you disagree with taylor swift. on basically she's being too naive about the way the industry works. tell me what you took issue with in her op-ed? >> i don't think she's being too naive but she's a huge star with a huge fan base that want to pay her for things. and being taylor swift is extraordinary valuable. and when you have that perspective, you can release anything and people will buy it. i think if you are a new artist, it is extraordinarily hard to get people to pay attention to you let alone pay money for albums. what you are looking in the industry is album sales are plummeting because of the infinite supply of music. for taylor swift to say albums should be high priced because that's what works if you are an artist only works for taylor swift. >> maybe she's being a disrupter to go against the stream, stream being streaming. so you agree with some of what she had to say. >> well, i think there's a lot she had to say about the relationships between artists and fans and how that has changed and how that rea

you disagree with taylor swift. basically, perhaps she's being too naive about the way the industry works. tell me what you took issue with in her op ed? >> i don't think she's being too naive. i think she's being my openic in the fact that she's a enormous star and a huge fan base that wants to pay her for that. i think being taylor swift is extraordinarily valuable and when you have that perspective you can release anything and people will buy it. if you're a new artist it's extraordinarily hard to get people to pay attention to you, let alone, pay money for an album and what you're looking at across the industry is album sales are plum meeting because there's an infinite supply of music. for taylor to say, albums should be high priced and that's what artists should make that works if you're taylor swift. >> maybe she's been a disruptor to go against the stream, if you will, the stream being streaming. you know what i mean? you agree with some of what she had to say? >> i think there's a lot she had to say about t

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@jvé >>> taylor swift is going back to the future.e music superstar wrote an op ed in "the wall street journal," declaringal blooms are far from the past and -- albums are far from the past, and artists will decide what they are, and she'll pay for it. we'll bring in an al jazeera culture clinic. great to have you on the programme. she says people are buying albums in lower number, and artists will form bonds with artists, and that fans will continue to stay true. do you buy all of that? >> no. taylor swift. she's a remarkable young woman, tal epted and bright. i don't under the logic of her piece much the fact is fans have a chance to pay for albums, and they are not. it's down 220% of what it was 10 or 15 years ago. the market is gone, it's not coming back. i don't understand why she of all people is complaining about it. she's one of a few artists making a lot of money. >> she'll continue to get record deals, because she has fans. she's an example of it. why is it naive to think all the change will lead to a resurgence in the music

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you have all kinds of things on it and taylor swift inside? she is saying such brilliant things, music is art and art is important and rare. important and rare things are valuable. and valuable things should be paid for. are you kidding? please. >> i'm speechless. what i would say there is lot of good sense. melissa: really? >> you shouldn't steal music. of course you want her to write for the journal. it has been around for a while. nice photograph. melissa: are you allow mike cat to do that? no. >> cat is not so much of an artist. >> not upbeat about music business. she is only one selling records. the "harry potter" saying well, book business is not that bad. melissa: every concert she comes out -- so insincere. >> i like taylor swift. she is role model for young women. melissa: come on! >> she has success in her business. the only problem is, tomorrow i think "wall street journal" will run an editorial written by a travel agent and about how things are changing. melissa: that is slam on travel agents. >> they're out of business. that's wha

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. >>> and taylor swift is making big headlines this morning.he's got everyone buzzing about the future of music. this has a lot of people talking. >> a lot of interesting things to say there. >>> and we'll also talk about healthy foods that actually could be wrecking your diet. how you may be piling on the calories without even realizing it. >> yeah, you think you're doing the right thing. but not so much. that's later. >>> but we begin this half hour with dramatic testimony at the trial of the former white house lawyer charged with trying to kill his wife. well, she took the stand testifying about the alleged attack. and abc's linsey davis is here with that story. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning, robin. it's interesting to point out in the civil trial the former white house lawyer represented himself but never showed up to court, claiming via e-mail he was in the hospital. and while he's not representing himself for the criminal trial, once again he did not show up for court yesterday. >> that's the flashlight the defendant use

