why shakespeare? because these plays charged as they are with beautiful language and intent action offer a miniaturized version of life and an experience of how things go and of what people do. like the bees gathering the poll pollen we can read shakespeare's plays like humanist extracting and taking it for later. here are ten things shakespeare knew that we should know too. my version of the wisdom of well. i will talk about several plays and probably talk for about three points here and my the time i end we will be at ten. number one, and we will begin with something that jazz musicians, theater artists and politicians already know well. shakespeare anyhow that you have to improvise to get things done. when he thought about improvisation he would have thought about the art of rhetoric and as kathleen mentioned rhetoric is something like that i think a lot of about. rhetoric, according to aristotle is the faculty of recognizing the available means of persuasion in any given situation. great definitio

. >> welcome to the shakespeare library, to the cultural institute shakespeare lecture. i'm kathleen lynch executive director of the cultural exhibit. if you are with us tonight, chances are really high that you know that shakespeare's death was celebrated on april 21st. that is not right. we're not celebrating his death. [inaudible] we also observe his birthday on april 23rd by repute or because it is easy. -- first day on april 23rd. that means april 23rd is a really book deal at the folger shakespeare library. in fact the folger first opened on april 23rd in 1932, yesterday on our 85th birthday we celebrated with a cherished tradition, annual open house. tonight's birthday lecture, the 68th by my count, also holds a cherished position on the folger calendar. here we bring current scholarly perspective and debate directly out of the reading room on the other side of that wall into this remarkable and intimate theater. c-span2, booktv joins us tonight so audiences that couldn't be with us, the first american reconstruction of the theater can catch up and use the lecture

why plays and why shakespeare? because the beautiful language and intense action and offer a version of life and experience of how things go and of what people do like that he's gathering pollen, we are extractinextracting left behindd saving it for later. so here are ten things shakespeare knew. my version of the wisdom of the. i will be talking about several play is tonight and i will probably talk for about 3.5 times three-point by the time id here we will be at number ten. number on one, and we will begin with something that the theater artists and politicians already know well. shakespeare knew that you have to improvise to get things done. he would have thought about the rhetoric. it is the faculty of the persuasion in any given situation. i will repeat it is the faculty of recognizing the means of persuasion in any given situation. it is an art of preparedness and it is an ability not just to do things but to scan the situati situation. the. as your member i you remember in the shores after a shipwreck belie

his success shakespeare access the ball to all.ccess the ball to all. his success means others are sure to follow. you have done lots of theatre, but never any shakespeare. why now? i did puck, in a chaotic version of a midsummer night ‘s dream. the reason why now is because i was intrigued to be asked to audition and i'm what we might call audition and i'm what we might call a mid—term career artist, and each time you do something it is less shocking dangerous the next time you do it. it had been a long time since i had been scared of something and just the notion of doing that wonderful, eponymous character. it's not the easiest of shakespeare's plays, is it? it's one of the most famous plays, it's done more than hamlet, even. and it is the only one where the character talks directly to the audience and they are in on his secrets of evil, he's one of the most famous villains and famous disabled people. ithink most famous villains and famous disabled people. i think i'm one of the first people to say i'm a deformed akhtar laying d

richard iii — it's not the easiest of shakespeare's plays, is it?mous plays, it's done more than hamlet, even. and it's the only one where the character talks directly to the audience and they are in on his secrets of evil, richard iii is one of drama's most famous villains and famous disabled people. i think i'm one of the first people to say i'm a deformed actor playing deformed character for the first time in britain. it's extraordinary that it should be the first but exciting that i get to do it. it must be a big deal for you, isn't it? this time, it wasn't from me, i didn't push to get it. i was offered it. times are changing. although we could say it's about blooming time, barry offered it to me, and not anybody else, so i'm going to run with it and see what we do. i'm fascinated to see what audience members make of it. he's out—and—out evil. no redeeming qualities. he horrible to everyone. he was stabbed you in the back by any means necessary. as a disabled person, i can relate to having to think round the corners. i can't really relate to th

