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Out even with our officers being deployed here. >> earlier in the day in santa rosa four suspects chose $20,000 from an apple store and oakland a security guard was shot protecting a news crew that was reporting on crime. police say a suspect tried to rob the news crew in the middle of the day. the injured security guard is a former police officer. he is expected to survive. critics say california soft on crime approach is leading to this massive surge in organized retail crime. though san francisco's progressive d.a. says this rampant violence won't be tolerated. >> we all know we're here bec...

So the question is why are they hiding that from us? well, high crime means democrats anti-police agenda isn't working. neither is the progressive d.a. strategy of releasing violent criminals into the street. or the liberal judges granting bail to just about everyone. these policies as you know resort into chaos and will show you. and new york a mom was kicked down an escalator after having the audacity to say excuse nia stranger. look at this. and days later, a 70-year-old -- 77-year-old woman was assaulted by this scum scum bag in broad daylight. she was then robbed of her purse and her bibl...

>> once we arrest them, we find out they've been arrested over and over again. it's frustrating. >> we have a woke district attorney. >> reporter: the city's progressive d.a. is facing a potential recall. elected in 2019, he's enacted controversial policies like no cash bail. and he reduced the jail population by nearly 50%. he says the most pressing problems in the city are better addressed at the root level. >> we're never going to police or prosecute our way out of poverty, mental illness, and homelessness. the united states leads the world in locking people up. it has not made us safer. >>...

And over again. it was frustrating. >> we have a rogue district attorney. >> reporter: the city's progressive d.a. is facing a potential recall. elected in 2019, boudin has enacted controversial policies centered around dekars ration, like no cash bail. at the height of covid, he reduced the jail population by nearly 50%. >> jail and prison should be a last resort. >> reporter: boudin says the idea is to address the root of the problem. >> the united states leads the world in locking people up and it has not made people suffer. >> requif you don't want a perso sit in jail, put enough police of...

Offenders for burglary are currently in custody. >> we have a rogue district attorney. >> reporter: the city's progressive d.a., former public defender is facing a potential recall. elected in 2019, has enacted controversial policies centered around dekars relation like no cash bail. at the height of covid he reduced the jail population by nearly 50%. >> jail and prison should be a last resort. >> reporter: he says the most pressing problems confronting the city are better addressed at the root level. >> the reality is we are never going to police or prosecute our way out of problems like pove...