Mornings on the Mall
Tuesday July 19, 2016
Hosts: Brian Wilson and Larry O’Connor
5am – A/B/C
RNC Day Two Highlights:Day two of the 2016 Republican national convention is in the can. Here’s what happened:
- Donald Trump was formally nominated by the Republican party to be president of the United States and Mike Pence was nominated to be vice president.
- On the convention floor, a member of each state delegationsaid something good about their state, then announced how its delegates were to be awarded.
- Once upon a time, the question was whether Trump could hit 1,237 delegates. In the end he got 1,725. Ted Cruz was second with 475. John Kasich got 120 and Marco Rubio 114.
- Award for liveliest floor speech went to Chris Christie, who hid it well if he’s sour about not being named running mate. Christie, a former prosecutor, pretended to prosecute Hillary Clinton, and the crowd got to yell “guilty!” over and over. They also chanted “Lock her up!”
- Donald Trump Jr won praise and applause for a speech that appeared to be undergirded by some conviction about his father’s virtue and industriousness. Tiffany Trump also spoke, with poise.
- But it emerged that a couple lines about educationin Donald Trump Jr’s speech had also appeared in an essay by a Canadian law professor, who it turns out helped write Jr’s speech. Much of the convention buzz Tuesday was attached to Melania Trump borrowing Michelle Obama’s words the night earlier.
- House speaker Paul Ryan presided amiably over Trump’s nomination and gave a speech about Republicans having an advantage in the national debate because they have ideas. The speech barely mentioned Trump.
- Outside the convention hall,city officials said the total number of arrests on the week was five and “the Erie County Public Health Department is overseeing an issue regarding norovirus at Kalahari Resort.”
- Police were a heavy presence in Public Square as protests played out from across the spectrum.
- Trump said he would appear at the conventionWednesday night before giving his big speech Thursday.
5am – D/E
INTERVIEW: DC MAYOR MURIEL BOWESER
TOPICS: Police recruiter program
DC statehood
6am – A
INTERVIEW: LT COL. ALLEN WEST
TOPICS: Military
National Securtiy
6am – B
Democratic News
6am – C
At least a dozen California GOP staffers quarantined in virus outbreak at convention
LA TIMES) —
At least a dozen California GOP staff members at the Republican National Convention have been quarantined in their hotel rooms after becoming ill with what appears to be a highly contagious norovirus, also known as the cruise-ship virus, according to officials from both the California GOP and local health agencies.
“It looks like norovirus,” said Pete Schade, the Erie County health commissioner. His department collected fecal samples from the afflicted staffers Tuesday morning and planned to take them to a state lab in the afternoon.
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“As soon as we know a little bit more about what we’re dealing with for sure, we’ll have a better way of dealing with future precautions.”
The 550-member delegation was warned of the outbreak by state GOP officials in an email at 2:40 a.m. Tuesday. They were advised to avoid shaking hands with others, to wash hands frequently, to avoid sharing food and to not use the delegation buses to the convention if they have any symptoms — all difficult rules to follow at a political convention.
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Martin Emigh, a delegate and rancher from Solano County, said he was hopeful that a previous bout would mean he was immune to the virus.
“That’s my biggest hope right now,” said the 53-year-old. “I had norovirus last winter. It was horrible. It will put you down.”
But “I’m not going to weaken. We’ve got to make America great again,” Emigh said, invoking presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump’s campaign slogan.
The stomach bug, which has gained notoriety in recent years for making hundreds of people ill aboard cruise ships, typically occurs in crowded settings such as daycare centers and nursing homes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It affects 19 million to 21 million people in the United States annually.
The symptoms — stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, fever and diarrhea — are generally short-lived but can be dangerous, and even fatal, especially among the elderly and the very young.
The delegation is housed at the Kalahari Resort, an African-themed hotel connected to the nation’s largest water park in Sandusky, Ohio, 60 miles from the convention in Cleveland. Officials with the hotel, who first alerted the county health department about the outbreak, did not respond to a request for comment.
“It’s probably in the air,” a state party official, who refused to be named discussing the outbreak, said outside of the delegation’s breakfast Tuesday morning. “We’re basically in a cruise ship.”