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richard iii is not the easiest of shakespeare's plays.plays. it's done more than hamlet even. it's done more than hamlet even. it's the only one where the character talks directly to the audience and they're in on his secrets of evil. rich ad iii is drama's most famous villain and most famous disabled person. to be, apart from katherine hunter who played it in this country and has spinal issues, i think i'm the first person who can say i'm a deformed actor playing a deformed characterfor the first time in britain. that is extraordinary that it should be the first. but exciting that i get to do. it it's huge and it must be a big dealfor yourself. do. it it's huge and it must be a big deal for yourself. this time it wasn't from me. i didn't push to get this role. i was offered it. times are changing. although one can say, well, it's about blooming time, barry offered it to me and not anybody else. i'm taking it. we're going to run with it, albeit with a slight hobble, and see what we do. i'm fascinated to see what audiences make of it. he's

inmates are taking on shakespeare roles. >> i'm nervous! >> reporter: inside the prison walls. >> i'm nervous, i feel like a champion. like a champion. >> reporter: and today he gets to shed his prison uniform and take on a different character for the shakespeare play hamlet. >> i'm playing osric. >> he could easily find work as a professional actor. >> reporter: leslie worked with the inmates for months before they hit the stage. she says all their hard work changes their lives, their behavior, and makes prison safer. >> the inmates who participate in our program are far less likely to have write ups, disciplinary write ups. they get in less trouble. >> it's helped me to really look at myself and the crimes i committed. >> reporter: and some of the inmates are facing potential life sentences. >> i'm in prison for first- degree murder, arson, burglary, and car theft. >> reporter: he spent nearly half his life behind bars, but tonight as he works through his nerves, goes through his lines and gets into character, he says the play gives him a

sometimes we have three sets of shakespeare books.you know, it's a broad spectrum in this particular library. he did his historical research primarily in original documents, the historical society, coroner's report, death records, mining, he was very -- he owned a gold mine of his own, the family did and he gave gifts using gold from that -- from that mine, tithe tax for people that were graduated that he had known in boy scouts. very big in boy scouts. you know, he -- he always went back to the original sources to do his -- his research for the articles that he wrote for the covered wagon which is the annual publication of the historical society here. a good example, i think, of the judge's character and his early kind of -- he said, i, richard behrens-eaton do will and bequest the following. to my mother all moneys belonging to me which are not here otherwise provided for, to the presbyterian and episcapal churches. it gives an example of -- i mean, here he is, he's 15 year's old and this is how his -- you can see how this could tra

sometimes with actually three sets of shakespeare books, and so it's a broad spectrum in this particular library. he did his historical research primarily in original documents. the historical society, coroners reports, marriage and death records, mining. he owned a gold mine of his own, the family did, and he gave gifts using gold from that mine. type acts and things like this to people that, for graduating that he had known in boy scouts or something of that nature. very, very big and boy scouts. you know, he always went back to the original sources to do his research for the articles that he wrote for the covered wagon, which is of the annual publication of the historical society here. a good example i think of the judges character and his early kind of precocious news, this will and testament that he wrote july 1930, and he said i, richard behrens-eaton, being by the grace of god of sound mind, you will and request the following. to my mother o all monies belonging to me which are not hear otherwise provided for. to the presbyterian and episcopal churches, equal shares of the money i

german ties to excerpt from shakespeare's the tempest. for va nessa shakespeare's the tempest.ere were several reasons why she made a film on the refugee crisis. it is a lifetime of events, asi crisis. it is a lifetime of events, as i see it, a whole process. but there was a specific trigger, yes. the day that photograph was published of the young boy lying on the pebbles of the beach. dead. so i thought, i need to make a film. and i put my money into that. i was in the garden, it was a hot date. and suddenly i heard this horrendous sound from the sky. he then she has made is thoughtful and personal. in one section, she recalls her own world war two excretors as a young child, a wartime evacuee, the closer she came to being a refugee. so we we re she came to being a refugee. so we were evacuated. my brother and i, he was about one—year—old. today, we would be called internally displaced persons. so we were refugees, in our own country. i was worried about having much of myself, but my producer convinced me that telling my narrative of the second world war, and what happened to

and what does that say about what craig shakespeare has done? after less it is very much job done. jamie vardy didn‘t get himself on the scoresheet but it was a classic mahrez gaul. they won comfortably 3-0. mahrez gaul. they won comfortably 3—0. surely he has to get the job now, let‘s hear from 3—0. surely he has to get the job now, let‘s hearfrom craig shakespeare. definitely pleased with the result, performance not quite there today for both sides. it was a bit of a scrappy affair but ultimately it is about the result and another clean sheet is pleasing. when i took over the most important thing was to be competitive in every game, to try to climb the table and never set a points target but ultimately now we are mathematically safe and we have got three games left. bournemouth another team that is mathematically safe. a brilliant season for them. josh king has had a fantastic season, 15 premier league goals, might be 16 yet. officially the second goal he got has gone down asa the second goal he got has gone down as a ryan shawcross own goal.

