we have taken some what we would consider serious steps to help work with these communities, whether it s plussing up police forces in san francisco and l.a. or having the fbi work with the l.a. police department to address areas where we have seen an increase in retail theft. neil: the white house doubling down that it is indeed doing their part to combat crime. right now here s the press secretary, jen psaki on this issue. there s issues that keep coming up as to whether it s serious. the white house and the national sheriff s association are battling over this spike in crime. the sheriff s association is accusing the biden administration of not helping to curb that problem. let s get a review from jonathan thompson. it s interesting when you look at the argument they re making.