we don't know who's got the hostage — is it the plo, is it the various militias?an extraordinary time in the middle east. i don't know if you were out there as a news correspondent... i was sent to beirut actually in the ‘80s. john mccarthy had just been kidnapped. it was just a terrifying time. so hostage—taking was all the rage, in a way, terry waite and john mccarthy, and that's the era we are in here, especially with the americans trying to horse trade. they wanted the release of another terrorist. it becomes a moral maze as well as a kind of bond scenario. the tension is great. it's a real game of poker, which is what mason skiles is really good at, and that's whatjohn hamm excels at. he's got this sort of sweaty, intense desperation. one thing that's refreshing about the film is it's a lot of adults talking a lot. the action is not as much as it would be in a bourne, although that's there, but a lot of it is about the negotiations and the quick talking and shady characters. you never know who to trust or not. there is always going to be a switcheroo and a do

and the people who were most involved, the plo in the cia and intelligence agency, all over the middle east knew immediately when the book came out that it was all real. so the book began to get a sort of cachet with readers who knew and then it began to be particularly read. a piece that people would say give it out to recruits and explain this is what the business is about. i've had over the last 30 years a dozen cia officers in various places walk up to me and say i can't tell you who i am but i want to say if you want to tell my mom and dad what i did, i say read your book. it's got the basics of what an intelligence officer does. both through the story of one of the great cases that i ever read. brilliantly executed but by a real professional in the most ambiguous terrain morally. >> the plo and i really was in it. that got me started and i just never stops. i taught myself how to write a novel. all those rejection slips that i got, i began to learn the craft of writing fiction and it's played off of my journalism ever since, over 30 years the things that interest me and i learned

. >> israel had gone into lebanon to try to create a buffer zone against the palestinians, the plo. >on of american marines came out to separate the israelis from the palestinians and oversee the withdrawal of the plo from lebanon, but it got sucked in to the lebanese civil war. >> the civil war is between christians and muslims, and to the muslims it looked like we were supporting the christians. >> a big debate broke out afterwards. should we have ever put our marines in that kind of vulnerable position when they didn't have a clear politician. they were just sort of sitting there. >> the united states in the middle east was faced with an array of small forces, little cells, underground, not knowing who they were, where they were and even what they wanted. >> there are no words to properly express our outrage, and i think the outrage of all americans. >> do you have any idea who did it? >> are we going to take reprisals, sir? >> reagan call the killing of the marines "the saddest day of my presidency, the saddest day of my life." i think it was the low point of the reagan presidency

they found the plo in storage in in storage-- piano in washington, had it shipped back to key west, andsident truman was surprised to find his old piano in the little white house. this is where the president came to relax. the president told everyone he was on vacation, working vacations, but on vacation in key west. it turns out, it was all a lie. both the president and his staff were lying to each other. harry would get up on vacation at 7:00 in the morning, read the newspaper, come downstairs, have a glass of orange juice with a shot of bourbon. he would then go out walking 10 blocks at a pace of 120 paces a minute. that is cardio if ever i heard of it. then he would take up his position at this little desk. day, day or every other large mail bags would arrive containing correspondence, legislation, sometimes books the president asked to have brought to the key west, and he would run the country. after several hours, the president would insist they would all go swimming because it was important that his staff rest. his staff were working like fiends behind his back thinking, at least

we don't know who's got the hostage — is it the plo, is it the various militias?f you were out there as a news correspondent... i was, i was sent to beirut actually in the ‘80s. john mccarthy had just been kidnapped. it was just a terrifying time. so hostage—taking was all the rage, in a way, terry waite and john mccarthy, and that's the era we are in here, especially with the americans trying to horse trade. they wanted the release of another terrorist. it becomes a moral maze as well as a kind of bond scenario. the tension is great. it's a real game of poker, which is what mason skiles is really good at, and that's whatjohn hamm excels at. he's got this sort of sweaty, intense desperation. one thing that's refreshing about the film is it's a lot of adults talking a lot. the action is not as much as it would be in a bourne, although that's there, but a lot of it is about the negotiations and the quick—talking and shady characters. you never know who to trust or not. there is always going to be a switcheroo and a double—cross at the end. it's available in cinemas

