>> jimmy: and blake wins the jump. >> blake will jump. >> all right, ricardo, over here. >> jimmy: here >> begin! >> jimmy: blake griffin, one of the great players in the nba. nba rookie of the year. he's already racking up points. he's got 10 points. he's got 12, he's got 14, he's got 16. he's got a huge -- his hands are almost in the ring. when he's -- [ laughter ] oh, blake is going to make this very difficult for ricardo. >> closed off in three, two, one! >> jimmy: 57 points. >> 57 points for blake griffin! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: wow. 57 points. very nicely done. that is the score to beat. ricardo, the machine is over here. >> that was pretty good shooting, blake. >> how many i get? what did i get? >> jimmy: you got 57 points. you've done this before, i see. that is the number to beat. >> ready, ricardo? 30 seconds. [ whistle blows ] >> jimmy: and here we go. ricardo. and there, even not seeing. but he can feel. he can feel the ball going to the rim. he has got 12 points. 14, now 15, 18. he's on a roll now. 30, 33. 36. he is a machine. 48 points. and ricardo wins it! [ ch

we have been using reverse validation, and i do have mark blake. he is from the city attorney's office. the next slide talks about the same project. you can see the projects that were completed, at 525 golden gate. >> very quickly, we talked about this yesterday. we have the opinion that this is not for the ongoing maintenance? >> i will have him speak to this. this is exempt from taxes, and part of this is because of the due diligence, to make certain that this is not operating. i can have him speak to that. >> thank you. the next slide just shows you certificates of participation, and to answer your question, we have 740 currently outstanding and the rest of that is in interest. you ask about the breakdown was, and we have about 740 in principles, and about 571 in interest. this is just a short -- a chart showing you this. the next slide is focused on the true general fund, taking out everything that is self supporting, and the debt is about 229 maximum. 21.2 million. >> this is the general fund, the debt service. >> correct. >> the first chart s

blake would be the one. really, to talk about cop's in particular. if anyone has a more historical perspective, specifically how it works. >> my name is mark blake, and i am a deputy city attorney. my specialty is finance and the closure. my comments will be brief. certificates of participation are forms of long-term debt that provided interest in loan payments payable by a government agency. cops are you less by the city only for the construction of capital assets. egiven the security concerns of investors, it covers the central government purposes only. in accordance, they are not issued for operating in the vicinity. all issuances must fulfil the public purpose of the city. courts will defer to the legislative audit. our view is that the city charter, in adoption up specific limitations and not enumerated powers, because in the charge section, the city entered into a transaction. it is underlines. the charter does not require arrangements with full profit entities. it requires board approval for any contract or agreement, and in turn access ford t

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fourth stanza, casey blake. more for you. later on, blake again. same result. top of the seventh. phills up 2-0. and all you kids at home pay attention. this is where pfps come in handy. pitcher's fielding practice. cat-like reflexes get the out at first. the phillies win 3-1. >>> that will do it for us. but don't forget, for the latest on the sports scene, check out "the highlight express." >>> up next, the good china is out for another white house state dinner tonight. >>> and the heat is on. dangerous temperatures, actually, across the country today. we'll show you exactly where they will be peaking. the loss of interest, sadness, the lack of energy. [ male announcer ] ask your doctor about pristiq®, a prescription medicine proven to treat depression. pristiq is thought to work by affecting the levels of two chemicals in the brain, serotonin and norepinephrine. tell your doctor right away if your depression worsens or you have unusual changes in mood, behavior, or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase suicidal thoughts and behaviors in children, teens and young adul

will run against stephanie rawlings-blake. >> now the tearful apology. the new york congressman admits to sending a lewd picture. tracie potts has more. >> the picture was of me, and i sent it. i am deeply sorry for the pain this has caused my wife and our family. >> new york congressman anthony wiener admits no one hacked his twitter account. he sent a lewd photo of himself to a college student, then panicked and lied when he realized he accidentally posted it publicly. turns out, it wasn't his first time sexting. >> for the past few years, i have engaged in several inappropriate conversations conducted over twitter, facebook, e-mail, and occasionally on the phone with women i have met online. >> a conservative activist broke the story and has more photos he claims are wiener. nbc has not verified them. >> we only wrote the story after a sitting congressman claimed that his computer system had been invaded by a hack. >> how damaging is this to democrats? >> there is an embarrassment level here that is going to be very hard for him to maintain public tru

