it. meanwhile i have some more good news. lawrence jones is in the building and he's ready to watch "cross country." i'm going to watch from home have the cameras follow me. [♪] lawrence: welcome to cross country. we begin with the latest crisis con souping america's cities. it's the sanctuary policies that opened the door for unending streams of my grants coming to the country. this is what the democrats asked for, now american citizens are paying the price. thousands of migrants have been

bussed from our border across the country and we were not prepared. prioritizing those who come in illegally over those who have lived here legally their whole lives. take chicago, the south shore. community leader wanted to take a closed high school and turn it into a high school. why should one neighborhood bear the weight of this crisis? and where was the suggestion for the hundreds already hissing on the city streets? they don't care about our fellow americans. they are too busy trying to create new voters. take a listen to what the residents thought about this idea. >> i think it would be very fair for he hopeless immigrant that you bring in that you scoop up one of the homeless individuals in our community. i think that would be fair. >> while this crisis may

constitute an emergency for the city of chicago, it does not constitute an emergency for the south shore community. >> what's important is that x establish that this is a humanitarian crisis and we are here. lawbs * unbelievable. not even listening to the people. it's a similar sentiment in cities i have traveled to in recent weeks. these migrants are here and solutions have to be found. but housing them in our school gymnasium? that's not going to work. with summer tourist season ahead of us, housing in hotels isn't a long-term fix. more than half of the rooms set aside for migrants are already full. when you come to visit new york city expect to pay more.

it's driving up the price. even rikers island is not off the table. what ever happened to kids in cages? all these ideas are being considered without the public's input. we are impacted by these stupid ideas and we don't get a say in this? so we decided to bring the question to the people. the migrants are here. what happens next? >> moving more people into the city is going to cause more chaos. i think moving on the outskirts, we have no island. just get them out of the city. >> there has, a way for people to work for a little bit, get their status to be citizens. there has to be a way. >> they are taking over the hotels, now you are going to take over the schools.

the kids have to come to school he day, it's unsafe. >> do you think the parents were justified in being upset? >> yes, i agree. no parent, no kid should be going through none of that. >> having adults from anywhere living inside a school could just be more hazardous and dangerous. >> it's definitely something that need a lot of effort and a lot of time. lawrence: joining me to discuss it, a board member for new york's education district 2 and new york city councilwoman nicky paladino. i want to go to you first, councilwoman. they invited these people here. they invited them to break the law to come here and they had no plan for this. how bad is this going to get?

>> it's bad and it's going to get worse. we are at 274. thank you for having my on tonight. it's an honor and privilege to be here. thank you. right now we are at crisis mode. if you are looking for solutions, other than shipping them upstate or other places. let me be straight. there are no solutions right now because they put the cart before the horse. this was and has been a biden federal problem. through that it went to the states and now it trickles down to new york. it's our problem now. we do not have, unless we want to wreck the economy completely by filling up our hotels and empty office buildings, we do not have any space whatsoever to take care of any migrants coming across the border.

5 million have crossed the border. 74,000 as of yesterday were in the city of new york. there is no place to put these people. it's done, it's over. that's it. lawrence: let's play what the mayor had to say. >> we have run out of space. where to put people. and then whenever we try to find creative ways, people are pushing back. if we don't know somewhere, the people are going to be living in other municipalities on the streets in train stations. all that we have done to keep people off the streets living, the federal government created this crisis. it's undermining our whole city. >> they kicked mayor adams off the advisory committee for joe biden. but he's saying the truth. the only problem i have with the mayor is new york decided they

were going to be a sanctuary city. so when the people come, can they be shocked? >> our schools are overwhelmed with this crisis. the mayor said he found creative ways. putting this on the back of our children and having our kids go to recess on the streets as when were this week is not a creative way it's a pattern that happened over the years in new york city that every single problem they put on the back of our kids. they open restaurants and gyms but close schools, unmask everybody, but mask the toddlers. it always goes back to our kids. lawrence: councilwoman? >> the mayor just said what i just said. this is a federal issue. it's on our doorstep.

