j.r. is going to be one of the outstanding business owners in this town. i personally hope that you can approve this here today. a lot rides on this. his family is watching and the whole shop has come to a standstill to watch on tv. this is the kind of stuff this commission is trying to keep in this town. hopefully this gets all boats this needs today. -- all the votes this needs today. president fong: is there additional public comment? public comments are closed. commissioner moore: there are many reasons i am in support of this particular cu. the support of small businesses, this is a perfect example of someone who has grown and established bellair reputation in one neighborhood and who is moving and finding -- a building that is more than appropriate to be reused for its intended use. we had a struggle with this building type on hyde at union street and it was difficult to see an adaptive reuse. here we're having a building which is intended for its use where it is being reused within the same category of uses. as listed in the case report, previous us

j.r stone is following the story and joins us live with details..r: this report on penn state and jerry sandusky was headed by former fbi director. more than 3.5 females and documents were analyzed. >> this report on its hands stayed ended jerry's sandusky's sent shock waves across the nation. in it, what joe paterno knew about sandusky and his sexual exploits with children. >> the most powerful leaders at the penn state university school repeatedly concealed fact related to sandusky's the child abuse from the authorities. >> the report says before may 1998 several staff members and football coaches regularly observed sandusky showering with young boys in the penn state locker room. the report goes on to say that the boy's mother came forward about a possible sexual assault by sandusky in may 1998. fraternal and three others were made aware of this but nothing was done. attorneys for one of sandusky's victims sounded off on thursday. >> he knew that he had a child predator but did nothing about it. cost >> the name of paterno was also dropped from

>>j.r: i just spoke with those family members within the last 30 minutes. the grandfather is going to be ok. the grandmother is still in critical condition. outside of the house, minimal damage. the fire inside took the life of this year old child. foie >> his parents are truly hurt and grieving. investigators say they got the call around 8:45 p.m.. before they arrived, witnesses watched as this construction crew used a ladder to save a man and try to break through the back window but the small pacific. inside that room, a grandmother, grandfather and grandson. >> i am really sad. every right now that my grandparents come back. >> family members tell us that inside the hallway where they believe the fire started there was a hindu shrine with a candle. at this late in is unclear if that is exactly where the fire started. >>catherine: you heard j r talk about the construction workers is a demand today in san bruno. >> we saw the house on fire. we started breaking windows. >> there were full of people all, it broke my heart. >> all they told us that there was

. >> i am here on behalf of j.r. to speak on behalf of this conditional use. this b been of a similar use. there was an auto body shop there prior to the most recent tenet for 10 years of this is not -- tan and for 10 years said this is not the most recent use of the space. i would like to say that if anything, he will improve the look of the building and improve the neighborhood. his plays well -- employees will support the neighborhood like they do my store which is 2 days -- two doors down from his current location. his employees eat in restaurants and go to the shops and support the neighborhood. they support the neighborhood. employees will support the small shops of this neighborhood. i would urge you to support this use and his ability to take his homegrown business and move it to a larger location. that is sort of what we are trying to do here as small- business owners and i hope you give him the opportunity to do that. president fong: any additional public comment? >> my family -- owns a bar located next door to select auto body. and so we have that -

j.r stone has details about the principles involvement. >>j.r: i am told that the prince of -- that the principal turned herself in this afternoon. phase a misdemeanor charge and right now, she is out of jail. this is her photo. if she is accused of not telling police about a possible molestation with a then a second grade teacher. authorities say the case involving the principal happens at this elementary school. the principal was told -- the principal was told of the stain on a coat. the parent of another student came forward three months later and police later found five possible molestation victims. >> we believe she's satisfied her own curiosity and not that she contacted the appropriate authorities. >> i feel a said. my daughter goes to the school. i'm scared because maybe something happened with my daughter. >> another child was molested after the principal failed to report. >> i tried to talk with those in the school district. they send back a statement saying free are committed to providing a safe learning environment. since >>pam

