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help new yorkers?ing off walmart funding for summer concerts enjoyed by new yorkers? no, that doesn't wut cut it. but that's what happens when you cut off bait. you cut off choices. you cut off choices that aren't yufrz to make. so it's like i said, iemg pro choice when it comes to business. so councilman, here is my very fair and balanced idea. i want you to leave it up to your constituents. let them shop. let them decide. at 8:00 p.m. tonight on fox business network, paid to protest? find out why many of these protesting outside of walmart shareholders meeting don't even work at walmart. why they were paid to protest outside walmart. don't think it can happen? i'm telling you, again and again in this country, it already is. 8:00 p.m. on fpn. you don't get it? >> demand it! >>> this it is a fox news alert. fox news chief washington correspondent james rosen has learned that army sergeant bow bergdahl converted to islam and even considered himself a, quote, warrior to islam according to secret document
help new yorkers?ing off walmart funding for summer concerts enjoyed by new yorkers? no, that doesn't wut cut it. but that's what happens when you cut off bait. you cut off choices. you cut off choices that aren't yufrz to make. so it's like i said, iemg pro choice when it comes to business. so councilman, here is my very fair and balanced idea. i want you to leave it up to your constituents. let them shop. let them decide. at 8:00 p.m. tonight on fox business network, paid to protest? find out...
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new yorkers do complain, but new yorkers are very generous.hey appreciate when something special is taking place. >> another problem -- mother nature. >> there had to be a rule change in terms of us being able to bid on getting the super bowl. that it had toe be in a city where the average mean temperature the day of the game is above 50 degrees. that is if the stadium is open. that is clearly not the case in february and the new york and new jersey area. >> they changed that rule for this game? >> it went away. >> he says they are ready for the snow. >> we have a snow melt are on the concourse and one on the field. we have a snowmelter we can use. in the parking lot. they have a jet engine inside. the heat that is produced from the jet engines is what melts the snow. >> it is a big operation. >> no matter what the weather, it will be a great game. >> some of the greatest games in the history of the nfl have been played in severe weather. it may snow, rain, but it could also be 45 degrees and gorgeous. super bowl xlviii at metlife stadium will
new yorkers do complain, but new yorkers are very generous.hey appreciate when something special is taking place. >> another problem -- mother nature. >> there had to be a rule change in terms of us being able to bid on getting the super bowl. that it had toe be in a city where the average mean temperature the day of the game is above 50 degrees. that is if the stadium is open. that is clearly not the case in february and the new york and new jersey area. >> they changed that...
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there's a dog in there. >> the "new yorker" feature ignited more than just barbara. cbs news ran a piece in which a reporter walked up to idling cars and trucks, including an idling d.e.p. van, timed how long each vehicle idled, and asked the driver to shut off their engines. so, it'd be great if you shut the engine off. and not long after that, they put a microphone on my lapel and filmed me in lower manhattan as i encountered driver after driver mindlessly idling their engines. it's ridiculous. it doesn't make any sense. the story got some wings on its own, almost literally. i was interviewed by the "financial times" of london, and then, in turn, the bbc gave me some airtime. >> new york has its own green hero in the form of a wall street banker called george pakenham. i spoke to him earlier and asked why he felt so aggrieved by this behavior. >> hot on the bbc's heels was a talk-radio program in south africa. >> we've picked up a story in the "financial times," and it was a story about an engine-idler activist, and it's just a lovely story about somebody feeling pa
there's a dog in there. >> the "new yorker" feature ignited more than just barbara. cbs news ran a piece in which a reporter walked up to idling cars and trucks, including an idling d.e.p. van, timed how long each vehicle idled, and asked the driver to shut off their engines. so, it'd be great if you shut the engine off. and not long after that, they put a microphone on my lapel and filmed me in lower manhattan as i encountered driver after driver mindlessly idling their...
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i had written an article about a debt collector from buffalo for the new yorker. it was a story, actually, about a young african-american guy, been to prison, gets out, only job he can get is as a debt collector. single dad, raising his kid, and he's trying to do it right. he's a pretty upstanding guy. and i just write about his life, and anyway, the story comes out in the new yorker, and we get a call from brad pitt's production company, and he says we want to turn this into a script. would you take the screenwriter back to buffalo and show him around? we're in my parents' house, you know, he's in the attic, my dad is, like, making him dinner, the whole thing was very funny. and i called a all of the people from the new yorker story saying i've got this guy, he's working for brad pitt, and, of course, when i'm the journalist, no one wants to talk to me. brad pitt, i got this long list. i'm the handler, the babysitter, basically, taking the screen writer around from meeting to meeting, and one is this former wanger and this former armed robber, and they have this
i had written an article about a debt collector from buffalo for the new yorker. it was a story, actually, about a young african-american guy, been to prison, gets out, only job he can get is as a debt collector. single dad, raising his kid, and he's trying to do it right. he's a pretty upstanding guy. and i just write about his life, and anyway, the story comes out in the new yorker, and we get a call from brad pitt's production company, and he says we want to turn this into a script. would...
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it is about the ability for visitors to come and spend money so we can hire more new yorkers. look in new york, thousands of people are making a living in some aspect of travel and tourism. we want to bring in the international travelers. that is extremely important. they stay longer and spend more money here. >> since 1970, the regency has been home to the power breakfasts. business leaders and politicians convene every morning over coffee to get their day started. >> you look at the history of the power breakfast. it was started by my father. >> your father and your uncle. >> right. these were the times new york city was in very dark financial shape. the leaders of the city at the time came together to talk about how to save new york city. >> and they did it right here? >> everyday they would say, where should we meet? my father said, it is a bit selfish on my part because i only had to take an elevator, but let's meet at the regency. [laughter] and that's where the term power breakfast started. we established the regency at the home of the power breakfasts where people want
it is about the ability for visitors to come and spend money so we can hire more new yorkers. look in new york, thousands of people are making a living in some aspect of travel and tourism. we want to bring in the international travelers. that is extremely important. they stay longer and spend more money here. >> since 1970, the regency has been home to the power breakfasts. business leaders and politicians convene every morning over coffee to get their day started. >> you look at...
