larry krasner is on a possible road to impeachment.ings and shooting victims in the past year than any other city including new york and los angeles, two cities with millions more residents. despite that krasner says the increasevation into his office is unconstitutional and politically motivated. >> when and where have you ever heard anyone say that i or the d.a.'s office has committed any crime? they know we haven't. >> bill, krasner is often blamed for the murder of philadelphia police officer james o'connor who you see here. he was killed in 2020. the man who pulled the trigger elliott, a known gang member, was free after accepting a plea deal on gun charges from krasner's office. despite violating his parole multiple times including an arrest for cocaine remarkably krasner's office let him walk free without bail. elliott is accused of murdering another person before eventually gunning down officer o'connor. here is o'connor's widow. >> it's pretty clear these criminals were out on the street because of our district attorney larry

what is the pushback krasner is facing?hen you see the numbers of crime we are about to show you. he's in contempt of the statehouse for defying a subpoena related to their investigation into his office but krasner says it is unconstitutional and politically motivated. listen to this. >> when and where have you heard anyone say that i were the da's office committed a crime? they know they haven't. >> reporter: krasner is often blamed for the murder of philadelphia police officer james o'connor in 2020, the man who pulled the trigger, hassan elliott, a known gang member always free after accepting a plea deal on gun charges from krasner's office, despite violating his parole multiple times including an arrest for cocaine, remarkably krasner's office let him walk free without bail. elliott is accused of murdering another person before eventually getting down officer o'connor during his most recent arrest. his widow made clear she blames krasner. >> preclear these criminals were out on the streets because of our district attor

krasner's office let him walk free without bail.of murdering another person before gunning down officer o'connor whose widow blames krasner. >> it is pretty clear these criminals were out on the street because of our district attorney, larry krasner. his slap on the wrist penalties have caused me a lifetime of sorrow. >> not just that one case. krasner's soft on crime policies blamed for a lot more than that. since 2019 homicides are up 58% in philadelphia and robberies with guns up 46%. the amount of cases thrown out since 2016 overall has more than doubled. isn't that a crazy statistics? >> harris: i know you have more to say. that's the thing that really strikes me the most. that you have all of those cases being thrown out yet things are getting more dangerous and more criminals are committing more crimes, more revit vice -- recidivism. >> the number of drug cases is four times the amount it was in 2016. he was elected in 2017 those numbers compared to 2016. a startling increase. no wonder what republicans are pushing to impeach

krasner says it's dirty politics.is up next. >> they need to do something with the guns, like the guns, like get 'em off the street, period. rapid release gels have laser drilled holes. they release medicine fast for fast pain relief. and now get relief without a pill with tylenol dissolve packs. relief without the water. ever wonder what everyone's doing on their phones? they're investing with merrill. think miss allen is texting for backup? no she's totally in charge. of her portfolio and daniel g. she's building a greener future and he's... running a pretend restaurant. and phil? phil has questions, but none of them are about his portfolio. digital tools so impressive, your money never stops working for you with merrill, a bank of america company. >> murder and mayhem is getting progressively worse. >> these juveniles want to have guns in their hand, they need to be sentenced like adults. you want to be doing grown people stuff, get grown people time. they get away with it and get a smack on the wrist, you get out

soledad: larry krasner, richie reseda, nice to talk to you guys. appreciate it.e: so good to talk to you. larry: it's great to be here. >> ahead on "matter of fact." america's school districts don't have enough bus drivers, leaving families in a bind. >> why don't you two just take him to school yourselves? >> because i can't. i have to be to work by 7:00 a.m. >> how one iowa school district is filling in the gaps. and still ahead. photo op. a look at the sunflower super bloom worthy of a selfie. ♪ ♪ soledad: the school year is underway for most of the country and it's been a slow haul for districts short on employees. the wave of teachers and staff strikes shows discontent with pay, work load, and conditions. the national bus driver shortage is making it difficult to get children to school. in carroll, iowa, the district has raised driver pay, and is offering a $1000 sign-on bonus for new hires. plus, a retention bonus for existing drivers. they're down five drivers out of 24 since last fall and are forced to combine routes. drivers are making two trips, from ne

