would ever see johnny alive. many people would probably like that but i would need a new assistant. the outrage from the democrats and the media would be humongous. they would throw johnny in solitary, probably shackle him. they would need very small shackles though because johnny s leg are very skinny. his tan face would be plastered all over cnn and msnbc. they would dox his family poor, poor mrs. bell saraio. meanwhile poor johnny sleeping on a cold concrete floor. diney one meal a day through that tiny slot. worst of all, no one on the inside to steam his shirt. johnny would never survive under these conditions. but the media and the left would be perfectly fine with johnny behind bars. in fact, they would probably celebrate it as a victory for democracy. you see, johnny does not have liberal privilege. so he has got to watch his back. he can t just stage a comedy koop and get away with it. only democrats are allowed to do that like stephen colbert and his dog face puppet
weanthe country off fossil fuelw for fuel outrage over historically high cost. that outrage is reflected in the latest fox news poll being released right now. and could become a huge factor in the midterm elections for which primaries were held gled a handful the states. the president s approval rate stands at 43% with 57% disapproval will. just 18% consider the economy in good or great shape. 82% believe it is only fair or poor. white house correspondent peter doocy starts us off tonight. good evening, peter. good evening, shannon. the president is not ordering oil companies to drill more in the united states. he thinks they have got enough oil already. and, instead, need to just work harder at getting it to the pump. we see it as a patriotic duty. pressure to be a patriot on oil producers from a president who once made this promise. i guarantee you, i guarantee you we are going to end fossil fuel and i m not going to cooperate with them. now biden writes to oil re
as an excuse to build new coal mines. he was speaking at a un climate change summit where delegates are seeking ways of reducing carbon dioxide emissions. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. much of the world is now transitioning from locking down to living with covid 19, and that means that, in cities like london, cultural life is returning, performers are back on stage, audiences can gather to enjoy them. my guest today is the world renowned hungarian conductor and composer, ivan fischer, known for his innovative style. it has been a tough couple of years, so how easy is it to find the magic in music making? ivan fischer, welcome to hardtalk. lovely to be here. it s great to have you here in london. let me ask you how different has it been making music in the time of covid? covid had positive and negative effects on our life. the problem was that there is no audience and actually we make music for people. this is actually easy for musi
world renowned hungarian conductor and composer ivan fischer, known for his innovative style. it has been a tough couple of years, so how easy is it to find the magic in music making? ivan fischer, welcome to hardtalk. lovely to be here. it s great to have you here in london. let me ask you, how different has it been making music in the time of covid? covid had positive and negative effects on our life. the problem was that there is no audience and actually we make music for people. this is actually easy for musicians to forget. some musicians make music to impress other musicians, and we always, i remind them, we play for the audiences, we play for the listeners. and this is what we didn t have. that was terrible. now the good thing is that, actually, it made us realise how badly we need the audiences. i think there is a streaming tiredness in the world now. because for many months after covid hit hungary, hit europe, hit the world, you created a new way of performing in y
of severodonetsk, where the two sides are locked in fierce street battles. an investigation begins, after a train derails in southern germany, leaving at least four people dead. hello and welcome to bbc news. a special concert will take place tonight at buckingham palace, as a weekend ofjubilee celebrations continues, to give thanks to the queen for her 70 year reign. 22,000 people will gather for the platinum party at the palace, when the prince of wales and the duke of cambridge will pay tribute to the queen for her enduring service. the derby at epsom also takes place afternoon, but the queen will not attend. instead, she s expected to watch the event on television from windsor castle. good morning. thank you very much. rather autumnal weather for day three of the platinum jubilee celebrations. not what we have come to expect thus far but it is not deterring hundreds and hundreds of people who are already arriving for that concert here tonight which does not get under way