i also have asked a gentleman to come and speak today, joe boss, who i've asked to come and speak because i've known him in a number of contexts from the time i was a reporter to some of my time working at city hall, to provide another person who can give you context about city hall and thou functions. i don't want you to get this just from the person who has a vested interest in the outcome of your review. so i asked joe, who is involved with the dog patch neighborhood association, the patarot boosters, has been on the power plant task force and has done many things with city hall and in ways is representative of the time of person i described, the community advocate, the involved person who, at city hall, would have some level of influence or advantage and, as i mentioned, you have to sort of be reviewing my level of influence or advantage against people like that. so i asked joe to seek about his view of the context of city hall and city government. so. chairperson hur: mr. selna, thanks for your comments. perhaps we can have mr. boss speak during public comment and if we have question

. >> good evening, commissioners, my name is joe boss, i'm a native of san francisco. i'm here because i saw rob selna's name on your agenda as i was perusing my favorite thing, city government. what i do for a living basically is strategy and outreach for businesses and developers, and it's really based on my activism in the neighborhood. i live in dog patch. i've been there for 28 years and worked many, many different projects, i've been on a lost task forces, the power plant task force for the board of supervisors or zero emotions task force for the mayor and i'm kind of a go-to person for the neighborhood, successfully filing several different actions against muni because they march by their own drummer, not because i'm trying to cause the city duress. what i have found is, i probably get as many phone calls from supervisors or ledge aides or reporters, probably twice as many as i ever make to try to drive a point or discover something and i first met rob selna during -- while the city was fighting the power plant at patrarro, an expansion, and i've always found hi

>> yes, left to right, might hurt slightly. >> the old boss for joe lacava won today. the new boss might win. >> this could be a little low shot here. >> even if he pulled a jeff overon the who hit four ball in the water, that would probably make a nine on this hole. >> a lot of noise and commotion around here. people are pretty excited. >> something's going on. >> there's just people moving everywhere. and pictures being taken. >> this 18th hole has eight, ten deep all the way up the left side, and the right side as well. >> play this hole far, far, far, tallest hole on the golf course. this week he's played it well. >> this turning right to left and right down the center. beautiful tee shot. >> boy, the tee ball, even made the comment now i've got the tee ball straightnd out, i don't need to worry about that any more. that's a nice comment from him. >> johnny, do you think augusta should give ernie a special exemption to play that tournament? >> no, golf is no respecter of persons, okay? the greatest part about golf it is what t is. it's not sentimental, the bottom li

>> yes, left to right, might hurt slightly. >> the old boss for joe lacava won today. the new boss might win. >> this could be a little low shot here. >> even if he pulled a jeff overon the who hit four ball in the water, that would probably make a nine on this hole. >> a lot of noise and commotion around here. people are pretty excited. >> something's going on. >> there's just people moving everywhere. and pictures being taken. >> this 18th hole has eight, ten deep all the way up the left side, and the right side as well. >> play this hole far, far, far, tallest hole on the golf course. this week he's played it well. >> this turning right to left and right down the center. beautiful tee shot. >> boy, the tee ball, even made the comment now i've got the tee ball straightnd out, i don't need to worry about that any more. that's a nice comment from him. >> johnny, do you think augusta should give ernie a special exemption to play that tournament? >> no, golf is no respecter of persons, okay? the greatest part about golf it is what t is. it's not sentimental, the bottom li

>> joe biden's been a friend of mine and my boss, i'm biased clearly, but his harshest critics would believe there's no one who has done as much to connect with working class voters abunion voter as joe biden, speaks their language, he's a natural in those communities, in those union halls, on the factory floor. pushing him out there more, having him play a big part reaching out to those voters who are always at risk in a presidential election is just a logical thing. >> it makes me smile even talking about him because you and i have both seen him interact with people, working people and talking about his dad being a car guy. he's so very real. the day after your column comes out, the obama administration announces that in fact, joe biden is going to be the surrogate in chief so we're going to see a lot more of joe biden out on the campaign trail so check that off of your list. second petition of advice that you gave was talking about reminding the president not to forget about the voters who make their choices based upon social issues, so what did you mean by that? >> look, you know,

