Vengeance, salvation, and world war ii, about a group of jewish volunteers who fought the nazis and the postwar actions of a few of them. In todays presentation, the last kiss good night, howard has found another remarkable story about a dazzling american debutante who became an allied spied during world war ii and was hailed by oss chief general wild bill donovan as the greatest unsung heroine of world war ii. Ladies and gentlemen, howard blum. [applause] for every author, there is a time when he thinks he has found a story that interests him, when he begins to realize that maybe he can wake up each morning, go to his desk, and look forward to the prospect of spending a day making this story come alive on the page. But those moments are just preludes to the energizing moment when he decides, i love this story, this is a book i have to write. This afternoon, what i would like to tell you is how i came to write the last good night, a true story about a glamorous american debutante who b
In sport, theyre calling it one of the greatest european ties ever. Barcelona make history by coming from 4 0 down against Paris St Germain to win with the last kick of the game. And two years after historic Clandon Park House was gutted by fire, we report on the start of the huge restoration task. And carol has the weather. Good morning. For many this morning its a fairly cloudy start, also a damp one with showers or some rain but by mid morning, for most well have some lovely springlike weather with a fair bit of sunshine except across the Channel Islands and the south west, where it will be cloudy and damp, and it will be quite a windy day for some of us. More in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. The chancellor Phillip Hammond is facing accusations of breaking an Election Pledge by increasing National Insurance contributions for many Self Employed workers in yesterdays budget. Hes facing growing pressure to reconsider his plan from some backbench conservative mps. The
Pledge, promise, and vow. Three words freighted with probity and trust. But, after anything but an explosive budget, a firecracker blew up in the chancellors face today over the issue of a promise. The question being, why does the government deny breaking a manifesto pledge on National Insurance when the 2015 Election Manifesto clearly said there would be no increase in National Insurance for the five years of an incoming conservative government . Is it ever right to to promise one thing and do another . The chancellor has raised the hackles of the right wing press, Tory Backbenchers of many stripes, and the opposition alike. Theresa may is in brussels tonight where, at a press conference, probably for the first time in her life, she was hoping for questions about brexit, but was pressed on this instead. Im joined by our political editor, nick watt. What did she had to say about National Insurance . She is standing by the fundamental principle of this Budget Change which is that the Se
Here. Uhhuh. Good news and bad news out at oracle. The bad news. The warriors lost. This guy out of oakland, his name is evan. Here was the game to win the car. 30 seconds on the clock. Had to make four threes. He made the first one and the second one and missed a few and then boom evan drains number four. Nice. He wins the kia. The crowd goes crazy. They lift him up on their shoulders. I dont know if i could get four in 30 seconds. A lot of pressure. 12 points for the warriors in the 4th quarter. I went to bed and said theyve got this. You should have stayed different. The team is different without kevin durant. They may have to adjust when comes back. I like what he said about i got a boo boo playing basketball. Thats what it is. A multi Million Dollar boo boo. What about the bart boo boo. People are talking about this fare possibility. Bart is raising fares. When they get the the bond. I would love a full accounting. If i give you that extra dollar, tell me youre putting it to good
Protect victims of Domestic Violence from their abusers. News 4s chris gordon has the emotional story behind ambers law. Reporter youre looking at a gps bracelet designed to track violent domestic abusers. It warns victims on their cell phone when the person they fear is getting too close. It will save lives. Reporter angela has made her home in maryland into a memorial for her daughter, amber. Amber was brutally attacked by her boyfriend. She got a restraining order but that didnt keep him away. He killed her in 2012. She was notified that the maryland General Assembly just before its adjournment deadline passed the law shes worked on for years. It allows the victim seeking a protective order fearing for her life to also apply for a gps to be required to be worn by a domestic abuser. It notifies police when the gps comes close to the victim. T people. Its going to help kids that have to witness fighting. Its going to help the perpetrator control his weak impulses by not breaking the r