but it s important to point out, crime is down this summer in new york city although murders are slightly up over 2014. overall crime is at recent lows this year through august 31st. the yellow bars are when mayor bloomberg was in charge, the blue bars are under mayor de blasio. murders are up slightly from 2014, but the numbers still close to historical lows at 223 homicides through august 31st of this year. and summer shooting incidents are low this year with 335 shootings from june 1st to august 31st. these months are typically when most shootings occur. christie said this morning he s stunned by the numbers. i m just stunned as are most people who live in this area that this has been the safest summer in new york. no one else believes that except for the two people who were just on your set. i guarantee you this, this guy doesn t believe it. he doesn t believe it s the safest summer in new york. it s the liberal policies in
one of the latest, investigators suspect arsonists torched this shelter for asylum seekers. as the country buckles under the refugees, as many as 800,000 will apply for asylum by the end of the year. four times as many as in 2014. overall, the united nations predicts more than a million fleeing war, oppression and instability will arrive on the continent in 2015, causing some nations to take drastic measures, erecting walls with razor wire and dog patrols to try to keep the desperate refugees out. hungarian police tear gassed hundreds at an overcrowded registration center on wednesday. there s plenty of evidence that democracies turn ripe, they turn rabidly nationalist where there are immigrants on the
wednesday, greeted by hecklers. translator: we must put all of our efforts in to making clear there s no tolerance for people who question the dignity of others. there s no tolerance for those who are not willing to help where legal and human help is required. reporter: xena phobic attacks on the rise in germany, one of the latest, they suspect arsonists torched this shelter as the country buckles under the massive influx of refugees. berlin expects 800,000 of them will apply for asylum by the end of the year. four times as many as 2014. overall, the united nations predicts more than 1 million fleeing war, repression and instability will arrive on the continent in 2015. causing some nations to take drastic measures, erecting walls
many as in 2014. overall, the united nations predicts more than 1 million freeing war, repression and instability will arrive on the continent in 2015. causing some nations to station drastic nations, erecting walls with razor wire and dog patrols to try to keep the desperate refugees out. hungarian police tear gassed hundreds at an overcrowded registration center on wednesday. there is plenty of evidence that democracies turn rabidly nationalist where there are immigrants on the horizon. reporter: but as europe tries to fortify its borders many countries on the eu fringe are finding it impossible to stem the flood of migrants seeking a better life. let s take a look at global
core principle we ll get nowhere. we keep grid lock. we spent weeks finding where the common ground existed. so it is either hanging by a thread or a done deal. which one is it? according to aides on both sides of the aisle, the legislation is expected to pass through the senate. the question is how much drama will there be along the way. some republicans in the senate, those facing tough re-election battles in to 14 and those considering presidential runs have come out to say they are opposed to the legislation including marco rubio, minority leader mitch mcconnell is signalling he will oppose the legislation. he is facing a challenge from a tea party republican in his primary which is coming up in 2014. overall, there is a t lot of pressure on the senate to get this legislation passed.