the suspects he says powerful ukrainians and, yes, russia. what the kremlin has to say about it . and we begin, of course, with a new coronavirus variant that is, of course, unsettling so many around the world. the w.h.o. is calling the variant a variant of concern as they designate it. it was first identified in south africa and has been detected in several other countries in the region. cases have also been confirmed further afield. that includes israel, hong kong, and belgium. it s not yet known whether it s any more deadly or whether it can blunt vaccine efficacy or natural immunity. scientists fear it could be more contagious, and health experts say more research is needed right now. this variant has a large number of mutations, and some of these mutations have some worrying characteristics. right now there are many studies that are under way. there s a lot of work that is ongoing in south africa and in other countries to better characterize the variant itself in t
since fox & friends this morning. this past weekend mobs of these ramps fact shops. law enforcement calling these raids organize. you think so? in a single 24 hours to me of a mob of looters targeting a louis vuitton high-end store. as many as 80 looters and ski masks rated a nordstrom. eyewitnesses described it as something out of a movie. that s what i think. in oakland, about 70 miles away, the same. lack of time, hundreds of vehicles reportedly targeted. marijuana dispensaries and other stores. car break-ins are on the rise as well. break-ins are up 753%. the hoover institute recently noted, san francisco is now more dangerous than 98% of the u.s. cities. compton, california. a city famous for drug wars and gang wars. it s almost twice as safe as san francisco. most all of this increase in crime can be traced back to proposition 47. that s a referendum that was passed back in 2014 in california. it was backed by california elites like the netflix ceo and sean parker as
san francisco and we ve been reporting with fox & friends, this past weekend mobs of thieves ransacked shops. law enforcement calling these raids organize. p you think so? in a single 24 hours to me of a mob of looters targeting a louis vuitton high-end store. as many as 80 looters and ski masks rated a nordstrom. it asnesses described something out of a movie. that s what i think. in oakland, about 70 miles away, the, same. marijuana dispensaries and other stores. car break-ins are on the rise as well. break-ins are up 753%. the hoover institute recently noted, san francisco is now more dangerous than 98% of the u.s. cities. compton, california. a city famous for drug wars and gang wars. it s almost twice as safe as san francisco. most all of this increase in crime can be traced back to proposition 47. that s a referendum that was passed back in 2014 in california.it it was backed by california elites like the netflix ceo and sean parker as well as george soros open society
bill. we ll talk to congressman jim clyburn about the democrats plan to get it all done. this as president biden will head to detroit to tout the infrastructure law. over on the west coast, a massive storm drenched the pacific northwest, bringing severe flooding and heavy winds. we ll bring you a live report with the latest. and just as covid cases are on the rise in some states, we could be just days away from the fda authorize the pfizer booster shot for all adults. happening at any moment now, 12 jurors will reconvene for day two of deliciouses in the kyle rittenhouse trial. there is our camera shot into the courtroom. and we expect the judge to maybe say a few words in just a couple of minutes when they reconvene in kenosha. joining me now with the latest is nbc news correspondent, gabe gutierrez. paul butler is a former federal prosecutor, professor at georgetown school of law, and msnbc legal analyst, and kim is a national correspondent for the washington post. tha