Schade said he believed the virus was first contracted in California by an infant who traveled with one of the staff members to the convention.
State party officials realized they had a problem over the weekend and quarantined more than a third of their staff as they become ill. Meals, electrolyte-replacement drinks and Gatorade were delivered to the rooms of the sick people, who were released from quarantine once they had been symptom-free for 24 hours.
A couple of the staff members went to a local hospital to receive intravenous fluids.
No delegates, alternates or guests have reported becoming infected, but the risks are high. The staff members who became ill were in constant contact with the delegation, from filling the goodie bags they received upon check-in to handing out convention credentials every morning.
Over the weekend, staffers were seen frequently using small bottles of hand sanitizer. By Monday night, large towers of hand sanitizer had been placed throughout the delegation’s section of the hotel.
6am – D
Ailes denies new harassment report, remains on the job
By Howard Kurtz FoxNews.com
Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes, responding to a report based on unnamed sources, Tuesday denied suggestions that he had sexually harassed anchor Megyn Kelly a decade ago.
His lawyer, Susan Estrich, said in a statement: “Roger Ailes has never sexually harassed Megyn Kelly. In fact, he has spent much of the last decade promoting and helping her to achieve the stardom she earned, for which she has repeatedly and publicly thanked him.”
Kelly has made no public comment on the matter. A New York magazine story, citing sources familiar with a review being conducted by the network’s parent company, said Kelly has told those looking into the matter that Ailes made unwanted sexual advances toward her about 10 years ago when she was a young correspondent at Fox. The law firm hired by 21st Century Fox is Paul, Weiss.
The review grows out of a lawsuit against Ailes by Gretchen Carlson, filed after Fox declined to renew her contract as a daytime host last month.
Carlson alleged that Ailes made comments about her physical appearance, and once told her that he would pick her to be stranded with on a desert island and that they should have had a sexual relationship long ago.
Ailes said in a statement then: “Gretchen Carlson’s allegations are false. This is a retaliatory suit for the network’s decision not to renew her contract, which was due to the fact that her disappointingly low ratings were dragging down the afternoon lineup. When Fox News did not commence any negotiations to renew her contract, Ms. Carlson became aware that her career with the network was likely over and conveniently began to pursue a lawsuit.”
A number of female anchors at Fox—including Kimberly Guilfoyle, Martha MacCallum and Harris Faulkner—have said in interviews that Ailes treated them professionally and that they do not believe the allegations against him. Kelly has not been among them.
In an interview with the Associated Press in May, Kelly said: “I’m very happy with Fox. Roger has taken very good care of me for 12 years. So I think it would be tough to leave him. But having said that, I don’t know what the future will bring. It’s a fickle business and anything can happen.”
There were conflicting reports Tuesday in several news outlets, some later withdrawn or toned down, that Ailes was leaving Fox News, the nation’s top-rated cable news network, which he helped found 20 years ago. In a statement, 21st Century Fox said: “Roger is at work. The review is ongoing. And the only agreement that is in place is his existing employment agreement.”
The New York Times reported late Tuesday that Ailes and 21st Century Fox, now managed on a daily basis by Rupert Murdoch’s sons, James and Lachlan Murdoch, “are in the advanced stages of discussions that would lead to the departure of Mr. Ailes as chairman of Fox News.” While it is impossible to predict the outcome of negotiations, I can confirm that such discussions are under way.
Roger Ailes’ Lawyer on His Exit Negotiations, Possible Fox News Future and If He Feels Betrayed by Megyn Kelly (Q&A)
(Hollywood Reporter) — Susan Estrich reveals talks are ongoing for the mogul’s role at the network he founded and that “exit agreements can take all kinds of different forms, including agreements that provide for continuing roles. So there’s a lot of negotiations going on.”
