facebook co-founder chris hughes has a new book called "fair shot: rethinking inequality and how we earn." chris, thanks for coming on. >> thanks for having me. >> you start the book by talking about how you grew up which is very different circumstances than you're in now. what was it like? >> i grew up in a town in hickory, north carolina, the foothills of the appalachian mountains. my mom was a public schoolteacher. my dad was a traveling paper salesman. we grew up pretty much middle class as they come. we went to church almost every sunday and weekends were spent doing housework. my parents worked hard to make ends meet. i got a scholarship to go to a fancy boarding school and then on to harvard. rise and well documented and my life dramatically changed. i went from being part of the middle class to very much being part of the 1%. specifically in the book i talk about how i made nearly half a billion dollars for three years' worth of work. the fact there is nothing else to call that but what it is, a lucky break. and in the years after that, i started to think, well, my story is extre

chris hughes' "fair shot." onaire and described the winner takes all economy in which we live. "fair shot" is his take on stopping runaway inequality. it's personal, intelligent, very well written and moves along briskly. do get the short, fascinating brief. the answer to my "gps" challenge question is, "d," all public buildings under the authority of the german state of bavaria will be required to display a christian cross at the entrances beginning on june 1st. the newly elected head of the state government tweeted that the crosses represent bavarian identity and christian values. opposition politicians were quick to criticize the move as pandering to right-wing voters ahead of upcoming elections. thanks to all of you for being part of my program this week. i will see you next week. >>> it's time to say enough is enough. this is "reliable sources." a look at the story behind the story and how the media really works and how the news gets made this hour a rare interview with a former trump aide who sat down with

this week's book is chris hughes' "fair shot."is schtick of how to create economic equality. it moves along briskly. do get this short and fascinating brief. >>> the answer to my question this week is d. all public buildings of the majority of germany's bavaria beginning on june 1st. the crosses represent bavarian identity and christian values. it was criticized as pandering to voters prior to elections. thank you for watching this week. i will see you next week. >>> happening now in the newsroom, president trump's newest attorney, rudy giuliani, out this sunday to clear the air. >> i never thought 130,000 was a real payment, it was a nuisance payment. as far as i know, it's a longstanding agreement that michael cohen takes care of situations like this. >> so did michael cohen make payments to other women for the president? >> i have no knowledge of that, but i would think if it was necessary, yes. the mueller part of the case

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eastern on "after words," facebook cofounder chris hughes on his plan to reduce poverty and strengthen ,he middle class9 at 7:20 p.m. conservatism in the age of donald trump. and on american history tv, c-span3, on "lectures in history," university professor then matthews jordan on civil war campaign, and sunday at 11:00 a.m. eastern, a new arlington national cemetery dedicated to honor the almost 5000 helicopter pirates pilots and crew members killed during the vietnam war. watch this weekend on the c-span networks. this weekend, american history tv is featuring tyler, texas. tour staffes recently visited many sites showcasing its history. located 100 miles southeast of dallas, tyler is considered an economic of in northeast texas, rose capital of america. learn more about tyler all weekend here on american history tv. sheriff, did you screen them before you sent them? the republicans are saying there there that things in are totally unnecessary. i cannot believe you sent them up there, and maybe somebody did it for you. [laughter] sarah: and even a project on studying it. [laughter]

watching tonight, thank you for watching author, entrepreneur, philanthropist and bold thinker, chris hughes. go buy his book and read it so we are all in tune with the wonderful ideas he presents. thank you, chris. .. end game, the fix, absolute power plus over 30 novels. he has written 6 novels for younger readers. during the program, we will be taking your phone calls, tweets and facebook messages. our special series in-depth with author david, sunday life from noon to 3:00 p.m. eastern on book tv on c-span2. >> and welcome to the richard nixon library, book tv is here today, we are talking with authors about conservatism and what it means today. joining us sam sorbo, author, educator, actress and model, author of three books including they're your kids and inspirational journey to home school advocate and also joining us joel pollak at breitbart news. gradua