we're talking shakespeare, which would be fair to be precise.rse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse! returning to his the ethical roots, after being on screen most recently in american horror story. can you imagine this mark on a normal body? i could have ruled the world. now, he is one of the first disabled actors to ever play theatre's most famous disabled villain. mat fraser has been in rehearsals with the northern broadside theatre company for three weeks now. and for matt, this is one of the toughest roles he has ever had with 685 lines to learn. and so i close my naked villainy with holy writ... director barrie rutter started northern broadside 25 years ago with the aim of making shakespeare accessible to all. he has always sought to break new ground and with matt as his lead, his theatre company is still blazing a trail where others are sure to follow. you've done lots of theatre, but never any shakespeare. why now? well, i did park in a kind of adapted version of midsummer nights dream called the dream of chaos in 2007, but that was my onl

as for shakespeare, i learned poetry, the usage of words, the way you color words. the way you phrase them, so the long speeches were broken down into moments. that has been my training. that is what i bring to the role. shax and captain kirk are linked. shakespeare and captain kirk are linked. i evolved. i become a better actor every time i performed. i get better. i keep saying to myself, that is how you do it. i finished it. and i did a good job. there were times, of course, i am line playing on a solo. >> vugotten good yet? >> i mean that. >> what do you make of the fact that you have been so, i don't know if there is anybody, i have who would have been charactered, and copies. the way you does it funny to you? >> well, it is so strang. i remember saying to somebody, does jimmy stewart knows he goes, blah blah blah. ? does he know he does that? they normally do that? i worked with mr. robinson years ago. i wish i had the hudspa to say, you know -- >> well, i don't know. he would say, what are you talking about, kid, get out of my way. >> >> i don't do that. have

shakespeare starsky and —— shakespeare live. who are you?l desire, hamlet, the dame.. thank you very much. this is nice to accept this award! that is nice to accept this award! that is very nice indeed! thank you so much to... all of these guys worked on it. don‘t know their names. laughter. thank you so much to itv. thank you to the huge production team who put this whole thing together. these three, basically. it was an amazing ceremony, an amazing evening. a lovely out. it was all banks to her majesty!” evening. a lovely out. it was all banks to her majesty! i suppose. thank you your majesty. in fact, we should listen to her. we will take to her. this one is for europe, ma‘am. you can have the bafta. to her. this one is for europe, ma'am. you can have the baftai think we have said enough. enjoy the night. that's go. thank you for coming and thank you to everyone in this room and thereon at home watching. if you enjoyed this, i am so made up. if you didn‘t, good night. well, there‘s some wet weather on the way. monday certainly not looking as bright as the weekend w

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it picks up where shakespeare's.s a mix of old and new. >> i would have three people help me get my costumes on. >> we always had dressers. it's wonderful for the acting you put on another person and another time. we're not talking in pros or old english we keep it relatable, so everyone will be able to understand everything and follow the popular themes are through most of shakespeare stories. >> so still star crossed premiers tonight at 10:00 p.m. after a all new bachelorette and stay tuned for "action news" at 11:00 p.m. >> captain jack sparrow sailed into the top of the box office. dead men tell no tales, it opened with an estimated $62.2 million. guardian of the galaxy took in an additional $19 million in second this weekend. it earned $338 million in america in three weeks. both films are from disney the parent company of 6abc. >>> some of the world's most gifted musicians are putting on a show at the kimmel center. >> karen rogers has more in 6abc loves the arts. >> reporter: it will be the season finale for t

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but also will -- >> shakespeare. >> shakespeare. you like him? come on. i don't think that that's a thing that people just -- >> hey, guys, when you think funny will, who do you think of? canadian there's a lot of like racism, you know? >> i can't talk about that. >> right? >> we both understand racism. >> are you ready to go? >> guess so. other will walking! >> don't say other will, that's not my name. >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live," with special guest host, will arnett! tonight, maya rudolph, from "gotham," ben mckenzie, host of "the gong show" tommy maitland and music from incubus. and now, pow, here's will arnett! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> will: wow. wow. thank you. thank you. wow. [ cheers and applause ] thank you, thank you. thank you. hello and welcome to "jimmy kimmel live." [ cheers and applause ] as you may have noticed, i'm not him. so like six people are talking to me, who is that? my name is will arnett and i am your guest host here for the night. [ cheers and applause ] i'll be filling in while your regular host is awa

