you are a democrat as i mentioned in march of 2024 you are going to take on george gascon. nd you will be his challenger. how is that going to effect your relationship? do you even speak to him now? >> you know, i don't speak to george. he hasn't spoken to me. but here's the situation. i'm running against one person and that's him. i'm running for the safety of my children. i'm running for the safety of your children. i'm running for emma revis and her son, christopher, who was killed by gun violence. and amelba hernandez and her son christian who was killed. i'm running for mendoza and her son daniel elisha who was poison booed i fentanyl and george gascon refuses to prosecute fentanyl to the extent of the law. i'm running for bertha and her daughter that was killed. in los angeles we are under attack and assault by george gascon, george soros and these special interest groups and we need your help. so i'm asking everybody to join our fight. >> brian: it's so unbelievable that you have to run against a guy that doesn't want to enforce the law. you run for a job that needs t

why do you want to replace george gascon?i'm running because there is a void of leadership in the da's office leading to chaos on the streets and within our office. that chaos is manifesting itself as higher crime rate, homicide rate is 50% over where it was in 2019 and among the largest numbers we've seen in the last 15 years. thefts are out of control. people are suffering. businesses are shuttering. we need a change. i think my 25 years of experience in the office and my life experience, suits me to take over this office and lead us to the future. >> steve: it has to be frustrating for you, being in the office for 25 years, to watch the boss essentially say, okay, that doesn't count as crime, we are not going after these people when you look at it and crime has dropped in every single category in l.a. county year over year. that is probably because people aren't reporting it, they know there is not a consequence when you do something wrong, in many cases. >> crime statistics are unreliable, all but murder statistics, of co

los angeles da announcing a bid against his boss george gascon. >> george gascon is trying to divide you, trying to divide all of you by using politics. don't be duped into that. this race here has nothing to do with politics. it has everything to do with doing the right thing. >> todd: he is best known for prosecuting high-profile cases and convicting child killers. in a statement to fox news, victims feel abandoned, like george gascon feel more for the criminal and his actions say that. >> ashley: arizona judge in phoenix ordering the city to clean up infamous encampment known as the zone. decision comes after local business owners sued the city for refusing to take down the camp. the rules reads, it is city's refusal to meaningfully -- siren song to individuals enticed at their peril by the zone's drugs, sex and lack of societal rules. joel copeland owns an art gallery and the vice president for legal affairs, gentlemen, thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> ashley: joel, your art gallery is right in the heart of this place called the zone. tell us what you or your custome

your thoughts. >> this is again, it all falls back on george gascon and prosecutors and somehow they think that actually enforcing the law's races, so you have to state legislator trying to soften all of the crime decide to keep people safe because the don't want to be labeled as racist food so all this signaling is harming the people they claim to be protecting. >> sheriff alex villanueva, great to have you on. thank you. now let's bring in criminal district attorney victor. there -- it's amazing that ice gives you the statement because they give us these things on a weekly basis. and they are not just dealing. they are killing people through these are murderers, rape, and horrendous crimes. >> it's less than common sense when you look at entry into the united states in the legal manner, that really gave birth to legal actions once you break the law to enter, absolutely not . is that in a surprise to anyone that there are violent crimes and financially driven crimes, petty crimes on the bigger leve are now being prosecuted by the united states department of justice on the federal si

da against his boss george gascon. >> george gascon is trying to divide you, trying to divide all oft be duped into that. this race here has nothing to do with politics, it has everything to do with doing the right thing. >> todd: best known for convicting child killers. he said the victims feel like they are abandoned, like george gascon feels more for the kribl and his actions say that. >> ashley: sheriff's department critically unstaffed. the sheriff says he has had difficulty with recruitment and retention and took to facebook to ensure residents 911 calls will be priority even though deputies are stretched too thin. the sheriff joins us now. thank you for being with us. >> before we get going, can i commend the national police for response on monday, what they did is reflection of what we do and the training, after uvalde disaster last year this exemplifies the best of law enforcement and i want to shout out to them and prayers and thoughts to the victim's families, these officers saved innumerable lives, we don't know house minority leader. >> ashley: they did and were swift ab

