the predator drone. also books about vladimir putin s russia, border security, the collection and use of personal data and much more. and for more information on this weekend s 48-hour television schedule, visit us online at booktv.org. art critic robert hughes appeared on booknotes in 1997 to talk about his book, american vises. in the book, mr. hughes analyzed the associations between american culture and the art it s produced. this is about an hour. c-span: robert hughes, in the new yorker piece on ama, there s a quote from barbara rose that says in september 1970 bob was wearing love beads, a transparent linen shirt, a yellow wide whale corduroy suit and a black leather coat with nailheads on the back that spelled out this is not a coat, she says. what is that? guest: i was carrying the coat, i was not wearing it, when i came through u.s. customs. that was when i first came to united states well, when i came to the united states to try out for time. it wasn
23rd, 2014. announcer: from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and welcome to today at 7:00 a.m. on the west coast on a thursday. i m savannah guthrie. and i m matt lauer alongside natalie morales and dylan dreyer in for al. 11 states including right here in new york, take a look at central park, 16 degrees at this hour. dylan s going to have more on the cold weather coming up. we ll also have the latest on some breaking news overnight. justin bieber has been arrested. police held a news conference just moments ago. we ll have more on that in a moment. we begin on a thursday morning with the olympic games. the opening events are just 14 days away now, and mounting security threats are becoming a growing concern for athletes, their families and spectators alike. nbc s chief foreign correspondent, richard engel, is in sochi for us. richard, good morning to you. reporter: good morning. you can im
strategy here. this is new day with alisyn camerota, and john berman. the breaking news this morning, the president announced a major anti-immigration operation but no one at the white house can tell if he meant to do that or if it s real. the president says next week immigration officers will launch a massive round up of undocumented immigrants in the nation s interior. this is again not just at the border and it includes families with children. h it s hard to see how staffing and budget levels would allow this, and this could be all political. the president announces his 2020 reelection bid tonight. the president s kickoff rally will be in orlando, florida: of course that s a critical battleground state. democrats hold their first debates this next week. all this comes amid rapidly rising tensions between the u.s. and iran, the president ordering an additional 1,000 troops to the middle east after iran backed off of nuclear commitments. so joining us now to talk abo
In Guardian Australia’s weekly interview about objects, the actor and writer tells us about a childhood photograph – and her trusty, wizardly companion