President to learn more about president and order your copy today wherever books and ebooksare sold. Now on book tv like to highlight them programs from our archives political satirist p. J. Orourke. Over the past 20 years hes appeared on tv posted 20 times. First up in 2007 when our monthly call in program in that. He discussed his politics, writing and why uses humor to address political andsocial issues. This picture on the left, is that a real picture mark. Oh yeah. Not only area that was i would guess 71. Not quite positive. Floor your politics in 1971. I think a martian left. That would be the easiest way to sum it up. I was a leftwinger but i didnt make enough sense to actually be a communist or a trotskyite or anything like that. And the transformation of her it was gradual. The place and back i do about this. There is a book coming out from the huber institution. I was a radical leftist, very much in favor of some sort of marxist socialist thing in america. I got a job. I got
A full lockdown and warns time is running out to contain the virus. Almost right for plucking a straight in farmers fear their fruits will rot they cant get enough workers. Into the sport as the premier league clubs announce they will not consult with their players about taking a 20 percent 30 percent a bigger part in pay cuts to help in the fight against the Global Health crisis. So that the United Nations says 70 countries thats more than a 3rd of the world have endorsed its call for a global cease fire as corona virus spreads at an alarming rates around the globe warring parties in libya in syria in yemen and 8 other conflict zones say theyre willing to lay down their arms the u. N. Chief warns a lot more needs to be done. There is a huge distance between declarations and deeds between translating words into peace on the ground and in the lives of people there are enormous difficulties to implementation a scornfully to fester for years distrust these deep with many spoilers and many
Australia in crisis, as those deadly fires burn out of control. Thousands of residents and tourists seeking shelter on the beach as the military races to evacuate people trapped by flames. The urgent new warning this morning. An abc news exclusive. Alex trebek and his wife revealing the moment they learned his diagnosis and how theyre facing it headon. Throughout my life ive always wondered about how courageous a human being i was. His wife jean by his side helping him keep that signature humor. Back off, michael. Im not saying anything. Only on gma this morning. Hanging by a thread. The terrifying moment this b. A. S. E. Jumper gets caught on the face of a mountain. His parachute stuck in a crack. Inside this heartpounding rescue. Bad to the bone and bad to the bone. Wasabi, the pekingese waltzing his way to best in show. Winning top dog in the American Kennel Club National Championship. Now hes bringing that fur and fluff right here live to times square. And we certainly do say good
President trying to discredit the investigation into his campaigns potential collusion with russia there was absolutely spying into my campaign go a step further in my opinion it was illegal spying unprecedented spying now this report from the Justice Departments Inspector General says it wasnt that the investigation was launched with credible information and that the people behind it did not have political bias or improper motivation a headline heralded by democrats. For. I think theres spying did occur but the head of the Justice Department the attorney general william barr is dismissing that conclusion sending out a statement writing the Inspector Generals report now makes clear that the f. B. I. Launched an intrusive investigation of a u. S. President ial campaign on the thinnest of suspicions that in my view were insufficient to justify the steps taken the report says the f. B. I. Did make mistakes agents withheld a lot of information about carter page a trump aide when trying to
Rest of the country. So why all this crazy weather . The Prime Minister outlines plans to boost gas power to stop possible blackouts. Well be possible blackouts. Well be speaking to the government on this shortly. This shortly. And in the sport this morning. Carl palmer shines as chelsea beat newcastle. Emma raducanu loses it. India wells, whod have thought . And pinnacle of jump racing. The Cheltenham Festival gets underway today. Festival gets underway today. Hello there. Politics leading for us this hour. Plenty of unease on conservative benches as lee anderson takes his place as lee anderson takes his place as reform pm uks first mp. Well, in an interview with Patrick Christys on gb news last night, this is what he had to say about the defection. It was my parents who had a big part to play in this. I know there are some idiots online saying that lee anderson has done what his mums told him to do, but i think your mothers and your fathers give good advice, even get you even when yo