To show some of the flaws of democracy, the positive things in democracy, and during the Tumultuous Times i served there was so much that occurred that showed the weakness of what we are doing. My book was talking about how can we improve democracy and also remind people of the great history of western civilization and what we have in this country, and try to move forward to a rebirth of democracy. Host im interested in your thoughts on the title what are you trying to a couple should . Guest a restless wrote a book folly,n pursuit of highly political, but it was moving toward the protestant reformation, and talking about how much reform was needed. I use that title as a backdrop to really show how important it is to reform and change the way we do things in d. C. Onef there were 1 major step congress could take to reform, what could it be . Guest we should have a balanced budget every year. He saw recently we had a continuing resolution that moved us from september 2 december, and now
More. Its a good place to go and its a bit of a surprise. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff alabamas republican nominee to the u. S. Senate, roy moore, faces new pressure tonight to quit the race, and new allegations of sexual contact decades ago with teenage girls. Lisa desjardins begins our coverage. Desjardins now 55 years old, Beverly Young nelson alleges that Senate Candidate roy moore violently assaulted her when she was 16 after offering her a ride home. He reached over and began groping me. And putting hands on my breast.
A bit of a surprise. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff alabamas republican nominee to the u. S. Senate, roy moore, faces new pressure tonight to quit the race, and new allegations of sexual contact decades ago with teenage girls. Lisa desjardins begins our coverage. Desjardins now 55 years old, Beverly Young nelson alleges that Senate Candidate roy moore violently assaulted her when she was 16 after offering her a ride home. He reached over and began groping me. And putting hands on my breast. I yelled at him to stop. Instead of s
Kristen hi, hi thank you. Wow. Holy smokes. I wasnt nervous but now i am. Hello, everyone. Im your guest host for the evening, kristen bell. [ cheers and applause ] im filling in for jimmy kimmel who is at home right now burping a tiny person. This is a first for me. Ive never hosted a talk show before. I think ill be okay i mean, i can read words off a teleprompter, and i legitimately hate matt damon. [ laughter ] hosting a late night show is super exciting for me. I have two kids so i havent been up this late since 2012. [ laughter ] real talk. And theres very little chance i will know any of the guests tonight, unless one of them wrote goodnight, moon, or is moana. Is moana on the show . No . Copy that. Theres one thing ive been hearing a lot since i agreed to do this. Kristen, are you sure youre ready to host a late night show . Youre completely unqualified. And to them i said, zip it, dax. Zip it. [ laughter ] im putting all my training to use tonight. You know, i went to nyu for
Towards the north and east. Leesburg, manassas, gaithersburg, the district, heavier rain in the next hour or two. Heavy rain 3 a. M. Until 9 a. M. 1, 2 inches of rain by the time this system moves out. Through the afternoon, dont be surprised if a few thunderstorms pop up, highs in the middle 70s. Than a cool down for the weekend. More on that, plus looking ahead to the next 10 days coming up. Jonathan stay connected when it is raining. Although the team on facebook, twitter, wjla. Com, and download the stormwatch app. Scene ofe are on the breaking news in manassas, where crews are responding to a big house fire. Jay korff is live with a response going on right now. Jay . Jay it was an inferno and the neighbor just showed us this. Take a look at this towering inferno as the fire occurred at about 7 p. M. We are going to zoom into the house. Insideere two families at the time, including young children, who escaped with their lives. Injuries, smoke inhalation, but it is miraculous s were