obviously, people like taylor swift have completely paved the way. shania twain is one of my idols.ntrylways loved music. i knew that i would release an album one day. because of the success of the show, i was lucky enough to do so. music is my main focus right now. music is pretty much number one in my heart now. >> tell us the name of the album and perhaps select one song that to think that you would like represent yourself. >> it is called "road between" and there is a song on their called "road between" which i have been calling an anthem. favorite,o choose a there is a song called nervous girls which is a pretty beautiful message. it is a strong message that i think everyone should hear. it says that we all sort of struggle with something and at the end of the day, if you strip away everything, how much money may, where you are from, what you look like, what you do for living, we all kind of struggle with something and we should be there for each other. >> have you been able to translate that into using video or media to show people and let people see and hear your music? >> ho

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. >> taylor swift, sorry, very aggressive, the thing about taylor swift, she made 64 million bucks aear. so 1 million below him, she only 24 years old. >> she's not country; she? >> kind of like country -- >> the country music award show. >> she is invited to everything. >> start in the nashville. her whole thing. >> she started -- okay? >> sorry, you're right, she is a local gal. she start in the reading. >> right. >> but eventually moved to nashville. >> nashville cloaks came her as their own, as well. >> but she crossed over. >> a cross-over. any who. >> hey, i want to be an ups guy. because i feel like i should retire, because i can't do this any more. hey, you wear shorts, you have a uniform, you have a job where you kind of have to gnd o. >> people love to see you. >> ya. what do you have for mow? >> coming right back. >> i think we're done! >> done the show? >> end of the show. >> no, i want to stay. >> thank you so much for "wendy williams." today, music mogul and real-life hot topics, master p is here to set the record straight about all his family drama and upcoming reality

. >> from jessica simpson's wedding to taylor swift's big holiday bash.ditor in chief of hollywood life.com and wnbc correspondent roseanne colletti. big wedding this weekend. we were waiting. >> yeah. they have been engaged for three years they got engaged very shortly after they met, and the thing is they kept planning a wedding, but jessica kept getting pregnant. >> oh. >> when they finally tied the knot, they do so in a lavish way. a small affair. 250 of their closest friends. >> in santa barbara, one of my favorite places in the world. >> it's old hollywood. for 80 years. celebrity hollywood royalty have been getting married. you know, vivian lee and lawrence olivier were married there. >> didn't last, but -- >> doesn't she look beautiful? she had this gorgeous dress made. carolina herrera. it was gold and cream. it wasn't a full on white dress. floor length veil. beautiful diamond earrings, and her daughter, maxwell, was the flower girl, of course, and son ace was the ring bearer. her nephew walked with her as well. >> her body is amazing and she mu

. >> which is my taylor swift. i did her for my own personal gratification.know what it is about her but the first time i heard her voice, i was locked up. i would listen to her music and she's got like this really, cute, country voice. it soothed me. no matter what's going on, there might be fights, chaos, the building might be burning down but if i'm listening to taylor swift, i'm relaxed. >> but it seems no melody can quiet the outbursts that punctuate life in the administrative segregation wing which houses members of the jail's largest gang, the orejones. >> usually they'll cause a disruption if they're upset or they just want to gain attention. mostly they feed off each other. one's kicking a door they all join in and start screaming. some days it's worse than others. they're young, rambunctious, they have nothing better to do, so that's the way they make their noise. you know, everybody thinks that this job that we have is such a gravy job and such an easy job. i challenge anybody to come in here and work this job for a week and see if we're overpaid.

who is taylor swift?don't like the rest of country. >> she likes country. >> i like taylor swift and that's it. >> eventually, the conversation turns to the most troubling topic between the two women. >> so what are you going to do when mommy gets home? >> um -- >> are you going to go live with mommy, or are you going to live with grammy? >> i don't know. >> you better know. that's not even a question. you're going to live with your mom, wherever your mom goes. >> you all right? >> i guess. >> sheree, you have one minute left. so we'll be here next sunday. >> pumpkin, i love you. i miss you. bye, pumpkin. bye. who do you want to live with when your mom comes home? why do you even say that to somebody's kid while i'm sitting in jail? like, who does that? >> your mommy loves you. >> yes. >> she just does dumb stuff all the time. she wants to make me feel like my daughter loves her more or something. >> who loves you more, though? grammy? does grammy love you? >> yeah. >> i can't even think right now, i'm so