that's what 1968 was about, the feeling that world revolution was spreading everything, from the plo the -- to other factions in other countries. and so ho chi minh fed on that. >> caller: good morning. happy mother's day. thank you for c-span. earlier caller mentioned he thought that the military people had -- that are in power presently would remember how bad vietnam was and some of our experiences and would want to avoid war. seventh army from 1960 to 1963, took my discharge over there. i became quite friendly, as friendly as a person could become with an officer, with a captain baird. few days before i was discharged into the cold weather in germany, he was trying to talk me to staying and i wish i had. he said vietnam isn't much but it's the only war we've got. i was a lifer. 12 years later i went back in to the reserves and guard to finish out my 20 years. i love the army but sometimes people forget that eisenhower would have retired as a lieutenant colonel, had it not been for world war ii. and everyone in the military may say, like the air force like to say, peace is our prof

we don't know who's got the hostage — is it the plo, is it the various militias? as a news correspondent... i was sent to beirut actually in the ‘80s. john mccarthy had just been kidnapped. it was just a terrifying time. so hostage—taking was all the rage, in a way, terry waite and john mccarthy, and that's the era we are in here, especially with the americans trying to horse trade. they wanted the release of another terrorist. it becomes a moral maze as well as a kind of bond scenario. the tension is great. it's a real game of poker, which is what mason skiles is really good at, and that's whatjohn hamm excels at. he's got this sort of sweaty, intense desperation. one thing that's refreshing about the film is it's a lot of adults talking a lot. the action is not as much as it would be in a bourne, although that's there, but a lot of it is about the negotiations and the quick talking and shady characters. you never know who to trust or not. there is always going to be a switcheroo and a double—cross at the end. it's available in cinemas and on download as well tod

from the plo to the other factions in other countries, and so ho chi minh sent on that.ost: elizabeth cobbs from texas a&m and mark kramer from harvard. they are you are next from new hampshire. caller: happy mother's day and thank you for c-span. an earlier caller mentioned it that the military people are in power presently would remember how bad the amount was in some of our experiences and want to avoid war, but i i served from 1960 to 1963 and took my discharge over there and i became quite friendly, with an officer with a captain and a few days before i was discharged into the cold weather in germany, he said to me that she was ready to talk me into staying in, i wish i have found is to vietnam isn't much, but it's the only war we've got. it, and i useed the term lifer not derisively, because i went into the reserves and finish out my 20 years. i love the army, but sometimes people forget that eisenhower would have retired as a lieutenant colonel had it not been for world war ii. everyone in the military may say -- the air force like to say pieces our profession, bu

all this controversy surrounding his past associations with members of the plo and so on, all that seemss association with people who have fought, some would call them terrorists, for the palestinian cause. and it is also the first time he has faced questions over these particular events. it was brought up during last year's general election campaign as well. it boils down really to whetherjeremy corbyn in 201a attended a ceremony at a cemetery in which remembers those who have fought for the palestinian cause, whether during those ceremonies he took part in an active remembrance for the perpetrators of the 1972 munich massacre where a 11 israeli athletes were killed by pro palestinian fighters, allegedly members of the black september group. but whether he was simply honouring those killed in a 1985 air strike carried out by the israeli air force on the headquarters of the palestinian liberation organisation, which at the time was based in tunisia and which around 50 people we re tunisia and which around 50 people were killed. he has always maintained the latter, there have been claims

the core sets were also 1968, and about world revolution spreading everywhere, from the plo to the -- to other factions or camino, and other countries, so [null] chi minh set on that. -- and barry, you are next, from new hampshire. >> good morning, happy mother's day and thank you for c-span. a caller mentioned that he the military people had -- in power presently would remember how bad vietnam was and some of our experience is and wanted to avoid war, but i remember, -- so that the army from 1960 to 63, i got my discharge over there, and i became quite friendly -- and a few days before i was discharged into the cold weather in germany, he said to me, and he was trying to talk me into staying in, and i wish i had, he's dead vietnam isn't much. but it's the only word we have got. so they loved it, and i use the term lifer, not -- because 12 years later they went back in and they finished out my 20 years, so i love the army. but sometimes people forget that eisenhower would have retired as a lieutenant colonel had it not been for world war ii. and everyone in the military, when they say