they read and analyze and perform shakespeare. refugees from nigeria and for them, this win means a whole lot. >> i was so excited. she was like, oh, my gosh, i have been praying for you. she was so excited. the first thing that went through my head was, is this real life? i was so excited and it's so surreal. >> that's how you want to see somebody win, right? so from everybody here at "abc7 mornings," congratulations and we want to give a thanks to kimberly pinkston for sending that in for us. >> my alma mater, by the way. nice. scroll to the bottom of the page, fill out the section to the right and we could feature it here on "abc7 mornings." >> did you win the shakespeare competition? >> i didn't know that was a thing. so well done. >>> new at 6:00, instagram trying to raise awareness for mental health. how you can take part in a new campaign repealed this morning. >>> and then nasa's two-year top secret mission that just came to an food. water. internet. we need it to live. but what we don't need are surprises, like extra mont

is the challenge within the challenge, comes the beauty of shakespeare . and exercise and listening and measured self- expression and self understanding. the idea is to make women better inmates, possibly better citizens if they ever get out. >> none of us are ever our worst mistake when hamlet contemplates the murder of his father, contemplates murder himself, these men understand in a way many of us thankfully never will. >> i can relate to a lot of the confusion that is going on in his mind. i took a man's life and i'm very sorry for that, every day, every day. i don't think the creator made anything to go to waste. >> reporter: they performed as a way of declaring value as a way of elevating their fellow inmates in a way of expressing hope that they will one day be outside again . >> alamo square set to reopen after months of renovation. it is famous for its views . the park has had more than $5 million in renovations it's last may. they include changes to the landscaping water use by more than 30% has been cut recreation a parks department will have a

it actually wasn't. [ light laughter ] it was actually invented by shakespeare. >> seth: oh right, shakespearepeare created it in "richard iii.": and then michael dobbs, who wrote the book that became the british series, decided to use that device in the series. and so we kept that and we also kept the initials of the characters. in britain he was called francis urquhart. >> seth: yeah. >> which we didn't think sounded terribly american. but we kept francis underwood so the initials would be f.u. [ laughter and applause ] >> seth: which is key. a key element. i have to ask about this. because, so you did a one man show. was it a one man show in england? >> it was a one man show in england. >> seth: about clarence darrow. >> that's correct. >> seth: a famous lawyer. and you're doing it here. >> that's right. >> seth: and you're doing it in a tennis court. >> yes. at arthur ashe stadium. >> seth: arthur ashe stadium. which is a large tennis court. >> yeah. but, we're not filling the whole thing. it will actually be quite intimate. >> seth: how intimate? >> well, i would say it's a 25,000 seat st

. >> welcome to the shakespeare library, to the cultural institute shakespeare lecture. i'm kathleen lynch executive director of the cultural exhibit. if you are with us tonight, chances are really high that you know that shakespeare's death was celebrated on april 21st. that is not right. we're not celebrating his death. [inaudible] we also observe his birthday on april 23rd by repute or because it is easy.

i like the fact there was shakespeare before the nuptials, the fact that the water burgundy suit.ssesses about what they wear, but this makes the bike that tom wore a burgundy velvet suit and that his husband was wearing navy. crucial details. and suggesting that they partied into the night. i hope so. they partied into the night. i hope so. just 50 friends and relatives gathered, so a nice small wedding for tom daley. can we squeeze this end, i love those. you want to bring your dog in. i've been pushing for years, but they're not having any of it. this is the new must— have that work, bringing your dog into the office. this is twofold. one of the things is that doggy day there is very expensive. but it's also that they improve the atmosphere in officers, reduce the stress read. i have a border collie, and i'm not sure that bringing heroin to run around the lecture theatre would improve things. it would liven things up. it would be lovely, with deadlines on, just stroke any year now and then, it would be lovely. not allowed on the furniture. i know, but we don't have to clean up,

