think bill de blasio is a socialette, i call him comrade mayor. >> comrade mayor bill de blasio is going to sock it to the rich, sock it to wall street. i wouldn't be surprised if wall street leaves new york. >> stephen: that's right. that's right. thanks to comrade de blasio, wall street is going to leave new york and move to the part of the country where people like them. i'll get back to you on that one. his honor launched his persecution campaign of the rich as soon as he took office, when a blizzard hit new york city and residents of the wealthy upper east side complained that their streets didn't get top plowing priority. and he is still charging them, folks. i have not seen snowplows on the upper east side in months. point is bottom line, i don't like this guy. so how did i get him on my show, well, according to the internet, i bullied him into accepting an invitation to my show on twitter. that's right. (cheers and applause) >> boom. i booked the mayor on twitter. it's my biggest coup since landing joe biden on tender. (applause) anyway, the mayor will be on later and joe biden,

p p and new york city's mayyor, bill de blasio says he watched the video of garner arrest on thursdayg de blasio was supposed to leave for vacation to europe but postponed it for one day and on staten island protests over the incident are planned led by the activist al sharpton, all of this while police internal affairs investigators and prosecutors launch separate investigations into what exactly happened. >> the mayor trying to simmer tensions down. >> this is going to be tense for awhile. you can imagine. >> a lot of questions. >> ron, thanks. >> thanks, ron. >>> and coming up on "gma," the most popular person on facebook. why so many fans are finding a lot to like. >> i was surprised when i found out this. >> were you? >> ooh. "pop news" after a quick break. i'll take care of you during the break. "pop news" after a quick break. i'll take care of you during the break. if it doesn't work fast... you're on to the next thing. neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair has the fastest retinol formula to visibly reduce fine lines and wrinkles in just one week. neutrogena®. to visibly reduce fine

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joining me now is counsel to bill de blasio, maya wiley. >> good to see you, alex. >> your minimum waget job and it allowious to have a beer after work and play softball. this is a narrative that has found quarter in republican circle, but it's a totally false narrative, is it not? >> it's completely false. i wish the woman, for example, who have children working at kentucky fried chicken making $8 an hour which as we know is 75 cents higher, more than the minimum wage and trying to figure out how they're going to feed their families at the end of the month would feel about that comment since they're worried about putting food in their children's stomachs and not a beer to their own mouths. >> just think about the economic impact that people have a living wage in this country and there's also a stimulus ask an economic benefit for everybody when you raise the wage of minimum wage workers. >> that's right. one of the things we have to remember is and a lot of politicians, by the way, are running on platforms in which they say they'll support small and medium-sized businesses and those ar

. >> bill de blasio and his family arrived in naples today. >> he was caught using a fork

. >> bill de blasio and his family arrived in naples today. >> he was caught using a fork and knife while dining with his family at a pizzeria in naples. the mayor says it's in keeping with people and how they eat their slices there. >> jon: oh, yeah, blame it on the locals. sure, fine. although i guess if he did pick up his pizza slice and eat it with his hand, i bet the italian "daily show" would have had a field day on him. [laughter] wow, that guy really mugs for the camera. write some jokes. here's my favorite part of. this keep your eye on de blasio's daughter chiara. she's anticipating the reaction back in the states with an international gesture. [laughter] that's an international gesture that can only be called, "you worry about your own [bleeped] lunch." maybe eating pizza with a a knife and fork isn't so new york, but you know what's pure new york, the essence of this great city? finding a new non-verbal way of telling someone to [bleeped] off. we miss you guys. speaking of our fair city and state, new york has had its fair share of albany-based corruption in recent years, whet

the mayor of new york city bill de blasio postponing his vacation to italy by a day for an importanting with community leaders. there are protests expected. charges that proper procedures were not followed during the arrest. we'll have much more on this story which is breaking at this hour coming up. >>> but first the man on trial accused of killing his wife on valentine's day. >> authorities in illinois say nathan leuthold, a former baptist missionary, shot his wife to make way for his alleged mistress. the prosecution and defense laying out their case in court and abc's reena ninan is here with more. good morning, reena. >> reporter: good morning to you guys. the couple met that alleged mistress when she was just a girl during a mission trip to lithuania. and when she turned 18, they sponsored her so she could study in the u.s. now, prosecutors are making the case she's the she's the reason nathan leuthold not only broke his wife's heart, he murdered her on valentine's day. this morning nathan leuthold is behind bars accused of murdering his wife on valentine's day last year. prose