that's also what 1968 was about, this feeling that world revolution was spreading everywhere, from the ploo the -- to other factions and other countries. so ho chi minh fed on that. >> elizabeth cobbs from texas a&m. mark kramer from harvard. barry, you're next from center harbor, new hampshire. >> caller: good morning, happy mother's day and thank you to c-span. an earlier caller mentioned that he thought the military people in power presently would remember how bad vietnam was and some of our experiences but i remember i was in the army from 1960 to '63, took my discharge over there and became quite friendly, as friendly as a person could become with an officer, captain l.l. baird. and a few days before i was discharged into the cold war in germany, he said to me -- he was trying to talk me into staying in, and i wish i had. he said, barry, vietnam isn't much but it's the only war we've got. so the lifers love it. i use the term lifer not derisiveely because 12 years later, i went back in and finished up my 20 years. so i love the army but sometimes people forget that eisenhower would ha

if you add in again the threat and the plo vulnerability in the company, it is a huge consequence. and this is the right forum. to have that discussion to bring people in the government, the said her, the privacy and civil rights community to discuss this on how to move forward. because if we don't commit my concern is that people are becoming numb to this. every time we lose data, trade secrets, proprietary data, nation secrets to adversaries, and doesn't even make the media anymore. so how do you drive these messages to our ceos and governmental leaders, if it is not on the front page? that is our challenge. so i will stop talking now and open it up for questions for the last few minutes i ave. because if not, i will keep talking. . that is a promise. . es, sir? >> i wonder if you might be able to explain to the audience at least in general, the dark web. it is very difficult to have the necessary controls our adversaries and people here in the domestic states have -- >> a great question and a very stick nswer, eled like to to insider threats if you don't mind. that is a good que

it was a real professional in the train morally the fact that this plo guy was there. that got me started. . . myself how to write a novel. all those rejection slips that i got, i began to learn the craft of writing fiction and it's played off of my journalism ever since, over 30 years the things that interest me and i learned about have such so much more than i'd like to say as a spy novelist, to really unpack the ideas, the places, the issues. i say at the end of this book i started 30 years ago when age of innocence was published. but i had to choose whether to be a journalist and i'm glad that i didn't. and i mean that, i'm glad i didn't. >> can we draw any straight lines from your washington post national security column to your novel? >>. >> you can certainly draw a straight line in terms of the subject matter. >> my column, i've written a lot about iran in my column. in iran in 2006, 2018. after the 2006 visit, i was fascinated by the uranian room that's becoming an issue of intent . and i thought this is the perfect setting for a novelist and i wrote a novel cal

dish soap >> they apparently need to get the younger people in there, washing the dishes >> they will do that -- >> there's plosw what that means >> i have no idea. >> you will. it means parents looking over shoulder apparently it's a warning when teens are texting or instagraming, i can't continue this conversation because plos >> you know what resolution is to that? no screens take the phone away and smash it with a hammer. >> contessa brewer, thank you. >>> still to come, talking about housing. what rising rates may mean to you and your housing investment. thank you for the music. ♪ ves, down to the very server. it keeps your insights from prying eyes, so they're used by no one else but you. it is... the cloud. the ibm cloud. the cloud that's built for all your apps. ai ready. secure to the core. the ibm cloud is the cloud for smarter business. your but as you get older,hing. it naturally begins to change, causing a lack of sharpness, or even trouble with recall. thankfully, the breakthrough in prevagen helps your brain and actually improves memory. the secret is an ingredient originally discovered... in jel

