affirmative action under the constitution. and then the legacy of those decisions. you re watching american history tv on c-span three. the u.s. supreme court today ruled that the death penalty does not necessarily represent cruel and unusual punishment, and that i can be a deterrent to crime. by seven to two, the judges upheld the death penalty in florida georgia and texas, other states may be affected in this similar way. but about five to four, the court struck down capital punishment laws and and louisiana. that ruling could prevent still other states from invoking their own death penalty laws. all persons having business before the honorable, the supreme court of the united states are admonished to drawn their and give their attention. landmark cases, spends special history series, produced in partnership with the national constitution center. exploring the human stories and constitutional dramas behind 12 historic supreme court decisions. mr. chief justice, may it
combat it is given only to the bravest of the brave the service members you are about to meet are real life heroes tonight we welcome master sergeant matthew williams, united states army, who served in afghanistan staff sergeant david bellavia, united states army, who served in iraq. and corporal hershel woody williams united states marine corps, who served in world war ii these brave servicemen have all been awarded the medal of honor for outstanding acts of valor in service to their country. i am beyond humbled to stand beside you, and thank you for your sacrifice tonight our entire audience is made up of veterans and their families and friends the tonight show - [ cheers and applause salutes you all. now let s start the show [ cheers and applause steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it s the tonight show starring jimmy fallon. tonight, join jimmy and his guests - michael shannon, jenna bush hager and barbara pierce bush, musi
thank you. very nice. hi, everyone. thanks, i m jimmy. i m the host of the show. thanks for watching at home. thanks for coming. we are coming to you from the opera house at bam in brooklyn, new york. please relax. we re here all week. we re here for slightly less time than felicity huffman will be in prison. last night after the show i was walking over to barclay s with alisha key. they had a concert over there, and i saw a rat the size of a toddler, debt ad in the street. i picked it up, held it right above my head and turned to alicia keys and said welcome to arby s, may i take your order? did you watch the jets last night? watching the jets try to run on the patriots was like watching bill de blasio run for president. [cheers and applause] thank you. the jets, as you know, lost to the patriots, 33-0. many jets fans say it was their finest performance in many years. by the way, how do you like our set? this is our beautiful set. [cheers and applause] they worked very hard
the uk s biggest charitable funder of scientific research, the wellcome trust, says a no deal brexit threatens the uk science industry. the mp for sheffield hallam, jared o mara, says he is to resign as a member of parliament to deal with personal issues. riot police fire tear gas at protesters in hong kong, after tens of thousands march through the town where gangs attacked pro democracy activists last weekend. coming up, benedict cumberbatch plays thomas edison in the us drama the current war stop find out whether sparks fly in that and the rest of the week s big releases in the film review. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are katherine forster, a journalist at the sunday times, and the home affairs editor at the london evening standard, martin bentham. many of tomorrow s front pages are already in. the sunday times leads with the prime minister vowing to deliver a no deal brexit by any means necessary. the sunday
horrible histories, is this something i should take my nieces to? horrible histories was a boon for parents and families and something that everyone could watch and enjoy. it had great success on tv, where it has more of a sketch format, going from to romans and victorians and the greeks and the 1940s and wartime. this is them just doing one thing, rotten romans, where they make the transition to the big screen and concentrate on one aspect. it hasn t got the original cast, so if you are a fan of them, they re not really in this. some make cameos, but they have got a bit starry for this, with a lot of famous faces. every kid studies roman britain, so the young emperor nero, played by craig roberts, dominated by his mum, kim cattrall she s not in the original! she sends atticus, atti, off to the wilds of the of the empire, the untamable stain of the empire, britain, where boudica is rousing the troops to rebellion and inspiring young women all over the place to take up arms,