.® >> today on "tmz" -- >> our buddy dave chappelle played the w card. >> he is on stage responding toford incident where he was heckled. >> i am not offended by cracker. >> we don't remember the etymology of it. >> that guy went to college. >> that guy didn't. >> photos of beyonce. it was her 32nd birthday. they rented a huge charter boat in italy. her and jay-z and they are with their daughter,

. >>> the mayor of hartford, connecticut, has had it with dave chappell. after being booed off stage, he's gone on a rant about the town and audience. the mayor said he should quit whi whining, do his job and try some yoga. >>> and in case you missed it, alec baldwin is officially joining the team here at msnbc. you can catch his show friday nights at 10:00 p.m. eastern. that's your morning's dish of scrambled politics. >>> in oklahoma a dry spring and a wet summer have created a cricket swarm of biblical proportions. the larger than usual mating season has filled the air of putrid odor. experts urge residents to be patient as they expect the invasion to last for several more weeks. bill karins is here with the national forecast. >> you don't want them crawling on you. but they don't bite us like mosquitoes. >> that many, i can't take. >> pretty soon your girl will be out catching them and bringing them home. if you're in new england, you're not worried about cricket this is morning. you're worried about finding the coats and hat. temperatures continue to

in any event, in closing hid men plain sight a few steps is the fisherman's memorial chappell. it's a touching tribute to the generations of is not franciscans who have dedicated their lives to the sea. ~ chapel. overlooking the wharf chapel stands for the fishermen and women who have braved cold and howling wind. [speaker not understood] it list the names of fishermen who have lost their lives in their dangerous profession. the port greatly values the fishing industry and understands our role to protect this vital way of making a living. the port is proud to maintain its historical service on behalf of the city and our region. so, with that i'd like to thank you for your attention. >> thank you. is there any public comment on this item? >> there is, barry collins. >>> good afternoon, commissioners, director. pretty tough act to follow there. did an excellent job with that history. congratulations on the port's 150th anniversary. my name is larry collins and i've commercially fished out of the wharf for 30 years. ~ i'm the president of the crab boat owners association. i'm also

. >> reporter: as the chappel asked for divine intervention to help avoid a government shut down. a few hours later, the senate passed legislation to keep the government running. the bill, as amended, is passed. the funding bill now goes to the republican controlled house, but speaker john ben ownby said the gop would not approve the measure as it. the reason is health care. house republicans may put back in language that would cut off funding for the president's affordable health care act. democrats say they won't accept it. >> any bill that continues to -- there force a government shut down. they need to accept what he just passed. >> reporter: if congress cannot reach a deal, the government will partially shut down as of midnight monday, some 800 thousand federal workers could be told to stay home next week. senator john mccain said compromise is in the country's best interest. >> i think the american people will be done a great disservice. >> reporter: the budget battle is far from over with another one around the corner. next month, congress has to determine whether or not to

. >>> we're working to learn the name of that sunbathe >> today on "tmz" -- >> our buddy dave chappelle played the w card. >> he is on stage responding to the hartford incident where he was heckled. >> i am not offended by cracker. >> we don't remember the etymology of it. >> that guy went to college. >> that guy didn't. >> photos of beyonce. it was

dave chappelle. audience in hartford was young, white alcoholics and if north korea drops a nuclear bomb i hope it lands in hartford, connecticut. >> a comedian. >> i knew that was going to come and i am on the fence about that because comedians can get away with such things but sometimes i feel like, why? >> that is kind of par for the course for him. he always walks that fine line. >> he jumps over it a lot. >> he jumps back and forth. >> listen, i'm a big dave chappelle fan. i want to see him back and thriving and i just don't know -- >> comedians are often tortured. >> sometimes they miss. >> sometimes they miss. >> and they work it out on stage a lot and maybe that's what he was trying to do. they work out the kinks. but somebody is always listening these days. >> that's right. no kidding. hello glass house that we live in. >> by the way, guys, it's friday. have a good weekend. >> feel-good friday. fill the cup, breathe in. empty the cup, breathe out. >> who knew he could be so zen. >> way to go