you are on with bill archer. go ahead. caller: good morning. on tax reform, we have been hearing since ronald reagan, trickle-down economics, it has never worked, a consumer-based economy needs consumers to have money in their pockets. as far as health insurance, it is obsolete. insurerera for-profit to pay for my health care, which would cut into the profits, is ridiculous. we need a single-payer system where everybody pays in and everybody benefits. that would be my comment. guest: well, that is a position that a lot of people feel today. i do not think you are by yourself. the problem is is what is on the other side. when we began to get estimates of the cost of a single-payer system, it just goes through the roof. they tried to do it in california, and they found that they absolutely cannot afford it. i think they were looking at something like over $1 trillion in one state for the cost. so everything has a cost. and you mentioned the fact that there are in shares in -- there is insurance that might have to bear part of the cost, and even o

archer has been chairman. in terms of enhancing the opportunity for people to benefit from the system that has never missed a payment. but, when this last time there was an increase in the social security program. it was indexed back in 1983. it has not been able to keep pace. it's an insurance program have any of your premiums and insurance gone up since 1983? yes, of course i have. everybody would acknowledge that. because we saw what could happen as my grandfather was alluding to, all of a sudden 2008 your for a 1k became out 101k. without having the counterbalance which is why we need more hearings, the counterbalance of knowing there is a safety net which you also have to contribute to and say for and participate in, in the event of taking risk that your government stands behind you that was the lesson of the great depression and i believe the lesser of 2008 as well. what other plans which you recommend in which you agree with that assessment about making sure the third leg of the stool is balanced as wel

clear and present danger and archer -- annne archer and her emmy award winning husband terry jastrowam war is married to scandal's kerry washington and he's here to tell us about his powerful new film crown heights. >> let's do it this d.c. three, two, one, the 10a starts right now. ♪ i really need you tonight. for sever going to start tonight, forever is going to start tonight. ♪ >> turn around bright eyes. >> every now and then i get a little bit lonely and you never coming round. but then -- >> when is the last time that >> the last time there was a total eclipse. >> we are making the most of it today. >> whatever. >> did you realize, should we do it again. >> hopefully. here we go. >> hang on. >> take two. >> and. >> this never happened. >> in three, two, one. >> action. >> ♪ turn around bright eyes. >> ♪ >> almost. >> i couldn't do it. >> it was better when i sang it. >> let's try it again. >> no. >> the show is only one hour. >> whose are these? anybody's. >> kevin'. >> what do we have here? >> come get them. >> yes. these are from lincoln barbecue. >> brought the boys to the y

it's not honest. >> host: you talk about that, dick armey, bill archer tour. we can your a lot of those debates over ideas during the election. can big ideas still win hearts and minds? >> guest: i think, i hope it makes a comeback. i think when voter start to value actually not just an election when, but progress toward enacting conservative goals. and as a conservative, this president nominated neil gorsuch to the supreme court. that's a big deal for conservatives, a big deal for me. i was very pleased to help shepherd his nomination to the judiciary committee and then on the floor. that's a great win that will have conservative implications i think in the future. another nomination to the federal bench and other cabinet appointments. that's the start of good conservative policy. if we can follow through now. part of my concern revolves around not just being conservative in terms of policy, but being conservative in terms of the meanest and comportment and manners and in foreign-policy, conservative needs to be steady and needs to be sober and predictable. a

it's not on us. >> host: you talk about that bill archer before. we didn't hear a lot of this debate during the election. can big ideas still win hearts and minds? >> guest: i hope it makes a comeback. i think when voters start to value not just an election win but progress toward enacting conservative goals and this president nominated neil gorsuch to the supreme court. that's a big deal for conservatives in a big deal for may. i was very pleased to help shepherd his nomination to the judiciary committee and then on the floor. that's a great when we will have with conservative locations in the future and other nominations to the federal bench for another cabinet appointment. that's the start of good conservative policy. part of my concern revolves around not just being conservative in terms of policy but being conservative in terms of demeanor and manners and in foreign-policy conservative needs to be steady and needs to be sober and predictable, and respect our institutions and those international institutions that are served us well for so long.

