cultural life, the radio 4 programme, she reveals her formative influences and experiences, and how, even in high school, her creativity was clear. i put on a home economics opera. it was about fabrics. can you remember how it goes? # fabrics need a swim in the suds. # it makes them feel just like new. # plink plink, plink plink. laughter. i want to make sure the mics are recording us. margaret atwood, welcome to this cultural life. thank you very much. happy to be here. on this programme, i ask my guests to choose the most significant influences and experiences that have shaped their own creativity, and your first choice is your parents. yes. tell me about your parents. well, first of all, they, um, were very innovative and able to improvise, because, of course, if you live in the woods and there aren t any shops, you have to be, and they were both very outdoorsy. but they also allowed us to make messes in our rooms and didn t make us clean them up. by messes, i mean project
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This is a fox news alert. Im kevin clark in washington. Israel continues to pound the gaza strip with war against the u. S. Now in its second week. The Israeli Military says, it attacked more than 200 Terrorist Infrastructures across gaza in the past 24 hours alone. One of those attacks we saw the Senior Leader of hamas actually killed. Meantime, a short time ago, the Israeli Military thwarted terrorists trying enter the country from lebanon. The idf says the four militants who tried to plant a bomb were all killed. Meantime, biden will visit israel on wednesday, looking to send a strong message. The u. S. Stands with its top ally in the region. His scheduled visit comes amid fears the israeli hamas war could expand into a larger regional conflict. President biden will underscore Crystal Clear message to any actor, state or nonstate trying to take advantage of this crisis to attack israel. Dont. To that end, hes deployed two Aircraft Carrier groups and other military assets to the regi
Israelhamas war. This morning, the Jewish Sabbath also known as chabot, in hebrew. It is a day meant for us, but there is no rest. Today marks one week since the brutal Surprise Attack and massacre in israel, led by the terrorist group, hamas. The death toll is still rising. According to the Israeli Defense forces, at least 1300 people were killed, and 3300 wounded in israel, the Palestinian Ministry of Health Reports more than 2215 have been killed in gaza, and 8714 wounded. Now, at any moment, the Israeli Military could be beginning e Ground Invasion in Northern Gaza. As palestinians scramble to evacuate after receiving just 24 hours notice. They Israels Defense Forces also referred to as the idf, will allow movement on to gaza streets for residents to head south, until 9 am eastern. Were going to begin our live rich coverage with nbc news correspondent kelly, who is reporting on the ground in jerusalem. Kelly, good to see you this morning. Its been about 24 hours since israel ordere
Thanks very much for joining us, im wolf blitzer, In Washington. We want to welcome our viewers here in the United States and around the world. This is cnn newsroom. Were following the major Breaking News out of israel this hour. Israel declaring it is at war, war with hamas. It follows an unprecedented attack on israeli soil by hamas. At least 70 israelis are now confirmed dead. More than 900 wounded. Numbers that are clearly expected to rise in the coming hours. The attack catching israel clearly by surprise. At sunrise, the Palestinian Militant Group launched their offensive by air, sea, and land. Hamas fighters infiltrating israeli towns launching more than 3,000 rockets into israel. Scenes of urban warfare, as gunfights unfolded features israeli and Palestinian Militants and just a short time ago, i spoke with the Israeli Military spokesman. When we target someone, we go for a military target. These terrorists came in this morning, they didnt go only for military targets. They wen