>> i was in parker city, colorado. i was there for a festival. show on the food network, "eating america" and i just travel the country this year, going to food festivals and carnivals. >> jimmy: you're eating america. >> yeah. they're trying to get me to gain this 50 pounds that i lost. i refuse to do it. >> jimmy: yeah, because you're in the middle of some 30-day workout. >> 30-day transformation that goes 60 days, 90 days. >> jimmy: transformation, okay. so, when you say 30, 60, 90. you decide as you go along? >> no, no. i'm at day 40 of 90 days, but we go 30 day, then the 60 day, then the 90 day. >> jimmy: all added up? >> all added up, yeah. >> jimmy: that sounds no fun at all. what were you there eating? >> ah -- something that i didn't want to eat. twix on a stick shoved in a twinkie topped with sugar and crushed oreo cookies. that was just one out of the 15 things i had to eat. >> jimmy: where was this again? >> parker city, colorado. >> jimmy: oh, because pot is legal there. >> yes, yes. >> jimmy: people say that there are no ill effects

>> i was in parker city, colorado. i was there for a festival.w on the food network, "eating america" and i just travel the country this year, going to food festivals and carnivals. >> jimmy: you're eating america. >> yeah. they're trying to get me to gain this 50 pounds that i lost. i refuse to do it. >> jimmy: yeah, because you're in the middle of some 30-day workout. >> 30-day transformation that goes 60 days, 90 days. >> jimmy: transformation, okay. so, when you say 30, 60, 90. you decide as you go along? >> no, no. i'm at day 40 of 90 days, but we go 30 day, then the 60 day, then the 90 day. >> jimmy: all added up? >> all added up, yeah. >> jimmy: that sounds no fun at all. what were you there eating? >> ah -- something that i didn't want to eat. twix on a stick shoved in a twinkie, wrapped with bacon issue topped with sugar and crushed oreo cookies. that was just one out of the 15 things i had to eat. >> jimmy: where was this again? >> parker city, colorado. >> jimmy: oh, because pot is legal there. >> yes, yes. laugh [ laughter and applaus

today houston mayor annise parker telling nbc news the city is urgently trying to get ahead of this storm. >> this time we have instituted all of our normal tropical storm hurricane protocols and we'll be ramping them up as necessary. >> reporter: experts say it's shaping up to be a rare brown ocean storm where a tropical system intensifies as it moves inland instead of falling apart. the coast guard is warning swimmers to stay out of the water and boaters to do the same. and tonight voluntary evacuations are already under way near galveston. grocery store shelves are near empty. i saw it myself early this morning. and tonight authorities are asking people to heed the warning, especially if you're out driving. rising water can trap a motorist very quickly. savannah? >> we certainly learned, that janet. thank you. in addition to that storm there are flash flood warnings and tornado warnings as far north as the chicago area. our meteorologist dylan dreyer is here monitoring all of this. hey, dinl good evening. >> good evening, savannah. a tornado was spotted at midway airport. that tornado

. >> mara parker announced that her city succeeded in finding shelter for 3600 vets. >> we really had to focus on the individual veteran. other major cities say they have ended that homelessness. >> i definitely want to get off the street. >> many more veterans need help. an estimated 58,000 former servicemen and women are living on the streets in cities across america. >> i slept in my vehicle and then i got tired of sleeping and curling up in the back seat of my vehicle. i would get on the bus. i would road around the city of l.a. >> this is the back of the burlington coat factory. this is actually where i slept many of the nights. >> cities like phoenix have tackle would the problem by beefing up outreach teams streamlining services and bringing together government and private agencies, but the goal of ending veteran homelessness still eludes many cities that accepted the challenge. >> now we have to finish the job once and for all because when a veteran comes home kissing the ground, it is unacceptable that he should ever have to sleep on it. >> al jazeera. >> the ice on the talle

