Laboratory analysis. Three weeks away. Footage of soldiers performing drills with paymenttriotic music while president asads regime is blaming the obvious chemical attack on rebels. Good to have you with us. Confident and ready to strike at a moments notice, president obama said his defense team is ready to strike syrian targets when given the order to do so. This mission is not timesensitive. It will be effective tomorrow or next week or one month from now. And i am prepared to give that order. But having made my decision as commander in chief, based on what i am convinced is our National Security interests, i am also mindful that i am the president of the worlds oldest constitutional democracy. Thats why i have made a second decision. I will seek authorization for the use of force from the American Peoples representatives in congress. For the last several days, weve heard from members of congress who want their voices to be heard. I absolutely agree. This morning i spoke with all fou
And yet all of this is a distraction, an attempt to get us away from it. Whats also interesting to me, hallie, the president of the United States takes a lot of time trying to take down joe biden. That suggests to me that he believes biden is the strongest possible opponent. Weve had 70 headtohead matchups in polls. Biden has won every single one of them. In that sense its not a surprise the president is spending the time, using the power of his office to try to take down his number one opponent. Tony, thanks for being on. Im way out of town. I have to hand it over to craig melvin on what has been a very, very busy morning. Indeed, a Story Changing by the moment. Craig melvin here at Msnbc Headquarters in new york city. We pick up the breaking news. Huge implications for this president , the administration, the Justice Department, perhaps for the system of checks and balances in our country. The Trump Administration just releasing that memo detailing that controversial conversation bet
Hello and welcome its awards season, and in the next few minutes well find out which actors and film makers are nominated for the starriest of them all the oscars. Imjane hill, and with me for this bbc news special is the film criticjason solomons. Well cross live to los angeles shortly first, lets look at some of the top contenders. Joaquin phoenix has been winning statuettes for his role in the dark thrillerjoker will it lead the pack . Did you hear that story about how he was this year . Keep your eyes on the trees. Sam mendes has directed an epic british warfilm will 1917 be victorious . Martin scorseses three and a half hour crime drama the irishman could be taking on the might of quentin tarantino. How many nods will go to the powerful tale of a break up in Marriage Story . Will any female directors be recognised . Greta gerwig may get a nod for little women. Listen to me. On you go. Is Renee Zellweger a shoe in . , for her remarkable performance as judy garland . So well be in l
How are we culture he . On rosa parks 101st day, her birthday, the author explores the question of rosa parks. What was behind that . Those that know her. What is the price paid for having done something . Dr. Jeanne theoharis answers some of those questions and she writes it in her new book the rebellious life of mrs. Rosa parks. Jeanne theoharis was born in Staten Island six weeks ago and her family moved to milwaukee, wisconsin, where she was raised. She held the first chair in womans studies and as professor of science at boca raton college, she is also cofounder of educators for civil liberty. She is the author of numerous books on the Civilrights Movement and the politics of race in the United States including as coauthor of schools suck students talk back to the segregated nation and its failures of segregated schools. Jeanne theoharis received her ab in afroamerican studies from Harvard College and ph. D. In American Culture from the university of michigan. She is author or coa
Said i think hes telling me to trust myself. Um, and, you know, follow the gleam of light in your own mind from within, etc. , etc. , etc. It seems to me that cuts through a lot of this stuff weve been talking about and hearing about this weekend in the sense that, you know, when all else fails, we can take these writers straight. Its an extreme remedy, but it is possible, yeah. [laughter] they do talk to you. Thank you. One more . [applause] one more. This is the most moving lecture ive heard. For some reason it just pushed the right button. Im one and ive read all the books that you suggested, but i read them as a teenager as you did, certainly am going to go read them again. Do you have any other wonderful suggestions of books we should read . [laughter] well, if you havent read them all again, read my wifes books again, annie dillard. American childhood [applause] [inaudible] nice. Thank you. [applause] visit booktv. Org to watch any of the programs you see here online. Type the au