you would say to yourself it's like they're posing for their own "new york post" page 6 cartoon. (laughter) of course "the new york post" would not make a cartoon of barack obama having sex with john boehner while pointing to a sheep. we actually made that cartoon. but don't let anyone tell you political humor is a guying art. poor optic as side, why would john boehner agree to go golfing with the president. >> the president asked him to play golf, it's the president. you don't say no to the president. (laughter) >> jon: what? do you follow politics? (laughter) >> the president in private directly asked the speaker for what they call a clean vote. speaker boehner said no way. >> the president wanted to bring representatives to the white house. boehner said no. >> john boehner saying no to the state dinner invitation. >> speaker boehner turns down another inveigh trace from president obama. >> jon: oh, i guess you didn't say no to the president because are you out of nos. your no cup is now empty for all the noing you say, always. but who knows, maybe next round of golf is all it t

new york. of course, we're talking about anthony weiner. and his admission of what happened with the twitter pic. pics, we should say. "new york daily news" with yeah, i'm a schmuck. >> and "the new york post," never short with a headline there. put up this picture to many people's shock. >> "the new york times" understated. >> a picture of him giving his speech there. acknowledging he was not exactly truthful in many different ways. >> right. >> the new york democrat is refusing to resign saying he has done nothing illegal. and 1 of the women who says she got more than 100 messages from weiner. she spoke with chris cuomo. >> reporter: congressman weiner took the stage. he was quick to accept fault. was meagan broussard one of the women? >> he said i'm an open book. >> reporter: 26-year-old meagan broussard of texas is a single mother. who first became acquainted with weiner on april 20th, after seeing this speech online and commenting on his facebook page, it was hot. broussard said weiner immediately responded to her facebook comment. which she says soon followed was a flirtatious relationship that contained over 100 messages and eventually pictures. >> he was eager to hear about if i wa

calls for congressman anthony weiner to resign over lewd photos he sent to women, he tells the new york post he's not quitting. meanwhile, a new york poll finds 56% of the voters in his district think he should stay in office. >>> in a deal with the justice department, an ex national security agency official facing ten felony counts that could have sent him to prison for the rest of his life will plead guilty to one lesser charge and in return serve no jail time. he was suspected of supplying information to a reporter who wrote a series of articles on the secret agency of the "baltimore sun." >>> alabama's governor has signed what's being called the most restrictive immigration law in the u.s. it requires schools to find out if students are there lawfully and makes it a crime to knowingly give an illegal immigrant a ride. >>> authorities say a 386,000 acre wildfire in arizona is just 5% contained. so far, it's destroyed 22 homes. and an aide tells the arizona rep that five months after being shot, it's unclear if congresswoman gabrielle giffords will return to work. she has limited speaking

>> reporter: you know what's interesting that you mention that, "the new york post" also caught a photo of actress kirstie alley. she apparently staying next door at the time the photo was taken. she did speak to "the new york post" saying he's innocent until proven guilty. she was actually kind of caught talking about this. also we're hearing some of his neighbors are actually keeping tabs on him. they're telling us through actually the new yorker that he's put up these big umbrellas to try to keep out the paparazzi and prying eyes. he's put out these big umbrellas on his backyard to keep out the public so he can haveome privacy, go outside and get some fresh air. >>> in other news, scientists say bean sprouts from central germany are likely the cause of the e. coli outbreak across europe that has killed at least 22 people. more than 2,000 have gotten ill from all of this. officials say that there is no indication yet that the outbreak has peaked. >>> melanoma patients may have new treatment options. two new drugs are greatly increasing the survival rates. doctors call them a major bre

new york. it was fading. and it's arguable that if he had done nothing he could have made it. >> i never heard of the new york post but -- >> he has a marriage to contend with. to enjoy. >> he could have made it -- if pelosi and reed say we're going to send him to the ethic committee, what he did was wrong but not throw him out of here -- obama and pelosi did this, they threw him under the bus. >> they did the deed. >> because he's an embarrassment and expendsable. >> do you think he could have ridden it out? >> yes, if they said we're going to send it to the ethics committee, we condemn it but that's it. >> not with pictures coming forward and more women stepping forward. the story wasn't going to die. >> but the women -- did women -- [everyone talking at once] >> what they're hanging on is lying rather than they are the rap itself. lying. >> there's >>> issue four, african queen. >> it is a great honor to join you here and to address the african union. it is good to be back in africa, and it is a singular honor to address this body. >> secretary of state hillary clinton this week became the first u.s. secretary

