>> "DONNYBROOK" IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE SUPPORT OF THE BETSY AND THOMAS PATTERSON FOUNDATION AND THE MEMBERS OF NINE PBS.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US FOR THIS .. DONNYBROOK WE HAVE A ONE WEEK ABSENCE.

.. TO TALK ABOUT.

LET'S MEET OUR GOLD MEDAL WINNING PANELISTS.

WENDY WIESE FROM KTRS.

BILL McCLELLAN FROM THE POST DISPATCH.

JOE .. STL TODAY.COM.

EDITOR WITH THE ST. LOUIS AMERICAN, ALVIN REID.

BEFORE WE BEGIN, QUI.. TO KEN BEANIE.

GREAT LOCAL ARTISTS WHO SHARED HIS ARTWORK WITH US ON THE MANTLE BEHIND US IN OUR SERIES OF ROTATING MONTHLY EXHIBITIONS HERE AT NINE PBS.

THANKS A LOT, KEN.

BILL, PAPERS ACROSS THE LAND, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO WILL BE THE VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WHAT WILL RUN WITH KAMALA HARRIS HARRIS, THE PRESUMPTIVE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE.

J.P. PRITZKER, THE GOVERNOR OF THE LAND OF LINCOLN.

HIS NAME HAS BEEN FLOATED AS A POSSIBLE VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WITH MS. HARRIS.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

>> NOT SEEING A PICTURE OF THE GOVERNOR.

I DON'T MEAN TO BE TOO RUDE ABOUT THIS.

AMERICANS DON'T VOTE -- THE POLITICAL PARTIES ARE NOW WILLING TO TAKE THE RISK AND AMERICANS ARE GOING TO VOTE FOR SOMEONE WHO'S OVERWEIGHT.

I DON'T THINK THAT GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS HAS A CHANCE.

PLUS, ILLINOIS IS ALREADY A BLUE STATE.

THE LOGIC SAYS.. SOMEBODY IN A PURPLE STATE OR BATTLEGROUND STATE.

PENNSYLVANIA, NORTH CAROLINA, ARIZONA.

..

I'M AFRAID AS A PEOPLE, WE ARE TOO SHALLOW TO LOOK BEYOND THE FACT THAT THE GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS NEED TO LOSE A FEW POUNDS.

>> I AGR.. AS THE ARGUMENT WAS GOING ON ABOUT JOE BIDEN WHETHER HE SHOULD LEAVE THE RACE OR NOT, IT WAS COMING DOWN TO LIKE, WELL, YOU DON'T LIKE OLD PEOPLE.

THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.

THIS WAS JUST ABOUT HOW HE WAS EXPRESSING HIMSELF OR NOT EXPRESSING HIMSELF.

SAME THING WIT..

I'M NOT SAYING THAT WE SHOULD WAIT SHAME PEOPLE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

LET'S BE HON..

I THINK THEY WOULD SEE THAT IMAGE AND IT'S NOT ONE THAT WOULD CARRY YOU TO VICTORY IN NOVEMBER AND ILLINOIS IS A DEEP, DEEP BLUE STATE.

>> I DISAGREE.

I THINK .. RATHER LARGE.

THEY MIGHT LIKE TO SEE SOMEONE WHO LOOK LIKE THEMSELVES.

HIS PROBLEM IS FOR TEN YEARS IN A YEAR, ILLINOIS HAS LOST POPULATION AND BECAUSE OF THE MISMANAGEMENT OF THE BUDGET,..

THERE'S $43,000 IN DEBT FOR EACH AND EVERY RESIDENT.

THOSE ARE THE BIG ISSUES.

I AGREE, SOMEONE WHO'S MODERATE LIKE MARK KELLY OR JOSH SHAPIRO WILL BE A BETTER CANDIDATE.

>> I CAN SEE THE JOKES ALREADY.

HAD CAN LOSE POPULATION BUT HE CAN'T LOSE WEIGHT.

>> WOW.

TH.. TABLE MR. McCLELLAN AND REID WE LIKE A MOMENT FOR REBUTTAL >> HE IS THE WEALTHIEST ELECTED OFFICIAL IN THE NATION.

HE BRINGING THE DEEPEST POSSIBLE POCKETS TO A KAMALA HARRIS TICKET.

