they need to support the police bureau and chuck leavell, the new police chief, who stepped into the the gravity of it is more than he thought it was going to be. as soon as he stepped into the job, the city council immediately defunded the police bureau of $15 million to 85 sworn police officer positions away, got rid of the gun violence reduction time who was a model for other police agencies in the nation. when we -- when they disbanded them. so we need the support of our elected officials. we need to have a zero tolerance stance on the violence, not only for the protests and in the city and we have had a record number of shootings and homicides connected to the shootings. >> okay. i have heard this, i was speaking to the commissioner of police in new york who made similar comments about budget cuts and the reduction of officers. i want to ask you though, what do you think and does it help in any way when you see outsiders come in like these caravans of trump supporters waving flags, firing paint balls at the protesters. what's your reaction when you see that injected into the sit