that is the same area stephanie blake represented. the campaign slogan is, we can do better. a former state delegate and current state senator, she wants a new job. the mayor of baltimore. >> with me, we can do better. >> i am making her candidacy official, she went for the jugular, proposing to cut the city's property taxes in half. she will pay by giving incentives to city college and university graduates to live and work in baltimore and phil attacks avoid. >> we will create the kind getting people to live in our series. >> the mayor who is trying to keep her job reacted to the plan monday. >> i have not taken a look at the plan. if it is too good to be true, it is. i have a plan that will put us on a tax structure with less dependence on property-tax as. >> neighborhood improvements will be a big issue. pew>> i want to build our citie. >> she has the big-name endorsements and a big lead. she is a distant second with a quarter million dollars. >> we will have what we need to win this campaign. >> the official fundraiser is a dinner. she is the fifth person to run against s

. >> tonight, we show how candid its plan to beat mayor rawlings blake. >> that is where our air mass is coming for the next few days. it will heat up. it is 76 degrees at the airport. it is 83 degrees at the inner harbor. [ whistling ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] discover the unexpected beauty and man-made relaxation in northwest florida. and only at southwest.com can you get our nonstop flights from bwi airport to panama city beach. [ ding ] >> it seems americans are getting fed up with poor customer service. that is according to in your report that shows 64% of those surveyed said they have walked out of a bad store because of a bad service experience. another 67% said they will hang up on a poorly handled customer service call. several companies did receive good news, among them apple computers and southwest airlines. it is believed that anti-white racism is a bigger problem than discrimination against blacks. it also crossed other social and economic situations. statistics indicate that whites see racial parity, gains of one group that the exchange -- at the expense of another. cuttin

. >> the competition intensified with team blake, dia versus zenia.lake scored them evenly, 50-50. >> i don't feel like i can win or lose in this situation with either one. >> america narrowly pushed dia forward. christina aguilera had trouble deciding between her duo. she split their score 50-50. >> there are no winners or losers because with all shared such a special journey together. >> that left neerk decide which would move on. >> beverly. >> now it's on to the finals tuesday night, contestants will perform original songs, with america casting the final ballot. >> next week is going to be heart breaking no matter what happens. >> for the one person who will emerge as the voice. stephanie stat stanton, los angeles. >> the winner will be revealed on wednesday's show. this morning there is a list of foods that pack on the pounds. researchers studied the weight gain of 120,000 people over four years, number one culprit, potatoes, french fry, potato chips followed by suggester sweetened drinks and foods containing transfat. the bumpiest roads in the b

the're all running against incumbent stephanie rawlings- blake with platforms to cut taxes. >> i have sat down with the economists and business people. >> depue appears to be the most aggressive. she says she will cut the property-tax rate in half by 2014, in part through incentives for taxpaying residents. another promises a 50% cut over 10 years. he will rely on better efficiency. landers relieve -- believes a 25% to 30% cut is more realistic. he wants to raise the rates on vacant properties. all three have proposed a tax rate that is nearly double of neighboring counties. >> it is too important for conjecture. a much -- like a much more conservative approach comes from the mayor. -- >> a much more conservative approach comes from the mayor. >> we need to be fiscally responsible. the type of dramatic reductions that we're talking about is a intelsat guy and that is not who i am. >> what is your definition -- is a high in that sky and that is not why am. >> what is your definition of responsible tax cuts? >> i will talk about that during the campaign. >> some say these cuts could kil

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. >> thank you very much and of course our host, mayor rollins blake. i'm in the shadows of of course this great ballpark across the street. i'm in the cleanup spot and i'm going to make it pretty brief. to all of our mayors, this will be a great, great conference, one we know that mayor rollins blake has spent a lot of time planning this conference and i know baltimore a little bit and i know they're going to roll out the red carpets for us. this is an important time, let me kind of be pretty straightforward about it. 2011 ends up really being about 2012. and in the aftermath of the worst recession since the great depression, what we're now experiencing, many of us, is the great retreat by the federal government and our congress, taking dollars away from the cities of america and for us it really doesn't matter whether you're a democrat or a republican, there's no democrat or republican way of filling a pothole, building affordable housing, looking after seniors or taking care of children. we take care of people on the ground each and every day and we

