us on one of the corners of george floyd square. we ducked behind a car and heard two rounds of gunfire being exchanged and saw a green suburban that sped past. we're staying where we are out of an abundance of caution. down the road a lot of folks have shown up since and wouldn't know this ever happened. and one of the neighbors we ran and jumped inside of a backyard while gunshots were being fired. a neighbor told us this happens common enough that folks aren't too shaken by it. that really speaks to what has happened here over the last year. for a time this was known as the autonomous zone. you can see the roads leading to george floyd square continue to be blocked to prevent police presence. after the shots were fired police have not shown up. we're hearing reports that a vehicle that matched the descriptio

. >> harris: garrett tenney is live in chicago with more on the growing controversy with the mayor. garrett. >> yeah, harris, mayor lightfoot is using her two year mark to highlight what is an extreme lack of diversity in the city's media press corps and doing it by only granting one-on-one sit-down interviews to journalists who are black or brown. this week the mayor's office informed local media that for this one occasion reporters who are white would not be granted interviews. in a letter lightfoot said this is part of her effort to fight for diversity and inclusion and criticized outlets for the overwhelming whiteness of the city's news rooms and reporters. she wrote it is too heavy a burden to bear on top of the other massive challenges our city faces to take on the labor of educating white mostly male media of implicit bias. she didn't cite examples and not facing a lot of criticism for that decision and for her arguments defending it including claims that no female journalist of color coverings city hall. two of three reporters on that beat are women of color. one journalist f

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correspondent garrett tenney was there when the trouble began. he joins us live now. good evening, garrett. >> bret, good evening, we were actually standing right next to that reporter for the associated press when that gun fight broke out and one neighbor who ran and took cover with us said it really wasn't too big of a deal because of how often it happens there. minneapolis is one of several major cities where one year later the push for changes in policing is getting complicated by a rise in violent crime. >> there was songs, silence and reflection in minneapolis and across the countrymarking one year since george floyd uttered the words "i can't breathe." the viral video of officer derek chauvin on floyd's neck for nine minutes sparked a movement for social distancing and reform. >> today is the day that he set the world in a rage. >> today was also marked with gunfire george floyd square, an area that's become an autonomous zone as more than a dozen shots were fired while cameras rolled and people ducked for cover. [chanting: defund the police] >> place for defund

. >> harris: garrett tenney is live in chicago. money go under this proposal in kansas city? >> essentially takes $42 million from the police department budget that they have total control over and creates a new fund for policing that the city will control. kansas city is unique in that it is the only major city in the country that does not control its own police department overseen by a state appointed police board. the mayor and other supporters call it a groundbreaking move to give local elected leaders more of a say to what policing looks like in their city. >> the city council and mayor have the opportunity to insure that revenues are invested in root causes and meaningful measurable crime prevention strategies rather than just continuing to write a bigger check to the police department and get no meaningful outcomes. >> kansas city continues to face an epidemic of gun violence. the 176 homicides last year broke records and like a lot of police departments in major cities, k cpd has struggled to replace more than 100 officers

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garrett tenney has the details. >> the whole idea behind this event was to promote positive interactionsome folks that crossed the line. days after announcing this promotion the institute, which runs the zoo scrapped those plans saying "it heard feedback regarding the event from members of the community and outside who feel this event could be unintentionally divisive rather than inclusive." it goes on to point out the police department is a nationally recognized police department having invented a peer intervention program that's become a national model used in more than 100 police departments. the city police chief said he doesn't blame the institute. he blames outsiders for trying to divide the city saying more folks there support them then do not support them. while this particular event is off, the institute tells me it's already working with the police to form some other kind of partnership both to show support for police and to hopefully create unity there in the community. >> gillian: garrett tenney, thank you so much. it seems like at the heart of this is what the zoo didn't wa

garrett tenney is on the scene with what we're learning about that and the rest. garrett?about an hour or so. it was getting heated until the women left and said she was go

lightfoot over her decision to only give interviews to reporters of color fox news correspondent garrett tenneypick and choose who they do interviews with, but what stands out here is that mayor lori lightfoot has come out publicly to say that race will be the deciding factor in who gets those interviews. this week, the mayor's office reached out to local media outlets to let them know on this one occasion marking her two years in office, reporters who are white would not be granted interviews. in a letter, she said her decision to do one on one sit- downs only with journalists of color is part of her effort to fight for diversity and inclusion across the city and to highlight what she calls the overwhelming whiteness of this city's newsrooms and reporters. she wrote, it is too heavy a burden to bear on top of all of the other massive challenges our city faces in this moment to also have to take on the labor of educating white, mostly-male media about the complexities of implicit bias. she is facing a lot of blowback over this decision, including from journalists of color. a reporter for the ch

garrett tenney reporting on dozens of shootings in chicago and 9 were killed over the weekend.y defunded the police. this summer it appears it is all about limiting what officers can do now but some are warning the timing couldn't be worse for this. just this weekend 22 shootings across new york city injuring at least 27 people including, as you mentioned, that manhattan federal prosecutor hit by a stray bullet in the face. her cheek, while eating at a restaurant on friday. shootings up 81%. it's not just shootings. new york city's overall crime indecember for april 30% higher than last april. shootings, murders, burglaries are worse now than in april of 2019. new york attorney general james is pushing this police accountability act. it is a sweeping legislation that would limit police officers discretion and really their ability to use excessive deadly force while making it easier to prosecute officers who do. now the police union is pushing back on this. they say this is only going to lead officers for a void confrontations all together and new yorkers are going to be the one