you want to know the answer to this? it's simple. relieve -- release us of our say status. the answer is to no longer be a sanctuary city. we also have the right to house. that was created for homeless, our homeless people. it's being combined now with sanctuary city. our sanctuary city. that's the problem right there. lawrence: the new yorkers get hurt because of this reckless policy. thank you for joining me. marine veteran daniel penny is speaking out for the first time after the chokehold death of jordan neely on a new york subway. the 24-year-old told the "new

york post" he's not a white supremacist and race had nothing to do with this incident. it's tragic what happened to him and hopefully we can change the system that so desperately failed him. before the chokehold death he had been arrested more than 40 times, including multiple assaults on the subway. still he remained on the streets. a violent individual who would attack people seemingly unprovoked. witnesses say neely threatened those in the train car. it's not what al sharpton and others want you to believe. >> he didn't want to be a drug dealer. he wanted to be michael jackson. he didn't want to be a thief or crook. he wanted to be michael jackson. he wanted to be like michael that made the world smile and

get on one beat. you didn't have the right to snatch the life out of this young man. lawrence: they know that's not the whole story. now daniel penny is being villainized even after fellow passengers thanked him for his action. that part of the story is twisted and ignored to fit a narrative. this will be the subject of an hour long special hosted by the one and only judge jeanine pirro. i hear the passionate eulogy by al sharpton. i want to know where was the reverand and everyone in the crowd and everyone that played the video of the michael jack only impersonation when he needed them most when he was alive. judge jeanine: that's the very

question you have to ask al sharpton. jordan neely should never have been on that train. he was threatening, according to the reports of passengers. he was physically threatening. he said he was ready to die and go to jail for the rest of his life. to anybody in the military, that's homicidal. people are afraid, they feared him. that's not the michael jack only impersonator. i wish he could have lived the life of being a michael jackson impersonator. but he was failed by new york city. he was on a list we hadn't heard about before. this is a list new york city keeps of the most dangerous and mentally ill and in need of help. the last one, a 67-year-old

woman, her nose was broken by neely and her arm fractured. lawrence: we know there will probably be a civil case after this criminal case. didn't the city have a duty to intervene? shouldn't they be the ones sued? they failed to provide services. judge jeanine: but that we had the ability to sue a government that should have known and should have protected. that's one of the things we'll talk about on my special tomorrow night. the issue of good samaritan and what the city knew and what it did and didn't do to this young man who is mentally ill. he's schizophrenic. and unfortunately lawrence, you know there is as well as i.

he knew his moisture had been chopped up and put in a suitcase. he started some of with a big anchor around his neck. and no one was there to help him. but he presented a situation where a young marine mind his own business took a risk for other people on that train. lawrence: i think the gofundme is over 3 million. why do you think it's this case that rallied people across the country? judge jeanine: i think people are fed up with this defund the police movement. america is fed up with the anarchy and the loss of law and order. police have been defunded, they have been demoralized. who comes in to help a marine who was coming from his class. he's studying to be an architect. he's not there for anything other than to ride the train to go to the gym as i understand

it. when these mentally ill all over the country, but especially in big cities who are there to harass, injure and worse. who will be there to protect us. understood underground on a moving subway car. people are calling 911 fearing for their life. who is going to help in only the good samaritan. lawrence: you would make a good defense attorney as well. talk about the two defense attorneys who will be representing him. do you think they are ready for this? do they have the tools necessary and the experience to defend this marine. judge jeanine: both of these prosecutors are veteran prosecutors and they are also veterans. they understood what it meant and understood what's at stake

and they are passionate about representing this marine. and they want to protect this marine. i know them, i have known them for many years. so god willing there will be a resolution of this case that works not just for daniel penny and jordan neely, but unfortunately it wasn't a good one for him, but america at large. lawrence: still ahead, oakland officials are driving up penalties for side show services.

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daughter in law. he is being told he can no longer speak. sheriff. the policies are clearly at play. not only are you law enforcement. if you want to get the drunk drivers off the street. but you and your family were personally impacted by this. >> i dedicated my career to stopping dui drivers. my son, the reason why they originally approached us is because my son had a dui and spent 6 months in my jail. his story was getting clean and dying in this accident. when we were asked to speak after they died. we were looking forward to

telling the story and hopefully helping other families. lam ilawrence: . they said he's focused on one goal. impaired driving. they are the reminder of thousands' people from all communities. maad works for victims. we value our support from sheriff lamb and the entire community. lawrence: is the offer back out there, sheriff? >> i had a great conversation with them this afternoon. we talked. i was able to express my concerns. we talked about if there was

miscommunication. this is not about me being angry at mothers against drunk driving. it's about the woke culture where they fell victim to. somebody who doesn't know me personally said disparaging things about me. i had a frank conversation with them and said when you make these decisions, those actions have consequences. i'm not asking people to cancel madd. but these are things they need to be careful of and change. this is a poison that is infiltrating not just companies, but great organizations, and we have to put a stop to it. lawrence: even conservative organizations have wokesters working for them. and there is more of us than them.

i am glad madd decided to do the right thing and reached out. we hope to see you on the stage. cracking down on wild street takeovers. we were there when a city tries to regain control.

