and i would say that mrs. ford actually fulfilled all four categories. she was ultimately a celebrity. she was controversial. she was definitely political, but she was also reluctant here on the left. we see a picture of the fords at their wedding. and here on the right a screenshot of betty ford during her very famous in some quarters infamous tv interview on 16 minutes in 1975. well, i like to refer to betty ford as our first television era first lady and you might think well that can't be right wasn't there jackie kennedy and her famous televised tour of the white house. yes, but i think betty ford was the first first lady who really recognized the power of television to get out her own messages and in a very straightforward way. very soon after she becomes this accidental first lady remember she becomes first lady after richard nixon has in disgrace resigned the presidency and her husband gerald ford becomes president. she had never thought about possibly becoming first lady and now she is and very shortly after the fords come to the white house in 19

and you can see mr. ford going through that. you try to post, you know, but he's held down by these 3 officers. will officer towers looking at later, of course, goes to keep the people who want to help away is placed faced on the pavement. so harshly rubs the skin off his face if injuries to his face from being faced on a payment, his injuries was knuckles from just trying to lift himself up and he's telling officer, show him can't breathe and die. and mr. solven's response was hung and all this time. imagine what mr. floyd is going to talk about particular cruelty and torture. really try to appreciate what he's going through him. know is suffocating. well know that feeling not being able to breathe enough and he's begging, pleading and his being ignore concerns or being dismissed as somebody who has taken custody. but i care who's kept in that pro and position for an hour and a half mess and was suffocated. there's another way to say it that's particularly cruel. that is more cruel and typical 2nd agree, unintentional or signif

security and former acting assistant secretary of the bureau of arms-control verification compliance, mr. fordd generate this, it's becoming embarrassing and more than a little worrisome that abc, arms-control verification compliance seems to be expert level evaluating its own institute of virology instigation. we briefed to you and experts at our initiation several weeks ago. i'd like to know what they find objectionable. doctor fauci continues to defend witticism from republicans and some democrats mostly republicans in this case for the white house say he's the national institute since 1968 and leave the country in the early days of the aids crisis in the 1980s, president biden at the white house today meeting with national security officials, fully supporting doctor anthony fauci. eric: thank you. arthel: has questions swirl about the origins of the coronavirus, advocates continue to call out for troubling rise of hate crimes against asian americans and pacific islander communities. stopping aa ip hate says they received 6600 reports of anti- asian hate crimes since the pandemic began. rep

mr. ford's widow said in an interview that she did not know michelle roosevelt edwards.st" showed her the footage of ms. edwards inside the property. the widow told the "post," quote, she's in my house! how is she in my house? how is she in my house? it turns out that michelle roosevelt edwards, in addition to her many other ventures happens to be a licensed realtor in that part of virginia. so, maybe that's how she got in. maybe all the realtors in that part of virginia have to wear outfits like that for all i know. maybe it's a weird regional real estate uniform or something. reached by "the post" about what seems to be a circumstance in which she is pretending to own a gigantic mansion in virginia, and sort of pretending to be reviving multiple iceland dic airlines, she declined to comment saying, quote, i am not giving media interviews at this time. why not? the last one went so well. we reached out to ms. edwards we have not heard back. we live in hope. but as far as the whole wow airlines thing goes, it does make you feel a little bit embarrassed nationally. if you

mr. ford's widow said that in an interview she did not know michelle roosevelt edwards.wed her the footage of miss edwards inside the property. the widow told the post in response, quote, she's in my house. how is she in my house? how is she in my house? it turns out that michelle roosevelt and words in addition to many of her other ventures happens to be a licensed realtor in that part of virginia so maybe that's how she got in? maybe all the realtors in that part of virginia have to wear outfits like that for ally no. maybe it's a weird regional real estate uniform or something. reach by the post about what seems to be a circumstance in which she is pretending to own a gigantic mansion in virginia and sort of pretending to be reviving multiple icelandic airlines that she is not reviving. she reached by the post she declined to comment saying, quote, i'm not giving media interviews at this time. why not? the last one went so well. i will tell you that we reached out to mysteries and we have not yet heard back. but you know as far as the joao airlines thing goes it does

mr drake ford says the interface of who controls what in the united kingdom, so benefits are controlledt interface makes it very difficult for welsh government to do something like reform social care on its own without knowing what the plan is across the border. so in this programme for government, mark drake ford is setting out the direction of travel, what it isn't is a detailed road map. here's a couple of words which most parents and their children probably hoped we'd heard the last of — �*home schooling'. sadly, the spread of the delta variant means that a growing number of pupils are being told to isolate at home. ellie price has been to a couple of schools to see how the students, teachers and parents are coping with the ongoing disruption. it's happening again. the corridors at birchfields primary school in manchester are getting quieter. here's a couple of words which most parents and their children probably and teachers are having to sort out the home learning kits once again. in the last four weeks, four class bubbles were sent home and told to isolate because one family had