bosses and employees go bankrupt. >> if you give any one of these guys a key to the white house, they will bankrupt the middle class again. >> joeidden is doing what vice presidential candidates often do what is calling the other side out on issue differences. >> in maryland, president obama focused on energy and promises from his republican vivelle of cheaper gays. >> they start acting like we've got a magic wand. they dismissed wind power. >> this is utter intellectual concepts. and we'll see who the american people want to elect. >> a campaign underway with both sides in the ring. >> and it is fully underway, the president actually has more events today in chicago and atlanta. >> all right, tracy, thank you. well, now, here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. frightening moments in columbus ohio as a police officer rushed to stop a man who had just found four people near a college. police say the attacker turned toward the officer and that's when she began to open fire. the video shows her knocked backwards, but she managed to hold onto her gun. the suspect and two of his victims are listed as c

bosses and employees go bankrupt. >> if you give any one of these guys the keys to the white house they will bankrupt the middleclass again. >> joe biden is doing what vice presidential candidates do which is call the other side out on issues. >>> president obama focused on energy and promises from his republican rivals of cheaper gas. >> they start acting like we have a magic wand and we will give you cheap gas forever if you just elect us. they dismissed wind power. they dismissed solar power. they make jokes about biofuels. they were against raising fuel standards. i guess they like gas guzzlers. >> reporter: newt gingrich, who promised $2.50 gas, took aim at the president's claim of more drilling since he has been in office. >> this is utter intellectual nonsense. if he want toss represent saudi oil, i will be happy to represent american fuel and american jobs. >> reporter: a campaign new under way with both sides in the ring. and the president has got more events, campaign events scheduled today in chicago and atlanta. lynn? >> tracie potts for us in washington. thank you so much >>> now here's a look at other stories making

. >> and jour joe interview is another reminder of why you've been the boss all these years.est suit is your interview. >> i'm the boss. i'm the boss. >>> "the insider" is taking you in depth on today's big celebrity headline. i'm brooke anderson. >>> "the insider" is on. >>> the official cause of whitney houston's death. >> drugs helped kill the superstar. >> whitney houston's coke tragedy. did someone cover up evidence of drug use? >> what happened to the residue? >> the toxicology report confirming our "insider" time line of her hotel death. >> whitney houston was on her way to getting into the tub when something catastrophic happened. she collapsed. >> could a cocaine-induced heart attack have caused whitney to collapse into the bathtub? >> she short circuited her heart. with cocaine. >>> then -- kim kardashian's red carpet attack. hit with white powder. the investigation. was it a publicity stunt?

bosses and employees go bankrupt. >> if you give any one of these guys the keys to the white house, they will bankrupt the middle class again. >> joe biden is doing what vice presidential candidates often do, which is calling the other side out on issue differences. >> reporter: in maryland president obama focused on energy and promise the from his republican rivalries of cheaper gas. >> may start acting like we've got a p magic wand and we will give you cheap gas forever if you just elect us. they dismiss wind power. they dismiss solar power. they make jokes about biofuels. they were against raising fuel standards. i guess they like gas guzzlers. >> reporter: newt gingrich, who's promised $2.50 gas took aim at the president's claims of more drilling since he's been in office. >> this is utter intellectual nonsense. if he wants to represent saudi oil and algae, i'll be happy to represent american oil and american jobs and we'll see this fall who the american people want to elect. >> reporter: a campaign now underway with both sides in the ring. >> reporter: and the president's got more events, campaign events, scheduled today in ch

. >>> vice president joe biden hitting the campaign trail on behalf of his boss, telling ohio workers elect a republican, middle class america will pay. >> our philosophy, ours is one that values the workers in the success of a business. it values the middle class in the success of our economy. simply stated, we're about promoting the private sector. they're about protecting the privileged sector. >> getting back against the gop claims that this administration is against business. the speech was the first of four events the obama campaign has planned for biden in the coming weeks. >>> let's get a quick check of the weather now. meteorologist rob marciano joins us. >> in michigan, a tornado touching down in ann harbor. it did damage to a neighborhood. luckily no serious injuries or fatalities but certainly putting a scare on the folks there as this happened during the dusk hours yesterday evening. one of three has mentioned tornadoes. over 200 hail reports yesterday. all of this stemmed by or spawned by all the record-breaking heat we've had. this is a fairly weak front but slamming in

