we have basically in new york city in the last month added two totally new transportation systems. cabs for 80 percent of the people didn't have it and bicycle share which is going to be phenomenally possible. these are not subsidized by federal city government. they are customized for every neighborhood. we have the public is a lot better off today than back then, but it's the old entrenched industries that try to shield the government regulation and try to get the local level on their side to protect the kind of competition that benefits society in the kind of competition that you and your business and everybody else in this room lives with everyday. in san francisco, as you may have heard, board president david chiu and i have shared an economy task force to fair out as much about the industry. we have a bicycle sharing starting this year. finally, how do you like those green bike lanes on market street. aren't they well painted? scooter sharing, car sharing is obviously with our dna for some time. but it's lead to new industries being treated. we want to have people have a chanc

last year it was like a hundred new york city based companies that acquired $1.8 billion. 's just the beginning. if you think about san francisco and new york, the future couldn't be brighter because tech business is where the business is where people want to go. if intellectual capital is what your business requires, i don't think you can find two cities in the country that can provide that better than san francisco and new york. in new york we work very hard to bring universities like the university you have here just south of here that is so known for creating the world that we live in today. we are trying to bring that to new york and we have the cornell university, one of the great ivy league schools opening a graduate campus. it's not for undergraduates, right in new york city and they are bringing technology and cornell and it interest. it's really a powerhouse that will create jobs that we are already getting and columbia is also expanding there. engineering school is doubling the size of it and nyu is collaborating with overseas universities and we are attracting t

and that's what new york city did. they first went to the hudson highlands, but 150 years later, it went to the delaware highlands. and really diverted the water that normally went to philadelphia to new york city. i don't think they anticipated that. narrator: the majority of new york city's drinking water comes from watersheds in upstate new york. a watershed is the area of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a body of water. mountains act as a funnel to feed rivers and lakes. and in this case, reservoirs. in the new york city system, water is collected and stored in 19 reservoirs, which can hold more than a year's supply -- over 580 billion gallons of water. almost all of the system is fed by gravity, without the use of energy-consuming pumps. valves open to regulate the flow into the 85-mile-long delaware aqueduct -- the longest tunnel in the world. at hillview reservoir... the water is partitioned into another giant tunnel system. where it travels deep below manhattan. the pressure built up

new york is my city.hare it with 8 million proud, amazing people. >> this is my city. >> this is our city. >> this is our city. >> new york, our city. >> this is my [bleeped] city. >> we may all come from different places, but we all agree on one thing. [bleeped], texas. [bleeped], texas. >> [bleeped], texas. >> no, no, no, no texas. >> rick perry, you are a schmuck. >> remember the alamo? neither do we. [bleeped] texas. >> [speaking chinese] >> [speaking italian] >> [speaking foreign languages] >> don't mess with texas? no, don't [bleeped] with new york. [cheering and applause] i'm lewis black. and i approved this message. john? >> john: thank you, lewis. lewis black, everybody. [cheering and applause] >> john: welcome back. my guest tonight my bestselling author whose new book is called "zealot: the life and times of jesus christ." please welcome back to the show the fantastic reza alsan. [applause] reza, reza, reza, reza, reza... >> john, john, john, john, john. >> john: talk about jesus. >> you've hea

i'll talk to one of the victims of all this, of this circus here in new york city. it's other candidates running for office. manhattan borough president is running. finding out what life is like in the big apple circus. the new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll, it's a doozy it it's one you got to sit down and read it as washington continues to fight. the public is clearly saying enough is enough. the overall pessimism about d.c.'s political leaders and the country is at or near all-time highs for the obama presidency. things haven't been this bad since the fallout over the 2011 debt ceiling. as one of our pollsters said, borrowing a line from shakespeare, now is the summer of our discontent. the numbers are grim. just 29% of americans now saying the country is heading in the right direction. 61% believe it's on the wrong track. the president's approval rating has fallen. it's his second lowest level of his presidency. only the months after the debt ceiling debacle were they worse for him. it's hard to bleep congreelieve could get less popular. 83% of americans now

i want to show you what we saw through several cities. new york city, boston we were in the middle to upper 9 0z. 94 degrees was the high temperature. then you had to add in the humidity. take a look at some of the heat index numbers it felt like 105 degrees during the afternoon hours during the city of detroit. factor in with the hot temperatures it makes it unbearable. without it being properly hydrated. extended forecast out here for new york city. by saturday, sunday we are talking low 90s or even upper 80s. monday, tuesday, wednesday low 80s. actually slightly below average for this time of the year. thanks to a cold front moving south to canada. more high temperatures expected to be widespread into the 90s in the eastern half of the country. take a look at how many states and cities expect temperatures in the 90s. new orleans 90. omaha, st. louis, chicago, detroit even into washington, d.c. temperatures into the 90s. you add in the humidity many areas in the triple digits. >> suspected ohio kidnaper ariel castro are pushing for a plea d