lawrence: we head to oakland, california where city streets are being terrorized by street races. city officials are trying to ramp up penalties against those involved in the costly and sometimes deadly driving. watch. they are known as side shows. street gatherings. often in the hundreds and thousands of spectators and participants. in the early 80s it began in oakland, california, a way to show off your ride before the days of the fast and furious. but there are real consequences, violence, arrests and expensive

repairs. >> they are not limited to spinning donuts, spinning cars, or obstructing any street highway or public street park. to insure those performing the activity will be penalized under this ordinance. the side show will be made the misdemeanor. and jail time for participating in the stunt driving party. it costs $16,000 per intersection to clean up. carolyn lost her friend in the dangerous stunt and calling out the lack of enforcement that allowed side shows to thrive. >> they are dangerous ahead of a young woman i was mentoring. ken dried johnson. she was killed. she was driving home, and

somebody was taking off from one of these side shows and hit her. lawrence: is that why you are so passionate about that? >> 17 years old. i feel we should band together on what is against the law. parents should be held accountable. do they know where their kids are? are they out burning rubber? the people that watch these side shows, they should be held accountable, too. lawrence: a former side show racer is stepping in. >> people who participate in side shows, it's a culture. and just like anything else over time which the generations change you might see changes in that culture. lawrence: why did it turn so silent. i was watching a video of a car

that was wrecked, and the other car t-boned it and dragged it. >> you have to go back to around 2000 when the idea on the table for combating side shows was let's throw a bunch of police at this thing. during that time people were putting a lot of money into their cars. painting them and putting rims and modifying them. then the police were told they could take your car for 30 days. >> you started to see the behaviors of people change around that time. lawrence: there are a lot of people who oppose what's happening there. what would you say to those folks? >> nobody should be accepting that kind of activity in a residential neighborhood. in the middle of the night waking up by people doing

donuts. nobody should have to live like that. that's unacceptable. but for to us keep on using the same approach, we are going to get the same results. >> is there a way for a compromise where the side show can be somewhere that is in a safe environment where people don't feel like their life is at risk or public safety? >> it's still being done, it's just not being done here in oakland. a friend of mine from east oakland did an event not too long ago. they did what they did, but it was in a safe environment. the idea that it can't be done is a fantasy. it's being done. it's just not being done where we need it the most. councilman, thanks for joining the program tonight.

$16,000 per intersection. do you feel like this new bill on the floor for you guys and the council, this ordinance will crack down on the amount of folks doing these side shows? >> certainly it will discourage some promoters, organizers, facilitators and some involved in side show activity. not only are we talking about the expenses they are incurring. but in east oakland where the african-american and latino communities live, we are trying to improve our streets to provide safety forr for our children and families. we are having a side show and finding an explanation why we are doing this crazy activity is not acceptable. we are investing millions of dollars to improve our streets but at the same time in oakland according to the police, the

participant peck day towards are coming from outside of oakland. we need to stop that behavior. not only are we going to be serious about creating fines to the individuals involved. everything from the first offense we'll fine you $1,000. if we catch you doing it again it's $2,500. the third type it's $5,000 and we have to recognize this is a state law as well. and it's a misdemeanor where we could if the police and the city wanted to take action we could not only give you a fine but also make you do time in jail. lawrence: is this going to be enough, though? you have got some people in the community to say this is a part of the black and latino culture. what would you say to those folks? >> i grew up in east oakland.

we have been killing each other for years and i have been part of that behavior living in east oakland. but we have to make our cities safe. we tried to reach out in the neighborhood we have a racetrack that we say why don't we locate the side show there,le you will have to make sure it's safe and organized and you have got to pay the cost, and that didn't work out. at the end of the day they wanted them here in oakland. if i allow my coliseum property to be used for a side show, i will be liable if anything happens. my neighbors would run me out of town for allowing that behavior to continue. lawrence: thank you for joining us tonight. >> thank you. and no side shows in oakland.

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how will we pay for it all. according to cori bush, the solution is to slash defense spending and top helping our allies. jeremy hunt, thank you so much for joining me. i just want to now where the money is" to come from. >> according to at squad, they are planning on taking money from the military budget to fund their plan. but i guess they think that somehow the military budget is a piggy bank where they can take money and reallocate it to whatever pet progressive prong they have going on. but our national security doesn't work that way. we'll be in a place where we'll be beholden and at the mercy of our enemies. china's military budget outpaces our own. >> we put our defense in

jeopardy. and what about helping black people. talking about education, talking about black businesses. they literally try to destroy black wall street which is atlanta. i don't understand the thinking of how this will improve black lives. if it was a legitimate conversation, i would be all for it. let's talk about it. >> these are political entertainers who masquerade as members of congress. they know reparation is is not going to go anywhere. but they are like snake oil salesmen going around to poor black income neighborhoods lying to people telling them, we are going to get you a reparations plan. where they could say how can we

