going back to the 1700s where you start your book, the fascination with persia. i assume the educated ones, how do you even know about persia, what was the impetus for people to see that ? >> i never expected to find this because what would someone in the 18th century even know about the persians and where wouldthey get their plight ? so what really amazes me is i started looking at i could go on for a long time but the first i start looking at the first newspapers published in north america in philadelphia andboston . and this is before the us even existed. they were obsessed with iran. 20 to 30 percent of the weekly newspapers were devoted to what was happening in iran . they were, i need i even came across one newspaper where the headline that we regret to have no news from persia. that was the headline in philadelphia or boston i forget in 1720. the leading story was we're sorry, we don't have any news iran . you don't expect to find that going in and the reasons for that are complex but very briefly, iran was 80 news story, there was a rebellion against the

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proactive meaning, of the invasion in persia in 21 informed ernie the british ambassador engineered throughppoint a pro- ally prime minister but maybe he is the one. perhaps, british code stolen from a british in europe the corporate espionage and report on security of the british war and nothing was done so who was source or so to the book and jump forward in time to thank you for. his orders are to advance to the border but then you received a message from the good source in cairo. it says to take the nile delta and it's a suitable moment. electric gamblers who just got inside. he can't reach the port of alexandria, he has to go beyond that to reach the irs into his attack he reaches main and there is the showdown. what happened there? on what to leave that for the details in the book. the good source is the key to the air. ronald never knew of the role of the story is so why did this remain hidden? that is connected to an order issued almost at the very end of april 1905 and british intelligence new secret upbringing and they were told need to keep the secret for the rest of your life. y

persia is a civilization that goes back back back back back. they understand if they use nuclear weapons, israel would blow them out of the water, and maybe the united states would be in there too using it. also speaking of blowing, the wind comes. remember chernobyl and all the poisoning. so, it's, the bomb has become this and it was from the beginning. this silver bullet and this, you know, i'm king of the mountain and all the littler kings are on top of the mountain, too. unless there's a reversal in some way, which i globally favor, we're going to have more states with nuclear weapons. and i suppose we have to -- churchill said, jaw jaw jaw is better than war war war. and the idea that we don't talk to these people because they're not behaving the way we want them to is insane. if you look at the cold war between 1945 and the end of the cold war, when the united states, certainly in the 1950s, we were hysterical about communism, absolutely certain they wanted to take over the world, they were going to take over america, they were going to b

they read the book of esther which commemorates the jewish people salvation from genocide in ancient persia. >>coming up on kron 4 news city crews are busy. part of highway one look at that part the collapse of course during last month's storm. when you can expect to be able to drive along that stretch of coastal highway again plus new video showing powerful wind gusts toppling several big rigs in southern california. how strong those gusts got up to and the house set to vote tomorrow on president biden's nearly 2 trillion-dollar covid relief package. the one controversial part of the bill that democrats have to remove. >>and here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza approach into san francisco, the winds are not as strong as they were yesterday, but they could a little bit stronger this weekend my full forecast coming up after the break stay with us. >>new at upperclassman at stanford they have been invited to return to campus for the spring quarter about that today's announcement means 1300 junior and senior undergrad to applied for on campus housing can go back. >>returning student

sooner or later they were there was going to be persia. we know who we know are scared because this is. we have to you know. print into this. material and so this is a we're going to fight to the end and. i don't know homebody people who are going to be to 0 in the coming days oh we're not going to back down. where do you see this going i mean from your perspective is there still hope that a pace full solution can be found. you know soon. as far as i am concerned there won't be any compromise between us and in those rooms or because in the past we're all seen the doings of all of us to have brought upon the people and we all know we all know it is we are going to have to you know put an end to this so decided to do for or we do sam thank you thank you for giving us that perspective sam an activist in the city of mandalay his name we have changed to protect his identity. to many of us living under repeated lock downs and strict social distancing measures it may seem like a lot longer but today marks one year since the italian city of god on

she was an orphan who wound up through miraculous events becoming queen in persia and put sbhoo a placeuld have cost her life. she went to the king on behalf of her jewish people and because of her bravery she saved ten -- the entire jewish nation. she stepped up and did what she had to do. an amazing story of courage. >> bill: we catholics give something up lent. i have given up booze for the last seven years. that didn't happen this year. dana, during covid no chance, all right? you've taken all the great things out of my life in new york. it stops at the booze. so that's where we leave it. shannon, good luck. >> watch where bill is during lent. >> dana: new word of severe weather over texas as anger grows. millions of people shivering in the dark since monday and still don't know when they will get electricity and heat back or whether it will stay on. the national weather service warning the latest round of weather moving from texas bringing snow and ice. i'm dana perino. >> bill: third day of black-outs. dangerously cold temps. snow has disrupted traveled and covid vaccinations. gov

. >> and there is a fascination with persia. which was prettier than ran. magically after the revolution look like a fascinating place with the headscarf covered women but there was a fascination in the 17 hundreds where you start your book. and then the educated ones what was the impetus? to seek that out? >> this blew my mind i never expected this. but looking at the first newspapers published in north america before the us even existed. twenty or 30 percent of the weekly newspapers one newspaper said we regret we have no news this week. that was the headline in philadelphia. the leading the story you don't expect to find that. the reasons for that are complex but iran was a big international story there was a big rebellion against the persian empire. and they were trying to force the afghans. but americans assumed that they must have been colluding to support the evil empire. and because they were rivals then the enemy must be my friend. and the fact they were shia interviewed by the majority made them even more appealing. and then to describe that rival