trying to make new york city, you know, help new york city grow. that's another good thing. policies i'd like to change, i think if you look, as i said, first at stop and frisk and the way that's been used. that's probably one of the things you want to do first. education policy that is failing our children. focussed on standardized testing as opposed to comprehension and critical thinking within our schools. that's another. and just really -- a real focus to ining to build affordable housing in new york city. if we don't do that, people are going to continue to be priced out of their neighborhoods. so i would say that there are a number of policies that the mayor has either not focussed on. bring my own focus to that and create new york city as a city of all five boroughs again as opposed to certain areas being favored. >> we talk a lot about stop and frisk. give you pause on the idea of ray kelly being the next director of homeland security if obama does nominate him? >> i think all of that has to be taken into account. right now, that's just speculation. the one thing tha

>>> with new york city's murder rate on rack to hit new lows racial profiling persists. new york city police commissioner ray kelly is here to answer his critics. president obama pivots to the economy again. what's behind the move and what does it say about his record so far? labor leaders cry foul after the motor city file for bankruptcy. does detroit deserve a bailout? could your city be next? welcome to "the journal editorial report." i'm paul gigot. good news from the big apple where so far in 2013 murders are down almost 30% from last year's all-time low. the city has seen its tiest shootings in two decades. despite the progress, new york city police department has come under fire for its stop, question and frisk poll schi opponents say it is tantamount to racial profiling. last month the city council passed two bills that could restrain the controversial program. my guest this week says will be a setback for the city. new york police commissioner ray kelly here. thank you for being here. >> good morning. good to be with you. >> tell us how stop, question and frisk

>> paul: this week on the "journal editorial report" with new york city's rate on track to hit new lows, charges of racial profiling persist and ray kelly is here. president obama pivots to the economy again. what does it say about his record so far. and labor leaders cry foul after the motor city files for bankruptcy. does detroit deserve a bailout? could your city be next? >> paul: welcome to the journal editorial report. i'm paul gigot. good news from the big apple, murders are down 30% from all-time low. fewest shootings in two decades. despite the progress, new york city police department has come under fire for stop question and frisk policy which opponents say is tantamount to racial profiling. last month they passed two bills that could restrain the controversial program. my guest says this week will be a set back for the city. ray kelly, new york city police commissioner. tell us how stop, question and frisk works and why you do it? >> it's a practice that is integral to policing in america. police officers are authorized by statute and also validated by supreme court decision

many of them stay in new york city and many of them the ones who stayed in new york city worked their way down to the village. one of the reasons was the new school was in the village. the new school had very aggressive policy hiring these folks. in new york city, not just at the new school but in city and village, let's say by 1940, salvadore dali, pete mondiran, hannah arent. claude straus and a whole bump of other people. a lot were in fact on the faculty of the new school. if you were on the g.i. bill at the end. war and you could go to the new school for free for certain amount of time, you could go through for, like hannah arent or claude straus or wh being your teacher and really forefree. part think from their influence, not just from their influence, partly through their influence from world war ii, through the 50s and 60s and lower east side, what became known as the east village close through a remarkable explosion of artistic and creative activity. if that was the golden era in the 1913 this is the greenwich village renaissance and it's huge. the avant-garde in america is

city, new york. also joining the craze with city bike, it is the largest program in the country with over 6,000 bikes available. and with me right now is jeanette sonakan. she's the city's transportation commissioner. thank you for joining me. i want to talk to you about this program. why do you think the city bike has become so popular so quickly? >> well, new yorkers love choices and getting around. and new york is ideal for short trips. over half the trips in new york city are under two miles. new yorkers like to do things in a new york minute. so the fact you can grab a bike, take it out, dock it, no hassle, you're done. it's a great new addition to the transportation system. >> some people have been citing a number of issues for example the docking stations taking up space. some of the car drivers, they're saying that was my parking space before. already crowded areas, technical glitches with the app and the kiosks. the lack of bikes in economically poor areas. is the department working on some o

it's about new york city and voters and the people who live in new york city who care about education and jobs and house package. that's what it's about. >> hope we have you back later on in the race. i love new york. we work up there a lot. all the people that work with me work in new york. we want this to be a good mayor with the best person winning it could be you, christine. >> ask your son to vote for me again. >> i think you did a good run last time. it was a courageous run against the unbeatable mike bloomberging >> coming up, the good wife. what is huma abedin thinkinging? is she simply now in survival mode? i think that's the answer. plus, president obama basically declared war on a republican congress today that has decided it will do whatever he can to destroy him in his presidency. he's positioning himself as the leader to wants to kick the government into high gear and make it work. and u.s. congressman steve king set a low standard for offensive speech. his comments will illegal immigrants in this country are exactly the reason why some in the republican party want to ge

