york are actually down. so far this year. by the way, the right wing talking point linking budget cuts to crime lines is an old one, but not one that is backed up by facts, as the new york times points out for decades, they acknowledged local crime rates cannot be predicted by officer strength, and police budgets. in the longer term, many mention access to drug treatment, mental health care and even a guaranteed basic income of also been found to reduce crime. perhaps, with fewer downsides than policing. clearly, this is a more complex issue than the fox news spark notes portray. joining me to discuss this and more, philadelphia district attorney, have become a progressive icon for its approach to criminal justice reform and prosecution. thank you so much, larry, so good to see you. i appreciate your time. i want to play some recent sound for you, from new york mayor eric adams on crime in this city, watch this. we need, as i stated, a non 11 type response to address the