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you know what shocks new yorkers, open space? -- new yorkers? open space. by the way, the way the original ok, inrked, you had -- the original plan, if you came into the park from columbus circle into the middle, there was a rock outcropping. it was very popular. the meadow is popular with the peoplel players and the like to be an umpire. sitting on top of empire rock, minutes from columbus circle. you can see the trees that frame the transversal. ridor thata corr open to the meadow. you could see all the way up to the lake that was at 73rd street. approximately 10 blocks. half a mile. crowded and congested city, you come into central and have a vista that takes you all the way up to the lake. it really was gorgeous. the trees filled in the view vistas. it is not possible. nothing shock you. green. peace. quiet. sky. all of that is shocking to a new yorker. when they came into the meadow, the shock of it and, this is such a print idea that could be -- brilliantything idea that could be adapted to anything. they were not against organized sports. the feeling
you know what shocks new yorkers, open space? -- new yorkers? open space. by the way, the way the original ok, inrked, you had -- the original plan, if you came into the park from columbus circle into the middle, there was a rock outcropping. it was very popular. the meadow is popular with the peoplel players and the like to be an umpire. sitting on top of empire rock, minutes from columbus circle. you can see the trees that frame the transversal. ridor thata corr open to the meadow. you could...
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first a conversation about the state of the planet with new yorker writer elizabeth kolbert. her latest tome is "the sixth extinction" and looks at what human beings are doing to many species what the asteroids did to the dinosaurs wiping them out. and then daniel beaty, "transforming pain to power," putting his difficult childhood into perspective. he is touring a new play he wrote about paul robeson titled "the tallest tree in the forest." we're glad you joined us. those conversations coming up right now. ♪ ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ tavis: there have been five epics where catastrophic events have wiped out life on earth. the fifth extinction was caused by an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs. elizabeth kolbert who covers the environment for "the new yorker" says we're living in the middle of another mass extinction, this one, though, caused by human activity. her tome is called "the sixth extinction," an unnatural istory and the result of years of research. elizabeth, thanks for being on the program. >> thanks for hav
first a conversation about the state of the planet with new yorker writer elizabeth kolbert. her latest tome is "the sixth extinction" and looks at what human beings are doing to many species what the asteroids did to the dinosaurs wiping them out. and then daniel beaty, "transforming pain to power," putting his difficult childhood into perspective. he is touring a new play he wrote about paul robeson titled "the tallest tree in the forest." we're glad you joined...
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give new yorkers a choice. if it's so egregious and they find walmart's policies are so awful and those workers truly must be chained to their shelves or the cash register, fine, but they have not seen that and i have a feeling it's these leaders. >> they play the game so long because they have to stick with it, because if the world sees they are wrong, shame on them. but i know people in harlem, they get in a van and drive to new jersey to find quality food. there's still a couple places, but the point is they drive out and then they get their groceries and then have to drive back. >> you can go to a fairway in harlem, and -- the bronx -- >> bottom line, in new york it's it's an uphill climb to find good deals. >> it's disgusting they are letting politics and further but politics getting in the way of improving somebody's quality of life, and i don't mean just somebody, i mean vast numbers of people. you have about a quarter of a billion dollars that is spent at walmart by new york city residents outside of th
give new yorkers a choice. if it's so egregious and they find walmart's policies are so awful and those workers truly must be chained to their shelves or the cash register, fine, but they have not seen that and i have a feeling it's these leaders. >> they play the game so long because they have to stick with it, because if the world sees they are wrong, shame on them. but i know people in harlem, they get in a van and drive to new jersey to find quality food. there's still a couple...
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his literary circle is reminiscent of that celebrated group of new yorkers that met regularly for lunch during the 1920s, the likes of robert benchly, ruth hale and dorothy parker. the inheritors of that tradition included christopher buckley, but also the late joseph heller, the late christopher hitchensd9ñ and martin amos. one can only imagine what those lunches were like. so, ladies and gentlemen, it's my pleasure to introduce the author of "but enough about you," a storyteller or, a cultural critic and, ifñr i hay say, irreverent historian, mr. christopher buckley. let's welcome him. [applause] >> hello. would you please turn your cell phones back on? [laughter] what a an honor to be introduced by dr. pasti, the es? i've had the pleasure for some years now of getting to know him and his delightful and very beautiful wife, patricia, your first lady, who is a connecticut girl, i point out with no small pride being a connecticut yankee myself. and she is also an author, and you will be hearing from her at, later on at this festival. i, having identified myself as a connecticut yankee,
his literary circle is reminiscent of that celebrated group of new yorkers that met regularly for lunch during the 1920s, the likes of robert benchly, ruth hale and dorothy parker. the inheritors of that tradition included christopher buckley, but also the late joseph heller, the late christopher hitchensd9ñ and martin amos. one can only imagine what those lunches were like. so, ladies and gentlemen, it's my pleasure to introduce the author of "but enough about you," a storyteller...
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seven-generation new yorkers, onlily in the hardware business. but they branch off and get involved in importing and exporting very fine glass. from there the grandfather cornelius van check roosevelt or c.v.s. in realt more involved estate, banking, financing. our president's dad was one of wealth i gentlemen who enjoyed spending the family it.une as opposed to making so he was not in tune with the family business. this photograph is from 14th broadway. you have young t.d. looking out second floor window from his grandfather's home with his brother elliott at president lincoln's funeral procession. have you ever seen this photograph? it's an iconic photograph. considering the fact that both their legacy was be remembered one day alongside each other on rush more. but it a bigamies conception takenhis photograph was from this house. you can see the street is pretty wide. this is broadway, this is union in the background. president lincoln's body was laid in state for mourners to respects oh steps of city hall. in lower manhattan. they would trave
seven-generation new yorkers, onlily in the hardware business. but they branch off and get involved in importing and exporting very fine glass. from there the grandfather cornelius van check roosevelt or c.v.s. in realt more involved estate, banking, financing. our president's dad was one of wealth i gentlemen who enjoyed spending the family it.une as opposed to making so he was not in tune with the family business. this photograph is from 14th broadway. you have young t.d. looking out second...