there were readers that were confused as to why taylor swift wasn't in the book. and this is where my biases begin to show, because taylor swift is not someone who i pay a lot of attention to. even though i know she's a big star. at the time the book was being written and edited, she was less of a big star. she was still a star, but she just wasn't really on my radar that much. and i didn't think that she needed to be included in the book. but, you know, there are readers who felt differently. so a lot of the pop culture you find in the book really feels somewhat specific to, i'd say, an age rage of between mid 20s to early 40s. certainly, there are john hughes movies references in there, there's also a reference to "clueless," but a lot of the pop culture, i think if you look at it, it does seem very firmly rooted in the nostalgia of a certain generation. women who are older than me, you know, would probably read the book and wonder why there aren't certain movies that were so informal or so important to their development and their, and the fond memories they car

>>> in the wall street journal for taylor swift the future of music is a love story. grammy winner believes the music industry is just coming alive. she writes i believe couples can stay in love for decades if they continue to surprise each other, so why can't this love affair exist between the artist and their fans? the wild, unpredictable, fun and making music today is that anything goes." okay. >>> emma watson has been named a goodwill ambassador for the united nations muggies. she'll be working with the women's empowerment campaign. she's already been involved in promoting girl's education in bangladesh and zambia. madonna showed up at the state courthouse on monday for jury duty. state officials let her go just after two hours because, well, they thought her presence could be a distraction. perhaps. >>> and "the view" showed shepherd and mccarthy a departure from the chat show. >> i'm taking a new job that will allow me to do what i do best which is talk without having to interrupt anyone. >> i've been here seven years, and my time at "the view" is complete. >> n

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more than an autograph or a conversation as taylor swift recently wrote in an op ed. the only memento kids these days want is a selfie. a selfie is all about the action, right? take brian williams, he's on the phone. that's crazy action. i'm going to capture it. perfect. >> it's what's behind you, is what it really is now. >> people don't believe you. they don't believe you, it's like, i met derek jeter. oh, yeah, did you take a picture? no. it's like, i don't believe you. >> reporter: a cautionary word to the selfie takers, the more time you spend capturing the moment, the less time for you to actually live it. jenna wolf, nbc news, new york. >> so let's be careful out there. >>> that's our broadcast on a tuesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we, of course, hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >>> i think that's a bit much. i think we should be spending our money somewhere else. >> right now at 6:00, militar

you think about taylor swift sharing her views in the wall street journal question mark >> i thoughtally smart. i'm sure some editing when intuit because it was a very well-written story. >> you could say that about anybody. we should not dog on her because it was edited. >> i thought it was very well written, but i think she was making an important point from down is when an artist sit and compose a piece of music that goes from track one to track 10, expected to be listened to as a complete unit. a lot of people don't. they cherry pick songs and that's not what she was going for. >> she's got a full breakup story to tell. >> that is the whole thing with taylor. she talks about being authentic in writing from the heart. that,ling a story like for taylor, that is what makes her connection so special. >> if pink floyd is successful with "endless river" who else should go back for the outtakes? >> i feel like my heroes who i would love to see like the velvet underground, they are dead. it's unfortunate that is what happens and even with pink floyd -- >> even if they are dead, there are

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the lineup is incredible with taylor swift, usher and more. >> a lot of folks can't wait. >> good to see you both. >>> it has happened again. a small plane makes an emergency landing in the sand in florida. >>> plus fears of ebola are >>> at 4:30 fears over the ebola outbreak as the deadly virus spreads across south africa. >>> a little girl loses her life days after a plane crashes on a beach killing her father. >>> frightening moments at sea for 163 passengers stranded in a whale watching boat off boston. >> another emergency landing on a florida beach. a single engine cessna landed around 12:30 this afternoon. the 26-year-old pilot says the plane suffered a mechanical failure. the incident comes two days after a deadly crash landing on a beach in venice, florida. now the pilot of that plane is speaking out just as we learned that the youngest victim died of her injuries. 9-year-old oceania izuari was on the beach when the plane crashed. her father died after the crash on sunday. she died monday. minutes before the crash the pilot sent a distress call to a nearby airport and said h

