consultant on a local, state and national level working with congressman mike honda, former california greg davis formal state senator john burton and former san francisco mayor willie brown, jr., among many others. he was a mainstream for many political complains. and civic causes. what i loved most is the way he brought positivity to the work and people around him. i will miss running into him here at city hall or out in the field where he could outpace anyone out there volunteering or canvassing. francisco is survived by his wife of over 50 years, ivy shae and his son thomas su-shae and alexander shae and daughter, as you know is francis shae who is also an equally energetic workhorse in the community. so i believe both leo, thomas, and francis are here today in the chamber. i want to thank you for sharing your father with us. our hearts and prayers are with your family during this time. not supervisor peskin. >> thank you, president. i wanted to add my words about francisco. i met him in late '90'snes's ins restaurant on washington street, upstairs with the chinese club would meet and a few y

michael davis, i appreciate your expertise, greg favor as well, and chief, thank you so much, really fascinating stuff. really appreciate it. we should also point out the paris plils put out a statement saying the fire is now under control. those are live pictures you're looking at. now insight on the sacred grounds of notre dame. emperors came to be crowned, emperors laid to rest. joining me now. father, how important a symbol is notre dame for catholics and the catholic church as a whole? >> its essential. outside of vatican city, there's no other place in europe or maybe the world that so represents catholicism. >> the vatican, what have they had to say about this today? >> pope francis came out as quickly as possible with a statement expressing his closeness to french catholics and to the french people. and also a word for firefighters and all of those who were helping in the situation. the vatican has been following it closely and they came out with that statement just earlier this evening. >> father moon, it is a cathedral but just just a church for everyday parisians. there ar

greg, thank you. here now to react is retired lieutenant colonel daniel davis. priorities military expert. i mean first of all, how much credence do you give to a message delivered by vladmir putin? >> well anytime you see anything publicly given like that you can pretty much count on the fact it is only a partial information or even partial truth but i think the bigger issue here is what we see kim jong-un is trying to show the world that he is not part of this hermit kingdom. he is not just limited to the united states and north korea. he wants to expand his view and show he can actually operate on a global stage. that is actually good for us because that shows he is not an irrational actor, that he can be deterred because some people want to say, he can't be trusted because he may not be able to be deterred later on but he can be which works in our favor. melissa: vladmir putin though, saying what is very logical, that the only way kim would give up his weapons if his security could be guaranteed and, boy, isn't that a tough run to work with because we know t