intervention and prevention. that is why it is urgent that we request the state s immediate assistance in expanding the number of beds for those in critical need of mental healthcare and funding for the medical and support staff that they require. martha: when d.a. alvin bragg ran for office, he promised not to prosecute any one that steals less than $250 worth of stuff. that s right. don t prosecute you if you steal under $250. personally i ve seen two cases of shoplifters staking stuff out of a store. perhaps mr. bragg is now changing his tune. back to you. charles: it would be nuts for him not to. eric, thanks very much. with me now, former new york city police commissioner, howard safer. we ve had this conversation several times over this period of this every time we talk, the numbers gets higher and more. the images get more brazen.