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According to last year's FBI crime data, Memphis was ranked number one for the most incidents of violent crime per 100,000 residents. And for more, let's bring in CBS News White House Reporter Aaron Navarro. Aaron, thanks for joining us here. President Trump has been threatening to send federal troops into Chicago for several weeks now, so why is he shifting focus to Memphis here? Yeah. Nancy, in that Fox News interview this morning, President Trump did say he still prefers to go to Chicago at some point with the National Guard and federal troops. But a couple of things that he has suggested might be part of the reason why he's turning his focus now to Memphis. He mentioned that there is that ongoing legal case that's currently in appeals court when it comes to the National Guard that were sent to Los Angeles. President Trump sounded confident that they will win that case eventually in court, but said that he is closely watching it. Another reason, he mentioned that Governor Pritzker of Illinois does not want the National Guard in Chicago. In the last couple of weeks, President Trump has said that he wants to go to places where the local officials, the politicians there, the leaders want them to help curb the crime. So while we could see the National Guard in Chicago at some point, as the president still believes that is a place that they should go to, at this moment, the attention is now on Memphis, where we have learned that Tennessee's Governor Bill Lee, has been talking to the administration for months now on a plan to help them curb crime. As you heard, the mayor there of Memphis say he does not want the National Guard there, but he also told reporters that he knows that it is not in his power to stop the National Guard from coming and said that he will work collaboratively to make sure that once the National Guard are there, that they have the community's best interests in mind. But what we see in Memphis could also apply to St. Louis. That's another city that President Trump mentioned this morning, as well as New Orleans, where Louisiana Governor Landry has also welcomed the National Guard to come in to help curb crime. So, yes, Memphis potentially. We could see some details next week as they're being ironed out, but some other cities are also on the docket. We'll check in with you then. Aaron Navarro, thanks so much for joining us.
