i'm hugh hewitt. hear me monday through friday on the salem radio network 6:00 to 9:00 eastern. saturday mornings i'm here on msnbc. i'm pleased to welcome a long time friend, radio guest and somebody who i advocated for, ambassador to germany rick grinne grinnell. i was proud to attend your swearing in ceremony last week where vice president pence brought you in. your picture matt holding the biggest bible i have ever seen. what is the story on the bible? >> thanks, hugh. thanks for having me. that bible is from 1892. it is my great, great grandfather's bible that he purchased in 1892. it has been passed down through generations. it's been at weddings, funerals. and at its first swearing in. my entire family was excited. >> there was a lot of symbolism in that swearing in ceremony. the vice president has taken a lot of heat for being too socially conservative over the years. here he is swearing in a gay man that holds the highest diplomatic post, openly gay. what was the symbolism of that, rick grene

i'm hugh hewitt.week in review show that could span a week itself rather than just 30 minutes, but to break it down i have four of the best in the beltway. courtney kube nbc news, alana shore of politico, eugene scott of the "washington post". before i go to the biggest stories of the week, john mccain is on the mind of so many, what is his legacy at the pentagon going to be? >> tough. very tough minded. well respected. he did not give leadership, whether you're in a uniform or political leader in the pentagon, when you faced down against john mccain in the senate armed services hearing you knew you would have a tough time. he has been a fierce and staunch military supporter. he had nearly three decades in the navy. everyone knows his tremendous legacy where he was held in absolutely horrific conditions in vietnam for five years and was a war hero. then went on to serve three decades in the senate as a political leader. but people in the pentagon, you know, he was a force and has been a force to be re

hughes: outstanding, thank you. on the streetscape pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements, 74% of the 73 projects are substantially completed, 12% are still active. could you give us just a little bit more information? of the remaining 12%, how close are they, what is the status, please? >> so, on streetscape there were, as you may recall, two types of projects. the larger, 24 of those, and initially we had 49 of what we called following the paving projects. out of the 24 streetscape projects, now that we're closing out within the next month four more projects that, will take us to 23 out of the 24 will be done by the winter of this year. out of the 49, there were a number of projects that were cancelled. as you can see -- so on this slide, on the far right, you can see that 10 of those projects were actually cancelled. so we had a total of 39 of those. so the 73 was reduced to 63. and in any event, those projects are now largely completed, so we're really down to one streetscape project, and that will complete

i'm hugh hewitt.ope you enjoyed the royal wedding as much as my wife did. you should know, though they won't tell you, the weekend crew here at msnbc worked around the clock to make that happen. it isn't easy to pull off coverage of an institution used to making its own rules since merlin and arthur were running things. now, though, it's back to the big stories of the week. after the break, the number two republican in the united states senate john cornyn will join me to talk about the long, hot summer ahead inside the beltway. but first, to discuss the reasons for that weather and political predictions, our trio of the capital's best analysts, franchesca chambers, white house correspondent of the daily mail.com, courtney kube of msnbc, where she covers the pentagon and national security, josh crashauer of the "national journal." welcome, you three. franchesca, i'll start with you, with the korea summit, on and off, off on thursday, on on friday. what was the reaction to the pentagon on thursday? >> s

i love the way hugh is looking at me. don't buy that they know the american media landscape as those releases did. >> it depends who is driving around in the car. boris or natasha. >> something smells there. >>> will they or won't they? after president trump put the kibosh on the north korean summit now he says maybe it will happen of we'll see. sfx: muffled whistle text alert. i'm your phone, stuck down here between your seat and your console, playing a little hide-n-seek. cold... warmer... warmer... ah boiling. jackpot. and if you've got cut-rate car insurance, you could be picking up these charges yourself. so get allstate, where agents help keep you protected from mayhem... ...like me. mayhem is everywhere. are you in good hands? the kayak explore tool shows you the places you can fly on your budget. so you can be confident you're getting the most bang for your buck. alo-ha. kayak. search one and done. you might or joints.hing for your heart... but do you take something for your brain. with an ingredient originally fo

emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, is here. the recall is now? it remains a mystery why it took so long. the trust said it had to go through due process , trust said it had to go through due process, the concerns were raised by a single gp, so they had to look in the round and talk to various people. the doctor concerned hasn't seen patients since june people. the doctor concerned hasn't seen patients sincejune last year, they called in the royal college oppositions to do a review. even so, people will think, it is a long time on from the middle of last year to 110w. on from the middle of last year to now. ashley royal college of nursing is. most people, i expect, were taken by surprise, and this recall has been announced. i think there have been quite a few unanswered questions. is it about a single co nsulta nt questions. is it about a single consultant making mistakes, not doing things, or otherwise issues, maybe be workload, there are long waits across the health service in northern ireland, and it could affect patients in

dominic hughes, bbc news. breaking news from italy.nt, the italian president giving a mandate to form a government to the ex—imf official carlo cota relli. government to the ex—imf official carlo cotarelli. now, that is as the two populist party is, the two main antiestablishment parties, 5—star movement and lega, have been trying to form a government. but their desire for a eurosceptic finance minister was vetoed by the president. he has now given a mandate to the ex—imf official carlo cota relli to mandate to the ex—imf official carlo cotarelli to form a government in italy. lucy martin has the weather. afairamount of a fair amount of cloud and some mist this morning. that is clearing towards eastern coastal areas. it will brighten up with spells of sunshine developing. you can see on satellite fairer mat of cloud for central and eastern parts of england and that will brighten and we will see more in the way of sunshine this afternoon. also the risk of thundery showers, especially for east anglia, southern england, wales and into mer

hughes has the latest fighting for their future.ching them lessons for life. of fleetwood active. at school, learning about nutrition, diet and calories. for older men a chance for exercise and much—needed social contact. they're all part of the healthier fleetwood initiative, an attempt to turn around decades of ill health in this former fishing town, that we've been following for the last 18 months. i'm not going to do something miraculously better, just getting out once a week and start to look forward to the future instead of dreading it. and start to look forward to we first metjonathan in 2016. and start to look forward to plagued by a range of physical and mental health problems, he had modest hopes for how healthier fleetwood might help him. but his experience shows the scale of the challenge. everyone was so enthusiastic for it to get up and going straightaway, and then the reality came in, of it actually it's going to take quite a bit of time this, and i don't know whether ijust got bored or whether it was the mental state

hugh, what is the latest there?n the build—up to tomorrow's match, we have heard a lot about liverpool fans who have struggled to get out there, some who haven't been able to get there at all. what of the atmosphere like? and what is the latest on those travel problems? good evening. so far, it has been a fantastic atmosphere. right at the heart of the city, the main fan point. thousands of them in their droves have been having a great time. we have been having a great time. we have been having a great time. we have been in kiev for the past couple of days, but there have not been many fans, a slow influx of liverpool fans, they have been having a great time, but of course, if you do have a ticket and you are here, i guess you would be smiling, because there have been such difficulties for liverpool fans getting year. we had about two day coach journeys, through five different countries. cancelled flights, etc. we spoke to be me of kiev earlier, saying that he was so thankful that the citizens here had opened their

i'm hugh ferris. our headlines tonight. no bother for the british number one.le edmund cruises into the second round of the french open. unseeded she may well be, but a serious threat nonetheless. with a win at roland garros. scotland prepare to play peru, a nation gripped by world cup fever. while northern ireland have also gone west. they'll play england's world cup opponents panama. hello again. thanks forjoining us on sportsday. with playing in a grand slam as the british number one. he didn't show it. and impressively, too. as patrick gearey reports. repetitions through his sudden success. repetitions through his sudden success. success. put them in a position to do this on the first point of the french open. the first point of the french open. time getting charged by the british number one. number one. smashed through his rapid rise since the australian open. the australian open. the teenager is less fully 105th in the world. less fully 105th in the world. flickers of the player he will become. become. not enough to save the second or threaten in the thir

chris hughes' "fair shot."ionaire 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 wit

i think it's fascinating to hear hugh talk about our talking points here.dealing with a lot of spin. but hard facts, that world in which robert mueller excels in, i think is going to be very powerful. >> it's interesting -- do you agree with him that it is a chuck grassley? who else is somebody that would be -- that sort of trump supporters would listen to -- >> like ken starr it is not a conspiracy theory i just read the facts. >> i admit we have to have more time for the charlie and hugh show. move over avenatti, give me sykes and hewitt. >>> why russia is already seeing the benefits from its mission to cause chaos in 2016. i have to wear a giant hot dog suit. what? where's that coming from? i don't know. i started my 401k early, i diversified... i'm not a big spender. sounds like you're doing a lot. but i still feel like i'm not gonna have enough for retirement. like there's something else i should be doing. with the right conversation, you might find you're doing okay. so, no hot dog suit? not unless you want to. no. schedule a complimentary goal planni

hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm hugh ferris. good evening. thanks forjoining us on sportsday. the cameron norrie story isn't over yet at the french open. the british number three held off

so it's unclear what he actually knows and he's just heard rumors andes hugh he's using it to spi

first we heard of it as well was when former manchester united striker and southampton manager mark hughesho won two premier league titles and ferguson said after southampton ‘s game earlier on today that he had heard some whispers and was hoping it wasn't true. he said

hugh schofield, bbc news, paris. ulse of just closed in ireland's abortion referendum. bepeople hav asked if they want to keep or overturned the country's constitu ban on abortion. reports suggest turnout has been high, with thousands of people flying home from around the world to cast their vote, our ireland correspondent reports. repoer: an emotional day for ireland. for some, casting one vote was worth traveling many miles. da>> i have come from amst and i think it is very important. hopefully it will be a historic day in we will vote yes, and finally irish women will have control over their bodies. >> hard to watch from away a not be able to do much except tweeting and facebooking. reporter: a yes vote would pave the way to legalize abortion up to the 12th week of pregnancy. >> i work in brussels, and i am coming home to vote no.e i believe gislation is far too extreme. i believe killing for convenience is terrible. reporter: ireland's traditional catholic roots have led to the country retaining some of the strictest abortion laws in the world. what is known as the

so we'll have hugh first, and then, the pd, and then we'll have public questions. >> okay. i'll just speak more to the terms of the process in terms of what i did to prepare here. so i did receive a request from bennett, along with mr. blum, his attorney, to come to hearing this evening as they want to change some of their conditions, and this is coming off of our previous hearing on february 6 where you as a commission essentially said they could come back in three months and request a change -- further change in conditions at that time. in the interim -- and then, president tan allowed this hearing to occur tonight based on that request from the permit holder. and then, just in the interim between february 6 and now, what we're seeing here is we received notice from the police department as well as neighbor complaints regarding an incident that occurred on the 400 block of broadway. this is march 18, 2018. it was right around 2:00 a.m. st. patrick's day night, so i think we need to hear from those concerned parties regarding this venue as they had all named hugh in their

hugh woozencroft is in kiev.h it's a match which between two teams with real european pedigree? it is all set up beautifully is annette? —— isn't it? it is all set up beautifully is annette? -- isn't it? set up wonderfully here a little over an hour's time, we will see two of european football league going head to head, firstly liverpool with five european cup wins to its name. many of the team have not played in a match like this but the last time in 2005 it was all about destiny, the great comeback win in a stumble and many people think he ever say tonight could go very similar way. but standing in the way is real madrid, who won the cup on 12 occasions. chasing a slice of history, a unprecedented third champions league title in a row. it could be the fourth in five years. recent pedigree at least sits with the spaniards. how do they overturn a? jurgen klopp, the liverpool manager things that desire will be at the heart of things at his side can come through tonight. he was in a final can come through tonight.

hugh woozencroft is in kiev. and hugh you have tonight's team news. indeed.ed or part of town now because eve ryo ne acquired or part of town now because everyone has filled inside the olympic stadium just before kick—off waiting for a glimpse of what could bea waiting for a glimpse of what could be a classic match and the teams are now out for liverpool and as we expect the only? for them —— the only question for them as if he can shake off an injury. the midfielder is on the bench and has not played since september, and that may be a surprise for fans of liverpool. he may have an impact towards the end of the game especially if milner has not shaken off the injury. a big question of real madrid's starting 11, question of real madrid's starting ii, whether garrett bell would lead the line alongside cristiano ronaldo. —— gareth bale. he has picked the same starting 11 that won the champions league final in cardiff last year, beating juventus 4-1. a cardiff last year, beating juventus 4—1. a good sign for them and the experience does live for them in the compe