not quite "dallas," but it's going well. >> jimmy: yeah, well, i just want to remind you that j.r.eah, they shot j.r. forgot about that part. >> jimmy: did you -- did you name your place? >> yeah, you know, we call it "her lake." "her lake." i built it, you know, sort of to mirror the love that i feel for my wife, so we called it -- [ audience aws ] >> jimmy: you're a good man. come on. aww. he's so sweet. oh, my gosh. speaking of your house, there's a story i heard about katt williams. >> oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: -- coming to visit you. you know the comedian katt williams. >> katt williams, yeah. >> jimmy: so funny. >> no, he -- well, it was my birthday. and like, midnight there's a ring at the bell, right? and, you know, so they buzz up and they say, "will, katt williams is at the door." i was like, "what do you mean katt williams is at the door?" they said, "no, no, he stopped by." >> jimmy: and it's midnight. >> it's midnight. i was like, "well, you know, me and jada's chillin'. can you tell him i'll holler at him later?" [ laughter ] >> jimmy: can't just come to my hous

j.r stone as new details about lake county. the >>j.r: lake county, the cal mountain area. the sheriff's office told me there in the early stages of this investigation. >> we are hoping to hear it from mr. the dieppe. we need more details before we can do anything. psst >> a possible massive grain. the idea has been talking with shermantine and broke the news as that the death row inmate had recently spoken of a massive gravesite and it could remains of as many as 14 people. >> the area is rather large, several thousand acres. there are miles of trails up there. >> hunting is what shermantine and herzog did in that area according to the idea. >> we're hoping that we can take our investigators down to san quentin to interview mr. shermantine. >> we should get more details soon. what we are waiting to see when they can meet with shermantine in it that is a possibility. >>catherine: we keep hearing that shermantine will be taken out of prison to show the difference ought, rig went to lake county? >> we are not sure. there are a half dozen sites how bad they want to search, we'

and >>j.r: behind me is what is left of a forlorn fired. the new information on the suspects arrested. >> a woman is arrested during a home invasions last robbery. >> almost two years the of the pipeline burst. >>pam: and we say it invites a man today. [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to keep from driving all over for the best deals. you don't need to run around. safeway gives you real big club card deals each week. this week, the farm comes to you. fresh sweet corn is an amazing 6 for a buck. arrowhead water is just $3.33 a case. and honey bunches of oats just $1.88 a box. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life. real big deals this week and every week. look at this bed! this nightstand! this wardrobe! what are you doing here? you're in ikea. my dream bedroom is in ikea? yes. what's that bedroom over there? that's your husband's dream bedroom. whatever your style, take home your dream bedroom together. ikea. the life improvement store. >> and evelyn this is happ

>>j.r: there is more funding there right now. other states have said we are not interested. question comes a long- term, where is the money down the road? >> for some of these farmers will have a lot of money, they can back this up in court for a long time. >> this high-speed rail project is a political. >> it really is. look back at the bolt that happened last week. those republicans are basically saying, we need to be spending this money on higher education. democrats are saying it is now one never so they went ahead with it. >>pam: five people were shot and wounded just outside of the movie theater and oakland's jack london square. police are still searching for whoever opened fire. this happened saturday night. >> take a look at this camera. there is this surveillance camera handed down the way, another surveillance camera. costs kron4 has learned that police have confiscated tapes of all of these surveillance cameras and retain it takes to see if they can find it hard to collect. hah >> look at this tape. >> i never comment on crime until lamb briefed. >> never top unti