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. >> rawlings-blake says her administration is committed to responsible reduction. in what is your plan? >> will have plenty of time in the campaign to talk about what that is. >> baltimore's personal property tax rate imposed on businesses is also at least double the rate of surrounding counties. some economists say one way to reduce the tax rates is to stop providing so many tax breaks for developers. >> the sister of a marine shot and killed by a baltimore city police officer took the stand the murder trial today. barry simms was there for testimony. he joins us live. >> this was definitely a bold move by the defense in an attempt to show that the marine, tyrone brown, was the aggressor and not the officer. >> called by the defense as a witness, she wept at times during testimony. but she very calmly portrayed her brother as the person trying to make peace during the confrontation with the officer. >> it was definitely risky to put her on the stand. obviously, she favors the prosecution in this case, but the hope was always that she would tell the truth about wha

"us weekly" reports through venice and the french riviera, leonardo dicaprio and blake lively took in a trip to disneyland. once source told the magazine, quote, i've never seen him like this with a girl. >>> see anna miller has settled phone hacking claims against news of the world, an english tabloid run by rupert murdock's news corporation for over $160,000. miller accepted damages. her legal costs and an unconditional admission of liability by the paper. >>> finally, meredith vieira's nearly five years as coanchor of "today" comes to an end as she leaves the show to spend more time with her family. a very special sendoff is planned for this morning. one you're not going to want to miss. it's all coming up right here on this nbc station. apparently the staff has surprises for meredith today. >> and matt is famous for his pranks, too. >> so is she, too, so i wouldn't be surprised if she pulls something out, as well. this comes to us from jacksonville, florida, the home of a very different kind of hero, one of the cover of a cereal box. haley received and recently won a two-year batt

they will face incumbent mayor rawlings-blake in her first campaign for mayor. dark.still in the the city prepares for the first grand prix racing event. what you can expect for your commute tomorrow. authorities believe they have pinpointed the cuasause of the e.coli outbreak. the high school senior at the center of controversy gets his girl and dances the nigtht away. >> the insta-weather-plus forecast coming up. right now, it is modeled at b.w.i.. rain is north of the city. 75 [ waves crashing ] [ whistling ] ♪ [ male announcer ] discover all that northwest florida has to offer. seventeen hidden beaches, one revealing destination. and only at southwest.com can you get our nonstop flights from bwi airport to panama city beach. [ ding ] >> power is expected to be stored at -- restored at umbc tomorrow. fortunately, there are few students living at the campus of the time of year. those who could not move, were assigned a temporary emergency housing. expect traffic downtown as baltimore gears up for his first grand prix racing event. conway street will be closed

blaking news. over the scene of are you christopher drive in the twin peeks area of san francisco. police are investigating a world war ii era ammunitions discovered in a house. this is all happening in the forest knolls neighborhood. world war ii era devices were found. we'll bring you updates. >>> and you have heard of smart phones, today ford showed off a smart car in san francisco. here it is in action. what you just saw two vehicles talking to each other to avoid causing a crash. they use wifi and information to share speed and location to prevent an accident. >> 81 percent of the vehicle crashes involved unimpaired drivers being be addressed with low cost technology. this does not control the car. it simply alerts the driver of a hazard. the individual to have it standard in new vehicles and installed in existing cars . >> you heard the sobering news yesterday. your home value is probably the same as it was nine years ago. >> that is distressing. what should you do if you paid more for your home than it is worth. there is a dememoranda especially here in the bay area. they ow

mayor this afternoon did she fieldjoined a growing of candidates who hope to oust stephanie rawlings-blake. another candidate now vying for the white house -- former pennsylvania senator rick santorum, who confirmed his bid this morning. the big talking point for all candidates is the economy in. >> former pennsylvania senator rick santorum announced this morning not far from the coal mines where his grandfather worked that he is running for president. then he is headed straight to iowa, new hampshire. he joins tim pawlenty, mitt romney, and others who have declared . >> what president palin what to do is cut the federal budget. >> she is talking like a candidate but says she is still 50/50 in deciding whether she will run. >> five months of this new congress, we have not seen a jobs agenda. >> friday's news that only 54,000 jobs were created last month, way below expectations, gives republicans plenty to talk about. the white house calls it a bomb in the road. anyon't make too much of one-month job report because they are highly variable. >> rick santorum already said he would participate

