no wonder espresso is invented here. i think i may need more of these to keep up with country. i am stanley tucci, i am italian on both sides and i am traveling across italy to discover how the food in each of these countries, 20 regions is as unique as the people and their past. it is delicious. here in milan, the menu is nothing like you would expect. up here in the north, forget about pasta and pizza, this is the land of rice and palenta. people from south of italy. there is not everyn a tomato in site. olive oil plays second to butter. i hate to say it but who needs more butter. milan is the second biggest city in italy. it is the capitol of london. the gateway to northern europe and all of the traded money that that brings. sophisticated, elegant and rich. the kcathedral, the biggest church in the whole of italy. this breathtaking architecture jewel pointing upwards is the perfect metaphor for this. where are you taking me? up. just up. bepe is a new york times
seeded states are now free. confederates respond saying, okay, fine, if we see black men carrying weapons against us, we will consider that the north s slave rebellion. that moment it becomes a war to abolish slavery. and there occurs the greatest battle of the war at getties berg on july 1st, 2nd and 3 in 1963. pennsylvania is as far as the north confederate army has ever gotten. if the union lost here, it cleared the way for lee to continue marching into new york. they could cutoff the northern states and new england from the mississippi river which would have been a huge disaster. the stakes were extremely high. a first day attack by the con federal army sends the union army fleeing through town and then up into the heights. and then robert lee leads a massive charge against the open field. he gets charged with union artillery raining down on the con federal side. so it was really a slaughter house. three days of fighting, three days of horrific casualties in
oh my god. that just melts in your mouth. i m stanley tucci. i m fascinated by my italian heritage. so i m traveling across italy to discover how the food in each of these 20 regions is as unique as the people and their past. the creations of famous tuscans are known the world over. mick anglo, i think if he were to walk around today, he would be able to walk around florence. it hasn t changed. but it s the hands of the ordinary people that have crafted the incredible food here. it s like christmas in your mouth. yeah. this is a place built on human ingenuity, mind-boggling riches, and an insane amount of bread. i really don t know how they each this much bread. it s delicious, but it s so hot. all great love affairs start somewhere. [ speaking italian ] and for me, my love of italy started right here in florence when i was just 12 years old. that s delicious. you have to taste that. like this tartlet filled with rice pudding. i mean, come on. there is
seceded states are now free. confederates respond saying, okay, fine, if we see black men carrying weapons against us, we will consider that as a symbol of the north s complicit in slave rebellion. at that moment, the war becomes a war to abolish slavery. there occurs the greatest battle of the war at gettysburg on july 1st, 2nd and 3rd, 1863. pennsylvania is as far north as the confederate army has ever gotten. if the union lost here, it cleared the way for lee to continue marching into new york. they could cut off the northern states and new england from the mississippi river, which would have been a huge disaster. the stakes were extremely high. a first-day attack by the confederate army sends the union army fleeing through town and up into the heights. and then robert e. lee leads a massive charge across an open field. pickets charge. the union artillery raining down on the confederate side. so it was really a slaughterhouse. three days of fighting, three da
he joins me to tell us his inspiring story, coming up. storp good evening. i m mehdi hasan. joe biden has been spending the weekend at home in delaware before he heads out on the road this week to sell the $1.9 trillion american rescue plan. he has a lot to work with. it is difficult to overstate what a big win this piece of legislation is for the president. it s the second biggest economic stimulus in american history, giving cash direct to the poorest americans. and if you want to know how much our politics has changed, here is the great irony. the joe biden of the 1980s and 1990s would probably have voted against it. don t take my word for it. take his, from 1984. what happens if every tax dollar that we pay, 50 to 60% of it is just going to pay the interest on the debt? he will be paying for what we lived on. we should be investing to allow him to be able to live on something. here he is in 1988, decrying, quote, stories of welfare mothers driving luxury cars and le