until they call for the ouster of all the renegade da's out there like george gascon, stop entertaining the squad's continued calls for defunding what police we have remaining or reedge maaing the force, no one should believe anything they say as another election is approaching. joining me now is charlie hurt, "washington times" and fox news contributor and charlie kirk, founder and ceo of turning point. i am going to hurt first. hurt so good. now, it is obvious, right, this has become an albatross for the democrats, charlie hurt, really biden had no choice here. >> oh, i think you're exactly right about that. you know, in crime kind of like the economy is one of those things politicians can't lie their way out of it. people know it in their own neighborhoods, they feel it in their own neighborhoods. they know when the economy is bad and they know when crime is bad, and, you know, of those two things, only thing that trumps the economy when it comes to elections is crime. if moms and dads don't feel safe in their neighborhoods or going to school, taking -- or shopping or anything like t

a prosecutor in the da says george gascon's weak policies are to blame. mckinney is running to unseat george gascon, says, my heart goes out to millions of los angeles citizens who travel without the same protection. >> ashley: president obama transportation secretary is praising pete buttigieg for his handling of the train derailment in east palestine. >> i give him a a, he's been a good secretary, traveling the countrying doing what president biden wanted. he was in the community after the train wreck occurred, met with the people there. >> ashley: before we jump into all of this, i want your reaction to what you just heard from former president obama's transportation secretary giving pete buttigieg an a on this situation? >> hi, good morning. so in my opinion, i think a catastrophic, multiple failures that happened here, especially in east palestine. it would be unwise for me to give him a rating. i would like to see him take action and implement safety regulations to avoid this happening in the future. that would be my primary stance on it, as far as

george gascon and the deputy d.a. is known for convicting child killers in high-profile cases. . william la jeunesse runs down the story. what happens now? >> gascon survived two recall attempts and a dozen lawsuits from his own staff. next year he faces a public challenge from at least two deputies. one of the first prosecutor risked getting fired would run against him. he is known for getting lengthy prison terms for child molesters. unlike gascon, he says he will charge underage offenders as adult. seek longer sentences by charging gun and gang enhancement, priors and parole violations. he believes in bail to hold serious violent repeat offenders and will send prosecutors to parole hearings to assure owe fenders serve their full sentence. >> they asked me are you running? i say the only thing i'm running for now is after my kids. what they really want to know is -- will i run for theirs? it's time to restore public safety and bring transparency back to the people's office. >> gascon yesterday after calling a press conference on charging seven chp officers with plan slaughter

the da at the time, george gascon, chose not to prosecute the chesa boudin reopened the case and charged similar in 2020. jenkins has said booting's decision was politically motivated and she wants to drop the charges. o'neill's family says they feel betrayed by that decision. >> i really wanted to believe. i told her she would do the right thing especially as an afro-american woman, that she brags about, that she would do the right thing by holding this officer accountable. >> we reached out to jenkins office and we will certainly let you know when we hear back. if the case does move forward an sfpd officer who will ever be prosecuted for on-duty killing. >>> a judge ruled today that san francisco mayor london breed's older brother will be resentenced for a decades-old manslaughter charge. napoleon brown was originally sentenced to 44 years in prison after he and another man robbed a diner in san francisco. brown's then girlfriend died when she either fell or was pushed out of their getaway car on the golden gate bridge, and that was nearly 23 years ago. new state laws that change the d

george gascÓn cheryl casone with details.n retaliated against her for speaking out begins policies raised concerns offer the criminal jis reforms calling them harmful unethical the office putting out statement saying they are disappointed by the jury verdict stands by our decision to reasign this others to new positions. >> gascÓn faces at least a dozen more lawsuits prosecutors claiming retaliation. >> teachers union headed weingartner investigating this incorrect inaccurate post desantis should be fix fix it's aed on cost of living housing unaffordable home insurance worse instead -- -- she went to rate expanding gun access to funding public schools banning everything he dislikes, governor desantis deputy press secretary said why isn't she fix aides on why so many parents left new york for florida. >> you should not drink and drive you can ride what you drink, check out new motorcycle limited edition indian chief horse bike with actual jack denials old number seven in the paint covered with logos -- reminded to get drive re

