the d.a.s, prosecutors in l.a. and san francisco are facing recall elections. those cities are seeing homicide rates that they haven t seen the crack cocaine 1990s. california s all four major cities with increases in violent crime and property crime including oakland. just goes again to the callous nature of people s behavior right now and the willingness to use firearms in our community. so following the death of george floyd, many democrat-led cities defunded the police. voters followed the rhetoric. they elected das that favored no bail, shorter sentences like philadelphia s larry crazner. he blames the media hype for increasing gun sales and voters
we asked crazner to come on the program last week and again tonight. it s telling that while the apology seems to have progressed, the conversation hasn t really moved. today s press conference was supposed to be about crime in the center city neighborhood, but speaker after speaker seemed more concerned about crazner s choice of words. there was noticeably little talk about what to do in a city where four people were murdered just since my interview with the former mayor. up next the pictures we re seeing of deadly tornadoes that ripped across eight states are almost unbelievable. so, too, was the response of one lawmaker who is asking for help in his home state, but only after years of saying no when others pleaded for the same compassion. reality check with jon avalon is next. right, girl? singers: safelite repair, safelite replace. - [narrator] every three minutes, a child is born with a cleft condition.
larry crazner is talking about what he said last week at another press conference. that s where he said there is no cause for lawlessness, crime and violence, and the year is not yet over. those comments drew swift criticism, especially from mayor mike nutter who didn t hold back when i asked about crazner s comments being inarticulate. i don t think they were inar particu inarticulate, they were just inconsiderate. it was a full-on statement filled with his level of rhetoric and inability to accept responsibility for his role.