improve under johnson, who has several conflicting comments on whether he is defunding the city of police. we know the city of chicago rebuked this call to defund this bit. this system of incarceration and policing, this is real political gold. i never said we ll take money from police. the 150 million was not redirecting the funds from police? directing dollars to make sure we hire and promote 200 more detectiveses, to make sure we are implements laws on the books like red flag laws, i never said i would cut the police budget. ashley: here is lauren with more. new chicago mayor brandon johnson will be sworn into a job with no small task, figure out how to stop crime? his city and learn to work with police and his constituents even though he was part of calls to defund police. he says his policies go after root causes of crime. chicago police report murder is slightly down from this time last year, but still in the hundreds and motor vehicle thefts up 130%. just y
here, like rebuked this call to redirect money to defund this bill system. incarceration and policingi don it is a real political goal. they are not differing positions, i never said we would take funds from police. directing to the consent decree to hire and promote and train more detectivives and impelements laws on the books, never said i was going to cut the police budget. ashley: here is more on the budget. good morning, later this morning, new chicago mayor brandon johnson will be sworn in with no small task, figure out how to stop crime in the city. brandon johnson will need to learn to support police. he says his policies will go after the root causes of crime. chicago police report murders are down slightly from this time last year, but are in the hundreds. motor vehicle thefts are up 130%. just yesterday, a gang went after 10 people in 30 minutes. police are still looking for the suspects, adding to the violence, this past weekend, 25 were shot and six died.
but the president thinks americans just won t care. hello, everyone, this is outnumbered. i m emily compagno here with my cohost kayleigh mack and mcenaney and also joining us fox news contributor lisa boothe, marie harf, and ari fleischer. now, the white house is dismissing today s hearing and much the same way it did that yesterday. the suppression of the hunter biden s laptop story calling them both political stunts. it is just part of a new round of denials, dismissals and afflictions coming from the biden administration. the president brushing off the growing scandal surrounding his son, hunter, and the biden family business dealing during an interview yesterday. watch. one of the things republicans say he is a priority for them is investigating your family, your son, hunter, your brother, jim. they talk about access that they say others have gotten because of you, because of your political success. how do you plan to deal with that? the police will not pay attenti
john: to say the least. the supreme court deciding whether president biden could ignore congress or go on one of the biggest spending sprees in u.s. history, wiping out student loan debt for millions of americans. and over on capitol hill, lawmakers are holding hearings on both the china threat and the border crisis. sandra: that s where we start a border bust netting enough fentanyl to kill 50 million people. and one mother who knows the drug s devastation all too well. we have a weather balloon from china going across our country. nobody died, and everybody is freaking out about it. but 100,000 die every year and nothing is being done, not enough is being done. you talk about children being taken away from their parents. my children were taken away from me. john: just some of what we heard during today s house hearing on the border crisis. mother who lost two of her sons to fentanyl poisoning not only grieving but also getting downright angry. sandra: and just now
as you, know he s facing the possibility of promotional charges. a source close to the trump legal team, tell cnn, if trump is actually indicted, they do not expect unrest before next week. and, the prosecutor say, they ve not made a final decision. so, tonight will dive into all of this. should donald trump be indicted? our prosecutors considering the national security hub occasions? and if any of us were accused of the same thing, would we be indicted? our panel of experts are here to answer this question. plus, chaos in miami beach during spring break. two people were shot to death of the street huge unruly crowds, one local official called it a camel takeover, i will speak to him in just a moment. and ted lasso, took over the white house press room today. that, sarah familiar face, i. fake journalist. gus trent, nice to see you. how do you feel about canvas city being one of this hosting seduced into 2026 world cup? well, here i was hoping for her softball.