archer looked up expecting to see a friend playing a joke on him..ut instead was met with punches, kicks and stomps to the face... knocking him unconscious... police say the robber andrea franks- vanzandt" was arrested less than 10 minutes after this happened. he has been charged with aggravated robbery. (vicki) we are now hearing from the man who was punched by a yuba city officer during an arrest. we first showed you video of this controversial arrest last night on the kron4 news at 8... the man ronald ybarra says he is confused by what happened, and that he was the one who called 9-1-1. ybarra is a commercial property landlord. he called police after he spotted a man that his bank identified as a thief who stole five- thousand dollars from him last month through credit card cash checks. when he spotted the man the two began to get into a fight. that is when police stepped in to stop the fight. one witness claims it was ybarra who hit the officer first.

jeffrey archer wrote shall we tell the president?nedy was imagined in an assassination scenario. so i think there is a kind of sub—genre that does this. but to me, the reality and this novel are separate. they may be separate, but the key to a novel like this, you mentioned day of the jackal, you mentioned three days of the condor, the key is that the reader has to believe that this is not fantasy, that it could come to this. if they don't believe that, they'd probably give up after five pages. yeah, i think there is something in that. and i think one of the things that's interesting getting the reader reaction so far, and it's not been very long, is this idea that this seems plausible, that the danger, the sort of stakes that are in their mind as a reader, are because they look at the real world, and they think, a scenario not the same as this, not identical to this, is plausible. and i think one of the things that the big surprises that have confronted you and me as journalists this year is they've made all kinds of scenarios that

a target is mounted and 50 archers have just two minutes to hit it as many times as possible. the sport dates back to the early 1800s, when khasi warriors defended their homeland not with guns and swords but with bows and arrows. i'm aiming forthe target, obviously. the small one. why is it going to the ground like that? get out of the way, everyone. spectators get involved by taking bets on the number of arrows that hit the target. crucially, it's only the last two numbers of the total score that matter. they are all added up, and the last two digits will be the result. 695 arrows. meghalaya became one of the few states to legalise gambling in 1982. people here are very superstitious. they'll dream about their dead family. a dog, a cat. and they'll try to make it into numbers. so i have 200 rupees of my hard—earned money here. i want to go and gamble, can you show me how to do it? let's go to one of these counters. i want to gamble on a lucky number. two digits, lucky number. i'm going to go for... 39. and i'm going to put 100 rupees on 39. and on my other bet i'm going to be

golden globe and oscar- nominated actress anne archer -- is the founder of, human rights. and her husband is the author of, a trial, a prisoner. welcome to transfer. what an honor and privilege to have you here in the studios. >> thank you

by the time mike archer was hired as the new director, the band was already where it should be at that point in the preseason. >> what these two particular students have done is really nothing short of exceptional, and what we want to see from our students as educators. >> for a while there, saving the band seemed like mission impossible, but against the odds, this group is now ready for halftime. in newark, tim furlong. nbc10 news. >>> the most hyped fight in recent history goes to floyd mayweather. the multidivisional boxing champ stayed undefeated for his career by knocking out ufc champ conor mcgregor in las vegas. the fight lasted into the tenth round when mayweather landed a flurry of punches on mcgregor that forced the referee to stop the bout. mayweather earned $100 million for the fight, mcgregor, $30 million. mcgregor also won the wbc money belt. it was supposed to break all pay-per-view records. >>> we begin with a look at tropical storm harvey, sorry about that not being updated for you, but we're looking at this downgraded to a tropical storm. it's a powerful system. as we

some of the statues coming here include a general, an archer an musician. >> the ten full sized warriors undoubtedly the stars of the show but i think it's the 164 other art facts in the exhibit that really help anchor us as a science and technology exhibition. >> if you haven't seen this exhibit, go it's amazing. you can catch it beginning september 30th it runs through march 4th. >>> all right. so sean bell eagles playing tonight, right. >> played tonight and listen as far as preseason goes the eagles played their only game that really matters tonight. it's the only game that will look something like the regular season. i'll tell was i liked want i disliked from this game. that's coming up next in my sports commentary. ♪ sean bell is talking about what to like and dislike from tonig tonight's goals preseason game. his commentary is 15 seconds much ♪ >>> tonight the eagles wrapped up their only preseason game that looks anything like the regular season. the starts usually play into the second half of the third preseason game but they only played about quarter in this one, because that's