of text on "after words" facebook cofounder chris hughes discusses plans to reduce poverty by offering working people a guaranteed income interviewed by democratic representative john mayer of virginia. "after words" is a weekly program of philip and guest hosts interviewing top nonfiction authors about their latest works. >> host: welcome to this wonderful book discussion thank you for joining chris hughes and me. let me jump right in. you talk about the color of unrestricted cash transfers to transform the lives of people. i know you can do this slowly but surely that when i ask others about this idea they say why should we trust people of this make the dependent lazy? how do you answer that from your own experience? >> guest: thank you for having me i'm looking forward to having the conversation on this important topic. i think that you know, i wrote the book to make the case i want to ground it in my own personal experience. i grew up in a small town in north carolina at the foot of the appalachian mountains and my mother was a public school teacher and my dad was a traveling paper

on our "after words" program, chris hughes discusses his plan to reduce poverty and strengthen the middless by offering working people a guaranteed income. also this weekend we bring you the unbound book festival in missouri with author discussions on the #metoo movement, the first amendment and writing historical fiction. from the nixon library in california, it's a round table discussion on conservativism. and pulitzer prize-winning journalist eileen mcnamara recounts the life of the late eunice kennedy shriver. that's all this weekend on booktv on c-span2, television for serious readers. for a complete schedule, visit our web site, booktv.com. now, first up, author nick adams argues that elites in new york and hollywood are trying to bring down president trump. >> well, i've got to say, that's been an exciting last 30 minute bees or an hour -- minutes or an hour or so. it's, the transition is always kind of a

and this weekend facebook co-founder chris hughes argues for a guaranteed income for the working class. >> there are a lot of ways to finance a guaranteed income. my view is that the clearest way is to ask those who have done the best in the new economy to pay their fair share, and that is people like me. so specifically to bring tax rates on income above $250,000 back up to where they were historically, that's at 50%, and close some of the most egregious loopholes in our tax code like the buffett rule which enables billionaire investors like warren buffett9 to pay a lower tax rate than his executive assistant. if we do those two things, then i think they woulding bring not only balance back into the tax system overall, but they would raise enough revenue to be able to lift 20 million people out of poverty overnight. >> "after words" airs on booktv every saturday at 10 p.m. eastern and sunday at 9 p.m. eastern and pacific time. all previous "after words" are available to watch on our web site, booktv.org. >> i mean, i think more and more cities are razeeing they need -- realizing they

facebook cofounder chris hughes on his plan to reduce poverty and strengthen the middle class. at seven 1:20 p.m. sunday, p.m. sunday come authors talk about conservativism in the age of donald trump. c-span3 saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on lectures in history, sam houston state university professor brian matthew jordan on the 1864 civil war overland campaign. sunday at 11:00 a.m. eastern, a new monument at arlington national cemetery dedicated to honor the almost 5000 helicopter pilots and crew members killed during the vietnam war. watch this weekend from the c-span networks. >> rod rosenstein was the keynote speaker in a meeting with lawyers for civil justice and talked about corporations and the rule of law feared this is 25 minutes. -- the rule of law. this is 25 minutes. >> thank you. we are extremely honored tonight to have the deputy attorney general america, mr. rod rosenstein here tonight. it is my distinct pleasure and honor to offer this introduction. i had the pleasure of meeting attorney general rosenstein last week for a few minutes. it was a pleasure. it was mo

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facebook cofounder chris hughes argued for guarantied income for the working class. journalist robert kessler on inner workings of the trump administration. in the coming weeks on afterwords former secretary donald. .. ... >> with the muslims so we argue it is a smear or those who want to have a conservative position to be duly recognized as appropriate because we are patriots as we are called with all of those other deplorable's from hillary clinton shows division and this bureaucracy the coup d'État within the state department with the fbi and cia with the whole justice system reflects internationalism

facebook co-founder chris hughes shared his thoughts on a guaranteed income for the working class, and journalist ron kessler reported on the inner workings of the trump administration. in the coming weeks, former defense secretary donald rumsfeld will recount the presidency of gerald ford. he'll be joined by former vice president dick cheney, both veterans of the ford administration. also coming up on "after words," former national intelligence director james clapper will offer his insights on the u.s. intelligence community. television and radio host bill press will retrace his transition to progressive politics. and this weekend author barbara ehrenreich explores the science behind how the body ages. >> it's or very hard to face -- it's very hard to face death if that's what you're like. >> right. >> you have concern. [laughter] i'm not a buddhist, but i'm going to say a buddhist-sounding thing, i think. you have to lose yourself, lose yourself in your work, in your art, in the movements that consume you. and then death becomes kind of incidental, because consider, you know, i can m