to talk about pelley's debut and katie's new career, adam buckman, a former tv critic for "the new york postnew anchor takes over "the evening news" and doesn't say hi, folks, i'll be delivering your news. >> wasn't that refreshing to have a tv personality come on and not announce him initially or not at all. after i thought about it, i thought, this is nice. he's not coming on and making any big promises that critics like me will look at him in a couple weeks and figure out that they weren't fulfilled at all. he didn't promise what his newscast would be come on with the scott pelley era would be like. nor did they book him any high-profile interviews like president obama to open his week. >> nor was his face on buses in new york city like his predecessor. i know that he's a reporter. he doesn't view himself as a star. he's told me he didn't even want his name on the newscast. he declined an invitation to talk about his debut on this program. but in the modern age, don't you have to try to build some connection with viewers? >> well, yes, that's the thing. you can only, as your on-screen sup

. >> reporter: a "new york post" editorial says weiner should resign now. the "new york times" stopped just short of that. >> they will have an opportunity to express themselves in one year and four months from now. >> reporter: will thomas, fox 5 news. >>> redistricting could also hurt weiner. the process of redrawing legislative maps may eliminate his congressional district. >>> a latch issue affair for the leader of germany outside in the rose garden. president obama toasted german chancellor angela merkel and singer james taylor entertained the crowd with his classic, you've got a friend. >>> we still have plenty ahead, your weather, traffic and all of your top stories. fox 5 morning news at 4:30 starts now. >>> good morning. we want to start off with the fact that we are following breaking news this morning. this is a live look at the beltway at river road where police are investigating a deadly motorcycle crash. we'll have a live update in just a few minutes and julie wright will have the latest on that situation in traffic. good morning. i'm sarah sim

new york city tabloid headlines. >> this is my lunchtime read. it's a battle of the bulge. >> osgood: in recent days the new york daily news and the new york post haveheadlines on the congressman's indiscretions exploiting to the hilt his last name. >> weiner's rise and fall. priceless. >> osgood: which begs the question, would the story have received quite this much play if the congressman's last name had been smith? of course head-to-head headline battles are nothing new for new york city tabloids. many of their page one banners have become pop culture classics. from president ford refusing new york's plea for help during the 1975 fiscal crisis, the daily news responded with ford to city. drop dead. when crime struck a spot in 1983 the new york post came up with headless body in topless bar. do clever headlines actually sell papers? >> this news dealer has firsthand knowledge. >> new yorkers love to read about scandals. it only makes a difference of 5-10%. not much more than that. >> reporter: a difference, new york city's tabloids will gladly wage battle for. >> osgood: next, hanks and roberts on screen and off. that save on fuel and emissions li

yesterday he told the "new york post" he's returning to his legislative duties. >> i'll go back to my community office and try to get some work done. >> that's where you are headed now? >> i don't know whether to tell you or not. >> but you're not planning on reshining? >> i'm not. >> he admitted sending sexually explicit pictures and i mails to several women. his wife is pregnant with their first child. juror overnight,. >>> overnight, a cold front pushed against blister heat. heatwave on the east coast. knocking out tens of thousands of power. but the heat and humidity continues in the south. the heatwave is blamed for at least seven deaths. >>> in downtown detroit, the hot weather is blamed for equipment failure that knocked out power to several government buildings and traffic lights. the city intentionally cut power to city hall and a convention center to prevent further blackouts. >>> in eastern arizona, that huge wildfire is now 5% contained but still growing. the fire has consumed 602 square miles near the new mexico state line. 22 homes were destroyed in the town of greer ove

according to the "new york post," the lufthansa had been cleared for take-off.aa is now investigating. >>> there is no budget come out today. that's the word from the capital this afternoon where governor brown is still looking for spending plans that he can sign. last week he vetoed the democrats' plan calling it unbalanced. yesterday the state controller said the numbers didn't add up. lawmakers are now working without a paycheck until they pass a balanced budget. fiscal year ends june 30. >>> from california to the rest of the nation, some grim news on the economic front. the federal reserve has dimmed its outlook for jobs and growth for the rest of the year following a two-day meeting. the fed now estimates that the economy will grow at a slower pace than previously expected. the downgrade is blamed on a slowing economy and higher gas prices. >>> the exit strategy for afghanistan. president obama is just hours away from making a big speech to the nation. how many troops will be coming home and when? >> i told the cashier, do something, you know? they are lea

