famous sopranos are sometimes labeled as divas or prima donnas. renee: i just couldn't do it, i've never been good at it. you'll never know just how much i miss you ♪ you've done broadway, opera, is there something you haven't done that you would like to do? renee: i have an open mind and a believe in the future. ♪ renee: when you fix your type, please? david: people wouldn't recognize me if i fix my tie. i will just leave it this way. i don't consider myself a journalist. i began to take on the life of being an interviewer, even know i haven't day job of running a private equity firm. how do you define leadership? what is it that makes somebody tick? in carousel,rming which is not an opera, it's a broadway play. why are you doing that and not opera? would i just thought it be really exciting to do something new. i've always loved doing new things. it's an extraordinary experience. i'm the kind of person that if i were to say no for any number of reasons, i would always wonder what if. so rather than wondering, i typically jump in. david: so opera

david: famous sopranos are sometimes labeled as divas or prima donnas. renee: i just couldn't do it, i've never been good at it. >> ♪ you'll never know just how much i miss you ♪ david: you've done broadway, opera, is there something you haven't done that you would like to do? renee: i have an open mind and a belief in the future. ♪ >> when you fix your tie, please? david: people wouldn't recognize me if i fix my tie. i will just leave it this way. i don't consider myself a journalist. nobody else would consider me a journalist. i began to take on the life of being an interviewer, even though i have a day job of running a private equity firm. how do you define leadership? what is it that makes somebody tick? you are performing in "carousel," which is not an opera, it's a broadway play. why are you doing that and not opera? renee: i just thought it would be really exciting to do something new. i've always loved doing new things. it's an extraordinary experience. i'm the kind of person that if i were to say no for any number of reasons, i would always wond

. ♪ david: famous sopranos are sometimes labeled as divas or prima donnas.ee: i just couldn't do it, i've never been good at it. ♪ you'll never know just how much i miss you ♪ david: you've done broadway, you've done opera, is there something you haven't done that you would like to do? renee: i don't think i have a wish list. what i do have is an open mind and a belief in the future. ♪ >> would you fix your tie, please? david: well, people wouldn't recognize me if my tie was fixed, but ok. just leave it this way. all right. ♪ david: i don't consider myself a journalist. and nobody else would consider myself a journalist. i began to take on the life of being an interviewer, even though i have a day job of running a private equity firm. how do you define leadership? what is it that makes somebody tick? you are performing in "carousel," which is not an opera, it's a broadway play. why are you doing that and not opera? renee: i just thought wow, it would be really exciting to do something new. i've always loved doing new things. it's just been an extraordinary e

i think there's no prima donnas. they've got no expectations. they have no fear. i've only booked a one—way ticket and i'm not going home till we get beaten. and i don't think i'm going home till a week on monday. joe cole, with steven gerrard on the far side. england have only beaten sweden twice in their last ten games. it was a 2—2 draw when they last faced each other in the world cup. england's swedish manager then knows better than most the pressure southgate is under. he's clearly a fan. elegant, calm. seems to be in total control of everything. i hope he and the team can go on like this. well, against sweden, i'm not sure. but anyhow, he's doing a greatjob. england looked relaxed in training today. their first world cup semifinal in 28 years is the prize at stake. it's hard not to get carried away. england have swapped the reign of repino for the son of samara. but they know how tricky sweden will be. organised, stubborn, they keep clean sheets and always seem to play well against england. but when they take to this pitch tomorrow, it's a

i wasn't a prima donna, oh, my god you don't understand genius, you know. [laughter] even though i might have been thinking that but it's all about being very diplomatic. being a good colleague. being someone who is easy to work with. and not complaining. and so, also, i had this, because i was young, i was 23, 24, 25, i was grateful for the opportunity. so i sort of just kept my head down and got things done. looking back now that i'm a middle aged woman i feel like maybe i should have been a little more pushy. because i was so like oh, my god i can't believe i have this. i wish i had been more assertive. but over all your reputation will carry you very far. if people know you're reliable, you don't panic. you doint fail. you're easy to work with. you're not going to be a prima donna that represent eustachian stays with you and people 20 years down the -- that reputation stays with you and people 20 years down the line will remember and you never know with but it will help aut some point. they have warm feelings for you and you have warm feelings for them

i think there's no prima donnas. i think they've got no expectations. squad, they've got absolutely no fear. southgate's brought that together. i think they've been together as youngsters as well, and he's brought them through. and i think it shows. there's a togetherness and friendliness in the whole thing which i haven't seen in past world cups and passed squads, you know? i've only booked a one—way ticket, and i'm not going home until i get beat. and i don't think i'm going back till a week on monday. commentator: joe cole, gerrard is far side... they are not alone. the last time england played sweden in a world cup was a 2—2 draw in 2006, and one of england's defenders that day says england were going all the way. i think we are going to go to the final. i'm a believer. they've made me believe. the first time in years that i've believed that this england team could do it. because i think we've got the right mentality, and i think when you've got a goal—scorer at his banging form scoring goals, you've got a chance. yes, with the tournament's top scor

