another making a debate about taxing and spending and this is your new york mayors bill diblasio and subsidize for the sum subway system is a mess these days. the solution seems to be just tax, just tax the people that are earning money and spend it and no one is talking about the fiscal responsibility such as maybe we should look for places in our budget where we can take the money that is already there. >> let's call this what it is. it is a tax hike on the middle-class families of new york city who already can't afford to live in the city and higher spending, higher taxes are not always the answer. look at our education system in this country. we spent more than any other nation but we lack in math and science. i live in a top-ranked school district and the municipal politicians encourage us to vote for tax increase for smaller sizes and classes were 50% greater. that's we have to show for it. trish: i would point out 500k. that's a lot of money. right, larry? you're talking about how the split middle-class families. >> it starts off at 500k but we know they will run out of rich p

bill diblasio's address conducting official city work. of guidelines for public officials. espn pulling one of its announces from calling university of virginia football game because the network is worried his name is too offensive to their viewers, his name robert lee, asian american who shares the same name as a confederate general, he will no longer announce the game in charlottesville. they are pouring in, bonnie on facebook saying it is not political correctness but insanity. diane saying too far to the left. nick posting on twitter espn wants to keep driving away viewers, what a bunch of fools. we thought you would have great comments. heather: donald trump back in his element rallying the crowd in phoenix. how did it resonate? put the president of the dial test. interesting reaction, a little bit mixed, more negative than we would have thought given past performances. donald trump saying we are all on the same page. >> it is time for all of us to remember that we are all on the same team. we are all americans and we all believe rig

political dynamics at play between governor cuomo, the governor of new york and new york city mayor, bill diblasio. they're feuding and butting heads. the governor saying it's not my problem. the mayor said it's not my problem. you will see governor cuomo come out against the tax against the rich. >> look at the bridge, record time, on budget, they built that bridge faster than a local bridge in summit new jersey. >> but were dealing with a third world subway system. with a premier city in the world. >> it may be cuomo should be mayor. >> there's antibody was doing that to put cuomo in that situation. it's going to be a really interesting dynamic. another political point, just last week mayor diblasio was criticized for cozying up to a very wealthy donors being really close to them. it's interesting how couple of days later he took but that attacks against the rich. >> do you think he's gone through the problem. >> partially. but while this is a city tax, it will have to go up to albany. so, the governor will have a say. the legislator will have a say, the senate is controlled by republicans. so y

. >> left-wing mayor bill diblasio assembling a task force to go after historical monuments in the bigcity council and said enough is enough. >> what we are seeing from new york's leaders, in 200 years will look foolish. >> joseph borelli, thank you for joining us. this is crazy to people at home who are watching, at columbus circle first. >> let's start where this all began, donald trump came out and said the media downplayed or dismissed it as hyperbolic and crazy. calling for washington. and someone who means so much, this is the reign of terror on statues, and the left has decided it is en vogue. >> where does it stop? columbus, we can acknowledge -- if you showed me a city, i would show you a city with no statues at all. no one is trying to sanitize the record but the statues whether it is columbus or fdr drive or andrew jackson park, these are named after people we celebrate as part of this. >> did you ask about ulysses s grant too? >> this is one of the most beautiful monuments in new york. at the time of his death grant's contemporaries honored him, saved the union, preserve th

and colleagues protesting the removal of one of the founding fathers of the dominican republic, bill diblasioy people to reengage in 400, 200, 300-year-old battles and it is making us become more tribal than we have ever been before. we have to acknowledge where this started. there was a rational conversation over the legacy of the civil war and how we memorialize the confederacy and reconstruction, then trump said who his neck stand the media downplayed and disapproved of the fact that he even asked that. >> it was more about equating the groups. >> not even 12 hours later you had people on television, elected officials validating what he said by calling for washington and jefferson, here it is columbus. neil: where does it stop? i got the jump the shark moment was espn with robert lee broadcaster, got a little ridiculous. >> i christopher columbus is crossing the line. we should be focused on the confederacy, robert e lee, that is the focus. robert e lee didn't even want statues of himself or the civil war to be memorialized. neil: why now? do you agree to eradicate his memory? >> this is p

leaked emails show mayor bill diblasio berating staff over frenetic spelling. be indicate emphasis in pronunciation. i have no idea why you guys can't get it right. the city staffer told the new york post, in plenty of meetings, known to kick staff out of meetings. this one is for you. >> annoying when the emphasis is on the wrong syllable. stuart: very good. >> just reading it off of the prompter, put it in canadian form. stuart: on the spur of the moment. >> i didn't know about this story. stuart: i can't do that, nowhere near you. get to get up at 2:50 a.m.. >> they want an american to do it. you got to be the real deal. stuart: you know i am a citizen and you insult me. >> you are as american as apple pie À la mode. stuart: never forget that one. you are all right, more varney on the all-american varney after this. ♪ possibl rethink the experience. rethink your allergy pills. flonase sensimist allergy relief uses unique mistpro technology and helps block 6 key inflammatory substances with a gentle mist. most allergy pills only block one. and 6 is greater th

another bill signed by mayor diblasio will slowly reduce the number of licenses issued to retailers to sell tobacco products. right now mayor diblasio says there are more tobacco retailers in new york city than starbucks and pizza shops combined. the new price hike takes effect next summer. >>> oracle announced it will fill 5000 new jobs in its cloud services division. the workers will be engineers,'s consultants, sales and support staff. that will more than double the size of its current cloud workforce. the announcement comes days after salesforce, oracle's biggest rival in the cloud software area, announced by the than expected earnings and sales. >>> there is a new strategy to help overloaded 911 dispatchers. coming up we will tell you what's changing in san francisco and which calls will be transferred. >>> seeking shelter from the storm. am doug luzader in houston. we will have the latest on the response to harvey just ahead. >>> it is still slow. it's getting slower in some areas. to eddie northbound looks good. southbound to ed at 10th, there is a crash. we will tell you about

another bill signed by mayor diblasio will also slowly reduce the number of licenses issued to retailerso sell tobacco products. there are more tobacco retailers in new york city than starbucks and pizza shops combined. the new price hike goes into effect next summer. >>> you've heard of the talk, the parents talking about the birds and the bees, but some other families have a talk about power, police, and skin color. the conversation started after an incident with a police officer feeling -- that left him feeling like they were profiled. they said the time had come to have a talk with their boys about how to interact with the police if or as they told her son, when they are stopped by law enforcement. things like polite language, never showing frustration, and never using sudden moves to escalate the situation. society and police, they said, may see them as a threat because of their skin. >> they are our babies and should be nine and 10 and be able to play and not have to worry about this type of stuff at this age. these should be adult problems. >> they said these talks are about survi

. >> the naked cowgirl attacked mayor diblasio for getting in the way making it harder for these women including the naked cowgirl to make a couple bills. >> i think it's on flar fair dio stealing millions of dollars from the taxpayers in our $2 a picture and let me tell you, most are very happy of being here and taking these crazy pictures. >> after being serenaded by the naked cowboy, i asked how he felt about the aggressive? >> the cameras are in the boxes so where is everybody? it's not making a money just being in the box. >> i keep chasing this. high-speed chase. >> take a look at the video of a man punching a valley. surveillance videos from the ocean sky hotel in fort lauderdale. the man pulls up and start speaking with the ballet. shortly after he punches him in the belly falls to the ground and appears to be unconscious. he reported the man will not be charged because it's only misdemeanor battery. also the man who through the punch is a retired law-enforcement officer. >> brilliance defended themselvesuspendedthemselves ann epic meal. they could possibly hold the world's record for the largest number of people seated at a ta