todd: brooke singman with the latest on this morning s hearing. brooke. brooke: a number of key witnesses will testify at this morning s field hearing on violent crime. madeline brame, will testify this morning, along with victims rights new york founder jennifer harrison. we will hear from democratic city councilman robert holden and president of the endowment association. the star witness is jose alba, the former bodega worker charged with murder after stabbing each witness is expected to testify about district attorney alvin bragg s policies, how he enforces the law in new york city and how it impacted their lives. felony convictions are down from three years before alvin bragg took office and the da declined to prosecute 1200 felony cases last year. despite figures, democrats say crime is not an issue in new york city. mayor eric adams insists the big apple is the safest big city in the country. listen. we should be clear, new york city is the safest big city in a
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