>>j.r: sixteens are injured, one critically after the car they are in crashed into a tree.ened at 1:30 a.m.. inside the car, 515 year- old and 113 year-old, no one of legal age to drive a car. police believe steve was a factor but they also founded year in the trunk. they do not know whether anyone in the car had been drinking. the owner of the car says he did not give anyone a reason to drive the car. he says that year belongs to him. >> for people in total have been arrested and that merck charge of the case of marvin's need. >> a gilroy police are investigating what they're calling an accidental shooting of a three year-old boy. the shooting happened here at this home on cat with court. police did say that the boy died of his injuries on the way to the hospital. they are not saying who fired the gun but police did confirm that the father of this young boy is a patrol officer with the san jose police department. they are not releasing any more information about the incident but they did say that they are taking a close look at how firearms are stored at this home. >> clea

j.r stone joins us live from san bruno with details..r: doctors tell us that the grandmother is in critical and unstable condition in hospital. the grandfather is doing much better. in the distance, you can see the house we're talking about. as tragic of the story this is, the construction crew working next door and actually helped to save a man. >> this construction worker and his crew ran into action. they used a ladder into broke through this window to get the man out. >> he told us there was a two-year old incited we went crazy trying to get him out. >> neighbors say the smoke was intense. investigators say the fire started at the end of a hallway. a hallway where there was a hindu shrine with a candle burning. the construction for was not able to get the two year old out. witnesses and the deputy fire chief say their access to get the one man out were heroic. >> as far as i can tell the workers from this construction site our heroes. >> here, you can see the damage to the outside of the house is a minimal. spoke with family members

j.r stone is there live. >> more officers inside and outside of the stadium. can see some of those officers keeping a close eye on the people walking in. some of them are in uniform, others are under cover. >> either way, whether it is a plainclothes officer, you will not know who they are. xi if you are acting to rowdy, you have to put yourself in check. >> in this video you can see all the different offices that i have found outside of the stadium tonight. there are two officers at every entrance and more inside the stadium. we are talking undercover officers will be dressed as giants fans fan and as dodgers fans as well. they want to keep this under control. this is something they did in the last series against the dodgers. here we are going into a big weekend. this is a big baseball stretch. they say it is important to keep things straight. here you can see the crowd, some of the people making their way into this first of the three game series. if you are coming out here, the where, they are in uniform and undercover and giants year. house >>pam: not far f

>>j.r: here we go again.verall we talked about an increase on everything when you go to the supermarket next year. fast and today calculating how this could cost you in the bay area. that nationwide it has been hot and dry. that means you're in for a surprise when you go to the supermarket next year it the usda several important as oil will increase beef and dairy. from an unlikely rise in fourth executive office%. pekingese year and a few pennies there. this has made a few items, the bill went from $41.32 to $43 to cents. $1.70 more per visit, with two trips a week that is an extra $3.40 a week. an extra $163 cents a year. that is for a person who by suggest themselves. >> one of the reasons why we see a rise in me, poultry and dairy prices are the high cost of feed which is sky high right now. this past june was also one of the hottest june's nationwide and more than 100 years. >>pam: ended tonight, a crime wave is sitting in east bay suburb. take a look of the figures released by police in india. violent c

how >>j.r: it has been called that have a murder case. prosecutors say it happened in san francisco and here's how they say it went down. a complete file of the father of the seventh the local elites that have been camped out met with his cousin and another man in the early morning hours of june 4th. an hour later they made their way to the bay view area of san francisco. it is believed the group holds up alongside the elected camp and opened fire shooting him in the head. the complaint says it was the girl's father that fired the shots. >>pam: outside the courthouse the defense attorneys said their clients are simply not guilty of murder. >> as you can see the case is just starting. i have just got the police reports. i have a short conversation he is an innocent man and we look forward to fighting the case. >> i think when it is all said and done people understand that my client is the mother who was concerned about the safety and danger that her daughter was in for she did not commit bart or conspire to commit murder. >> all of the sus

this will depend on this city attorney's office karen j.r. stone, kron 4 news. >> >>dan: and yang in city mother of two is in critical condition after being shot several times and all invasion last night. investigators say the attack was extremely violent and it appeared that the victim was targeted at random. that says that the 62 year-old woman was outside her home last night when three men forced her back inside at gun point. a brother and two children were, the time. >> he just kept saying where is the cash. we kept ourselves quiet. that's the guy said which when did you guys know the combination of the safe. it was one issue does all that i fought back at the guy. but that risk was i actually got a pistol whipped. and there was a buyer going around it and i saw my mother holding her softened pain. my sister said she shot she is shot. i went back inside and i applied pressure to the wooded today and does arrive. >> a shooting victim went into is surgery last night. her children asking for people to pray for the mother speedy recovery. >>

