in broad daylight yesterday a quadruple drive-by shooting took place one block from national stadium. a man and woman died as a result. two other victims are in critical condition. what we know there were some individuals at one of the corner stores on the block, a white jeep cherokee came around the corner and an individual began to discharge a firearm. the jeep involved in the shooting is the same one found torched last night. investigators said it was involved in an armed carjacking wednesday night, the night before the shooting. carjackings have more doubled in 2023. d.c. police have so far logged 943. the age most compare for thieves arrested in these crimes, 15 years old. withth ten days left in 2023 the were 225 homicides. the highest number since 1997. that s when the nation s capital was emerging from a violent decade. the white house have shied away from recent questions about rising crime in the district. last month the press secretary said the administration i
on democracy. tonight, it s not worthcracy, our time or yours. nothe riot on january six was dangerous and tragic. but americans are smart enoughen to understand the real threats to democracy. t enough are coming from the left. without our first amendment, our democracy is not going to survive yet. we kno democw noraw that biden d intel services conspired with big tech to censor t opposing political views. now, how is that onerous honoring cherished norms and ho w is it living up to our democratic ideals to use the most toxic and the most vicious smears as political weaponearss? s what we veee seen from brian kep is the continuation of 12 years of racist behavior like terrorism rooted in whiteacy, i supremacy is the greatest terrorist threat to ourr ho homeland. today, individuals likeme ron desantisls lik and greg abb they peddle in hatredab and xenophobia. and how are they upholdinguphold our system of government when w they threaten a supreme court justice like schumer d
have reached that point us where we are. yesterday for example a man leaped on stage at a campaign event and try to stab. a sitting member of congress is challenging kathy and the governors race in new york. it s ordinarily attempting to assassinate a federal officer would be considered a big deal, but the republicans so it s not a big deal anymore. the man who tried to murder was released immediately with no bail. less than 24 hours later by contrast from her tripadvisor bannon was convicted of crimes recently that were crimes at all. for which he now faces a prison term of two years. he has been declared guilty of some and called contempt of congress. my strike he was an unintentionally hilarious term since most the time congress invites contempts. the point is this is a crime the democrats are not convicted of ever. attorney general eric holder nrs executive or once found to be in contempt of congress of both of them and for real crimes it was in mexico. it was targeting c
every legal recommend dip is exhausted, a tone different than she reported in her interview before the january 6th panel. and the temperature yesterday underscored how ugly and scary it was to be an elections worker or public official who either came under donald trump s scrutiny or refused to bow to his pressure to overturn the results. arizona house speaker republican rusty bowers described the hoards of people, some with weapon, who would show up at his home. and pole workers shea moss and her mother ruby freeman gave gut wrenching accounts of the threats so unrelenting that they were forced into hiding. yes, a lot of threats wishing death upon me, telling me that i ll be in jail with my mother and saying things like be glad it s 2020 and not 1920. there is no where i feel safe, nowhere. do you know how it feels to have the president of the united states to target you, the president of the united states is supposed to represent every american, not to target one. wi