krasner refusing to comply with a subpoena with the city's rising gun violence. >> sandra: krasner hasor far left policies, including a repeat offender to stay on the streets before he killed a police officer. what role did that officer's murder play in sparking an investigation into krasner's office. >> thanks for having me. one of the key cases people point to why he should be impeached. no one is more upset about it than his devastated with -- widow, 23 year veteran cop was kid in march of 2020. bill mccrane said krasner puts people at risk. hassan elliott, a known gang member was free to kill officer o'connor after accepting a plea deal from krasner's office on gun charges that allowed him to walk free the very next day. >> sandra: after the plea deal, still other chances to lock him up? >> multiple times, he violated parole, did not pass a drug test, and arrested for cocaine, and krasner's office let him walk free without bail. only after he was accused of murdering another person that officer o'connor was killed while trying to arrest him. here is his widow. >> if those males loc

so krasner is out of his mind, just like mike jarrett said, a thousand people killed and shot in the guy says we are improving? it is like lori lightfoot saying we are making progress -- no you are not! you are making excuses, and i am tired of the pandemic being an excuse or a justification for crime. if it is, passed a law, make it a justification for a crime. and finally, my last point is this: that fetterman, who wants to release second-degree murderers, people convicted of second-degree murder, he is a big black lives matter guy, which kind of surprising me because he took a gun and chased an african american kid, and held him until police came and decided he was innocent, but that is a whole other issue. he takes black lives matter off of his website, and his press person says no, we didn't. they did. they took it off the issues page. i have the issues page here, there is no black lives matter. and instead they included it down in the middle of another thing about gun violence, and they just say black lives matter and these communities matter. >> dana: herald, one of the things

philadelphia lawmakers just set a resounding message to woke district attorney, larry krasner. be next on the recall chopping block? >> the collapse of civilisation looks like. >> todd: arm robbers are suddenly have a right to be on your property. murderers get out without bail. what i were looking at? are looking at a war on the population, it is time for real change. ♪ ♪ is a one stop what you're doing and watch this exclusive video. shows migrant gotaways' killing a border wall in arizona with a rope wall dressed in camo. an effort to try to get into the u.s. >> todd: despite stunning images like that, the white house says the border is secure and they are actually fixing the crisis. live in studio with that report. >> hard to believe that because the white house is bordering on insanity, continuing to claim that our southern border is secure. this video here in arizona says otherwise. look for yourself to how you can see migrants crossing the border using rope to scale the wall. all decked out in camouflage. none were reportedly cut, making them gotaways because in october

now, krasner is under a state impeachment investigation over criticism over soft on crime policies.it's working. yesterday philadelphia's police union backed oz. >> dr. oz will make sure our police officers have the resources they need to protect themselves and to keep the community safe. he will stand with the men and women in law enforcement against these daily threats that they face from criminals and progressive prosecutors. >> today fetterman released an ad of his own, featuring montgomery county sheriff defending his record on crime. >> i'm a county sheriff, veteran and pennsylvania, sick of oz talking about fetterman. john gave a second chance, nonviolent offenders, marijuana users, voted with law enforcement experts nearly 90% of the time. >> a new poll shows voters who will be voting in november, fetterman is ahead of dr. oz seven points. >> aishah: everyone wants to talk about crime now, would you believe it. >> john: the senate, a race in pennsylvania through biden's hometown of scranton, 30 seats of toss-ups in the house, including the eighth congressional district in th

