in a direction that is statistically abnormal. that s an interesting case. it is. it s so hot there right now on so many different levels that it does raise a suggestion of cause and effect about what s going on there with this current case. i don t see that from criminal alsos. i have been watching these numbers for a while now. they don t say, don t connect it to the policing. go mark s way. but bullet more i think you have a problem there showing a community that s built under siege and now there is a lawlessness there. isn t harry right? i too have heard this harry is not alone. they feel nervous to act in a way. it has had a chilling effect. all of the attention on police excessive force. do you reject that outright? i don t reject it police may be under scrutiny. they feel they might be limited. i think that might be a good thing. if we look at the excessive force. they also feel people aren t listening to them. stx of arrests is way up.
milwaukee, homicides up 180% over last year. new york homicides up 13%, st. louis shootings of 39% harry, what is going on with violent crime across the country? well let s look at the criminals, themselves let s not point at the police because crime has gone up. the criminals are out there committing the crimes. so are the police officers in an environment like we have today where i believe there is a progressive war on the police. police officers are more afraid of going to court for something that they are being arrested for something they did tan being killed in the line of duty then we have a big problem out there. i bloo everybody this problem has been created by this rhetoric. since the obama administration first started on this war on the police. go ahead. because i just want to make sure we get the first point. do you believe there is a connection between the statistics alisyn laid out there and police pulling back?
critical as it s ever been since its inception, given the fact that the middle east is literally on fire and we are losing everywhere. the nsa s authority will be likely restored when leadership aides accept a final act. the usa freedom act, targets a twoornt obtain call records from telecommunications companies. we are in the mix today because of the majority leader. the majority leader should have seen this coming. reporter: harry reid blaming his counterpart mitch mcconnell for not having a plan. after the about-face mcconnell who wanted to renew it as is now says passing the compromised bill is the only legalistic way forward. i believe this is a program that strikes privacy on the one hand and national security on the other. reporter: so what s next? we expect a final vote by around mid-week. that s because of senate