eastern on after words, chris hughes on his plan to strengthen the middle class.day, talking about conservatism in the age of donald trump. c-span3,an history tv tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on lectures in history, brian matthew jordan on the 1864 civil war overland campaign. sunday at 11:00 eastern, a new monument at arlington national cemetery to honor the most 5000 -- honor the almost 5000 helicopter pilots and crews killed in the vietnam war. monday morning, we are in lincoln, nebraska, for the next stop on the c-span bus 50 capital store. governor pete ricketts will be our guest during "washington

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on our afterwards program, facebook cofounder chris hughes discusses his plan to reduce poverty and strengthen the middle class by offering working people a guaranteed income. also this weekend, the unbound book festival in missouri with other discussions on the me too movement, the first amendment and writing historical fiction. from the nixon library in california a roundtable discussion on conservatism and pulitzer prize-winning journalist eileen mcnamara recounts the life of eunice kennedy shriver. that is all this weekend on booktv on c-span2, television for serious readers. for complete schedule visit our website, booktv.org. >> it is very important to remember, what is largely misunderstood, they didn't come to congress for the most part with the intent of reforming congress. as i talked to dozens of members and ask what motivated you to run for congress in the first place they did not cite the need for reforming the seniority system or redistributing power among subcommittees or changing the motion, that was not the reason. and the earlier reform efforts and jimmy roosevelt and mccarth

and also facebook cofounder chris hughes as well as carly kloss who personally introduced me which wasexciting. here is me and carly back stage. to be clear i was wearing 4-inch tall stilettos and carly can still step on me. she somehow forgot to say that she wanted to say hello to you. by accident she forgot to mention you. for a big put together guy. he was giving me a hard time. and then they shook the hand. that guy for a big dude he has girly hands. just go to my story. we will talk about this in private. what story do you have here? >> reporter: they are telling telecom executives that they are wary about allowing comcast to buy our assets. so not so fast brian roberts. we broke the story last week. they are eyeing the assets particularly with at&t and prevails over the government. that is a good precedent for them to go out to get any -- even bigger. they say dude, not so fast first trump has labeled comcast everybody thinks he hates jeff zuckerberg at cnn. he calls them public enemy number one. because it controls msnbc. i think we can think of other public enemy number one. >>

facebook cofounder chris hughes on his plan to reduce poverty and strengthen the middle class. at seven 1:20 p.m. sunday, p.m. sunday come authors talk about conservativism in the age of donald trump. c-span3 saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on lectures in history, sam houston state university professor brian matthew jordan on the 1864 civil war overland campaign. sunday at 11:00 a.m. eastern, a new monument at arlington national cemetery dedicated to honor the almost 5000 helicopter pilots and crew members killed during the vietnam war. watch this weekend from the c-span networks. >> rod rosenstein was the keynote speaker in a meeting with lawyers for civil justice and talked about corporations and the rule of law feared this is 25 minutes.

and facebook cofounder or chris hughes shared his thoughts on a guaranteed income for the working class in the coming weeks on afterwards television and radio host, bill press will retrace his transition to progressive politics. and this weekend former national intelligence director james clapper offers his insights on the u.s. intelligence community. >> raises whole concern you named john brennan and myself about -- ouring speaking out whatever our views are and that is -- that man itself is controversial. i acknowledge that. and certainly not a world that i -- anticipated when i retired from military i never would have thought of doing that. but i think we're under a different circumstance now and i think i started this -- it trying to defend the community but that's all i have in mind and then -- kind of the evolved into -- perhaps a broader role. but not when i -- planned on or desired but i felt excuse me -- i felt after 50 years or so or more of defending the institutions and values of this country that i sort of felt like they're under assault. afterwards airs on booktv every sat

next on book tvs "after words", cofounder chris hughes discusses his plans to reduce poverty by offeringorking people a guaranteed income. he's interviewed by democratic representative don beyer virginia. "after words" is a program interviewing top nonfiction authors about their latest work. >>. >> welcome to this wonderful book discussion. thank you for joining chris to send me. let me jump right in. yes, you talk about both the power of unrestricted cash transfers to transformthe lives of people . i know you came to this slowly but surely but every time i ask others about this idea, they say why should we trust people? will this make them lazy? how do you answer that from your own experience?

