First day on april 23rd. That means april 23rd is a really book deal at the Folger Shakespeare library. In fact the folger first opened on april 23rd in 1932, yesterday on our 85th birthday we celebrated with a cherished tradition, annual open house. Tonights birthday lecture, the 68th by my count, also holds a cherished position on the folger calendar. Here we bring current scholarly perspective and debate directly out of the reading room on the other side of that wall into this remarkable and intimate theater. Cspan2, booktv joins us tonight so audiences that couldnt be with us, the First American reconstruction of the theater can catch up and use the lecture in the weeks ahead. This is probably a good time to remind us all to turn off our cell phones so that we can all enjoy the lecture. This lecture were marking the conclusion of a yearlong celebration of the 400th anniversary of shakespeare. Tonight, at 401 we pause to reflect. What have we learned about our stewardship of the leg
Observed his birth and april 23. That means april 23 is a really big deal here at the library. It first opened april 23, 1932. Yesterday, on our 85th birthday we celebrated with a terrorist tradition and open house into dates lecture, also a terrorist position on the culture calendar. We will bring our current scholarly perspective and debate into this remarkable and intimate theater. Cspan2 book tv joins us tonight so that audiences who could not be with us can catch us and view the lecture in the weeks ahead. At this is probably a good time to remind everyone to turn off our cell phones, so we can all enjoy the lecture. With this lecture where marking a conclusion of the yearlong celebration of the 400th anniversary of shakespeares death. Tonight at 401 we pause to reflect. Wouldve we learned about our stewardship of the legacy of the culture through this past year as we spent the year exploring how shakespeare resonates in communities through a variety of events and partnerships . W
Coming up we will have more as World Leaders gather in jerusalem coming up we will have more as World Leaders gather injerusalem to mark a 75th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz. Hello, good morning and welcome to bbc newsroom live. Im annita mcveigh. A second city in china has now been placed in lockdown as authorities tried to contain the spread of coronavirus. A respiratory virus that has now infected at least 600 people and killed 25. It is known to have spread to south korea, japan, thailand and the United States. In an attempt to stop the deadly virus spreading further during the busy Chinese Lunar new year holiday week the ii during the busy Chinese Lunar new year holiday week the 11 Million People in wuhan have been told not to leave the city. And now residents of wang going with a been instructed not to leave. All the pictures on social media show that roads in parts of wuhan have now been closed. They have been sealed off. You can see officials they Wearing Masks. It
Ready. Were going to put the cuffs on you. Reporter with 40 of americans yet to file their taxes, confusion leaves some scrambling for an extension. I dont know what to do. I dont have time to look at this. Brennan and, Steve Hartman a chance meeting at the skate park had an unexpected result. I dont know. Theyve really just shocked me. It was unlike any experience i think ive ever had. Brennan good evening. This is our western edition. Jeff glor is on assignment tonight. Im margaret brennan. President trump flew to the southern border today and delivered a blunt message to migrants hoping to enter the u. S. Turn around. An estimated 100,000 were apprehended at the border last month, a majority of them families. The president says the country is full. He accused Asylum Seekers of trying to pull off a scam. Chip reid is traveling with the president. Vi wall. Reporter President Trump today toured a twomile section of border wall completed last fall in calexico, california. A plaque proud
What was said . That letter to the Treasury Department essentially signals that the administration feels that the request from the house ways and Means Committee is illegitimate. Ill read awe portion of the letter now. An attorney for the president writes quote if the irs acquieses to chairman Richard Neals request it would set a dangerous precedent as secretary mnuchin recently told congress hes not aware there has ever been a request for an elected officials tax returns for good reason. It would be a gross abuse of power for the Majority Party to use tax returns as a weapon to attack. Harass and intimidate the political opponents. Once this pandoras box is open, the ensuing titfortat would do lasting damage to our nation. It gives you an idea that the defensive posture the president s torjs aattorneys ar to take on this. The president s attorneys have been preparing for this for some time. Theyre willing to go all the way on this to the supreme court. We should point out two points f