jeffrey archer wrote shall we tell the president?sassination scenario. so i think there is a kind of sub—genre that does this. but to me, the reality and this novel are separate. they may be separate, but the key to a novel like this, you mentioned day of the jackal, you mentioned three days of the condor, the key is that the reader has to believe that this is not fantasy, that it could come to this. if they don't believe that, they'd probably give up after five pages. yeah, i think there is something in that. and i think one of the things that's interesting getting the reader reaction so far, and it's not been very long, is this idea that this seems plausible, that the danger, the sort of stakes that are in their mind as a reader, are because they look at the real world, and they think, a scenario not the same as this, not identical to this, is plausible. and i think one of the things that the big surprises that have confronted you and me as journalists this year is they've made all kinds of scenarios that would once have seemed fan

that sent shares higher and archer daniels midland said weakness in its processing division led them to two. profit came in ahead of estimates and the company noted that its aggressively managing costs and capital. shares finished up more than 2.5% to $43.30. >>> u.s. government reportedly close to finalizing a deal with boeing to buy two of its aircraft for the next air force one jet fleet. earlier this year, president trump criticized the high cost of building a new air force one and according to a report by the news site defense one, the air force will receive a pair of jet liners at a discount. boeing shares were off 1% at 239.44. >>> blood testing start up ferrino has reached a settlement with walgreens. they said they'll dismiss the suit with no finding or implication of liability. last year, walgreens sued them alleging the start up reached its contract. they were higher, ending at 81.13. zblnc >>> snap will no longer be eligible to join the s&p 500 due to a new rule. the index proprietor said it won't accompanies that issue multiple classes of shares to list because of loadin

must—win group f fixtures. call up forjordan archer for the must-win group f fixtures.raw, we get out a draw, but we set out to win, that's for sure, whether it be germany away. we did it at england. we got beat there, 3—0, but we tried to win. we don't have the physical capability to sit back and take long periods of being under intense pressure. sarah hunter says more changes to the starting line—up will not affect england for the rugby world cup semi—final with france tomorrow. simon millton's made two changes to the side for the match as lydia thompsoncologies in on the wing and rachel burford re returns inside centre. since january, we have had time with combination s so we know each other well. so what he wa nted we know each other well. so what he wanted to do was to ensure that people aren't worn out by playing the same 15, 23 for every minute of every game. so when it comes to the knockout places, people feel fresh and ready to go. that can be done when you have a squad of 28. england are playing their second match in the euro hockey hundredships in the

an eyebrow archer. oh, yes. and, oh, lashes. i need my lashes. up on facebook, i want you to -- let them know that the bitch is back. she's back for her crown. the bitch. she's back for her crown, yeah, and yeah. that part. so, wait, wait. at the end of it, let them know about it now. >> $50. good luck to you. ♪ >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> what's going on, lt? >> an inmate known for deviant behavior prompts an emergency response. >> hey, come here and cuff up. come over here and cuff up. >> another inmate turns his fury on two officers. >> he blew up like a roman candle. he went off. >> i slammed him on to the wall. the other little dude grabbed on to me again. i kind of shrugged him off. >> a new arrival raises serious concerns.

arrivals outnumbered up archers by 246,000 in the year that byed in march -- departures 246,000 in thethat ended in march. jared kushner has begun a push to renew middle east peace talks. he met with israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, and his meeting with palestinian authority muck apostate a. and is alsoians -- meeting with palestinian authority mahmoud abbas today. speaking in moscow today, the russian foreign minister u.s. strategy for afghanistan puts the emphasis on force. trump has announced he is sending additional u.s. forces to the country. local news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i am mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. esther george has been calling for higher interest rates for years to head off inflation, but there is not enough inflation, at least not the target of 2%. michael mckee is an jackson hole for the kansas city fed's annual economic symposium. esther george if this was premature. i think about inflation, i think about our mandate, which is price stability. relative to an economy that is growing a

i still remember and i talk about it in the book, bill archer this chairman of the ways and means committee, and dick army, who was then later the majority leader, they had a book tour. they went around -- kind of like a book tour but they promoted i like a concert tour. where they were debating the merits of the flat tax versus the consumption tax. >> host: you still her the t-shirt. >> guest: i do. i kept it as a reminder of when the party stood for principle and actually argued principle. i remember sitting on the floor at one point with mike pence and he said sometimes -- we were presented with the president's bill "no child left behind," which for a conservatives i think tank conservative, that was federal intrusion into local education, and that was anathema to conserve timms. and mike said i feel sometimes like we are minute men called up to the battlefront only to be told, the revolution is over. and we had to vote on prescription drug benefits, which added about $7 trillion in unfunded liabilities. didn't think that was very conservative. and then republicans engaged in just horrib

