i know we will all be tuning in to watch that interview. hello to everyone at home. i am alicia menendez. we kick things off with the latest maneuvers by team trump to avoid accountability to hold on to power. aided and abetted by republican leadership. according to new nbc news reporting, trump believes the search of his florida home will help him clinch the 2024 republican nomination for president. team trump is relying on and exploiting existing resentments within the republican base to maintain his position as the leader of the party. nbc news reports, quote, trump seems to be consolidating republican support since the unprecedented search at his home. in retrieving the records, the fbi tapped into deep seated grievances among many republicans in that government institutions are trustworthy or prosecuting their alone defender, that is according to multiple gop operatives who spoke to nbc news. the search at mar-a-lago, also helping trump rake in cash, the political commit
Nine guns including a rifle and a gun hidden inside a teddy bear, were found in a state-licensed group home for teens days before a resident was shot and killed.
wanted to hypocrisy of it all, writing in newsweek, quote, our state republican governors and legislators are putting our hands as we attempt to curb gun violence and keep our city safe. even while they blame us for crimes in our communities. they are doing this by repealing life saving gun safety laws and actively passing legislation that puts committee keys and officers in danger by flooding our streets with guns. now, more than 20,000 democratic most across the country are coming together and fighting back. they are taking part in mares stopping crime we cup action. one of them, join me now, the next mayor kate gallego, good to see you, thanks for being with us. i had to ask you, just about the fact that you are focusing on this makes me believe that when you talk to just achievements, crime is top of mind. when you are talking to people where you live, how much of an issue is this for them? people care anonymously about being safe. i am a mom, and like many other moms the day aft
was hard to drop my son off at school. you want our kids to be safe, whether they are at the grocery store or at school. it s a tough time right now in our country. in june, you and a lot enforcement and phoenix announced an initiative called operation gun crime attacked down from july 5th to august 15th. phoenix police seized more than 700 guns. talk to me about the goals of the initiative. we want to take illegal guns off the streets of phoenix. we have had some very rough incidents this year. we had an illegal gun used in an ambush against phoenix police officers. we had nine officers injured in that event. we have had multiple incidents like that, where illegal guns have been used against our officers or any crimes against our citizens. we are partnering with atf, the federal government, to be able to get the best possible data, to track down the guns that are involved in these. we had a shooting where a young