parker was in the waters off ocean city when a little dive left him with two fractured vertebrae nearhe top of his spine and a 4% chance of ever having movement below his shoulders. fast forward to 2014 from his wheelchair, parker showed me around the retrofitted basement and showed the growing ability to walk again. we followed him to physical therapy where his progress has been astounding. >> i think in the last year the most has changed. so right now, it's not so much just physically improving but lifestyle improving. >> reporter: although he used a wheelchair for the graduation procession parker says as soon as he got a little feeling back in his legs, he was determined to be on his feet to get his diploma. still there was extra planning and even a practice run before graduation. >> you want to live in the moment, you know, like take it all in. but at the same time, i don't want to get overwhelmed. >> reporter: when we talked before the ceremony, he said the school year was a bit overwhelming with classes and therapy and now he's foe uscussed on the school. >> i want to go to scho

strategy to guide-for a city which is guided ironically coming out of the parenthesisdants 21 century policing report issued earlier this year. i want to acknowledge brian parker and the other gentlemen that spoke on behalf of 100 black men of san francisco and oakland in support of the resolution z hope you will join us. it a community collaborative effort and hope i can count on your support >> colleagues can we take this item same house same call? without objection the resolution adopted unanimously >> item 35 is motion to approve a final map 8005 a 5 residential units condo minium project located at 135 breno visty a west >> we continued this last week because we [inaudible] the owners had not offered a life time lease the tenet so we continue to try to resolve the sicherationment that life time slees now offered so we can move forward with item 35 >> colleagues item 35 same house same call? without objection the motion is approved unanimously. colleagues or madam clerk would you please read the in memoriam >> todays meeting will be adjourned in member of the following beloved individuals. on behamp of supervisor cohen for mr. [inaudible] and at the sugges

parker will announce a move to keep the warriors in oakland. they will call on warriors ownership to start new talks with the city of oakland to explore some options> plan to build a inositide yum for the raiders in los angeles county is moving forward. special advisor says organizers feel good about the $2 billion project. raiders and chargers are proposing to share that stadium that would be build billionth in the city of carson. here is a drawing of what it would look like. in oakland a developer that wants to turn the coliseum into a major development, retail housing, and a new stadium there faces a sunday deadline to provide the city and raiders with evidence he is making progress. >>> the suspect in the charleston church shooting should face the death penalty. he was arrested in north carolina yesterday after a woman driving to work spotted him and then called police. he's accused of killing six women and three men at a prayer meeting. people who know him say he talked about quote doing something because he said quote here blacks were taking over the world. now while roof was being hunted by police, a gospel singer reached out to him directl

city police a black ford mustang was stolen. detectives tracked the vehicle to upper marlboro. prince george's county police spokesperson julie parker. >> one of our officers sees a suspect pull a reports hearing the officer yell to the suspect don't touch the weapon! shortly thereafter the officer discharges his weapon multiple times. both armed suspects are shot. >> reporter: parker says the officer who discharged his weapon has been with the prince george's county police department for four years, has an additional 12 years with another local law enforcement agency. they did not immediately say how many shots were fired, but that both suspects are expected to be okay. not only did police say both suspects were armed, they found a pair of gloves inside the vehicle involved and believe that is part of the plan to rob the bank, but we have not gotten identities on the suspects or the police involved. they haven't announced charges yet against the two men. stephanie ramirez, wusa9 news. >>> it has been nearly four weeks since the murders of four people inside a d.c. mansion. today for the first time since suspect daron wint's arraign