chris: mitt romney. >> there are times in the "the washington post," john mccain didn't talk to the "the new yorktimes" at all. at the end of the day, "the new york times" and "the washington post" and mainstream media are still going to be doing the stories that will drive the agenda. >> look, we're all being tested now. i think the survival of the so-called mainstream media has to do with quality and if you assemble a bunch of questions and go to a candidate and say, look, i'm serious. i really want to ask about this and you take them as seriously as they take themselves. believe me, they all take themselves seriously and you have done your homework and you're fair minded and neutral, they are going to engage. when i have done these books on bush and obama, i send in -- i hate to disclose straight craft here, 20-page memos, this is what i want to ask about. people say you're tipping them off. i say yes, i want them to do some homework themselves. i want them to be fully engaged, and i think you can do that with lots of work. but if it's -- we like to come in and chat about the news of the day,

"new york post," newspaper, known for their headlines. having a contest. want to know your favorite, favorite saying is. really quickly. have to got to this. a story out of oregon, rather. pacific northwest. 1:30 in the morning, 21-year-old man caught urinating in one of portland's uncovered reservoirs. >> totally sober. >> he thought it was a sewage plant. so grossed up by this they drained 8 million gallons. >> for $36,000. >> because one guy. >> all right. >> time for your polka. >> pees in the pool, it is all over. ♪ ♪ we used to talk about everything. you were my mom. my best friend. now, do you even know who my friends are? i know i barely ever talk to you guys, but with the stuff that i have to deal with, sometimes i don't know how. i still need you. now, more than ever. talking to your teen can be challenging. we'll help you get the conversation started. call 1-800-448-3000 (tdd#1-800-448-1433), or visit parenting.org. >>> this morning on "world news now" -- congressman anthony weiner quits. he is leaving office in his seventh term after a distract

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. >> congressman anthony weaver has told the new york post that he is not resigning. and he is not resigning. colleagues on both sides of the aisle are calling for him to step down. >> as a woman, as a colleague of his, i think this violates his relationship with his constituents and i called his resignation. >> i do not condone his activity acting he should resign. >> his wife is traveling with the secretary of state hillary clinton as she is one of hillary clinton's most trusted aides. he claims that his wife wants him to stay in congress. >> one of the hottest technologies out there right now, three d television, very cutting edge. instead of paying $2,500 or more to your father one of these cutting edge televisions. check this out on the kron4 facebook fan page. we have the ultimate father is a sweepstakes. it is taking place now, need to bring your chance-to-enter to win your dad a great flat screen tv or a magellan dps. click like an injured now more news after the quick break. >> developing news is 6:30 p.m. the release of johannes michelle le, the former police

twelve so you know what are you going to talk about i do think though that this story which the new york post today called the battle of the poultry which is kind of clever you know this is the type of sniping poll that fascinates people and it's you know it's somewhat lurd but i also i kind of like what h.l. mencken called the great. america so i mean you know this is a fun story and i think the real reason why people follow it is because it gives it we think it gives us an insight into the prerogatives of power in the abuse of power not to not even the abuse of power but something weird about power that it turns people into free and weird and i wouldn't even say it as a thing without we are about power quite honestly i found it really boring and you know if you look at all of you know interviews that congressman weiner is out there doing they're all boring he's given the same runaround every time i asked him is it you know have you ever taken a personal photo he couldn't even answer that he said well maybe it's been doctored you would know taking a personal photo of your job and you know wh

you read "the new york post," the "new york daily news," you read some of these story, and it must be awful for her. so my heart goes out to her. clearly, it struck a nerve when i said, who are you trying to protect, and he said, i'm trying to protect my wife. >> instantly, i didn't expect that. these are public people but private people too. >> especially if you know his wife as we know her and we've known her for many years, you know, heart goes out to her. >> yeah. on social media, you know, you have almost half a million followers on twitter which dwarfs -- i think he has about 53,000. do you think this will be a turning point for how public officials use social media? >> i think it better be. he was very active. i followed him on twitt twitter -- @repweine re. he sent us all kinds of tweets. telling us what he was doing, hockey teams or whatever. i tweet. you tweet. we all tweet. when you send out -- when i send out a tweet to my 450,000 or almost 500,000 followers, a lot of them think i'm directly sending something to them. and they establish a little personal relationship with