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you know what shocks new yorkers? beautiful green spaces. it shocks them.whole point was to come from this in-your-face city into this surrounded bynery trees. in the original plan, you had -- if you came in to the park from columbus circle, it's what we call now the heckscher meadow. there was a rock outcropping. they called it umpire rock. the meadow was popular with baseball players and with the umpire rock, people like to sit on top and be the umpire. are two minutes and from columbus circle. you can see across the trees that frame the 66th street transversal. they had an opening that opened up to the meadow which in turn, the trees north of the sheep meadow had a view corridor, so you could see all the way up to the lake. that's approximately 10 blocks, half a mile. i mean, from this crowded, congested, in your face city, you would come into central park, scramble onto umpire rock and you had a vista that took you all the way to the lake. it really was gorgeous. that's why they called it greens would. maintenancers, no of the park, the trees filled in
you know what shocks new yorkers? beautiful green spaces. it shocks them.whole point was to come from this in-your-face city into this surrounded bynery trees. in the original plan, you had -- if you came in to the park from columbus circle, it's what we call now the heckscher meadow. there was a rock outcropping. they called it umpire rock. the meadow was popular with baseball players and with the umpire rock, people like to sit on top and be the umpire. are two minutes and from columbus...
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a new yorker by birth, christopher graduated cum laude from yale. by 24 he was managing editor of "esquire magazine". by 29, chief speech writer to george herbert walker bush, the then-vice president of the united states. and later the founding editor of "forbes" fyi. his great books have great teat les, and i think that's -- titles if you're going to write a book. give it a great title. they include "the white house mess," good title, "no way to treat a first lady," not about you, patricia, i don't think. [laughter] "supreme courtship," what a great name, and "thank you for smoking, by the way." his literary circle is reminiscent of that celebrated group of new yorkers that met regularly for lunch during the 1920s, the likes of robert benchly, ruth hale and dorothy parker. the inheritors of that tradition included christopher buckley, but also the
a new yorker by birth, christopher graduated cum laude from yale. by 24 he was managing editor of "esquire magazine". by 29, chief speech writer to george herbert walker bush, the then-vice president of the united states. and later the founding editor of "forbes" fyi. his great books have great teat les, and i think that's -- titles if you're going to write a book. give it a great title. they include "the white house mess," good title, "no way to treat a first...
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new yorkers were finding $50 bills in central park over the weekend. the cash was hidden by a california real e investigator and he tweets out clues and tweem look for the cash. the next big give away will be in she chicago. >>> after puberty caffeine affects boys and girls differently. >> we are not going to find out how it a if he cans them differently. all we can say is that girls experience different heart rate and blood pressure changes. they think hormones may play a role. >>> how is this for a job perk at starbucks. here is the catch. the new benefit covers two years of online courses through arizona state university. it is open to full time and part time workers, about 135,000 employees qualify. >>> men used to show their fashion flair with flamboyant ties. now, it is socks. colorful and luxury socks have become best sellers, they're the fastest growing section of men's apparel. sen sales have sored 14%. it is a $2.8 billion industry. >>> in a more casual era, the tie appears so there's an opening for another kind of expression of personalty in
new yorkers were finding $50 bills in central park over the weekend. the cash was hidden by a california real e investigator and he tweets out clues and tweem look for the cash. the next big give away will be in she chicago. >>> after puberty caffeine affects boys and girls differently. >> we are not going to find out how it a if he cans them differently. all we can say is that girls experience different heart rate and blood pressure changes. they think hormones may play a role....
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president obama had a day, three fund-raisers in new york, as a new yorker, i think i speak for all newot thanking the president for snarling traffic and ruining our community. >> if you have your own hit or miss, send it to us. be sure to follow us on twitter at jer@foxnews.com. hope to see you right here next week. >>> hello and welcome to america's news headquarters, i'm arthel neville. john kerry just landed in jordan to rally support for a new government in iraq. this as sunni militants in iraq press on with their offensive, reportedly capturing two border crossings, one with jordan and another with syria, they also seized the town of rufa, making it the fourth town to fall since friday. president obama is warning the crisis could spill over
president obama had a day, three fund-raisers in new york, as a new yorker, i think i speak for all newot thanking the president for snarling traffic and ruining our community. >> if you have your own hit or miss, send it to us. be sure to follow us on twitter at jer@foxnews.com. hope to see you right here next week. >>> hello and welcome to america's news headquarters, i'm arthel neville. john kerry just landed in jordan to rally support for a new government in iraq. this as...
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dozens of lucky new yorkers are finding envelopes filled with cash. ♪ it's new york ♪ what dreams ofn a little weekend to remember. join us for the celebration package. with sparkling wine, breakfast and a late checkout. doubletree by hilton. where the little things mean everything. ♪ >>> that will get your energy going this morning. for the next month you're going to hear a lot about the world's most popular sport. tomorrow is a big day for american soccer fans, that's when the usa team kicks off the world cup campaign against ghana. cnn's lara baldassara is there with the latest. >> good morning, christi, good morning, victor. as you can see i am here in a very, very wet and rainy natal. this is where the u.s. team is right now, where they'll play their first world cup game monday against ghana. as we saw them arrive they were taken to their hotel, again, very, very heavy security that we're seeing with this team. military presence there. don't ablarmd. its be alarmed. it's not just the u.s. team that has the big security presence. all of the teams do. it is standard across brazil
dozens of lucky new yorkers are finding envelopes filled with cash. ♪ it's new york ♪ what dreams ofn a little weekend to remember. join us for the celebration package. with sparkling wine, breakfast and a late checkout. doubletree by hilton. where the little things mean everything. ♪ >>> that will get your energy going this morning. for the next month you're going to hear a lot about the world's most popular sport. tomorrow is a big day for american soccer fans, that's when the...
