glenn beck, thanks so much. nice talking to you. thank you. the scene 30 years ago with an oscar nomination for his debut film, my beautiful laundrette. until then, you would never have believed a film about a laundrette could be that good. well, kureishi is now in his 60s, but as the one—time enfant terrible of anglo—asian letters, he shows little sign of mellowing. his new novel, the nothing, published tomorrow, is about the sexual jealously of an ageing cuckold. now interestingly, the villain of the piece is based on a conman who went to prison after swindling kureishi out of his savings, as he's been explaining to our culture editor stephen smith. he's usually sweaty with anxiety and smelling of drink, if not pubs. this overgrown schoolboy with his balding hair, luminous scalp and cheap watch. some disaster involving his wallet, a train, a change of trousers and perhaps a woman or two has inevitably befallen him on his way to you. i dislike unsightly people when i don't pity them. they are always at a disadvantage when it comes to entitlem

conservative commentator tomi lahren has reached a settlement with glenn beck and "the blaze." lahren says she was fired after expressing her pro-choice position on abc's "the view." she sued her former employer. she alleged, her show was canceled and she was blocked from her social media accounts. beck and "the blaze" say she was suspended, not fired, for unprofessional behavior. under the settlement, lahren will have control over her facebook page, and she'll remove videos that belong to "the blaze" other terms of the agreement remain confidential. well, our invitations got lost in the mail. but some of hollywood's biggest stars did manage to make it to last night's met gala in new york. the red carpet fashioa for days. and so does the guest list. kim kardashian was there without husband kanye west, who reportedly opted to stay home "daddy duty" with their two children. tennis star serena williams was also there sporting a baby bump alongside her fiance, alexis ohanian. at xx time for weather. toss to eileen - less humid, warm, & windy today - cool wednesday & thursday (60s)

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this morning o'reilly will join glenn beck on his radio program. >>> first lady melania trump will hostilitary mothers event at the white house. >>> according to the national retail federation, americans are expected to send a record $23.6 billion for mother's day, most spent on cards, flowers and special outings to restaurants. >>> an internal memo from steve harvey to his staff at the steve harvey show that has surfaced. in it he tells them not to pop into his dressing room or they'll be removed and also not to approach him in the makeup room or the hallway. if they need to speak with him, according to this memo, they must schedule an appointment. harvey says he has no regrets and he was taking advantage of his open door policy. >> i guess disappointed when someone is so endearing -- >> i get in the makeup chair, but in the hallway even? you can't talk to him in the hallw hallway? >> i'm frances rivera, we leave you with photos of our "early today" team members and their moms. happy mother's day. have a great weekend. you know your heart loves megared omega-3s... but did you know your

to >> eric: i know you work with glenn beck, who was a devout religious person, what is the reason forlide, decay in america? >> lawrence: the church is losing its place in the country. there's not a right and wrong. it's a matter of going with a moment and doing what you feel. there used to be in time and government where religion had a place in government. now you are being shunned. that is partly to blame for the churches as well. some of them are more concerned about their status than taking a stance on issues. get rid of the status and do what you feel is right. >> kat: there is religion, and morality, they are different things. >> lawrence: i am not saying it has all to do with religion but i'm saying at one point in this country, religion had a place. >> eric: kat, you're right. the two aren't mutually exclusive. certainly religion teaches you to have a more powerful moral fiber. >> kat: there's other ways you can learn that. >> eric: absolutely. >> eboni: final thought, for some of us, it can be a good foundation for that. generationally, that's a big thing too. i say that as a

we saw what happened to don imus, rush limbaugh, glenn beck, and now it is my head on the chopping blockw for the record, i am not, and i have never been a conspiracy theorist, and asking questions does not make a person a conspiracy theorist. i am actually curious. i want to get to the answers. as certain families have said publicly, they want answers. by the way, they deserve them. now there are conspiracy theorists on tv today like those that work at msnbc, cnn, abc, nbc, cbs. and then of course we have all of the unnamed sources, always in "the new york times," "washington post." by the way, being debunked regularly. we will have more on that in a moment. but first, this effort has not gone farther. and the reason is all of you in the audience, you have shown me all of your support. and it has been extremely humbling. and because of you, now one of my advertisers, usaa has come back on the show because you stood up for me, free speech, and this program. b you spoke out. your voices have beenor heard. i am beyond thankful. i'm beyond appreciative. i am beyond humbled. i want to thank