by the time mike archer was hired as the new director, the band was already where it should be. >> whatthese two particular students have done is really nothing short of exceptional. and what we want to see from our students as educators. >> reporter: for awhile, saving the band seemed like mission, but this group is now ready for halftime. tim furlong, nbc 10 news. >>> back to our big story we're following tonight. tracking hurricane harvey. the hurricane is hovering over the texas coast. a live look at the pass. the wind is whipping. you can see the rain coming right at the lens here. >> that's going to be the story for the next couple hours. it's going to be very strong. but what do you need to know? it's been over 4,000 days since we last saw a major hurricane make landfall. that was hurricane wilma back in october of 2005. harvey is 12 to 15 feet of storm surge. that's above the normal waves. we're expecting it around high tide. this is a very dangerous situation. an impressive hurricane to say the least. we have already had reports of tornadoes. in the near term, it looks like we

by the time mike archer was hired as the new director, the band was already where it should be at that> what these two particular students have is really nothing short of exceptional and what we want to see from our students as educators. >> for a while there, saving the band seemed like mission impossible, but against the odds, this group is now ready for half time. in newark, tim furlong, nbc10 news. >> you know the old saying, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery? well, this photo should certainly make glenn "hurricane" schwartz feel flattered. christina send it to us. you can see this little boy loves to dress like his hero. that is awesome. of course, he's sporting the bow tie, krystal. >> got to wear the bow tie if you're being glenn. i think that was a pretty good interpretation. i'm sure he's enjoying the view from home. we're going from fun to something serious. tropical storm harvey over southeast texas pounding the area now where it made landfall friday late, late night. it has since dumped in some spots near houston about 20 inches of rain. more to come, as you can t

. >> and the couple of questions with regard to that excess capacity and skill lee archer told there are more the 700 million metric tons of coal capacity china accounts for the majority of that last year there was the g20 to address this problem but very little action has been taking. so what should be taken to redress the global access capacity problem?. >> i did read -- and agreed is an enormous problem weh ov face over capacity for industrial project - - products including steel. we have to use all the tools we have to resolve this is good there having talks about this but to have these creative cases to turn up pressure ron to get this .esolved we can and self initiate i did that in the department of commerceep we can use section 301 we can use the death buteo cases if you would get the aircraft cases their useful but that process is ongoing. >> mr. kaplan thank you for your work over the years so hollow important is the for our country?supp to have a long record to working with the manufacturers. and then jetted the bade subsidy of trade cases win raised by u.s. petitioner? ar

> she's the academy award nominee from movies like fatal attraction, clear and present danger and archer with abc sports they wrote a book that is very timely in this political lime. >> from football to movie star cornerback nnamdi as sam what war starring in crown heights. you know him as the husband of kerry washington live in the loft at 10a. >> you may also know him as nnamdi as sam what which is his real name. >> bonnie tyler will sing her total eclipse of the heart. >> we cannot get enough of that song. ♪ total eclipse of the heart ♪ >> turn aid round bright eyes. >> ♪ never going to end. >> never. >> you guys are adorable. >> perhaps he his stage name. >> perhaps his mother got it wrong. >> it's the nfl name. >> we'll squash this when she's in house. >> she might have the nigerian insight. >> thank you. drop the mike. >> he's born here. >> i'm going team wisdom. unless i've proved wrong later. [ laughter ] >> yes. that's my man, steve. >> thank you two. >> still ahead kev has got entertainment news this morning which includes what this morning, kevin. >> in honor of the solar ecli

you make are wrong, the subject of your poets, your archers and your statesman. of the 10,000 wrongs committed against the american slave, you enforce the strictest silence. it would gain in the enemy of deem him the enemy of the nation. he said that all should one -- love one another but you notoriously hit those who skin is not colored like you're on. you proclaim before the world that we hold these truths to be self-evident, all men are created equal and have been endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. bondage the inhabitant of your country. friends, the existence of ,lavery in this country friends, your republican is him is a sham. humanity a base pretense. your christianity, alive. -- a lie. it destroys your moral power abroad. you let your politicians at home. ofstops the very foundation religion. history andr name a the byword to a mocking curse. thank you. [applause] professor levine: thank you. professor levine: thank you. >> thank you, that was riveting. my name is nate johnson. : we are 3.5 miles