mr. ford are good afternoon, mr. secretary greens a lot of people would argue that the american way of war is total war. we found great success with it from the war of 1812 world war ii and i think that we defeated the soviet union because we were prepared for total one. we've on the other hand we've saw a lot of problems. we've had a lot of struggles with limited work. was there a concern within the administration after 9/11 that we were unable or unwilling to take part in total war in order to defeat our enemy? will be the total war works has worked does work in a conventional environment. in anything short of that unwise trying to define what total war is in an asymmetric situation? is very difficult. and it is when i use the word difficult, that's probably the understatement of the day. it is it there isn't a leading edge of the battlefield. there isn't an army or a navy in air force to go out and be defeated. these people don't operate in the open. they operate in the shadows. they send women and children with s

welcome to newcastle, mr ford! he was just a normal guyjust popping in, really nice, really friendly to everyone. butjustin was the real man in the know, and it seems harrison is not the only hollywood a—lister heading this way. happy days, great for the area. the area is up and coming now and it's attracting people from hollywood, and apparently brad pitt's coming down next week, so i don't know how true that is, but that is the rumour on the fish quay this morning. if it's good enough for hollywood, it's good enough for north shields. we had hoped that harrison would return to north shields. we sent our cameras out far and wide and recruited an eager army to keep watch. and he stopped for an ice cream. he didn't, no. if he did, i didn't recognise him, and if he did, he didn't tip. brilliant, absolutely brilliant. i think it's fantastic. we were hoping to meet him today. he's up there with the top six actors in your life. _ his latest adventure had already taken him from north yorkshire, then on to newcastle befor

mr drake ford says the interface of who controls what mr drakeford says the interface of who controlsorder. so, in this programme for government, mark drakeford is setting out the direction of travel, what it isn't is a detailed road map. felicity evans reporting. more than a thousand people have flocked to a small village in south africa to dig for what they believe to be diamonds. this comes after a man who was herding cattle over a week ago discovered crystal—like stones that he thought were diamonds. it happened in an open field in a remote village in the heart of kwazulu—natal province, where there is now a strong police presence due to an influx of people. the bbc�*s nomsa maseko has been there and joined the fortune seekers. hundreds of people armed with pick and shovels have been thinking day and night for what they hope our findings. digging day and night for what they hope our findings. —— diamonds. this discovery has exposed the frustrations from communities desperate to find a way out of poverty. thousands of people have been flocking here since the discovery of what they

mr. "varney." i know you're a ford f-150 guy but maybe you might want to think about one of these as well stuart: who'll see you later. now take a look at this. this is kind of shocking. border patrol finds more than 100 migrants crammed inside a home in texas. the so-called stash houses are growing problem on the border and we've got a report on it for you. a woman who was leaving north korea has a warning about ivy league schools roll that tape again, this is important. >> columbia told us what we cannot talk about and i am so concerned like if america is -- stuart: she has an incredible story and she will tell it to us later this hour, today. first though, president biden says the greatest security threat to the country is global warming, and environmental it's bjorn lundborg calls that an irresponsible exaggeration and he's here next. >> ♪ incomparable design makes it beautiful. state of the art technology makes it brilliant. the visionary lexus nx. lease the 2021 nx 300 for $359 a month for 36 months. experience amazing at your lexus dealer. i'm so glad you're ok, sgt. houston. this is sam with

ford. so that was a treat for me. and then the garments. we have a few garments in the exhibition in addition to the pink blitz that was made for mrs. lincoln. we have a suit, worn by jacqueline kennedy, that was made by the dressmaker in manhattan where she had french designs copied, with permission from designers like chanel and givenchy who would send over fabric and buttons, and the design so she can have a made in america suit. to nancy reagan's second inaugural ball gown over there on the right. it's one of the few evening we are choices that she ever made twice. not only did she wear this to the second inauguration ball, but she did it while she was receiving the royal highness, prince charles and princess diana. as a child i was very struck by that night, when diana danced with john travolta. so this is what nancy reagan was wearing on that evening. in the back of this picture you can see that there is an image of mrs. reagan in red, red was the color she was most known for. we have a photograph and we have a watercolor drawing in red and it's a color that was known as reagan red and it's the republican party, there is red s

mr. steiner's book is lincoln and citizenship. the discussion is hosted by the abraham lincoln institute and ford's theater society, which also provided the video. welcome to the abraham lincoln institute online lincoln symposium. my name is michelle le crowell and i will serve as your host of this series through may 3rd. this live stream speaker symposium is focused on the fe

