and crime are top of miamind fo democratic primary voters. eric adams has led in really the last half dozen major polls running right up to primary day. meaning, the voters said it and meant it and confirmed it in yesterday s tallies that they need somebody who s going to step in and do something about it. their perception apparently is that eric adams is the man to do it. this race is viewed as a test of the larger national struggle within the democratic party between the moderate and kind of progressive wings. do you see any signs of what signals are going to come from this race? one clear signal that comes is if you look at the totality of races here in new york city, so-called moderates did quite respectively well. most of the officially endorsed socialist candidates running for city council seats, most do not appear to have prevailed.
political parties, i can say without hesitation john was a man of conscience, character and honor with a deep commitment to god and country, enlisted in the united states navy at age 17 to fight in world war ii. a few years later, enlisted in the marine corps to fight in korea. eventually named secretary of the navy by president nixon, then elected to the united states senate where he became a touring and respected voice on foreign policy, national security and defense, the second longest serving senator from virginia and the longest serve republican. a member of the greatest
leader that are sorely needed right now in that town in washington, d.c. biden saying john was a man of conscience, character and honor. john warner, passed away last month at the age of 94. we ll continue to watch this funeral service, the services for john warner playing out at the wash national cathedral. also at this hour, we re keeping a close eye on what joe biden will be doing in a few hours. he will be laying out his new plan for tackling violent crime in america, particularly gun violence in america today. there have been, as we have discussed, nearly 300 mass shootings in america so far this year with crime and gun violence speaking in cities across the country. in new york city, for example, shootings are up 73% since 2020.