actress ann archer and actor nnamdi asomugha. it will be a great good day d.c. as always. the big day is finally here. millions of americans will get a glimpse of the solar eclipse. the moon will block about 80 percent of the sun here in the d.c. region this afternoon. we can't stress enough if you'll be outside for this historic event make sure u. protect your eyes and kevin is going to join us now. we'll be heading out to a viewing party a little bit later today. i hope you are prepared as well with your glasses, kev. for more safety tips we're joined by dr. john good to see you this morning. how are you. >> good morning, steve. i'm fine thank you. >> can you see anything through those glasses right now. >> not a dog gone thing. >> i put these on earlier and i couldn't see a thing either. i'm going to assume that that means it's going to help us out but the importance of the glasses is what? >> well, these glasses are about a hundred thousand times more dense than your standard sunglasses. the purpose of these glasses is to protect your eyes while you're viewing the ecli

meanst, former ways and chair bill archer talks about overhauling the tax code. this is 30 minutes. is the former house ways and means committee chair, republican of texas, served from 1995 to 2001. good morning to you, sir. guest: good to be with you. host: as head of ways and means, you sach

to the south is the brigade of marylander james archer. his brigade is a good brigade but they were mauled at chancellorville. we have on the south side a general fromom massachusetts wh by all accounts was a pretty good lawyer and a pretty good guy. but his primary qualification to command a brigade was that he was jefferson davis's nephew. he has a bad day on july 1st, al much worse day ond july 3rd an never commands troops in the field again.n. oh, the joys of nepotism. he has a very green brigade andt they're going toh advance on t south side of the chambersburg road. as they begin to advance they begin to take fire, and they will take heavy fire from the is union pickets who will s they eventually drop back, a and they'll fall back just as they're designed to do from whistler's ridge -- knotsland ridge as it is also known -- to the intermediate ridge which buford has chosen for his final defense.rior their advance looks like. this is knotsland ridge, that's the whistler blacksmith shop and house. a creek runs through here, so ie is a

next, former ways and means committee chair bill archer talks about efforts to overhaul and what is next in the health-care debate. this is energy minutes. -- 13 minutes. minutes. you saw chge

jeffrey archer wrote shall we tell the president?t the reader has to believe that this is not fantasy, that it could come to this. if they don‘t believe that, they‘d probably give up after five pages. yeah, i think there is something in that. and i think one of the things that‘s interesting getting the reader reaction so far, and it‘s not been very long, is this idea that this seems plausible, that the danger, the sort of stakes that are in their mind as a reader, are because they look at the real world, and they think, a scenario not the same as this, not identical to this, is plausible. and i think one of the things that the big surprises that have confronted you and me as journalists this year is they‘ve made all kinds of scenarios that would once have seemed fantastical now seem plausible. and therefore i think it makes readers able to regard a story like this as plausible, because the real world itself is throwing up fantastical things all the time. jonathan freedland, sam bourne, author of to kill the president, thank you very

he had written to judge archer to inquire of hisrections concerning them and he had asked for mine of what my opinions had been. i told him that the only conversation i rekded to have had with him on the first mof question that of the restriction, was on the 23rd of february, 120. and i read to him an account of it given at my time in my diary of that date. he said he particularly rekded the distinction had i drawn between a restriction upon illinois and one upon missouri and wished me to give him a copy of that extracts from my diary which i promised. >> so this is a fascinating example of adams' finessing his record on the missouri restriction because as david -- as adams excerpts earlier show, he went back and forth as to whether he desired a restriction on slavery in missouri but the advantage of his diary he could be nice and selective and say i've got this one that says i was against it. and this is in keeping with what he said in another conversation where he told his, the person he was in conversation with if i would can be president, i should be president not of a section, no

he had written to judge archer, present as well, concerning his memory, and asked of my opinion had been. i told them that the only risk i recognize to have with him on the first missouri question, that of the restriction, was on the 23rd of february, 1820, and i read to him an account to him given to me at my time in my diary of the day. he said he particularly recollected that the distinction i drew between the restriction upon illinois and one upon missouri, and wished me to give him a copy of that extract from my diary, which i prodded. >> finessing the record on the missouri restriction because as david's -- as excerpts earlier showed he went back and forth as to whether he desired restriction on slaves in missouri, but the exceptions, he's selective, one says i'm against it, and this is me keeping with what he said in another conversation where he told his person he was in conversation with. if i'm president, i'm president not of a section, not a faction, but of the whole union. he's not posing as an an anti-slavery president. i think that leads into one of the bigger surprises tha

