strohmier in for carley shimkus. todd: i am griff jenkins and for todd piro. entered in the chaos but it will smash the windows out of two police cars and sell fireworks towards the officers. at one point a giant mob with the cruiser down a freeway. lauren blanchard has more from washington, good morning, laura. good morning, griff. this is wild and dangerous and dumb. this was saturday. [bleep],! [tire squealing] ashley: so in between the street racing, spinning and forcing a patrol car and one officer injured and several police cars damage. here is the problem they are understaffed from officers on the street to 911 operators. in october just 66% of calls answered within 15 seconds. the actual standard is 90%. they also have to lower minimum job requirements just to fill an unprecedented number of job openings. one councilwoman reported being on hold for 28 minutes saturday night to report the street racing. in 2020 the allston state council voted to slash the polic
and why his city is being dubbed america s capital. ashley: florida governor desantis with the police tour and democrat run cities in new york city today. he is expected to talk about the crime in florida and speak to officers who are unsupported by state leaders. the president of new york city s detectives and association said it is law enforcement relate to send a message back to elected officials, but the laws enacted in the state of new york are not working, specifically bail reform laws. after desantis will head to chicago and this follow speculation desantis could run for president in 2 2020 for all the weeds made no official announcement. later this morning chicago alderman raymond arroyo will react to that. disturbing images out of washington state, the homeowner say squatters have taken over the property since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. the one the police raiding the
you can make about donald trump if you are a republican. even if you emphasize the word conservative, right, i mean, this used to be the bread and butter word of the republican party, and donald trump is an anti-conservative. i mean, he governed basically he s a democrat, actually. he literally was a democrat. but he i don t know, i just think there are a number of ways to go at him, and i hope that desantis does. this is a fascinating piece online now for the atlantic, mark leibovich. thank you very much for coming in to share it with us. the house would approve a measure to require rail unions to accept a contract they previously accepted. it would avert a nationwide rail strike over the holidays. chief white house correspondent peter alexander reports. reporter: president biden
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