Embattled Fox News chief Roger Ailes is negotiating an exit from the top job at the network he founded more than 20 years ago and built into a force in media and conservative politics. But no deal is in place and the specifics are still being hammered out as parent company 21st Century Fox continues its internal investigation into sexual harassment claims, his lead lawyer Susan Estrich says in a brief interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
Estrich, a partner at Los Angeles’ Quinn Emanuel firm in addition to a Fox News contributor and a law professor (Disclosure: I was a student of Estrich’s at USC Law School more than 10 years ago), declined to comment on the specifics of the sexual abuse allegations made by former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson, as well as other women who have come forward since Carlson sued earlier this month. And she says Ailes, 76, could even become a Fox News consultant if and when he leaves his current job.
What is the status of Ailes’ negotiations?
I think a lot of people are talking to other people.
Specifically, what does Roger want now?
He wants Fox News to continue to be the No. 1 news station and the No. 1 cable station in the company. That’s what he really wants most. He spent 20 years building this place. He cares deeply about his future and like anyone who builds something, he wants it to endure and continue to succeed long, long after he’s gone. And I don’t mean gone from Fox News, I mean gone gone! He’s got a lifelong commitment to wanting to see what he built succeed.
But obviously it likely is not possible for him to stay in that role, so what does he want from an exit agreement?
Well, who knows? And as you know, exit agreements can take all kinds of different forms, including agreements that provide for continuing roles. So there’s a lot of negotiations going on.
Meaning he would stay on in some kind of consultancy?
Or something like that. I don’t know. I honestly don’t know what’s going to happen here, but somebody was telling me that’s how things worked out in the London situation.
Are you referring to the hacking probe?
Yeah, yeah. A reporter told me that. I didn’t even know the way the Murdochs handled [that]. [Rebekah Brooks] couldn’t keep her position, but they kept her on as a consultant or whatever it is. There’s lots of flexibility, but no deal has been reached. The review that they’re doing is still ongoing. I’m still trying to find out who all these anonymous women are so that we can respond. Fundamental fairness. If people are making accusations, you have to be able to know who they are and be able to respond. We are in the middle of a process and it is ongoing.
Is that draft of a separation agreement that Matt Drudge posted real?
I don’t know. I mean, there are lots of drafts going around. I’m not going to say it wasn’t somebody’s draft. All I can say is it doesn’t reflect the state of play at this time because there is no term sheet, there is no agreement, there is no deal, and the review is ongoing.
Why, if the review is ongoing, would there be an active negotiation for him to leave?
I can’t answer that.
- What’s Roger’s mood like right now?
I think his mood is OK. Roger is a tough guy! He’s been around. Most people don’t survive in this business. He’s been around through, I don’t know, five presidents! (Laughs.) He’s taking this in. He’s responding. I think his greatest frustration is that I’m the one talking to you instead of him! Through an internal review, you have to let the lawyers do the talking. So if Roger’s frustrated about anything it’s that he can’t go out there and specifically address and deny charges. We have to do it through the process, and that’s why you’re talking to me.
Do you think that his resolve is to maintain his job in any scenario?
I can’t speak for that.
You don’t think he’s come to the realization that it’s over?
I don’t know and I don’t think anybody knows.
Would Roger insist on a no-non compete situation so he could go elsewhere?
I can’t comment on that.
Specifically with Megyn Kelly, were you blindsided by her apparent comments to the investigators?
I think everybody was surprised because Roger has spent the last 10 years helping Megyn Kelly become the star that she is.
Does he feel betrayed by her?
No. He simply says he never sexually harassed Megyn Kelly and that they had enormous amounts of encounters over the years in which he consistently helped her become a stronger and more popular, more successful television anchor. You look at what she said about him in her book and every place else. She’s repeatedly said how terrific he’s been as a mentor.
Do you think we’ll hear from Roger himself soon?
I have no idea. You would hear Roger himself if I let him, but I got him locked in [his office]. The standard practice for an internal review is that you don’t make public comments, particularly in a situation where we don’t even know who is making what allegation. The review is ongoing and we have not had the opportunity to have a full briefing on it and present additional evidence.
How do you think the substance of the review is being leaked?
If you figure that one out, would you please call me?
6am – E
Film and TV Director Garry Marshall Dead at 81
By DAVID CAPLAN
Film and television director Garry Marshall died Tuesday, his spokeswoman confirmed to ABC News. He was 81.