bosses and employees go bankrupt. >> if you give anyone of these guys the keys to the white house, they will bankrupt the middle-class. >> joe biden is calling the other side out on issue differences. >> in maryland, president obama focused on energy and promises from his republican rivals of cheaper gas because they start acting like we have a magic wand and we will give you a cheaper gas forever if you just elect us. they dismiss wind power. they dismiss solar power. they make jokes about biofuels. they were against raising -- i guess they like gas guzzlers. >> newt gingrich took aim at the claims of more drilling. >> this is intellectual nonsense. if he wants to represent saudi arabia oil, i will represent american oil and american jobs. >> a campaign now under way with both sides. the president has campaign stops in chicago and atlanta. tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the dance and early for the loyola men's basketball team. the greyhounds went to pittsburgh as the 15th seed. they began the game strong but the buckeyes were too strong. keith mills will have full highlights coming up later in sports. >> 49 degrees on tv

bosses and employees go bankrupt. >> if you give any one of these guys the keys to the white house, they will bankrupt the middle class again. >> joe biden is doing what vice-presidential candidates often do, which is calling the other side out on issue differences. [cheers] >> in maryland, president obama focused on energy and promises from his republican rivals of cheaper gas. >> they start acting like we've got a magic wand and we will give you cheap gas forever if you just elect us. they dismiss wind power. they dismiss solar power. they make jokes about biofuels. they were against raising fuel standards. i guess they like gas guzzlers. >> newt gingrich, who's promised $2.50 gas, took aim at the president's claims of more drilling since he's been in office. >> this is utter intellectual nonsense. if he wants to represent saudi oil and algae, i'll be happy to represent american oil and american jobs, and we'll see this fall who the american people want to elect. >> a campaign now underway with both sides. the president has campaign stops today in chicago and atlanta. tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> 6:09. 49 degrees on tv hill.

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joe rosato, jr. has the story of 12 recent lotto winners who aren't ready to give their day jobs up just yet. >> reporter: we all have dreams of winning the lottery and kindly telling the boss what he can do with his job -- >> i know it's not that much. >> reporter: but a day after claiming his lottery winnings, luciano was back making pizza. >> went over to to claim the prize. but i still have to work. >> reporter: it was there was a split second when he thought his pizza-making days were done. he and 11 co-workers at stefa stefano's pizza chipped in to buy the tickets. then your lottery numbers came up. >> everybody screamed. it was amazing. >> reporter: but the pandemonium over the $308,000 winnings soon got doused with the big bucket of math. >> you calculate it and divide it by 12, taxes and everything. >> reporter: each man would get about $25,000, enough to pay some bills, not quite enough to buy that jet. >> a lot of guys have quit, by the way. but we didn't. so they're all here working. >> reporter: had the winnings included a few more decimal places, there's a good chance stefano's owner would have been short a dozen workers today. >> but if it was the big prize -

show the yard who's boss, with this cordless black and decker trimmer, just $84.97. >>> welcome back to "morning joet should americans read into the result? we were joking about putin winning 176% of the vote. >> it was not a victory. he is an illegitimate leader and should be treated as such finally by western leaders. the vote was rigged. the vote count was rigged and before that the election was rigged. over the last 12 years of his rule he has destroyed the russian electoral system. nobody gets on the ballot if he doesn't want them on the ballot. >> how has he pulled that off? he has controlled the media? his friends he pushed them away. how has he built this organization to keep others out of the game? >> on his first work day, four days after the inauguration, may 2000 he introduced a legislative package that began the process of dismantling institutions. no direct elections except for the election of president. that is so restrictive that nobody can run for president or run a campaign even if they are allowed on the ballot. just the law, the way it has been restructured over the last 12 years