hugh pym, bbc news.ic of ireland has announced he's stepping down following failures in a cancer screening service. tony o'brien had been under pressure since it emerged 208 women who had cervical cancer should have received earlier intervention. 17 have died. in a statement tonight, mr o'brien said he had made his decision to avoid any further impact to the delivery of health and social care services. now it's time for newsnight with evan davis. mps want to debate, not over abortion but anti—abortion protests. just how close to the clinics should they be able to go and what is a cce pta ble they be able to go and what is acceptable behaviour?” they be able to go and what is acceptable behaviour? i have been able to carry a model of my dash of able to carry a model of my dash of a ten week—old fetus in my pocket because you come over that conversation, it is a clump of

hugh pym, bbc news. to the west of edinburgh.dnesday. as passionate and articulate. struggles with depression. outside northern ireland. months ago after admitting over 500 offences, including five murders. he would normally have been sent to prison for 35 years. on the champions league final. repeat his heroic performances over the past season. he still lives with his mum. our sports editor dan roan has been to meet him. he's liverpool's home—grown hero. final and maybe even this summer's world cup. brothers, he told me about his meteoric rise. and such support from the fans is incredible. it's been an unbelievable journey for me and the family. training ground. i was looking up to and wanted to aspire to become. the scousers in the team. inspiration, motivation that it can happen to a local lad. this has been the defender‘s breakthrough season. what a moment for the teenager! against cristiano ronaldo's real madrid. that you can, to get that opportunity, hopefully. bigger than that. gareth southgate's world cup squad when it's

hugh pym, bbc news.department of health is asking patients affected not to contact their gp in the first instance, but to contact the dedicated national helpline. the number is 0800169 2692, or you can look on the nhs choices website for more information. the prime minister has asked for "revised proposals", after meeting with senior ministers to discuss britain's trading relationship with the european union after brexit. theresa may discussed her preferred "customs partnership plan" with cabinet colleagues this afternoon, but downing street says that more work needs to be done on the options. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg has more details. it never rains but it pours, especially in this famous street. reporter: sir, would a customs partnership make trade deals impossible? oh, yeah. the prime minister was stuck between senior ministers. they talked for hours on how they think customs should work after brexit. but on the inside, however much hurry they are in, they simply don't agree. what they're

our health editor hugh pym reports. dealers, mental health, and other trusts in england show the finance is getting worse. the regulator nhs improvement in a surge in patient and had affected performance in key areas, including waiting times. more than 2600 patients were waiting longer than 12 months for nonurgent treatment in march, a 75% increase over the year. the regulator said hundreds of thousands more patience than the previous year had been to accident and emergency, but the nhs did not buckle under pressure. today's reports is that nhs trust in england have played for a total deficit of 496 million for the financial year, which ended in march, but the actual figure was 969, higher than the £791 million the previous year. some analysts argue the underlying position was even worse. there is a lot of windowdressing in today's figures, which are bad enough on the face of it, but they are flattered by very large amount of 1—off emergency funding, which will not be available in future years. of savings, and also 1—of

dominic hughes reports.at bowness general hospital cost the life of this man's wife and newborn son. an inquiry describe their deaths and the death ofa describe their deaths and the death of a further ten babies as a result of a further ten babies as a result ofa of a further ten babies as a result of a lethal mix of failures in the maternity unit at furnace general hospital between 2004 and 2013. but when carlton for help to the that is meant to regulate, the nursery admin referee council, he was let down again. —— the nursing and midwifery council. they had no seat offered help. they never contacted me. there was no empathy compassion. they were just a disgrace. —— empathy or compassion. they were almost not human. the nursing and midwifery council describes frequent incompetency. it took eight years from concerns first being raced to the completion of all cases. the organisation lost records and failed to investigate allegations, and the jibbon breathed their lives, people like kyle, is also syriza critic

hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm hugh ferris. 0ur headlines tonight.meron norrie pinches a set in the paris gloom to prolong his stay at the french open. ben stokes is a doubt for friday's second test against pakistan, we hearfrom england's cricketers. and paralympic champion ellie simmonds says she's refreshed and ready to get back in the pool, after falling out of love with swimming... ijust i just hated swimming, ijust hated swimming, i hated everything about it, but after my euros, a really gave me perspective of what the sport is for me and it's my life. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm hugh ferris. good evening. thanks forjoining us on sportsday. the cameron norrie story isn't over yet at the french open. the british number three held off the fading light and the french 15th seed lucas pouille to take his second round match into tomorrow at roland garros. i've been speaking to our tennis correspondent russell fuller, who watched norrie live to fight another day. precisely, and he managed to extend the match into a second day and fourth set by