j.r. stone, kron4. >>reporter: a santa clara county a warning for hikers.s. >> they are alive and well. and over populated. >> so far 7 bytes this year and scores of encounters. no predators. so far -- seven snakebites. hikers and other visitors are urged to be on guard and to leave them alone. trills with the most are usually posted with this one. and the san jose, rob fladeboe, kron4. >>reporter: there are four wild fires. the newest is and san louis acounty and the roober fire and the mill fire has charred rubble acres and is 7 percent contained and the flat fighter and trinity county has nearly full containment at 80%. and charles clifford, kron4. >>catherine: the trustees have approved a 9% and 10 percent raise. this just from the will either hike tuition or increase enrollment. if voters do not approve the s and november the system could lose 200 to $2 million in state money if they say no to that measure >>reporter: heavy fog was the cause of flight cancellations and massive delays. the height of the problem the faa issued a problem. as many as three

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>>pam: j.r stone has more on how much more we can all expect to pay. >> nationwide it has been hot and dry. that means you're in for a surprise at the supermarket. the usda says the largest increases will be in the area of beef and dairy. if you usually by a one hand new york strip steak it could soon cost $9.44. a gallon of 2 percent milk could go from $4.19 to $4.30. we are talking about a few pennies here and there but i tally the popular items that a person would buy for themselves including meats, vegetables and poultry to those already named. the bill went from $41.32 to $43.20. $1.70 and struck a visit. that is an extra $3.40 a week, $13.60 a month and an extra $163.20 a year. add more people to your family in increase will be at or above to murder dollars a year. >> overall when you go to the store you are looking at a 3-4% increase on most things. one reason we see the rise is because of the cost of feed which is sky high right now. >>pam: a major detour for drivers in san francisco and it will not be brief. starting on monday, a major role in the shopping district will be clo

but as j.r stone found out, saturday's party was not the first time that these had been called in this house. >> it may seem quiet at this multimillion-dollar home this evening that was hardly the case early saturday morning. >> a lot of people and a lot of chaos. there was a call involved. all deputies found three victims. to have been shot and alton smith had been stabbed. this is not the first time the bodies had been called to this location. neighbors some of it and complained of the weekend. this rap video was posted on youtube three weeks ago. and it was alden smith, rappers and women in bikinis giving in the image of a wild party at none other than smith's house. as for the information deputy say in the last year they have been to this location three times. the shots fired case january 3rd and a suspicious vehicle call on january 29th. it trespassing call on may 13th. as for the current case it appears to have a concord. >> detectives have not been able to identify any suspects in the cases. they do have a handful of interviews, to people they want to contact and we interview. >

>>da: tonight j.r stone continues coverage on the theater shooting. he has details on how the suspect was able to get its hands on the ammunition and the weapons used. >> some of the neighbors near his apartment complex have been able to go back home. others are not so lucky. this is an apartment that had to beat up all over in was seemingly funded by federal dollars. james homes begin the process of dropping of school last month. before that he was incredulous at the university of colorado at denver studying neuroscience and was one of six at his school that received a federal grant that covered his tuition and paid him about $26,000 a year. he received a check of $2,166 of taxpayer money every month. investigators say over the past four months he had ordered more than 50 packages legally online. within those packages, 6000 rounds of ammunition, a knife, combat deaths and other tactical here. his purchases amounted to $3,000 all within the four months prior to the shooting. for nine of its purchases signaled any red flags to authorities. >> many say

