around the white house were temporarily closed and several buildings nearby were evacuated. thankfully no one was hurt. steve: that is crazy image. and you got it just as he was trying to get into the white house campus. ainsley: we were getting images in the middle of the night. weren t sure it was confirmed. saw reports it was confirmed. interesting way to get into the white house to take a huge truck there are barricades everywhere down there. you saw how it was stopped immediately. of course, you never know what s in a big truck like that. just think back to oklahoma city back in the day. pete: for sure. steve: welcome to our show this tuesday. pete is in. brian has the day off. pete: thanks for having me. steve: latest from the race for the white house, the rails for the presidency that is. a republican senator tim scott launched his 2024 presidential campaign yesterday in his hometown of north charleston, south carolina. ainsley: and he says he is the gu
this is bbc news. the headlines: the un secretary general calls for an immediate ceasefire in sudan after at least 56 people were killed in clashes between rival military factions. the leader of the nurses union says they re prepared to continue strikes in england right up to christmas unless the government puts more money on the table for a pay deal. the chief minister of the indian state of uttar pradesh appeals for calm after a former politician convicted of kidnapping is shot dead live on tv along with his brother. the building of all new smart motorways in england is being cancelled over safety concerns and costs this includes 11 already on pause and three set for construction. a sacred, ancient symbol of scotland s monarchy known as the stone of destiny will make the journey from edinburgh castle to westminster abbey for the king s coronation. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for hard talk. welcome to hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi, her
the nuremberg trials have made genocide and other crimes against humanity less likely to be committed in the world today? ben ferencz, welcome to hardtalk. you were born in 1920 in transylvania in central europe. you moved to the united states with your family when you were a little baby. you really epitomise the american dream, a kind of rags to riches story, because it was discovered that you were highly intelligent and you were put on a fast track to harvard law school. we arrived in america. my parents were young immigrants fleeing persecution and poverty, no money, no skills, no language, and lucky to have some friendly new yorker offer us, my father, who had been trained as a shoemaker, but they didn t need any boots made in new york, there were no cowboys. but the owner of a building offered us the opportunity to sleep in the cellar and my father would be the janitor. and that s where we began and that s where my memory begins, in a high crime density area known for
discusses the encounter with pelosi. also, the pelosi 911 call. also, capitol hill police video surveillance footage of depape casing the pelosi house and we are awaiting san francisco officials to turn that footage over to us and we will bring it to you tonight as soon as we have it. everybody loves a good rags to riches story especially those that defy the odds. cinderella story comes out of nowhere to lead the pack on augusta he is on his final hole. he is about 455 yards away. is he going to hit about a two iron, i think. we got all of that. jesse: when you win, you make the big bucks but a cinderella story isn t the only way to rake in the dough. some have a secret on how they struck it rich. are you in the mafia? am i in the, what? whatever you want to call it. organized crime? that s total crap. i m in the waste management business. everybody immediately assumes you are mobbed up. it s a stereotype and it s offensive. jesse: joe biden is trying to sell us
Through the Olive Branches . Theyre hard to avoid in puglia, a region thats home to 60 million olive trees. Thats one olive tree for every italian in italy. This region is italy at its most elemental simple fresh cuisine thats grown and produced here. Fragrant olive oil, beautiful vegetables, cheeses renowned the world over. Hello. Hello. One focaccia. And durum wheat for pasta and bread. Grazie. Look at that. Im stanley tucci. Im fascinated by my italian heritage, so im traveling across italy to discover how the food in each of this countrys 20 regions is as unique as the people and their past. You really want it to be like that . Need to be like this. Despite being such a fertile region, puglia is also one of italys poorest. It was nicknamed the shame of italy. Located in the south, a place the italians call il mezzogiorno, or high noon, because of the intensity of the midday sun, poverty and hardship are very much a recent memory in this part of the world. Get out of here. But today