Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, April 14, 2021

Episode Date: April 14, 2021

A Minnesota cop faces possible criminal charges over the killing of Daunte Wright, violent crime in New York City jumps 100-percent, the defense of Derek Chauvin begins in Minneapolis, officials pause the Johnson & Johnson vaccine over safety concerns, a report ranks the most livable countries on earth, Plus, Bill's Message of the Day, will more money solve the problem of bad schools? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill O'Reilly here. Wednesday, April 14th, 2021. You are listening to the O'Reilly Update. Here's what's happening today in America. A Minnesota police officer faces possible criminal charges over the killing of Dante Wright. Violent crime in New York City jumping 100%. The defense of Derek Chauvin, who killed George Floyd, begins in Minneapolis. Officials pause the Johnson and Johnson. Johnson vaccine over safety concerns. A report ranks the most livable countries on earth. Also ahead, does tax money really help students? But first, the police officer who shot and killed Dante Wright in Brooklyn, Center, Minnesota is in deep trouble, as you know. Kim Potter, 26-year veteran, may face criminal charges over the incident, including involuntary manslaughter. Body cam footage appears to show Ms. Potter panicking during the traffic arrest, firing her firearm for no reason. Crime spiraling out of control in New York City. stats from the NYPD show a 97% spike in shootings, 45% rise and murder.

Attacks in the subway system also up triple digits in some places. Business owners in Manhattan filing a record number of complaints as people use drugs openly in the streets and brazen criminals terrorize the nation's largest city. Thank you, Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio. job. Defense lawyers at the trial of Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis presenting their case, the former police officer, as you know, charged with second-degree murder and other crimes and the death of George Floyd. Mr. Chauvin's attorneys claim Mr. Floyd was on multiple drugs during the altercation and posed a physical threat to the public. That defense

is not likely to succeed. The CDC recommending a rapid view of the COVID Vax from Johnson and Johnson after six women developed blood clots. One person died and another was hospitalized after receiving the injection. Scientists are working to determine whether the clots are caused by the jab or simply a coincidence, but at this point, six people out of seven million is something to consider. The University of Pennsylvania releasing their annual list of nations with the greatest quality of life. The USA, number six. In a moment, liberals believe money will solve bad schools.

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Well, let's look at some facts. Right now, New York City public schools spend about $24,000 per student. That's double the national average. In New York City Catholic schools, per student spending is just $8,000, two-thirds less. In testing scores, in the public schools, just 46% of the kids passed the state math exam, 47% passed the English exam. In Catholic schools, 60% passed the math exam, 60% passed the English exam. So, what's the deal?

Public schools spending three times as much as Catholic schools, but, the Catholic school kids have higher test scores by a lot. Here's the truth about education. You need two things. Discipline in the school in the classroom and accountability for the student and the student's parents. In some public schools, students can do pretty much whatever they want, including nothing. It is very, very difficult in New York City to expel or even suspend violent kids. So all public school students are affected by that. If you have a disruptive child in your classroom, all of the other kids are hurt because they don't learn as well as the teacher has to deal with the disrupted student.

Now, it's totally different in Catholic high schools, generally speaking. There, you can be disciplined, expelled, suspended. Their parents are held accountable. The teachers and the administrators call up the parents. In the public schools, they don't do that. Now, the real problem with education in America is bad parents, derelict parents, parents who don't give a fig about their own children and let them do whatever they want to do. I'm a parent.

I was on my kids all the time about homework and performance. They got a bad grade. We sat down, we talked about it. I'm not a tiger dad. There was not a lot of pressure, but it was, If we have a problem, we're going to solve the problem, and both of my children attended Catholic school and did well. And believe me, it was not a lot of money in that Catholic school.

I'm Bill O'Reilly, and I approve the message by writing it for more honest news analysis. Please go to Bill O'Reilly.com. In a moment, something you might not know. Power, politics, and the people behind the headlines. I'm Miranda Devine, New York Post columnist, and the host of the brand new podcast, Podforce One. Every week, I'll sit down for candid conversations with Washington's most powerful disruptors, lawmakers,

and even the president of the United States. These are the leaders shaping the future of America and the world. Listen to Podforce One with me, Miranda Devine, every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcast. podcast. You don't want to miss an episode. Now the O'Reilly Update brings you something you might not know. 156 years ago today, actor and Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth shot and kill President Abraham Lincoln in Washington, D.C. The murder occurred just five days after General Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, ending the Civil War. Here are a few

little-known facts about Lincoln's assassination. For starters, John Wilkes Booth wasn't Abe Lincoln's only enemy. There were five other failed assassination attempts before the fatal wound at Ford's Theater. Everything from random bullets fired at Lincoln as he was riding his horse to a Confederate plot to blow up the White House. Booth had been planning the killing for months, even attending Lincoln's second inaugural address. Photographs show the 26-year-old actor in the crowd. He'd let her tell a friend what an excellent chance I had to kill the president if I had wished on inauguration debt. 42 days later, John Wilkes Booth would pull the trigger. The original plan

was this. Booth, along with his co-conspirators, would kill Lincoln, Ulysses Grant, Secretary of State Seward, and Vice President Johnson. But the The only person actually killed that night was Abraham Lincoln. And here's something else you might not know. The search to find John Wilkes Booth after the assassination was one of the biggest manhunts in human history. More than 10,000 soldiers, police officers, and civilians scoured D.C. and the surrounding areas to find the killer. Authorities offered a $100,000 bounty for the assassination. That's millions in today's money. It was the first time in history. Photographs were used on wanted posters. And of course, the photograph was John Wilkes Booth. He was ultimately found in a

barn in Virginia 12 days later. The assassin was shot in the neck and died within hours. His final words, useless, useless. His four accomplices were eventually hanged for their crimes, including Mary Serrat, the first woman ever put to death by the American government. It is a fascinating story filled with some of history's most remarkable figures. My book, Killing Lincoln, captures Lincoln's assassination and the manhunt in great detail. Back after this. Hey, I'm Caitlin Becker, the host of the New York Postcast, and I've got exactly what you need to start your weekdays. Every morning, I'll bring you the stories that matter, plus the news people actually talk about, the juicy details in the world's politics, business, pop culture, and everything in between. It's what you want from

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