And this is dateline london. They do say politics is showbiz for ugly people. This week, british politics was found to have something in common with hollywood, sexual sleaze. In washington it was financial sleaze under the spotlight. The special prosecutor investigating whether Donald Trumps president ial campaign was influenced by the russians. He laid his first charges, but is he any closer to proving a link . With me to discuss all that are marc roche of le soir, a belgian daily newspaper, and the french magazine le point, bronwen maddox, director of the institute for government, the portuguese writer eunice goes, and henry chu, International Editor of variety. Good to have you with us today. Michael fallon was britains defence secretary in more ways than one. The minister in charge of the armed forces was also the first man over the top when political flak started to fly, the safe pair of hands when the government needed a reassuring presence at the microphone. Those hands and that
And the french magazine le point, bronwen maddox, director of the institute for government, international the portuguese writer eunice goes, and henry chu, International Editor of variety. Good to have you with us today. Michael fallon was britains defence secretary in more ways than one. The minister in charge of the armed forces was also the first man over the top when political flak started to fly, the safe pair of hands when the government needed a reassuring presence at the microphone. Those hands and that voice cost him his job this week. He resigned abruptly because, he said, his behaviour towards women had fallen short of what modern life dictates. Hes the most prominent political casualty of the campaign against men using power to extract sexual favours which began with claims against Harvey Weinstein, one of the most powerful figures in hollywood. He is under criminal investigation. Michael fallon faces no such allegations. The only thing he said he had done wrong was repeate
Is showbiz for ugly people. This week, british politics was found to have something in common with hollywood, sexual sleaze. In washington it was financial sleaze under the spotlight. The special prosecutor investigating whether Donald Trumps president ial campaign was influenced by the russians laid his first charges, but is he any closer to proving a link . With me to discuss all that are marc roche, of le soir, a belgian daily newspaper, and the french magazine le point; bronwen maddox, director of the institute for government; the portuguese writer eunice goes; and henry chu, International Editor of variety. Good to have you with us today. Michael fallon was britains defence secretary in more ways than one. The minister in charge of the armed forces was also the first man over the top when political flak started to fly, the safe pair of hands when the government needed a reassuring presence at the microphone. Those hands and that voice cost him his job this week. He resigned abrupt
Reporter none of the children have gotten sick yet. The tests are all negative. Brians greatgrandfather is relieved that a childs game didnt have more dangerous consequences. A kid is a kid. He didnt know what he was doing. And he picked up something he didnt know what probably didnt know what it were. And i guess he was just playing. He dont mean to hurt nobody. Reporter now, even though those initial tests were negative, parents say the recommendation is to have the children retested in about two or three months to make sure. Now, for the boy who brought that lancet here to campus, the School System says that he has been disciplined but they would not say how. In fremont, devin fehely, kpix 5. Now to an accident in antioch. A 15yearold boy killed by a shot from a pellet gun. Kpix 5s da lin says the gun was fired by a friend. Da. Reporter veronica, that 15 yearold boy was shot at close range by his good friend, it happened inside this house on palomar drive in antioch just before 10 a
And another where everyone seems to be for clinton. I dont understand how people are voting for him. Just how divided are we . Joining me are hugh hewitt. Joy reid, Chris Cillizza and Kristen Welker of nbc news. Welcome to sunday, its meet the press. From nbc news in washington, this is meet the press with chuck todd. Good sunday morning. Every week we say it and every week its true. Theres never been a week like this in american president ial politics. Here we go again. Admittedly there were times that we had trouble keeping up with the number of women who came forward claiming donald trump had groped, propositions or sexually harassed them. As the Trump Campaign began to buckle, republicans feared that his troubles would metastasize and take out down ballot republicans threatening the partys hold on the senate and perhaps even the house. We have a new indication of just how dire things have become for trump. In our new poll out right now, Hillary Clinton leads donald trump in a fourw