demand radical legislation from congress as they begin their final session of the year. 6 minutes after the hour the white house taking a stand against progressive soft on crime claims surging in the us. ashley: marianne rafferty joins us with smash and grab robberies. good morning. reporter: as a wave of smash and grab robberies continue to the country the biden administration is distancing itself from progressive democrats who are downplaying the crimes urge. representative alexandria ocasio cortez casting doubt swarms of thieves are organized, she says, quote, we are seeing a lot of these allegations of organized retail theft, are not panning out. chicago mayor lori lightfoot attempting store owners to curb crime. i m disappointed they are not doing more. we still have retailers that won t institute plans like having security officers,