eastern on "after words," facebook cofounder chris hughes on his plan to reduce poverty and strengthen ,he middle class9 at 7:20 p.m. conservatism in the age of donald trump. and on american history tv, c-span3, on "lectures in history," university professor then matthews jordan on civil war campaign, and sunday at 11:00 a.m. eastern, a new arlington national cemetery dedicated to honor the almost 5000 helicopter pirates pilots and crew members killed during the vietnam war. watch this weekend on the c-span networks. this weekend, american history tv is featuring tyler, texas. tour staffes recently visited many sites showcasing its history. located 100 miles southeast of dallas, tyler is considered an economic of in northeast texas, rose capital of america. learn more about tyler all weekend here on american history tv. sheriff, did you screen them before you sent them? the republicans are saying there are so many things in

facebook cofounder chris hughes. his plan to reduce poverty and strengthen the middle-class. talk about conservatism in the age of donald trump. on american history tv, saturday, 8:00 p.m. eastern. sam houston state university professor on the civil war campaign. a new monument at arlington cemetery dedicated to the helicopter pilots and crew members killed during the vietnam war. >> for nearly 20 years, in-depth has featured the best nonfiction writers for conversations about their books. this year, we are featuring best-selling fiction writers. join us live with thriller fiction authors. his most recent book is "the fallen" and other novels include endgame, the fix, absolute power, and over 30 novels. he has written six novels for younger readers. during the program, we will be standing -- taking your tweets. our special series with david baldacci. new to 3:00 p.m. eastern. >> we are joined by jeremy dylan. energy and environmental reporter.

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night,an 2, saturday facebook cofounder chris hughes on his plan to reduce poverty and strengthen the middle class. sunday, assertions and, sam sorbo and joe pollock talk about conservatism in the age of donald trump. on american history tv, c-span 3, saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on lectures in history, sam houston state university professor brian matthew jordan on the 1864 civil war overland campaign. sunday at 11:00 eastern, a new monument at arlington national cemetery dedicated to honor the him helicopter pilots and crew members killed during the vietnam war. watch this weekend on the c-span networks. sunday, robert courson on his new book "rocket man," about the 1968 apollo mission to the moon. >> tide did not realize until i began to talk to the asked -- the astronauts how big a role the wives played. all three of them believed, without their wives, they could not have pulled this off. caring's --the most the most daring mission nasa had ever run. it was done very quickly. everything was for the first time. these men needed winds at home who were absolutely supportive. not just

eastern on afterwards, facebook cofounder chris hughes on his plans to reduce poverty and a strengthen the middle class. sunday, authors talk about conservatism in the age of a donald trump. and on american history tv, c-span3, tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern, on lectures in history, sam houston state university professor on the 1864 civil war overland campaign. sunday at 11:00 eastern, the new monument at arlington national cemetery dedicated to honor the almost 5000 helicopter pilots and crew members killed during the vietnam war. watch this weekend on c-span networks. congress returns monday from a recess. the agenda in the house includes legislation to advance the federal approval process to store nuclear waste in yucca mountains, located in nevada. members will also take up a resolution to overturn a consumer financial protection bureau auto financing role under the congressional will act. -- congressional act. the court of appeals nominations throughout the week. you can watch the house live on c-span and the senate on c-span two. for more information on the week ah

chris hughes on his plan to reduce poverty and strengthen the middle class and at 7:20 p.m. on sunday, authors talk bit conservativism in the age of donald trump. and on american history tv, c-span3, saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on lectures in history. sam houston state university professor brian matthew jordan on the 1864 civil war overland campaign, and sunday at 11:00 a.m. eastern, new monument at arlington national cemetery dedicated to already the almost 5,000 helicopter pilots and crew members killed during the vietnam war. watch this weekend on the c-span networks. >>> the heritage foundation and the american conservative magazine this week hosted a discussion on the future of the republican party and conservativism. this is 90 minutes.

