::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

OPINION Fo llowing is a statement regarding the mass shootings in El Paso, TX an Dayton, OH from Pres. Barack Obama, in which he indirectly calls out Pres. Donald Trump for using language that  stokes racism and inspires white supremacists.   Michelle and I grieve with all the families in El Paso and Dayton who endured these latest mass shootings. Even if details are still emerging, there are a few things we already know to be true. First, no other nation on Earth comes close to experiencing the frequency of mass shootings that we see in the United States. No other developed nation tolerates the levels of gun violence that we do. Every time this happens, we’re told that tougher gun laws won’t stop all murders; that they won’t stop every deranged individual from getting a weapon and shooting innocent people in public places. But the evidence shows that they can stop some killings. They can save some families from heartbreak. We are not helpless here. And until all of u...

Chabad Poway Mosque shooter, James T. Earnest. By Mona Austin One woman died shielding her Rabbi from bullets and three others were injured when a man opened fire at the Chabad of Poway synagogue in California on Saturday, the latest in on-going attacks at houses of worship. That woman was 60-year-old Lori Kaye, one of  about 100 Jews  gathered in the sacred space outside of San Diego to observe the last day of Passover.  Surviving the attack, Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein (who lost his index finger) said, "Hating Jews is hating humanity.  Jew are human too."  Yisroel would was still fresh when he attended a National Day of Prayer event at the White House on the following Thursday in the Rose Garden. Pres. Donald Trump invited him to say some words although he was was not originally scheduled to be a part of the program. He used the opportunity to ask that the moment of silence is allowed in public schools and said, "You were the first person who began my...