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as a new yorker, i think i speak for aum new yorkers in not thanking the president for snarling trafficng our commute. >> if you have your own hit or miss, send it to us. be sure to follow us on twitter. that's it for this week's show. thanks to my panel. thanks to all of you for watching. i'm paul gigot. hope to see you right here next week. >>> on this saturday, iraq is on the brink. this as sunni militants take over yet another key city. those insurgents launching a new offensive by storming another town northwest of baghdad. this is now the second city to be captured in the critical anwar province which saw some of the worst fighting during the iraq war. hello, everyone on this saturday afternoon. welcome to "america's news headquarters". >> thank you for being with us. as the terror group isis gains more ground in the north, eric, we're seeing thousands of heavily armed supporters from
as a new yorker, i think i speak for aum new yorkers in not thanking the president for snarling trafficng our commute. >> if you have your own hit or miss, send it to us. be sure to follow us on twitter. that's it for this week's show. thanks to my panel. thanks to all of you for watching. i'm paul gigot. hope to see you right here next week. >>> on this saturday, iraq is on the brink. this as sunni militants take over yet another key city. those insurgents launching a new...
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they're seven-generation new yorkers, originally in the hardware business. but they branch off and get involved in importing and exporting very fine glass. from there the grandfather cornelius van check roosevelt or c.v.s. would get more involved in real estate, banking, financing. our president's dad was one of these wealthy gentlemen who enjoyed spending the family fortune as opposed to making it. so he was not in tune with the family business. the grandfather lived a little bit south of lusk, on 14th street and broadway, which is where this famous photograph was taken, which you may have seen at another time. you have young t.d. looking out of a second floor window from his grandfather's home with his brother elliott at president lincoln's funeral procession. have you ever seen this photograph? it's an iconic photograph. considering the fact that both their legacy was be remembered one day alongside each other on mount rushmore. which is one of the most iconic moments -- monuments in the national park service. but it a big misconception that this photogra
they're seven-generation new yorkers, originally in the hardware business. but they branch off and get involved in importing and exporting very fine glass. from there the grandfather cornelius van check roosevelt or c.v.s. would get more involved in real estate, banking, financing. our president's dad was one of these wealthy gentlemen who enjoyed spending the family fortune as opposed to making it. so he was not in tune with the family business. the grandfather lived a little bit south of...
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he had written many stories for the new yorker and died not many years ago. .his is charles and helen this is our earnest hemingway. he was covering it and we met him. here he is talking to bill incidentally, became a fast friend of president kennedy. these are moments where we could take a little time out to rest. and, the man in the center of the picture is ill stringer, who was killed trying to get into paris. one of the things that correspondence try to do was get into paris before anyone else and he was hit by a shell. this is a moment of relaxation. are the few and these shots that i want to bring home to the family and friends. the little island it was very quaint. it was a very old place. it was fortified in several ways. we discover that the beaches on the area were high and dry and had sticks in the sand to keep planes from landing. we found a family of brothers. one --e tall blonde their parents were killed at a battle. afternoon, rather late, i walked up behind the island and, as the sun was setting, there was interesting shots of the island. have an extremely high tide he
he had written many stories for the new yorker and died not many years ago. .his is charles and helen this is our earnest hemingway. he was covering it and we met him. here he is talking to bill incidentally, became a fast friend of president kennedy. these are moments where we could take a little time out to rest. and, the man in the center of the picture is ill stringer, who was killed trying to get into paris. one of the things that correspondence try to do was get into paris before anyone...
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you can tell i have a good time being a new yorker in london.d so the question for us is where do we take it from here, because we essentially delivered everything that was the olympics, all of the events live is and on demand on any twice -- any device that you wanted to use at work, at home and on the go. so digital as distribution platform for what we've already created, hey, that's cracked now. so the notion of being digital, we're there. and so over the last couple of years we've extended that from the olympics to things like glassen berry -- glassen berry which is a music festival, goes through the weekend. people like jay-z, beyonce, coldplay, what have you. and so guess what? >> -- the music people, they want the olympics treatment which means all of the acts, all of the stages available for everyone on any device in addition to roing reporter -- roving reporters, things like that. and then, obviously, that's available on all devices including connected tvs, tablets, smartphones and desktops. each one is in a different use case. people a
you can tell i have a good time being a new yorker in london.d so the question for us is where do we take it from here, because we essentially delivered everything that was the olympics, all of the events live is and on demand on any twice -- any device that you wanted to use at work, at home and on the go. so digital as distribution platform for what we've already created, hey, that's cracked now. so the notion of being digital, we're there. and so over the last couple of years we've extended...
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weighing. >> rose: thank you for coming. >> thanks very much. >> rose: dexter filkins from the new yorkermagazine. back in a moment. stay with us. >> rose: we continue this evening with the news from egypt, three al jazeera journalists have been convicted and sentenced on charges of conspiring with the muslim brotherhood. there's wide spread condemnation. it came after secretary of state kerry expressed confidence in egypt relations after a nine minute meeting with the president el-sisi. it's obviously a chilling and draconian sentence. when i heard the verdict i was concerned bit, frankly disappointed in it that i immediately picked up the telephone and talked to egypt and expressed our serious displeasure. i spoke with the egyptian foreign minister about the't7é e against al jazeera. i have to raise the question of al jazeera three. the people in the world of journalist are concerned about that. >> i appreciate that. >> rose: i want to put it front and center. >> i accept that. >> rose: on the colleagues. >> on that issue. you haven't done this even in your system. our president sent le
weighing. >> rose: thank you for coming. >> thanks very much. >> rose: dexter filkins from the new yorkermagazine. back in a moment. stay with us. >> rose: we continue this evening with the news from egypt, three al jazeera journalists have been convicted and sentenced on charges of conspiring with the muslim brotherhood. there's wide spread condemnation. it came after secretary of state kerry expressed confidence in egypt relations after a nine minute meeting with the...
