dining with his family at a pizzeria in naples. the mayor says it's in keeping with people and how they eat their slices there. >> jon: oh, yeah, blame it on the locals. sure, fine. although i guess if he did pick up his pizza slice and eat it with his hand, i bet the italian "daily show" would have had a field day on him. [laughter] wow, that guy really mugs for the camera. write some jokes. here's my favorite part of. this keep your eye on de blasio's daughter chiara. she's anticipating the reaction back in the states with an international gesture. [laughter] that's an international gesture that can only be called, "you worry about your own [bleeped] lunch." maybe eating pizza with a a knife and fork isn't so new york, but you know what's pure new york, the essence of this great city? finding a new non-verbal way of telling someone to [bleeped] off. we miss you guys. speaking of our fair city and state, new york has had its fair share of albany-based corruption in recent years, whether it be new york state senator malcolm smith t

the town of kas erta, not far from naples. the mafia in that area is believed to have poisoned local farmland, dumping deadly toxic waste. the pope delivered an open-air mass there saturday. encouraging the people to say no to evil and corruption and lawlessness. >>> more than 1,000 california residents have evacuated as wildfires rage on east of sacramento. >> the fire began friday, destroyed five homes and several other buildings. the cause remains under investigation, but officials say only about 20% of that fire is contained. talk about fires all over the west, i don't remember us talking about one near the capital, but they're all over the place. >> foot hills of the sierra nevada. and we're north of 3,000 acres that have been scorched as a result of sand fire. any fire that gets started in california is going to be a big, big problem. the entire state is under a severe drought or worse. as of the last check, 36% of the state, in the deep red, that is exceptional drought, you don't go higher than that. it's going to take

and is originally from and naples. is so delicious it slaps you in the face. >> beautiful red garlic from nichols' farm run outside of chicago. >> >> they're so tender. there really small. imprinting to do is what you're doing how long do you do that? >> ' george all this off. it is a key step that a lot of people miss. tell me how you're going to make you make dishes for the people at this fund-raiser. people from all over the country. every chef has a table. you do not know which if you're going to get. h.f. is going to cook a four course meal for you're in front >> august 11th. a lovely setting as well. outside in the south garden which is right on south jackson chicago. beautiful trees. this is absolutely the perfect setting. there are some tickets available as well. i think it is only the individual tickets that are available. >> the last thing that we had was we had some lobster. >> real tiny pieces of lobster >> that is really it. this is not ' and eats cheese. it is good just like it is. it is ready to serve. i

. >> bill de blasio and his family arrived in naples today. >> he was caught using a fork

and relax after making what he estimates is a couple of million pizzas in the style of his native naples where he learned to give you big plates of food for a reasonable price. >> the new restaurants come in, they just don't have that same family atmosphere. >> reporter: research shows these days it is more flavor of the month. >> young innovative consumers probably a little less so going to be interested in very traditional restaurants. maybe as a novelty, but not as their mainstay. >> reporter: these days that is what makes the most dough. juliette, last summer? tomorrow night. >> oh. that was a nice slice there. what is that? mushroom? >> reporter: it is prociutto. i'm going to enjoy it when we go to the next story. >> all right, mike sugerman in san francisco. thanks mike. >>> well a bay area kareoke bar is singing the blues. its liquor license was pulled. state regulators revoked the paper moon's liquor license yesterday. they have one year to find a new owner and a new location to get it reinstated. >>> tonight, the city of stockton is still reeling after this deadly gun battle. [

. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the valley lies in the italian midlands 60 miles northwest of naples and 40 miles southeastme. a flat corridor enclosed between four walls of mountains. the valley floor with ancient vines, crops of wheat and corn, it is green the year around. that is, it in normal times. last year was a bad year for grapes and olives and the fall planting was late. many fields lay sallow. there are two ways from the south into the valley. they converge before the site of the ancient village of san pietro. it is the threshold of the valley. for 700 years. it welcomes the traveler. the stones of its walls. were quarried out of the slopes. population 1412 at the last census. a farming community. patron saint -- peter. point of interest, st. peter's, 1438. from the end of october 1943 until the middle of december, san pietro and the surrounding grounds were the scenes of some of the most bitter fighting. the italian campaign had entered the second phase. to push forward again. our battle lines were a hazard of the terrain itself. it twisted back and forth against our line. each river seemed lik

allegedly engaged in sexual activities with lemon inside his government office and with call girls in naples. so this is just a snapshot of clinton's legacy of defending sexual predators. she has done it for decades yet somehow is has been portrayed as a women's rights champion. her record proves the opposite. hillary clinton will go down in history as america's most famous enabler of abusive and powerful man. but debate about hillary clinton and other false heroes like ted kennedy and historical record that comes with ms office and on college campuses and it's my job and the job of the people in the overflow room for students in the job of young america's foundation to break through that. i am often asked why young people in general but specifically why single women vote for the left or tend to lean to the left but you really can't blame them for doing something when they have never been told otherwise. the educational system is about indoctrination of the university system is no different. the only thing they are hearing on college campuses is a great hillary clinton is and how left is the