the new york even post attack the sport. so did the nation, an influential magazine of news and opinion which worried colleges were becoming, quote, huge training ground for young black leaders around him as many spectators wore as ward in a roman amphitheater. the new york times be mowed football's trend toward mayhem and homicide. two weeks after printing those words the times ran a new editorial that the headline was two curable evils. the first they addressed was the launching of blacks in the south. the second was football. the main figure in this movement to ban football was charles eliot, president of harvard. he was the single most important person in the history of higher education in the united states. we think of harvard as a great american university. a lot of that goes back to charles eliot and what he did over the course of four years while he was president of the college. he was to harvard what ed fulmer was to the heritage foundation. he was president for four years, longer than anybody before or since and rad

. >> reporter: a new york post editorial says weiner should resign now. the new york times stopped just short of that. new york's mayor says voters will decide. >> they will have an opportunity to express themselves in one year and four months from now. >> reporter: if you thought things couldn't get any worse for congressman weiner, listen to this. redistricting in new york state could eliminate his congressional district altogether. it's to reflect the changing population there, so voters in new york may never have to decide whether to reelect him. we asked you at home a question on myfoxdc.com. here it is. is sexting adultery? check it out. so far of the people responding, a whopping 94% say yes. let's bring in dr. lisa vansustren, a psychiatrist, good to have you here as always. in the course of your practice seeing couples, do you think sexting is adultery? >> each person would say something a little bit different but the question to ask is how does it affect my spouse when my spouse finds out this is taking place. how does it affect the person it's d

she was -- so, it was very -- and we lived in new york, too, so wherever you're going, there are those boxes with the newspapers, with the new york postthe daily news, and it was constantly, you know, i'd are to take my sons to school and walk them in. and it would be sitting on the front -- you know, at the reception desk. >> i mean, nothing worse for a mother, i wouldn't have thought, to see a daughter exposed in that way. however much people laughed at you paris over it all, i know from talking to you before about this, it's an incredibly invasive thing for any woman to have to go through. you're not in the adult entertainment industry. >> no. >> this was not for public consumption. and, obviously, i'm sure you regret ever putting anything on tape like that. >> yeah. >> how did you get her back on track? >> we had therapy. and i think that that really helped. >> what do you say to someone who was in paris's position? what can you say? >> i didn't know what to say. so, that's why i reached out for professional help. >> now, did you -- >> and also to be able so that, you know, to help so i could, you know, explain to my sons and nikk

new york times." downing editor of post. christian amman. >> bill: let's take them one by one. what the is most important media operation in your opinion that soros funds? >> i would say that's probably think progress. that's a part of the senator for american progress. it is center for american progress. guess more than $7 million from soros. so it's -- we need to count that among. >> bill: that's john podesta's organization? >> exactly, yeah. >> bill: is he in there and they have a web site. this is actually on "fox news sunday" yesterday that shocked me because he has been brutal toward fox news. so, they have their operation there. and then it goes tell me the names of the other media organizations and then we will get into christianian amman pour. >> on the board of directors for. centers for public interest. then there is center for investigative reporting. pro public which just won its second pulitzer prize soros given a quarter of a million dollars to them. sandler foundation money. it is committed to funding the progressive infrastructure. there is no doubt where they

the naked truth says the "new york post." yeah, i'm a schmuck says the quk new york daily news." but there are other headlines that have nothing to do with sexting and everything to do with the increasingly perilous state of the nation. sausm today says the country owes not $1.5 trillion but $62 trillion in unfunded obligations which means that every household now carries a debt of $534,000 each. "the wall street journal" reports that almost 40% of homeowners who took out second mortgages to pay for everything from new cars to college for their kids are now under water on their loans. but perhaps most disturbing of all for the president is a new "washington post" poll which finds that americans' disapproval of his handling of the economy has reached record highs. by a martin of 2 to 1, americans say the country is seriously on the wrong track and 9 out of 10 see the economy in purely negative terms. but perhaps most startling of all for the white house, the same poll shows that among registered voters, mitt romney, who only just announced his run for the white house, is ahead of