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alongside two fellow new yorkers, two of his fellow new york soldiers that were standing with him at the time of his death. at the time of his death, he had accrued over two years of service with the u.s. army. i can tell you, mr. speaker, i was there at the memorial service, at the corning east high school auditorium and in the stadium, his death was felt throughout our entire community. but he is remembered as a passionate young man, a life-long dallas cowboy fan, as has been mentioned, and one who loved truly spending time with his family and friends. we honor and remember specialist jayne for his sacrifices and the sacrifice of his family. actions of heroism that we will never, ever forget. naming the post office in corning, new york, after specialist jayne is the least we can do here in this body indiana this chamber this evening to honor specialist jayne's bravery, his service and his love of our country and for a love of his community, corning, new york, that he called home. i encourage all my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, let's come together, let's do what's right an
alongside two fellow new yorkers, two of his fellow new york soldiers that were standing with him at the time of his death. at the time of his death, he had accrued over two years of service with the u.s. army. i can tell you, mr. speaker, i was there at the memorial service, at the corning east high school auditorium and in the stadium, his death was felt throughout our entire community. but he is remembered as a passionate young man, a life-long dallas cowboy fan, as has been mentioned, and...
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only a bronx new yorker would put that on the slide in the u.k. the british are just way too -- you can tell i have a good time being a new yorker in london. and so the question for us is where do we take it from here because we essentially delivered everything that was the olympics. although the events live and on-demand on any device that you wanted to use at work, at home and on the go. and so digital as distribution platform for what we have already created hey that's cracked now so the notion of being digital ,-com,-com ma we are there. so over the last couple of years we have extended that from the olympics to things like glastonbury which is a musical festival that goes through the weekend. people like jay-z beyoncÉ coldplay what have you. multiple stages the guess what? the music people at the bbc radio people want the olympics treatment which means all of the acts, all of the stages available for everyone on any device in addition to roving reporters and things like that. and then obviously that's available on devices including connected
only a bronx new yorker would put that on the slide in the u.k. the british are just way too -- you can tell i have a good time being a new yorker in london. and so the question for us is where do we take it from here because we essentially delivered everything that was the olympics. although the events live and on-demand on any device that you wanted to use at work, at home and on the go. and so digital as distribution platform for what we have already created hey that's cracked now so the...
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>> guest: this book, i had written an article for the new yorker of a debt collector from buffalo.nd it was the story actually about a young african-american guy, ben the present, gets out, only gabba can get is a debt collector. he is really trying to do it right, trying to follow the fair debt collection practices act and is a pretty of standing guy. i write about his life. anyway, the story comes out and we get a call from the production company and its appeal and say, we want to turn this into an hbo series. would you take the screenwriter back to buffalo and show him around? i said, the does the screenwriter want to stay in my parents' house? gap. so we go. he's in the attic. my dad is making him dinner. the whole thing is very funny. i call all the people saying, hey, i have this guy working for brad pitt. no one wants to talk to me. brad pitt, i got this long list. i am the handler, the babysitter taking the screenwriter route from meeting to meeting. one of these meetings is this former banker and his former armed robbery go in the business together and have this kind of am
>> guest: this book, i had written an article for the new yorker of a debt collector from buffalo.nd it was the story actually about a young african-american guy, ben the present, gets out, only gabba can get is a debt collector. he is really trying to do it right, trying to follow the fair debt collection practices act and is a pretty of standing guy. i write about his life. anyway, the story comes out and we get a call from the production company and its appeal and say, we want to turn...
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and you new yorkers don't have a clue about the real world, some say.ted when they are little. each farmer does it differently. it is painless antianimal doesn't even know it. so moving on, you would not want to eat the meat of an animal that was not castrated, pig, cow, lamb, sometimes i wish it was in my power to have the hard-working folks band together with the fruits of our hard labor for which we get little respect and reward. well, i apologize if we left you offended. and hannah says, how how about i castrate unc what you think. well, hey, hannah, how bout no. it is time that we take this and castrate a whole bunch of you. then i could guarantee that you would be better behaved and taste better as well. well, barbara, i will take your word for that. no need to proceed. and then they are spouting off on other topics. and they also have no clue. but you know, you don't know the half of it. the whole castration thing just opened it up. a lot of problems. we are cutting to the chase right there. that is it and we will see you tomorrow. kennedy: and e
and you new yorkers don't have a clue about the real world, some say.ted when they are little. each farmer does it differently. it is painless antianimal doesn't even know it. so moving on, you would not want to eat the meat of an animal that was not castrated, pig, cow, lamb, sometimes i wish it was in my power to have the hard-working folks band together with the fruits of our hard labor for which we get little respect and reward. well, i apologize if we left you offended. and hannah says,...
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not as many new yorkers are full-time residents. that being said, they're have a ordinary assets. >> so you get clients that are bidding on properties that you think if you're going to pay that, fine, but -- >> sometimes it gets silly, but the point i think that is very relevant is price has hit sort of a new normal. >> the new normal here is like no normal anywhere else. that's why i worry. i'm wondering new york could be the new vegas. >> well, new york is expensive, but it's not as expensive as some of our brother and sister economies like london. but that being said, i think the market pace, growth and price take skr trajectory is slowing down, it has to. i think we will start to see a little bit of a plateau because even the most sophisticated and educated buyers, they won't let the market get too far in front of them. >> they can't ignore what the stock market is doing. >> it's a different investor. >> but if new york were to go cablooey, would you worry? >> yes, it is a leader in many respects, but new york has a different se
not as many new yorkers are full-time residents. that being said, they're have a ordinary assets. >> so you get clients that are bidding on properties that you think if you're going to pay that, fine, but -- >> sometimes it gets silly, but the point i think that is very relevant is price has hit sort of a new normal. >> the new normal here is like no normal anywhere else. that's why i worry. i'm wondering new york could be the new vegas. >> well, new york is expensive,...
