people and has always been this way, said a former u.s. representative for whom she worked in the 80s. state senator who has been outspoken in her calls for cuomo to resign tweeted this in the news today, quote. survivors did this. women did this. bravery and courage in the face of abusive power did this, and in 14 days we welcome our first female governor to get back to the work of serving new yorkers. that is where we start this hour with some of our favorite reporters and friends. new york state senator sandra bruk is here. democratic strategist and former executive director of the new york state democratic party baz ill smikle is with us and contributing columnist for the washington post donna edwards is here. i want to ask you, donna edwards, about this broader cycle that we re living through. what was your reaction? most people were surprised that this ended in a resignation. well, i was surprised, but also when i listened to andrew
even the haiti earthquake, we found people. as long as people are willing to take chances. we heard void spaces and people making sounds as of last night. they say they did hear sounds yesterday, but so far i m told they haven t heard any sounds today. what does that say to you? it could be a shift in the sand. a shift in the sand could close that sound transferring from one place to the other. so as the time goes off, we may come back to hearing those same victims asking for help. reporter: because us through exactly what your colleagues are doing right now? it s still officially called a search and rescue operation as opposed to the baz news when it becomes a recovery operation. absolutely. which saddens everybody s heart, including responders. they re finding a way to get on top of the pile. they re dropping sonar to detect
a novel about senegalese troops fighting for france in the first world war has won this year s international booker prize for literature. the book at night all blood is black, is written by the french writer david diop. it tells the story of a young soldier from senegal who fought for france in the first world war. thejudges said that the judges said that the book won because it spoke with the most power. details of celebrations to mark the queen s platinum jubilee nextjune have been released by buckingham palace. there ll be a four day holiday weekend from thursday, june 2nd, to sunday, june 5th. events will include a pageant with 5,000 performers and a live concert, at buckingham palace. now meet pete and baz the grandad duo from london who ve been making a name for themselves on the rap and drill music scene. the pair say their cockney roots have helped as it s all about rhythmn and rhyming.