over at the "new york post." >> this one probably -- very interesting. battle of bulge right there. this is -- the new york -- typical of "the new york post," they've got full coverage on pages 4, 5, 6 and 7. this story -- >> you can't miss it. getting a lot of mileage. >> if you thought you were missing any puns, trust me check the new york papers. >> this morning the congressman is going to tell us exactly what happened when he first saw that tweet and why there could be some serious legal implications down the road. we'll talk with cbs news legal analyst jack ford about all that coming up. >> before we get to that, jeff glor is standing by at the news desk with a look at some of the other top headlines this morning. the ones that may not be on the front page of the daily news and "the post." >> i thought nancy's question was fairly clear and straight forward. >> it was. the answer, not so much. >> exactly. good morning, everyone. state of emergency has been declared in massachusetts today, where rare and deadly tornadoes struck yesterday. one tornado, as you can see, hit springfie

they did have the new york times delivered to our door and also the new york post, every day. >> david carr, at some point in your life, you met him at a bar, and there was a conversation with you and your wife. tell us that story. >> we were actually at a film festival in north carolina, and i had seen david at the le cu irque opening. i went up and introduced myself and we started talking. he explained that he was a drug addict in his previous life and that he was writing an autobiography about that experience. he told kate and i, would you like to go get a drink across the street at a bar? when he said it, it is said, would you like to go get a drink, and somehow i heard "do you want to go and smoke crack in the hotel across the street, or smoke a joint or something like that?" kate heard it correctly, and she said let's go. and of course we just had a very nice conversation. i think we were talking about quentin tarantino movies. we just got along really well from the get go. i have always thought that he was somebody who had a cinematic breath of the motion and an incredible sense

then we go to the "new york post," what are they saying? weiner exposed. and then we head over to another one. the daily news, weiner's pickle. all very embarrassing. the new york congressman came out yesterday in a press conference. his confession to the world. >> the picture was of me. and i sent it. >> shamed congressman anthony weiner says he mentioned women mainly through facebook. he thought he sent the lewd photo, the gray underwear photo to a college student in seattle. instead, he tweeted it out. he panic and told the lie he had been hacked. he stuck with the story for ten days until last night. >> i'm deeply sorry for the pain this has caused my wife and our family. and my constituents, my friends, supporters and staff. in addition over the past few years, i have engaged in several inappropriate conversations conducted over twitter, facebook, e-mail and occasionally on the phobe with women i have met online. i've exchanged photos and message about with about six women over the last three years. for the most part, the communications took place befo

he had been considered a front-runner for the "new york post" in the race for 2013. >>> if you're a parentfirst it seems innocent enough, a lioness trying make friends. is she friendly or hungry. as she opens her mouth, the boy shows no fear. she has another go. thankfully he is safe behind glass. this amazing video was shout by his father. what a little cutie. >>> well, seven different nations are representing among the top nine golfers. our very own don waddell has the very latest and i guess the name we all want to hear about is mcelroy. >> vinks very much. they tee off in just under two hours. after two months of his meltdown at the masters he shot a bothy 365 to take a three-shot lead. the 23-year-old has shown remarkable maturity. on thursday's evidence it looks as though he's put it right out of his mind hchl e has established the biggest first round lead since tommy wentz five year of the open all the way back in 1933 and it gives him a clear edge over the man who profited mord, char charl schwartzel. and yang are tied for second place. >>> that one off his two birdies. >>> they st

records check, it appears porter used the name of a bronx man as his alias, a report from "the new york post" says that man had applied for food stamps and was denied because he was told he had a job at american airlines. clearly that was not the case. so the bronx man according to the report had alerted authorities and this is what kicked off the investigation. now, identity theft, you to think about it, it happens all the time, every day, but the fact is that if he can board an airline and get a job on this airline, into such a sensitive area, it makes you wonder what happened here and what kind of a breach of security this really is. >> it is frightening and very troubling. thanks so much, alison kosik in new york. appreciate that. >>> now back to the casey anthony trial in florida. day 22 has just wrapped up. it was the third day of testimony by the defense. our david mattingly is at the courthouse in orlando. some pretty riveting testimony today, david. >> reporter: that's right. hearing a lot from werner spitz, he is the expert, a forensic pathologist, called by the defense, to bolster

