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The violent crime problem, the fentanyl issue. and we see prosecutor prosecutorial discretion is a very powerful thing. i go back to these are elected officials, and they are reflecting the will of the people and the opposition to the enforcement of these laws. so i think this is a strong stance, and i think it's reflective and also why we see coverage of it, because we see that these are things, the open landscape for what this means for everyone on the ground, the impact on every american citizen is profoundly negative. howard: before we even get to criminalization, the idea that travel itse...

Chicago mayor, lori lightfoot. she says she is planning to raise the spike in crime with him directly. just today, meanwhile, a gunman fired on a chicago police officer and two federal agents while they were in their car, near a police department. all three were taken to a hospital. they are thankfully expected to be okay. this shooting comes after chicago saw its deadliest weekend of the year. that was 100 people in the city shot, 18 of them killed, over a 72-hour period during the fourth of july holiday. mike tobin joins us from crystal lake, illinois, by the president is going to be in just...

Anybody to find somebody better qualified for this job. director mueller has, throughout his lifetime, been a dedicated and respected and heroic public servant. he, after college, volunteered to serve as a marine in vietnam, where he was wounded in combat. he attended law school and then devoted most of his career to serving as a federal prosecutor, with the exception of brief stints in private practice, he served as united states attorney in two districts in massachusetts and in northern california. he served in many other positions in the department, after he lost his position as the head of...

On. >> care to comment on that? >> well, of course i do. it just seems the president is so out of touch. he makes enemies where there are friends waiting to be made. both police chiefs want to meet the president and make sure we have the resources and stop violent crime. we need a commander in chief that wants to work hand in hand with us and not against us. there is a way to solve the violent crime problem in america, and it's not by cutting homeland security grants, taking our resources away and then condemning us. that kind of theory of governing, the governing of oppressing and intimidatin...

It's about the tragedy that happened in a community. put a full court press together with law enforcement components and trying to be respectful that we don't jeopardize any part of an investigation. or a potential prosecution. or create debate among both sides. just using this issue. >> bret: i fully understand that, rich. i guess my point is how can the authorities stop someone who perhaps has no indication of trouble in the past? that is the real challenge. >> the challenge for law enforcement, not just here but everywhere. we need more community approach. we need everyone working together ...