ainsley: there was a momma was on fox & friends first that represents that area. she is a parent. kids in school wearing masks. part of bayou momma bears and she was on with her attorney fox & friends first with carley and todd. watch this. the mayor flaunting her maskless face across the city and it just proves that this is about control. and she has to realize this is a democracy. and she doesn t actually hold a higher rank than us. she works for us, the people not the other way around. it s not her job to protect our health. it s her job to protect our rights. she is in complete and utter violation of that the response from the city was almost laughable saying oh they might have removed their masks to eat something really quickly. meanwhile the mayor is singing charactery on a rotating stage. so, obviously nobody is nobody it is that dumb.
as crime soars in seattle, the police department is struggling to hire more officers and even the mayor admits the shortage in staffing could put the city in danger. you have already begun rolling out elements of our public safety plan. part of that plan requires more officers. the depleted staffing we see today does not allow us to react to emergencies and crime with the response times that our residents deserve. ainsley: 170 officers left the department in 2021. 180 left in 2022. that s 350. that s a lot of officers leaving. leaving less than 900 officers on the force right now. and that s not enough. here to react is seattle police officers guild president mike thanks so much for being on with us. good morning ainsley, thanks for having me on. ainsley: you are welcome. i understand why you wanted to come on. i m sure you are fearful. crime suspect in new york. i know as moms we are scared.
steve: you have come to work to get some rest. ainsley: right, exactly. those are the best memories i remember doing that disney world. whole family in one hotel room. pull out couch is really uncomfortable. knob wanted to be on the other sleeping apparatus they had so sleeping on the floor. mountains of new jersey. steve: i will draw you a map. pete: all right. coming up. 18 minutes after the top of the hour. taking on mask hypocrisy. a mom who called out her school board s covid double standards joins us live. ainsley: plus, it turns out crime does pay. net flex dishing out big bucks to the convicted con artist than sorenson, based on her life. nancy grace is going to join pete with a message this sends.
together because they want to change the world order and you see putin certainly making take a serious step in that direction right now and china, i think the danger zone comes after the national party congress in the fall when president xi will be enshrined as the new leader likely with no term limits. in 23, 24, and 25. i think we are in the danger zonal where he will be incentivized to do something about taiwan in terms of using military force. and we have got to build an effective deterrence that we do not have right now in the indo-pacific region. will: general jack keane, concerning but enlightening information this morning. always great to talk to you. yeah. great talking to you, will and the team. have a wonderful weekend. will: thank you, you as well. ainsley? ainsley: a fox news alert. amid the death and all the destruction, a story of heroism.
blamed for society s whos. we are just human beings that want to do the job of policing. we are tired of being politically targeted. now we actually welcome police officers, value them, especially in seattle for us to climb out of the defunding hole that unfortunately these politicians put us in and major urban cities across the nation. in. yeah, san francisco fought back against the school board. you continue to fight because maybe we can bring higher salaries, more police officers in and support them. thank you so much for being on with us and what you do. ainsley, really appreciate you highlighting this you are welcome thank you for coming on. ainsley: don t go anywhere. joey jones is going to join us on the curvey couch. there he is at the top of the hour. come over, joey. (vo) jamaica. (woman) best decision ever. (vo) feel the sand between your toes, and the gentle waves of the sea on your skin.