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>> were back with wendell, don, roy, and marcus. a new york observer article awhile back accused you of being, perhaps, not authentic enough to cook soul food in harlem. as an ethiopian who grew up in sweden isnt black enough. >> they said he wasnt black enough. >> the suggestion was clear. does authenticity -- look, that piece couldnt have felt good. but in general, does ownership of food, does authenticity have any meaning anymore? >> you know, as a black person, were constantly used to people...

>> were back with wendell, don, roy, and marcus. a new york observer article awhile back accused you of being, perhaps, not authentic enough to cook soul food in harlem. as an ethiopian isnt black enough. >> they said he wasnt black enough. >> the suggestion was clear. does authenticity -- look, that piece couldnt have felt good. but in general, does ownership of food, does authenticity have any meaning anymore? >> you know, as a black person, were constantly used to people telling us in our com...

And its completely latin, diverse, black, caribbean, chinese, jewish. and thats what i wanted to pay homage to in the restaurant. so if observer didnt understand it, thats way above their comprehensive level. >> ill put the same question to you, roy. you were born in korea but grew up in l.a. you broke out from korean tacos. does authentic have any meaning? and should it? do you feel any obligation? of all of the cuisines, of all the cuisines that came to america, koreans stayed true to the mode...

For me opening the restaurant was never about saying this is what soul food is. i looked at harlem as my canvas. and its completely latin, diverse, black, caribbean, chinese, jewish. and thats what i wanted to pay homage to in the restaurant. so if "observer" didnt understand it, i understand its way above their comprehension level. >> oh! >> but i get it, its all right. >> ill put the same question to you, roy. you were born in korea but grew up in l.a. you sort of broke out with for lack of a ...

Deal. an iranian official says todays talks were productive, but quote, we have lots of work to do. president obama called israels prime minister netanyahu to relay his concerns. we have more. >> reporter: secretary of state, john kerrys late arrival gave observer that is a deal with iran was imminent. kerry, also joined here in the 11th hour by his fellow european foreign ministers put brakes on the buzz. >> we try to narrow the differences. i dont think anybody should mistake there are some im...

The government starts saying well, the content of your prayer is too christian. of course, demographically, it makes no sense either. >> it seems to be about one religion, not all religion then. correct? >> thats right. that is the focus. thats why i think the supreme court took the case, is that regardless of how it -- its very difficult. basically every justice, the reason why we have so many religious freedom cases, were filing one tomorrow at the supreme court involving the healthcare law. i...

>> this demonstrates the erratic nature of obamas policy. i dont think any objective observer can say over four and a half years of the obama administration were more secure in the world, that our friends are more secure, or that our interest s are better protected. were on a downhill slope here. i think that can be corrected, but lets face it, theres three years until the next presidential election, so im afraid theres a lot of damage that can be done. and this is a danger not simply because of...

>> i think he ought to run. hes been running for president his whole life. why pull out of any kind of campaign? he should get into this thing. thats what i think. by the way, its not what i think. im an observer. i think hes in the race for president. every indication. hes been back to pennsylvania so often. he knows delaware is not a big enough base. any time he does anything, hes clearly working his strengths as vice president. hillary doesnt have those. shes fading in the polls right now. hi...

>> these are the rules of the game. really, the rules apply all yearlong and you sknt change that as a matter of what poin of the season you were in. >> oh, pli good. people are heated over in. h isnt the first time to be involved in something as glaring as this. >> back in 2010, there was a picher who was working on a perfect game for baseball fans. he made a bad call at first. he was a tearful press conference afterwards. >> this time, fred, he stood by his call. he was the objective observer....

Adopted children, but child support ranging from 397 to 410 euros is paid per child per month depending on the age of the child. in hindsight and to an observer, it is almost inconceivable that this man claimed support. >> joseph fritzle was not above suspicion. the fact was that nobody, neighbors or social services thought there was anything wrong. >> in the world upstairs, everybody who knew them said so. everything seemed right. the children went to school and did their homework and were brou...