martha graham, merce cunningham and george balanchine before devoting himself to his own troupe, the paul taylorompany. there he created and performed landmark works like "aureole"-- a 1962 piece choreographed to music by handel that remains in the company's perfmance repertoire today. taylor even pushed the boundaries for what was considered dance, as in his minimalist 1957 work called "duet" where-- for four minutes- - he and a reclining woman never dved. over more than sixecades, taylor explored all aspects of the human experience, from joy to the horror of war. and he always offered his diences a range of styles from the classical to slapstick. >> dance, i think, consciously or unconsciously symbolizes life. and it reflects the human condition, or it can. it tells us the joys, sorrows, the fallacies, the idiocies, the brilliance, anything human. >> reporter: through it all, a >> reporter: taylor retired from performing in 1974, butre continued to craph, often still polishing movement even in dress rehearsals. he created an astounding body of work at least two new works a year, for a total of

one of the most influential creators in his field. >> reporter: joyful, athletic, and lyrical, paul taylor'sography was often complex always human. hailed as a towering figure of modern dance, taylor's success in movement grew from a unique eye for observation, as he told me when we met in 2007. >> watching people has always been something that i've done, even as a kid. and, you know, i changed schools a lot, and i knew almost immediately who was going to be the class bully, who to watch out for. and you can tell sometimes byov the way they and walking is the most revealing. a walk is like a fingerprint.no wo people walk the same. >> reporter: taylor was born int 1930 and speart of his early years on a farm in maryland. an athlete in his youth, he went to syracuse university on s swimmiolarship but discovered a love for dance in his 20s. >> well, i fell in love with the idea of dance. ddit just hit me all of a , and the idea of s ing a dancer ke the idea of being a flame, you know? and i love to move. >> reporter: a virtuosic rformer with a six-foot wingspan, he quickly captured the attentio

this is a great book that my daughter, gave me called this is an uprising by morgan market paul taylor, how nonviolent roles are seeking the 21st century and it's a fascinating book because it attempts to develop a taxonomy of protests. and political organizing. so it basically said two kinds of models for progressive political organizing in american history and one model is the small a ski model of organizers who embed themselves in communities and build strong organizational structures that are able to go out and fight for things with a stoplight or stopping a highway from wrecking a community or health services or what have you. and then you contrast that with another model of organizing which might be defined by doctor king and the broader civil rights movement. which was about mass organizing, mass mobilizing around specific explosive events. when i like the attention of the country and increase the possibility for big people's understanding of what's wrong and allow for the creation of legislation like the voting rights act of 65 or the civil rights act of 64 and ultimately comes

. >> later that same day, paul taylor got a call from his boss, washington post editor, ben bradley,n the radar. to get hart's reaction, taylor out kevin sweeney. >> we got a lot of tips of other women. one in particular we are pursuing because it seems to have some credible evidence behind it. hart says to his press secretary, kevin sweeney, this is never going to end, is it? he says, coldly, you'd know better than i, senator. hart says, let's go home, let's just go home. >> former senator gary hart is expected to appear momentarily at a denver hotel room where he is expected to withdraw from the presidential race. there's hart, and lee. >> under the circumstances, this campai campaign cannot go on. i refuse to submit family and friends and innocent people and myself to further rumors and goss gossip. it's simply an intolerable situation. >> less than a week after the story broke, tom watched what his reporting had brought. >> the news room outside the office was watching it on the tvs there, and -- i'm sorry -- i get emotional -- the news room broke into applause. i was feeling qui

jason: paul manafort, convict did in virginia, michael coincidently in new york. taylor: we spoke with matthew philips on what this means politically, going forward. >> this was a buzz when the indictments came down. bloomberg was first and we got eight guilty out of eight team -- 18. the question about whether the prosecution will want to retry this. not long after that, we got another big buzz around the coding deal. when you look at the way the white house has been defending it self, it has been preparing molar for a year plus -- robert mueller for a year plus. michael coinstar has come not out of left field but been fast tracked in a way that has taken people in the white house but surprise -- by surprise and members of the media. there was a sense things were getting to the point where he may get arrested to -- soon. it had been a few weeks since the tape he alleged the office.t talking in his something felt imminent. it wasn't necessarily a plea deal we were expect. in -- expecting. the ramifications are massive. taylor: what are those ramifications as it comes to

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taylor. i realised in actual fact there was a new person active who perhaps filled the void of where paul edmundsed to kevin bates in particular. it was the same theme of making modified rounds for obsolete calibre guns. so, there's been a continuation for a fair number of years now. a continuation of the threat, if you like, of making this obsolete calibre ammunition to fit these guns and then it being transferred onto the streets of the uk. this march, kevin bates was sentenced to 23 years in prison. critics say that unless the law is changed others will take his place too. well, if the law isn't changed and there are not improvements to the regulation of the firearms legislation, then this is just going to continue. there are people doing it and there have been subsequent cases and there are still further cases being investigated now of exactly that. anyone with a modicum of knowledge could do it. jo, why does it matter to try and change the law in terms of the antique weapons and the calibre — why should people even care? it's about public safety. we've had over 500 recorded and handed into u

