Long friendship with convicted murder and inmate. Thats just a few of the programs youll see on book tv this weekend. For a complete television schedule, booktv. Org. Book tv, 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors, television for serious readers. Now we kick off the weekend with Nobel Prize Winner author, joe ve discussing the most recan he be the book the euro. [inaudible conversations] good evening, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to barns noble web sighs. Has written for vanity fair, politico, harper. He brings us today his new book the euro, how a common currency threatens the future of europe, can the euro be saved. After laying there the european inflation mandate and explaining how policies specially towards crisis countries have further exposed the zones flaw design, mr. Stiglitz outlines steps forward, a well managed end to the single Car Insurance you euro experiment or a bold new system dubbed the flexible euro. Reviews call this urgent of compelling interest to economists
Troops on the ground. The changing landscape of barclays bank, aaron. Absolute his. Thats 19,000 jobs to go as it cuts Investment Business right in lauhalf. Its part of the boss here Anthony Jenkins who wants to return to good old traditional bankin banking. Hello. It is midday here in london. 7 00 a. M. In washington, 2 00 in syria where a huge explosion devastated the government held area of the Northern City of aleppo. Syrian state tv and rebel groups say the explosion caused widespread damage. Reports suggests it flattened the hotel used by government troops. Its called the Carlton Hotel next to the Medieval City citadel. This picture has been published by opposition activists reportedly showing smoke rising from the city. Rebels planted explosives underneath the hotel and detonated it remotely. Lets get more from beirut and lebanon. What is the latest you hear paul, about how this came about and in terms of casualties . Theres a claim from the rebels theres 50 casualties on the go
Hes walked 700 miles with no shoes and socks, but today major Chris Brannigan can finally put his sore feet up as he completes his epicjourney. Its european heartbreak for wolves. They were knocked out of the Europa League in the quarter finals by spanish side sevilla. Good morning. Its been another hot, humid night. Weve had some big showers and thunderstorms. In the heatwave is set to continue for at least another day. Temperature is set to continue for at least another day. Temperatures again expected up in the mid 305. But be prepared for some severe dowiipouis. In the mid 305. But be prepared for some severe downpours. I will have all the details throughout the programme. Its wednesday 12 august. Our top story just 2a hours before a level results are released students have been told they might be able to use their mock exam scores if theyre unhappy with the grades they receive. After coming under pressure to follow scotlands lead in upgrading the results, the government has come u
Hes exactly right. Also the president s own personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, obviously the former mayor of new york city is in the hospital this morning with covid, after spending weeks on the road flying from coast to coast, fighting the Election Results, on the president s behalf. He is the latest in a string of positive covid tests in the president s inner circle. Also this morning, president elect joe biden announces the team that will take on this pandemic. His number one challenge. Well get to that team in a moment. Lets begin in california, with our Stephanie Elam in los angeles. I know a lot of folks there are not happy about basically everything being closed, even playgrounds for their kids. That is how bad this is. Reporter no one wants this. No ones thrilled about this, right, poppy, no one wants to hear about the fact that we have all of these cases. Im actually at the point where maybe im thinking we should stop calling them cases and saying people. Maybe if people hear t
Indoor holiday parties planned for the month of december, 25. Well, they say holiday party. Some might say super spreader events, but, hey, tomato, tomato. Lets not forget this is white house that had at least one super spreader event when a good portion was held outdoors in nice weather. Close to a dozen attendees for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett including President Trump himself tested positive after that. Ultimately Something Like three dozen people in Donald Trumps orbit contracted the virus. This white house is a giant petri dish, and you want to have 25 holiday parties there . What exactly do you think is going to happen . Well, unfortunately predictably this. The chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party came down with covid19 symptoms after attending a Holiday Gathering in washington, d. C. People were just leisurely and gingerly take off their mask to eat, to mingle, to smooz. I dont even think people wore masks the entire time. It was a big event, about 200 pe