.. THING MISSING IS THE CIGAR.

HE IS SUCH A THROWBACK TO OLD SCHOOL.

HE..

TERM OF SOCIAL ISSUES.

I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT HE WOULD END UP IN THE WHITE HOUSE OR WHITE HOUSE ADJACENT.

>> I AGREE THAT HE WON'T BE THE VP CANDIDATE.

I DON'T THINK THIS HAS TO DO WITH THAT.

I DON'T TH..

I THINK IT'S BATTLEGROUND STATES.

.. A GUY IN ARIZONA.

HE'S AN ASTRONAUT.

IT'S REAL TOUGH TO.. ASTRONAUT FOR COOL.

THEN YOU HAVE JOSH S.. ANOTHER BATTLEGROUND STATE.

ALSO AN INTERESTING ..

HE'S JEWISH.

I'M INTERESTED TO' WHAT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS GOING TO DO AS FAR AS THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH JEWISH VOTER.

THE FACT THAT WHETHER PRITZKER IS MAJESTICALLY BUILT.

>> GUY IN NORTH CAROLINA.

>> HE WILL PROBABLY BE THE THIRD GUY THAT I WOULD PICK.

I THINK KELLY AND SHAPIRO WILL BE BETTER.

>> YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE AMERICAN VOTER IS NOT TOO SHALLOW TO LOOK AT THINGS LIKE THAT.

ELECTED DONALD TRUMP THE FIRST TIME.

.. >> HE'S NOT MR.

FIT.

>> I'M SAYING THAT THE AMERICAN PUBLIC IS LOOKING AT THINGS THAT THE AMERICAN PUBLIC DID NOT USED TO LOOK AT WHEN THEY WERE VOTING FOR PEOPLE.

>> WHAT I'M SA..

DEFENDING THE TASTE OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC.

WHAT I'M SAYING,.. THAT POINT.

>> I AGREE WITH THAT.

>> I DON'T KNOW IF IT MATTER.

>> TEDDY ROOSEVELT WAS NOT A SMALL GUY.

>> HE WA..

I WANT TO ASK YO.. KRUSZEWSKI CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF STIFLE.

ON..

CORPORATIONS IN AMERICA HAPPENS TO BE IN DOWNTOWN ST. LOUIS AT THE CORNER OF WASHINGTON AND BROADWAY.

THIS.. INTERVIEW WITH THE ST. LOUIS BUSINESS JOURNAL AND TALKED ABOUT THAT RAMS MONEY.

ACTUALLY FIRST GIVEN TO THE CITY BACK IN 2021.

IT HASN'T BEEN SPENT YET.

ABOUT $250 MILLION AS A RESULT OF THAT LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT.

SO, KRUSZEWSKI TELLS THE ST. LOUIS BUSINESS JOURNAL, IF YOU DON'T SPEND IT ON DOWNTOWN ST. LOUIS, I'VE BEEN DOWN THERE WORKING THERE FOR 27 YEARS, THAT WILL BE A MESSAGE AND I MAY REDIRECT FUTURE EMPLOYEES NOT TO CLAYTON BUT TO DALLAS, TEXAS.

DOES A MEAN THAT RAMS MONEY WILL BE SPENT ON DOWNTOWN ST. LOUIS ON ROADS AND SIDEWALKS?

>> NOT NECESSARILY.

IF ALL OF THE HINTS, THE WINKS AND NUDGES HAVE NOT LOOSENED THE PURSESTRINGS TO THIS POINT, I DON'T THINK IF THIS IS GOING TO DO IT.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

HE'S CALLING FOR THE $98 MILLION, AT LEAST TO BE USED ON THE SIDEWALKS ON THE ROADS ON OTHER PROJECTS.

THERE'S STILL THIS INCREDIBLE RESISTANCE TO IT.

YEAH, HEE SAYING HE'S GOING TO LEAVE THE EMPLOYEE WHO ARE DOWNTOWN AND HAVE BEEN SINCE 1890.

..

THERE.

THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT HE WILL MAKE SURE GO SOMEWHERE ELSE AND NOT CLAYTON BUT TEXAS AND ELSEWHERE.

>.. WAYS.

THAT SOU.. ME.

I ..

I'M NOT SAYING JUST LEAVE BECAUSE I DON'T CARE.

