applicants. brian: amazing. co-host for fox & friends first rob schmitt. i get cable in my office. i watch him every day. he went to the montgomery county police academy to see firsthand what recruits are facing. you went down there and took a course? rob: yeah. they beat me up. it was really interesting to see. when you see that number 66% drop, that s scary for the future of what we need in this country. brian: philadelphia was here recruiting in new york on the streets to get cops. rob: that s a big problem. i wanted to see what they have got to go through. here it is. rob: an alarming trend of harassment targeting police. nypd officers being taunted. some doused with water, one even hit with a bucket while making an arrest. it comes amid public perception of the police reaching an all-time low. gallop finds less than 1/3 of americans have great confidence in the police. it s a challenging time. you know, there are some things that have happened nationally that are not
i spent the day at montgomery county police department where crews say they are ready to protect and serve no matter what. [sirens] rob: alarming trend in harassment targeting police, video emerging of nypd officers being taunted, some doused with water, one even hit with a bucket while making an arrest. it comes amid public perception of the police reaching all-time low, gallup finds one-third of america have confidence in the police. it s a challenging time, you know, there are some things that have happened nationally that are not reflective of law enforcement as a profession and, yeah, that hurts. rob: now police academies across the country are taking a hit. so we are having recruitment crisis not only locally but nationally, we have not filled the academies, why are you going to come sign up for a job to be cursed at, spit at, disrespect