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>> reporter: paintings of albert einstein, michael jordan, abraham lincoln, and even bono from u2, all made on site at an irs conference by an artist hired to perform leadership through art and paid $17,000. taxpayer dollars. it's just one example of irs excess detailed in this new inspector general report, which zeros in on a 2010 irs conference in anaheim, california, which cost taxpayers a whopping $4 million. nearly 2,700 irs employees stayed at three hotels with no attempt to negotiate lower rates. why? the irs hired outside organizers with no incentive to bargain because they got a 5% commission from the hotels. in fact, two event organizers got paid $66,500 by uncle sam from this one conference. >> they didn't negotiate. they didn't bid it. and this was 2,700 folks. so they could have gotten a considerable reduction. instead what they said is we'll pay full boat but we want some perks. >> reporter: those perks

the michael jordan of music can go and say this is wrong.""the michael jordan of music." so that's just what they printed. here's some even cooler quotes that didn't make the article. look at this one. "a lot of people ask me what came first, the chicken or the egg. i'm like 'me.' i came first, then dropped an egg out of my butt. i sat on it for a few weeks turned into a chicken." [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] all right. that's borderline. another quote here. he said "i'm the reason that people say jk after a great joke. 'jk' stands for 'genius, kanye.'" [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] here's the last quote. he said "sometimes i read albert einstein's stuff and i'm like 'what an idiot.'" interesting guy, kanye west. interesting guy. here's a nice story, you guys. this week, a 97-year-old man in new york graduated from high school. isn't that nice? [ audience aws ] [ cheers and applause ] yeah, good for him. i got to say he pulled a pretty good senior prank. he closed his eyes for a few seconds. [ laughter ] [ old man voice ] "i'm

you know, if michael jordan can scream at the refs, me as kanye west, as the michael jordan of music, can go and say, this is wrong." >> meaning as in when he's like stood up at the grammys grabbed the -- or whatever. >> here's his thing about the taylor swift grabbing the mike incident. this is very profound. "it's only led me to awesome truth and awesomeness. beauty, truth, awesomeness. that's all it is. if anyone's reading this waiting for some type of full-on flat apology for anything, they should just stop reading right now." okay? so there you have it. >> i want to be awesomeness. i want some of that awesomeness. i don't get it. >> people tell you you're wonderful. let other people tell you you're talented. and if you indeed are, there will be no need to discuss it. i find that -- >> i don't like when people call themselves by their own name. >> regis did it and it didn't bother me. >> but regis is different. >> regis and yeezus, they are very different. you know, it was adorable when reege did it. regis is here. regis would like a cup of coffee. >> that's different. that's diff

i mean, obviously, lebron james, probably the better all-around player than maybe michael jordan, buttill can't put him with michael jordan as of yet as a winner, but they get two titles in three years, so taking the talent to south beach seems to have worked out. i don't know about five, though. might be done. >>> we go now from the pros to high school. a new policy in new jersey aiming to ban trash talking during high school sporting events. the new rule could even get a player or coach investigated by the state's civil rights division. the new rule stems from new jersey's new crackdown on bullying in schools. so, i just wonder if i could say to bill karins, you're not going to stick that weather report. >> right. >> you're going to report me. please don't do that. >>> to baseball now. the best highlight of the day was not freeven a player. during yesterday's white sox/twins game, check out the ball boy. boom! oh, fell right on the back, but no worries. got up a little gingerly, but he made the grab. a little semi fist bump, gives it to a little boy, of course. watch the replay. wat