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expanded that game to the east coast and he had new yorkers scrambling around central park and brooklyn park looking for envelopes. each 1 was filled with a 50- dollar bill and silver dollar. one young man found his envelope between 2 rocks. >> the 1st thing i'll do, yes, i got it. i mean, as soon as i did that. you can hear everyone just run towards -- everyone just ran towards the rock. >> the hidden task crew posted on twitter that they are planning a father's day give away in chicago today. so far we haven't seen any clues as to where those envelopes are going to be hidden. >> this father's day dockers is teaming 1 the family of san francisco 49ers to rid the world of what they call sad pants. >> just started wearing dockers he's a whole new man. >> mommy who is it. >> dockers film the family in a public service type announcement advertising against the pants. it's posted on the company web site and on youtube. the stop dad dance campaign includes the competition, men who trade in their dad pants for dockers an post a picture could win trip to 49ers game. >> there's a new plan on th
expanded that game to the east coast and he had new yorkers scrambling around central park and brooklyn park looking for envelopes. each 1 was filled with a 50- dollar bill and silver dollar. one young man found his envelope between 2 rocks. >> the 1st thing i'll do, yes, i got it. i mean, as soon as i did that. you can hear everyone just run towards -- everyone just ran towards the rock. >> the hidden task crew posted on twitter that they are planning a father's day give away in...
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we love the new yorkers.ke about you, but one cool thing i really like is every time you have a film coming out, you take a photo of posters that's in a subway. you pose next to the poster. >> yeah. >> jimmy: just so you have it. these are all of your movies, and that's you posing in front of your own posters in a a subway. [ cheers and applause ] >> yeah. no, i'll do that forever. >> jimmy: you will. >> yeah. because, i mean, i like recall all the times i took the subway to school every day for years. so, i remember seeing movie posters in subways, and being like "i hope one day, like, a a movie i'm in is going to be on, like, advertised." and now it is. it's kind of the crazy. i didn't think it would happen like this. >> jimmy: that's so fun buddy. that's good for you. and did you always want to be an actor? >> well, at first it was like performing just in general. like, i started in ballet. a little bit. i wasn't very good to be honest. >> jimmy: no. me too. that's how i started. [ laughter ] >> oh great.
we love the new yorkers.ke about you, but one cool thing i really like is every time you have a film coming out, you take a photo of posters that's in a subway. you pose next to the poster. >> yeah. >> jimmy: just so you have it. these are all of your movies, and that's you posing in front of your own posters in a a subway. [ cheers and applause ] >> yeah. no, i'll do that forever. >> jimmy: you will. >> yeah. because, i mean, i like recall all the times i took the...
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and praised, and at odds with the press corps for 20 years she has been in public life and the new yorkerfficer say she has a bunker mentality. is that justified? >> of course. a lot of politicians and we definitely disagree on this, a lot of politicians ahead reporters and bill clinton aside. john mccain likes reporters. it is not supposed to be a good relationship. >> i don't think it marries whether politicians hate reporter those have to learn and i was criticized for this, to deal with negative press and deal with reporters. she has been, yes, tied to everything going back to the conspiracy theories of the death her friend foster as first lady. >> and being overweight. >> she get as lot of what people call sexist comments she has to learn how to deal with. i don't think they are sexist so much as they are issues that anyone who runs for president will have to deal w. >> some of this goes back to the tense relations hillary clinton had in the 2008 campaign and there was a lot -- her coverage, she was, her team, felt the press was tilting to president obama during the primaries. does i
and praised, and at odds with the press corps for 20 years she has been in public life and the new yorkerfficer say she has a bunker mentality. is that justified? >> of course. a lot of politicians and we definitely disagree on this, a lot of politicians ahead reporters and bill clinton aside. john mccain likes reporters. it is not supposed to be a good relationship. >> i don't think it marries whether politicians hate reporter those have to learn and i was criticized for this, to...
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we are within our constitutional boundaries, since we as new yorkers - we can determine who new yorkers are. it would include folks, not just them, but 2.7 million people. >> i don't want to belabour this. there wouldn't be citizens of the united states, but would be citizens of the state of new york. you say that's legal. do you think you have the votes to pass the bill. >> not at this time, like marriage equality, it's something that needs to be worked on for a period of time. way we did with the bill was introduce it, start the conversation. hopefully it would be a national one. we have one day left in the legislative session this year. it was never going to pass this year, it's about starting a conversation about who is responsible. >> what did governor como tell you about the dill? >> i haven't spoken to him about it yet. >> he doesn't support it so far. >> the statement from his office is they are looking at the legislation, and they'll make their comments later. i can tell you that we are looking for support within the senate assembly and the governor, they are conversations that
we are within our constitutional boundaries, since we as new yorkers - we can determine who new yorkers are. it would include folks, not just them, but 2.7 million people. >> i don't want to belabour this. there wouldn't be citizens of the united states, but would be citizens of the state of new york. you say that's legal. do you think you have the votes to pass the bill. >> not at this time, like marriage equality, it's something that needs to be worked on for a period of time. way...
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. >> it's the insiders who like to read new yorker and c shf span it's the masses who are not interested in eating vegetables, you have to dip it in chocolate. upts to give them truitt -- you want to give them fruit you ever to dip it in chocolate. when you're entertaining, you mix it, it doesn't feel like it's in school. >> when we were kids almost we know how much a bill becomes a law watching schoolhouse rock. civics are not taught in school any more. you get wherever you can. how many people do i run into they do not have an-year-old what a block captain does versus a ward leader or committee person. now you have an entertainer who uses sources whether a newspapers used to do. >> let's talk about pennsylvania state government which appears will be trimmed down the line it takes forever with these things, but there's one step in the trimming direction, if you will. they are trying to eliminate 55 ledge -- ledgelegislator seats. pennsylvania has the biggest legislature and the most expensive after california and new york. >> you did mention a leadup. they proposed cutting the judiciary
. >> it's the insiders who like to read new yorker and c shf span it's the masses who are not interested in eating vegetables, you have to dip it in chocolate. upts to give them truitt -- you want to give them fruit you ever to dip it in chocolate. when you're entertaining, you mix it, it doesn't feel like it's in school. >> when we were kids almost we know how much a bill becomes a law watching schoolhouse rock. civics are not taught in school any more. you get wherever you can....