on book tv c-span2 saturday night on afterwards, chris hughes on his plan to reduce poverty and strengthen the middle class. and at 7:20 p.m. sunday, authors will talk about conservatism in the age of donald trump. and on american history tv, c-span3, saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, sam houston state university professor on the 1864 civil war overland campaign. and sunday at 11:00 a.m., a new monument at arrelington dedicat cemetery dedicated to those killed during the vietnam war. watch this weekend on the xrchlt sp c-span networks. >>> sunday on q&a, author and former esquire contributing editor robert kurson on his new book rocket men about the mission to the moon. >> i never realized just what a major role the wives played. and it was impossible to disregard it even after a few minutes talking to them but that is mostly what they wanted to talk about. all three believe that without their i have wouldwives, they ce pulled this off. it was the most courageous mission nasa had ever run and it looked like near certain death. it was all rushed to the launch pad, done very quickly and everyth

chris hughes was a roommate of mark zuckerberg's, the original spokesman for the company.arvis sat down with him and gave me the low down. >> what he's proposing is a data tax on all these companies, not just facebook, google, amazon, twitter, any company that uses your information to make money, he says, should pay into a pot, and that pot should be distributed evenly among americans. >> people get a check in the mail? >> reporter: a $400 check is what he said. >> the question is where do you draw the line. your health insurance company knows a lot about you. your bank has a lot of this data. do they pay into this pot? there would be a lot of companies lobbying against it. so it would be an uphill climb. she also says, as consumers wise up, the model is bound to change. you can hear that entire conversation on the start here podcast later this morning. check it out on apple podcast, on your favorite podcasting app. >>> and famed handbag designer, judith lieber has died just hours after the death of her husband. they were often displayed in museums as art. they came in flo

journalist jerome argued an that effort to thwart the presidency of dwump facebook copowngdzer chris hughesd income from the working class. and journalist ron kessler reported on interworkings of the trump at the administration in coming weeks afterwards donald rumsfeld will recount the presidency of gerald ford joined in conversation by former vice president dick cheney, both veterans of the ford administration. also coming up on afterwards forminger national intelligence director james clapper, will offer his insights on the u.s. intelligence community. television and radio host bill press will retrace his transition to progressive politics and this weekend, about author barbara explores the science behind how the body ages. >> it is very hard toe face death if that's what you're like. >> right. >> you have -- i'm not a buddhist but say a buddhist sounding thing i think you have to lose yourself -- lose yourself in your work, in your art, in the movement it is that consume you. and then that becomes incidental because consider, you know, i consider my long involvement in women's movement

facebook co-founder chris hughes argued for a guaranteed income for the working class. journalist ronald kessler reported on the inner workings of the trump administration. and david corn and michael isikoff described how russian hackers attempted to influence the 2016 presidential election. in the coming weeks on "after words," former defense secretary donald rumsfeld recounts the presidency of gerald ford. retired u.s. marine corps lieutenant colonel kate german know will detail gender bias in the marines, and jerome corsi will argue there's an effort to thwart the presidency of donald trump. >> for the conservatives who, you know, are patriots -- and i think, again, one of the startling points of my book, "killing the deep state," is the recognition that there's this division such the true patriots on the conservative side want to preserve the constitution. it isn't a, it isn't a racism, it isn't a xenophobia. i mean, i don't hate islam. i marched 200 miles after i wrote "atomic iran" in 2005 with the muslims, the iranians who were wanting freedom in their country, a

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and an effort to thwart the presidency of donald trump, and facebook co-founder chris hughes shows thoughtson guarante guaranteed income for the working class. and bill press will retrace his transition to progressive politics. this weekend, former national intelligence director james clapper offers insights on the u.s. intelligence community. >> yeah, this raises a whole concern. you mentioned others, john brennan and myself about our speaking out, whatever our views are. and that is-- that in and of itself is controversial. and i acknowledge that, and it's certainly not a world that i anticipated when i retired from the military. i never would have thought of doing that. but i think we're under a different circumstance now and that's-- i started this trying to defend the community, and that's all i had in mind, and then, kind of evolved into perhaps a broader role. but, not one i'd planned on or desired. but i felt, excuse me, i felt after 50 years or so, or more of of defending the institutions and values of this country that i sort of felt like they're under assault. >> after words airs