david: famous sopranos are sometimes labeled as divas or prima donnas. couldn't do it, i've never been good at it. >> ♪ you'll never know just how much i miss you ♪

i think there's no prima donnas. i think they've got no expectations.no fear. i've only booked a one—way ticket and i'm not going home until we get beat. and i don't think i'm going home until a week on monday. commentator: joe cole, with gerrard on the far side. england have only beaten sweden twice in their last ten games. it was a 2—2 draw when they last faced each other in the world cup. england's swedish manager then knows better than most the pressure southgate is under. he's clearly a fan. elegant, calm. seems to be in total control of everything. i hope he and the team can go on like this. well, i'm not sure i hope against sweden! but anyhow, he's doing a greatjob. england looked relaxed in training today. their first world cup semifinal in 28 years is the prize at stake. it's hard not to get carried away. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello. it was 30 degrees again today across the south—east of england and we will will reach those sorts of temperatures again this weekend. a lot of heat locked up in the cities across england and wale

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brass hat, five-star prima donna, is what they called him. so they meet at wake island, everything is very aimable, because the war is going well. but as soon as everything goes south, that's when it's over. >> okay, great. i didn't know if their orbits collided in world war i at all. >> is that it? okay, thanks, y'all! >>> american history tv is in prime-time this week. tonight, a symposium on world war i and future u.s. leaders, including a talk on dwight eisenhauer's stateside training of world war i troops and his extensive work with tanks. wednesday, a discussion about the declaration of independence and how it's been applied in u.s. history. thursday, former white house photographers talk about the reagan, bush, clinton and obama administrations. and on friday, programs on the life and legacy of robert f. kennedy, a ceremony from arlington national cemetery acknowledging the 50th anniversary of his assassination. watch american history tv in prime-time on c-span3. >> sunday night on q&a, fr freelance journalist tom dunkel on his "washin

brass hat five star prima donna, that's what he calls him. they meet in wake island, everything is very amiable, because the war is going very well. but as soon as everything goes south, that's when it's over. >> great. i didn't know if their orbits collided in world war i at all. >> is that it? thanks, y'all. >>> on c-span, this week at 8:00 p.m. eastern, in prime time, tuesday, t"the weekly standard" hosts a conversation on the millenial generation. >> what's happening is really bad, at campuses, high schools, not reading certain books because people might get triggered by all that. that's a fight worth fighting. but as you say, the people making these decisions are often the baby boomers, not the millenial. >> wednesday, lloyd blankfein. >> if you can go through that fiat currency where they say this is worth what it's worth because i, the government, says it is, why couldn't you have a consensus currency? it's not for me, i don't do it, i don't own bitcoin. goldman sachs, as far as i know, unless nobody told me, has no bitcoin. but if it

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there are no prima donnas, they have no expectations, because it is a young squad they have absolutelye has brought them through and it shows, a together on a sunday friendliness with the whole thing which i have not seen in past world cups, past squads. i have only booked a one—way ticket and i am not going home until we get beat. i don't think i am going home until a week on monday. they are not alone. the last time england played sweden in the world cup was a 2—2 draw in 2006, and one of england's defenders that they think they are going all the way. i think we are going all the way. i think we are going all the way, to the final. i am a believer, they have mainly believed, the first time in years i have believe that this england team can do it, because i think we've got the right mantella t. when you have got your goal—scorer bang in form scoring goals, you've got a chance was to yes, with the tournament's top scorer harry kane on such irresistible form, its impossible not to get carried away. natalie pirks, bbc news, samara. just a reminder of the breaking news in the last half an

footballers are always tarred with the same brush, that they are prima donnas, egos, too much money andngland and he just seems like one of you and i think gareth southgate is encouraging the players to be open and just like you and me. thanks to all of you and fingers crossed. thank you for coming on the programme, we appreciate it and thank you for your messages, i will try to read them out before 11 o'clock. let's return now to the situation in mosul, the city in iraq which was officially recaptured from the so—called islamic state one year ago. liberated a year ago. although the fighting might be over, there are still many of the consequences of war lingering in the city. we've been talking to gareth browne, a journalist who followed the iraqi forces in to mosul during the liberation. kevin watkins, ceo of save the children, and diana dark, a middle east cultural expert. first, let's hear from kevin watkins who is in mosul. he described what the city looks like one year on. you can get a sense of the scale of the devastation from the buildings behind me. the whole neighbourhood i am