tell us what happened the first time you introduced kobe bryant to michael jordan? or off the staples which is called the chairman's room. i had michael back there to meet kobe. kobe came in. michael and i were sitting there. he sat down. his first words was, i could beat you one-on-one, is what he said. michael said, you probably can. he just admitted to it. he just diffused it right away. >> why was it important to kobe to come in and say i could beat you one-on-one? >> i think he wanted to establish something right away, you know, that his prowess and, believe me, you know, he certainly had one of the games that michael showed up at i think he got six three-pointers in the first half, just went out and, you know, like, here, i'm going to show you something that's in my tool box. >> like showing off for dad when he comes to a little league game, that kind of thing? >> yeah, i was. >> we heard of thing. >> he was. >> we heard from a lot of your former players, the unconventional methods, practicing in the dark, the lakota warrior items in the team meeting room and a

they have one out now with michael jordan. not the michael jordan you're thinking of.> michael jordan. ♪ >> oh. >> michael jordan, 8:00. >> oh. >> that's me. >> oh. >> no. >> oh, man. [ laughter ] >> what did espn do right with this one? >> they have so many things that are great with using athletes and using humor throughout the years. they just nailed this so well, because we all get the joke, right? still, the most famous athlete in the world. and you think about it, you say, wow, what must it be like to be him. >> right. >> imagine just having his name. >> yeah. >> the simple, basic concept. >> and they really brought it each and every way -- >> sure. absolutely. >> and the next one is from a start-up company -- this has only been seen online by about 10 million people. it's the dollar shave club. and take a look at it. >> now, lubricating strip and a pivot head. it's so gentle, a toddler could use it. do you like spending $20 a month on brand-name razors? 19 go to roger federer. i'm good at tennis. and you think your razor needs a vibrating handle, a flashlight, a

this is your michael jordan gear. this is your polo. this is your nice 501 jeans, you guys.f for. who speaks spanish here? can you read that? [ speaking spanish ] >> what does that mean? >> something about sexual assault. >> sexual assault. >> warning you about sexual assault in prison, how to protect yourself against it. >> the inmates are in essence the deterrent that will guide these youth back to a life of contributing to society. >> this is the building we live in, north block. and this building they have little small cells that are 9 x 4. nine feet tall, four feet wide. that's smaller than a walk-in closet, you guys. but yet two men live in those cells in that building. look where you at, man, you in a cage like an animal. have you ever been to a zoo? >> yeah. >> the cages for the monkeys are bigger than this, right? okay then, so what does that tell you about yourself? >> they got more freedom than us. >> the animals get more freedom than us, right? so you need to really be thinking. >> they're treating me lower than animals, lesser than animals. >> okay. you can't bl

. >> reporter: it all started with michael jordan, when nike convinced us that air jordans could makeus symbol, to some, worth whatever price it took, including murder. in 1999, one boy was choked for his shoes, another shot. the story hit the news. since then, the shoes market has more than doubled to $21 billion a year in the united states alone. it is 6:00 a.m. on a saturday. alex is not an early riser, neither is his dad. nonetheless, they're on the way to a sneaker convention in new york city. >> too early in the morning to be doing this. shows i really care. >> reporter: after packing his shoes in the car, they pick up his friend and fellow sneakerhead, brian. they don't waste any time. the conversation immediately turns to shoes. >> brian, for these, 150. >> you're killing me. >> reporter: translation, brian just scored a pair of rare nikes on line for $640. and alex is immediately trying to buy them. >> let's just say 700, you paid 640. >> reporter: this banter continues for the hour-long car ride until they arrive. the two get to work, setting up shop at a table they paid for

. >> michael jordan plays the role of oscar grant. >> i want to spark conversations, feel fed up, and angry that incidents like these keep happening all across the country and around the world. we saw people that saw the movie tonight and they said it was very powerful. the movie opens nationwide on july 12th. nbc bay area news. >> and we have more details now on the film, fruitvale station, it debuted in january at the 2013 sundance film fest award, the film is directed by oakland native, ryan coogler, who attended saint mary's and we caught up with one of the film's producers. forest whitaker. >> i'm hoping that the people here, it will offer some form of healing, just because they can feel that maybe their stories have been heard and that, it will allow them to move forward. >> whitaker went on to urge people across the country, to maintain villagilance so this d not happen again. >> the police are looking for the same men in different areas. they are looking for this man. he is considered dangerous, he has robbed homes in belmont, hillsborough and san matteo. we are in belmont ton