In a statement, the spokeswoman said Marshall passed away “at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 19 from complications of pneumonia following a stroke at a hospital in Burbank, California.”
He is survived by his wife of 53 years, nurse Barbara Sue Marshall, two sisters, Ronny Hallin and Penny Marshall, three children, Lori, a writer, Kathleen, a theatre producer, and Scott, a film and TV director, as well as six grandchildren.
Funeral services will be private, his spokeswoman said. A memorial is being planned for his birthday on November 13.
The Bronx-born Marshall created the iconic sitcoms “Happy Days,” “Laverne and Shirley” (starring his sister Penny), as well as “Mork & Mindy.”
Beginning in 1982, Marshall began directing the first of 18 films, starting with “Young Doctors in Love.” Other films he directed in the 1980s include “The Flamingo Kid” and “Beaches.” He kicked off the 1990s directing “Pretty Woman” in 1990, followed by “Frankie and Johnny,” “Exit to Eden,” “Dear God,” “The Other Side” and “Runaway Bride.”
In the years that followed, he directed “The Princess Diaries” (2001), “Raising Helen” (2004), “Georgia Rule” (2007), “Valentine’s Day” (2010), “New Year’s Eve” (2011), and earlier this year, “Mother’s Day,” starring Jennifer Aniston and Julia Roberts.
Marshall just finished a rewrite of the book “Pretty Woman” for the Broadway-bound musical.
Marshall was also no stranger to acting: One one of his most notable sitcom roles was that of Stan Lansing in the 1990s sitcom “Murphy Brown.” He also made a slew of other appearances, in shows including “The Simpsons,” “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch,” “Brothers and Sisters,” “Two and a Half Men,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and “Hot in Cleveland.”
His spokeswoman also said, “He loved telling stories, making people laugh, and playing softball, winning numerous championships. Even at age 81, he had a record this year of 6 – 1 pitching for his team.”
As word of his death spread throughout Hollywood, celebrities took to social media to remember him. Henry Winkler, who played The Fonz on “Happy Days,” tweeted, “Thank you for my professional life. Thank you for your loyalty , friendship and generosity.”
7am – A/B/C
RNC Day Two Highlights:
-DONALD TRUMP JR PUTS HIS DAD OVER THE TOP IN THE NY ROLL CALL
-CHRIS CHRISTIE INDICTS HILLARY CLINTON
Third Eye Blind Trolls GOP at RNC Show
THEO WARGO/GETTY
The ’90s rock band Third Eye Blind, known for their WB-ready hits “Semi-Charmed Life” and that song from Can’t Hardly Wait, trolled a crowd of Republicans in attendance for their concert in Cleveland during the Republican National Convention. Frontman Stephen Jenkins discussed his gay cousins, and how the band rejects the party’s anti-LGBT platform—to loud boos from the crowd at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. “To love this song is to take into your heart the message, and to actually—actually—have a feeling to arrive and move forward, and not live your life in fear, and imposing that fear on other people,” he said, before launching into their tune “Jumper.” At another point, Jenkins also jokingly asked the crowd, “Raise your hand if you believe in science?” to a chorus of boos.
7am – D
INTERVIEW – KT MCFARLAND – Fox News Channel National Security Analyst
Topics:
-Christie slammed Hillary hard on foreign policy last night at the GOP convention
– ISIS Claims Responsibility For German Train Attack, Authorities Investigating: ht
– Rose Grills Clinton: “You Can’t Rule It Out” That Your Emails Weren’t Hacked; Clinton: “You Can’t Rule It In Either”
7am-E
Fairfax School Board Puts New Gender Identity Regulations on Hold
Posted on July 19, 2016
Steve Burns
WMAL.com
FAIRFAX, Va. – (WMAL) The Fairfax County School Board has canceled a work session planned for this week and instead said they need more time before implementing any new regulations surrounding gender identity and protections for transgender students. The work session was originally planned following the cancellation of a vote on the regulations last week.
“We would in a position where I think, there are more questions than answers at this point,” School Board member Elizabeth Schultz told WMAL. “We’re going to wait and see, as we continue to explore what’s happening with the Supreme Court filing, and certainly the 21-state federal lawsuit.”