new york city mayor bill de blasio and bill bratton had this to say. >> i want to offer my deepest condolencesly and loved ones of eric garner. he was a loving husband and caring father and grandfather. this is a terrible tragedy that occurred yesterday, a terrible tragedy that no family should have to experience. i have instructed commissioner bratton to ensure that it will be a full and thorough investigation of this incident. >> this would appear to have been a choke hold. but the investigation both by the district attorney's office as well as by our internal affairs will see to make that final determination as part of our investigation. >> joining me now is jim cavanaugh an msnbc law enforcement analyst. and chelsea marcias. what is your reaction to that video? >> well, the choke hold, lawrence, is excessive. it's unnecessary, it's excessive force. in a rare situation like this, you question even why were any police forces arresting the guy for selling one loose cigarette, 50 cents or a few loose cigarettes. it should be a citation, not a physical arrest. and a choke hold is clearly agains

inner city and the teachers unions that are in control, you had a fuss in new york city with bill de blasiowanting to shut down the charter schools in harlem. these are the types of policies that are adversely affecting the black community that the left doesn't want to talk about. >> you think it's a sense of resignation because it's gang on gang violence, people feel powerless to stop it. it doesn't -- there's not the big outrage or shock because we're used to gang members killing other gang members? >> well, look, i'm a product of an inner city in atlanta, georgia. as a matter of fact, it's the same neighborhood that dr. king grew up in. when you have the breakdown of the black family to the point where only 28% of black children have mothers and fathers in the home, because lyndon johnson decided to give checks out to young women who were having children out of wedlock and would continue to have the checks as long as they kept a man out of the home, we see an incredible cacophony of liberal policies that has destroyed the inner city and created a situation where gangs can rise up. we don

though new york city mayor bill de blasio and the police commissioner have both said it looks as thoughn a choke hold, the "new york daily news" has a report saying an internal report on the incident doesn't use the phrase choke hold at all. eric garner's funeral is scheduled tomorrow in brooklyn. he was pronounced dead on arrival at a staten island hospital on thursday after he was arrested for suspicion of selling loose cigarettes. here is the video of that arrest, the arrest that ended eric garner's life. >> don't touch me. don't touch me. i can't breathe! i can't breathe! >> what you just heard eric garner say is, every time you see me, you want to mess with me, i'm tired of me. he said, don't touch me, don't touch me, and then, i can't breathe. you heard him say that repeatedly. the choke hold you just witnessed being used on eric garner has been banned by the nypd for 20 years. other video shows eric garner lying motionless on the ground for at least seven minutes as police officers and emergency medical workers make no attempt to resuscitate him. four emergency medical workers ha

the kings close it out tomorrow, the mayor of new york, bill de blasio, made a bet with our mayor garcetti, the loser has to come on our show and perform a song. which means mayor de blasio is one game away from singing "i love l.a." against his will. this the number one show for mayors to humiliate themselves on. they played game three last night at madison square garden. for fox new york, they were out there interviewing rangers fans before the game. some of them were i have to say refreshingly realistic. >> at all volumes. of all ages and genders. dressed as blind refs and bearded brothers. they filled an arena hoping to witness what dreams are made of. >> they're probably going to lose in overtime again. >> jimmy: i like that kid. 5 years old he already is a glass half empty kind of guy. believe it or not that young man was not the most colorful rangers fan fox ran into, that distinction goes too this gentleman who calls himself joey clams. >> joey clams, clams at sheepshead bay. >> while it left no doubt what city he called home, we wondered what joey clams knew of the team. >> donnie

inner city and the teachers unions that are in control, you had a fuss in new york city with bill de blasiong to shut down the charter schools in harlem. these are the types of policies that are adversely affecting the black community that the left doesn't want to talk about. >> you think it's a sense of resignation because it's gang on gang violence, people feel powerless to stop it. it doesn't -- there's not the big outrage or shock because we're used to gang members killing other gang members? >> well, look, i'm a product of an inner city in atlanta, georgia. as a matter of fact, it's the same neighborhood that dr. king grew up in. when you have the breakdown of the black family to the point where only 28% of black children have mothers and fathers in the home, because lyndon johnson decided to give checks out to young women who were having children out of wedlock and would continue to have the checks as long as they kept a man out of the home, we see an incredible cacophony of liberal policies that has destroyed the inner city and created a situation where gangs can rise up. we don't se