[ cheers ] >> growing up, michael jordan was my hero, my idol.e sport was amazing. tiger really put that into golf. he dominated his game. >> in 2000, 2001, it was just -- never seen anything like it. golf's not really a sport you dominate a sense. what that was was just somebody who was better than everybody else. i mean, he wasn't winning tournaments, he was willing everybody. -- killing everybody. ♪ >> if you ask any of the young guys growing up who their hero was, it was tiger woods. >> to have an opportunity to sit alongside him and compete against him is a dream come true. >> i definitely remember watching matches and watching tiger win. i was definitely into golf and my dream i had set to play the pga tour before that but seeing that performance gave me a little bit more fire underneath to be push a little harder. >> might go in. might go in. might go in. it is in. [ cheers and applause ] >> i read a book about tiger when i was 14, and that's when decided to wake up every morning at 5:00 and practice before school. i wouldn't be here today

. >> but i just think do you ever fine yourself watching the news like michael jordan he home like inear away sweat pants going get me in the game. that's not how you do it. go you have time to stick around to have a discussion on the web s that okay. >> absolutely. >> that would be great. the brokaw files air tomorrow at 10 p.m. the wonderful tom brokaw, ladies and gentlemen. (applause) captioning sponsored by comedy central captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> that's our show. i was so in awe of mr. brokaw, i got the time and date of his show wrong. it airs thursday at 10 p.m. well he an here all next week at 11:00. we lost together a great man this week. here it is, your moment of zen. >> you know, not all incidents is a result of the medication. >> are you saying there's som

and post season michael jordan era. there is lebron james getting the mvp. the parade will go off monday in miami. disturbing news out of new england, new england patriots tight end aaron hernandez is going to be arrested for obstruction of justice in connection with a homicide investigation. surveillance video shows aaron hernandez was with odin lloyd before he was killed this week. show 2 seconds of this race so we can tell you, sunday. jeff gordon, danica patrick, clint bowyer, they will all be at sonoma. will the weather be bad on sunday? funky? >> late in the day rain possibly. >> see? >> have a good weekend everybody. look at 'em. living on cloud nine with that u-verse wireless receiver. you see in my day, when my mom was repainting the house, you couldn't just set up a tv in the basement. i mean, come on! nope. we could only watch tv in the rooms that had a tv outlet. yeah if we wanted to watch tv someplace else, we'd have to go to my aunt sally's. have you ever sat on a plastic covered couch? [ kids cheering ] you're missing a good game over here. th

on the cover is michael jordan of friday night lights. >> yes.movie was written by a and directed by on oakland person. >> the best of is all in here. >> yes. >> the party is on thursday, june 27th at the metrion? >> yes. it is fantastic. there is endless alcohol. >> drink responsibly, have a designated driver. the best of the bay area party to benefit the family house on june 27th. you can go to sanfranmag.com to get tickets. you don't have to get super dressed up. >> it is a cocktail party but people come looking sharp. >> look sharp. thank you, steven. we will leave you now with jazz vocalist, jackie naylor. she performs friday, july 26th. thank you for being with us today. i am susan sikora and thank you for watching "bay area focus." n this week. a su . >>> california's critical role when it come to the debate over marriage. we are expecting ruling from the supreme court as early as tomorrow. >> a summer storm is coming your way. from where and when, coming up. >>> and it is 8:30, sunday, june 23rd. thank you for joining us this morning. i a

for a diversity and inclusion expert and $17,000 for an artist who painted abraham lincoln and michael jordanuring a session on leadership through art. i want to bring in congressman adam shift, democrat from california, and a member of the house appropriations committee. good morning, congressman. >> morning. >> were you shocked when you saw some of the details of that spending, or does nothing surprise you anymore? >> well, it is shocking. at the same time, you're right. there's been a log catalog of these abuse expenditures by agencies. what is so appalling about this is we already lost faith in the irs in the sense that they were politicizing their investigations. now taxpayers are further losing faith that any taxes they pay are going to be for legitimate expenditures. so it's a dead loser. there's certainly plenty of investigative work to be done. i just wish we had more competent investigative committees. this bears looking into. the irs and other agencies are going to have to change the way they operate. >> this hearing today is one of six being held by the house and senate this week.