Schultz referred to a case before the Supreme Court from Gloucester County, Va. in which a school board is appealing an earlier decision forcing them to allow a transgender student to use the boys’ bathroom. She said the Board is also keeping an eye on states that are suing to stop implementation of the Justice Department’s guidelines on non-discrimination.
“This is a very complex matter,” Schultz said. “The public needs to be involved in this. We need to understand the legal implications.”
FCPS Pride President Robert Rigby, also a Latin teacher, said he’s encouraged that the board will still abide by its non-discrimination policy passed in May 2015, but said he has waited long enough for the regulations that enforce that policy.
“We’ve been advocating for several years. Another year’s delay is a hardship,” Rigby told WMAL. “The people who are going to be most disappointed by this are staff and administrators, who I think really need guidance.”
Fairfax School Board Puts New Gender Identity Regulations on Hold
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Tuesday, July 19, 2016
School Board Cancels Transgender Regulation Work Session; Regulation Placed On Hold
Following an extensive closed session yesterday, the Fairfax County School Board directed staff to temporarily suspend implementation of the proposed regulation regarding gender non-conforming and transgender students. As a result, the Board canceled its discussion of the regulation scheduled as part of the work session on Thursday, July 21, 2016.
In May 2015, the School Board voted to extend the FCPS non-discrimination policy (Policy 1450) to include gender identity. The purpose of the regulation is to establish procedures and guidelines for schools to support gender non-conforming and transgender students that are in-line with the policy and legal requirements.
The Board determined it needs additional time to evaluate the legal issues surrounding the regulation, including a case now pending before the Supreme Court on this topic from a Virginia school district.
“While the regulation is temporarily on hold, Policy 1450 remains in effect, and the Board remains committed to this policy of nondiscrimination,” said School Board Chair Sandy Evans. “Consistent with the policy, and current practice, FCPS continues to accommodate the needs of transgender and gender non-conforming students in a way that protects the dignity and privacy of all students.”
The School Board is continuing to closely evaluate and monitor the legal implications, as well as the community’s questions through the start of the 2016-17 school year. Prior to any implementation, or formal adoption of the regulation, the Board will provide additional information and further opportunity for public comment on this important topic.
8am – A
INTERVIEW: Amb. John Bolton
8am – B/C
Day two of the 2016 Republican national convention is in the can. Here’s what happened:
- Donald Trump was formally nominated by the Republican party to be president of the United States and Mike Pence was nominated to be vice president.
- On the convention floor, a member of each state delegationsaid something good about their state, then announced how its delegates were to be awarded.
- Once upon a time, the question was whether Trump could hit 1,237 delegates. In the end he got 1,725. Ted Cruz was second with 475. John Kasich got 120 and Marco Rubio 114.
- Award for liveliest floor speech went to Chris Christie, who hid it well if he’s sour about not being named running mate. Christie, a former prosecutor, pretended to prosecute Hillary Clinton, and the crowd got to yell “guilty!” over and over. They also chanted “Lock her up!”
- Donald Trump Jr won praise and applause for a speech that appeared to be undergirded by some conviction about his father’s virtue and industriousness. Tiffany Trump also spoke, with poise.
- But it emerged that a couple lines about educationin Donald Trump Jr’s speech had also appeared in an essay by a Canadian law professor, who it turns out helped write Jr’s speech. Much of the convention buzz Tuesday was attached to Melania Trump borrowing Michelle Obama’s words the night earlier.
- House speaker Paul Ryan presided amiably over Trump’s nomination and gave a speech about Republicans having an advantage in the national debate because they have ideas. The speech barely mentioned Trump.
- Outside the convention hall,city officials said the total number of arrests on the week was five and “the Erie County Public Health Department is overseeing an issue regarding norovirus at Kalahari Resort.”
- Police were a heavy presence in Public Square as protests played out from across the spectrum.
- Trump said he would appear at the conventionWednesday night before giving his big speech Thursday.
8am – D/E
INTERVIEW: Dinesh D’Souza
TOPIC: His new film on Hillary Clinton
