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Overcrowding as a result of this. you buy the argument? >> the real issues we are facing the most deadly epidemic in history. 50,000 people are now dying as a 2015 has been accelerated. eric holder presided over that and he wants to claim that's not violent crime. if we don't protect people, we'll have 100,000 people dying a year. if that is not violent crime, i don't know what is. that happened on attorney general folders watch. he's got to be in the top of the list of worst attorney general center. transfer you might be right. here's attorney general jeff sessions on this stance on crime. >>...

>> among the shoutouts, the president offered today, he thanked veterans for their support. and, by the way, there were thousands of them graduating today here as well. he also said, hey, don't forget. it's sunday coming up. that's mother's day. thank you to the moms for being so supportive and getting those students to this point. but in particular, there was a heartfelt congratulations to jim kelly. you may remember he was a quarterback of the buffalo bills. oh, those many years ago making it to super bowl after super bowl. he's beaten cancer twice. his daughter among the graduating class of...

>> among the shoutouts, the president offered today, he thanked veterans for their support. and, by the way, there were thousands of them graduating today here as well. he also said, hey, don't forget. it's sunday coming up. that's mother's day. thank you to the moms for being so supportive and getting those students to this point. but in particular, there was a heartfelt congratulations to jim kelly. you may remember he was a quarterback of the buffalo bills. oh, those many years ago making it to super bowl after super bowl. he's beaten cancer twice. his daughter among the graduating class of...

Mention of the mets. attorney general jeff sessions send out the memo. subject line, charging sentencing policy. sessions said respect the legal system, went out to all 94 attorneys, pursue stiffest charges in all possible cases. this memo means that federal prosecutors are to go after the charge with the longest prison time and mandatory minimum sentences putting them back into effect. this is a total reversal of the obama administration policies. you will remember attorney general eric holder, those policies were aimed at easing prison overcrowding, easing on crime, showing leniency for lowe...

People. they're letting them go. is that a violation of the law? not necessarily. however, if i.c.e. reaches out and asks these local law officials give me information about that person, and that information is withheld, or the local law enforcement is directed not to provide that information, that might be a violation. >> but that's not generally what is being done, correct? isn't the argument by most cities that it's an issue of, you know, prison overcrowding or they don't have the resources in which to hold on to someone, as opposed to refusing to share information? >> yeah. i mean, that's ...