i don't know if he's the michael jordan of music, but he's definitely the dennis rodman of crazy talkt. last night on "america's got talent." one contestant proposed to his girlfriend on stage right after his audition. though, i am not sure it went how he expected. check it out. [ screams and applause ] >> will you marry me? [ buzzer ] >> jimmy: no, that's -- you don't. >> steve: oh! >> jimmy: shouldn't have done -- they shouldn't have done that. waited for the answer. [ applause ] >> steve: howie. >> jimmy: yeah. some tech news here. this week, apple introduced a new laptop that supposedly has a an all day battery. yep, and how it works is don't turn on your laptop all day. [ laughter ] it works. speaking of apple though, yesterday at the worldwide developer's conference, apple unveiled a male voice option for digital assistant siri. yeah, of course the male siri and the female siri handle things a little differently. for instance, if i were to say, "siri, open google maps." here's the female siri's response. [ female digital voice ] >> here is google maps for you. >> jimmy: and here

actor michael jordan who plays grant in the movie saw the same parallels. >> it could have been me thet situation. >> reporter: the movie has won prizes at sun dance. but jordan said it was this screening in oakland that he was looking forward to. >> coming back to oakland, i was excited and giddy, nervous. i really want to know what the people think about it. >> reporter: grants family applauded the film though his uncle and mother told us it's been painful to watch. >> it reopened a wound. i know it's going to be painful tonight. >> an overwhelming experience. it's very overwhelming. >> reporter: wanda johnson consulted on the film and even had a cameo. >> i was completely humbled by her strength, her grace, her beauty throughout the entire process. >> reporter: producer forest whitaker says he sees potential for the film to make a larger statement about other stories like grant that will never be told on this scale. >> i think that what you hope is if you can tell a story well and others tell the story well that can can march as an anthem for many stories. it will be that symbol. >>

you could say, well, style was not exactly -- if it was kobe bryant or somebody else, michael jordan, years gone by, they just pull up and stick a 15 foot jumper. he didn't want to take a jumper, but he found another way to win it. you have to give him credit for that. >> absolutely. the barometer that people place on a player like lebron is so high that it's easy to knit pick the things he doesn't do well because of the expectations we all have for him is so great because he has that type of talent, and people forget that he is playing against a great team, that when they get it in the locker room, the spurs, the first thing they ran on the board is lebron james. how do we stop lebron james? they're focussing all their energy on him. for him to come out and play the way he did when it mattered in the fourth quarter, and he did hit the big three. everybody will talk about the ray allen three. lebron hit a huge three. the other thing people don't talk about enough with a guy like lebron james is his defense. they switch to tony parker, and parker didn't get much going when james was gu

you know, if michael jordan can scream at the refs, me as kanye west, the michael jordan of music canedly you know steve jobs of internet, downtown, fashion, culture. period. by a long jump. i honestly feel that because steve has passed, when biggie passed and jay-z was allowed to be jay-z kgz. >> jay-z was a wrapper. it would be like saying once putin leaves i can really become al roker. >> does anybody think he is not -- he compares himself to every single person of greatness. >> you choose jordan and steve jobs. hard to beat those. >> and the album is called yesus. need we go any further. >> i love kanye west. i think he's a brilliant artist. this is all part of the game he plays. he sucks us in. >> it's the game that's played on the town square of crazy town. >> and it sells a lot of records. >> i don't know. the fans love it, i guess. >> he lets his music speak for himself. until he speaks. and then you realize he's crazy! >> are you going to be buying that yesus album? >> of course. i'm in. a look at the headlines. >> let me tell you about this great event i went to last night.

