Steven mcrae, welcome to hardtalk. Were here at the royal Ballet And Opera in london, which has been your professional home for many years now, and youre about to go back on stage as the Mad Hatter in alices adventures in wonderland. Tell me first how this adventure began for you, the world of ballet. Because you grew up far away from here. Yes. So i grew up in the outskirts of sydney, australia. Probably the furthest you could possibly get from the royal Opera House here in london. I grew up in a motorsport family. My father was a drag racer. My father was an incredibly clever man who would create any parts with his own bare hands that he couldnt afford to purchase or to import. But i obviously grew up watching him pursue a passion. My sister did a lot of gymnastics, a bit of dancing, and as a seven year old, i asked my father if i could have a go. I wanted to go to a dance lesson, and my Mother And Father didnt even question any of it. Bearing in mind we didnt go to the theatre, we d
Thanks for joining us and giving us a glimpse of what it is like on the ground. That is our show for this evening. Breaking News Coverage of hurricane helenes expected landfall in Florida Tonight continues right now on the last word with lawrence odonnell. At evening. We are going to get to Under Wiseman another news but we are going to begin with the hurricane. As you just heard, there are 600,000 people already without power. We are going to go straight to nbc News Meteorologist Bill karins at this hour. He has the latest on what the track of the storm is. Bill, what do you see coming . We are into the impact zone. We are now watching that northern Eye Move onshore and it is almost the equivalent of a tornado that is 40 miles right now moving into florida, and it will knock down just about everything in its path. You can see where the storm is. You can see clearly where The Eye is. It has intensified all afternoon and all evening long. It is a solid category four, almost the higher e
Now on the last word with lawrence o donnell. Good evening, we will get to andrew weissmann and other news, but we will begin with the hurricane. As you just heard from alex wagner, there are 600,000 people are ready without power. We will go straight to nbc news meteorologist bill karins at this hour for the latest on exactly what the track of the storm is. What do you see coming? we are in the impact his own. We are now watching the northern eye move onshore and it is like the equivalent of a tornado that is 40 miles wide that is now moving into florida and it will knock down everything in its path if it is not made of concrete or brick. You can see where the storm is. It has intensified all afternoon and all evening long. It is a solid category 4, almost to the higher end of category 4. The hurricane hunters said it is still intensifying right up until landfall. This is the coast and where the really destructive winds are and now they are starting to close in on populated areas. Thi
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