j.r stone was in the courtroom today and it sat just miles away from the suspect. >> of the judge didameras inside the courtroom but we were there in the hallway. this is the picture we got as some of the family members were making their way into the courtroom. at one point the suspect's look back and acknowledge to them in the courtroom. >> it has been called that have the murder case. prosecutors say happened is if this is, here is how they say it was not. if a complaint filed says the father of the 70 euro believed have been camped out met with his cousin and another man in the 1400 block of row street in the early morning hours of june 4th. an hour later they have made their way to evade the area of san francisco. it is believed that the group called up alongside the lead had been an open fire shooting him in the head. of a fire the shots. after court today, defense attorneys did you see here spoke out saying that their clients are innocent. all four suspects will be back in court next week. >> a crash, in officer involved shooting of the bay bridge early this morning set down mos

reporting from at&t park j.r. stone. >> this car crashed into a warehouse. injured two people cured at 2:30. the driver suffered from a medical condition. and the passenger was asked to take control of the car. finally, the car landed on the loading dock. paramedics took people to the hospital. >> a section of this street was closed for several hours because of construction found what is being described as an old piece of military ordinance. charles clipper has more. >>reporter: i am standing along san francisco. this is not far from at&t park. near mccovey cove and at&t park while the san francisco bomb squad examines a department of public works crews discovered the device at about 10:45 a.m. in the 200 block of channel street. two blocks around the area are now off- limits. authorities evacuated two buildings and several house boats in the area. kron 4's charles clifford reports investigators say the device may be a mortar round but that's not yeand dangerous. >> there is no power or no ammunition. it appears to be a solid piece of ordinance that has no d

is short for tee doe j.r. we're running low on tee does. i hope they can figure it out soon. i'm busy keeping up with the kardashian. i have no time for the jacksons. what's happening with the family is unfortunate, when the jackson family is in the news, it's a lot of fun to hear the recorders say their names. >> katherine jackson is back home. >> i'm katherine jackson. >> katherine jackson. >> paris jackson. >> paris and prince. >> paris prince and blanket. >> t.j., paris and prince. >> paris and blanket. >> prince, janet and randy. >> t.j., t.j. >> t.j. >> tee doe. >> marlyn, jackie and tee doe. >> jermaine and janet. >> wow. there you have it. the jacksons [ cheers and applause ] unfor thely the only families famous family embroiled in legal battle right now. cody brown, the moted polygamist he has filed a lawsuit against the state of utah challenging their ban on polygamy. sit a practice of marrying multiwomen at the same time. concept that was invented very long time ago by a man. and the utah attorney's general office has asked the judge to throw the case out. utah has

j.r stone is there and has been talking to witnesses.>mayor: beasties when in a round of 15 and started breaking glass and stealing their loot. it happened at this jewelry store directly behind me which is near the burlington coat factory inside the mall. >> it sounded like a lot of glass crashing, something falling, we did not necessarily know what it was. call >> it was a very big noise. >> one guy was breaking the countertop, one guy had begun but i could only see the gun. the third guy was just stani am assuming costs day he was holding someone down. >> it is a family mall. who would think something like that can happen here but that he sees someone running. the initial noise was the shattering of glass. what was going to my mind was maybe the roofs caving in or window falling, that is what it sounded like. >> police say the thieves ran through the j.c. penney after robbing this jewelry store and got things to different getaway cars, a white mercedes and a black actor or black lexus, they are not sure at this point. the subscription

off for california homeowner bill of rights plaza and it's the day but >>j.r: in this video, you can see the governor in san francisco signing the bill into law. the governor is basically saying that it is about her tasteful that in a harness and a pan full analyst at fine at lafayette fifth full approval of local modifications now have a single point contact your site of islanders fear if dual track foreclosures are not allowed meaning that if you're renting lenders must now notified far worse when a loan modification modification is due did happy birthday! thank you, nana send money to anyone's checking account with chase quickpay. all you need is an email address or mobile number. you're welcome. take a step forward and chase what matters. u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day, you couldn't just start streaming six ways to sunday. you'd get knocked off. and sometimes it took a minute to download a song. that's sixty second, for crying out loud! we know how long a minute is. [ sighs ] sitting, waiting for an album to download. i still have back problems. you're only 14 a

