attorney alvin bragg has to say to his critics. we roll own into hour two here, "america reports." >> john: good to be with you another hour, i'm john roberts in washington. similar circumstances on the west coast, the top prosecutor is accused of putting criminals ahead of the people they victimize. the man just out of the blue decided to murder a young woman in the middle of an upscale store in l.a. the expected killer has a decade long criminal history that spans both coasts. >> sandra: and new at 2:00, l.a. county sheriff says another example of criminals thriving thanks to a district attorney who makes committing crimes easy. so to the l.a. county sheriff in a moment. villanueva on that. but john, you look at what is happening right now, and in l.a., stats show 94% jump in homicides in l.a. county. over just a two-year span.