the governor and his allies then revoked the special tax district that allowed disney to essentially self govern for nearly 60 years. turning now to the important issue of crime in america. nationwide crime rates are at an alarmingly high level, and tonight, we are focusing on the nation s capital, which has one of the highest rates in the country. through our reporting, we learned there are three major issues facing police department s across the country. a shortage of officers, gun violence, and repeat dangerous offenders who often end up back out on the streets. s we spent hours with d.c. police chief robert conti, just tapped to join the fbi, to understand the crime facing america s cities. a lot more guns are in communities now. a lot more guns than what we experienced over the course of our time here in the police department. norah: one of the other problems is a shortage of officers. staffing of the d.c. force is at