thank you very much, richard martin. country faces "tough decisions" after inheriting a stagnating economy and a large national debt. in his first state of the nation address he pledged to fight corruption. our africa editor fergal keane reports. to those who remember the birth of this democracy nearly a quarter of a century ago, the day had echoes of past greatness. he helped forge the historic compromise that delivered this nation. now he has risen to lead it. across this most diverse of nations they have waited, through years of corruption, but with the patience which has always forestalled catastrophe here. # give me hope, cyril ramaphosa...# and tonight he tried to do that, in a speech that blended lofty rhetoric with a blunt warning. we are determined to build a society defined by decency and integrity, that does not tolerate the plunder of public resources, nor the theft by corporate criminals of the hard earned savings of ordinary people. specifics, there weren't many. next week's budget and the composition of hi

earlier i spoke to richard martin.rt dogs for lutheran church charities. i asked him what they have been doing in the city. today —— today we spend our day at the park, we were in the amphitheatre with a large memorial set up. we met with a large memorial set up. we met with community members, students, faculty and some of the medical staff that have attended to the victims and the survivors and it was a very moving day and night was a huge night of remembrance as many of the students came to remember their classmates and their coaches. for those who don't know, explain what you do? canine comfort dogs, we placed dogs in churches around the united states and they use them as outreach tools in the community. we have over 100 dogs in 23 states and when a tragedy like this occurs when never go anywhere where we are not invited, so in this case we were invited, so in this case we were invited by saint paul lutheran church, they had some of their members of the congregation that not only work at the school but had children

by the 1960s, both martin luther king and richard nixon were on board.icians is that it proposes getting rid of one of the most hated aspects of the welfare state. you still don't get this, do you, mr blake? this is an agreement between you and the state. the ken loach polemic, "i, daniel blake," struck a chord in its portrayal of the dehumanisation process of bureaucratic assessment. universal basic income would simply do away with that altogether. everyone gets paid the same sum of money each year, no strings attached. some on the libertarian right like it, because the government would be less involved in our lives and it could lead them to shut existing programmes. some on the left like it because it seen as a way of universalising benefit and empowering workers, even as automation undermines their position. a few more days off a week to study, take up yoga or help elderly relatives — who could argue with that? of course, some may choose not to work at all. that is one criticism. the main problem though is expense. in the most extreme version, where t

martin blackwell. cynthia dunbar. washington, jeff kent. susan hutchison. larry pac. melody potter. wisconsin, tom tribal. brad courtney good richard . richard george. thank you, susie.

martin: it was at earls court rally in 1966 that cliff richard publicly declared his christianity.e was also a pastor to -- he was even invited before the queen and other membermiof the royal in 1984, and said afterwards that he did not change his message, but simply pointed to jesus. >> my own son came to live in the face of billy graham i don't think we have had somebody who simply says, thebi bible says, the says. doesn't intrude his own ideas into the message. amartin: his son, describ recent conversation. >> i said, "dad, what do you want on your tombstone?" he thought and said just preacher. that's it. martin: unlike so many america preachers, billy graham was never caught up in any kind of scandal, and insisted hi financial affairs were transparent and audited by others. it was theis simplicity of message and the sincerity of his life that will be his legacy. a politicalke with historian at the ame.can universi i asked him how graham was able to cross the political divide. >> billy graham, when u look , it waselical preachers billy graham and the pack. oat is how far he was

richard. someone the police had neglected to thoroughly interview. >> he shared something with me that i heard no one else mention. >>> as journalist martin kuz was researching his article about death row inmate joe d'ambrosio, he was finally able to make contact with the murder victim's father, richard. >> richard and i spoke on the phone. and it was a long conversation. by the time we actually finished i was the last person in the office. >> richard klann gave kuz a fuller portrait of his son, tony, who along with his sister had been adopted. >> they had been into foster homes a couple of times. and so we did everything we could to help the kids be comfortable and safe where we lived. >> growing up, a learning disability had made things difficult for tony. >> because of all the teasing and the other things that went on in his early life, he didn't fit in real well. >> tony barely finished high school. but in late august 1988 he told his dad he wanted to start a lawnmowing business. >> i was going to help him with that. i was going to help him get a truck. well, he never called me that weekend. and i found out on monday that he had been killed on friday. it

martin blackwell. cynthia dunbar. washington, jeff kent. susan hutchison. larry pac. melody potter. wisconsin, tom tribal. brad courtney good richard . richard george. thank you, susie. i would like to call upon jane temkin for the report of the proxy committee. >> thank you, madam chair. theproxy committee reviewed proxies admitted to the secretary of the rnc. the proxy committee has determined all 21 submitted proxies are in order. on behalf of the project committee, i conclude this report and moved that the rnc except the report of the proxy committee. >> without objection, the report of the proxy committee is excepted. say that aneighta agenda be sent to members of the committee. front of you is a final agenda. without objection, we well commence with the agenda. readingl dispense the at the minutes. hearing no objection, call upon the committee to approve the minutes of the general session of the 2017 rnc summer meeting. without objection, the minutes are approved. at this time, we have new members to ratify. i am pleased to announce the election, please stand when i mean you. lydia brasch to service the new national committeewo