taylor swift. >> yeah, writing an op-ed in e "the wall street journal."id plea for the future of the music business asking that people see music is art, important and rare and that music should not be free. >> swift also says while some things never change like public fascination of the private lives of singers definitely a different world today. >> she says she hasn't been asked for an autograph since invention of the iphone. it seems, kids these days only want a selfie. >> i never thought of that. do you remember, never had an autograph book. like the brady bunch. i think marsha or jan or cindy one on the brady bunch had an autograph book. thought that would be great. in my hometown of tampa, there weren't a lot of celebrities except hulk hogan. >> hulk hogan. he is very famous. speaking of kids today, what in the world is going on with justin bieber and tom hanks? >> the two partied down over the weekend at a wedding for bieber's manager. >> the biebs instagramming the video. thanks for boogying down. tom hanks dressed as a rabbi. apparently that's how

. >>> our friends taylor swift from reading, pa knows thing or two about relationships, which is why er fans reached out to her for advice. >> yahoo celebrities reporting on an instagram response from taylor to this young laid how reached out to her. taylor told hand an in a series of post that is i think we grow up thinking that only love that counts as true love is the kind that lasts forever, or so we realize. in the end she wrote feel good about being the casino of person who loves selflessly. i think you will find someone some way who loves in you that exact same way. >> what are you talking about? >> i have no idea. >> she sounds way more mature than i am at this age. >> i know. >> god bless her, i hope she's happen. >> i definitely grown through the five relationships in four years that we were talking about yesterday. >> voice of experience. >> oh, it doesn't stop her from just giving advice. jennifer aniston, been engaged for close to two years at this point, but hollywood couple may finally soon be walking down the aisle. >> ya, ya, ya. well, now they say they're going to ge

when you are out and about people are like let me take a selfie, blah, blah blacks taylor swift knows a thing or two about this. swift is new columnist at wall street journal. according to the star's selfies with celebrities, new autographs in her column, swift says she has not been asked for an autographs with the invention of the iphone. she went on to say autographs are quote obsolete. >> it is true. >> i have noticed it over the years with the alzheimer's walks how we sit and sign pictures for people. we are not signing quite as many many as we have. >> what you are doggies getting, requests for selfies, and quincy were out the other night. we took quite a few selfies. people that were with the person. anyone can sign a piece of paper. anyone can do that. people want proof. have one has social media social media has currency. everyone wants to show that they are important and rubbing elbows with certain people. i did it all the time. i take pictures. >> yes. >> i do it all the time. i love taking pictures. and then also, with instagram, instagram is your own photo book. you can go

look at taylor swift. she is really -- dang. >> whew. >> she long and lean. >> okay.o, if you're not really long and lean, sometimes you get bounced as a sports i will state dollars -- >> even if you are really tall. sometimes it happens. >> could you possibly be fired from a modeling job if you put during interview that earlier in her modeling career, she was actually fired from forever 21 because she was too fate. she said she was excused from the job. >> well, she showed them. marted right back in there, and got on sports illustrated. >> yes, i think she just was. >> reason why she stands withing john legend, that's john's wife. >> they're married. >> right? >> thank you, sue. >> prince william's crown is getting some un wanted attention, plane this in. >> well, actually talking about his thinning hair. we all know he is going bald. he has acknowledged it, from the daily mail website, photo on the left the cover of vanity fair. principal's hear liar looks noticeably thinner. so they put a little extra hair perhaps. >> photo shopped. >> they made it red. >> suggesti

