'I can't take it anymore': CNN reporter exposes just how bad the violent crime surge in Oakland has become



As Oakland experiences a surge in violent crime, city residents are reportedly being asked to alert neighbors to crimes in progress using air horns.

CNN reporter Kyung Lah recently traveled to the crime-laden city where "brazen assaults and robberies in broad daylight, break-ins, and home invasions" have become the norm. Race and income make no difference, she said, because "everyone seems to be a target."

Crime statistics indeed show that while murders in Oakland are down, crimes such as robberies, burglaries, and even rape are up by double-digit percentages.

The surge has forced some lifelong Oakland residents, like Kristin Cook, to leave her hometown.

"I love Oakland. It's very hard for me and my son, especially my son," Cook told Lah. "I can't take it anymore. I got to the point [where] I was too scared to leave my house."

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Other residents who spoke with Lah were optimistic.

Toni Bird, for example, is hopeful the crime surge will eventually dissipate. But until then, she is abiding by recommendations handed down by Oakland police: installing steel braces on her doors and using air horns to alert neighbors to ongoing danger.

"The idea is if you set it off, your neighbor would hear it, set theirs off. And more people are alert that there's danger," she told Lah of the air horns.

Astonishingly, Lah met with a business owner, Laurel Ace Hardware owner Troy Welch, who had been robbed just hours before Lah arrived for their interview. He told the CNN reporter it took 45 minutes for police to respond.

"Is that typical?" Lah asked.

"That's probably fast," Welch responded.

Ironically, Lah herself became a victim of the crime surge. Last week, she revealed her car was targeted in a smash-and-grab while reporting in Oakland.

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The report comes after the Oakland NAACP and city residents blasted Oakland's George Soros-backed district attorney, Pamela Price, over the city's rampant crime problem. The Oakland NAACP even called for a state of emergency to address the city's "failed leadership" and Price's policies.

The DA's office, however, responded by attacking those speaking out.

"We are disappointed that a great African-American pastor and a great African-American organization would take a false narrative on such an important matter," the office said.

Price, who is facing a recall, previously claimed that "the DA's role has really no impact on crime."

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CNN report exposes how Asian-Americans in San Francisco are abandoning Democratic Party: 'Too extreme to the left'



For decades, San Francisco has been a bastion of progressive politics. But a new CNN report detailed how radical, far-left politics are alienating Asian-Americans, a warning sign to national Democrats.

One-third of San Francisco residents are Asian-American. But growing "discontent" among the Asian-American community is "driving a series of political shake-ups in San Francisco," according to CNN national correspondent Kyung Lah.

Community organizer Forrest Liu recently spoke with Lah about the sentiment within his community. He explained that Asian-Americans awoke to the reality of their city when the COVID-19 pandemic hit three years ago. That's when his community learned they were not as safe as they thought, that city leaders did not listen to them, and progressive politics had ruined the education system.

Allene Jue, a mother who supported the ouster of three far-left school board members, explained in no uncertain terms why Asian-Americans are abandoning the Democratic Party.

"I think they have gone too extreme to the left," she told Lah of Democrats. "I think we need to get back to the basics and focus on making sure that the cities are safe, making sure we have high-quality education."

Jue explained, "I know of folks that have traditionally voted Democrat that are now voting Republican because they do not feel that the Democratic Party is representing them."

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Civil rights attorney Charles Zhang, meanwhile, said the phenomenon happening in San Francisco is a bellwether for Democrats nationally.

"You saw a substantial double-digit erosion of support from Asian-Americans from this midterm election to 2018, and, incidentally, it's not just Asian-Americans. You saw the same something among Hispanic voters," Zhang told Lah.

Anything else?

While reporting on how crime and far-left politics are driving Asian-Americans away from the Democratic Party, Lah and her colleagues became victims of street crime when their rental car was broken into and their belongings stolen.

"It sort of brings home how real this is and pervasive," CNN host Erin Burnett told Lah.

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CNN reporter smears GOP candidate as 'proud spreader of lies' — then  something BEAUTIFUL happens



On “The Rubin Report” Thursday, BlazeTV host Dave Rubin shared a viral clip of Kari Lake, Republican candidate for governor of Arizona, wiping the floor with CNN senior national reporter and hit-piece peddler Kyung Lah.