the mayor of new york city, bill de blasio, is making a bid on behalf of the big apple. >> we hope that some day, pope francis will visit our city. which would be an extraordinary blessing for the people of new york city. >> reporter: even making a personal appearance in vatican city on monday. >> brothers and sisters. >> reporter: back in 1987, the late pope john paul ii drew a record-breaking crowd of 93,000 at michigan's pontiac silverdome. not since then, and perhaps not since the beatles themselves first crossed the pond, has america been this excited about a visitor. >> this is a pope whose approval ratings are in the high 80% among catholics and noncatholics. >> reporter: the vatican not dropping any hints this morning. releasing an official statement saying only, there have been several invitations that the pope is carefully considering. keep in mind that we're still one year away from the philadelphia meeting. still, so much excitement about this. i covered it when pope benedict visited years ago. but this is going to be exponentially more huge. and i believe he'll come at some

as new york mayor bill de blasio left overnight on his summer vacation, there are new calls for moreisciplinary action against the officers who confronted garner, including pantaleo who is seen here waving at the camera as he is being recorded. neither pantaleo or the other officer seen in the video with garner have been suspended. they're on desk duty pending the investigation. and the "new york post" is reporting that preliminary autopsy results show garner did not suffer damage to his wind pipe. or neck bones. even if that is the case, it does not necessarily mean the officers will not face criminal charges. still ongoing. >> hard to watch, the wife and how emotional. >> the video is tough to watch. >>> another breaking story this morning. the wildfires in the west. look at this. you can see the smoke from up in space. this picture taken from the international space station. almost 200 homes have been destroyed. as firefighters are now looking to the weather for some sort of break. brandi hitt is in one of the hardest hit spots. pateros, washington. brandi, good morning to you. >>

. >>> bill de blasio arrived with his family. >> he was again caught using his fork and knife while diningly. he said it's in keeping with the people and how they eat their slices. >> oh, yeah, blame it on the locals. keep an eye on his daughter. she's keeping an eye -- that's an international gesture that can only be called you worry about your own lunch. >> it's a crisis within a crisis. thousands of kids are escaping murder and game violence in central america are being forced to go back. we send manuel bojorquez to find out what happens when they get there. we'll see what they find out. they'd ahead on "cbs this morning." hey, i'm headed to mcdonald's -- how do you take your coffee? [ sarah ] with an egg white delight mcmuffin. [ jill ] 1 cream, 1 sugar, 1 egg white delight mcmuffin. [ sam ] large mccafe coffee -- and an egg white delight mcmuffin. [ male announcer ] mcdonald's mccafe coffee made just the way you like it -- with an egg white delight mcmuffin. so, how do you take yours? >>> a 6-year-old boy from india broke the world record tr limbo skating. he flattened himself on his

new york city mayor bill de blasio was trying to get the word out yesterday about the city's new paide. so he went down to the subway himself to hand out leaflets. check out how new yorkers responded to their own mayor passing out fliers. >> businesses with at least five employees must now provide workers at least five paid sick days -- [ laughter ] >> jimmy: out of my way, big bird. i got to get to the train. we have a great show. give it up for the roots, right there! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: we have a fantastic show tonight! he's one of the best of all time. this human being is just the coolest man ever. here to tell us about his new movie "get on up", the james brown story. and you know who else is in that movie? out very own tariq trotter. >> steve: yeah. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's right, yeah. that's what i'm talking about, buddy. get on up. >> steve: get up. >> jimmy: get on up. >> tariq: get on up. >> jimmy: get up. >> get on up. >> jimmy: get on up. ♪ >> get on up. >> i'm the king of the scene. >> stay on the scene. >> jimmy: the sex machine. >> get o

your successor bill de blasio is there. what do you think of the job he's doing? >> well, bill's a new mayor. i have said that i will not comment on him or his policies or anything, but just let me say i and my family live in new york city, i and my family plan to continue to live in new york city. my business is in new york city. i think it's the most wonderful city in the world, no offense to jerusalem are i am now or any other city, many of which are great cities. >> you don't think he's chasing them away, mayor? i talked to some business types in new york who fear that his sort of anti-business tone and get the rich tone, it is hurting and will hurt the city. >> well, look, you got talk to them. i'm going to stay away from local politics. my predecessor gave me the great gift of never criticizing, and i will give my successor exactly the same gift. it's not up to me. i just go about my business in new york every day feeling safe, looking at an economy that's bustling where people are coming for education and for medical treatment and to create businesses and to