martin luther king's assassination. assassination, the convention, and ultimately the election of richard nixon. but as i say in the book, the great society -- the house that was the great society may have gone to the ground, but the foundation still remains. but i tell you, ladies and gentlemen, that foundation is under assault right now, as it never has been before. as was the case with conservatives after the new deal. they denounced it rhetorically, but did not do anything substantive. during the reagan administration, it attack virtually every aspect of the great society, but except for regulations, not do anything about medicare, medicaid, federal aid to education. but that situation has changed, i think. thank you for your patience. i will be glad to take questions, if you have them. >> i was wondering, i cannot remember, john kenneth galbraith, did he play a role in the johnson and administration? he was a great new dealer. i do not remember if he was an ok -- he was in the background. i love him because he wrote a blog for the fulbright book. [laughter] mr. woods: he was a prominent fig

kennedy came in the 1960 running against richard nixon and it something very a student, he made a phone call to martin luther king after he had been arrested in georgia, and that spread through the african-american community. kennedy was able to win african-american votes in 1960. eisenhower was doing quite well with the black vote in the 1950's. kennedy claimed it and then stepped up, gave a major televised address on civil admitting james americus into ole miss. at theal but when a long end with the march of dr. king. , what he was able to do for voting rights, civil historic pieces of legislation since the emancipation proclamation. jimmy carter, out of fair-minded, face of the new south. when he was elected governor of georgia, the first thing he did was say, it is time to end the segregation in the south. then he hung a portrait of martin luther king jr. in the georgia statehouse. alas, not all presidents are civil rights warriors. trump, hee of donald has gone after a different voter, not african-americans, obviously. once you say that barack obama was not born in the u.s. and you become the lea

kennedy came in the 1960 running against richard nixon and it something very a student, he made a phone call to martinuther king after he had been arrested in georgia, and that spread through the african-american community. kennedy was able to win african-american votes in 1960. eisenhower was doing quite well with the black vote in the 1950's. kennedy claimed it and then stepped up, gave a major televised address on civil admitting james americus into ole miss. at theal but when a long end with the march of dr. king. , what he was able to do for voting rights, civil historic pieces of legislation since the emancipation proclamation. jimmy carter, out of fair-minded, face of the new south. when he was elected governor of georgia, the first thing he did was say, it is time to end the segregation in the south. then he hung a portrait of martin luther king jr. in the georgia statehouse. alas, not all presidents are civil rights warriors. trump, hee of donald has gone after a different voter, not african-americans, obviously. once you say that barack obama was not born in the u.s. and you become the leade

you got 1968 johnson's abdication, martin luther king's assassination, bobby kennedy's assassination and the chicago convention and, ultimately, the election of richardnixon. .. >> but they didn't do anything. so during the reagan administration with every aspect and did not do anything about medicare or medicaid or satellite education. but that situation has changed. >> thank you for your patience i will take your questions. did young galbraith play a role in the johnson administration? i just remember anymore. >> i love him because he wrote a blurb. [laughter] he was a prominent figure in the kennedy administration one of the charles river intellectuals with the constituency and johnson didn't have much to do with that. but galbraith was a person in 64 that told liberal intellectuals they should forget their prejudice against texas and johnson and focus on the ideals that he stood for. and that was trying to solidify johnson and 54. that isn't a word that is used anymore. >> so with william fulbright he had a tense relationship at times. can you talk about their relationship? to make yes. it was conflicted. he wasn't intimate with the kennedys but

martin luther king assassinatio assassination, bobby kennedys assassination and the chicago convention and ultimately the election of richard nixon. but as i sit in the book, the great society, the house that was the great society may have burned to the ground but the foundation still remained. but i but i tell you, ladies and gentlemen, that foundation is under assault right now. as it never has been before. as was the case with conservatives after the new deal. they denounced it rhetorically but they did knew anything substantively. during the reagan administratio administration, attack virtually every aspect of the great society except for regulations did not do anything about medicare, medicaid federal education. but that situation, that situation has changed i think. thank you for your patience. i'll be glad to take questions if you have them. >> i can't remember for some reason, john kenneth galbraith, did he applicable the johnson administration? i know he was a great new dealer. dealer. i just remember anymore whether he was in the background are wherever in the? >> well, i love him because he wrote a blurb for the