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

hugh schofield, bbc news, paris. time for a look at the weather. hello.well has already started in belfast and in perth. it should be a lovely afternoon and evening in belfast and perth and the very outside chance of a shower creeping in. this is the rain here on top of the cloud and a very different complexion to the weather in england and were. for much of scotland and northern ireland it remained sunny in the afternoon. this was taken about one hour ago, isn't it beautiful? contrast that with the rain that is coming down in staffordshire. it is afar coming down in staffordshire. it is a far cloudier affairfor coming down in staffordshire. it is a far cloudier affair for the rest of the afternoon and northern england and wales and the south—west. the sunshine is breaking through the clouds in the south and east and it is warm and humid and those ingredients could prove the old home—grown storm here as well. the low 20s further north and really quite pleasant and call night. the showers come and go for the north of the country but they tend to diminish,

dominic hughes, bbc news, fleetwood. are hoping shoppers will be tempted, after the washout that was the easter bank holiday weekend. our business correspondent joe lynam reports. this is how some garden centres looked last month. easter was a financial and meteorological wash—out for many retailers. what a difference a month makes. sunshine tends to bring out the shoppers, and part—time gardeners. we've just moved back from living abroad for 20 years. we've got a garden that needs reinvigorating and some new plants. this is an opportunity, on a day like this, you're outside, but you're also doing something. and what will they be buying? why, busy lizzie plants, of course. they're back this weekend, and expected to fly off the shelves. retailers certainly need a good weekend, after a quarter in which a slew of high—profile shops and restaurants shut some stores or closed down entirely. i don't think one long bank holiday weekend of nice weather is going to make up for all of the problems that have taken place in the reta

i'm hugh ferris. the headlines tonight. stevie g is for gaffer.ince retiring. one season. one survival. brighton are staying up after beating manchester united forjust the second time in their history. just as goalline technology gives them a famous win. and it's a bumpy start for chris froome as the giro d'italia begins injerusalem. good evening. thanks forjoining us. steven gerrard says he is honoured to become rangers manager. 18 months after the former liverpool and england captain stopped playing. this is no gentle reintroduction to football. in his first managerialjob he will be expected to bridge the gap in glasgow as soon as possible, a city dominated by celtic‘s success. pressure? well, he says, "bring it on". here is bbc scotland's senior football reporter chris mclaughlin. yes, a huge day for rangers here in glasgow. a huge day for scottish football as well. hundreds of fans were here on the south side, trying to catch a glimpse of stephen gerrard, the former liverpool and england captain. this is a support that had to deal with a lot o

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

dominic hughes, bbc news.f physicians who is leading the review. thank you forjoining us. these figures shower and —— than chopping, it seems like a lot of money and big pay gap, what is the reasoning behind this because there's been worked on already about why the nhs is in this predicament.” worked on already about why the nhs is in this predicament. i think there are a number of reasons and really it is quite complicated to work out exactly which one is the major part but there are the obvious things like motherhood, like part—time working but there are also potential barriers to career progression for women. i noted in the peace that they said, the reporter said there were a number of winning earlier in medicine and fewer women at senior levels and so —— a number of winning earlier in medicine. trying to encourage women to reach higher levels of seniority in medicine and rewarding them for that will be part of the solution. because actually, i think it is 50 slash 50, the number of women going into medical

hugh schofield live in paris. your ordinary commute. it's just been crowned the "most scenic bus ride in britain". however, campaign groups are warning that rural services are in crisis. simon gompertz has hopped on board to find out how to keep the wheels turning. it's a bus driver's dream. the 840 coast liner starts in leeds, takes in york and then heads over the north york moors here and out to whitby on the coast. driving what has been crowned our most beautiful bus route and getting paid for it is adam davies. every day is a joy. every day is a joy on this route. it is just beautiful. it's not only helping people that live out here getting to bigger places and cities, but bringing people out of the cities into this beautiful land. it is always nice when you see a whitby come up on your rota. this award for most scenic route was thought up by paul kirby, to drum up more interest in bus travel as funding is squeezed ever tighter. rural communities, many of them do need their bus services. they are a lifeline fo