garrett tenney. >> trace, these federal charges are in addition to those at the state level meaning allew charges come from the department of justice's civil rights investigation in to george floyd's death. federal prosecutors are making the case that al -- that the officers violated mr. floyd's rights. two chargers are charged with willfully failing to step in and stop the use of force. all four are charged with not providing medical aid to mr. floyd. the department of justice explained in a statement saying it is a crime for an official acting under color of law, which is a legal term for government authority to willfully violate civil rights. if they misuse power, they're acting under color of law. in a separate document, prosecutors charged derek chauvin for assault on a 14-year-old who he pinned on the ground with his knee on the teen's neck for nine minutes. with the charges, the justice department is looking at a broader interpretation of civil rights statutes and a high legal standard to get convictions. before trial, chauvin needs a sentencing trial and then the other four offi

garrett tenney is on the scene with what we're learning about that and the rest. garrett? >> we've been across the street from this shooting. we were watching an argument about an hour or so. it was getting heated until the women left and said she was going to get her brother. a little later a man showed up who was yelling at his sister. a few minutes later, the a.p. reporter standing next to us was reported live when the shots started. >> a bill of comprehensive police reform to be -- have to be careful here with gun shots. excuse us. [shots fired]. sounds like gun shots. imagine what this is. seem to be gun shots. >> a short time later, minneapolis police say a individual showed up at a local hospital with a gunshot wound. one of the neighbors that we spoke to while hiding in a back yard said it's not uncommon to hear the shots in the autonomous zone where activists said police are not welcome. citywide, there's a spike in violent crime. in the city's third precinct where george floyd square is located, homicides are up 112%, rape is up 29% and assaults have increased 63

. >> harris: garrett tenney live in chicago. >> at least five of the victims from this weekend were teenagers, including that 15-year-old boy. police say he was sitting on a front porch just before midnight on friday when two people walked up and started shooting killing the 15-year-old with a shot to the head. eight people died as a result of gun violence this weekend in chicago. shootings are up 33% compared to this time last year. homicides with up 22%. the windy city is not alone. several midwestern cities experienced deadly shootings this weekend. youngstown, ohio, an arg nment a bar led to a gun fight outside with three people dead and three injured. >> this is a complex investigation involving multiple crime scenes, numerous witnesses, six detectives and three crime scene unit personnel. we are using all of our available resources to insure a thorough and proper investigation is conducted. >> in minneapolis, 10 people were shot and two killed after two guys got into a fight outside of a crowded club early saturday and started shooting a at each other with dozens of people standing arou

garrett tenney stands by live on the ground in minneapolis which is where we begin now. floyd square say in the last year the shootings and crime have become all too common since activists declared it a police-free autonomous zone and data appears to back it up. in the city's third precinct homicides have more than doubled this year compared to last. rape is up 29% and assaults have increased 63%. police have had such a hard time responding to calls there and have been met with such hostility they try to avoid going into the area at all. last month when a woman living in the area called 911 for help after a domestic assault, police dispatch reportedly asked the 911 operator is it possible to have her move at least a block away 38th and 10th? the 911 operator she is bleeding and cut everywhere but will call her back and ask her to move a block away. city leaders have repeatedly said they were going to take back the square without following through. but that could change now that we've passed the anniversary of george floyd's death. the mayor's office said the city is plan

first we go to garrett tenney in minneapolis today. >> good morning to you. a lot of city leaders across the country who last year got behind the defund the police movement are struggling to respond to a wave of violent crime and minneapolis has become ground zero for this debate. the city's police department is down more than 200 officers from a year ago and that's largely due to a wave of early retirements and extended medical leaves following the protests last summer. so far murders are up 130% compared to this point last year. violent crime up 15%. other major cities are seeing the same trends as well. murders up by double digits and more than 800% in portland. in minneapolis police are so overwhelmed that this weekend the mayor asked state and federal agencies to send help. the spike in violent crime is why efforts to dismantle the minneapolis police department have stalled. several community groups have sued the city for a lack of police presence and blamed the city council for the lack of public safety. despite the absence of wholesale changes to polic

garrett tenney is live. >> these kind of one-on-one sit-down interviews to mark the halfway point ofy typical. what's not typical is dictating who does those interviews based on the color of their skin. this week chicago mayor lori lightfoot's office informed local media outlets on this occasion she would only grant interviews to journalists who are black or brown. in a letter she criticized the city's reporting corp for a lack of diversity and whiteness and defended her decision to exclude reporters who are white as part of her efforts to fight for inclusion and diversity. she wrote it is too heavy a burden to bear on top of all the other massive challenges our city faces in this moment to take on the labor of educating white mostly male media about the perils of implicit bias. she continues i don't have time for it. the mayor is facing a lot of blowback for that decision including from several journalists of color. manny said i don't understand how breaking up the status quo can only happen on an arbitrary day two years later. were my questions were not worth the direct response fr

first, garrett tenney live in minneapolis.> yeah, john. folks that live there around george floyd square say shootings like the one we saw yesterday have become all too common and gangs have now taken over the area since activists declared it a police-free autonomous zone. crime and violence have skyrocketed there the past year. in 2019, there were three nonfatal shootings. last year there were 18. the number of shot spotter alerts jumped from 7 to 185. so far this year homicides have more than doubled. rapes are up 29% and assaults have increased 63%. despite that neighbors say there's been almost no police presence. >> about four months after the george floyd incident, the gangs have been staying here all night. that's when the gun fire, people shooting in and out of the square. they know the cops won't come in the zone. >> to give you a sense of how reluctant police are to go in the area, last month they called 911 for help. police dispatch asked the 911 operator to have her moved at least a block away. the operate responde