. >> jeff says, "a bunch of bad jokes that makes the series seem like shakespeare." >> ha-ha. >> butre was some love. amanda says it was hilarious. omg, already want to see it again. so there you have it. >> all because he >>> this morning on "world news now," the president's son-in-law and adviser is under fbi scrutiny. >> as the investigation into the russian meddling into the election widens. jared kushner finds himself being looked at by the feds. for specific meetings with powerful russians. >> as the president attends g-7 summit today there may be special attention need his body language after some awkward moments with other world leaders yesterday. we'll have hey look at president trump front and center on the world stage. >> breaking overnight, republican candidate facing charges after allegedly assaulting a reporter wins a congressional seat. his apology about the incident, moments ago, during a victory speech. >> if you are planning on hitting memorial day sales this weekend, the two wal-mart shoppers, got you beat. their goal its to spend 4 hours inside one store,

in other acting categories, the performance nominating benedict cumberbatch the shakespeare, hollow crownu one lumley is receiving the fellowship, reflecting a prestigious career that has lasted around half a century. thank you very much. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, hello. this is bbc news. friday's cyber attack hit 200,000 victims in at least 150 countries according to the head of the european union's police agency. europol‘s director, rob wainwright, spoke to my colleague ben brown and said he fears the number will grow when people return to work tomorrow. we are well used to, at europol, seeing how ra nsomwa re has become a major cybercriminal problem but we have never seen something on this scale. that is because ransomware itself has been combined with a worm application, that allows for the infection of one computer to quickly spread across other networks. that is why we have seen these numbers increasing all the time. and right across many different sectors and across the world. i think numbers are still going up and we have seen the slowdown of the

if shakespeare is not your thing, don't let that put you off.tely devours this role. it is like watching someone blossom on screen. she is terrific. she plays a woman called katherine who is sold to a wealthy mine—owning family up north and becomes a wife, imprisoned in this terrible house which creaks and cracks and the wind wuthers through. the husband goes away. she is left to rule the house herself and gets drunk on the power and takes a fancy to herself as lady of the manor, and takes a fancy to sebastian the stable boy, played by cosmojarvis. they have a torrid affair and here they are out on the moors. could you do without me? it's husbands and wives that kiss like that. laughter. she won't speak. you know i shant be parted from you alive, sebastian. through hell and high water, i will follow you. to the cross, to the prison, to the grave, to the sky. i'd rather stop you breathing than have you doubt how i feel. florence pugh, as you say, a lot of people talking about her, she was only 19 when that was filmed. it is a debut by the directo

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but we talked about the cast over at shakespeare theater about what makes this so timely. >> you want to see a contemporary grappling with a classic text about ambitions, if you are living and working in d.c. and you feel like you might know a little something about that idea, we're going to bring it right into your laps with immediacy and passion and danger. >> and poetry. >> always poetry. >> and love. i mean, it's about people that are in love and they're given an opportunity to climb the ranks and they go for it. >> sounds good. >> should we go for it? >> so that's what i would say if you want a classic play, sort of reimagined. if you're looking for something new that's cutting edge, head to arena i saw "smart people," and it's really a fascinating premise on a very serious topic. it explores the nature versus nurture of racism. are people born that way, or is it taught? it's a really heavy subject, but check out what the cast had to say on this one. >> it's a funny, sexy play about -- >> four intellectuals navigating cultural bias in america. >> funny and sexy, and some meat wit

indirectaside from cbeth,"e like liking "ma shakespeare's great play about guilt. he was also able in his speeches to draw on the deepest of all possible sources of deathtanding of what the meant. that is what the gettysburg address is all about, drawing on an oration he has read -- had read as a child and memorize. the same thing with the third and fourth paragraph of the second inaugural, where he shows the deepest impact that understanding of suffering. his own experience and feelings and insight into the larger collectivity because it comes out of his very deep self experience. audience member: mary has gotten lincolnal from several scholars. for mary is disdain unconscionable. even for a 19th century woman, mary was ahead of her time as far as being well educated and knowing politics. partact that for a large she had to get by herself because lincoln was out on the road. so many things she had to go through. have you ever considered writing a book about mary? charles: in my first book, i have a long chapter about mary. the strongest criticism that one reviewer

he loved shakespeare and mcbeth was his favorite play. he argues, reasonably, that the fascination in the middle of the war with "macbeth" represented the sense of responsibility and awareness of his personal role in setting in motion the war and he wrestled with it. he talked a lot in his private musings and his letters about how sad it was and how terrible that all these young men had to die. it also, aside from indirect evidence like liking "macbeth," shakespeare's great play about guilt. he was also able in his speeches to draw on the deepest of all possible sources of understanding of what the death meant. that is what the gettysburg address is all about, drawing on an oration he had read as a child and memorized. the same thing with the third and fourth paragraph of the second inaugural, where he shows the deepest impact that understanding of suffering. he can extend his own experience and feelings and insight into the larger collectivity because it comes out of his very deep self experience. audience member: mary has gotten a raw d