j.r stone is following this story and is joining us live with new details. >> this report finds legendary penn state coach joe paterno who died earlier this year knew as early as 1998 about what jerry sandusky was involved in. along with three other big timers at penn state, he did nothing. he may have even known prior to that. the report findings are extensive. it says before may of 1998, several staff members and football coaches regularly observed jerry sandusky sharing with young boys. a young boy's mother reported a possible sexual assault by sandusky day of 1998, a fraternal and three others were made aware of this that nothing was done. the report goes on to say that in the 2001 showering incident involving sandusky had a child, assistant coach like mccrery witness did in reported it to the eternal. it was later determined internally that sandusky would not be permitted to bring children if funds to the penn state campus. sandusky told others that the ban only applied to the locker room. at least two other incidents involving sandusky half of in that locker room at a later time fre

j.r stone is following the story and joins us with details. >> i spoke with investigators in lake countyho tell me they have been in contact with leonard the dia who you see here. he is the one that has been talking with wesley shermantine of the other side of this picture right here. they say there could be victims in lake county, possibly as many as 14. investigators in lake county say they need more information because the area covers thousands of square miles. according to leonard via, there could be remains of as many as 14 people in this area. the area is heavily wooded. it is used mostly for offloading, camping, hiking and hunting. that is something the diaz says shermantine and herzog used to do. those in lake county spoke about this earlier. >> basically what needs to happen is we need more details due to the fact that the area is a rather large and several thousand acres. he needs to provide us with more information and we can take our investigators to san quentin to view mr. shermantine. >>grant: late this afternoon the sheriff's office again met with the idea. you heard inves

j.r stone was at the racetrack as friends remember him.>> hamed was jorge harass, a 30 year-old jockey for the mexico involved in just two races on thursday but it was the second race that proved to be fatal. >> he went over the horse's head. you could see the horse stumbled. spent the day of remembering the man he was. >> he was very reserved. very quiet during a really good-hearted athleta @ walnut creek and a lot >>marty: not guilty is the plea entered by a high school water polo coach accused of sexually assaulting a student. he was arrested last month after police learned that a student claimed he touched her inappropriately. prosecutors say the he was involved in sexual activity with a student in exchange sulfone in medicinal a private body parts. the relationship allegedly occurred between october of 2011 and may of 2012 as it reported to authorities and he is now on $25,000 bail. this city of san francisco and the south of market car wash have settled a lawsuit over alleged unfair labor practices. a $500,000 settlement was reached

there was cosmo and j.r.er of moose who was eddie on "frasier". she's more famous than i am as a dog trainer and we had two dogs, one cosmo that did all the tricks and one j.r. that did nothing. he basically just sneered and she'll go look at me. look at me. and i thought, you know, if they would feed me little bits of meat, i'd do anything, too. >> sure. >> who doesn't? >> yeah, exactly. >> so kristin johnson is in this, right? >> yes. >> we saw donald faison that we knew him from "scrubs." >> great cast. >> and kelly you know from "two and a half men" so everybody has been around the block before. they're all professionals. the executive producer is from "frasier" so there's enough ingredients there to make a good stew. >> going to be on to your second season, right? >> yes, yes. >> looks great on tv land. >> 10:30 on wednesdays, please, god bless you. >> because you're in new york, how often are you walking down the street and people go hello, newman. >> unfortunately, it does happen. and i would rather th

j.r. johnson is founder and ceo of trippy and joins us the morning.e a fascinating history. this is not your first foray. you had a company and sell it to expedia. noncompete expires and do this. how's it different? how does it work? >> it's different now because in the past many companies and many sites built on top of google essentially. when people search for information, they search through google and sites try to seo, optimize for search engine results to drive traffic to them. now the world everything's really given off facebook and seen sites do a good job of it so far in different verticals. spotify is facebook really well to socially cue rate music and new music you might be interested in. zynga built a company for social gaming on top of facebook. trippy.com is setting up to do that for travel. >> trip adviser, one of the leaders in the space pretty good sized market cap but you don't disclose your number of total users or how big you are relative to them? >> we have not announced numbers yet, no. >> can you give us a sense of what growth is