IF I'M THE MAYOR, IF YOU WANT TO GO THAT ROUT.

HOW ABOUT I FIND A W..

YOUR LIFE MISERABLE.

I DON'T LIKE THREATS.

IF WE WANT TO TRY TO FIX DOWNTOWN, LET'S FIX DOWNTOWN.

IF YOU WANT TO SIT DOWN, THIS RUNNING TO THE BUSINESS JOURNAL AND THREATENING TO SEND NEW EMPLOYEES TO WHATEVER.

IF YOU DON'T DO THIS.

I'M GOING TO DO THAT.

WELL THEN, OKAY.

LET'S SEE.

>> THE MAYOR'S DO THAT.

THEY SAID HE NEEDS TO PUT LITTLE BIT MORE OF HIS MONEY WHERE HIS MOUTH IS WHEN HE WAS THE ONLY ONE INVESTING IN DOWNTOWN ST. LOUIS AT THE TIME.

>> MAY BE ..

THE SAME WAY.

A LOT HAS GONE ON IN ST. LOUIS SINCE 1890.

>> THE MAYOR, FOR WAR -- FOR WHATEVER REASON, HER ADMINISTRATION DID NOT GO WELL.

THE STATE IS MOVING TO CHESTERFIELD WHEN SOMEONE LIKE RON KRUSZEWSKI SAYS, HEY, I'M LOOKING AT DALLAS NOW.

THAT'S PRETTY SERIOUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CITY A THIRD OF ITS BUDGET RELIES ON EARNINGS TAX PAID BY THE WORKERS.

>> I'LL GIVE THE GUY POINTS FOR SAYING OUT LOUD WHAT HE PROBABLY WAS MORE THAN WILLING TO SAY IN A CLOSED MEETING WHEN HE'S SITTING AROUND WITH THE MAYOR SAYING LOOK, IF YOU GUYS DON'T DO SOMETHING, AISLE DO THIS.

I WILL GIVE HIM POINTS FOR SAYING HERE'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.

THAT'S FINE.

IS IT A EMPTY THREAT OR A PROMISE?

>.. THAT ARTICLE CAME OFF TO ME, THERE'S A LOT OF WAYS TO SAY A LOT OF THINGS.

THAT CAME OFF TO ME LIKE A THREAT.

>> I'M SO UNHAPPY NOW AND FRUSTRATED.

IN THE.. DEPARTMENT STATE CONTROL AND THE BUSINESSMEN SAID DOWNTOWN WILL REMAIN SAFE AND IT DID.

NOW, WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A RENAISSANCE BUT OF COURSE, WITH LOCAL CONTROL, THE POLITICIANS LOOK TO WHERE THE PEOPLE ARE.

THAT'S IN NORTH AND SOUTH ST. LOUIS.

PUT THE PROTECTION THERE AND DOWNTOWN IS LEFT IN THE LURCH.

THE BUSINESSMEN HAVE A RIGHT TO BE FRUSTRATED.

>> IN THE $98 MILLION ASKING FOR THE $98 MILLION AT LEAST OF THE $250 MILLION TO BE SPENT, THAT CAME FROM A GREATER ST. LOUIS INC. LETTER TO THE ALDERMANIC PANEL.

CAN'T BREATHE AT THIS POINT.

IT'S LIKE, WHEN ARE WE GOING TO USE THIS MONEY?

THE TIME IS PASSED.

>> LAST YEAR, WE TALKED ABOUT THE CASE OF CHRISTOPHER DUNN WHO IN 1991 WAS FOUND GUILTY FOR MURDERING RICO ROGERS IN 1990.

BASED LARGELY ON THE TESTIMONY OF TWO INDIVIDUALS A 12-YEAR-OLD AND A 14-YEAR-OLD.

LAST YEAR IN FEBRUARY OF LAST YEAR, A TEXAS COUNTY JUDGE SAID THAT CHRISTOPHER DUNN SHOULD BE RELEASED AND ON NEXT UP, OUR PROGRAM HERE ON NINE PBS, HIS WIFE EXPLAINS WHY.

>> HE WAS ARRESTED THE NEXT DAY.

HAD A PUBLIC DEFENDER WHO WAS QUITE OVERLOADED BY THE LOOKS OF THIS.