it is about new york city and its voters and the people who live in new york city who care about educationnd jobs and housing. that's what it's about. >> hope to have you back later on in the debate. we love new york. i work up there. so we want this to be a good mayor's race with the best person winning. >> ask your son to vote for me again. >> you did a good run last time. i think it was a courageous run against the unbeatable bloomb g bloomberg. >>> is huma forgiving or simply now in survival mode? i think that's the answer. >>> plus president obama basically declared war on a republican congress today that has decided it will do whatever it can to destroy him in his presidency. he's positioning himself as the leader who wants to kick the economy into higher gear and make government work. >>> steve king isn't making life any better. he may have set a new standard or low standard for an offensive speech. his comments about illegal immigrants in this country are the reason why some in the republican party want to get past this fight over immigration reform. >>> finally, during anthony wei

york city, a sweaty, muggy new york city. time soon. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. "i'm part of an american success story," "that starts with one of the world's most advanced distribution systems," "and one of the most efficient trucking networks," "with safe, experienced drivers." "we work directly with manufacturers," "eliminating costly markups," "and buy directly from local farmers in every region of the country." "when you see our low prices, remember the wheels turning behind the scenes, delivering for millions of americans, everyday. "dedication: that's the real walmart" >>> welcome back to "morning joe." twenty past the hour. joining us on set, former governor of new york, now candidate for new york city comptroller eliot spitzer. welcome back to the show. >> it is great to be here. thank you for inviting me. >> thank you for coming and facing the cameras and questions. joe is with us as well. >> cameras may be easier. >> you're fine. i actually appreciate the opportunity. joe, can i go first? >>

man: water is essential to the economic viability of new york city. reliable infrastructure and reliable delivery of water is a must. you have to reinvest in the infrastructure every single minute to keep it current. hurwitz: we have the stock exchange, we have the united nations -- failure can have a dramatic impact on the nation, and even internationally. so there's a really keen awareness that you always have to be fixing the system. things corrode, they rust. they get to where you turn them on and nothing happens. but it is so totally used in every nook and cranny, that making any accommodation to shut it down, to do something to it, is very difficult. narrator: two massive underground tunnels, called simply tunnel 1 and tunnel 2, provide most of the city's water supply. they run hundreds of feet below manhattan, far deeper than the subways. built at the beginning of the 20th century, they are concrete-lined and bored through solid rock. they could last centuries. but the mechanical equipment within them will not. engineers in the 1950s discovered

it's a relatively new city under constant construction. but because it's in the arid mojave desert, the challenge of las vegas is supply. woman: all the growth and everything that's occurred in southern nevada has been with colorado river water. without it, the west as you know it today couldn't exist. narrator: to sustain their growing community with its limited supply, las vegas learned to be extremely efficient. mulroy: this is a desert, and it has its own beauty, but you have to get beyond what you're used to. as long as people recognize they're moving to the desert

city, st. louis flrks ohio valley. one of the hottest spots was new york city. laguardia airport hit 100 degrees. it was 98 in philadelphia. even burlington vermont, was 91 which was hot. the problem is now we're in day six, seven of this heat wave. the pavement's super torched and all water areas are warm, too. it's only dropped to 90 overnight in the philly and new york city. you're starting at 90. this afternoon we'll go up to 105 to 110. heat warnings for boston, providence, new york, philly, hartford, detroit and cincinnati. a lot of major cities, millions of people under excessive heat warnings today. we're predicting another day around 100 degrees from d.c. to new york city. it's a little bit cooler in minneapolis and the northern plains. but that cold front works its way through the great lakes friday into saturday, saturday sunday through the northeast. by monday we're all going this is more like it. >> a little bit of relief in sight. >> for the 99% that have had enough. you're in the 1% >> i will accept that's true. at least there's relief for everyon

the share of new york city income going to the top percent spiked dramatically. 2 the top 1% in new york city earned 27% by total income. by last year, they earned 39% of total income. that is worrisome to people who want to see an equitable society. >> it is more than worrisome. now look, this is a national problem but new york has it tremendously also as a problem. it is an enormous issue. but part of running for mayor and just being mayor isn't about identifying the problem. that's really important and talking about it. it is about getting things done to try to solve that problem. so one of the things you need to do to address income inequality is do everything you can to create and sustain good jobs. i passed a living wage and a prevailing wage law that raised salaries of workers who get paid or are associated with city dollars. i working with my colleagues brought more manufacturing and high-tech jobs to the city during the recession. nobody else can say that. but more important, i've been working with our city university and the high-tech sector to turn cuni

