surprised by this but homelessness grew a staggering 10% in the city last year and 9% in la county. my office staff is afraid, and it s so sad forthe people that are homeless and it s a tragedy for the community. when i went outside, there were just like families walking around, people walking their dogs. it was completely quiet and safe and boring in a good way. and now i m afraid to go out without my pepper spray. laura: horrific. and in the big apple things are off the chart bad with city shelters busting at the seams filled with illegals. now it s so bad that earlier this month, mayor eric adams even floated the idea of housing the would-be asylumees inside homes. you don t know nothing about those people. what he s doing is not good for the city. he s trying the city. i wouldn t want some stranger, illegal or not illegal, just a stranger in general. so you re saying if this opportunity keim to you you wouldn t take it? i absolutely would not. laura: it
after a parking garage collapsed in new york city. officials say the weight from the number of vehicles parked on the roof likely caused the collapse. a lab in china, that s where this thing came from. congressional republicans pressed their case that the coronavirus originated in a chinese research lab. former director of national intelligence john ratcliffe also pointing the finger. the lab leak is the only explanation. i m here to announce that i plan on making a comeback to the nhl. damar hamlin is ready to return to football. with the buffalo bills defensive back now medically being cleared to resume. it s not the end of my story. everybody got a hallelujah everybody been through a little hell brian: this is a perfect song for today. whoever picked it out deserves a race even if it comes out of rachel s salary. narragansett, rhode island is known for beaches and its parks and its downtown. steve: and sunrise. rachel: gorgeous. brian: it s tr
the alarming numbers in alexandria. ashley, carley, it s sad when you look at these numbers laid out in a map or remote learning lesson for longer, children suffered the sharpest declines in learning. the nation s report card was last administered in 2019. show that since then eighth grade math scores have dropped by a staggering eight points. again, it s a three-point loss for reading in both fourth and fifth grade, statistic offer this quote: the losses are bigger, much bigger in math and reading and are much vulnerable kids. those are things consistent with every other piece of information that we have seen in post-pandemic testing. school closures were the dander and so little was known about covid-19 but the more known those closures became political, calling the shots based on national guidance and dr. anthony apo fauci is seekino separate himself from that. they always come back and say fauci was responsible for closing school. i had nothing to do let s get dow
street lockdown parties. joe biden discusses security and north korea s nuclear programme with south korea s president in seoul. as monkeypox spreads worldwide, uk doctors say it could have a massive impact on access to sexual health services. polls close in parts of australia as two political veterans battle it out for the country s top job. now on bbc news.dateline london with shaun ley hello and welcome to the programme that brings together leading uk columnists, bbc specialists and the foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast to audiences back home from the dateline london. it s been a week either of sequels or of re runs. in the uk, we re waiting for sue grey again and her reporting on partying in government whilst the country was in covid lockdown. borisjohnson and the european commission are wrestling over northern ireland post brest again. post brexit again. covid surges and an authoritarian government in asia locks down again and polling