Bill O'Reilly here, Thursday, September 17, 2020, you are listening to the O'Reilly update.

Here's what's happening across our nation.

The George Floyd riots likely the most expensive in American history.

Murder rates rising in the USA, half of New York City's wealthy residents considering

leaving the big apple.

Ratings for the NBA playoffs continue to fall.

A new poll finds a majority of young Americans unaware of the Holocaust.

Also, coming up the message of the day, should 16-year-olds be allowed to vote?

But first, nationwide protests following the death of George Floyd are projected to be

the most expensive in US history.

Insurance estimates place the damage as high as $2 billion in all 50 states.

That's 25% higher than the 1992 LA riots.

At least 20,000 people have been arrested since the unrest began in June.

The National Homicide Rate Surging, first half 2020, stats released by the FBI show murders

nationwide rose by 15%.

With some cities spiking more than 25% compared to the same period last year.

Humans have raped, actually dropped by 18%, but that's because there are fewer targets

because of COVID.

People are inside.

Researchers from the Manhattan Institute confirmed 44% of wealthy New Yorkers could flee the

city.

The think tank pulled 1,000 residents, earning more than 100,000 a year.

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