the vote comes as republicans try to impeach larry krasner, labeling the vote undemocratic. this battle as 386 people have lost their lives in the city so far this year, up 3% from last year and 10% from 2020. >> asheville, north carolina, tourist town located in the blue ridge mount angs have seen 31% increase in crime over the last five yearss. asheville touted as top 10 tourist destination back in 2017, but the city now ranks in the top 10% of most violent cities in america, that is tough to believe. former sheriff van duncan retired and left the democratic police because of anti-police sentiment. this stunned me, why? >> as we saw things progress, starting at about 2016, we saw a huge emphasis on reducing the jail population and we had something in common with cities like chicago, charlotte, north carolina and philadelphia. we saw mcarthur grants coming in and putting ech sis on reducing numbers without looking at how it reduced the crime rate. we reduced jail population numbers, we saw crime rate go up steadily. 2006 to 2018, we saw reduction of almost 33% in the crime

law-enforcement officers who are facing incredible pressures from the politicians and from people like larry krasnerople like fetterman and pennsylvania. this is tragic set of circumstances. >> kevin: it definitely is. i mentioned dr. oz taking a shot at john fetterman and democrats more broadly for their soft-on-crime policies. he called it normalization of an occurrence that is imperm impermissible. going to have to leave it there. thank you as always. ted and randy, see you again soon. >> thank you so much. >> kevin: more buses rolling into the port authority bus terminal in new york city monday as the big apple continues to struggle and try to figure out along the way how to house new illegal immigrants arriving in the city. the city's mayor comparing the impact of it to the covid-19 pandemic. correspondent bryan llenas has that story. >> gooding. mayor eric adams compared the influx of migrants being bused to new york city to the height of the covid-19 pandemic. texas officials accuse the mayor of hypocrisy. >> what's amazing, you look at the numbers. >> this morning six more buses carrying mig

some observers have said progressive prosecutors like larry krasner in philadelphia are to blame forlar in violence. and the washington post poll shows 52% surveyed favored democrats to handle issues like abortion and climate change, 52% of those surveyed said they trust republicans better to handle crime. something one political advisor calls a post labor day pivot. >> republicans here are gaining in their midterm model, they have the republicans winning by i think 4 or 5, and these issues here, the economy, you know, abortion, crime, mostly breaking now in the republican way. >> and asked if the election for the house were held today, 47% of voters said they would choose the republican candidate compared to 46% who opted for the democrats, still more to go, back to you. >> jacqui: thanks, laura. john. >> john: crime is a big factor for folks in cities and states across the country, and with all of the talk in congress, easy to overlook there are three dozen gubernatorial races this year. look at the touch screen here, more states having gubernatorial contests than are not. the ones

reporter: philadelphia's progressive district attorney larry krasner is being criticized for being softcrime. pennsylvania's house of representatives voted to investigate philly's gun violence problem and it could lead to recommendation to impeach him. philadelphia police commissioner said yesterday it as though illegal guns are falling from the sky. liz? elizabeth: great to have you on, bryan. thanks for your reporting there. joining us congressman michael cloud from house oversight. we welcome to the show "newsweek" deputy opinion editor. great have you both on. pleasure to see you both. thanks for joining us. >> thank you. elizabeth: congressman, first to you, congressman, what do you expect from president biden tonight? polls show voters don't like a nation divided. they're anxious, worried about economy, crime and border. what do you think is coming? >> this is what we've seen before. hugety by the left our way or the highway. what inclusion means if you believe our way, then great. if not you're excluded from the group and so tragically what we've seen is the extreme left embraced

>> pennsylvania's house of representatives is now investigating philly's district attorney larry krasner'swhatever you are doing right now is not working. you need to redeploy, restrategize until you come up with something that is working. what will be working? when we can leave our houses and know that our women, children and elders and young people can go to and fro without being wounded or murdered. >> stanley's son was murdered in 2018. the philadelphia police say the city is awash with too many guns and they are stretched way too thin. dana. >> dana: bryan llenas in philadelphia. thank you. >> it's pretty clear that mother nature has outrun us. the reality is we're living in an era of extremes. extreme heat and extreme drought. >> trace: gavin newsom increasing the state's supply of electricity in response to an upcoming heat wave and telling them not to charge their electric cars during certain hours after saying they would ban gas cars by 2035. let's bring in the founder and president of environmental progress. it is amazing, california has 1.3 million electric cars and the governor