here's our health editor hugh pym. cancer sooner. she was diagnosed in 2016. fora mammogram. requests and i said no, i hadn't. and he said that i should have done. that might well have saved my surgery, save the nhs money. who is to say? a catch—up appointment. they were extremely busy. breast screening. hundreds of thousands not receiving invitations to have mammograms. in england was started. last year possible problems were emerging. of a national problem. in march, ministers were informed. they could not have it rushed. current situation is. in england have fallen over the last decade. further investigation. there could have been many factors why the uptake rate fell. have prompted the questions that should have exposed this error. for the lower response rate. and died two years later. for a screening for a long time before the diagnoses. i think the worst bit is itjust brings back all the grief. load of questions around could it have been different. advanced and there was nothing they could really do for her. seen there, some tr

matt welsh, editor at large at reason magazine, joins me, along with hugh hewitt, host of the hugh hewitt show on msnbc. matt, first, your reaction to this tweet? not the first time the president uses memorial day, on an occasion like this. >> it's classic trump. this is the way he's behaved his whole public life, a self-promoting narcissist, and this is how he's treating memorial day today. it's not much of a surprise in presidential behavior so it's kind of hard to get a rise out of me, but it is kind of ridiculous. >> hugh, your reaction? >> the president tweets all the time, ayman. happy memorial day to you. he will be heading over to arlington in an hour. i know i've spent three hours with injured marines in the semper fi fund this morning. but i'm also tweeting about the basketball last night. it is ordinary and almost routine for everyone to tweet about memorial day but also tweet about other things, those who use twitter, so i'm not going to escalate into anti-trump rhetoric over all this. it is kind of common for him. >> is that the kind of thing his base loves or is that the kin

next on book tvs "after words", cofounder chris hughes discusses his plans to reduce poverty by offering working 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? >> guest: thanks for having me, i'm looking forward to having that conversation today on this important topic. i think i wrote the book to make the case of unconditional cash but i wanted to grounded in my own personal experience. i grew up in a small town in north carolina. and at the foot of the appalachian mountains and my mom was a public school teacher and my dad was in paper sales and we h

hugh grantand hugh grant and stephen frears speaking to charlie and that of course is on the for therince harry and meghan markle's wedding yesterday. rail services across the uk will be rescheduled from today to try to reduce overcrowding and delays. trains on great northern, thameslink, southern and gatwick express will all be affected. also coming up in the programme. # stand by me. # stand by me iam i am tempted to sing along, but i won't. they were one of the many special moments at the duke and duchess of sussex' wedding yesterday. we'll speak to the kingdom choir about that performance of stand by me. another glorious day outside in most parts of the country. fingers crossed! will it last? this is a bit more like it, blue skies here, a beautiful start of the day, this was taken by a weather watch in derbyshire, hopefully they have finished their walk and they are back watching the programme. —— weather watch. very grey in norfolk, some fog around, it is a fit in some parts of east anglia and the south—east of england, but everywhere, it is breaking up already, and changes comi

celebrity chefs jamie oliver and hugh fearnley—whittingstall tell mps the government is not doing enougho fix the ‘catastrophic‘ problem of childhood obesity. and, the royal mint has created a new £5 coin featuring images of prince harry and meghan markle, to commemorate their wedding later this month. it's 5pm — our top story. an nhs trust in northern ireland is recalling 2500 neurology patients, following a review of the work of a consultant. concerns were raised 18 months ago about the diagnosis and treatment of patients who'd been seen by dr michael watt, employed by the belfast health trust. our ireland correspondent chris page is in belfast for us. this is an awful lot of patients, explain first of all exactly how much we now? never before in northern ireland have so many patients been recalled at once, more than 2500 people, and all of them under the care of a consultant neurologist called dr michael watt. he saw patients in the nhs and also privately. he was an employee, a co nsulta nt privately. he was an employee, a consultant neurologist at the belfast health and social care t

that's where hugh woozencroft is for us this morning. here in kiev and the fans are very much findingery quickly, senior football correspondent. football correspondent. you've worked for liverpool in the past. worked for liverpool in the past. how they've improved underjurgen got zizzi came in in 2015? got zizzi came in in 2015? it's been a dramatic improvement all around. a dramatic improvement all around. —— underjurgen klopp. liverpool's on pitch style, they can do so, which is obviously a big win. do so, which is obviously a big win. best attacking teams i think we've ever seen in football. ever seen in football. this tournament, they've been outstanding. outstanding. season and i think it underscores how much progress they've made. how much progress they've made. how do you see the match going tonight? do you see the match going tonight? it will still be a massive task for surnamed jurgen klopp and his men. surnamed jurgen klopp and his men. through the tournament which is be quite aggressive. quite aggressive. blitzes we've seen from them against city, rome, porto. city, rome, p

