She was able to get out, walked to the side and i had a broken ankle but didnt know it, for a few days. Another car came up, a man got out of the car and went to the person lying on the ground, my friend judy said that is the persons father on the ground, no, i said it couldnt be, that is mister bassett. When we got taken to the hospital we were in a room with a cloth draped separating us, judy and i were, we had very minor injuries, no one was there with us. I could hear mrs. Douglas crying on the other side of the curtain. And then when i got home that was just a huge tragedy and a life lesson that is a very hard lesson to learn that i learned early, things that happened to you, you cause things to happen if you could take it back you would but there is never anything you can ever do about it and it is just a fact and you have to accept it with whatever grace you can accept it with. Host you hadnt talked about it. Guest i had. In the 2000 race when it came out in the newspapers i was
National book festival Live Saturday september 26 on booktv. And welcome to another summer evening with booktv is binge watch series. Tonight were focusing on books written by former first ladies. The first first lady to venture into publishing was nellie tapp who recalled her time in the white house in her 1914 memoir, recollections in four years. Since then another for slaves have published memoirs. We will focus tonight on five women with serve in a position in the last few years. First up, Rosalynn Carter, she served as first lady from 19771981 and shes the author of five books. In 1984 for bestselling memoir, first lady from planes, was released. Her subsequent books have focused on caregiving and Mental Health care. A subject chess champion throughout her life. From 2010, here is Rosalynn Carter talking about her book within our reach. [applause] thank you very much. Thank you. Im really pleased to be a tonight and really pleased to see so many people in interested in my book. Iv
unprecedented now, for the first time in american history, a former president convicted for his criminal behavior while still serving as presumptive republican nominee for president. donald trump calls the verdict rigged and himself, quote, a political prisoner. newsbreak, he is not in prison. maga outrage, trump allies including the house speaker and several potential vice presidential candidates are blasting the verdict and unleashing dangerous rhetoric against the justice system and our democracy itself. but no one is above the law. president biden warns the attacks are reckless and irresponsible while trying to keep his campaign focused on issues important to voters. we will talk about it all, the prosecution and the politics with congresswoman maxine waters of california and politics nation host, the reverend al sharpton. nbc analysts and prosecutor. i m jonathan kay part, this is the saturday show. historic victory for american justice, accountability and the rule of la
who will decide his fate, the judge who will sentence trump in just weeks. and tonight, president biden making his first comments on the verdict and what he said about those jurors. also, president biden saying it is time to end the war, revealing to the world today the offer that s been made to hamas to try to get a ceasefire, to try to get the hostages out, and what israel and hamas are now indicating. tonight, a retired four-star navy admiral charged with bribery. what he s accused of doing. that harrowing new body camera video just moments after a deadly explosion in a 13-story building with that bank and apartments. you will see firefighters carrying a woman up a ladder to get her out. the dramatic scene in court. the woman sentenced for helping her boyfriend kill his wife, a mother of four, and dispose of the evidence. the mother s children speaking out for the first time. their message to the woman who helped take their mother s life. the actor from general
unprecedented moment. for the first time in american history, a former president has been convicted for his criminal behavior while still serving as the presumptive republican nominee for president. donald trump calls the verdict rigged and himself, quote, a political prisoner. news break. he s not in prison. maga outrage. trump s allies including the house speaker and several potential republican vice presidential candidates are blasting the verdict and unleashing dangerous rhetoric against the justice system and our democracy itself. but, no one is above the law. president biden warns these attacks are reckless and irresponsible while trying to keep his campaign focus on issues important to voters. we ll talk about it all. the prosecution, and the politics. with congresswoman maxine waters of california and the reverend al sharpton. plus, michelle goldburg and tim miller. i m jonathan capehart an this is the saturday show. and, an historic victory for american justice,