reporter peter dowd has the story. >> reporter: robert blake is set to reprise his most controversial role later this year when the actor becomes a husband for the third time. the 83-year-old will reportedly marry 55-year-old pamela hudak. the two reportedly have known each other for decades and dated briefly in 1991, something she revealed while testifying on blake's behalf while he was on trial for the murder of his second wife, bonnie lee blakley. she was shot to death in his car after they left a restaurant in 2001. prosecutors claim blake hired a hitman and detectives found $10,000 in his dresser drawer, but hudak testified blake often hid envelopes filled with money. >> she said in court, no, he always had lots of cash around, defended him. >> reporter: entertainment reporter jeannie wolfe covered the trial and said hudak testified she was with the married couple when blakley found out she was pregnant. >> he went with them to the gynecologist's office and back in the car she said nobody was happy. >> reporter: a three month murder trial and nine days of jury deliberation came d

some said it was quite thin —— peter dowds.see how brexit will pan out, and this idea of a war chest, the £25 billion he might have by the end of the parliament, when his spokesperson was asked about it after philip hammond sat down and said, he would not call it a war chest but a tank of fuel for a long journey. lots of people think there will be a lot of bumps in the road. the treasury said that 16,000 businesses nationally would benefit from £150 million of targeted support for smaller companies, while others may receive sums from a £305 million discretionary fund. but in a region like south west england that depends on small employers, is that going to be enough? tamsin melville reports now from cornwall. cakes now reduced! i've got white chocolate lemon tart or belgian buns. not a budget of big giveaways but for struggling high streets, some cause for cheer. from april neil was one of those facing a big hike in business rates, more than £300 a month extra and he had been taken over the rate relief threshold. now those incr

peter dowd, thank you.away from the budget. i'm with rupert harrison, who is portfolio manager of multi—asset strategies at black rock investments and was an advisor to george osborne between 2006 and 2015. we have a professor in the economics of innovation and public value. the financial times' editor lionel barber. good evening, all. ok, you have one takeaway each. rupert, let's start with yours. if i'm allowed two... no, one! i think philip hammond continued to get it spot—on. he is in an incredibly difficult position. your takeaway, come on! when it comes to caution on public finances and investment in the long term, he is making the right judgment. i think a lot of the focus inevitably tomorrow on the front pages is going to be this national insurance rise, that's the risk he has taken. i think it is a sensible change. you can defend the fact that the world is changing, that more and more people are choosing to be self—employed, the margin between employment and self—employment is much less well—define

maureen dowd, how do you view your job? guest: well, peter, that's a big question. i don't like to talk about this because it sounds a little corny. i view my job as a watchdog and times readers often don't understand that i'm not an ideological columnists, not coming from the left or right. i was a political reporter for 20 years and so i come more from a political reporting point of view. on just going to try to tell them-- it's like toto pulling the curtain in "the wizard of oz". i'm going to try to give our readers anything i can find out that they need to know about, you know, what is true and what is false and what's these people will have life-and-death power over us are really like and where they are lying and where they are, you know rising to the occasion of. host: maureen dowd most recent book is called "the year of voting dangerously". , us presidents have you covered you know? guest: well, i covered the very tail end of reagan when he was on his way out. i did a few features on him and actually i went on a trip with him to an asian economic summit and c

maureen dowd, how do you view your job? guest: well, peter, that's a big question. i don't like to talk about this because it sounds a little corny. as a watch dog and readers don'n understand i'm not coming from the left or the right. i was a political reporter formi 20 years and so i come at it more from a political reporting point of view. i'm just going to try and tell them, i'm going to -- it's like toto pulling the curtain wizardn or oz and i'm trying to givewhas them an idea of what is true and what is false and where they're lying and where they're rising to the occasion. >> host: the most recent book is call "the year of voting dangerously: the derangement of american politics." mum u.s. presidents have you covered? >> guest: i started dish covered the very tale end of reagan when he was on his way out. i dade few features on him. and actually i went on a trip with him to an asian economicyo summit and covered nancy. if covered nancy reagan did an interview with her, where ii failed to ask -- i asked he most important question but failed to get the right an

maureen dowd, how do you view your job? guest: well, peter, that's a big question.i don't like to talk about this because it sounds a little corny. as a watch dog and readers don'n understand i'm not coming from the left or the right. i was a political reporter formi 20 years and so i come at it more from a political reporting

maureen dowd, how do you view your job? guest: well, peter, that's a big question. i don't like to talk about this because it sounds a little corny. i view my job as a watchdog and times readers often don't understand that i'm not an ideological columnists, not coming from the left or right. i was a political reporter for 20 years and so i come more from a political reporting point of view. on just going to try to tell them-- it's like toto pulling the curtain in "the wizard of oz". i'm going to try to give our readers anything i can find out that they need to know about, you know, what is true and what is false