and michelle kerry in doha these are the top stories on al-jazeera as president donald trump has fired attorney general jeff sessions trump's chief of staff matthew whitaker will replace him but of her has been highly critical of the mother investigation into alleged russian interference in the two thousand and sixteen presidential election it and democrats say he must immediately recuse himself the firing of sessions was announced just after president trumps president talked of his republican party's gains in the senate from tuesday's midterm elections but will have to contend with democrats who will chair a powerful committees in the house of representatives after a security majority in the chamber president says he will have a much stronger opinion on the kaisha jamal khashoggi next week which analyst was murdered in saudi arabia's consulate in istanbul last month. that the matter would more than a month since the death of mr show you know journalist really did think very terrible thing do you think saudi arabia is guilty of of having to murder and if so we're going to marshal your

investigation and all the bricks it trauma from today as well so thank you again for your time michelle kerry here in doha. sco now on to lawrence taylor and london. senator robert kennedy was assassinated in june one thousand nine hundred eighty eight sir hand sir had is still serving a life sentence for his murder. but there have been calls for decades for the case to be reopened including from robert kennedy jr. all the evidence was destroyed after the trial but they had a legal obligation to save the evidence because sir ham was going to file an appeal al-jazeera world asks who killed robert kennedy. it's a daunting climb to one of the holiest sites in bhutan tigers nest ball astri seems to defy gravity every few cities is expected to complete the pilgrimage to ensure peace and happiness what it became a democracy in two thousand and eight the time put happiness at the center of all political policy inspiring the un to pass a resolution urging other nations to follow putin's example but how do you measure it brittany's happiness is what we ensure it if it is quantifiable but by simply tur

kerry mcdougal. remember when first lady michele obama wore a sleeveless dress. get back to civility, our next president, whoever it is, we can vote for character of the man or woman. in windamere, florida, republican line. caller: i just wonder about who have daughters and husbands who or have wooifs. i don't -- wooifs -- wives. how they can vote for trump. ut other things he has done is beyond belief, but certainly women more than anything else. it is hard to comprehend in this country i think the most important thing would be taking a hold of the house. they probably won't get the senate. fact, they do, in another two years get the senate, which should sibility, they enact more, like a lot of ations across the world, like industrial nations, australia mandatory ly have a voting requirement. if you do not vote, you pay a fine. australia, i know that the ating is still people who pay fine, i think it is equivalent to like $300 here. vote of people will because they don't want to pay the fine. frankly alldo that, due respect to folks who consider your selves the

kerry with his memoir, "every day is extra." watch the miami book fair live this weekend on c-span2's booktv. >>> michelle obama's autobiography was recently published and is already number one on most bestseller lists. she's on book tour now speaking to tens of thousands of people in arenas across the country. here's an excerpt. growing up, everything that mattered was within a five block radius; my grandparents and cousins, the church on the corner, the gas station where my mother sometimes sent me to pick up a pack of newports and the liquor store which also sold wonder bread, penny canty and gallons of milk -- candy. mrs. obama dedicated her autobiography, "becoming," to her parents, brothers daughters, staff and husband. look for coverage in the near future on booktv. .. you will hear from justice sonja soto mayor. john grisham and alyssa court discussing the middle class. chef andrea's, former sector of state john kerry. visit our website on booktv.org and follow us on social media@booktv for behind-the-scenes videos and pictures. this is live coverage of the miami book fair that begins on booktv. it is a conversation with d

kerry. craig is here with another big story we're following. >> good morning, ladies. >>> former first lady michellebama is speaking out ahead of the release of her memoir. she's talking about politics and also some very personal issues that have impacted her and her family. nbc's chief white house correspondent hallie jackson has more. hallie, good morning. >> reporter: hey, craig, good morning to you. the former first lady is talking about not just her time living at the white house but well before it too, opening up about a struggle that millions of women across the country have shared. michelle obama's new book shows one of the world's most high profile women like you've never seen her before. from the political to the very personal. michelle obama sharing intimate new details about her family and fertility, revealing for the first time her miscarriage before giving birth to daughters sasha and malia through in vitro fertilization. >> i if he woufelt like i faile i didn't know how common miscarriages were because we don't talk about it. we sit in our own pain, thinking that somehow we're broken.

kerry will be on in the afternoon, julian castro as well. this weekend during the miami book fair, we will show you footage from michelle obama's book tour. -- it off tuesday night she kicked it off tuesday night from the united center in chicago. how much of the street scene we are seeing, but the book there is just kicking off, miami-dade college. area, happen to be in the come on down and pick up this book fair right here. it is a really boisterous festival. come on down and see us. make sure to turn to c-span2 in about seven minutes. we will see you then. thosebring me back one of great looking bags as well. once again come booktv, you can watch it on c-span2 at 10:00 a.m., as soon as "washington journal" is over, and you can see it again at 10:30 eastern time on sunday. it will re-air saturday and sunday at 9:00 p.m. if you miss it, make sure you on come back to c-span later saturday and sunday at 9:00 p.m. to see all of those great authors talk about their books on both cd. let's go back -- on booktv. let's go back to our phones and go to james on the republican line. james, good morning. caller: good morning. and thank you. i have had