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cities that signed on. >> there is not going to be another homeless veteran that stays on the streets of houston for lack of resources. let us celebrate that. >> mayor mary nees niece parker. >> we had to focus on the individual veteran with individual stories and individual dreams that we needed to help. >> houston joins phoenix salt lake city and new orleans. >> i definitely need to get off the street. >> over 50,000 homeless veterans are living in streets around america. >> i would get on the bus and ride around the city of l.a. >> this is the back of the burlington coat factory where i slept many of the nights. >> cities like phoenix have tackled the problem by beefing up enforcement systems. teams. >> now we have to finish the job once and for all. because when a veteran comes home kissing the ground, it is unacceptable that he should ever have to sleep on it. >> courtney kealy, al jazeera. >> marilyn brown is president and ceo of the coalition of homeless in houston county. marilyn good to have you on the program. how did the city of houston fix this problem? >> thank you for having me. we pulled together a collaborative program called the way home. we worked togeth

pulled down wires on parker avenue and the driver claims his brakes failed and he was treated for cuts and bruises. talk about traffic. a number of center city roads are back open tonight after being shut down for most of the day. it was all because of this right here. a helicopter moving supplies to the roof of the old pnb bank building where construction work is under way. extended to chestnut street to the south and jfk boulevard to the north. >>> how about this? turns out the two escaped prisoners may be near pennsylvania. new york state police confirm there was a sighting in new york. david sweat and richard matt used power tools to break out of the prison two weeks ago. two men fitting the convicts' description were spotted near friendship, new york. a search under way. we'll keep you updated to any new developments that we learn. also officials placed a correction's officer on administrateive leave as part of the investigation. another prison worker accused of smuggling tools to the convicts has already been charged with helping the inmates escape. >>> the cause of a house fire in delaware county remains under investigation tonight. t

city. in the glow of the larry o'brien trophy and the championship parade, a movement broke out today, keep the warriors in oakland. brian parkerport of oakland commissioner and a former mayoral candidate. will wants to find a way to keep the team. >> i would love to see a waterfront ballpark at some point. the warriors, the as , or both. >> reporter: the launch of the grass roots campaign comes as the new arena in san francisco's mission bay no longer looks like a slam dunk and is facing increasing opposition. >> i want them to stay in oakland. i feel if they go to san francisco, it might turn people away from going to the games. i feel like the die-hard fans are here. >> reporter: the issue comes down to cash. arenas aren't cheap and oakland isn't plush. mayor libby schaaf says she won't spend funds on a sports arena. >> i hope they have taken into consideration they can win in oakland. >> the warriors slogan this season has been strength in numbers. and they have that, and the splash brothers need to stay put. >> it means love. and the love that stood by them for 40 years when they weren't winning championships. >> reporter:

parker said the irs should do this. it is a big question, but as the court said in city of arlington and two terms ago, chevron applies tothe question of a small. that your honor raised this point about the need for clarity in a tax deduction and irs in the statutory reading of tax deductions, there is a learned treatise that describes that as a false notion. it is serving not consistent with this court's unanimous decision in may of two terms ago that chevron applies to the tax code like anything else. >> if you are right about chevron that would indicate that it's as good a position to change that interpretation of? >> i think a subsequent administration would need a very strong case under step two of the chevron analysis that was a reasonable judgment into other disruptive consequences. i think you can resolve and should resolve this case because the statute really has to be read when taken as a whole to adopt the governments position. >> if there are any tax attorneys in the courtroom today i think probably the road on what you just said. when we get future tax cases the united states train is going to argue that we

parker, the first lesbian elected as mayor of houston, texas. and i'm proud that it does because not only was she elected mayor of houston texas, before she was mayor, she served as the city's controller for six years. and before serving in this capacity, she served on city council for six years. . she has earned the right to be recognized and proud to have her recognized in h.res. 329. it celebrates the hard work that the transgender community has done to spread awareness about tolerance and inclusion and encouraging the communities to keep on working toward broader inclusion. we live in a society that has within its pledge of allegiance the words, liberty and justice for all. i salute the flag of the united states of america. and i'm proud to do so, because i'm a proud american. liberty and justice for all. that means that we have to encourage liberty and justice for those who are in the transgender community and encourage them to keep on fighting for liberty and justice. this resolution recognizes the protestors who stood for human rights and justices on june 28, 1968 as some of the pioneers of the movement. it celebrates the gay rights organizations in major cities in t