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>> oh, boy. >> another singer making headlines this morning, taylor swift. >> yeah, writing an op-edusiness asking that people see music as art, important and rare and that music should not be free. >> swift also says while some things never change like public fascinati fascination with the e lives of singers definitely a different world today. >> she says she hasn't been asked for an autograph since invention of the iphone. it seems kids these days only want a selfie. >> i never thought of that. do you remember -- i never had an autograph book. like "the brady bunch." >> no, i never had -- >> i think marcia or jan or cindy, one of them on "the brady bunch" had an autograph book. thought that would be great. in my hometown of tampa, there weren't a lot of celebrities except hulk hogan. >> hulk hogan. he is very famous. >>> speaking of kids today, what in the world is going on with justin bieber and tom hanks? >> the two partied down over the weekend at a wedding for bieber's manager. the biebs instagraming this video right here, thanks for boogying down. and tom hanks was dressed lik

today's decline comes as taylor swift ohpines the "wall street journal" about fan power and constantre-invention saying music has a valley. the op-ed notes that only 21% of revenue in the crippled music industry comes from subscription and streaming services is like pandora's. the "new york times" profiled a new service called drop.fm, all the high costs and trends raising concerns about pandoras future. >> 7% drop will get people's attention, julia. thanks. >>> markets are about to close in the u kmpk and continental europe. trade data showed german exports and imports fell more than expected in may. a surprise drop in uk and adding to the sent. . dragging down airlines with full year profit citing overcapacity, weak prices on the lon hauls. after lufthansa lowered guidance last month. >>> and commerce bank down sharply. the german bank in settlements talks with u.s. authorities over dealings with iran and other countries blacklisted by the united states. commercial bank could end up paying at least $500 million until penalties. that's according to the "new york times." >>> when we

. >> probably would be more excited if it was taylor swift but whatever.e what you can get. >>> out the door we go. an accident blocking a lane northbound 101 approaching the 280 interchange. we are seeing delays beyond capitol expressway so didn't take too long to see it bottleneck there. it's going to be about 17 minutes that's the travel time on northbound 101 between 280 and highway 237. looks clear from downtown san jose on 280 to cupertino but it looks like the guadalupe parkway parkway seeing a few tapping of the brake lights as you get closer to taylor street. westbound 580 we saw the delays begin early out of tracy. it loosens up a little bit once you get past airway on our sensors but the travel time is slightly more than a half hour between those wind turbines and the dublin interchange. we just got the "all clear" in antioch. we had that motorcycle accident in the westbound lanes. so that's actually improving coming off the antioch bridge. and 237 looks a little sluggish suddenly for silicon valley drivers westbound and then it clears a little

. >> reporter: number 5, howard saves taylor swift from kanye west as she accepts her mvt video musicmber 4, king of blocking shots even saves blockbuster. maybe he should have saved his voice. >> good morning, america. >> reporter: he was hoarse from yelling to his teammates and humble as he received praise in interview after interview. >> that's what i signed up to do. stick my face in front of balls and try to keep them out. >> reporter: number 3 best tribute, tim howard contraceptive, blocking sperm from fertilizing an egg. >> i think right now the band needs a nap. >> reporter: number 2 best tribute goes to whoever changed the wikipedia entry making tim howard u.s. secretary of defense. the goalkeeper later got a congratulatory call from the actual defense secretary, chuck hagel, in our number 1 tribute, tim howard time travels from the world cup to the super bowl. a world cup goalkeeper who saves janet jackson from her own malfunction i malfunctioning cups. cnn, jeanne moos, new york. >> let's talk about sports, soccer, and american heroes with mark lamont hill and ben ferguson.

you may not be as famous as taylor swift, but your photo can be part of her promotion for diet coke.ladies and gentlemen, show some love for beyoncé! >> rushkoff: send pepsi your selfie, and maybe it'll be included in this intro to beyoncé's super bowl halftime show. reach out to any celebrity or brand on social media and there's an implied promise they might reach back. >> and bam, there i am in the commercial. that's like literally a check off the bucket list. >> rushkoff: tyler oakley is proof that it works, at least for the skilled liker. >> like, oh my gosh, i am so excited for lady gaga tonight. >> rushkoff: his success in this game of likes is reflected in his numbers. >> darren criss, stop it! >> rushkoff: after seven years of talking about his obsessions, he's won over three million subscribers to the youtube channel he created. >> i don't know how it happened. it just happened out of the blue and it happened without intent, and i think a lot of what i did was just talk about what i love and people gravitated toward it, and it's opened up a lot of opportunities and it opened