before bill de blasio became mayor, he attended every national action rally i attended. practically every saturday. i think a lot of us held our noses, probably including reverend sharpton, when he appointed brag. we're going to try to work with this. i think now what this has exposed is what we've really always known about bill bratton. what upsets us about the new mayor, this is his first real test. >> right. >> i believe that this will make or break this de blasio administration. again, it's naive to think this wouldn't have come up with bratton in office. we know this culture of policing, targeting people of color has been going on, as michael said, for several decades now. so i think the accountability has to be ramped up. it has to be confronted and, again, if the mayor does not respond effectively, if bratton does not respond effectively, this could really spell doom for his administration. >> all right. mark thompson, jim cavanaugh, michael skolnik, thaunk you for joining me tonight. >>> "the new york times" editorial board, end the prohibition of marijuana. what

inner city and the teachers unions that are in control, you had a fuss in new york city with bill de blasio to shut down the charter schools in harlem. these are the types of policies that are adversely affecting the black community that the left doesn't want to talk about. >> you think it's a sense of resignation because it's gang on gang violence, people feel powerless to stop it. it doesn't -- there's not the big outrage or shock because we're used to gang members killing other gang members? >> well, look, i'm a product of an inner city in atlanta, georgia. as a matter of fact, it's the same neighborhood that dr. king grew up in. when you have the breakdown of the black family to the point where only 28% of black children have mothers and fathers in the home, because lyndon johnson decided to give checks out to young women who were having children out of wedlock and would continue to have the checks as long as they kept a man out of the home, we see an incredible cacophony of liberal policies that has destroyed the inner city and created a situation where gangs can rise up. we don't see

. >> reporter: bill de blasio said he's disturbed by what he saw on the video and sent conlences to thel cause of death has not been announced just yet, lester. >> incredibly disturbing. ron, thank you very much. >>> let's go outside to dylan. she's got a final check of the weather. >> thanks, guys. we are looking at temperatures to be on the warmer side in parts of the country today. actually very much above average, back through the plains states. taking a look at some of the temperatures, we'll see this afternoon, youwe are going to b in the 90s to well around 100 degrees from north dakota into southern texas, southwest is hot too. the northwest finally starting to cool off and we do have a couple spotty showers especially the eastern great lakes stretching down into the southeast. and again, it is going to be warm, in the middle of the country and some of that heat will help fuel some of the storms we could see in northern minnesota today. we have a slight risk of stronger storms with the chance of isolated tornadoes and also larger hail. tomorrow that slight risk expands to include

the mayor bill de blasio ordered a full investigation. but he's on vacation right now in italy. >> an 11-year-old girl is among four people killed in another weekend of violence. at least 40 people shot in chicago. shamea adams was killed during a sleep over with six friends. police looking for the shooter. zblchttle the price of flying going up again. this time it's not the airlines raising rates. tsa security fees will more than double. the new fee will be $5.60. connections that are more than four hours long will count as a separate flight and you'll be charged the fee twice. the hike expected to race an extra $16.9 billion in the next ten years. all to fund airport security. >>> coming up people in gaza run ing for their lives after the deadliest day so far. israel said 18 of the soldiers died. and john kerry broker a mideast peace from cairo today? >>> two events a the white house. the left turn sign an executive order to stop discrimination against lgbt. and later the situation on ukraine. we'll be right back from los angeles. when

meanwhile, the mayor of new york city, bill de blasio, is making a bid on behalf of the big apple. >> someday pope francis will visit our city, which would be an extraordinary blessing. >> reporter: de blasio even making a personal appearance in vatican city on monday. >> brothers and sisters. >> reporter: back in 1987 the late pope john paul ii drew a record-breaking crowd of 93,000 at michigan's pontiac silverdome. not since then, and perhaps not since the beatles themselves first crossed the pond, has america been this excited about a visitor. >> this is a pope whose approval ratings are in the high 80% for catholics and non-catholics. >> reporter: but the vatican not dropping any hints. releasing an official statement saying there are several invitations the pope is carefully considering, but keep in mind, we are still one year away from the philadelphia meeting. dan harris, abc news, new york. >> of course, president obama personally invited the pope back in march when he visited. now this philadelphia archbishop is what's stirring all the speculation. he said on sunday this week