hugh hewitt, chris coons is not alleging he lied to congress but he put out a transcript -- i want toead the transcript real quick. you are a legal guy. we've talked a lot about russia. did other foreign governments offer or provide assistance to the trump campaign. trump jr., not that i am aware of. did you directly or indirectly seek foreign nationals assistance for the trump campaign trump jr. no. are you aware of anyone seeking assistance from foreign nationals for the trump campaign. trump jr., i'm not. the lawyer seemed it was vague. maybe he didn't technically lie to congress. >> i think senator coons is one of the most stable centrists in the senate. what he did by putting it out he said read this, it speaks for itself. there is an explanation that will have to be forthcoming between the distinction between what he said and what we know to have happened. it doesn't mean he was lying. it means it is a poorly chosen set of word. he ought to be move expansive as jeff sessions should have been when he was talking about meeting russians. be more expansive at a sbler view, not less.

hugh ferris has the latest from the bbc sport centre. christ the third rider to win all three of cycling‘s grand tours back to back. he also became the first british man to win the race in italy. but many had questioned whether he should be competing at all after the controversy generated by his adverse finding for asthma drug salbutamol at last year‘s vuelta, the second of his three wins in a row. froome denies any wrongdoing and has got on with the job in hand. it‘s part of my character. i‘ve always been someone who is very good at blocking things out, staying very focused on what i need to achieve. i know what i want to do. once i set my mind to something, i like to get it done. england have dropped mark stoneman for the second test against pakistan, which starts on friday at headingley, after a run of bad scores for both his county and his country. he‘s the only change england have made, with keatonjennings replacing him. the opener last played for his country last summer, before losing his place in the side. but he‘s scored three centurie

hugh pym, bbc news. correspondent chris mason, who joins us live from westminster. us live from westminstere need to bring in substantial tax rises. tax rises. but everyone knows the nhs needs the cash. good morning. that is the essence of the political dilemma here. dilemma here. weekly basis about the nhs being patched up like pudsey bear. patched up like pudsey bear. number of people, it is not a guaranteed route towards popularity. guaranteed route towards popularity. it is the essence of the challenge here. here. generation but fun with expensive and complex conditions. and complex conditions. heart of it is an old political dilemma. —— often with expensive conditions. conditions. who pays for it and how much and when? much and when? to get to a long—term settlement but they are not there yet. they are not there yet. 70th anniversary of the nhs, in a couple of months' time. couple of months' time. government, it will be one for subsequent ones as well. subsequent ones as well. of the health service is simply not going to go away. thank you, chris. we will speak to you later for more up

hugh ferris has the latest from the bbc sport centre. good morning. chrisutely clear conscience" after becoming just the third rider to win all three of cycling's grand tours back to back. he also became the first british man to win the race in italy. but many had questioned whether he should be competing at all after the controversy generated by his adverse finding for asthma drug salbutamol at last year's vuelta, the second of his three wins in a row. froome denies any wrongdoing and has got on with the job in hand. it's part of my character. i've a lwa ys it's part of my character. i've always been someone who is very good at blocking things out, staying very focused on what i need to achieve. i know what i want to do. once i set my mind to something, i like to get it done. three major seeds in the women's draw fell at the first hurdle on the opening day of the french open. venus williams lost, which means she hasn't won one grand slam match yet this year. while british no1 johanna konta also lost, to kazakhstan's yulia putintseva, claiming afterwards th

hughes called up. makes financial sense to the governing body. who are considering the bid from fulham owner shahid khan. the soul of the game. community football. them in their world cup group. reporter chrisn capital is home to a very british player. very british player. paddington‘s gets a fair much is scottish. scottish. each one here with a tip to talk about their travels. to talk about their travels. acid in panama city, panama city here. panama city, panama city here. with you be watching? i hope so. a great feeling because i'm going to the world cup. and maybe a long way. hands up if you disagree. but it is a very experienced squad. a very experienced squad. something not lost on their manager. not lost on their manager. before to come to south america and play in front of a full stadium. play in front of a full stadium. the first minute of the game to the very last. he is not kidding. was the crowd for national team training session. training session. has gripped the nation heading for the finals in russia. the finals in russia. they want to be part of a party. be part of a party. we were coming home from trips away. home from trips away. we are not here to be making numbers. here