mr. president? >> laura: come on, this way, come, come. the hand pushing him off stage or off -- >> sometimes you need a little more help. harrison fords a year older than joe biden just injured himself on the side of the new indiana jones movie in london. maybe if he had had some handlers, "indiana jones and the fractured shoulder blade" would still be filming. you need friends to save you from yourself sometimes. >> laura: i'm very confused, i thought "indiana jones" was already canceled because he was too manly or too chivalrous or kissed the wrong person? i thought that was all out the window. >> kissed the young girl. >> laura: oh, i got. >> he's in the process of being canceled. jill biden hit this out this week to push vaccines in tennessee, mississippi and florida. this is part of her "we can do this" tour. jill biden tried to woo them with an insult. >> this state still has a little bit of a way to go. only three in ten tennesseans are vaccinated -- [bluing] >> you are boo-ing yourself. >> only three people showed up, and that was with free beer. they've got to do better than the spirits >> laura: i'm surprised, with the doct

mr. steiner's book is lincoln and citizenship. the discussion is hosted by the abraham lincoln institute and ford's theater society, which also provided the video. welcome to the abraham lincoln institute online lincoln symposium. my name is michelle le crowell and i will serve as your host of this series through may 3rd. this live stream speaker symposium is focused on the lifetimes and legacy of president abraham lincoln. you can learn more about the lincoln symposium event schedule by visiting the ford's theater website at www.fords.org or the abraham lincoln institute website at www.lincoln-institute.org. a note to all our viewers. we are taking your questions on our social media platforms later in the program. we will have a q&a section with today's speakers moderated by my colleague jonathan w white please feel free to submit your questions so that we may share them with the speakers then. finally the abraham lincoln institute would like to take this opportunity to thank paul tatro erica, scott, gary erskine carolina dulce, lauren ba juliana avery, andrea bowman and the staff affords theater for all their hard work to make this

mrs. biden, should we put it like. that >> the queen has had, of course, many memorable meetings with american presidents. she dance with president gerald ford of course trump, famously full pod when he walked in front of the queen. all part of her extraordinary window and history over nearly a century. can you help us put this period in some historic perspective? i guess is the queen elizabeth, president biden boris johnson, covid brexit era. >> yes, that's right. this is very much a post brexit era. it's one where britain wants to reject project a positive image for the world about our opportunities in the rest of the world. and how better to do that and have her majesty, the queen, who as you mention, has known every president since harry truman. as our soft power ambassador to the world. >> andrew roberts, it's great to see you. it's going to be an interesting afternoon to watch. thanks so much. we appreciate it. coming up, get the covid vaccine or don't come to work. that mandate prompted a lawsuit from more than 100 hospital employees in houston. well now a federal judge is weighing in. we'll tell you his decision with some wide rangin

mr. graves, particularly thank you for your testimony as well, both of you, very difficult circumstances and incoming fordand testifying today. we are very appreciative. ms. rodgers, i wanted to know if anyone in new jersey had been held accountable for the cruelty faulty risk assessment the lead to your sons murder? >> not at all. not at all. as i stated before there was a person, a politician that referred to by some as being collateral damage, you know? and it's the same all over the state with all of the victims of this bail reform. all we hear is how successful it is, but no one is considering us, you know, and the things that we have to go through. and then, you know, they are talking about, oh, bail reform is a a good thing and people e getting speedy trials and less became and everything, but it's been four years since this happened to my son and we are still waiting on a trial. so you know, to me as a total nightmare. the only thing that i'm asking is that they go back to the drawing board for some of these things. because it wasn't fair the way to implement it anyway because they never informed

mrs. obama later accused of breaking royal protocol. and this sweet moment in 1965, prince philip holding little jfk junior's hand. there was dancing famously with president ford house. she had president reagan laughing, cracking jokes at a state dinner in san francisco. >> i knew before we came that we had exported many of our traditions to the united states, but i had not realized before that weather was one of them. >> she got along well with reagan, the two went riding together. these photos would become iconic. in london, the kennedy's famous visit, celebrities everywhere they went, immortalized in the crown. >> mrs. kennedy. >> your grace. >> your royal highness. >> mrs. kennedy. >> good evening, your royal majesty. >> and while the queen no longer travels abroad, this presidential visit will be the first time since members of her own family, prince harry, and meghan now live in america. and our andrea mitchell's down in corn wall has just asked the dutch of middleton about her new niece lilibet. she said she can't wait to meet her. >>> it is time now for another check of the weather. mr. roker, i understand we're also looking at flooding. >> absolutely.