new york mayor bill de blasio. >> i don't think this has had an impact.t's being used a lot less than in the past because as in the past, almost 90% of those stopped were not guilty of anything. >> reporter: some new york city residents who applauded that ruling now wish officers were more proactive on the streets. >> there is somebody walk do you think the street with a gun on them or something like that, the officer who apprehend them and they can find it on them, and then look, somebody is safe. >> not all agree. >> i wouldn't really say it did too much good. it wasn't stopping anybody from doing what they had to do. if anything, it created an advantage for a lot of cops to abuse their power. >> reporter: new york's police commissioner bill bratton insist overall crime is lower, including the murder rate, down 10%. but bratton vows to put hundreds more officers on the streets. and in east new york, brick lynn, where the murder rate is up, it won't come soon enough. >> a lot of people dieing this year. like more than last year. you know what i mean? and

a high stakes roundtable of new york city mayor bill de blasio this morning addressing police brutalitygarner. you see him there dieing in police custody after officers allegedly put him in a choke-hold. he screamed, i can't breathe at least eight times. here's how far reaching this problem is. 6,613 sworn law enforcement officers were involved in reports of police misconduct of some kind nationwide in 2010. according to the cato institute. that's the last available data that we have. so you can see the highest number of reports were near los angeles, phoenix and chicago as well as new york city. 247 dayligeaths were associated those reports just that year. joining me now, kari lazar white of the brotherhood, sisterhood soul which works extensively on this issue of police reform. so today's roundtable has a lot offing about nam big names. can it really accomplish anything? >> i don't think that a roundtable is what's going to accomplish something. new york city's police force is officerly 36,000 officers. you're talking about a force that has to have comprehensive reform to change polic

new york city mayor bill de blasio oversaw the ceremony. the contest now in its 99th year.nut won the competition the last eight years. the record is 80 dogs in 10 minutes with the bun. >> i can't imagine that but it's entertaining to watch. >>> from hot dogs to chicken, a major recall. why it took more than a year after the problems were first suspected. >> reporter: i'm standing here next to several tons of fireworks ready to blow in the san francisco bay tonight. we'll take a preview of the big show coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,, female announcer: through sunday at sleep train's 4th of july sale, save $300 on beautyrest and posturepedic. plus, pay no interest for 36 months on tempur-pedic and icomfort. sleep train's 4th of july sale ends sunday. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ its way >>> five things to know at the :55. hurricane arthur roaring its way up the east coast. the storm made landfall in north carolina overnight as a category 2 hurricane. arthur is expected to make its way to new england later today as a much weaker storm. >>> another group of undocumen

. >> yes, mayor bill de blasio and the new commissioner.t going to help to just say send us photos of a good story. here we are after all our loss and pain and agony. we still want to reach out and work with them, let them seize this opportunity so that we can do real changes, so we can prevent this from happening again. because it's a cycle. >> and what would you like to see change? do you have a hope that the criminal justice system will work for the family of eric garner? >> absolutely. we pray that -- first, we pray that this family is strengthened. but when you have the accountability of these men who are creating or killing these innocent men and no one's being held accountability, the community begins to lose the faith. my job, even with my organization, is to just pray and hope and instill that faith into the community. we hold forums like the know your rights summit where we work together with police officers and top-ranking officers and community activists to really try to come together in hopes of learning how to avoid these situ

let's start in new york city where mayor bill de blasio and police commissioner just addressed the death of eric garner by police chokehold. >> we have new leadership at the civilian complaint review board that's going to play an important role in improving the relationship between the police and community. as you know, the ccrb will play an active role in looking at the cokehold issue, in specific the garner case by the staten island da. >> and it's the first day of the corruption trial for former virginia governor bob mcdonald and his wife. the couple is accused of accepting more than $165,000 in gifts and loans in exchange for political favors. the defense is denying they did anything illegal. >>> and police in philadelphia have two persons of interest in custody following a deadly carjacking that severely injured two adults and killed three children. the children, who were with their mother and a neighbor, were at the side of the road selling fruit for a church fundraiser when they were mowed down by an suv, which was stolen at gunpoint a short time earlier. if i can impart one lesso

. >> and seema, i want to play you what mayor bill de blasio had to say about this incident.e so many new yorkers, i was very troubled by the video i reviewed earlier today. i have instructed commissioner bratton to ensure it will be a full and thorough investigation of this incident. >> and i should note the union that represents this officer, the pba, has issued a response to his being suspended saying, the department's modification of this police officer under these circumstances is a completely unwarranted knee-jerk reaction for political reasons and nothing more. is this case political, or is this a case of seemingly an outrageous violation of human rights? >> i'm glad you brought up the politics. frankly, whatever mayor de blasio said, who is my mayor, that's a joke. this happens every day. if it wasn't on video or if he didn't die, we wouldn't be here. if you go to the civilian complaint review board, excessive force claims are made every day. i have clients being strip searched and frankly molested during the day in the middle of their neighborhoods with hundreds of p

