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weekend. nearly 100 people were shot in two of america s biggest cities alone. in chicago bullets hitting 82 people, killing 14 of them. just the latest grim statistics on gun violence that has been a problem there for years now. meantime across the country in new york city at least six people were reportedly shot over the weekend. one was killed, two are now in critical condition. griff: the crime wave having an impact on the west coast too. target says san francisco stores will close early over safety concerns and walgreen s shutting bay area locations permanently. christina coleman is live in los angeles with more. good morning. good morning, griff. the california retail association says juveniles and homeless people are often tapped by organized crime to do the dirty work these places and there is now so much retail theft in san francisco that some of the stores are permanently shutting
term we didn t have the same number of crossings we re seeing right now. there was never 180, 170,000 crossings under president trump s administration. this is failures by this administration to come up with actual policies or actual programs that are going to work to help us secure the border. griff: talking about programs that are keeping those numbers which are at a 20-year high from going higher, is title 42, the health rule that is expelling mostly single adults because of the fear of covid. for example, in may of the 180,000 encounters, 112,000 were sent back. what happens if title 42 lifts? if title 42 goes away we are going to see even more people being released into the united states. right now of 170,000 people that are crossing the border illegally we re releasing into the united states approximately 65,000 of those people. so once title 42 goes away and
downsides. you know this from surfing. griff: rules are rules. however, in the reality we have with marijuana laws loosening across the united states she has an argument to be made to loosen the enforcement but rules are rules. it s been a great first hour. you want to do another one? gillian: i ll think about it. just kidding i m here. a member of the so-called squad is getting backlash over her july celebrate independence day. we ll get into that all hour long. for now welcome to a new hour of america s newsroom, i m gillian turner in for dana perino today. griff: i m filling in for bill hemmer and here is representative bush s tweet. when they say that the fourth of july is about american
suffered from a restriction of the large intestine. not uncommon for people over 80 years old. the pope is expected to be in the hospital for a week and then go home. griff: the duggar family is responding to the cancellation of their tv show. after josh duggar was indicted on child pornography charges. they say we ve had the honor to save our lives, family and story and faith with you. we re full of deep gratitude for the love shown to us and the prayers of so many who have sustained us both now and through the years. gillian: track star sha carri richardson is