us weekly reports after european jaunt, leonardo did cap rio and blake lively took in a late-night tourdisneyland. one so-called leonardo source said, i have never seen him like this with a good. >>> sienna miller has settled with news of the world for over $160,000. miller accepted damages. her legal costs and an unconditional admission of liability by the paper. don't hack your phone bill. >> i wouldn't know how to start. >> you don't even tweet. >> and there are a lot of reasons why. every week we have another reason. >> now, we just have to get you on facebook. this is "first look" on msnbc. stay tuned. way too early with willie gice starts right now. >>> a new report from the senate foreign relations highlight our nation building project in afghanistan, new evidence or money and people are going into that black hole, how does president obama continue to say that we're turning a corner in that country. >>> leading democrats break into a full sprint to get away from congressman anthony weiner and republicans call for his resignation. the question is, will weiner step down? >>> anothe

reese's rep said there was no way she was talking about blake lively.blanket statement. it's a good statement to make. stop making pictures, people and sending then out on the internet. so that was a great moment from the awards show last night. >>> moving on to "jersey shore." >> fifth season, they're coming back. >> what's interesting, we knew they were just in florence, italy, where they had some issues taping because the mayor said he didn't want tons of footage of them drinking and partying and that sort of thing. we heard snooki rear ended a police officer's car. they're headed back to the united states and directly to seaside heights, new jersey, where they will shoot now back-to-back a fifth season of the show. mtv did announce season four, the florence season, will premiere this august 4th. jo >> so does that mean some of florence will be mixed with some of jersey? >> they'll be separate seasons but they're filming them back-to-back. >>> kanye west just released the video for monster. it's extremely controversial and that's why we're talking ab

and christina, a bit of a surprise when blake picked zinnia because, she was a bit of a shy teenager lot of people may not have expected that, so anyway. that's what's happening now. the show is going on now and will be airing at 9:00 pacific time right here on this very station, so with that we'll send it back to you. >> all right. stephanie stanton reporting live down in southern california. tonight at 11:00 as far as diets go, this is a talker, but more than just talk, it's actually getting results. skip the gym, forget the workout. can you really do that. see how men and women are lose weight by injection. it's the shot that promises to help you drop pounds fast. so how does it work and what are the side effects and doctors are concerned. that's tonight at 11:00 after "the voice" right here at 7:00. >> now what's coming up next. >> yeah, i know. >> coming up, we'll talk more about that battle going on in sacramento. very interesting fight over what controller steve chung did today in not paying state lawmakers. we'll talk more about that. plus, the president of the humane society

blake can talk about -- we are the only jurisdiction here. maybe a perspective on that? by voter, by initiative? i would love to get your thoughts and general on the implications of what if we were not to have that restriction, not only in terms of ease of operations, but in terms of cost of debt? >> sure. i recall there was a change in the 1970's or 1980's that changed this restriction in san francisco you do not have elsewhere. i think more tools and the tool kit are always hopeful in this world. i think as the city, over the last 10 years, we have been going forward to the voters with different charter amendments. we have committed ourselves to ability to issue revenue bonds, and the voters are increasing their bonds for most of our government. so, the public utilities commission has the ability to issue bonds without a vote of the people or a series of ballot initiatives over the last 10 years. when the open space fund was reopened for rec and park, that included the ability to issue bonds for that revenue steam -- revenue stream. most recently, the libraries -- prop

stephanie rawlings blake will try to keep her position. jody landers, council man karl stokes and frank con a way, and on the republican side, vickie. >>> an elderly woman is battling painful injuries tonight, mauled by a pit bull in her neighborhood. her he northerly -- emotional message to the owner. >> remains in a medically induced coma after she was attacked while checking her mailbox. the one-year-old dog lives with henry et a. >> i take full responsibility for what happened to this lady because usually my dog is in the house. >> reporter: is he admits the dog did bite the elderly woman in the face. >> reporter: say after the 6 hour jaw reconstruction surgery she is still in icu. she's hooked up to a breathing machine in a medically induced coma and could be on a feeding tube for 2 or 3 months. >> i feel terrible. i really do. >> reporter: rouser feels so bad she has even written this apology letter to the victim and her family. she had a copy translated in greek. for now the dog is being held. >> the family you might imagine wants t

