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A ferrets rights activist on his radio show in 1999. the exchange became so famous, "slate" magazine made an illustration out of it. >> let me introduce myself again, executive president of new york ferret advocacy. last week when we spoke, you said a very disparaging remark to me that i should get a life. that was very unprofessional of you. here were trying to get something seriously done, without you talking over me, were trying to get something done -- >> david, youre on my show, i have a ri...

Overpriced. if you look at how they get the coffee, they pay a fair price. >> i drink instant in the morning. i am not the person -- >> i will change my answer. i think you are an addict. you said you drink starbucks only in emergencies. find me a coffee emergency. >> if i am in a region and there is no gourmet coffee. >> and the shakes start. >> you call it addiction. you love your life and you love your call. >> when you start calling a young man a coffee and dine with him. >> time to take a b...

Luggage is lost or stolen 500 if a flight delay causes you to miss a connection flight, and $50 if your flielt is delayed more than 2 hours. if you happen to suffer any combination of those inconveniences the compensation simply adds up. >> back to you. >> great story this morning. >> the time is 47 minutes after the hour. dangerously close to the edge, how this climber ended up clinging to the side of a cliff 13,000 feet in the air. >> bad news if you are about to slip into the leg agains this ...

Show. have you ever wanted to tell your callers to seek professional help? >> i hate to say yes. i have a sophisticate i had saudi yens. i never had anybody that was pre occupied with ferrets. i think the law is silly. i also think a guy who devotes a life to ferrets -- i had a guy like that. i did say get a life. i remember it. the guy was the head of is a no sirk, you dont know? >> no cry rc. it was against sir come session and restoring fore skin. his life was devoted to that issue. i said yo...

The exchange became so famous, "slate" magazine made an illustration out of it. >> let me introduce myself again, executive president of new york ferret advocacy. last week when we spoke, you said a very disparaging remark to me that i should get a life. that was very unprofessional of you. here were trying to get something seriously done, without you talking over me, were trying to get something done -- >> david, youre on my show, i have a right to talk over you. you have totally misinterpreted...

>> they were just lined -- >> donnys got them in his coat, too. but hes not telling them. the ban has been in place for nearly 15 years. amid concerns about rabies and possible taxi on children, it marks the mayors major break on marco rubio and rudy giuliani. giuliani instituted the ban on ferret. he had tough words on his radio program for a pro-ferret activist back in 1999. play it. >> theres something deranged about you -- >> no there isnt, sir. >> the obsess concern that you have for ferret...

[ female announcer ] call an allstate agent and get a quote now. time now for the side show. new york mayor bill de blasio has broken with his predecessors, mayors blumburg and giuliani on numerous issues, but his latest is over something you never expect to make headlines, whether to lift the ban on keeping ferrets, there they are, as household pets. ferrets. yes, as ridiculous as it sounds, the weasel prohibition is back. originally implemented 15 years ago by giuliani, the ferret ban was mo...

Devoting your life to weasels. >> should i vote for giuliani again next time? we need rudy to run. >> so, i need to play that when i feel i days agree with him because that is fantastic. >> how great is rudy giuliani? okay. go ahead, willie. >> ferret wars. >> ferret wars. >> are we going to see a lot of ferrets now in new york city? do people like ferrets? >> willie and i probably turn 50 gs a year in the black ferret market. >> it is cash. >> they are weasels. >> yeah. >> okay. chief white h...

The ferret, an animal the butt of jokes in movie. >> what happened to your dog? >> this is not a dog. thats a ferret. >> oh. >> reporter: apparently, no joking matter to new york city mayor bill de blasio whose office wants to lif the ban. aerial jasper started the petition to. >> its just to have the five boroughs excluded doesnt make sense. >> reporter: the health department added ferrets to the list of animals such as pythons, lions, that cannot be kept as pets. that same year, former mayor g...

Have an answer for whether or not he was guilty. he said, well, it depends exactly what youre asking me about. thats trouble. >> yeah, the problem is, press isnt now focusing on that clip from last year. theyre focusing on the 20-point federal indictment. those are real charges. how does he look now in this race, has he got a chance? >> he said his constituents doubt him because he gets dult. politico saying his underdog seat in staten island, usually very republican, likely to go democrat. and ...