the only possible explanation for what triggered the covid pandemic i ll while a new senate republican report raises the possibility that there were two separate lab leaks at a chinese lab conducting risky gain of function research back in 2019. sandra: how will lawmakers hold china accountable as they hold more details of the origins of the pandemic. rand paul and mike johnson are on it, they will explain where they are going with all of this coming up. john: begin this tuesday, though, with new details on the mobs of teenagers committing heinous acts in downtown chicago, i ll while the new and outgoing leaders of the windy city downplay the chaos. i m john roberts in washington. sandra: a lot of nothing to see here coming from the leaders in chicago. a lot more on this coming up. this is america reports. mayor lori lightfoot is disputing the numerous acts of vandalism happening in the city, as well as the two teenagers that were shot in chicago s well-known historic
incoming mayor brandon johnson on the record supporting the defund the police movement and one thing is clear, the city needs more police not less right now. alderman lopez, we ll have the woman at the center of the brutal attack on the street from the weekend, she ll be coming up with us next hour. we ll hear directly from her, alderman lopez, thank you. john: knew at 2:00, california prosecutors taking governor newsom to task. they are fed up with lax laws they say are turning state prisons into involving doors for repeat offenders. riverside county michael hestron is leading the charge. and rand paul, capitol hill hearings, a.i. and what to do, and more as america reports rolls on. helping them achieve financial freedom.