america saved one from each team and judges save one from each team for team christina and team blake gets a little confusing, but the bottom line is some people go home tonight and some people will really be shining on stage. for nbc bay area news, i'm sara edwards from los angeles, back to you. >> well, you know, sara, we've got a girl here from the bay area who actually goes to school in l.a., that she's one of the finals. her name is lily elise so we're really rooting for her. did you hear any buzz about that. >> reporter: you know, i haven't heard any buzz specifically about her, but everybody looked really loose and fun. we saw her walk by. we saw all the contestants go by. you know what, they're just excited, that's what it's all about. they're all excited to be here because already their careers are taking off, no matter who wins. >> boy, they are. we've got to get on that voice, i'm telling you. we've got to come up with an act and figure. >> out. thank you. >> i could be your stage manager. >>> tonight at 11:00 we go in-depth entering an elift world where cutting corners for

incumbent mayor stephanie rawlings-blake hasn't frmly announced her candidacy yet. >>> plenty of excitement on i-95 in cecil county today. the famed miracle on the hudson plane is making its way to north carolina. people lined the interstate to see it drive past. it's now parked near perryville for the night. tomorrow it heads down the baltimore beltway to i-70 and then i-68 through west virginia. >>> news from the nation tonight. we start in florida with a judge in the casey anthony murder trial. may have to decide whether to let jurors smell air samples from a car trunk. the air samples will be a groundbreaking move and might make or break the prosecution's case. witnesses came the car smelled of a decomposed human. the prosecution hasn't yet asked to open the canisters. >>> the former head of the international monetary fund back in the new york city courtroom today. >> a group of hotel workers outside the courthouse chanted "sthaim on you" when dominique strauss-kahn arrived in court. he pleaded not guilty to the seven charges attached to the alleged sexual assault case. his lawyers say

. >> look at blake lively here, at the "green lantern" premiere. she really stole the show, looking absolutely gorgeous. >> her star meter right now is just peeking. no sign of leo on the carpet, though. >> she's wearing a chanel dress i'm sure you recognized that, with louis vuitton shoes. >> she's looking fantastic. that dress is gorgeous. >> i thought you'd like it, because it's kind of sheer with floral applique. i think that's what you were getting ready to say. >> having chanel, chanel couture closet at my women is a very nice plus. >> wow, lucky gal. >> and lucky friends. how many tickets, she must have had the gang there. >> i know family is important. she's always had her dad at different premieres. i know it's very important for her to bring out her nephews to this particular premiere. >> my nephews one of the reasons i did this movie. i had to have them here with me. >> you know green lantern opens big tomorrow. mark, you're headed to a movie event which is purely going to be historical. can we say that? >> oh, absolutely. you would not

inspired by the kardashians, blake lively and selena gomez. they search for trends that catch their eye. mostly feathers. >> oh, do they have feather earrings? >> reporter: and all things nautical. >> it has the rope. >> that's awesome. so cute. >> reporter: they've been featured in fashion magazines. they partnered with youtube. they have their own website. they are writing a book. companies ask them to critique their products. >> companies send us products and want us to review them. and we are always really honest about product reviews and out of 100 products we get sent, we might have two make it into videos. >> reporter: it was an idea that started small. >> i was bored, i had nothing to do. i started making beauty videos, how to apply your makeup and how to do your hair and it evolved. >> reporter: did you think that people would actually watch? >> no. i didn't think she would watch. >> you don't expect anything to grow the way it does. but it did and we're happy about it. >> reporter: now, there are thousands of other shopping haulers o

. >> reporter: in the meantime people like kathy blake will gladly take what science and technology can provide. >> when i don't have the glasses on i really don't see anything. >> reporter: she is one of about 40 people in the world with bionic eyesight. a camera in the glasses gathers the image. it gets fed into a small computer which sends a wireless signal to tiny electrodes implanted on the retina. they stimulate the remaining nerve cells sending the visual images to the brain. and that literally means fire works on the fourth of july for kathy blake. >> i'm almost speechless when i saw the fireworks i was really just mesmerized watching it. just not believing that i could actually see that. >> reporter: so what happens to our humanity as we equip our bodies with all these man- made parts? dr. mark of u.s.c.leads the team pushing this bionic vision technology. >> i think instead of us becoming more machines, what these machines do is actually make us more human. in fact one of our patients told us that. this device allows me to integrate more, to be able to play with my grandson an