ME.. SHE REPRESENTED HIM.

REALLY DIDN'T BRING ANY OF HIS ALIBI WITNESSES.

HE HAD SEVEN.

IN ADDITION TO THE PERSON .. ON THE PHONE WITH.

DIDN'T BRING ANY OF THAT TO COURT.

..

THEY EXPLAINED THAT THEY DECIDED TO SAY MY HUSBAND OF THE GUILTY PARTY BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T LIKE HIM.

HE IDENTIFIED HI..

DOUBLE DOWN.

ALL THOSE THINGS WERE BROUGHT TO BEAR.

SAYING, BASED ON THESE FACTS, NO JURY WOULD CONVICT CHRISTOPHER DUNN.

>> ANOTHER JUDGE SAID MR. DUNN SHOULD BE RELEASED FROM HIS CELL IN LICKING, MISSOURI.

HOWEVER, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE STATE ANDREW BAILEY INTERVENED, DESPITE THERE WERE SEVEN WITNESSES AND THE TWO WITNESSES RECANTED, HE IS STILL IN JAIL BECAUSE BAILEY, APPEALED THIS ALL THE WAY TO THE MISSOURI SUPREME COURT WHICH SAID, HE CAN STAY IN JAIL.

I WONDER, ALVIN REID, DO YOU THINK THAT ANDREW BAILEY IS ACTED ON PRINCIPLE OR DOES HE HAVE FACTS THAT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT WOULD INSIST THAT MR. DUNN REMA IN BEHIND BARS >> ANDREW BAILEY IS ACT LIKE A MAN WHO'S GOT A PRIMARY ON AUGUST 6th.

IT'S PURELY POLITICAL.

I DID ASK AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE, JUDGE BOOKER SHAW WAS APPOINTED A SPECIAL COUNSEL ON THIS CASE.

I ASKED, JUDGE SHAW, DO YOU THINK THIS IS JUST AN ELECTION STUNT?

..

ANYBODY'S POLITICAL MOTIVATION.

HE DIDN'T SAY, IT'S NOT.

I DO BELIEVE THAT THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.

I HOPE IF HE'S PLAYING THIS GAME, I HOPE MR. BAILEY MADE CLEAR TO THE DEPARTMENT OF OF CORRECTIONS THAT NOTHING..

HAPPEN TO MR. DUNN BETWEEN NOW AND HE'S RELEASED FROM PRISON.

I TRUST GABE GORE, I TRUST THE JUDGE WHO MADE THIS RULING.

ALL THE LEGALESE HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE WHERE -- [ INDISCERNIBLE ] >> MAK..

I THINK, LET HIM GO.

ALSO, HE'S BEEN THERE 34 YEARS.

THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE ACTUALLY CONVICTED OF MURDERS WHO'S THERE NO QUESTION ABOUT WHO DON'T SERVE 34 YEARS.

LET HIM GO.

IF ATTORNEY GENERAL BAILEY HAS SOMETHING HE WANTS TO APPEAL BY ALL MEANS, APPEAL IT.

DO IT WHATEVER YOU THINK IS THE JUDICIOUS LEGAL THING TO DO.

LET MR. DUNN GO.

LET HIM OUT.

THE JUDGE SAID LET HIM GO.

>> A HUMAN BEING ACTUALLY FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES KEEP ANOTHER HUMAN BEING BEHIND BARS.

>> THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO PUT PEOPLE BEHIND BARS FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES.

WHY ..

SOMEONE WOULD KEEP SOMEBODY THERE FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES?

TO ME, THAT'S A CONTINUATION OF A LONG-STANDING TRADITION OF DOING JUST ABOUT ANYTHING TO ACHIEVE SOMETHING POLITICALLY.

>> ALSO, ANDREW BAILEY HAS A TRACK RECORD OF JUST BASICALLY I'LL DO ANYTHING, SAY ANYTHING, SUE ANYBODY, WASTE THE STATE'S MONEY, ETCETERA.

SO I CAN.. OFFICE THAT I WAS APPOINTED TO.

