awards long list includes also john lahr, "tennessee williams: mad pilgrimage of the flesh", matthew stewart, "natures god: the heretical origins of the american republic" and chasing fortune and faith in the new china and matthew stewart, "natures god: the heretical origins of the american republic". >> let me just lay my cards out on the table here. >> i will tell you right now that in my view, the christian nation myth is worse than a myth or worse than a false interpretation. i think of it as sort of a betrayal of the american revolution and i think it represents precisely the kind of thing that thomas jefferson and thomas paine and others were fighting against. >> the final two title selected to the national book awards one was for nonfiction art ronald rosbottom, "when paris went dark." the city of light under german occupation in 1940 through 1944 and edward o. wilson, "the meaning of human existence." that is a look at this year's long list for the 2014 national book award for nonfiction. be sure to turn yo

tennessee williams", evan osnos, "age of ambition", chasing fortune and faith in the new china and matthew stewarture's god". the heretical origin of the american republic. >> let me just lay my cards out on the table. i think that many have been kidnapped by religious rights and in my view, and i will try to justify this later, the christian nation is something worse than the interpretation and i see this as a betrayal of the american revolution and i think it represents precisely the kind of thing that thomas jefferson and thomas paine and others were fighting against. >> the final two title selected for the long list for nonfiction are when paris went dark, edward o. wilson, "the meaning of human existence" and ronald rosbottom, "when paris went dark." that is a look at this years nonfiction books. he sure to pay attention on november 19. >> coming up next from the museum in washington dc, jim freeman accounts his involvement with the 18 year investigation of the unabomber case and the eventual arrest of the theodore kaczynski. this is next on booktv. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conver

pilgrimage of the flash, age of ambition, chasing fortune commensurate than faith in the new china and matthew stewart, nation scott, the radical origins of the american republic. >> by the lamÉ card sat on the table here. i think america's founders have been kidnapped. i'll just tell you right now that in my view and i will justify this later the christian nation men is worse than a falsehood or misinterpretation. i see it as something above the trail of the american revolution and it represents precisely the thing thomas jefferson, thomas paine and others were fighting against. >> the final two title selected to the national book awards long list for nonfiction. the >> next, president obama's half-brother talks about his relationship the president industries barack obama's take on their history it appears from transfer my father. this is a little over an hour. >> at evening, ladies and gentlemen. welcome to barnes and noble. mark obama ndesandjo, our special guest this evening is the half-brother of president barack obama. in his new book mark offers another terms of their father, once married to ba

matthew was last person seen with 18 year-old hand graham. she vanish september 13th after leaving an off campus party. >>> nascar champion tony stewart, will not, face charges in that deadly tragedy on the race track, last month. and a grand jury found no base toys charge stewart with a crime. the d.a. says that kevin ward junior, the driver that stewart struck on the track was under the influence of marijuana which impaired his judgment. ward's family says late today they will quote continue to pursue, all remedies. >>> just hours, after its release, apple has put on hold its ios8 update to ipad and i phone. users started to complain that the new software update was shutting down their cell service. the others reported that the fingerprint id touch feature was not working. apple made it an veilable as they try to work out these problems no word when the system will be available for down load. >>> black berry hoping to make a come back, in smart phone market, with its passport, the new model is square, it has a larger screen. the passport will be available to at&t customers by the end on have this year and it will be available for a limited ti

. >> stewart is seeking professional help for ward's death and forensic evidence links matthew to the of virginia tech student morgan harrington. wyatt an zrus tracking developments from washington. wyatt, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the case of missing student morgan harrington was among the most an kwishing unsolved murders in memory. police now believe jesse matthew is connected to her abduction. the break in the cold case comes five years after 20-year-old morgan harrington disappeared in a circumstance similar to graham's. harrington was last seen hitchhiking after leaving a metallica concert at the university of virginia. 18-year-old hannah graham was last seen having a drink with jesse matthew, the man charged with abducting her. both cases led to intense community searches but harrington's body was found three months later with police saying she'd been violently murdered. >> we're fairly confident this time that the remains are those of morgan dana harrington. >> reporter: police searched matthew's house and car and said they found a aforensic link to morgan harri

stewart's car. >>> as we told you in the last half hour, the man charged with abducting a missing college student remains on the run. police are searching for jesse leroy matthew disappearance has students nationwide taking precautions amid a conversation about violence against women on campus. women at rutgers university arm themselves with an extra line of defense including several new smart phone apps. circle of 6, lets you choose six friends and it lets you choose a text message and another one is be safe. it turns your phone into an audio and video device and gets the sounds and sight of what is happening. >> it sends you to all of your emergency contacts and it says that you are in danger. a local martial arts studio is helping women to protect themselves and alicia is at the big board with details on that. >> brazen boxing and mma has started to protect women with self-defense moves. the ladies only classes are held every sunday and they are completely free. >> it's like grappling 101, it's free sunday grappling class. there are some simple tricks, you are learning self-defense and jiu-jitsu. when someone grabs you like this, they have a strong grip, pe

