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Mark halperin and others on "morning joe" today. lets look at what he had to say when challenged by mark about what he did. >> ill give -- people lie about their taxes, not having paid their taxes and all the rest. i think -- >> but you lied about illegal activity. >> i lied about personal sexual activity, yes. and i -- >> im not trying to diminish it. >> you werent lying about an affair. you were having a consensual activity. you were lying about illegal activity. >> okay. i will let the public...

Point o point. here are your top stories. president obama planning to speak thursday about policies on counter terrorism including the use of drones. the president is also expected to outline the most serious threats facing the u.s. today and the latest efforts to shut down guantanamo bay. >> history being made in los angeles no matter who wins the mayor. the incumbent is stepping down because of term limits. seeking to replace him are the city controller and city councilman. could be either the...

Down on undocumented immigrants and ads like this one claiming that she is running her campaign at a taxpayers expense. >> wendy greuel touts her record as city controller. >> as city controller i serve as the publics watchdog. watchdog. watchdog. >> greuel turned her office over to political operatives. >> theyre hitting back with attack ad as of their own. >> before attacking wendy greuel, look in the mirror. eric garcetti the only candidate for mayor who voted twice to raise salaries higher t...

City controller. >> good morning, chuck. nice to be on your show this morning. >> i want to start with the basic question when it comes to you and mr. garsedi. do you agree that there is not much difference between the two of you? >> i disagree. i have a variety of background and experience. i have been in the public sector and private sector. i have been the independent fiscal watchdog and worked in dreamworks studios and worked in a family business. i have been able to get jobs into los angele...

>> it seems as if, though, the biggest problem facing the next mayor is this budget issue, which, frankly, a lot of mayors are dealing with around the country and a lot of governors and the federal government itself. so, how do you plan on going about that? i know you announced a plan to cut sort of the budgets of the mayors office and the city, but thats a drop, as we know, not a lot of money. the real issue has to do with pensions, right sph. >> well, look, first and foremost, as mayor of los ...

Something this delicious could only come from nature. new nectresse. the 100% natural no-calorie sweetener made from the goodness of fruit. new nectresse. sweetness naturally. it todays deep dive, a closer look at two women who now appear to be a step away from smashing a major glass ceiling. last nights vote in los angeles, city controller wendy gruel made it into a run-off in may with eric garcetti, city councilman there, and the winner will be the next mayor of l.a. the polls show she finis...

$3.8 million. its expected to grow to $164 million. it owes $68 million in debt. just this year. why? well, they had $288 million in guaranteed debt that it owes on a garbage incinerator. you know why they had to buy the garbage incinerator, because the e.p.a. said its too dirty. the city is in big-time debt. they cant make the patement. governor rendell said he is not going to bail it out. the city hired a consultant to figure out how to make money. he had ideas like doubling the parking tax. t...