you are like the dr doolittle of the sea. >> in some waysiest. is it clear that there's anything to worry about. >> 20 years ago we spoke about it being destructive. that's the two faces of el nino. winners and losers, and it depends which side of the coin you are as to whether it's a good or bad thing. >> that's "america tonight"s special look at el nino. tell us what you mining at aljazeera.com/americatonight. talk to us are on twitter or facebook. come back, we'll have more of "america tonight" tomorrow. >>> e.u. around turkish leaders prepare for a second day of talks with hopes of a deal on the refugee crisis. also coming up on the program a defiant north korea launches missiles into the sea. chaos in brazil. anti-government protesters return to the streets after a controversial appointment by the president dilma rousseff. there are new efforts to bring farming to pakistan's largest city and the

you are like the dr doolittle of the sea. >> in some waysiest. is it clear that there's anything to worry about. >> 20 years ago we spoke about it being destructive. that's the two faces of el nino. winners and losers, and it depends which side of the coin you are as to whether it's a good or bad thing. >> that's "america tonight"s special look at el nino. tell us what you mining at aljazeera.com/americatonight. talk to us are on twitter or facebook. come back, we'll have more of "america tonight" tomorrow. >>> >>> the u.s. calls on north korea to refrain from fuelling tensions after pyongyang carries out another missile launch. also on the program, rising tensions in brazil. now a federal judge blocks the appointment of lula da silva as chief of staff. e.u. leaders agree on a plan with a deal with turkey to stem the flow of

you are like the dr doolittle of the sea. >> in some waysiest. is it clear that there's anything to worry about. >> 20 years ago we spoke about it being destructive. that's the two faces of el nino. winners and losers, and it depends which side of the coin you are as to whether it's a good or bad thing. >> that's "america tonight"s special look at el nino. tell us what you mining at aljazeera.com/americatonight. talk to us are on twitter or facebook. come back, we'll have more of "america tonight" tomorrow. >>> i.s.i.l. atrocities. >> in my judgment d.a.e.s.h. is responsible for genocide against groups in areas under its control >>> the u.s. formally accuses i.s.i.l. of committing genocide against christians and other religious and ethnic minorities. will this lead to more aggressive military action. syria's prisoners. >> i saw them died and they just

dr. doolittle and nancy drew to 17th summer and the catcher in the rye which the housemaker in my quaker boarding school confiscated from my room as unsuitable. [laughter] i remember certain great traveling book moments. for example, reading moby dick straight through nonstop on a train from new york to california, which may be the best way to read moby dick. [laughter] discovering a new favorite, h.g. wells, because he was the only english-language author in the library of a french transatlantic liner. and arriving in london from school in new york to have my mother greet me by immediately thrusting a book into my hands and saying you have to read this. it was the first james bond. [laughter] i have been asked about my life and letters and what inspired my latest book. the idea of a life in letters amuses me because it makes me think of brilliant and probe lick people who write -- prolific people who write all day and talk about books all night. my life in letters has been sporadic, intermittent and late. my first book was published in 1986. my second book was published in 2001, and my