derrick johnson, our conductor today. he is a great conductor. he is also active in local 250a and i want to shout out to all organized labor represented in all the crafts of cable car. that shows you what union work can do. [applause] the quality is unbelievable and never been better then today. so, we had great support from the san francisco historical society and steve and his reenactors, steve johnson andrew -done a great job rounding all the people up. we have people from every era here. dona hugens is here as a person of the 60's i guess. you never know. and all the folks from the art deco society and all the groups who have come. i know i will miss some people. we all know how valuable our cable cars are to san francisco, but i thought it was time to get a professional assessment, so who better to do that then our city and county assessor? i wanted to ask you professionally, how valuable do you think the cable cars are? >> we are lucky because there is no taxable value of the cars, the values are immeasurable in the benefit to the city and

derrick johnson, our conductor today. he is a great conductor. he is also active in local 250a and i want to shout out to all organized labor represented in all the crafts of cable car. that shows you what union work can do. [applause] the quality is unbelievable and never been better then today. so, we had great support from the san francisco historical society and steve and his reenactors, steve johnson andrew -done a great job rounding all the people up. we have people from every era here. dona hugens is here as a person of the 60's i guess. you never know. and all the folks from the art deco society and all the groups who have come. i know i will miss some people. we all know how valuable our cable cars are to san francisco, but i thought it was time to get a professional assessment, so who better to do that then our city and county assessor? i wanted to ask you professionally, how valuable do you think the cable cars are? >> we are lucky because there is no taxable value of the cars, the values are immeasurable in the benefit to the city and

. >>> the president and ceo of the naacp derrick johnson released a statement earlier today which reads in part, as we continue the march for freedom in washington, hateful actors continue to carry out the white supremacist agenda in jacksonville in the name of an era we refuse to go back to. i want to bring in wisdom cole the ncaap director of youth and college division to discuss this further. wisdom, this is heartbreaking and hard to grapple with, this happening in jacksonville, florida, as thousands were gathering in the nation's capital to mark the 60 years since the march in washington. yesterday was a pledge to continue the fight for freedom and equality, and then this. what are your thoughts today, especially after hearing even more details about how the suspect targeted black people, left behind evidence that he hated them, even with swastikas on his guns. >> today brings feelings of deep sorrow and grief, but it also brings a lot of questions. to the governor who has waged war on black america we must ask how many black lives must be lost in the hands of white supremacy before

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president and ceo of naacp, derrick johnson.nstitution, arndrea waters king, thank you, all, very much, as well. we appreciate your coming on this morning. >>> up next, vladimir putin breaks his silence on the death of a long-time ally who led a brief rebellion against the russian president's leadership this summer. we'll have the very latest for you. that's next on "morning joe." trying to control my asthma felt anything but normal. ♪ ♪ enough was enough. i talked to an asthma specialist and found out my severe asthma is driven by eosinophils, a type of asthma nucala can help control. now, fewer asthma attacks and less oral steroids that's my nunormal with nucala. nucala is a once-monthly add-on injection for severe eosinophilic asthma. nucala is not for sudden breathing problems. allergic reactions can occur. get help right away for swelling of face, mouth, tongue, or trouble breathing. infections that can cause shingles have occurred. don't stop steroids unless told by your doctor. tell your doctor if you have a parasitic inf