joe is saying. >> well, supposing you're applying for a high-level intelligence job in the government -- >> exactly. >> where everything about you really, your potential bossesould say, we need to know everything. if there's anything in your past that would give you a problem with this job, we need to know it. then i wonder what the question would be there, what they would do. >> yeah. >> what they do do. >> we have to take a break. we'll be right back on "reporter's notebook," so stay with us. [ male announcer ] the draw of the past is a powerful thing. but we couldn't simply repeat history. we had to create it. introducing the 2013 lexus gs, with leading-edge safety technology, like available blind spot monitor... [ tires screech ] ...night view... and heads-up display. [ engine revving ] the all-new 2013 lexus gs. there's no going back. >>> welcome back to "reporter's notebook." let's move into the district now, and a new report out shows that d.c. income inequality is among the highest in the country. i think we're at number three, atlanta being number one, boston number two. no real surprise here, but i'm wondering if the trend's gotten even worse. as m

boss. because the small business with the best technology rules. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 1-800-974-6006. >>> hey, welcome back to "morning joe's here to reveal the latest issue of "time" magazine ten ideas that are changing your life. number one, living solo. >> yes, more americans than ever in american history, 28% of americans are living by used to think this was about the fracturing of american society. but now you can argue that living alone doesn't necessarily mean that you are lonely because of social media, because all of the ways we have to connect. >> you're never alone ever. >> you like to be alone. >> your second idea is that our heads are all in the cloud. what do you mean by that? >> we're all connected, you know, through social media and not only that -- >> again, never alone. >> you don't remember anything anymore. because we're so reliant on having computers know everything for us and you can look it up we don't remember as much as we used to. >> we don't remember anything anymore. this is for sure. it's a fear. >> right. >> we are never alone. >> never. >> it goes all the way back to plato who says don't wri

boss. because the small business with the best technology rules. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 1-800-974-6006. ♪ >>> back to "morning joe let's take a look at the morning papers from "the washington post." the reports that the united states and pakistan were in negotiations earlier this year over the future of the cia drone program. concessions including advanced notices of pakistan's territory. the offers were rejected. good because they would tell al qaeda where the drone strikes were going. president obama met with pakistan's prime minister to discuss the strained relationship between the two countries. >>> the financial times dominique strauss khan, remember him? charges of aggravated pimping for his alleged role in a prostitution ring. >> willie? >> yes. >> it's a crime now? >> idiots? stupid. >> i thought it was a snoop dogg term, aggravated pimp. >> what happened to the france i once knew? what happened? >> prostitution, as you know, is legal in france but pimping is not. fine points of the french law there. >> you know an awful lot about that. of course, again, we were raised there. a french orphanage outside. >

boss. because the small business with the best technology rules. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 1-800-974-6006. ♪ >>> hey, welcome back to "morning joe take a look at the morning papers. the richmond times dispatch. bob mcdonnell has signed a bill into law that requires abortion doctors to give an external ultrasound before the procedure can take place. the initial legislation called for a medically invasive ultrasound prior to abortions. yes, that is a great way to win a swing state in an election year, willie geist. you know, coming up next year, i'm sure, next election season, mandatory anal probes for all. i mean, seriously, you wonder what these virginia republicans are thinking. >> as a man who has been in the room for several ultra sounds, the idea that any woman would be forced to have one is outrageous. >> thank you for -- >> don't you think? >> thank you for taking that stand. a state sanctioned vaginal probe. >> you're talking the external? >> yeah, even that. >> i'm offended by this conversation. >> the cradle of individual liberty. >> virginia. >> yeah, jefferson, the great individualist. >> they brought this full circle

boss. because the small business with the best technology rules. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 1-800-974-6006. ♪ >>> 29 past the hour. welcome back to "morning joee to take a look at the morning papers. we start with "the new york times." this is interesting. the consumption of added sugars by children contradict beliefs. they found young people got a majority of their sugar calories from foods, not soft drinks. also, they got most of their sugar at home, not school or elsewhere. family income made no difference in sugar income. we'll talk about this and why this is the case. >> "the los angeles times" says there is a shift in fast food royalty. wendys dethrone d burger king. five guys burgers and fries is the fastest growing chain. back when i could eat hamburgers like that, five guys, just great. >> it is really good. i have always been a burger king guy. the fries are the weakness. i always said copy mcdonald's. rip it off. you have the flame broil ed burger. make them crispier. i grew up on big macs and i love mcdonald's, but my meal, like my campaigns, i would pick up like 40 pounds. i would go wendy's drive-through and get the single with