HE'S GOT A TRACK RECORD THAT'S KIND OF LIKE, YOU REALLY DON'T CARE ABOUT ANYTHING EXCEPT YOURSELF.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> JOE, I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE LATEST INVOLVING THE ST. LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WHICH YOU DID DISCUSS ON THIS PANEL A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO UNDER THE VERY CAREFUL SUPERVISION OF MR. ALVIN REID.

YOU DID .. AS ALWAYS.

[ LAUGHTER ] WHERE DO WE BEGIN?

PHOENIX JACKSON IS A HOUSTON PUBLICIST.

SHE .. PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO BE THE CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER.

THEN SHE CAME OUT ..

MESSAGE THIS WEEK THAT SHE'S A SPIRIT AND SHE LIKES TO HELP OTHER SPIRITS EVOLVE.

THE KEY THAT BOTHERED OTHER PEOPLE, SHE HAS A HOME IN HOUSTON AND A HOME IN ST. LOUIS.

I GUESS THIS CAUSE SOME CONTROVERSY SO MUCH THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS DECIDED THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HALT ALL HIRING WITH THE ST. LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS UNTIL THEY SORT THINGS OUT.

..

EXTREME FOR A WOMAN WHO'S JUST WORKING REMOTELY?

>> I THINK THAT'S A GOOD MOVE, SCRATCHING THE SURFACE, OF COURSE THEY SHOULD REVIEW THE HIRING POLICIES.

THIS IS A JOB THAT PAYS SALARY RANGE $145,000 TO $165,000 A YEAR.

.. FOR A PERSON WHO NEVER WORKED FOR A SCHOOL DISTRICT AS A COMMUNICATIONS PERSON, WHO DOESN'T LIVE IN ST. LOUIS AND WAS KIND OF BACKTRACK, THAT I'M GOING TO HAVE A TWO-CITY KIND OF PERSON TO MAINTAIN THIS BALANCE.

I COULD NOT BELIEVE WHEN I READ THIS STORY OF ALL THE PEOPLE WHO APPLIED FOR THIS JOB, I'M GUESSING 145 TO 165 IN THE COMMUNICATIONS FIELD, WHERE WE KNOW THERE ARE UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE.

..

THIS WAS THE BEST THEY CAN COME UP WITH WITH SOMEONE WHO SAY, I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT TO LIVE IN ST. LOUIS ALL THE TIME.

BALANCE OF SPIRIT HELPING SPIRITS.

IT SOUNDED LIKE A BUNCH OF NEW-AGE NONSENSE.

YOU ARE HIRING NOT A $70,000 A YEAR POSITION AS AN ASSISTANT.

WE'RE TALKING 150 GRAND A YEAR.

WHEN YOU FOUND OUT, THAT OTHER RECENT HIRES THAT HAVE HAPPENED FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD, HAVE BEEN FORMER ASSOCIATES OF THE SUPERINTENDENT FROM SEATTLE AND THEIR SPOUSES AND PEOPLE WHO FOUNDED A COMPANY AND THEIR SPOUSE.

.. BOARD, IF THEY HAVE ANY SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR BEING A WATCHDOG OVER TAXPAYER'S MONEY, THEY NEED TO REVIEW THEIR HIRING PROCESSES TO FIND OUT HOW ALL OF THIS HAPPENED.

IF THE..

CHECKED IT ALL OUT, IT'S GREAT.

PHOENIX JACKSON HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR THE GREATEST COMMUNICATOR IN THE HISTORY OF COMMUNICATION.

THE IDEA..

IT, IT'S A SMART MOVE.

>> AGREED.

THOS..

THE ST. LOUIS SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THIS IS THE WOMAN YOU CHOSEN TO BE YOUR COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER.

COMMUNICATING, WE'RE BUILDING UP TO A NEW SCHOOL YEAR THAT IN HER MIND, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ABOUT THIS NEW JOB ARE THE EXPOSED BRICK WALLS AND CONCRETE FLOORS AND THE BALANCE THAT GIVES HER.

SHE'S A COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER.

SHE'S COMMUNICATIONS THE MISSION OF SLPS.

>> THAT WAS IN A..

SORT OF SOCIAL ONLINE MESSAGE ABOUT HER CONDO.

>> SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT HOW SHE WAS GOING TO BE A TWO-CITY -- WE'RE PAYING THAT KIND OF MONEY FOR SOMEBODY WHO DOESN'T INTEND TO BE HERE?

