brenna: and click. you know, brenna turns his tape off. i leave mine running.ll the details. she was john belushi's florence nightingale with a needle. well, it's not something cathy smith is going to say. it's not something most people are gonna say, but you say, you know, "you were sort of like a florence nightingale with a needle. that's what you're saying." she says, "yeah. that's right." she was being fed a quote. that's how it works. ♪ brenna: we knew that what she was saying was gonna be self-incriminating and that she would probably be arrested for it, and she was. ♪ so the prosecutor's office went nuts. reporter #7: in an "enquirer" article written by brenna and haley, smith appears to confess to injecting belushi with a fatal dose of heroin and cocaine. brenna: and for the next six months, i was in front of a grand jury. haley: i mean, this was the first time that "national enquirer" reporters had to show up by subpoena to a grand-jury murder investigation on a major celebrity. it was stressful. i felt that we had crossed the line on that story. we ha

then final question for you, brenna. connor trends to watch in the final three quarters of 2024. sure. so i think that we'll see continued strength in the adult fiction market for sure. so why fiction? i think that many consumer groups are seeking an escape from exhaustion and the anxiety that, you know, has been brought on by the last few years, but also will continue the year ahead. so, you know, this is, of course, related to and economic and household and employment uncertainty. yes. so i think that consumers will be seeking uplifting stories in the year ahead. i think will continue to benefit some of the category that we're already watching grow like fantasy and science fiction. but i think it will carry over into growth for literary fiction, fiction as well as even romance. brenna connor is a director and industry analyst at circrna, and we appreciate your time with booktv. thank you. and this is about books is a program and podcast produced by. c-span booktv. well, each week dozens of new books are published. here's a few. bestselling doris kearns goodwin is out with her l

. >> carley: for more reaction, lydia, brenna, and skye, good morning to you. brenna, you said you didn't vote for trump in either election. how do you feel about this verdict? >> yeah, so for me, it is a very scary time in american history. we have never seen anything like this before, there have been other politicians that have had accusations against them, never an overwhelm ing effort to take down a presidential candidate. for me, almost a threat toure on freedom and that is a scary place to be. >> carley: skyeyou are registered democrat, you consider yourself independent. question for people on the fence between trump and biden, do they take into account crime and border or take into account donald trump is a convicted felon more? >> for me, democracy is on the line and i spend my time professionally talking to voters, public officials, business community about how to work together and when this verdict comes out and you see two opposite sides of the spectrum, how can we get along? how can you have a conversation and move forward as a country and democracy

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brenna cares a lot about her skin. wash moisturized than sunscreen. >>>>super hydrating and stuff, >reporter>guided by her mom kelly, who knew the 1st step in her daughter skincare routine was to make sure she was educated on the products. something she wished she knew when she was younger. >>>>days of um noxeema. and you know? say knives. yeah. yeah. the probably scrubs that we were told we needed to do or should do, and then you find out later that putting broken shells on your face is probably not good idea. >reporter>some items can be useful, some trendy and some expensive. >>>>i think it's just kind of finding encouraging. skincare and taking care of your skin, but also making sure that it's not going to break the bank with all the influence earth out there. 1 of the greatest things that i feel so happy about is that yeah. our younger patients are getting passionate about skincare. >reporter>doctor knock fan is the chair of dermatology for kaiser permanente, who says for teens keep it simple. >>>>a gentle cleanser, a good sunscreen and a gentle a

so welcome brenna. at the far end attorney general steve marshall he currently serves the 48th attorney general of the state of alabama. david is inherent somewhat weak and cute the song now. he served attorney general since 2017 as attorney general he has committed to make it a safer place to live, to make alabama a safer place to live in in 2018 at the vanguard start initiative on violent crime. since that launch the initiative has a launched arrest of hundreds of violence of violent offenders across the state of alabama making street's sake. he worked as a district attorney in marshall county he helped draft impasse i think i will get this right the lodi attic of law that makes it a crime to injure or kill an unborn child. so welcome general marshall. [applause] only because it's alphabetical order left but not alan wilson is attorney general south carolina. when you give me a shout out racing to the airport at 4:00 a.m. this morning from indianapolis to be hear from another event last night so we ca

and you know, her -- brenna and her mom actually had great conversation with each other before she kindn care. and creating, you know, that morning routine. and i think that is key, reed, because education is power. and this is something kids need to pay attention to. >> for sure because they're talking about it and in fact, you fought to get this story on the air. because you were listening to some kiddos in your world. so it's really great that you fought for it and now the network is picking up on it. >> which is great. >>> a live look outside on this thursday morning. i see the weekend, i see the warmer temperatures. and i see this gorgeous view at the top of mount diablo area, looking over towards the east bay. and looks like it's going to be a pretty nice day today, jessica. i'm ready for it. >> pretty nice and pretty warm if you ask me. i love how green it is still over there in the east bay though. and as we take a live look this morning, all throughout the bay area, whether you are down into the santa clara valley with the blue skies above us there, or all the way up into san f

there's also some lesser known names making a pathetic pilgrimage, including iowa attorney general brennathe prosecution of trump, declaring, "politics has no place in a court of law." the attorney general returned home, she told local reporters no taxpayer dollars were used for the trip. if taxpayers didn't foot the bill, who did? according to bert's campaign, the iowa attorney general invited, attended the trial at the invitation of the republican attorneys general association, also known as raga. if you are not familiar with raga, you're not alone. justice correspondent for the nation, eli mystal done it one of the most dangerous groups of never heard of. the raga helps identify candidates, support their efforts to win elections, works to impose national republican priorities at the state level. that is not all. as attorneys general, these elected officials wield immense power, acting as their state's top law enforcement officials. it is a power raga is using to wage a nationwide legal war against not just democratic priorities but our democracy itself. right now, the association repre