help you get a job or education for your kids or safer streets so your kids aren't shot as they try to get to class. the squad isn't interested in solving those deeper problems. they are here to score political points for something that's not going anywhere. lawrence: they know there is no appetite for it and there is no money for it. >> we have cha charlatans espoug these ideas. if you start sharing this idea, just take money from the military bucket any time you have a fanciful idea, that will leave us in a dangerous place. we have veterans standing up talking about national security issues because we have politicians who play games with

the military budget and serious matters. >> jeremy hunts, thank you. now to oregon where the state legislature has come to a screeching halt after the republicans stage a walkout that says if a lawmaker has 10 or more unexcused absences they are band from seeking reelection. some of the republicans are being punished. daniel, i want to go to you first. you are one of those legislators who will be removed. what are you going to do about it? >> i think first and foremost. word matter. ballot measure 113, the question was when does that actually apply. the measure suggests it's the election following the end of my

term in '27. does it mean the election of 2030? i don't know. does it violate the first amendment rights of those who would seek to elect me. there are questions about the constitutionality of this balance lot measure. that's yet to be determined. lawrence: is this something the leadership can discuss? this seems like for all the talk with the democrats talking about democracy, this goes against what the people want, right? >> absolutely. what's happening here is republicans decided to take the risk of potentially being disqualified because we are standing on principle and defending democracy from unlawful and unconstitutional actions the senate president has taken. i has gone back and rescinded

excused absences he already approved. it's really a mess. but we have 13 people who are standing strong in the state senate here in oregon against these unlawful actions that the senate president and the democrats have taken. lawrence: that brings up a great question about the absences. who has control over what is excused and what is not excused? >> it's the sole discretion of the senate president and the speaker of the house. it's been arbitrary and capricious, people who had doctor's appointments and graduations or wanting to go to church on sunday morning. the proof that political play was in full force was when the senate president called for a session for 10 days through the

weekend. >> normally when politics come up with these crazy ideas they think they can get away with it. now that there has been sunlight on this, do you feel like the democrats will try to walk this back? >> there is an amendment that they are relying on which we think was poorly crafted. but there is a culture of corruption that has taken down one statewide office holder in oregon. the senate president and others admitted to taking stacks of cash for campaign contributions. a person from ftx gave $500,000. it turns out that was part of laundered money from it appears from the whole ftx scandal. there is so much here and we are trying to bring it all out.

lawrence: gentlemen, thanks so much for joining the program. stick around for this one. you won't believe how many of america's employees are getting high on company time. and where they work might surprise you. don't know go anywhere.

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lawrence: a new study says one in 25 u.s. employees are high at work. tom shillue is here to talk about it. >> 1 in 20. i was going to say more. the way it smells out there, you walk in the streets, everything smells like pot. lawrence: weed smells better than cigarettes. why is this hurting the productivity? tom: you are on the freedom side of things. i'm kind of like anti-drug. i don't think it should have been legalized.

i don't like drug testing. i never liked it with high schools. i think that is a fourth amendment. it's unlawful search and seizure. if you have a reasonable suspicion, if you are conducting the train, and whatever your job is, if you need safety. if you are showing up on time and doing your job, you leave them alone. but if they come in bleary eyed you have to take a drug test. but it has to be reasonable suspicion. lawrence: do you ever go for a lunch break and have a drink or maybe two? what is wrong with one puff. what is wrong with some people saying i'm going to take a puff

or two to calm down. tom: if you are going to legalize it don't be testing people. if you are smoking pot we are going to fire you or give you worse shifts. either make pot illegal or don't make it illegal. lawrence: about you start cracking down on this, it will destroy your whole industry. you don't go to a day of chappelle performance without getting second handled weed. because he smokes during the act. you have dave chappelle, one of the best comedians of all time. tom: you think i would be a better comedian if i smoked pot? lawrence: i'm trying to help you, brother. if you smoke pot it will improve your productivity. tom: i'm not going to start now.

lawrence: the producer are saying wrap, lawrence. this teacher breaks down the genz term dictionary. when it comes to food. like [inaudible]. it's anagive to call somebody delusional? tom: i don't like the teacher who tries to be hip. he has the tiktok account, he's called lexicon larry. he's left wing. he does anti-gun lectures. he's thirsty for clicks. we had a hip teacher. his name was mr. baker. i can say his name. guess what he did?

molestation. lexicon larry. i'm just saying i don't like teachers. mr. baker. he's bad. lawrence: i don't like when teachers try to be friends with their kids. i understand being respectful. but you have got to, you know, just be a teacher, and let the kids be the students. it's like what your family member or mom and dad. my mom always said, i'm not your friend, i'm your parent. tom: i found out what eepy means. it means i'm sleeping.

>> well that was fun. thanks so much for watching we'll be right back here live next saturday night at 9 p.m.

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