details that have been emerging of the last hour, hour and a half, that the airplane believes it was a ground service agent ploedwho grabbed the plane, a q-400 without clearance, of course, and then took that plane from a maintenance position and obviously, that plane was not scheduled for passenger flight. there was -- the plane was airborne for about an hour we're now being told before it crashed on key tron island. the military jets were scrambled. this is consistent with what we knew. they did not shoot down the plane. does not marry they were involved at all. the first responders are at the crash site and as we were saying earlier, the fbi is now leading this investigation. alan deal, thank you so much for your insight on this rapidly developing story. thanks. >> thanks. >> we turn to a grim nimp. how the u.s. city traumatized by white nationalist protests last year is preparing. that's just ahead. at d ard gradus know about cognitive performance? as you'd probably guess, a lot. that's why a new brain health supplement called forebrain from the harvard-educated experts at force factor is flying off the shel

the murder of one of boston's richest men while he was visiting harvard university in 1849. english professor paul collins specificizes in 19th century crimes. he talks about his latest book, plo blood and ivy. the 1849 murder that scandalized harvard. a class by rutgers university professor on the history of the environmental movement and laws and litigation regarding natural resources. sunday night at 8:00, during our weekly look at the presidency, harry truman's russia policy which became known as the cold war after he outlined his plan to communism during address to congress in 1947. >>> american history tv is looking back 50 years to the issues and concerns of 1968. up next, nuclear preparedness attack procedures, survived fight in was released in april of that year. the cold war artifact outlines procedures for assessing damage, stabilizing and securing the base and communications, and offering medical treatment for radiation exposure. this is about 22 minutes. ♪ [ siren ]

the people that are most motivated by what has happened. plo motivated in a negative sense since donald trump was elected in 2017. >> i'm fascinated. women voters across the country, was there vote a protest vote against hillary clinton or are they actually going to turn out and be motivated by donald trump and the way he's governing? as of now my bet is they aren't. we've seen that in a lot of the special elections and certainly in these suburban districts, but you look at especially what happened in alabama, too, and black women in alabama really saved the day with that election. so women across the country, it's going to be interesting to see how they actually come out and vote. if they're motivated to do so. >> catkaty, let me get to anoth part of the poll. the president always claims he hires the best people, and that he would hire the best people if elected president, but with four ex-advisers indicted, three of those pleading guilty, his former campaign chairman on trial right now, a former aide in open revolt, monmouth posed this questi

the united states. (crowd boos) no i just... i just...k. now, loo (booing) if i didn't think... i>> he doesn't want to plo that, and yet he has picked somebodya vice president who encourages that kind of politics. so he has both tapped into this force that she is, at that point, and is wary owhat he has got himself into. >> barack obama is projected to the next president... >> senator barack obama of illinois... >> nartor: when john mccain's quest for the presidency ended, on the conservative airwaves, they blamed him. >> this campaign never had a prayer and everybody knew it from the g-go. john mccain is a disaster. a complete, unmitigated disaster. >> the mccain campaign was one of the biggest, ridiculous disasters in the history of campaigns.il >> a little ago, i had the honor of calling senator barack obama to congratulate him... (crowd booing) please. to conatulate him on being elected the next president of the untry that we both love. (crowd booing) >> narrator: john mc time as leader of the republican party was ending.m >> i aalso, of course, very thankful to governor sarahli one of the best campaigners i've ever seen. (cheers and app

see how it bodes for the big game make eshs embrace of battle royale modes that fortnite popularized. ea's game and call of duty both launching in october both have multiplayer ploedsar to fortune. fortnite is attracting younger games. for everyone, grew 22% year to date according to m p. d. p trends to watch. >> stick apprehend what does this fortnite data mean for the global phenomenon in e sports, let's bring in the coveder of the website polygon i'm picking whaup julia mentioned in terms of who plays fortnite mostly young folks are these guys in school maybe doing other things during the summer and there will be a seasonal uptick once fall comes. >> yeah, so i think that's part of it. i think kids are away, traveling, vacation what have you. fortnite is a very social game doesn't get a lot of that press. but kids play it together. they'll bring all the friends together and play together you don't really have that environment. but when the school year starts you will see more of an uptick. >> in terms of in game purchases, julia what have we seen for are the fortnite, it crossed a billion dollars? >> it crossed a billion dollars in may we have seen the rate of g