. >> george gascon is trying to divide you and divide all of you like constantly using politics.ce here has nothing to do with politics. it has everything to do with doing the right thing. >> tommy best known for prosecuting high-profile cases and convicting child killers. potential legal battle looms over the board that oversees disney's world government services. in february, members from the district quietly held a vote and port officials say effectively used the new board handpicked by governor ron desantis powerless possibly for decades. disney insists "all agreements between disney and the district where appropriate and discussed and approved." a florida official calling the move a dispersion of the will of the voters. actor mark wahlberg opening up why hollywood for vegas -- watch. >> the best of both worlds and i know a lot of people think las vegas they think this trip. but there was a whole lot other amazing areas and all about family, community and a chance to thrive. >> the actor said the beggar's move gives the whole family plenty of opportunities. he's hoping to mil

common sense things even alvin bragg and george gascon are surprised at this lack of jail time but it same place that really fought to reduce penalties on violent offenders. is it possible to reduce penalties more and still call them penalties. common sense would like to point out that when new's nickname is lucky. though it is unclear if he got the name as a kid or if that nickname was given to everyone in the dc criminal court system. testimony continue in the gwyneth paltrow ski crash trial and statements from her two children, apple and moses, were read in court today. course but nate foy has the story. 's prepares for actress gwyneth paltrow read her children's court depositions. after a 2016 ski crash with dr. terry sanderson who is now suing paltrow for $300,000. the actress' a 60-year-old son moses set up the moments just after the crash, quote, she was saying something along the lines of what the f word. you just run into me. her daughter, apple, a moments -- claiming her mom said, quote, this a whole just run into me. this is the defense team -- that paltrow caused the colli

george gascon soft on crime policies are to blame.state is lowering testing standards for students in both math and reading. a response to major drop in academic performance after the pandemic as many students struggled to keep up. this is a growing problem across the country. national assessment of education says nearly four in ten eighth graders failed to grab the basic math concepts. new york's lowered standards are set to take effect next year. those are your headlines, guys. >> steve: why bother even having tests. >> ashley: that's what i'm saying. >> steve: thank you, ashley. yesterday the briefing room, the brady briefing room in the west wing of the white house absolutely erupted because the reporters had been told earlier that there was going to be a joint press conference with the prime minister of ireland later today. they always have that ceremony. they bring in shamrocks, joe biden is going to be all part of it and then is he going to go up to capitol hill and have lunch congress. when the reporters started to erupt. then

well thank county district attorney george gascon announced the charges in the death of edward bronstein, which the l, a county coroner said was caused by acute methamphetamine intoxication during restraint by law enforcement. bronstein was taken into custody following a traffic stop on suspicion of driving under the influence in march of 2020. he died at a chp station in altadena, north of downtown l, a less than two months before george floyd was killed by police in minneapolis , as he to repeatedly told officers i can't breathe. pope francis is in the hospital following a health scare. the vatican is updating his condition, amy kellogg reports. just days before the start of holy week. pope francis is receiving treatment in the hospital for a respiratory infection. the vatican says he was quote progressively improving overnight on thursday , the 86 year old pontiff thanked his supporters tweeting quote. i am touched by the many messages received in these hours and i express my gratitude for the closeness and prayer. papa i wish that the pope who was so fundamental for our church in thi

a prosecutor suing los angeles county district attorney george gascon for retaliation awarded $1.5 milliong and demoting her warning could be harm will and ethical. gascon's office reacting to the decision they are disappointed by the jury's verdict and stand by our decision to reassign this and other attorneys to new positions within the office. pennsylvania senator john walter reed medical center he's battles clinical depression. the democratic lawmaker checked himself in on february 15th following a recommendation by the attending physician for congress. fetterman's office says is he on his way to recovery and will be back in action soon. and of course, you should never drink and drive. now you can ride with a drink. this limited owe addition motorcycle jack daniels painted into it. jack daniels logos friendly reminder on the gas tank to drive responsibly. only 177 are being build. prices start at just under $25,000. those your headlines, steve. back to you. >> steve: so the whiskey is in the paint. it's not -- they don't paint it and then cover it with whiskey? that's a good marketing