. >>> bill de blasio arrived with his family. >> he was again caught using his fork and knife while diningamily. he said it's in keeping with the people and how they eat their slices. >> oh, yeah, blame it on the locals. keep an eye on his daughter. she's keeping an eye -- that's an international gesture that can only be called you worry about your own lunch. >> it's a crisis within a crisis. thousands of kids are escaping murder and game violence in central america are being forced to go back. we send manuel bojorquez too fid out what happens when they get there. we'll see what they find out. they'd ahead on "cbs this morning." >>> and good morning, everyone, i'm ukee washington. you know what it is time for, that friday forecast with fehlinger. >> well, you say it on a good day, too. we have beautiful weather unfolding out there, as we speak. it is comfortable, it is bright, it is sunny. and it will eventually be a little warmer, but, still just shy of seasonable for late july standards. perfect if you ask me. storm scan3, empty. you got high pressure build untiling place. that means, br

mayor bill de blasio says 14-veteran lieutenant gordon ambelas got trapped in a brooklyn high ritz. > by his fellow firefighters who removed him and tried to revive him along with ems personnel. he was transported here to wood hospital. unfortunately he could not be saved. >> ambelas was a father of two. he was honored for saving a 7-year-old boy who got stuck 18 gate. four others including two firefighters were injured in last night's fire as well. >>> a california man is thankful to be alive this morning after he was attacked by a great white shark. >> it happened yesterday off southern california's manhattan beach. a fisherman hooked the shark while fishing from the pier and the swimmer came by at the wrong time. melissa mcbride has more. >> ll lly he got bit. >> reporter: reaction from the pier after a swimmer is bitten by a shark struggling to get free from a fisherman's line. >> i heard some screaming curls that was like nothing heard before. >> reporter: jeff was surfing near the pier and paddled over to help. the swimmer was with a group of long distance swimmers trying to hel

. >>> bill de blasio arrived with his family. >> he was again caught using his fork and knife while diningeping with the people and how they eat their slices. >> oh, yeah, blame it on the locals. keep an eye on his daughter. she's keeping an eye -- that's an international gesture that can only be called you worry about your own lunch. >> it's a crisis within a crisis. thousands of kids are escaping murder and game violence in central america are being forced to go back. we send manuel bojorquez to find out what happens when they get there. we'll see what they find out. they'd ahead on "cbs this morning." >>> your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. >> good friday morning. it's 7:26. i'm frank mallicoat. here's what's happening around the bay area right now. a man suffering life- threatening injuries after a big brawl on darwin way down in san jose. three people stabbed, two others hit with a baseball bat or some other blunt object. no word on what started the fight. >>> an 80-year-old long beach man may be charged for killing a suspected burglar who claimed she was pregnant at the time.

bill de blasio is going to italy. >> what is wrong with that?for in my opinion days for italy when you are talking about 1%. >> what's wrong with vacation? people should be able to go on vacation. >> he's out of touch. >> this is the problem the republicans have, you can't make ridiculous attacks people want to talk about important issues. what is going on at the border. >> when is the republican going to sign off on the funding. >>> one of the issues is the working class and a city with a lot of working class people is cleveland. the republican party is having a convention there. is it a good move. >> what they are doing is moving the convention date up. they are moving it into cleveland, moving it up early. >> this is - is this a smart move? >> it's the state of ohio that counts. there'll be great inroads made by the republican party. it's a terrific move. an early convention will give us a leg up. it will not be hillary clinton. they have a flawed policy. >> do you think voters will be pe swayeded -- persuaded away from the republican party.

another impressive example of this surge was the landslide win of bill de blasio of mayor of new york, who was a self-described progressive. a few weeks ago across the mighty hudson, ras baraka, in another impressive victory was elected newark's mayor. [applause] finally, an aspect of this surge that is so inspiring it brings tears to my eyes has been the passage of marriage equality legislation in state after state. [applause] these victories have become so common that it is easy to lose sight of the enormous change that this represents and thanks goes to the courage and tenacity of the lbgt movement. from this podium, i will tip our banner to the late harry hay as well to the pioneering stonewall generation which includes gary donovan and eric gordon. eric is with us. stand up. [applause] the stonewall generation came out when it was very difficult to do so. they battled and lost loved ones to the aids epidemic. they never give an inch to ignorance and hate. if i could sum up the surge in a few words, i might say that things are breaking good, not breaking bad. i will be the first t