>> RIGHT.

>&g.. >> I KNOW YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.

I'M GO..

IT'S GOING TO BE NOW -- I'M GOING TO GO HOME ON THE WEEKENDS.

THE FACT..

THIS AS YOUR HOME.

THE HEART OF COMMUNICATIONS, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 5:00, GOT TO GO.

>> THERE ARE PEOPLE IN .. LIKE MONTANA WHO ARE WORKING REMOTELY FOR TOP CORPORATIONS.

>> NOT TALKING ABOUT A TRANSPORTATION.. SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT IS BESIEGED AND CANNOT ACCOMMODATE ITS STUDENTS.

>..

THIS LADY OTHER THAN WHAT I WROTE.

JOB.

SHE DIDN'T COMMUNICATE VERY WELL.

I'M VERY SERIOUS ABOUT PUBLIC EDUCATION.

IN T..

CONSIDER TO BE SERIOUS, THIS NEW AGE DOESN'T.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE A LESSON.

AS WHATEVER THIS IS, I CAN'T JUST PUT, NO, SHE'LL NEVER WORK OUT BY HER.

BECAUSE THIS IS A DIFFERENT AGE.

AS FAR AS WHO'S BEING HIRED AND WHERE THEY ARE COMING FROM AND THIS WOMAN OFF TO A BAD START.

WITH ME, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO SAY THIS WILL ALL BE A DISASTER.

>> HOW ABOUT THE GUY NAMED AARON DEMIC.

HE'S.. PENSACOLA AREA OF FLORIDA, HE'S RUNNING FOR CONGRESS WHILE MAKING $103,000 A YEAR FROM THE STATE OF MISSOURI.

>> THERE'S SOMETHING WHEN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WHICH TENDS TO BE DYSFUNCTIONAL, WHEN SCHOOL DISTRICT DOES THIS, STATE GOVERNMENT UNDER A REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATION TO HAVE THIS MANAGER TRAINEE GUY MAKING LIKE YOU SAY, $103,000 A YEAR BUT ACTUALLY LIVING IN FLORIDA AND CAMPAIGNING FOR CONGRESS AS A FULL TIME JOB.

YOU HAVE TO .. [ LAUGHTER ] YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING.

IF YOU WANT TO MAKE SIX FIGURES IN THE STATE OF MISSOURI, YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING TO LIVE HERE AND WORK HERE.

FLORIDA A LOT OF SUNSHINE.

IT'S CRAZY.

>> I REMEMBER THE LATE JOE ANNE WAYNE, CITY ALDERWOMAN.

SHE USED TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE LAMBERT DIRECTOR AT THE TIME.

I'M TIRED OF PEOPLE WHO COME TO THE CITY TO MAKE THEIR BREAD AND THEN GO TO THE COUNTY TO MAKE THEIR BED.

YOU .. MISSOURI, LIVE IN THE STATE OF MISSOURI.

YOU WORK FOR ST. LOUIS PUB.. SCHOOLS, LIVE IN THE ST. LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.

OR GO FIND ANOTHER JOB.

I'M NOT SAYING YOU HAVE TO.. THAT JOB.

>> JOE, LET ME ASK YOU ABOUT PEOPLE TRAVELING AROUND THE COUNTRY.

63% OF THE CUSTOMERS AT LA.. FIELD FLY SOUTHWEST AIRLINES WHICH ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT ITS GETTING RID OF THAT CATTLE CALL OPEN SEATING.

THEY WILL START ASSIGNING SEATING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 50 YEARS.

>> HALLELUJAH.

I WANT T..

I WANT TO KNOW WHERE IT'S AT.

I DON'T WANT TO GO AND FEEL LIKE, WHAT SEAT DID I GET TODAY.

WE'RE TALKING FIRST WORLD PROBLEM HERE.

YOU KNOW THAT.

>> IT'S A PROBLEM THAT AFFECTS MORE PEOPLE THAN ANY OTHER TOPIC.

&g..

I WANT TO BUY A TICKET AND IT SAYS YOU'RE SITTING IN WHATEVER IT IS.

I KNOW WHERE MY SEAT IS.

I'LL PAY FOR WHEREVER IT IS I SIT.

HOURS IN ADVANCE.