avid storm fans and naples, florida, residents rita and nick, are preparing to watch an afternoon soaker i looked out the windows and it was so dark and he said, let's go check it out. so we came out on to the lanai and it was, it was really window. i thought, this is a neat storm, i have to grab my camera, let me see if i can film this. real rooting tooting rainfall here. very awesome. >> the skies were angry that day. we were watching this storm build and build and build. rita was filming it and panning her camera back and forth. just really taking the whole thing in. >> just beautiful. a little lightning. woo-hoo. i love it. >> we could see that the storm that was building was stronger than what we frequently see around here. the rainfall was really good. >> winds are whipping and sheets of rain are pelting the enclosure. rita tries to record all the action. >> i was panning across the backyard. as i was doing that, i could see in the background the trees were just really bending over from the wind. and i thought, okay, i'm going to pan back over there so that i can maybe catch this t

mentioned but last november you and i shared the stage at the chicago mercantile exchange' haven't in naplesa, and we brought up the fed. now it would be great for at least your company if the fed starts to tighten rates. is the country ready for that? why should we tighten rates right now? >> you know, i am not sure the country is quite ready for that yet. i think surprise of the year is to see them pull in on the quantitative easing and see 10-year rates come down. i think the economy, i think it is wise of the fed to wait a little bit longer to make sure that the economy has its own feet and employment is clearly on the right path here. so i think being patient here is the right strategy, even though it would be a good thing for us because we do think as fed pulls out we should see increased volume at this time in the markets. liz: that would be great for td ameritrade. we'll watch it. fred, thanks so much. david: good to see you. >> nice to be with you. david: shares of electronic arts, they are climbing in after-hours trading right now after reporting earnings just moments ago. liz: nic

from african serval cats small enough to hide in blades of grass at the naples zoo to aria the blackeighed more than 100 pounds when she was born at the miami zoo. >> think there's something in us that we absolutely love seeing babies. they've got that cuteness factor, of course. >> reporter: in so many ways, these furry tots remind us of human kids. mealtime for a clouded leopard cub, naptime for seymour the baby jaguar. some even have their own version of the nanny cam, live video feeds watched by thousands giving us a window into the first steps of a baby panda. some new arrivals are born in the wild on the edge of a massive fire in alaska, firefighters rescued five orphaned wolf pups from their den. they are being nursed back to health and will soon travel to their new home, the minnesota zoo, where they'll earn their own celebrity status. just like joanne. joe friar, nbc news, los angeles. >> awfully cute there. >>> we'll be right back. star command, i'm detecting increof happiness. ...and the speed readings are off the chart! paradise found! luscious locks! great glittering gal

the issue started back in december when a texas company began operations near naples, close to the evergladescounty couldn't shut them down. now, they are taking the state to court for failing to regulate the work. i will bring in madeline stano, a staff attorney forays, poverty and the environment. thank you? >> thank you for having me. >> drilling isn't new to the florida everglades. this goes back about sent years but now we are learning about the dangers. what are some of those concerns? >> absolutely. well, the process of acidizing fracking involves injecting hundreds of chemicals, including hydro coloric and hydro coloric acid, deep into the ground. those chemicals are cars inogenic and released into the water and air and produce health concerns including cardiovascular sdeerz, rare cancers, problems with immune deficiencies, et cetera, in addition to the ecological risk of drilling so close to florida's lawns, the everglades, incredibly essential and vibrant part of the health and tourism of florida. >> you can understand why some don't want this to continue. the state, as i mentioned,

host: we go to diana next from naples, florida. hi, diana. our guest is from bloomberg news. imagine, i have voted 15 or 16 times. democrats did not look at being a real democrat. when i talk about it, i want to say right now, if they do not aside the minimum wage increase, all of these issues, same-sex marriage, ridiculous, what we have to do, and i love her, she had 83% of the vote down in florida in the primary. and she was really gung ho. -- i can't think of the words, but they have to stop this. i am too nervous to talk. >> what do you think they need to focus on? you said hillary clinton and these democrats. what do they need to focus on? >> the united states and these trade things. all of these, the clothes, we don't make anything in america. we need jobs. they won't concentrate on that. they are asking like that's out. global trade. >> okay. ? >> if we don't -- if we don't start producing jobs for people and they just stepside -- step, you know, step aside on this issue. i think that's the most important thing. they won't do it. >> okay. all right. yeah. you know, the