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. >> i am a new yorker and a have a grumpy logo t. and i would be happy to wear them. i outwardly persoef that and what you inwardly feel. i am the new yorker glass is half empty kind of girl what i express outwardly and willing to help. >> so you are a phony? >> no, no, i am not a phony. i try to be professional. i try to be professional,andrea. >> when i am hung row game over man. >> you look like a ray of sunshina sunshinandrea. >> some days i am grumpy and harris, your office is a couple of doors down. >> you are always smiling and you are focused and how would you describe yourself? >> i can be grumpy. i was teasing you before being grumpy. you are very sunny. you can't be sunny, sunny happy all of the time if you get the job done. >> see how the dude owned it and sugar coats. he owns it. >> that is fun to spend the hour for you. we'll wrap up outnumbered and happening now starts now. >>> right now three developing stories we are watching at this hour. secretary of state kerry arrive in jordan. islamic militants seized that country's border with iraq. and big nigh
. >> i am a new yorker and a have a grumpy logo t. and i would be happy to wear them. i outwardly persoef that and what you inwardly feel. i am the new yorker glass is half empty kind of girl what i express outwardly and willing to help. >> so you are a phony? >> no, no, i am not a phony. i try to be professional. i try to be professional,andrea. >> when i am hung row game over man. >> you look like a ray of sunshina sunshinandrea. >> some days i am grumpy...
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and it turns out some well known new yorkers and other people did, too. l chipped in and we got new york city this birthday card. [ laughter ] it's from the giant shoebox division of hallmark, the municipal birthday series. and why don't we take a look? as you can see quite a lot of people signed it. let's see who signed it. oh, look at this. billy joel. [ cheers and applause ] billy joel wrote, "happy birthday, new york city. thanks for providing me with literally all of my material." [ laughter and applause ] very nice of him. famed nbc anchor and new yorker brian williams took some time to sign the card. here we go. "from all of us here at brian williams, we wish you a happy birthday, love brian williams." singer alicia keys wrote a nice message. "ah, new york, concrete jungle where dreams are made of. i just realized those lyrics make no sense." [ laughter and applause ] the next message is from a wall street stock broker. see here. "thanks for the money. whoo! i'm invincible. i'll be in the bathroom for the next hour 'blowing my nose.'" [ laughter and
and it turns out some well known new yorkers and other people did, too. l chipped in and we got new york city this birthday card. [ laughter ] it's from the giant shoebox division of hallmark, the municipal birthday series. and why don't we take a look? as you can see quite a lot of people signed it. let's see who signed it. oh, look at this. billy joel. [ cheers and applause ] billy joel wrote, "happy birthday, new york city. thanks for providing me with literally all of my...
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in other words, there's a lot of hedge fund guys, a lot of new yorkers who are paying high taxes suddenlymiami's very cosmopolitan, it's got a great art scene. so, sam, i'm wondering, is new york the new brazil? >> new york could be the next brazil. i mean, who knows? obvio obviously, i'll be a little biased because i live in miami and i love miami, but i also am a big new york fan. i'm here right now, and new york is a great place to live, if you can afford it. if you can afford it, it's a great place to live. it's definitely a lot more expensive than miami. >> we've got to leave it there. thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you. >> just some things to chew over. a programming note, you can actually see sam and her fellow realtors on "miami dollar listing miami" on wednesday nights on our sister network, bravo. >>> up next, we reveal the city with america's happiest workers. ♪ you've reached the age where you've learned a thing or two. this is the age of knowing what you're made of. so why let erectile dysfunction get in your way? talk to your doctor about viagra. 20 million men
in other words, there's a lot of hedge fund guys, a lot of new yorkers who are paying high taxes suddenlymiami's very cosmopolitan, it's got a great art scene. so, sam, i'm wondering, is new york the new brazil? >> new york could be the next brazil. i mean, who knows? obvio obviously, i'll be a little biased because i live in miami and i love miami, but i also am a big new york fan. i'm here right now, and new york is a great place to live, if you can afford it. if you can afford it, it's...
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recent polling shows most new yorkers agree.nt decision because the soda was closely watching. out in california they pushed through a law. they wanted to try to put a warning label on sugary drinks. >> yeah, i agree. you should be allowed to drink what you want. >> this would be illegal right now. get this away -- >> do you want a sip? >> sure, no. >> mm. it's 2:00 in the morning. you should be allowed to drink what you want to drink. >> like 12,000 calories. >> is it? actually, the whole bottle is zero. it is diet. >> drink away. >> drink for the rest of the morning. >> drink as much as you want. got to do something, right. early in the morning. >> when we bring the keg in, you have to worry about my drinking. >> yes. >>> a family outside los angeles is dealing with a nightmare problem. a fired live-in nanny who will not leave. at first the family says 64-year-old diane stratham was great with their three children but after a few weeks, she just stopped working. stratham saying she can't work because of chronic heart problems.
recent polling shows most new yorkers agree.nt decision because the soda was closely watching. out in california they pushed through a law. they wanted to try to put a warning label on sugary drinks. >> yeah, i agree. you should be allowed to drink what you want. >> this would be illegal right now. get this away -- >> do you want a sip? >> sure, no. >> mm. it's 2:00 in the morning. you should be allowed to drink what you want to drink. >> like 12,000...