michael jordan who plays the role of oscar grant is attending tonight's premiere along with actress octaviapencer and the director. members of grant's family will be present at the premiere. the movie opens to the public on july 12. >>> san francisco's golden gate park the latest target of vandals. kpix 5's ken bastida in mobile5 showing us why the damage is so insulting. ken. >> reporter: this is amazing, allen. i find it hard to believe that back in the 1870s when john mclaren designed and built this park here in san francisco, that he had any idea that some idiots would come into it and start either cutting trees down or damaging them but that is exactly what's been going on. behind me an area under restoration where they planted some seedlings. they are about 3 to 5 years old. here's what's happened to them. >> golden gate park is an absolute national treasure. and it's sacred ground. sacred space. >>> reporter: at the western end of golden gate park right beside the soccer fields, you will find one of the killing fields. >> it's something that just kind of puzzles us. >> reporter: tree

speakers including $11,000 for a happiness expert and $17,000 for an artist who created paintings of michael jordan, abraham lincoln and bono. >>> on capitol hill, the new acting commissioner of the irs testified before lawmakers yesterday stressing the need to fix the many problems. hall rogers said congress may impose conditions on irs funding. >> the agency, the irs, has such power to ruin the lives of every american. we will not tolerate another political enemy's list. we've been there before. having an enemy's list hashg ens back to a dark page in our history. this is deeply, deeply disconcerting. >> the trial of the soldier responsible for the biggest leak of classified information in american history is now underway. during opening statements each side painted drastically different pictures of private first class bradley manning. the defense says manning we leased information he believed the public should see but could not be used against the u.s. the prosecution says manning craved notoriety and put fellow soldiers at risk when he passed the classified information on to wikileaks. he's alre

12 in the '90s. [ laughter ] but rodman said lebron james pales in comparison to legends like michael jordan and scottie pippen. shouldn't rodman be headed back to north korea to start shooting the next "rush hour" sequel with kim jong-un by now? [ applause ] it's hard to take a person seriously when he looks like a clown that escaped from the world's most depressing circus. [ laughter ] nba players are very active on twitter, probably more so than athletes in any other sport. twitter gives them an opportunity to share everything that pops into their giant, sweaty heads the moment it does. so, tonight, we're curated some players have to offer, and we set them to music, and, ladies and gentlemen, here now, with a musical rendition tweet written by roy hibbert of the indiana pacers, the "jimmy kimmel live" children's choir. enjoy. [ cheers and applause ] [ piano music plays ] ♪ i see a girl calmly taking a poop on the side of the road ♪ [ laughter ] thank you. thank you. not something you see every day, fortunately. you know, there are a lot of players with unusual names in the finals this yea

i think when it's all over he will be a pretty interesting comparison to michael jordan. l have to see. he's only got two rings. michael had six. >> rachel nichols, great interview. thank you so much. good to see you. >>> coming up next, news on everyone and everything. including the search is over. rusty the red panda had zoo workers in d.c. pretty nervous when he wasn't in his cage this morning. cnn crews were there within the last hour when he was captured. we have the video. >>> plus, two big changes when you get your latte fix on in the morning at starbucks. one has to do with your wallet. the other, your health. >>> and why actor jim carrey is having second thoughts about his latest role. power block coming up next. >>> first, cnn's unique look at innovators changing the world. here's a preview of this week's "the next list." >> this week on "the next list," changing the lives of children born with shoulder injuries. >> when nathan was born, nerves were torn in his shoulder. and he couldn't move his arm at all. >> one of the things the doctors asked us to do was help

