president, girls nation president alana and vice president jennifer hall, welcome to all of these senators. it is an honor to be here today to welcome you and introduce my boss, the president. before i do, i would like to share thoughts as a former girls nation senator representing kansas 21 years ago this summer. it seems like it was not too long ago before i was of excitement -- was in the rose garden, full of excitement at being in a historic place. i am glad that the tradition has not changed. >> what do you remember about that? that was a long time ago. >> yes, that was some time ago. i remember being summoned, i think they actually wanted one of the cabinet members to introduce him at the event and they were all off to something else and could not do it. someone had heard that i had been a girls nation representative and asked me to speak. it continues to be the greatest honor i have had, conservative the white house and work with president clinton -- to serve in the white house and work with president clinton. he gave me an opportunity to serve and learn. many young people of color

joining me now is jennifer city hall bureau chief. good afternoon.we saw some of the officers turn their backs on the mayor but it didn't appear to be to the same extent we saw in the last few weeks. is the situation improving? >> it wasn't as bad as it was. yesterday when the mayor went to the wake he was saluted when he walked in. both sides had sort of agreed to put it aside until after the funeral which was today. obviously not everybody put it aside because hundreds of police officers did turn their back on the mayor today. >> what are some of the stakes that are here that are at play for both sides between city hall and the police. what's at risk? >> this is probably the biggest crisis of the mayor's administration at the moment. the police department is widely regarded as one of the finest in the world. it is the biggest story that the mayor is in this feud with his police department. he won the race to city hall last year by promising to reform the nypd. now he's got serious trouble where is this is his department and turning their back on hi

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jennifer aniston's effort to remind us that she's more than one of our old friends with her performance failed to sway the academy voters. a $258 million box office hallis awesome" were not enough to convince them everything about the lego movie was awesome enough for best animated feature. and even the moving commentary about the life of film critic roger ebetter shockedrtebert shocked us when it failed to claim a nomination. what was surprising was the snub of a film that we love so much we spent an hour talking about it on last week's mhp. despite securing a nomination for best picture and best original song "selma" was not recognized for the beautiful portrayal of martin luther king jr. by the lead actor and overlooked the masterful work of "selma's" director. now, if you couldn't tell from my interview last week we are big ava fans here in nerdland. and if she had secured the nomination it would have been an historic first for an african-american woman director. so don't get me wrong, because yes, the snub from the academy was certainly disappointing and even frustrating. maybe even a little infuriating. but surprising? not so much. especially wh