. >> he's with glenn beck more than he's with us. [ applause ] >> thank you, everybody. thank you, all of you. see you at 5. >>> interested in american history tv? visit our website, c-span.org/history. you can view our tv schedule, preview upcoming programs and watch college lectures, museum films and more. american history tv at c-span.org/history. >>> up next, christie coleman, ceo of the american civil war museum talks about the history of civil war monuments and memorials. she touches on the controversy surrounding the museum's decision concerning a donated jefferson davis statue and then takes a look at how social forces during different time periods in america influence the creation of civil war statues and monuments, especially in the south. this hour-long talk was the opening session of a day-long symposium held at the library of virginia in richmond. >>> as you know, we're here today to explore an aspect of civil war history that's very much in the news. it actually has been often in the news for many years. some of you no doubt find the often rancorous public

glenn beck, a conservative critic of trump said, he liked this idea -- i heard him on the radio -- talking about one million people will die in the first two days of a war with north korea. there will be conservative push back if it has in that direction. but i think trump has artie shifted to thinking, and a presidential way as opposed to campaign mode -- he's presented with new realities everyday is every president is. think it's uniquely trump the them to have this variety of responses to things as they come up, whereas obama was more ideological, had a clear plan to reach him says i want tell you what i'll do. obama was clear about what he was doing and as a result our adversaries and allies adjusted. over time they rubbed some of our interest and positions. trumps position is not going to -- be as clear. he will reserve his overall strategy. other than comic make america great again. going to be flexible and agile with the use of different tack. korea, there's something more important happening then we have seen in the past two decades. >> anyone else want to weigh in ?efore return to

and, you know, glenn beck who is a conservative critic of trump says that he doesn't like this idea. i heard him on the radio this morning talking about a million people will die in the first few days of a war with north korea. so there is going to be some conservative push back if it heads in that direction. trump has shifted fwook anything a presidential way as opposed to a campaign mode and presented with new realities every day. and i think uniquely trumpian to have this variety of responses to some of the things as they come up whereas obama was more ideological had, a very clear plan. trump says i'm not going to tell what you i'm going to. obama was clear about what he was doing. and our adversaries and allies adjusted. over time they tended to erode our interests and our positions. trump's position is not going to be as clear. he's going to reserve his overall strategy to himself other than, you know, if we win, they lose. make america great again. but he is going to be flexible, i think, agile with his use of different tactics. but on north korea, i think there's -- there's s

he tells radio host glenn beck his abrupt departure was a literal hit job. >> unfortunately, i was target number one. and it's sad. it's sad for me. it's sad for my family. it's grossry d dhost >>te ie30-minute interview, he blamed an unnamed group of people who purposely orchestrated his demise. >> it has to do voices that the far left and the organized left wing kabul doesn't like. >> reporter: o'reilly was fired in prapril after "the new york times" said settlements were paid to five former staffer who is accused him of inappropriate sexual behavior. >> bill o'reilly is leaving this chair and this network after more than 20 years. >> reporter: one accuser who didn't sue, frequent fox guest dr. wendy walsh, told nbc news that the 67-year-old promised to make her a paid contributor in 2013 until she rejected his advances. >> my silence is not for sale. i'm here for the future of my daughters and i want them to have a safe nontoxic work environment. >> reporter: o'reil denied all of the allegations. and now claims his ouster was an unfair surprise. >> people know that the left-wing media

i will be on nine to noon where glenn beck used to be. he moves over to 1132.anges monday. nine through noon. stuart: david webb, nine through noon directly with stuart varney. >> there is no competition. i can plug, tell my listeners. you will be on in my studio anyway. because i have my big screens in there. i have fox and fox business on. so there you go. stuart: we'll do a deal. >> set up a camera. stuart: we'll stroke each others ratings. webb, you're all right. >> thank you. stuart: now this, new clues that facebook chief mark zuckerberg could be eyeing another office? maybe the presidency? first, making a photo-op on a ford assembly line. we've seen that now, jetting to a swing state to dine with a family of democrats which voted for president trump. what is the angle, lizzie? liz: basically going to all 50 states to voice wit democrats who voted for trump. he hung out with the democrat mayor of south bend, indiana recently. he posted images on line. he hired david plouffe, obama's campaign manager. to help with the philanthropy of the his initiative. lo