Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Home. Everything is good. We have residency like normal people. We have work. It is a good country and we have had neighbours. I like it a lot. Another day of massive Anti Government protests in belarus but scores of pro democracy demonstrators are arrested. Lebanons president calls welcome to hardtalk. Im for the proclamation stephen psycho. Thanks to the of a secular state as internet and there the mobile the only way to protect and preserve pluralism. Phone, our ability to inform, communicate and persuade has never been greater. Yet, public debate seems more toxic, more the beat goes on the mexican jazz group that divisive than ever before. So isnt letting coronavirus slow them down. What is happening . Are intolerance and extremism winning out over reasoned debate . My guest today is the american neuroscientist, philosopher and pod caster, sam harris. He goes into intellectual territory where few others dare tread, on race and religion. He generates lots
To self isolate. Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. Thanks to the internet and this, the mobile phone, our ability to inform, communicate and persuade has never been greater. Yet, public debate seems more toxic, more divisive than ever before. So what is happening . Are intolerance and extremism winning out over reasoned debate . My guest today is the american neuroscientist, philosopher and podcaster, sam harris. He goes into intellectual territory where few others dare tread on race and religion. He generates lots of heat. What about light . Sam harris in california, welcome to hardtalk. Happy to be here, thanks, stephen. You have an extraordinarily popular podcast in which you talk with leading intellectuals across the world but you also express your own trenchant opinions in a host of books that you have written. Which is more important, more meaningful to you . The conversation or expressing your strong opinion . Good question. I think i split the d
Larger than first anticipated. A message intercepted by u. S. Intelligence indicates iran will plot revenge on american interests in iraq if a strike happens. An incident at hobby airport. A southwest jet took off with its pilot door still open. The pilot returned to the airport. I couldnt believe it would take off with the cargo door open. This young man confessing to killing a man in a drunk driving accident. Im begging you, please dont drink and drive. Touchdown touchdown hes the sixth man to throw seven in a game. The ravens went from getting a ring to getting wrong. A bus hiring a High School Football team caught on fire in oregon. The driver made sure that everyone got off safely. Broke the sound barrier for the second time. Verge e virgin wants to fly tourists to space next year. This monkey has a little coat on and hes just running around playing. Hes a monkey andy murray goes down in straight sets. And all that matters. A handshake and a big smile. Thats how president obama ha
Today, friday, july 26th, 2013. From nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today on a friday morning. Im matt lauer. Im Savannah Guthrie with al roker and Natalie Morales who now introduces herself as natalie. I like the sound of that. Ill stick with it. Were happy to have you here. Good to have you here. I was thinking when was the last time we were all together . You tracked it down, june 28th. We wanted you to feel at home. There you go. Thats how most people remember you over the last several weeks. Natalie lindo wing morales. Let us begin on a friday morning with the overnight developments in the investigation of the deadly train crash in spain. Nbcs keir simmons is at the hospital this morning. Keir, good morning to you. Hey, matt, good morning. So many people were injured in that crash theyre being treated at a number of hospitals here. One of the at least five americans who was injured a
A call for clarity on the wearing of Face Coverings as the government says it will come to a decision on the situation in england in the next few days. Drinks this is bbc news with the latest to a decision on the situation headlines for viewers in the uk the Prime Minister says there and around the world. Will be a decision in a few days, but he knows what he thinks Manchester Citys two Year Champions League ban has been if asked to wear one. Lifted after they were accused of breaking uefas financial fair play rules. Yes, Face Coverings, i think people should be wearing in shops. And in terms of how the government is urged to clarify we do that, whether we make it mandatory or not, well be whether Face Coverings should be worn in shops in england. Looking at the guidance and well be the justice secretary says saying a little bit more in the next few days. Perhaps they should be. Well be getting the latest from westminster i think the point is where you come and from wales where, in the