michael jordan, statute clad in the black arts sweater.han check hard in second period playing against bruins. this is game 5. yeah. patrick did the heavy lifting for the black hawks. two goals for the night. black hawks win 3 to 1. they lead the series three games to two. game six in boston monday night. chicago has a chance to hoist lord stanley's cup. >>> soccer earth kwashg in the nation's capitol. the struggles continue. chris pontius, the lone goal of the game on penalty quick. the quakes lose again. one to nothing to dc united. seven times in 17 games this season. >>> to brazil to two soccer poirs, italy, brazil. tied at one in the second half and there goes namar. only got one name. namar kicks it bouetly into the corner of the net. brazil doubles up italy 4 to 2 to finish atop their groove. >>> indoor football. saber cat fans got a lot to cheer about tonight. absolutely destroyed the arizona rattlers. nine touchdowns on the night. nine. that's jason willis. catches and slips over the board. catch winners over the division rivals 7

as you know michael jordan said he modeled his game after dr. j.ary. it's simply called "the doctor." >> from umass to the park. it had long been a tall tale more than anything else and now in philadelphia he's about to prove that the hype is real. >>> where'd this guy come from? my god. there was nobody like him. julius was like that bird coming in, swooping in. dunking on people. >> we're pleased to have julius erving in. welcome. >> thank you. good to be here. what did you have that enaving you to fly? >> some of that was deception. i always thought with the big hand, to have the ability to move the ball around and once you get elevated, if you moved it to the left, moved it to the right. it seemed like you had it. >> gailt said when is the guy coming down? i never saw anything like that. >> what goes up must come down. >> i never knew you were such a fantastic basketball player. until i saw it, thought, wow. the funny thing when billy crystal said, finally a great jewish basketball player. >> he's a fellow long islander. >> urn tintil i saw the

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however, can you keep that competitive edge like michael jordan did? physically, i.e.s fine, baumgartner. and he was showing off after hitting a home run. that is all of that baseball pop and circumstance. these guys are smart enough to know that they will suspend without pay for a couple of games if you throw a punch. however, if you have to look like a tough guy my bottom line is saying that nauseating. if you hit him once and who is in the hit a home run! i do not believe that. just to hit somebody because they did something that you did not like. however, if you are a baseball player in the dugout and you feel the pressure of the players that is to for a play. however, from my couch i do not buy it. >> now, the new england patriot aaron heard and this is a suspect why do so many blessings how do they get in trouble? >> and let us face it. they can be a big physical guy. and if you hear that and the divorce rate is 70%. and the bankrupt when they stop playing. it is a pretty ugly future. but i think that guy was involved in a murder. and most of these guys they are

. >> michael jordan was sentenced to life without parole from charges ranging from rape to burglary. he has called prison home for the past 24 years. >> after the honor dorm was developed, i was reluctant. this was a concept completely new to all of us. i put in an application, got involved before i started doing janitorial work or whatever was needed of me originally. i went from there to taking on a leadership role, currently teaching classes. >> each inmate in honor dorm has a job. ray everidge is serving life for theft. his job is dorm security. >> my job consists of monitoring the dorm. i walk down each aisle and check for what they call uniformity. uniformity is where you check to make sure all the beds are properly clothed and make sure all their living area is in order. >> in general population, correctional officers can write up inmates for infractions. >> thank you. >> but here in the honor dorm, fellow inmates police the hallways. >> if you see anyone violating, you give them a warning, tell them to stop doing it. if you see a direct violation, it's your option to give the

six-time nba champion, scottie pippen, known for his career alongside michael jordan with the chicago the best defenders of all-time. now, the 47-year-old father of five is defending himself off the court. john muller has that story. >> reporter: los angeles county sheriffs are investigating scottie pippen involving an alleged altercation sunday night. investigators say pippen was involved in a fight with another man outside a restaurant. >> i believe the altercation started over photographs or an autograph. i don't think it was quite as simple as asking for an autograph. >> reporter: the other man in the fight was allegedly sent to the hospital but released. his relatives reportedly say he was punched, kicked and knocked unconscious, suffering several injuries. pippen voluntarily went to the police station and was questioned for over an hour. he left without being charged or booked. >> in these types of investigations, there's always conflicting statements and stories. that's why we have a few more witnesses, independent witnesses, we would like to interview. he was released. we're g