order and here with in sight personally your thoughts on the issue, fox news contributor and "new york postor joining us. >> sure, heather. >> heather: a bump in toledo, not bad, 9.1%, unemployment, just a bump in the road, right. >> if you have a job it is just a bump in the road. if not, the old line, when your neighbor loses his job it is a recession and when you lose yours it is a depression and i think for a lot of americans we're in a depression. i heard a number the other day, that when you add up the official unemployed, those who have stopped looking, who are not counted and those who are under employed, in part-time jobs, you have 24 million americans, just thing of the misery and all of those families and, the lost economic growth and power of the country, sort of the intergenerational consequences of people being out of work for a long time. a very serious issue, that i believe the president has failed to address properly. >> heather: it's a serious issue, i was out of a while for a little while and it is not fun and is not a bump in the road and mentioned the dramatic turnover

a report from the "new york post" says a man had that -- that man had applied for food stamps and was denied that because he had a job at american airlines. clearly that was not the case. the bronx man according to this report alerted authorities and that's what really kicked off this investigation. but, fredricka, we have to remember identity theft happens every day. the fact he could board an airline allegedly with a false identity and work for the airline in such a sensitive area is really troubling. the situation really reveals what could be a significant security vulnerability to say the least. >> alison kosik, thanks so much from new york. >>> now to the casey anthony murder trial in florida. testy exchanges between a defense expert and the prosecution. at issue, skeletal evidence from casey anthony's daughter, caylee. and the manner and cause of the child's death. >> so based on this examination, the cause of death remained unknown for those who did the first autopsy and for me to some extent as well. >> david mattingly is in orlando, following the trial. so, last week, the pro

the new york post is reporting that while congressman weiner's wife was traveling abroad for work, he sent sexually explicit photos of himself to a nursing student. including a lewd caption. >> this is like a sexual russian roulette, okay. are you doing something that is so stupid it's almost crazy. what is going on with him? quite obviously seems to be a man who has impulse control issues. >> congressman weiner had been a rising star. even touted as a top contender for new york city mayor. now he is hoping to hold on to his congressional seat as more women come forward with allegations. >> now if congressman weiner did offer help or any of his online relationships from his public relations team and if that included congressional staff and was taxpayer funded, he may have more to worry about. he could be in violation of house ethics rules. andrea mckaren, 9news now. >> thank you for that. get ready to turn up the ac. it is going to be hot out there tomorrow. meteorologist, annie hong is here with more. >> yes, we are talk about a heat advisory that has been issued for tomorrow. the he

the new york daily news had tried to go up against him. the daily news was a morning paper and the post was afternoon. the daily news was locked in a battle with him and the opened an afternoon paper to go head-to-head with murdoch in new york and he was a pretty greasy afternoon paper. he called the popular press. it wasn't a down market. he called the popular press. it was a nicely to describes something like that. they were ashamed of the kind of breeziness they were going to have to do. he pulled back they put out a morning paper in the afternoon which doesn't fly, not in new york. while i was writing this report, they closed the daily news afternoon paper and murdoch said to me the wind behind him. i'm not ashamed of what i do. as an audience, i like it but as for them to their audience likes it they are not ashamed c-span: the bouck -- you look back at the beginning. are there two or three moments where something happened in the media that made a difference? you look back and go through the -- i can't find a word but why did this happen? >> guest: random house tells me his word of

this was in "the new york post" over the weekend. cuddling a beer. ch fun would it be to find that in a happy meal, right? [ laughter ] hey there's some potentially bad news for facebook. a site that tracks it says facebook lost almost 6 million users in the united states alone last month. apparently what happened was, 6 million people suddenly looked up, said, what the hell am i doing with my life? a digital media expert says -- [ applause ] right. and yet you'll be right back on. probably on right now. supposedly the problem is that facebook isn't cool anymore. which, how could something that your mom uses to send status updates on her miniature collie not be cool? have you seen planking? people lay down like a piece of wood in strange places and take a picture of it and postit online. fox 11 news caught up with a couple of locals to find out what it's all about. >> the planking phase has hit. friends doing it at some of l.a.'s most famous landmarks. so, you don't get fined or anything when it comes down to going on these locations? >> we can, but w