held and told it had been amended and the e-mail had been sent and apparently not been seen by james steven. the mission area there is two bars. it's very livelily in the mission. the card is a small card. it's in front of one bar very close to one of the bars. about 1:00 the starts to get crowded. it should be noted there were three unlicensed, unregulated carts which the appellant had made the report to the police which were taking business from them. the appellants had gone through all the requirements set out by the city in order to get a cart with water, contained a certain temperature and had a refrigerator and they were licensed for this area. they had most of their business taken. one of the important things is when after june 1, they started getting more complaints. these complaints we believe were generated by some of the business owners in the area who didn't want a cart in front of their place selling food. it was impossible for the young guys to get the information from the dpw as to who was making these complaints. it's hear say. it's unvetted. anyone can file a complaint. the

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steven van zandt said he lost a brother and best friend. james gandolfini played a made man, tony soprano, and he made us care when his cold-blooded character suffered panic attacks and he sought therapy from the great dr. melfi. we cared about all of the characters, but there was tony in the center. a profane, violent, voracious sociopath with bouts of vulnerability. he didn't have killer good looks, but if looks could kill, tony's eyes alone could destroy lesser men. >> we're in a situation where everybody involved knows the stakes. and if you're going to accept those stakes, you got to do certain things. >> reporter: james gandolfini was born in 1961 into a working class north jersey household. his italian immigrant father spoke the language at home. he graduated from rutgers, tended bar, ran a club, drove a truck, and then took an acting class, and he was hooked. he loved the offbeat indy projects on stage and on screen, and leaves us with many films. he recently played a down and out hitman opposite brad pitt in "killing them softly." he pla

tell, animal ultimer, ben mostly, taylor nicholas, julian baer, andrew vilaskey, chris steven wahl, ann haslett, james glick, and sara margaret hughes. the staff members have really done an outstanding job, and i'm very pleased that they have been members of our team, and for all of them and especially for the senators and the support we have received today, we appreciate the support very much.ield the floor. and i suggest the absence of a quorum. mr. brown: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from ohio. mr. brown: thank you, mr. president. thank you, senator cochran. i ask unanimous consent that tributes to frank lautenberg, the late senator from new jersey, be printed as a senate document and that the members have until 12:00 noon on thursday, june 20, to submit tributes. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. brown: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent for the appointment at the desk -- that the appointment at the desk appear separately in the record as if made by the chair. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. brown: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that econo

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sitting down in the mid els elyce stevens rohera hack -- middle of a hacking scandal and perhaps a trading scandal as well. jamesns on why plays nice with china does not always mean making progress with china. i was looking at this, admiral, i said, we're playing the same old game. we're back too that. what do you make of it? >> we got to step up and realize we're in you on second cold war, with another communist, totalitarian regime, that ii what president obama needs to make clear in his meeting in california with the chinese president. he has to show the leadership, that has been lacking up to this point. neil: what does he do? argument that been we feel indebted on chinese because they buy so much of our debt, we don't want them to get annoyed. i never pout that i believe that they need us more than we need them. but i don't want to go down that side road, wu we're always on defense. why? >> first of all, you know i don'whyeveryone is shocked on ts hacking issue. it is 21st century spying, it has gone on for a millennium and will continue. the chinese, in their meeting in california will agree to a further m

james lyon. tony perkins tonight at the top of the hour. we will reveal for the first time how the internal revenue service targeted his organization. stevener wall on these latest scandals developing out of washington d.c. that's right. as you know, there -- there are even more. gerri: i cannot count that high. [laughter] gerri: we will count them nonetheless. gerri: good for you. we look for to seeing you at the top of the hour. thank you for that. >> thanks. gerri: from one white house scandal to another, one of the stars of the infamous irs star trek perry video apologizing for his role at a house hearing. defending the actions of others. rich edson in washington d.c. -- washington d.c. with the details >> reporter: good evening. the actor who most recently portrayed him, the commissioner of the small business and self-employed division at the internal revenue service. this video opened a 2010 irs conference in anaheim, california. taxpayers spent more than $4 million on that conference, more than $50,000 on videos like this, $17,000 on the motivational artist, and an additional 64 grand on gifts fo@ employees, including miniature stuf

"the sopranos" co-star steven van zandt tweeting "i lost a brother and a best friend." >> from chris christie, jamesersey guy. i was a huge fan of his and the character he played so authentically, tony soprano. >> susan sarandon who he starred in with in "romance and cigarettes" tweeted, "so sad to lose james gandolfini. one of the sweetest, funniest, most generous actors i've ever worked with. sending my prayers to his family." >> this is the kind of thing that send shock waves throughout hollywood. >> no doubt about it. >> not only hollywood but fans all over. not only so young. so beloved, so, people were enamored by him. he was the bad guy that everybody loved to love and loved to hate. >> he really revolutionized television they say as a guy who they built a series around. the character was completely flawed. most tv series not built around a flawed character. tony soprano was completely flawed. he pulled off this powerful, powerful presence. and they built this magnificent show right around that. >> yeah. you know, he had a son from his first marriage. from his second marriage he just had a ba