taylor swift who was posting a lot of pictures of herself with friends including emma stone.ould be rained out. and then pitbull actually posted a great photo from the white house performance he did for military families there. thought we'd give a shoutout to those folks. >> all right. now to the pink floyd. what's happening there? >> legendary band, of course. people know them from decades of great music. over the weekend we saw a post from polly sampson who is married to the guitarist of pink floyd saying there is a new album coming out "endless river" due out in october that's based on some of the recordings they did with the division bell back in 1994. they were inspired by the keyboardist who died. in her post, she started it with btw. like by the way, there's a new album coming out. of course fans went crazy to find out if this is true or not. it is true. >> thank you, daniel. >> always good to see you. >> my pleasure. >>> coming up next, if you want barbecue, you want it from this guy. three-time world barbecue champ is grilling without the grill. thlook what i got.p.

taylor swift will be there. one direction will be there. and ed sherron will be, usher, paramour.ne this festival. >> yes, i'm excited and fairlye? how do you do it each and every year? this is the fourth one. what makes it special. >> all of the artists come together and do things together that they don't get to do throughout the course of the year. backstage you'll see, you know, artists who don't see each other get a chance to come up with an idea and many time attract a new collaboration will come out of being at the iheartradio festival that will be released a few weeks later so this is the big weekend of the year for us. tickets go on sale, iheartradio.com and i'll be hosting. she'll be singing and enjoying it and recovering sunday. >> party had by all. las vegas, nice place to have it. >> mgm grand in las vegas. >> i know a lot is going on with your family right now and it means a lot that you came in this morning. >> thanks for having me, you guys. >> know that we're thinking of you. >> thank you. >> don't miss the iheartradio music festival coming up september 19th and 20

we ran taylor swift a couple weeks ago and it was absolutely fantastic. she made the same point. $15 for a cd anymore, but people will pay if they like the music. stewart: the internet is the way you get that music out there. that's how he's doing it. that guy, weird al yankovic, started way back in mtv. >> eat it, a classic. the classic of the times . stewart: another one rides the bus, is that one? i'm told in my ear. they put it in my ear and i tell you. now this, janet yellen, the stock picker. perhaps walking back comments about stocks. yesterday's she's adjusted and social media issues overvalued, she says. today she says she sees some pockets where valuations are stretch, but generally she sees-- she is not seen alarming warning signals in the stocks. she is walking back a little what she said yesterday. now this, apple and ibm partnering up. big business venture. some deny was unthinkable unthinkable when steve jobs let the comedy. this is the new apple and we will discuss it next. really... so our business can be on at&t's network for $175 dollars a month? yup. all five

even taylor swift wrote an article on the future of the music entry that's get something attention. >k times" looks at pope francis and his first meeting with catholics sexually abused by members of the clergy. critics say the meeting was too long coming. the pope begged for forgiveness. and assalen pizzey report en alsalen pizzey reports, pope francis apologized begged forgives and promised action. he said the church should weep for what he termed despicable actions which he termed a cult. the survivors network another abused by priests denounced the meeting as nothing more than public relations. this man disagrees. >> to understand and believe the pope and what he is doing, it is totally clear that it was not absolutely not that. >> reporter: irish campaigner marie collins was there. >> he really did listen. he wasn't coming out with just answers. you know his responses were very relevant. >> reporter: the vatican claims within the past ten years its investigated nearly 300,000 allegations of abuse. and handed out lesser punishments. >> do you believe the testimony you're about to g

taylor swift bomb rushed.s are more and more concerned about their safety. if you have a big, muscular guy like tim mcgraw, it's not a big concern. female performers have concerns. >> singers in the trenches, all in a days work. tim mcgraw's tour continues today. he's set to perform in ohio. i'm sure he regrets the whole thing. >> it's a tough situation. it's a tough position to be in. thanks. >>> just ahead, your weekend movie ticket. two coming of age films. first, these messages. so, duke, what do you think of our new bush's baked beans video game? i think i'm getting the hang of it. [ jay ] okay, now pick up the specially cured bacon! hit it with the brown sugar! now roll that beautiful bean footage! yes! [ jay ] bush's baked beans are slow-cooked according to our secret family recipe for a big flavor. high score! you get to put your name on the wall of fame! [ beeping ] whoa! game over... aww, you're no fun. [ jay ] enjoy bush's baked beans. still made from our secret family recipe. the answer to treating

