francisco cantu, author of the line becomes a river, thank you very much. thank you for having me.ange of weather across the uk again today. wonderful weekend conditions for some of us. get on that beach in cornwall underneath that blue sky! not eve ryo ne underneath that blue sky! not everyone was so underneath that blue sky! not everyone was so lucky. central and eastern parts of england, cloudy. some of us web as well. misty and murky. that soon of cloudy and damp weather will stay with his overnight. mild underneath this. elsewhere, clear spells. patchy fog will develop in parts of northern ireland, north—west england, south—west scotland. risk in some of it will be dense. away from the south—east, they could be a touch of frost in north—east scotland. monday, the rain will move further west across parts of the midlands, moving into east wales and part of south—west england. much of northern england away from yorkshire, scotla nd england away from yorkshire, scotland and northern ireland seeing some sunny scotland and northern ireland seeing some sunny spells. around io—iad. th

francisco cantu, author of the line becomes a river, thank you very much. thank you for having me.eather across the british isles and today was no exception. another day of mixed fortunes. here in the heart of london, beautifully ca ptu red in the heart of london, beautifully captured as ever by tim ——. four celsius, the warmest day of the year so far. it wasn't like that every word. you probably have a wet day. that frontal system which gave all be cloud and rain is quite important. to the west the is cooler, to the east air is milder. london certainly got into that milder air. that front overnight will take its heaviest rain towards areas of the great glen, up towards the northern isles, and you can almostjoin the dots back towards the south—west. rain is already gathering. we are very much underneath the influence of the jetstrea m. underneath the influence of the jetstream. you can see that low pressure in that big kink towards the continent. this is where you wa nt to the continent. this is where you want to be if you want warmth and sunshine. these temperatures in the heart o

francisco cantu, author of the line becomes a river, thank you very much. thank you for having me.ross the country again today. wonderful weekend conditions for some of us. get on that beach in cornwall under the blue sky! one picture from st ives this afternoon. not everyone so lucky, central and eastern parts of england cloudy, some of us wet as well, misty and murky. that zone of cloudy, damp weather stays with us overnight. mild underneath this. elsewhere, clear spells, with some showers today, fading away, but watch out for patchy fog. parts of northern ireland, north—west england, south—west scotland most at risk, and some of it could be quite dense in places. away from the south—east, with the cloud looking like it'll be about 2—5 degrees overnight, but maybe a bit lower, with a touch of frost in clearer parts of north—east scotland. into monday, the cloudy, damp zone takes some of the rain further west across parts of the midlands, fringing to east wales later in the day and parts of south—west england. the western fringes of wales, england, much of northern england away fr

francisco cantu, author of the line becomes a river, thank you very much. degrees in kent helped by hazy sunshine but for much of the uk it was cloudy, with outbreaks of rain, but if that was yours today, tomorrow will be brighter and that should be the case in cumbria. breaks of rain overnight into scotland beginning to edge away into south—east england and east anglia late in the night, but elsewhere a mixture of cloud and clear spells and temperatures on the mild side in the south—east. maybe a bit lower with clear spells developing in north east scotland. the picture for sunday, quiet, but the weather front close to south—east england edging further north in the day, and that will bring outbreaks of rain, but elsewhere sunny spells, a lot of dry weather, but the chance of a shower, and that covers much of scotland, northern ireland, west wales and western parts of england. sunny spells developing, the chance of a shower in the afternoon. it could be heavy and possibly thundery. for much of east anglia and the south—east it will stay cloudy, and start to

on meet the author, my guest is francisco cantu, a third—generation mexican american who became a usder patrol agent and tells his dory in the book line becomes a river. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the journalist and author yasmin alibhai—brown and kate andrews, director of news at the institute of economic affairs. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the observer reports that a new political party with up to £50m in funding is secretly in development. the mail on sunday claims the prime minister has been forced into a u—turn over police stop and search powers, following several weeks of violence on the capital's streets. the telegraph also leads with crime levels — the paper claims home secretary amber rudd has written an article claiming that cuts are not to blame for the rise in violence. the sunday times says sergei and yulia skripal could be offered new identities and given the opportunity to resettle in the united states, the sunday express has a story about the number of patients flying oversea

a new book called the line becomes a river, by francisco cantu, takes you there, into dangerous and unforgiving

francisco cantu and stephanie elizondo griest. i had the privilege to moderate and i will tell you about that but before we introduce our esteemed panel please let me get to a few important housekeeping items out of the way so i can earn my water this morning. welcome, welcome to the sixth annual event. this festival continues to grow. i'm glad to t be researching ths cultural and literary event in our city which by the way we are celebrating our 300th anniversary this year. it's a fantastic time to be in san antonio. we need to thank the central library as well as the southwest school of arts for opening their doors to host nearly 100 authors from across the country in the world representing a rich topics throughout the day. while the festival attracts many people as you can see by your surroundings i need a request from you. we need your help to make the world aware of this festival and as such you will be using social media please use the #sa book fest. that way everybody's going to know what's going on. i'm going to get there

meet the author at quarter to nine, jim naughtie speaks to the former us border patrol agent francisco cantu his first novel — the line becomes a river. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. welcome to sportsday, the headlines tonight. time to say your prayers around ahmad jarba corner, the 82nd masters under way at augusta, a double battle between england and scotla nd double battle between england and scotland dominates the second day of the commonwealth games as the top of the commonwealth games as the top of the medals table has a familiar look. the attack on the manchester city as from the inside, one member of staff posts pictures of the way liverpool supporters greeted them before the first leg. and a week of european football ends with arsenal whose trophy hopes hang on the europa league. we'll be live at the emirates to look ahead to their quarterfinal first leg. welcome to sportsday. thank you for joining us on what was the first day of the commonwealth games on the gold coast. it brought the 14th gold medal in the glittering career of one of scotla

authors francisco cantu and stephanie elizondo griest share books about the mexican border.inaudible conversations]

on meet the author this week, my guest is francisco cantu, a third—generation mexican—american who becameborder patrol agent and tells, in his book, the line becomes a river a lyrical story of life in a dangerous no man's land that is also a political battle ground. good evening and welcome to bbc news. yulia skripal, one of the victims of the salisbury poisoning, has made herfirst public statement, a month after the attack on her and her father. she said she's been conscious for over a week and that her strength is growing every day. she thanked medical staff and the people of salisbury for their help, and described her ordeal as "somewhat disorientating." the attack with a nerve agent on yulia and sergei skripal has sparked an international diplomatic crisis, and the recrimination between russia and the west intensified again today. here's our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. it's just over four weeks since sergei and yulia skripal were poisoned by a nerve agent on this bench in salisbury, four weeks during which the former russian intelligence officer and his 33—year—old daught

francisco cantÚ, stephanie, i had the privilege to moderate a book presentation of hers september 6th we will talk a little more about that. before i introduced our steam panel, allow me to give a few house-keeping items out of the way so i can earn my water this morning. so, welcome, welcome, welcome, sixth annual event. fantastic, this festival continues to grow. glad to do seeing this resurgence of cultural and literary events in the city, by the way, we are celebrating 300th anniversary this year. it's a fantastic time to be in san antonio. we need to thank the central library as well as the southwest school of art for opening their campus, their doors to host nearly 100 authors from across the country around the world representing topics all in one day. so i'm hoping that you will be staying here for the entire day. so while the festival continues to attract more and more people as you can see by your surroundings, i need a request from you, we need your help to make the city and the world aware of this festival and as such, if you're going to be using social media, please use th