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Theres that key report from i.c.e. on arrests and removals at the southern border for the 2021 fiscal year. you know, theyre still waiting for that to be released, marks the first time that report has been delayed in more than a decade. questions ability why its being delayed -- about why its being delayed and about the my grant crisis. and in new york city, manhattans new district attorney alvin bragg causing more controversy, appearing today at the national action network conference in harlem,...

Hand to identify those truly violent offenders and the challenges facing our community. jon: he even suggested that armed robbery is not a crime that hes going to pursue vigorously. howard safer used to be the police commissioner in this city of new york. heres what he had to say about the new, the as proposals -- das proposals. >> he was elected to prosecute crimes, not to change the law. and what hes doing here is changing the law and enabling criminals to do outrageous things. this is stupid....

Republican candidate at every level for every office in the united states and will cite braggs memo as a vanguard document of the democratic party. is this a political issue? is it going to rebound -- resound, i guess i should say, to hurt democrats nationalliesome -- nationally? >> we have seen where progressive das are trying to get away from traditional prosecutions. and in some areas, it has helped address crime. in boston weve got a progressive da who had some very controversial issues, but...

Back to that checklist, its when cops, community and prosecutors work together. and thats federal, state and local level trying to deal with the challenges we face in securing our society. at the same time, having a just police system, justice system that allows people to make mistakes and not have that completely destroy their life for the rest of their time on earth. jon: its one thing to allow judges and maybe prosecutors to have some discretion, but if you announce that youre just not going ...

For a few days, and theres so much controversy already. he says hes not soft on crime and plans to go after violent criminals just without destroying the lives of low-level offenders. this morning we were there as he joined the reverend al sharpton to speak about his controversial plan to cut back on crime. in this memo you see here bragg advising his office to not prosecute some hoe-level misdemeanors like marijuana possession, prostitution and resisting arrest. after the big pushback, the da n...

That i was responsible, i might have killed myself if i thought i was responsible. and i dont say that lightly. >> reporter: no one has been charged in the shooting yet. the da says it could be months before this investigation is over. jon? jon: christina coleman live in los angeles, thanks. a connecticut community is mourning the death of a high school hockey player in a tragic and horrifying accident on thursday. tenth grade grader the teddy balkind fell on the ice, and then his throat slash...

Make that point. weve heard words and speeches. lets see where the actions are. if the da is legitimately dismissing armed robbery cases and putting people in the community at harm, then i think the residents of the community should hold him accountable. if its more about thoughts and ideas and the default is were going to see if theres a way, you know, that this persons drug addicted and no one was seriously hurt, a way we can do something other than putting them in prison, okay, maybe thats wh...

Dropped to 10 and then it was droped to one when i shouldnt be out right now. that tells anybody that oh, i can go shoot somebody, or i can go attempt to shoot somebody and ill be fine. >> that is amazing. so a criminal admits the sentence he got could some day cause him to get shot and criticizes the legal system that helped him avoid a hengty jail sentence. maryland mosby, the attorney bhiebd the cock amain plea deal decided a lack of criminal record your first three attempted murders are free...

Progressive da there denies there is a crime crisis. hes gotten backlash for saying that and for lisa commissioner strongly disagrees with him on how to fight crime. take a listen to both of their statements. >> basically we dont have a crisis of lawlessness. we dont have a crisis of crime we dont have a crisis of violence. >> we have people in the community that say, i know i can get away with this or i will be back out again, i mean, its almost a mockery because they know that carrying a gun i...

Jail more guns and fewer officers indianapolis also hitting an all-time homicide high. >> were definitely recruiting i want to put those officers on the streets. >> reporter: philadelphia district attorney larry krasner argues that while homicide are up in his city, other crimes like rape and robberies that dont involve a gun are down. >> we dont have a crisis of lawlessness. we dont have a crisis of crime we dont have a crisis of violence. >> reporter: but former mayor michael nutter is slammin...