scott stringer, running for new york city comptroller here in new york city.ear from governor spitzer tomorrow morning on "squawk box," 8:30 a.m. eastern time here on cnbc. >>> let's send it back to hq. josh lipton now has a quick "market flash." >> reporter: we just got a note here from citigroup, which we want to share with you. analysts there initiating coverage of the internet sector, telling their clients they are bullish on industry fundamentals. they say that the internet industry is still in the early innings of its growth cycle. their top picks in order, google, amazon, yahoo! ebay and aol. by the way, the analysts here, mark may, will be on "fast money," so tune in for that tonight. >> josh lipton, thank you, sir. >>> soft spongecake, creamy vanilla filling, and several urban legends built around -- >> where are you going? >> doesn't it speak for itself? >> we're talking about one thing, of course. twinkies. they hit the store shelves on monday. when we come back, the battle to bring the treat back to the shelves has not been without its costs for wo

new york city is all excited. the all-star game. [ cheers and applause ] new york city has the all-star game! we're so excited about that here. and a ticket -- i found out a ticket to the major league baseball all-star game is $859. [ audience oohs ] or as fans call that, still cheaper than a hot dog. [ laughter ] $859. a lot of money. or as the fathers hoping for a bonding experience with their sons put it, "you like the zoo, right?" [ laughter ] we'll watch it on tv. are you following the race for the mayor of new york city? [ cheers ] it's really heating up. and as you know, one of the candidates is anthony weiner. and -- [ laughter ] most people said that he had no chance. but believe it or not, he's actually been surging in the polls. [ laughter ] check out -- the chart here. there's -- there was yesterday. [ laughter ] and look at where he is today. he's all the way up here. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ not only that -- he's also leading among both women voters and independents. [ cheers and applause ] it's a m

when you look at keeping the city of new york safe, there's been safety in the city of new york. when you didn't have to use and misuse stop and frisk. you can keep crime down without the excessive way it's been used. >> quinn didn't come out and attack anthony weiner. what do you think about what happened overnight? his campaign manager has left. how much of a distraction has this been or how much has this enhanced the race because people are paying attention to it? >> people are only paying attention to anthony and to not the issues but to him. when you look at races for mayor, they are conversations about the future of this city. this hasn't. we're not talking about affordable housing, about keeping crime down, we're not talking about education and other thins and job creation. the people are talking about anthony and what he's done. this has become a distraction. he needs to make this about the people of the city of new york and not about himself. he needs to drop out. >> he needs to drop out? >> yes, he does. >> you think he's a distraction in the conversation? >> unfortunat

new york city. still dark out there. the news this morning a teenager with a severe peanut allergy dies at summer camp after accidentally biting into a snack made with peanuts. natalie, here's her picture. she grabs the rice krispie treat in the dark not realizing it had chocolate peanut butter icing even though she spit it out the bite was enough to put her into cardiac arrest. three ep pee pens had to be used but they could not save her. >> doing union work on government time. there's a new survey by the office of personal management. it finds federal employees spent nearly 3 and a half million hours of official time on labor union activities and not their government duties. the workers were paid more than $155 million of taxpayer dollars of course coming from you. that's for their work with the labor union. they introduce legislation that would track how the government officials use the official time. michael bloomberg sewedoda ban falling fat. it bans sugary drinks larger than 16 ounces is unconstitutional. the judge

>> new york city. >> jimmy: all right, from new york city!twice. [ applause ] what is your -- what's your talent? >> i can sing with my mouth closed. >> jimmy: you can sing with your mouth closed? now where did you -- where did you find this talent? >> you know, years of practice and social rejection, actually. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: how sad. how sad. all right, yeah. now, she can sing with your mouth closed. i want to hear this. you're gonna sing a song for us tonight? >> i am. >> jimmy: all right, here she is, everybody. ally brice. ♪ o, say can you see by the dawn's early light ♪ >> jimmy: that's amazing. ♪ what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: that is unbelievable. [ applause ] and now you get a shirt for that one. that was nice work. everyone gets a nice t-shirt there. you deserve that. that was fantastic. >> thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: let's see who else got talent. brad bowman and andy roettger. brad bowman, andy roettger? there are those guys. excuse me. hey, g

i mean, it's making a mockery of new york city. of the mayoral race. sort of amusing to talk about it for a couple of days, but is this a good idea for governance in new york city, eric? >> probably not. you know, i think he's still going to stay in and i think he's going to win. that's how crazy whacked out this city is. that's how crazy whacked out democrats are too. they look the other way on that stuff. but really you have to go back and say is this the guy you want to trust your money with, your future of your city with? you have to say no. but that being said, i don't know. pretty forgiving place. >> okay. so you think -- is he going to stay in it? yeah, his wife is standing by his side. we'll get to that later, but greg, your take. >> he's still the most qualified candidate out there unless andy dick enters the race. i don't know. is huma arabic for door mat or what? i have to talk about that marriage. that is the fakest marriage since hannity & combs. >> okay. no surprise. should it matter if the guy is qualified, capable of doing the job? is he