simon of athens, shakespeares most rarely seen play. and it is now on stage at the fol jer theater.two stars of the show, ian meryl peeks and ma bud. close, close. join us with what audiences can expect. good morning to you both. >> good morning. >> first, tell me about your characters. and then we can talk a little bit about the difference between this play and some of the more recognizable plays, shakespeare yan plays. tell me about your characters. >> he's a very wealthy man who's very generous, perhaps naively so. >> okay. >> and he gives away all his money, and then his vrp trusty servants played by robinson says, hey, you're out of money. and i said well, we'll ask my friends. and none of my reciprocate. >> really? >> and i go a little mad and act two is basically him dealing with the fallout of the lack of generosity from his friends. >> okay. >> where do you come in all of this? >> where do you come in? >> i'm going to figure this out. >> i play the character named captain. he's basically a modern day general of the army. >> okay. >> and probably not quite a friend, but a li

he was that, but he also loved shakespeare, milton, and other poetry. he always had trouble with his eyes. he was steady his bible at lunch. but then in the evening, his wives would read sticker to him. -- would read shakespeare to him. when he went on his tour of europe, he went to one single battlefield. stonewall jackson went to look at churches and art. that is not how we think of him. one of his greatest -- henry was douglas, henry douglas a tough, somewhat everyday, brave, talented young man. handsome as could be, really studley lady-killer. his secret vice was reading what rippers, called bodice romantic novels written for women. he would go for the latest of danielle steel. leadership,ct of judge lest not you be judged. us to look atfor those ice cold black and gray symbols on a white page in the arrows advance and retreat and say, why on earth did general x or colonel y do something that stupid? the short answer is he did not know it would be that stupid. sometimes they do not sleep for days. these men are tired, they are worn, they are often s

the show based on the book of the same name picks up where shakespeare's play left off its a twisted love betrayal power and agreed. "action news" spoke with some of the stars who say the series is really a mix of old and new. >> you would see me struggling getting into the corset. i had like three people sometimes helping me get my costumes on. >> we always had dressers. you couldn't dress yourself. >> it was impossible. >> especially her. she was sewn into things. it's wonderful for the actor. you put on a whole another person in a whole another time. we're not talking in pros or he would -- old english. everyone will be able to follow the popular themes through most of shakespeare's stories. >> stay tuned for "action news" at 11:00ly. i no longer live with the uncertainties of hep c. wondering, what if? i let go of all those feelings. because i am cured with harvoni. harvoni is a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. it's been prescribed to more than a quarter million people. and is proven to cure up to 99% of patients who have had no prior treat

. >>> and now the spoken word by shakespeare. he that outlives this day and comes safe home will stand at the -- you know what? let me let this kid do it. this is brian o'hara's 11-month-old son. he's doing the big speech where henry v is trying to get ready for battle. >> how do you know for sure? >> maybe he's saying i want cheerios and milk. >> now. >> parents understand what their kids are saying. and dad says he's doing the speech from that play. >> of course he is. i recognized it immediately. >>> this is 2-year-old mazi. and look what she's making. something nick loves. >> yes. >> and daddy is helping her put it together. >> how many are there? >> one, two, three, four, five, six. >> there's 12. >> oh yeah. >> of course, obviously. >> yeah. >> she's adorable. >> so they start putting the recipe together. you also need to chill it for awhile. then you got to boil. then you add the condensed milk, you combine it all. >> all right. choose a straw. >> look at that. >>> when you're giving very specific parameters to work within

>> he's this classic shakespeare tragic figure.le than me in their diaries and their remarks at the the time of water gate was saying this is classic greek tragedy being played out in front of us and yet he is bound towards it. i think that's just, you know, from the time of the greeks to shakespeare, that kind of a story is just going to have universal appeal and it's going to be a lasting one. >> to bring it back to present day, there have been a lot of comparisons, whether it's fair or not, to nixon and president trump in regards to his tense relationship with the press. some would refer to it as, you know, his war with the press. do you think that's fair? what's your take on the comparisons and what, if anything should we take from it? >> i think nixon from his perch in the afterlifes looking up at us and saying you see, it could get worse. and richard nixon never went out and called the press the enemy of the american people. he knew that they were his enemy, but donald trump in carrying it further and casting this slur on the