. >> when they looked at it, who shot j.r. episode of mash, which were so iconic at the time, ranked down in the 40s. it was these news events that really -- they're searing events in the end and they're the things that stuck with people and had the most impact. >> and also, i wonder if that's in part too because you continue to talk about those events for so long afterwards. if that has an impact. >> you remember where you were when. >> precisely. who doesn't remember where they were when john f. kennedy was shot. it's in you. >> except for generationally as we saw in the findings. it's fascinating stuff. anthony, thanks. >>> just ahead, the rolling stones, 50th anniversary of their first show is today. we'll have more just ahead. led , with sauteed onions and peppers, served with soup or salad. lunch break combos, starting at 6 bucks. enjoy them with friends, because a lunch together feeds the friendship. [ male announcer ] this is our beach. ♪ this is our pool. ♪ our fireworks. ♪ and our slip and slide. you have your idea o

encounter overly litigious -- >> imagine the lifeguard on duty that doesn't go in says my company, j.rs and associates, told me that i am not allowed to save somebody's life. you don't think that would be like you're weighing things, the p.r. disaster versus -- >> and someone would be dead. >> right. >> who will hire -- >> i would. >> the company? maybe not. the kid? >> i think you get tired at 25 these days. >> we all agree. they're wrong. the kid is right. still ahead on starting point, the body yas sar arafas take being taken out of the grave today. he did some hard time, washington's seedy side. we'll talk to jack abramoff warning that lobbyists could take advantage of the supreme court's health care ruling and tax you for doing nothing. he is joining us next. here he is. good morning. you're watching "starting point." back in just a moment. yet the house is considering a bill to close thousands of offices, slash service and layoff over 100,000 workers. the postal service is recording financial losses, but not for reasons you might think. the problem ? a burden no other agency or c

j.r., i want to know, did you guys consider syria/russia on this list? >> sure.of major national security, foreign policy event that you can't plan for or even kind of major domestic issue that you can't plan for. that can be a variety of things across the world. and here, every four years we invariably have something like that and there's no prediction what it's going to be or what the political impact is going to be. don't forget, four years ago there was that moment in august when russia invaded georgia. and that was part of the reason why biden was put on the ticket because at the moment, foreign policy was seen in august of '08 as so important, to pivotal. of course, the following month the economy collapses and that becomes the election. but you just don't know day to day, week to week what's going to happen and the political impact it's going to have. >> politico's jonathan martin, thanks for joining us. >>> "morning joe" is coming back in a moment. the postal service is critical to our economy, delivering mail, medicine and packages. yet the house is cons

j.r. tweets i'd make a great investment in pork bellies until to discover they are in farmville.ke all deposits and report spouse withdrawals. lots of clever ones out there. takeaway time. rick santelli? >> i still can't get over how negative some of these swiss rates have gotten. you're looking at a minus 34 basis points on 2-year. minus 24 basis points on 3-year. slightly negative on 5-year. bund auction record low. bund currently 1.27. i continue to see this huge appetite for quality collateral. and that becomes bunds, bonds, gilts, swiss paper. you could see that. one thing i also see, we learned yesterday when 59% of the 3-year went to primary dealers, primary dealers have a belly full of treasuries. they've gotten dramatically long in the last several quarters. i think we need to pay very close attention to that. >> all right. thank you, rick santelli. gary kaminsky, capital markets editor. >> on a lighter note it was pointed out in e-mail this morning, this is the one-year anniversary of the newly relaurjed "squawk on the street." i want to say con garagelations to all. th