it was a blood-soaked start to this month. the surge of shootings in d.c. left 13 people dead in the first5 days. democratic d.c. council member thinks it s time national guard step in to restore order. i have spoken with the d.c. national guard. and while i haven t had more conversation with the chief police than i have today and the mayor and my colleagues, we have a long way to get there. we just know that police alone is not getting it done. we are clearly in a war zone. if you don t know you are already in a war zone, maybe you haven t been here. the government has to step up. the police department has to step up and our residents have to step up. we are tired of this. enough is enough. excuse my language. that is what happens when it is all crime and no punishment. d.c. didn t prosecute 60 things to defund the police. i think we are not reaching a
presidential library and we ll be able to see them anyway. have them declassified, have the secret ones revealed, redact them for anything that is really secret and let the american people see what the purpose of all those to break the historical practice and invade the privacy of a former president s home. shannon: we have more questions than answers but thanks for tackling what we do know. health care workers in illinois getting vindication after being fired or otherwise impacted to for refusing to get the covid-19 vaccine. nearly 500 people who were denied a religious exemption are now eligible for their share of $10 million as part of a settlement for the north shore university s health system. anyone fired will reportedly be eligible for reemployment. democratic d.c. mayor muriel bowser put on the spot monday for the district s covert vaccine requirement for students looking to return to school.