taylor is okay. she was found in fairfield and say she had just run away from home. the family reported her missing last tuesday. >>> paul manafort's former assistance rick gates back on the witness stand today. yesterday he confessed he stole from the boss and cheated on his wife. manafort said they did well on tuesday, the government says that their case is still forfeited by documented proof. nbc's pete williams has more from the court building in alexandria, virginia. >> reporter: it's day three on the witness stand for rick gates, paul manafort's former right-hand man. his trusted aide who now admits stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from his former boss in the years they worked together. some of that money he said helped him carry on an affair in london that he hid from his wife, a secret life his lawyers called it. he said he created false financial documents to help an investor friend. gates said he embezzled money from manafort's overseas bank accounts to pay the bills. he said i was in essence living beyond my means. after a day of aggressive questioning, manafort's lawyer kevin downing in a rare public

taylor, they know what it takes to help keep you protected. are you in good hands? ♪ ♪ david: the trial against former trump campaign chairman paulat are we learning? gillian turn e has the very latest finish turner has the very latest. >> the latest developments in paul manafort's tax and bank fraud trial played out yesterday, his former accountant took to the witness stand and testified she'd filed tax returns she believes may have contained false information. she also acknowledged that doing so probably amounted to criminal activity. she admitted she had a sense that manafort lied to her about where money being transferred into his political consulting business us coming from. now, this was the first time a witness in the trial this week admitted to potential wrongdoing. the mueller team's now trying to prove manafort improperly list ared millions of dollars of income as loans in order to avoid paying income tax and that it was kept hidden from the urs in illegal overseas accounts. meanwhile, president trump creating news of his own this week when he called for attorney general jeff sessions to, quote, stop it right now via tw

taylor: thank you. let's get to tech on the first word news with -- let's get a check on the first word news. mark: the trial of paulria, virginia after an unexplained pause after -- pause. after court opened the judge huddled with prosecutors and defense attorneys for 20 minutes and then called for a recess until 1:45 this afternoon. judge alice instructed the jury to keep an open mind until all of the evidence is in. prosecutors's have been expected to rest their case today. developments inside and outside of turkey have be -- have the verge of ait the meltdown. president trump underscored is tory -- anger turkey refuses -- the turkish president tried to stop the selloff in the lira by urging turks to buy the currency with their gold and foreign exchange. the lira reacted i declining to another record low. -- by another record low. the u.s. forecasts of 50% cut in i ronnie and oil exports when it re-imposes -- iranian oil export, any significant would be a blow to the struggling economy. she, her mother and father were tortured after a 1973 coup led by the general. her mother died after months of abuse. chelet is

paul manafort's trial enters its second week inal andria. the defense is expected to cross-examine the bookkeeper. he's on trial for tax perjury and bank fraud. let's go to jack tayloras a look at your fir 4 traffic. >> good morning, aaron. lorton is our trouble spot, southbound on i-95. a tractor trailer up righted but the ramp remains closed. this is from earlier. scu'll see chopper 4 flying over the e. three through lanes are getting by. northbou 95, the crash still blocks the left lane. there, we stillave slowdowns coming out of tumfries. you'lllso findt m street we have a broken down dump truck, sounds like it will behere for a little bit. it's still blocking the right lane, causing some sizable slowdowns off the 295 inbound on the 11. back to you. >> jack, thank you. we'll have a check on your forecast coming up. >>> good morning. another hot, humid day. temperature in the 90s again, but theumidity may make it feel like the upper 90s. you could have an isolated afternoon shower, but we go into tomorrow, still in the 90s, still humid. rain chae higher. >> another local news update in 25 minutes. >> n back to "today." >>> 7:30 now on a monday morning, august 6th

taylor: france to be ready if the u.k. leaves the eu without an agreement. the french government is preparing contingency plans for a no deal breakfast. -- brexit. there are reports of paull before the trump campaign chairman next month. manafort's lawyers of held talks with prosecutors, but could not settle the charges. he was convicted of bank fraud last week. election mapa's was gerrymandered to on fairy -- and fairly help republicans. that could have implications for the control of congress. democrats could win more seats in north carolina. that decision will likely be appealed to the supreme court. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries, this is bloomberg. i am taylor riggs. thank you so much. it's tuesday, there are primaries. they have always been interesting. one stark opposition between the florida and the diverse economy. greg joins us right now in washington. let's start with florida. it's much bigger. give us the focus on that senate primary. ratify ay should matchup between bill nelson, who is seeking a fourth term in florida, and his opponent will be the outgoing governor rick scott who is ra

taylor: thank you, abigail doolittle. let's get a check on the first word news with mark crumpton. mark: thank you. rick gates return to court to testify about how he helped his former boss, paulonceal millions into fraud brinks to get lows. -- banks to get loans. he said he kept his name off foreign accounts to receive payments for consulting work in ukraine. manafort's's lawyer says gates is at fault for any wrongdoing that occurred at the men's global political consulting firm. president trump national security adviser says renewed u.s. sanctions against iran are meant to pressure the government into a broad retreat from its support for international terrorism, its military activity in the middle east, and its holistic missile and it clear programs. -- and nuclear programs or john bolton was asked if he have concerns that countries like china and india might employ a strategy to make u.s. sanctions lost effective. >> no, actually we are working with all countries to reduce oil imports from iran. we are making progress. we think these sanctions are biting already and will continue to bite and cause significant economic consequences for iran. mark: meantime, iran's foreign mi