bill archer talks about possible changes to the tax code. john kelly is sworn in as white house chief of staff. >> c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up tuesday morning, sasha booker, staff attorney and transgender marine veteran discusses the proposed transgender military band. then joshua pringle talk about his book on white house chief strategist steve bannon and his relationship with president trump. and professor jonathan turley updates on the investigations of the trump white house in russia. washingtonwatch journal, like at 7:00 eastern tuesday morning. join the discussion. >> housing policy officials and the chairman of the national association of homebuilders testify about ways to increase affordable housing in the u.s.. live coverage from the senate finance committee tuesday at 10:00 a.m. eastern, here on c-span. last week, a number of republican senators sent a letter to the secretary of state, asking if the state department had removed the

i was fortunate enough to become deputy mayor and was chief under mayor archer. certainly there have been a great number of things that occurred. i can tell you this. you come back and you see the significant changes being made. in oneay, we started location and moved from the center out. we are trying to recruit more people to come into the city. mr. gilbert said he wants to make detroit -- i think it's important he is trying to do that. look at those buildings he saw downtown that were unoccupied for a long period time. now they are occupied. not only that area, but in the neighborhoods there are buildings being built. there are businesses moving in. people are moving back into the city. that is important. please, please, don't say shame in my city. i have been here since 1953. we were trying to do tremendous things. when i became deputy mayor, it is important to understand detroit was the worst place in the world have a heart attack. the worst place. the response time was i around 20 minutes. now we are down to just six or seven minutes. of people left. -- but

now, we have a master archer. he put two weighted bottles on swings.through the two bott bottles. right? you should see their faces right now. >> what? >> that's impressive. >> lastly, reynold stepped up to the plate and hits it out of the look at the swing. >> one hand. >> before connecting with the ball, he -- >> that's just showing off. >> he like circles it. >> right? >> that's awesome. >> what are you going to do, al? >> i got nothing. >>> weather. >>> good morning. temperatures are in the mid to upper 70s now. heat indexes to day could be as high as 100 to 105 degrees. already starting to see some thunderstorms flairing up across western maryland and cluster of thunderstorms about ready to go across the southern tip of southern maryland as well. we are under a slight risk for severe weather later on today. primary time for that will be between 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. less humid weather and more sunshine comes back for your weekend. >> that is your latest weather. >> mr. lawyuer? >> thank you very much. >>> there's a time when customer service seems li

now, we have a master archer. he put two weighted bottles on swings.e two bott bottles. right? you should see their faces right now. >> what? >> that's impressive. >> lastly, reynold stepped up to the plate and hits it out of the park. look at the swing. >> one hand. >> before connecting with the ball, he -- >> that's just showing off. >> he like circles it. >> right? >> that's awesome. >> what are you going to do, al? >> i got nothing. >>> weather. >> i guess i will do weather. >> impressive. temperature-wise, a tale of one front. ahead of the front, warm, humid conditions. behind it, temperatures cool off. washington is going to be at 103. savannah, 104. miami going to feel like 106. and saturday, dips down to the south. 1 phil es moines, in the low 80s. heat indexes above 100 ahead of the front. nice and mild from new york city to kansas city. the rest of the country today, high fire danger in the northern plains. heat advisories in the gulf. severe storms here in the northeast. >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist, bill henley. grab your umbrella. k

strachan has named his squad for the upcoming international break, and millwall goalkeeper jordan archer qualifiers. scotland are currently fourth in theirgroup, four points off a qualifying position for next year's tournament in russia. we've got to try to win both games. i don't think we are ever exported to draw a game. we are excited to win. if we get a draw, we get a draw. as if we get a win, that is for sure, germany, years away, we put on a magnificent performance. england, we beat 3—0. we try to win the game. england's women are preparing for their rugby world cup semi—final against france this evening. lydia thompson will start on the wing, having recovered from a knee injury. after rotating his squad throughout the pool stage, this is the strongest england team named by head coach simon middleton so far. we had our combinations mapped out for all of the games, and it was to culminate to get into this stage now, and this is about putting in the best 23 that you feel are right for the job, the best 23 that you feel are right for thejob, and the best 23 that you feel are right for