progressive leaders doubling down on the bail reform as crime spirals out of control. i am sandra smith in new york. mike: i am mike emanuel in washington for john roberts. mayors are holding news conference to deflect blame for smash and grab. 12 cities have a new record for homicides and progressive leaders are downplaying the crisis. most crime is down but for homicides. we don t have a crisis of lawlessness. we don t have a crisis of crime or violence. on michigan avenue, i am disappointed they are not doing more to take safety and make it a priority. sandra: fox team coverage. mike: we begin with jonathan hunt live in los angeles with the latest there. the sheriff s department reports murders are up 45% from 2020 in l.a. county. robberies were down earlier but they too are now surging. when the recent spate of home attacks where residents are assaulted on their doorsteps and the smash and grab on high end stores. the district attorney, the lead prosecutor f
up because of what the russians and saudis just did. i ll speak with don bacon and elizabeth slot kin. plus presidential portrait. maggie haberman has an in-depth look at his rise to power, including changing views on abortion, reversing the position he once made right here on this program. i m very pro-choice. yamiche alcindor and brendan buck. welcome to sunday, it s meet the press. announcer: this is meet the press with chuck todd. good sunday morning. i m kristin welker in for chuck to do. election day is just 30 days away. ronald reagan worried jimmy carter would engineer a last-minute release of u.s. hostages. carter, of course, did not, but the term stuck. there s at least three stories unfolding. first the nuclear threat from russia. then there are rising gas prices, now averaging just under $4 a gallon, which democrats worry there will be a sign to voters that there is a true. but the october surprise of the week, it could determine control of senat