joining us is hugh hewitt, host of "the hugh hewitt show" on msnbc.oing on here >> i think it's a question of wid two things north korea doesn't really have much in the way of skill sets for conducting summitry. they actually don't do it except with the people's republic of china so there's a lot of blanks they're trying to fill in, even though they're quite good spies, i don't think they're very good diplomats. they weren't returning phone calls or meeting at the right time with the people in the white house and so the president called it off. there's also, i would direct people to this book by conrad black about trump. all through his business career, he would often walk away from the table, especially in debt renegotiations, in 1990, 1991, 1992, the approximapresident wot walk out of meetings and call people's bluffs so this in again, out again, walk in, walk out, that's old for donald trump and diplomacy is new for north korea. >> yeah, certainly the guest we had on yesterday, two experts on north korea, said they think kim jong-un was actually co

genie: george clooney, hugh grant -- what bachelors are left? dheepthika: very few. genie: you can get a closer look at the papers on our website, france 24.com. weççóo÷÷ÑÑÑgç>>?????@ zñvpx] [music playing] eric: climate change. it's arguably the world's biggest problem and greatest challenge. in this program, we're taking you around the world to see what's at stake and what could be done. from a revolution driven by the californian start-up culture... emily: it'll be a trillion-dollar industry in the years to come, that people can power their lives with sunshine. danny: the solar industry has employed 55,000 californians. that's more than twiwitter, google, facebook, google, facebook, and apple combined.

let's get the latest from fans who have made it to kiev with hugh woozencroft. hugh?ing. it's very much warming up good morning. it's very much warming up here in terms of the temperature but also the atmosphere because a huge number of fans are coming in to kiev today. we've been here for the last few days. we haven't seen many fans. we are expecting around 100,000 fans here over the weekend for the game, but at least 40% of those will be coming in via those late flights, coaches, trains, and driving in from all over the world and europe. just to see a glimpse of that much later on and to be a part of that atmosphere. it should be a mouthwatering clash between real madrid and liverpool. in terms of confidence, the liverpool boss jurgen klopp thinks real madrid will be very confident, they are going for a third straight title. it would be their fourth for a third straight title. it would be theirfourth in for a third straight title. it would be their fourth in the last five yea rs be their fourth in the last five years and they will be confident. maybe ask you got but

let's get more from hugh woozencroft, from the bbc sport centre. what more do we know about the situation? at the moment, the situation? at the moment, the situation is much more than what manchester united have said. we know that he has undergone emergency surgery that he has undergone emergency surgery for a brain haemorrhage and that procedure has gone very well. manchester united went on to say that he will need the period of intensive care to optimise his recovery and that ferguson's family request privacy and matter. sir alex ferguson is one of the most well—known figures in international football. in the last few moments, fifa, the governing body, say we send many hbos the world in sending oui’ send many hbos the world in sending our best wishes to alex fergusson. he was resident advert to the every single one of their matches alongside his wife cathy. his son darren is manager of don costa and missed the final game of the season for that club today, saying he had a pressing family matter. we now know what that is. over the period of time th

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]

. ♪ 24 karat magic >>> all that and hugh jackman is here live.ds stop throwing shade at each other? ♪ and he's here to say -- >> good morning, america. [ applause ] >>> a little james bond there from hugh jackman. good morning, america. happy thursday. wedding day here on "good morning america." alexis and jay, let's take a look at them right now about to tie the knot live. there's alexis looking beautiful this morning. >> oh, gorgeous, yeah. we're throwing our own royal wedding. she looks beautiful. and that is our first look at her in her princess gown leaving cinderella castle, that dress is covered in 2,500 crystals and took more than 200 hours to make and she was able to select it. we were so happy that she had a selection to choose from. >> and she looks beautiful. >> yes, she does. >> alexis and jay, they are both teachers, and they were in the middle of planning their big day when hurricane harvey hit the city. alexis's dream of getting married at disney world since she was 6 years old and now her dream is going to come true very shortly.