I DON'T WANT TO COME UP WITH A SECRET PASSWORD.

I DON'T WANT TO IDENTIFY HOW MANY PHOTOS.

>> SO SICK BEING A SEAT PERSON.

I NEVER MAKE THE A-LIST.

I'M ALWAYS B32.

IT'S THE MOST I CAN HOPE FOR.

>> I GET ON AND I'M A C13.

I KNOW I'M BUYING THERE.

I'M SITTING THERE.

>> YOU KNOW YOUR WIFE IS GOING TO BE SITTING RIGHT NEXT TO YOU.

>> SHE TAKES ANOTHER FLIGHT.

[ LAUGHTER ] >> WHY DON'T YOU BUY EARLY BIRD SEATING?

>..

PUT IT THIS WAY.

SOUTHWEST IS ONE OF THE FEW THINGS IN THIS AREA THAT I TRUST.

I'M GOING TO D..

I'M GOING TO SAY LIKE, SOUTHWEST, THUMBS UP.

THANK YOU FOR STICKING IT OUT WITH US.

>> BUT, WAIT UNTIL WE SEE THE COST OF AN ASSIGNED SEATS.

>> THERE WE GO.

>> DRIVES UP THE PLACE.

-- PRICE.

>> WHY SHOULD IT COST MORE TO HAVE ASSIGNED SEATS.

>> BECAUSE THE INVESTORS ARE ON THE BOARD OF SOUTHWEST AIRLINES.

>> LET'S GO TO THE OLD MAIL BAG AND SEE WHAT VIEWERS HAD TO SAY ABOUT LAST WEEK'S PROGRAM.

I WORKED DOWNTOWN AROUND THE SAME PERIOD BILL DID.

DO YODO YOU KNOWS WAS FUN IN THOSE EARLIER DAYS.

FROM CHARLOTTE COKER, BALL WIN, MISSOURI.

WE H..

IF RAISES FOR CITY EMPLOYEES ARE IN THE RUNNING FOR RAM SET SETTLEMENT SPENDING ONLY EMPLOYEES NOT IN THE OFFICE SHOULD GET IT.

TRASH COLLECTORS, BUS DRIVERS, POLICEMEN ON THE STREET, OUTDOOR WORKERS.

..

LEADERS VISIT CINCINNATI, CLEVELAND, PITTSBURGH AND OTHER CITIES THAT SEEM TO HAVE BEEN REVITALIZED AND COME UP WITH A MASTER PLAN.

YO(314)512-9094.

AND MAKE SURE YOU LISTEN TO US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCAST SOURCE.

WHEREVER THAT MIGHT BE.

WELL, I WILL SAY THIS.

WE HAD A SPECIAL BIRTHDAY IN THE HOUSE THIS PAST -- I THINK IT WAS YESTERDAY.

BILL RIPPED ANOTHER YEAR OFF THE CALENDAR.

THER.. RIPPED OFF.

WE THOUGHT THAT TO CELEBRATE, WE WOULD GO TO TEAM FROM SCHNUCKS RICHMOND HEIGHTS.

>> I'M THRILLED ..

THANK YOU.

AFTER THE DEMOCRATS PUSHED JOE BIDEN OUT, ONLY THE REPUBLICANS RECOGNIZE THE WISDOM OF AGE.

[ LAUGHTER ] THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

>> JUST THREE CANDLES THERE.

THEY DON'T TEACH MATH IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ANYMORE.

>> IT WOULD BE 77 DIVIDED BY 3.

>> THERE'S A FRACTION IN THERE.

>> THERE WILL BE A THIRD IN THERE.

&g.. >> I'M HOPING THIS ISN'T ONE OF THOSE CANDLES.

>> HE STILL GOT THE FAST BALL.

>> MANY HAPPY RETURNS.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THAT WILL CONCLUDE THIS AWARD-WINNING EDITION OF DONNYBROOK.

THAN..

SUPPLIED THE ARTWORK.

YOU CAN CONTACT HIS WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND THANK YOU TO MARY J. FUNK.

WHO HAD AN ONLINE AUCTION WON A DUCK HERE ON THE PANEL.

SHE SENT IT BACK TO US.

IT'S RIGHT OVER HERE FOR YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK.

WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK, EVERYBODY.

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