hugh pym, bbc news. chrisncludes health trusts. he said today's figures highlighted the problems facing the nhs. given the work shortages in one of the worst winters on record, it isn't a bad performance, but it does show the enormous pressure the nhs is under. the fact we have missed the target for a third year in a row and we have £1 billion deficit, it shows how difficult it is in the nhs and we really have to address that 110w. ukraine has been heavily criticised for faking the assassination of russian dissident journalist, arkady babchenko. authorities in the country say it was an attempt to expose russian agents operating in the country. caroline rigby reports alive and well, the russian journalist and prominent kremlin critic, arkady babchenko, appearing ata critic, arkady babchenko, appearing at a press conference into his own death. nearly 20 hours after authorities in kiev reported he had been shot and killed. this, the reaction of shocked colleagues at the ukrainian tv channel where he worked. trans

chris strengthen the middle class. sunday, authors talk about conservatism in the age of donald trump. tv,on american history c-span3, tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on lectures in history, sam houston state hughes on his claim to reduce poverty universy professor jordan on the 1864 civil war overland campaign. sunday at 11:00 a.m. eastern, a new monument at arlington national cemetery dedicated to the most 5000 helicopter and crew pilots killed during the vietnam war. watching this weekend on c-span on thewatch this weekend c-span networks. >> we hear from three veterans who received the medal of honor, the highest military award for valor. two received medals for their actions in the vietnam war, and the third for his actions in the korean war. this hosted by the american veterans center. >> i am the chief operating officer for the congressional medal of honor foundation it is an extreme privilege to be able to work for the recipients of the medal of honor and their foundation to help them perpetuate the legacy of the medal and its values of courage, sacrifice, integrity, commitment, and patriotism. we do that through several different types

hugh pym, bbc news. let's get more on this from our political correspondent chris mason who's in westminster.ing to do about this? this is a massive challenge for the government. it is a new dilemma. 0n average many of us government. it is a new dilemma. 0n average many of us live longer with long and complicated health conditions. it is an age—old problem at the heart of it. the owner pays? as we were hearing from you, any number associated with the nhs is vast and has an innumerable number of noughts on the end of it because of noughts on the end of it because of the cost of preparing health across such a big system. the government is saying it wants to come up with some sort of long—term funding system for the nhs as opposed to these ongoing rows that we regularly cover around funding. there have been fraught discussions within government between the health secretary, the chancellor and the prime minister over exactly this kind of thing. 0thers prime minister over exactly this kind of thing. others make the argument and say, ok, given that lots of people will accept that it's worth putting

as hugh's just said, cyclist chris froome feels like he's in a dream after becoming the first britonours simultaneously. joining us now from our london newsroom is former world champion cyclist tony doyle. good morning. when kiefer getting up bright and early. put into context chris froome's context ash thank you for getting up. in sporting terms, it isa for getting up. in sporting terms, it is a fantastic achievement. for the first britain to win the tour of italy, but to win the tour of italy, the tour of spain and the torah friends and to hold the three jerseys, it is miraculous performance. it was unexpected because at one point today b ra ilsfo rd because at one point today brailsford said he was thinking of packing in because he was so far off the pace and struggling. the race lasts over three paces just three weeks, 21 stages, it started injerusalem. the three weeks, 21 stages, it started in jerusalem. the first three weeks, 21 stages, it started injerusalem. the first time a major tour started outside of europe. to begin with, chris did not have the best of luck. as the race

this weekend facebook cofounder chris hughes argued for a guaranteed income for the working class. >> there are a lot of ways to finance a guaranteed income. my view is that the clearest way is to ask those who have done their best in the new economy to pay their fair share of mass people like me, so specifically to bring tax rates on income above 250,000 backup to where they were historically, 50% and close some of the most egregious loopholes in our tax code like the buffet throughout which enables billionaire investors like warren buffett to pay a lower tax rate than his executive assistant's. if we do go than i think