report says he charges $17,000 for two sessions and six paintings, including albert einstein to michael jordanyoutube by no. the paintings reinforced his message of on learning the rules, breaking boundaries, and freeing the thought process to find creative solutions to challenges. he also lists the national security agency as a client. we have asked for comment. we are still waiting for response. but that one anaheim conference cost over $4 million. the inspector general says investigators are uncertain about the price tag. they say it could have cost more back to you. gerri: thank you for that. well, one of the dirty little secrets of our federal government is that the whole irs to local police cleared the civil servants, the people who work for the taxpayers work in a culture that would shock most private-sector employees. it is no meritocracy, no were carting give rewarded over time. in this country a federal job is essential, i guarantee, a lifetime of payment and rewards with little consequences for nonperformance or on the performance. consider these results of a poll of more than 680,0

he was painting pictures of michael jordan and abraham lincoln at an irs conference. apparently they were going to sell them off to make the money back and they lost one of them. they are incompetent idiots. >> do you think it would have been better if they hired you? a little warm up act. >> $1100 and that's what you get me for and i will vacuum your room. >> with your lips. go ahead. >> first of all, the only thing that frightens me more than -- more is a badly run ir s. i would rather be making videos, but if you can let me send a planted of weed to the irs i will send them that. maybe it will distract them. and what planet are you living on that there are not two sets of rules for the people in charge and the rest of us? the president doesn't tell you when he is flying drones. the irs doesn't need receipts. and you don't tell people where you buy your flashlights. >> i don't buy them. people send them. >> and he makes me clean them. >> is it that shocking that the irs isn't following rules? >> yes, but this is leading to the bigger question and i ask you a sear ye

he has never served in the military, although he did have a poster of michael jordan up in his room and switzerland at school. then we saw those purges during the spring and summer of 2011. this was designed to build a power base. so you conduct violent provocations, ready? well, in 2009, after we saw a lot of stuff we then saw in 2010 the sinking of the vote. and then we saw the special capabilities and pyongyang built up here twice asymmetric or not it operates in shallow muddy waters off the coast of iran. ironically, it is a special operations force type of submarine. why would i call on artillery to attack this? well, most people, we have some former military guys here in the audience that would acknowledge that it is as good as american artillery. so why is this old soviet artillery able to attack this if they are not able to strike back as quickly as they want to. because the north koreans plan to take away for this and they were able to overwhelm them by putting artillery right across the shore. both of this was related to kim jong-un with propaganda. somebody will have to expla

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we never got michael jordan, kobe bryant, the best sellers until late. that was wrong. we can't be that way, so we decided to do a joint venture with finish line. they get all great shoes. >> i've wanted macy's to open a lot of stores, but you have been careful to open and close. when do we flip? when is the goal to have 1,000 stores? >> ask me this question five years ago, and you probably did, i was wondering, do i have too many stores? now that they're fulfillment centers, i'm doing just fine. i'm in 45 states, most of the centers that i want to be in. there's a couple i'm working in. there won't be 100, but i'll continue to open stores. >> there are things you are talking about. i go to pittsburgh now on friday night. they've got yellow and black for the steelers. they've got bow ties in raleigh. so what you're saying is that my macy's is now gotten the level of -- 50% margin that people think you're going to top at. this is a long lasting thing. >> third inning, people say where are you in terms of my macy's execution. i changed my mind. i'm back in the dugout. as

