address rising crime. chicago will now have another mayor who has previously called for the defunding of police. gillian: what impact will that new mayor have on the windy city s ongoing crime surge? we ll speak with raymond lopez about just what chicagoans say they are expecting. john: begin with the fox news alert, the taiwanese president meeting with kevin mccarthy in los angeles as part of a week long trip to america that has left china threatening to retaliate. those pictures coming in moments ago. hello, john roberts in washington. we live to fight another day. gillian: allegedly. see how today goes. good to be with you, john. john: it s early. gillian: gillian turner in for sandra smith. this is america reports. taiwan s increasingly close relationship with the u.s. is a major source of anxiety for beijing for years, china called it a provocative move that threatens to derail relations and undermine stability across the pacific. john: the biden administra
i m so glad i made it through the day. don t hesitate. ask your doctor about otezla today. [tires screeching] john: despite a rise in crime a top issue for chicago residents in recent years, voters there last night elected progressive brandon johnson to be the city s next mayor, narrowly defeating the pro police candidate in the run-off election. results sparking concerns for some the new mayor who previously backed defunding the police will not work well with city officials in addressing the
they also support the families of officers in need in many regards. sick children, terminal illness, the like, and seeing the impact and the meaning this non-profit has on the legacies of those fallen officers and families cannot be overstated and it is indeed a blessing. god bless all who serve. thanks to everyone. here is america reports. tonight is the beginning of a chicago that truly invests in all of its people. a city that s truly safer for everyone by investing in what actually works to prevent crime. john: fox news alert, voters in chicago have chosen brandon johnson, in a race that saw two candidates with starkly different visions over how to
i think everything he said is true and all of us want to see that enacted in the city of chicago. but the same time, you have to address and hold criminals accountable for their actions right now. the everything that he talks about will take a generation to implement because it has to undo the years of systemic disinvestment and the lawlessness that s been allowed to persevere in the city of chicago. we have to be able to do both. we have to address root causes but also address those criminals right now who have gone unchecked for nearly five years. and i think unless he is able to control the left and extreme left policies that he and his socialist colleagues in the city council are trying to push forward, he will find this will be very tumultuous term because you have to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time in order to govern the city of chicago. john: education another big issue in chicago. raymond, brandon johnson has deep ties to the chicago teachers union. american
worsening crime crisis. raymond lopez, alderman and former mayoral candidate himself. thanks for being with us, a sense of many in chicago if you thought lori lightfoot was too far to the left, you ain t seen nothing yet. your thought about brandon johnson s victory. i definitely agree, brandon is left of left, if there is ever a better explanation where his politics lie. he has made defunding the police a priority, he has stated the election was a power struggle between black labor and white wealth and used the race card at every turn. what concerns me, crime still remains the number one issue in the city of chicago and if you have a mayor who doesn t see a value in replacing filling the 1600 vacant police officer positions and redirecting the money for phrases like treatment not trauma, and root causes without addressing the criminals