In the video, Lake, a former Fox News anchor, shakes hands with Lah before pointing out that the CNN reporter doesn't "have a mask on any more" — a barbed reference to an interview in October 2021 when Lah falsly smeared the Trump-backed GOP candidate as a “rising star of the right wing and proud spreader of lies."

Asked if she has “a minute to chat," Lake replies, "I’ll do an interview as long as it airs on CNN plus. Does that still exist? I didn’t think so, because the people don’t like what you guys are peddling, which is propaganda. Thank you."

Lake then walks away, leaving Lah visibly stunned.

"Yeah, that's perfect," Dave said after watching the video. "Three hundred million dollars. That is how much money CNN put into CNN plus, and it failed within a month. ... No matter how much money they pump into their lies, people know they are lies. I believe we have something internal in us that knows what time it is, and sometimes you can get confused, and sometimes they can spin the clock so you really have no idea, but at the end of the day I believe that the truth prevails."

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CNN reporter tries to 'ambush' GOP candidate Kari Lake, IMMEDIATELY regrets it



CNN senior national reporter Kyung Lah thought she'd caught Republican Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake off guard when she asked for an impromptu interview outside an event, but ended up sorely regretting her decision.

Lake, a former Fox news anchor, shook hands with Lah as she approached and immediately pointed out that the CNN reporter wasn't wearing a mask any more, a barbed reference to a contentious interview in October 2021, in which Lah smeared the GOP candidate as a “rising star of the right-wing and proud spreader of lies." Lah asked if Lake had “a minute to chat.”

“I’ll do an interview," Lake answered, "as long as it airs on CNN+. Does that still exist? I didn’t think so, because the people don’t like what you guys are peddling, which is propaganda. Thank you.”

Lake then walked into the event, leaving Lah utterly speechless.

\u201cWhat happened to CNN+ ??\n\nWhere\u2019s Chris Wallace ?? \n\nDid @DonLemon Sexually Assault him? \n\nWhere\u2019s Potato Head?? \n\nIt kind of seems like @CNN is imploding, right? \n\nTheir ratings are in the garbage. \n\nNo one is watching. \n\nBye bye, CNN! \ud83d\udd95\ud83c\udffb \ud83d\ude18 \n\n\u201d
— Kari Lake for AZ Governor (@Kari Lake for AZ Governor) 1656066131

It looks like Lake gained quite a few fans on Twitter:

\u201c@KariLake @donlemon @CNN beautiful, absolutely beautiful.\ni live in ny, but have a friend in new river who promises to vote for you. good luck!\u201d
— Kari Lake for AZ Governor (@Kari Lake for AZ Governor) 1656066131
\u201c@KariLake @donlemon @CNN That was a serious roast. Pure fire.\u201d
— Kari Lake for AZ Governor (@Kari Lake for AZ Governor) 1656066131
\u201c@KariLake @donlemon @CNN They don't want to give people with your opinion a fair interview, so don't give them an inch.\n\nLove this.\u201d
— Kari Lake for AZ Governor (@Kari Lake for AZ Governor) 1656066131
\u201c@ScottPresler @CNN Scott, I know you\u2019re in this fight for every state. And I\u2019m right there with you. I need you here in Arizona. I know I\u2019ll see you soon. Let\u2019s win this thing. I love you so much!!\u201d
— Kari Lake for AZ Governor (@Kari Lake for AZ Governor) 1656014035
\u201c@KariLake @donlemon @CNN Badass\ud83e\udd70\u201d
— Kari Lake for AZ Governor (@Kari Lake for AZ Governor) 1656066131
\u201c@KariLake @CNN Hahaha savage \ud83d\udd25\u201d
— Kari Lake for AZ Governor (@Kari Lake for AZ Governor) 1656014035
\u201c@KariLake @CNN I don't know what's the best part! \n"Oh you're not wearing a mask"\n"Sure as long as it's on CNN+" \nor that she does the Trump handshake, pulling the reporter in and doesn't let go.\n\nI'm ded. Love it.\u201d
— Kari Lake for AZ Governor (@Kari Lake for AZ Governor) 1656014035

Kari Lake has been a longtime friend to "The Glenn Beck Program." She joined Glenn last August to tell Glenn why she left the corrupt world of media, what prompted her to enter "the even more corrupt world of politics," and how she plans to make a big difference in her battleground state of Arizona.

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