two, does lebron james have to deliver a championship to be considered in the same league at michael jordanis that on abc? >> i believe so, yes. >> lebron james is the greatest player in the world right now and one of the greatest of all time. bit time his career is over, that'll be expected. i stick&c the prediction they'll win tonight in san antonio, and wrap up night in miami. on abc, the pregame begins at 8:30. >> that's 8:30 eastern, thank you very much, senator rubio. >> thank you. >>> we invited the white house to send a representative to talk about syria, but they declined. now to talk about the next steps, joined by george will, jeremy bash former chief of staff, and martha raddatz. george. not long ago, you said the president is right on syria. now what? >> now he's wrong. two axioms from two great military leaders, napoleon said if you start to take it. take it. don't be tardy. and mccarthy, two words, too late, too late to discern the threat, prepare and respond to the threat this many this intervention in another nation's civil wars was announced not by the president, not in co

of that season and i wrote today on gq.com that when i have grandchildren i'll tell them i saw michael jordany basketball and i saw james gandolfini play tony soprano. it was, you know, usually a film set is an entirely torturous set to spend time at all, it's boring, it's deadly. yet, watching him do the mundane scene was utterly hypnotizing. every take he did would be a shade different. he knew that character so intimately that it was like watching a real live person and i think that that is a part of what, that power came through almost all of his performancesed on that show. >> the key thing i always felt with him because of the kind of man he was in real life, a very warm sensitive guy, john travolta told an interesting story this morning, i was watching how his son died, james gandolfini rushed to his side to make sure he was okay. he's an incredibly caring man, playing this evil monster, but he was able give that monster a humanity that made him an empathetic character. made him a template for other characters to come. >> it's hard to remember now how radical it was to have a leading m

he helped the bulls to a championship in 1990s with the help of a man named michael jordan.upreme court is keeping the nation on edge of collective seat as well as we all wait for potential blockbuster decision. two of them on gay marriage. a third on the rights of voters. the justices were scheduled to have all of that wrapped up by today. but they didn't hit their deadline. so, they have scheduled two more meetings this week to announce more opinions. this morning the court did rule on a closely watched affirmative action case. it's a case that could have affected admission process at colleges all across the nation. the justices did not settle this issue. far far from it. shannon bream is live from d.c. shannon? >> at stake, whether or not the university of texas at austin and potentially every state school in the country can use race as a factor in the admissions process. instead of deciding the merits of the case, the supreme court sent it back down to the lower court saying: you used the wrong standard when you originally decided this case. it's very tech nil call but t

he was a religious study's major and from maryland and spent the spring semester in michael jordan.e wanted to live and work in the middle east in a pursuit of peace and understanding. >> new developments involving a man who was involved in leaking the surveillance programs and telling us we were spied on. vice-president biden called ecuadorian president to talk about edward snowden. he is hiding out in the transient zone of the moscow terminal in russia airport. vice-president bide boyd requesting that ecuador reject snowden's request for asylum. and the president of ecuador said there will be no request unless he is on ecuadorian soil. >> the woman in the center of the agency's targeting scandal may be compelled to testify in front of congress. lois lerner said she did nothing wrong and envoked the fifth amendment and refused to answer the questions in an appearance before the house oversight committee. and now the committee run by republican darril issa voted on party lines that lerner gave up her fifth amendment right in part by her opening remarks. lerner is on leave after refu

james there have to deliver a championship to miami to be considered to be in the same league at michael jordan. >> is that game on abc? >> i believe so, yes. >> lebron james is certainly the greatest player in fact world right now, and one of the greatest of all time. by the time his career is over, it will be evident. i predict they'll win in six games. win tonight in san antonio, and wrap it up on tuesday in miami. i think the pre-game coverage begins at 8:30? >> 8:30 eastern, thank you very much, senator rubio. >> thank you. >> we invited the white house to send a representative to discuss the new policy on syria. they declined. now we're joined by george will, jeffrey goldberg, jeremy bash, and my colleague, abc's chief global affairs corr, martha rad. you said he was right? >> now he's wrong. napoleon said if you start to take vee yes that, take it. don't be tentative, or tardy. general mcarthur said every military debacle is too late. too late to prepare and respond. this intervention in another nation's civil war with sectarian overlays and ethnic problems was announced not by the presi