prosecutors have charged matthew with abduction, intent to de file, police are still trying to find p hannah graham. >>> and grand jury has decided not to charge nascar star tony stewarthe death of another driver, it happened last month, at a sprint car race in up-state new york. kevin war, jr., climbed from his car after it spun out. ward walked down the track apparently trying to confront stewart who was still drying. stewart's car struck and killed ward. authorities now say ward was under the influence of marijuana that night, quote, enough to cause impairment. >> 4:18. federal judge says bp has cents to stick by its agreement with the companies that compensated for losses due to the 2010 gulf oil spill. oil giant argued that the businesses should be forced to return the money because of flawed spending formula in their settlement. they said it allowed the companies to collect on questionable claims. a judge agreed change the formula for future payments, but says, a deal is a deal when it comes to the money already paid out. >> a judge grant add two month trial delay for boston marathon bombing suspect dzhokhar, but denied defense request to move his trial outside

matthew with abduction with intent to de file. police are still trying to fine her. >>> and a grand jury has decided not to charge nascar star tony stewart in the death of another driver, happened last month at a sprint car race in up-state new york. kevin ward, jr., climbed out of his car, after it spun out. ward walked down the track, apparently, trying to confront stewart, who was still driving. stewart's car struck and killed ward. authorities now say that ward was under the influence of marijuana that night and they say it was, quote, enough to cause impairment. >>> a judge has granted two month trial delay for boston marathon bombing suspect, defense attorneys had asked that the trial be moved to washington, dc, siting extensive media coverage in boston. and they also asked for a delay until at least september 2015, saying they hadn't been given enough time to prepare. dzhokhar, 21 year old, pleaded not guilty to 30 federal charges, co-face the death penalty if convicted. trial now set to begin january january 5th. >> beloved tortoise in the germantown neighborhood has disappeared. -had been a fixture at the historic wick house gar

matthew frein used to visit and searchers wint through the building building to look -- went through the building to look for him. he has been hiding in the woods and has not been captured. >>> tony stewart never race again. he hit and killed a fellow driv kevin ward, jr -- driv kevin ward, jr. in new york. his -- driver kevin ward, jr. in new york. also today the promoter of the race in which kevin ward, jr. was killed said there is no drug testing of drivers. tests showed kevin ward, jr. was under the influence of marijuana on the night he died. >>> mike honda is defending himself after accusations of ethic violations. they held a news conference to call for an investigation. they claim he used house resources to influence his reelection campaign. e-mails show an aid coordinating invitations to a event for south asian tech ininvestment folks. >> it is -- investment folks. >> it is possible they wanted to get them to support the congressman. if they targeted our donors, that is more troubling. >> campaign solicitations may not be linked to official actions to be taken by a house member. he said house rules were not violated. he believes staff should have taken more care to prevent the a

matthew was arrested near galveston, texas. he'd been on the run for several days. police will head to texas today to question him. back to you. >>> nascar driver tony stewarte facing criminal charges in the death of kevin ward, jr. the grand jury announced the decision on wednesday. it was back on august 9 when stewart's rear tire hit and killed the 20-year-old driver at a sprint car race in upstate new york. stewart has been under investigation ever since. >>> they're not happy in the bronx. the orioles have knocked the yankees out of post-season running. the birds walked away with 59-5 victory. the os are headed to the playoffs for the second time in three seasons. this is the first time the yankees have missed the playoffs in exon secretive years -- consecutive years since 1992 and 1993 seasons. derek jeter will end his career without going to the post- season. >> depending on the rain, it might end sooner. derek jeter fans are paying outrageous amounts of money to try and see the yankee great play his final home game in the bronx. according to a ticket search engine, tickets for tonight's game are going for an average of $642 online. they say the cheap

matthew is due in court thursday this week. >>> for the first time nascar driver tony stewart speaking openly about the accident that killed a fellow racer. his comments coming days after we learned he won't face charges for that incident. stewart admits he didn't get out of bed for days out of that crash and doesn't know when he will return to racing. he also says he's available to the ward family. >> i want to be available to them if they want to talk about it. at this point i don't need -- i don't need to talk to them for closure. i know what happened. and i know it was an accident. >> recent toxicology reports said ward had enough marijuana in his system at the time of the crash to impair his judgment. those are your headlines on a busy news day. >> glad you're back. >> many people are fixated on the interview where the president of the united states talked about isis and said james clapper, the head of the intelligence service that oversees the c.i.a. and f.b.i. said isis caught us by surprise. upon further review, if you look at the facts, look at the testimony they did not catch anybody by surprise if you were paying

matthew was considered a person of interest but now he is wanted for the abduction with the intent to defile. >>> a grand jury in western new york has begun hearing testimony in the tony stewart the panel convened yesterday to determine whether charges should be filed against the nascar champion driver. stewart's car struck and killed another driver at a dirt track race in canandaigua on august 9th. authorities say stewart is cooperating with the investigation. >>> the palestinian prime minister is asking for almost $4 billion in aid to help rebuild gaza following this summer's war with israel. the prime minister says saudi arabia has already pledged $500 million and other nations have said they would help. the aid request comes as palestine's president is preparing to submit a resolution to the u.n. security council. that resolution seeks a three-year timetable for israeli forces to withdraw from the west bank. >>> and take a look at this new video of an israeli raid from yesterday. troops used explosives to get inside the building where two palestinian men accused of abducting and murdering three israeli boys were staying. israel says they were affiliated with hamas. one of