it was a play on words from the shakespeare theater that planned to put up a high-rise on the lot.ple here totally opposed yet. >> it could planned and better spread out. if someone was thinking more of the neighbors. >> we are across the street. i want you to see this used to be a traditional church building. you can see the crosses now. it is a church building and 107 condos that are selling according to this sheet here between $400,000 and $1 million. you can see everybody including church is cashing in, in the big boom here in southwest. reporting live from southwest washington, sam ford. abc7 news. jonathan: all right. thank you. michelle: unexpected shower has shut down the smithsonian's national museum of african-american american history. a sprinkler head burst overnight on the third floor soaking the floor. no exhibits were damaged. but the museum is still drying out. it's not clear when it will op out as well. with the wind it is easier to do that. michelle: kind of killly out there. doug: it is. 50's to lower 60's. but sunshine. it's warm in the sun but it will change qu

the citizens of rome gathered here, in the heart of the forum, to hear mark antony say, in shakespeare'sds, "friends, romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. i've come to bury caesar, not to praise him." but the republic was finished, and rome became the grand capital of a grand empire. the via sacra, or sacred way, was the main street of ancient rome. it stretched from the arch of septimius severus to the arch of titus. rome's various triumphal arches, named after the emperors who built them, functioned as public-relations tools. reliefs decorating the various arches show how war and expansion were the business of state. rome's thriving economy was fueled by plunder and slaves won in distant wars. - [voiceover] this program is made possible in part by the town of marion, historic marion virgina, home of the wayne henderson school of appalachian arts. celebrating 21 years as a certified virginia main street community. the ellis family foundation. the general francis marion hotel, the historic general francis marion hotel and black rooster restaurant and lounge, providing luxurious accommo

today's event starts at 10:00 at the shakespeare theater in orinda. >>> the famous mavericks surf competition is going up for auction. the companies that manage tbig some of the assets to the highest bidder, part of an ongoing bankruptcy proceeding. this year's event was canceled but the sale may include a permit to hold the contest again. the minimum bid for the june 1 auction is set at a million dollars. >>> may is national lyme disease awareness month. in california that means a push to make not only victims but also doctors more aware. in many cases the symptoms can be confusing. now there's an effort to change that. abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman explains. >>. >> reporter: at the age of 18, he's sofa think he has a degree in pharmacology. >> i got pneumonia. >> reporter: his mother has had lyme disease for years and so has he. >> reporter: lyme comes from ticks. the spring grass is full of them. even in california where most of us recognize the telltale bites with the target around them but not the more subversive symptoms. that's where wendy adams comes in. >> we want to make lyme d

her visits to a refugee camp, individual testimonies, news footage, a dramatised excerpt from shakespeare'sten carcass of a boat — not rigged, nor tackle, sail, nor mast. for vanessa redgrave, long a political activist, there were several reasons why she ended up making a film on the refugee crisis. well, it's a lifetime of events, to be — as i see it, a whole process. but there was a specific trigger, yes. the day that photograph was published of little alan kurdi, lying on the pebbles of bodrum beach, dead. so then i thought, i've got to make a film. um, and i'll put my money into that. i was in the garden, it was a hot day, and, suddenly, i heard this horrendous sound fill the sky. air raid siren. the film she has made is thoughtful and personal. in one section, she recalls her own world war two experiences as a young child, a wartime evacuee, the closest she came to being a refugee. so we were evacuated. i, and my brother, who was about one—year—old. today, we would be called "internally displaced persons," so we were refugees, in our own country. i was worried about having much of myse

the citizens of rome gathered here, in the heart of the forum, to hear mark antony say, in shakespeare'sds, "friends, romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. i've come to bury caesar, not to praise him." but the republic was finished, and rome became the grand capital of a grand empire. the via sacra, or sacred way, was the main street of ancient rome. it stretched from the arch of septimius severus to the arch of titus. rome's various triumphal arches, named after the emperors who built them, functioned as public-relations tools. reliefs decorating the various arches show how war and expansion were the business of state. rome's thriving economy was fueled by plunder and slaves won in distant wars. eat music) - [voiceover] up next, it's music city roots, live from the factory. in this episode, power folk duo larry campbell and teresa williams, plus bluegrass superbands blue highway and hot rize. that's all ahead, after this. - [voiceover] national broadcast of music city roots is made possible by acceptance auto insurance, acceptance offers personal basautomobile coverage from coast to co