we saw the fireworks down there in naples on the beach. it was great.w his picture on line. nice little mask he's got. >> he loves ninja turtles. >> kudos for you for for tuningo a prune. >> all right. >> bret baier joining us live on the telephone from our nation's capitol, thank you. >> steve, you're a big proponent of baby oil still in the sun, correct? >> and the tin foil. >> right. you still coo that. too not like to be disturbed. >> let's go on over to ainsley earhart who joins us live with the headlines. >> good morning. good morning to you at home. a fox news alert, the leader of the isis group announcing their next target is jordan. it's said the troops are ready to launch an investigation. this as iraqi officials are working to determine the authenticity of this video released by isis militants. the 21-minute video is said to show the terror leader declaring victory. >>> also, power it up or leave it behind. the tsa now saying your cell phones must be charged and turned on in order to board an international flight. agents want to make sure the

from patsy klein to elvis to the man in black, the grand ol' e py is home to many naples.lamb bert stand in the background not performing as head looirns but as members of the family. pete fisher general manager. >> i often hear on this side of the stage, man, i never get nor vus before i perform. only here. >> reporter: why would that be? >> it means something to them. they car about it. when you perform on the on rarks you're rewriting a page in history. >> reporter: that's how connie smith felt 40 years ago. she was one of the first to sing at the new opry house. ♪ take me home >> reporter: just a little bit more nervousness there. >> becoming part of that legacy is considered the crowning achieve mnlts of the performer's career. >> keith urban organization ryu now a member of the grand ol' opry. >> i was asked by management to come out and ask you if you would like to be their next member. oo >> reporter: there now are 65 members and when you walk back stage you can feel and hear the appreciation for what came before. we caught him and his old medicine show in a jam se

these guys should go t stewart from naples on our line for democrats this morning. >> good morning. you know, i had worked for governor nelson rockefeller so when senator j rockefeller guessed involved with congress or sports, i think they are stepping over the line here. i also represent john grisma, the author of the perfect game. most people with basketball t-shirts don't even know who invented basketball. he was the first person, the only person whoever invented a sport. as far as congress and the craziness in the world today, our priorities are not in synch. everyone wants to speak, but from the hip. sit down, lay out a plan, you know, that can help the public. you know, sports is in the their own realm. they are doing a great job when these do these athletic coun sizzle, teach the young kids the morals of society and the fashion of playing a sporting. they are interactive. kids used to go out and play in the playgrounds and now, they a are' twitter and computers. they are indoors. everything has changed from my generation, but, you know, i just think that the congress should j

i dough no there are naples i'm familiar with, product litigators. they say they do a very guided guidedown. it's not unusual to take on others. for a long time we outsourced or security function. >> i think a security function is a little different. i whauns you're saying. if you can provide information as to why that biddle makes sense o is it unusual? my experience? obviously they have a lot lout of claims people. mr. valukas, you made a couple of diop p kohn clueses. i'm very familiar with your report. i thought i was back in school, studying, cross rf rensing, going to the acronym table. a couple of conclusions are interesting to me. one, you said -- you kind of went out of your way to say fw m did not put cost over safety as related to this ee femd. are in conclusive in that rye forward. this is what they told you and you have cad them for lack of urgency, indifferent reince. is there anything you can base that conclusion on? >> u sure. if i could -- >> sure. >> my experience is that peoples he rem leg lekkings are. sometimes they change overti

then my mother's father, same thing, from naples.grants. so these people were able to assimilate. my grandfather had to learn english. he went to a class and they passed around an apple and he had to say the apple is red. and he couldn't say the apple is red, so he got mad and he said the apple -- and he said something else and threw the apple at the woman. but he learned english. i remember as a young kid around the table, they would say speak da english. >> but your family came in through ellis island. they signed the guest book. >> yeah, they signed the guest book. i think that's -- i wrote about immigration in 2010. big hollywood. i did an article. friends, romans, gopers, tea partiers, that was the name of the article. and it was about immigration. i had a davi plan of immigration and both sides are at this. both sides are the problem. both sides of the same coin. they push the can down the court and now we've got this catastrophe that's happening. and it's continuing to happening. i think we should freeze immigration right now.

juan garcia from naples, florida. 100 years old. this is george hiscott iv.hat's it. now back to new york city where they are sports crazy up there now. >> sure are. >> you better believe it. >> what's coming up next hour? >> we've got jesse mccarney on with us. also relationship c richie sambora. and interesting chatable items. >> what's your guilty pleasure with movies you wouldn't want to >>> dozens of people have to find a place to spend the night after a fire left people in a home that is unliveable in san lorenzo yesterday. nobody was hurt. it's unclear how or why the fire started. let's go to the weather with christina. >>> good morning to you. no red flag warning. temperatures are really comfortable. 5 degrees cooler than average. 74 in the north bay. 77 on the peninsula. 81 degrees today in the south bay with some changes to tell you about. what we have left of those showers clearing quickly, sunshine through by noon. milder midweek. we'll show you the seven-day in a moment. "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist, and tamron hall