first, blake stephenson, who was the former general counsel for the commission. very knowledgeable about the waterfront. had issued some of the public trust consistency findings. later in the process, a commissioner on the san francisco commission on the environment was hired, and very familiar with waterfront issues, to complete the interview process. we are really grateful. it is an honor to work with people who have a real appreciation of these plans and who could engage stakeholders in a very thoughtful discussion. we also appreciated working with lindy and joe. no one really wanted to engage this process. i was sort of a cheerleader for it. i think that the 2000 process was fairly difficult for people. it was hard to reach agreement, said the discussion about amendments or changes tends to be difficult for people. just want to give an overview of the issues prompting outrage. i mentioned the pier 27 cruise terminal. we had been talking about a possible adaptive reuse project at pier 23, which i think is beyond staff to handle when we have so much going on ri

the two will compete against members of team blake and team cee lo. thanked all of her fans in the bay area who gave her so much support. >> i love the bay area and my home and everybody there. i want you guys to keep looking out for me because i'll be responding on facebook and twitter. i'm appreciative of the support and i'm going to go record, so definitely stay in touch. >> she did great, though. the journey continues for the semifinals last week right here on nbc bay area. >> very nice. okay, during this entire week, our nbc family is expanding in a big way. one of the new faces on board with us is henry wolford and joins us from the sports room. tell us something good tonight. >> i'll tell you, you don't have to hear me sing, that's one good thing. and what's the best way to wake up your offense? panda that's next. stick with us. . the way. what's your story? citi can help you write it. >>> okay, this week we're launching our new sports department. we've combined forces with our friends over at comcast sports net. >> tonight, we welcome in henry

she joins several others including incumbent mayor stephanie rawlings-blake who is not formally announcing her candacey yet. >>> rick santorum is ready to run for president. he made the official announcement today in his home state. that kicks off four days of campaigns including stops in iowa and new hampshire. santorum served as republican member of the senate from 1995 to 2000. actually, that was twoaive seven -- 2007. >>> the housing authority of baltimore is taking heat for not paying judgments by people whose kids were hurt by lead paint. >> reporter: the housing authority owes about $12 million in judgments, mostly to people impacked by lead paint as you said. not all of them. tonight at 11:00 we introduce you to lady fighting her own battle. she lived for six years in a public housing unit in southwest baltimore plagued with toxic mold. she filled out work orders, complained to supervisors but never got action. during that time she was in and out of the hospital. when she finally had enough she sued the city and won. but later her judgment was slashed. based on a maryland law many

i am joined by blake mycoskie, founder of tom's shoes. i got a pair here. they are comfortable.or your company. how does this work? >> originally i was down in argentina on vacation, and i met volunteers helping kids get shoes because they needed shoes so they could go to school. every time we sell a pair of shoes we would give a pair away, one for one. so we wanted to make a difference in a child's life. >> why start with shoes? >> originally i was in argentina and that's what i came across, was the fact that there are many kids down there that needed a pair of shoes so they could go to school, because that was part of the uniform requirement. now we are helping people with their vision as well. >> this is a business. it's not a charity. so explain to us how this is working here. the business is 35ing and bill clinton called you one of the most interesting intrapreneurs he ever met, but why not make it a charity instead of having people give money instead of buying something for a company that is making profit? >> yes, i felt it would be more sustainable. the voluntaries that m

you know things aren't going to end too well. >> blake, do you think he should resign?l, i think it's going to be a long, hard road if he doesn't. >> blake chisam, always great to see your insight. appreciate it. >>> more fallout for tracy morgan despite apologizing for his homophobic rant. he's still getting slammed. a.j. hammer is here. we definitely should start with tracy morgan. still the talk over the weekend. >> it didn't slack off one bit. the story brought on friday. he went on a homophobic tear in a show, saying among other things he would stab his son to death if he was gay. he as apologized for the unfunny jokes. it was a big topic on the red carpet at the tony awards last night. "showbiz tonight" was there, of course, catching up with many stars. this reaction pretty much summed up a great deal of what we heard last night. >> what do you say to that? that's not funny alone in the house behind the door. so people do stupid things. i don't know him, i think the judgment has been passed. i haven't heard one person who's like, yeah. i'll bet no one laughed. it'