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>> dana: former afghan translator shot and killed in an attempted mugging in san francisco. he was an afghan refugee who assisted the united states army in the war in afghanistan. he was driving with a friend when a man approached the car with a gun and demanded their wallet. as he moved to hand over the wallet the killer was startled and shot him in the heart. police have yet to make an arrest in san francisco. san francisco has seen a 37% rise in vehicle theft from this time last year. >> bill: all around tragedy there. to the other part of the country now. philadelphia the d.a. in philly is...

When random violence are grabbing headlines aruined the country. she was soft on crime advocacy, cruz called her a lawless prosecutor. during her run for the d.a. she announced a bold pledge to not prosecute those charged with 15 lower-level misdemeanors including trespassing, shoplifting and certain drug charges. after taking office she followed through publishing her default to non-prosecution pollz. she and supporters will point to recent crime statistics and aim to show her reform efforts work. >> my republican colleagues let me share the bottom line statistic. crime is down in boston. des...

We don't have a crisis of violence which is, should people coming into the city of philadelphia be fearful about gun violence? no, they should not. they should come into the city of philadelphia. >> in the last month a seven month pregnant woman was shot and killed returning from her own baby shower. a 14-year-old boy was shot 18 times waiting for a bus. the former mayor of philadelphia blasted the comments of some of the most ignorant and insulting he has ever heard from a politician. krasner released a statement not apologizing that more bemoaning the media. "i know that some inarticulate th...

Gun control either so the blame is across the board. you have got d.a.s who let criminals out on crime and then with gun possession and then they come out and then they murder someone's kid like samuel from delco. he was a wonderful kid. murdered on the streets of philadelphia. like many hundreds of kids murdered. it's across the border. it's gun control. it's how folks it's the media on how they portray communities there was a mass shooting in philadelphia, and no media outlet has covered it. none. it was six shootings. in one location and no one covered it. it is across the board. it's the d...

Ends acknowledge treatment carley: that performance by a san diego woman who thinks natural immunity needs to be recognized. the board later extended the protocol despite that heart felt performance. those are your headlines. steve: even if they didn't agreer with h i hope they gave her a standing ovation it takes a lot of courage to do it. ainsley: she has a pretty voice. brian: thanks, carley. meanwhile we telling you about philadelphia's record homicide rate. the progressive d.a. says there is no crisis. ainsley: next guest an activist whose brother was gunned counsel a decade ago and says ...