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he has a brand-new article on ted cruz in the new issue of "the new yorker"" magazine.ly commentators, republican strategist ana navarro and democratic strategist donna brazile. ana, let me get your reaction first. democrats trying to downplay their wealth. what do you make of this? >> this is a discussion that no strategist wants to be having. if you don't believe me, ask the mitt romney strategist. it is a losing argument. when she first started doing these things, i thought she's rusty. at this point, i'm thinking she's got foot in mouth disease. because she's now the taking several shots at trying to explain this issue and she keeps digging the hole deeper. it's fascinating me that her husband who lives in the same rarified air who's made as much money be they're joint assets, yet he has the political gift of making you feel like he feels your pain. hillary clinton just seems to not be able to get it right. >> donna, react but i want to quote what you told "the washington post." i'll put it on the screen. i hope hillary never an poizes for trying to earn a live. she
he has a brand-new article on ted cruz in the new issue of "the new yorker"" magazine.ly commentators, republican strategist ana navarro and democratic strategist donna brazile. ana, let me get your reaction first. democrats trying to downplay their wealth. what do you make of this? >> this is a discussion that no strategist wants to be having. if you don't believe me, ask the mitt romney strategist. it is a losing argument. when she first started doing these things, i...
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. >> to celebrate, these new yorkers are going to order pizza from every pizza place, every pizza joint in manhattan. >> see the ultimate pizza party, next. ththisis i is s mamark. ...at work. fofor r ththosose e whwho o wy their days... not just get t thrhrououghgh t . nenew w onone e a a daday y vih energy support. ththe e ononlyly c comomplpy multivitamin ththatat s supuppoportrts s enel alertness. nenew w frfromom o onene . >>> welcome back to the show, he. don't forget to check out rig rightthisminute.com. great videos all day long. enjoy. >>> people in homes aren't the only things that need makeovers. sometimes a dog needs a nip and a tuck and stuff like this. this dog is joey. joey was homeless and was at a high risk sheltder. joey was going to be shut down. >> he can't see, he needs a haircut so bad his air was in his eyes. >> but joey was rescued. hollywood grooming to the res cow. they drive up in the van, put joey in the back. the best part of this video is where they break out the blow dryer. it's like air in the dog's face. >> oh, yeah, he digs that. >> oh, look at his face
. >> to celebrate, these new yorkers are going to order pizza from every pizza place, every pizza joint in manhattan. >> see the ultimate pizza party, next. ththisis i is s mamark. ...at work. fofor r ththosose e whwho o wy their days... not just get t thrhrououghgh t . nenew w onone e a a daday y vih energy support. ththe e ononlyly c comomplpy multivitamin ththatat s supuppoportrts s enel alertness. nenew w frfromom o onene . >>> welcome back to the show, he. don't forget...
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and i thought about a fellow by the name of richard harris wrote three articles for the new yorker andturned it into a book and it's a sort of case study of how he was defeated. everyone mentioned in that the book and every organization mentioned in that the book that opposed him was audited on their tax return. that was under richard nixon and john connolly as the secretary of the treasury, and that is indeed what happened. and some of those organizations that were tax-exempt status president, so it is a live example of how we move to the vendetta enemies into distinguishing between the opponents and enemies. now my question is this was also a remarkable period of people rising to greet public service into going well beyond what was expected of them, people in the congress, people in the stabs of the congress shared a little bit about that with us because people want to know there is such a thing as public service into such a thing as outstanding public service. >> and you don't know where it's going to come from. i dedicated this version of the book to those that rose to the occasion
and i thought about a fellow by the name of richard harris wrote three articles for the new yorker andturned it into a book and it's a sort of case study of how he was defeated. everyone mentioned in that the book and every organization mentioned in that the book that opposed him was audited on their tax return. that was under richard nixon and john connolly as the secretary of the treasury, and that is indeed what happened. and some of those organizations that were tax-exempt status president,...
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let's look at a cartoon in "the new yorker." what is the uss george h.w. bush. day it is the uss deja vu. another op-ed piece from "the new york times" by anne-marie slaughter, director of policy banning at the state department from 2009-2011. she has been arguing for the use of force in syria. she is surprised the u.s. is using force in iraq but not serious. she argues do not fight in iraq and ignore syria at the same time. act in both countries because we face a threat to global peace and security. this is the right thing to do, she says, for humanitarian and strategic reasons. >> and a lot of focus has been on the group that has been fighting in iraq, which has lots of representation in syria, the islamic state of iraq in syria, isis. interesting article in the "financial times," a closer look at one surprising detail. isis runs a tight ship and keeps its books in order. since 2012, isis has issued ews,"l reports, "the n outlining operations in numerical and geographical detail. talking about the number of bombings and assassinations, checkpoints and suicide m
let's look at a cartoon in "the new yorker." what is the uss george h.w. bush. day it is the uss deja vu. another op-ed piece from "the new york times" by anne-marie slaughter, director of policy banning at the state department from 2009-2011. she has been arguing for the use of force in syria. she is surprised the u.s. is using force in iraq but not serious. she argues do not fight in iraq and ignore syria at the same time. act in both countries because we face a threat to...
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they don't want new yorkers to have choice. they don't want the jobs. ven want charitable contributions. >> more than half the new york city council letters wrote a letter to walmart saying don't give to causes and charities in the city. i would say whatever your beef with walmart. they have lots of beefs. one councilmember was here the other day, he's a gay man, he said the company is not friendly to gay rights. i reminded him that walmart has a lot of gay managers, gay workers, supports them with same-sex benefits. it doesn't really matter. so what is it? why not just give new yorkers a choice. you hate it, that's fine. let your own folks decide. >> i think it's desperation. you have in the private sector you have less than 7% of workers are in unions today. the union movement is desperate. remember what d.c. tried to do? they tried to raise the minimum wage in the city but only for big retailers and only for certain big retailers? >> right. >> so that's what it's all about. >> it is so awful that people would respond and not go there. >> in terms of w
they don't want new yorkers to have choice. they don't want the jobs. ven want charitable contributions. >> more than half the new york city council letters wrote a letter to walmart saying don't give to causes and charities in the city. i would say whatever your beef with walmart. they have lots of beefs. one councilmember was here the other day, he's a gay man, he said the company is not friendly to gay rights. i reminded him that walmart has a lot of gay managers, gay workers, supports...