Ambulance sirens and screams of fear common events shattering the peace on a regular basis in new york. Washington, d. C. Strive to enforce the law while confronting safety challenges. A big deal. Dont know how to figure it out. They have to get on it. Dana is back on monday. Sandra k. Smith has the honors today. Sandra no better way to kick off my friday than with you, william. Good to be here, thanks for having me. Im sandra smith. The epidemic of Violent Crime raising serious questions about political priorities as d. C. Crime rates skyrocket. Everything from murder, carjackings to assaults, prob re and rampant shoplifting. Despite the City Council Chairman proclaiming earlier this year there is no crime crisis in the Nations Capital. At this cvs store in northwest d. C. Shelves are just empty. Not because of Supply Chain Problems or booming business, but because thieves are walking in and walking out with absolutely everything. Bill the mayor says the city is doing Everything Possi
new opinions coming down in about an hour. we could get major rulings on free speech or the second amendment abortion and we re awaiting a big one, whether or not former president donald trump is immune from criminal prosecution. court starts at 10:00 a.m. eastern. we ll get rulings today. we don t know which ones will come our way. bring it to you live as it getsing here. first brazen and brutal. an illegal immigrant was arrested on rape charges of a 13-year-old girl. we ll talk to a hero who took him down and held him for police. a big return to our friend and colleague hall mate, sandra k. smith. sandra: i m sandra smith and this is america s newsroom. prosecutors revealing that suspect confirmed to filming his assault with the 13-year-old girl in a park in queens. the new york post this morning with this headline labeling him a monster. bill: this is just the latest in a string of crimes linked to illegals. republicans calling it a direct result of the crisis on o
You are very lucky guy. All right, the man whose job it is to look after our veterans in their time of need set to take the hot seat. Veteran affairs chief may be fighting for his job when he appears before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee tomorrow. Amid the firestorm engulfing agency the heads. The va officials fo four years covered up long waiting time that va hospitals across america while racking in big bonuses. Despite some 40 veterans actually died while they were awaiting treatment. Attorney general eric called is resisting calls to launch the department of justice investigation. Obviously these reports, if they are true, are unacceptable and the allegations are being taken very seriously by the administration. I dont have any announcement to the Justice Department is doing, but i will note Inspector General, independent Inspector General at the va has this matter under review. It will do little to silence the critics. Miller shared the committee saying he wants president o
Stop. The tariff will gradually increase until the illegal immigration problem is remedied. White house chief of staff Mick Mulvaney say the ball is now in mexicos court. It is an action related to an immigration matter. We fully believe they have the ability to stop people coming in from their southern border. If theyre able to do that the tariffs will not go into place or will be removed after they go into place. Crisis at the border is urgent. And we are interested in seeing the Mexican Government react tonight, tomorrow, and were hopeful that they will. Bill waiting on reaction on that. Kevin corke lays the ground work from the north lawn. How is mexico responding . You have know what, bill . Well often talk about the idea of a crisis, right. This is deadly serious. Mexico is treating it as such. Their foreign minister is trying to tamp down not just a humanitarian crisis but financial crisis as you heard sandra mention. Let me tell you more about the tariffs. We talked about that
I like being the friday guide. Harris National Military Appreciation Month wrapping up, culminating with you on the couch today. Joey thats it. Thank i get a lot of thank you for your service on memorial day. Obviously thats not very different but i appreciate it. In midday we have a data a day to honor all those servings. On the veterans overtired, a little bit bigger around the waist. [laughter] harris i like to do it every day. Thank you. Attorney general barr sitting down for an interview following mueller suggestion that it is now up to congress to hold the president accountable after his investigation declined to exonerate him. The attorney general saying its not his job to cordate with congress and that mueller should have made his own decision. I felt he could have reached a decision. He seemed to suggest yesterday there was another menu for this, and that was congress. Im not sure what he was suggesting, but the department of justice doesnt use our powers of investigating crim