Shortly in london. A man has been arrested over the death of an ex Royal Navy Officer who was hit as his car was stolen from outside his home in manchester. This couldve happened to absolutely anybody. You hear a noise downstairs, you go to see what it is. Its incredibly tragic. Any bit of information, we really need to hear it. Four tram drivers admit to falling asleep on a line in croydon, where seven people died after derailment last year. And the cities vying to take over from hull as uks next city of culture. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Im Karin Giannone Live In Paris where the centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron and the far right National Front Leader Marine Le Pen have made it through to the second round of the french president ial election. Macron who has never held Political Office told his supporters they had changed the face of French Politics, and it was his job to reconcile the country. Marine le pen described her victory as historic and said a vote for her was ke
Good evening, everyone. It is so nice to see you all here in this great greenberg lounge of the new york law school. Im the director of the nyu center for the study of transformative lives, and over the past six years weve sponsored courses and Public Programs on people who have deeply affected our world for the good. Individuals like frederick douglass, margaret fuller, georgia okeefe, Martin Luther king jr. , pope francis and many others always studied in context. Not all american president s are transformative. [laughter] but some have been. As members of Tonights Panel know well. My own interest is focused on lincoln and his times. It is my belief that students who spend an entire semester studying a person like lincoln or douglass or king or elizabeth candidacy stanton cady stanton, will never forget them. The centers chief ally over the years has been the biography seminar at nyu. Founded in the 1970s by eileen ward, the nyu professor and acclaimed author. For decades this group
Of the passing years we have courses and Public Programs of people who have been deployed along negative deeply affecting your world of individuals like frederick douglass, georgia okeeffe, martin lutherhe king, jr. , both francis and many other steadied in context. Not all american president s are transforming give. Sf [laughter] but some have then as the panel the my own interest is of abraham lincoln. At student the is my belief students to spend an entire semester studying a person like Lincoln Douglas corporation Elizabeth Cady stanton will never forget them theyta become part of the turtle universe. Ef all one chief ally is the biography seminar at nyu. Founded in 1976 by the nyu professor and acclaimed author. To suppo it has brought together career biographers to share in their work. Is my pleasure to work closely with the chair john maynard and his circle of leadership including charles and james and ann. Tonights program in fact, was put together by james asked me to say noth
Who arent on the programs have to get out and seems fair that others work as well. Thats a general mindset. And so, thats why i, at the end of the day, say if were actualry going to solve some problems and i agree with charles and nick that there are a lot of guys who ought to be working, but arent we ought to look at that, we had a subsidized jobs program and subsidiz subsidized to 80, 90, and Public Sector jobs, 80, 90 , timelimited. I thought was a successful program. We have come to the end of our time and i would just close by saying in a year which has been characterized by incredible polarization, people who disagree with each other and can assume must hate each other, i think that jared and i have done a terrific job. [applause]. Always great book tv is on witter and facebook. Tweet up twitter. Com booktv or post a comment on our facebook page. Facebo facebook. Com book tv. Beginning now on book tv, a president ial History Panel with biographer biographers. And authors. This wa
Your eloquent introduction. Things worked out a little different from the way i thought , but let me tell you, i still love new york. [cheering] my fellow democrats, and my fellow americans, i have come not just not to argue as a candidate, but to affirm a cause. To renew theou commitment of the democratic justice. Economic im asking you to renew our commitment to a fair and lasting prosperity that can put america back to work. This is the cause that brought me into the campaign, and that sustained me for nine months before a in 40 different states. We had our losses, but the pain of our defeat is far less than the pain of the people that i have met. We have learned that it is important to take issues seriously, but never to take ourselves too seriously. The serious issue before us tonight is the cause for which the Democratic Party has stood , because thathour makes it in the second century of its age, the Largest Political Party in this republican, the public and the largest longest