station in new york city. john ratcliffe says the explanation for covid-19 is a leak. pizza delivery man in the right place at the right time, a suspect happened to run right by him. police thank the pizza man for the assist and said if he is interested in a job, they are hiring. i was at the right place at the right time. ainsley: we start with a fox news alert, a russian court upholding the detention of journalist evan gershkovich on espionage charges steve the u.s. ambassador says the charges are bas baseless. alexandria hoff with more. alexandria: legal procedure doesn t seem to work out for americans. the 39-year-old reporter appeared resilient. he was in a pen made of glass and metal and did not speak during the hearing. based on the outcome, gershkovich will be held in the former kgb facility, which was used to house alleged spies during the soviet era and that is what the kremlin has made gershkovich out to be. his detention is part of a control campaign b
will: did for everyone but you. ainsley: great to be at work. pete: tomorrow is april 18th. it is just finishing their taxes. ainsley: so is everyone else. so stressful. pete: bank statement. ainsley: are yours in? have you completed yours? pete: yes, i need an extension. will: i need extension. it is in my inbox. i need do digital signatures. pete: how about you? ainsley: all mine are finished. done. which is a good feeling. all right, it is 6:01 on the east coast. the house judiciary committee is in new york city this morning to hold a field hearing on violent crime. will: crime victims will testify about the direct impact alvin bragg s policies have had on their lives. alexandria hoff joins us in washington with more. d.a. bragg is calling this is a political stunt which is a term we have heard republicans describe his prosecution of former president trump. spent thousands ton that while declining to prosecute 1200 felony cases last year up from 828
how alvin bragg s policies are empowering criminals. bill: democrats dismiss it. ] s indictment of donald trump is the reason they re here. the victims of crime tell a very different story. dana: one of the people we re hearing from today is jose alba. last year a repeat offender attacked him last year in the deli where he worked. he fatally stabbed the attacker in self-defense. bragg s office initially charged him with murder. bill: that prompted a massive public outcry. bragg dropped the case under great pressure. republicans say that this points to a larger problem with progressive prosecutors. it s driven by these left wing d.a.s who come in with a political agenda. instead of focusing on protecting people, families, communities an small business owners they are about politics and it s almost like every night you see some senseless act of violence on our screens that happen on the subway or city street and it is just wrong. dana: we have reaction from john levi
victims of violent crime in manhattan field hearing is still happening. it started about two hours ago and ongoing with many witnesses now stepping up and telling the horrifying stories of both the crime that they ve experienced in the city but also the shut-out that they ve experienced by alvin bragg s office. lawmakers there directly hearing from victims impacted. a bodega worker charged with murder for defending himself. a friend of his had to step in for him today because jose alba fears for retaliation if he speaks up. his mom, whose son was murdered, also on the list the next person is madeleine, her son, a military veteran, a victim s right advocate and more heart rending stories of pain and suffering across the board. those are a few of the people speaking today. the chairman of the judiciary, jim jordan. our waft necessarys today have felt the effects of crime up close and personal. they ve been victimized by a justice system that cares more about political corre
not demonnize the youth, and instead suggests finding more places for them is spend time. fired up on this, we ll be joined live coming up. i truly believe they were there to kill me. so faced with this, i did what i knew i had to do to save my life. i stabbed that man in self-defense. but when the police came, even though i was injured myself, i was placed under arrest. it was hard to believe what my son looked like. face was beaten, open and shut case. and bragg is moving the case along with no solution, offering deal after deal. he dismissed, completely dismissed gang assault and murder indictments against two of the defendants clearly on video participating in the brutal savage slaughter of my son. john: this busy monday, hearing correctly from new york city crime victims as they wrap up investigations into alvin bragg of dereliction of duty. sandra, the band is back together again. sandra: fiery field hearing wrapping up moments ago a block away from bragg s of