>> he's confusing katy perry with taylor swift who bought a house next to the kennedy compound. >> right. >> they still sing. whatever. the stanley cup will be down the shore today. los angeles kings assistant coach, wait, john stevens; bringing the cup to sea isle city, stevens owns a home in the shore town, and giving his neighbors a chance to get closer look at the trophy, it will be on display on 57th street beach from 11:00 a.m. until 12:30 this afternoon. >> hour and a half. >> hey, our next-door neighbor here, well, the ben franklin post offers, the next of them basically is that restaurant called fork. >> yes, really instrumental in the revival of the entire old city area. i mean the first anchor business, but real huge honor for that restaurant today. >> what do they get? >> they got an award. that's here. >> therefore by the power grant in the me i declare today in philadelphia hump day. yes. >> yes, that's him, the chef. eli. his contribution to the city of philadelphia's reputation, he said's good deal for the city. food and wine magazine, named him one of the best new chefs

finally, taylor swift is known for dealing with romantic problems by writing songs about them but recentlylied unrequited love is just as valid as any other kind and that someday she'll meet someone who loves her in the exact same way. now, needless to say han fwha who called herself shesh betswift was blown away replying that swift feels like the big sister she's never had. >> ah. >> sweet. >> yeah, that's very sweet. and taylor is writing a song about it as we speak. >> i think so. >> why not. everything else. >> it's worked so far for her. >> thank you. >>> all right, that is "pop news" and ginger is about to reveal the pick for america's favorite place and she's there now with the weather. ginger. >> oh, michael, we are this close, respect we. everybody is so excited on pins and needles to tell you where we are this morning. i can tell you with a heavy coat and a hat on that i am not in the southeast but that's where we begin our weather forecast because we do want to quickly show you what's happening down there. remember you had that low pressure system. the showers and storm, some of

malkin says "representative paul ryan has wrapped himself in a cloak of compassion putting a cheesy taylor swift hand heart around conservative tism by proposing government life coaches for those in poverty." so how would you assess the response, is there any chance of getting anything done before the 2016 election in your view? >> i'll just start with the last one. [laughter] ok. first of all, i think hard-working taxpayers deserve some accountability. people are generous with their tax dollars. and i think it's wholly right and appropriate to expect something in return if they're going to spend their money helping people out of poverty. there's nothing wrong with having some accountability. so that people use their generosity as a way to get out of poverty. so having accountability for the kind of assistance that people are getting, it's wholly appropriate in what the taxpayers would want. it's -- we're not talking about government service provided. where talking about breaking up the government service providing monopoly. so that groups that are very successful already can help get eople from

taylor swift will be there. one direction will be there. ed sheeran will be there.t time you've done this festival. >> yes, i'm excited and fairly intimidated. >> come on. you're not intimidated by anything. >> no, i'm very excited. i'm honored to be on that list of amazing artists. >> it's also all genres. the zac brown band is there. motley crue, so that there are no silos. >> as it should be, that's the beauty of music. do you get as excited as we do in seeing all these great artists? >> yeah. >> that you don't normally get a chance to see. >> the most exciting part of the show, there are so many different genres coming together and it's very unique in that way and it's two nights. >> more music. >> your girl iggy azalea will be at the village performing as well. >> she's going to kill it. >> the list goes on and on and we're so excited because you have new music coming out next month. you know who we had here last week, we had zedd. >> oh, really. >> he was at the -- the place was packed. >> that's amazing. >> everyone wants to know this new music "my everything