come on. come on up. pull, pull, pull, pull. once i smashed the windows is when i saw him having a citizen, so that s when i realized, okay, he s not going to be able to get out. i m pamela brown in washington. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world on this saturday. you are in the cnn newsroom and it s great to have you along with us. well, president biden tonight is not holding back, slamming a republican voting bill in texas that is set to pass this weekend. in a statement he says, it s part of an assault on democracy that we ve seen far too often this year and often disproportionately targeting black and brown americans. it s wrong and un-american. in the 21st century, we should be making it easier, not harder for every eligible voter to vote. cnn s diane gallagher is live in austin. if you would, diane, tell us what all the outrage is all about over this bill. reporter: pamela, i just want to sort of give this here. the sponsor of this
biking more than a hundred miles to honor fallen veterans. it is sunday, may 30th, memorial day weekend. we thank all of you who have served and who have lost somebody who has served as we honor them this weekend. no question about that, christi, always a pleasure to join you. we re thrilled that you are with us and we start this morning in texas where lawmakers have filed their final version of a bill that would add new restrictions on voting and make it easier to overturn elections. the official filing hasn t yet been made public but a final draft obtained by cnn bans ballot drop boxes and drive through voting and makes it illegal to send out unsolicited mail ballot applications. the changes mirror restrictions passed by republican controlled legislators across the country since president biden won the 2020 election and last night, the president called on congress to pass federal voting rights legislation writing quote it s wrong and un-american in the 21st century. w
now on bbc news, it s time for hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. the proportion of wealth owned by a super rich elite continues to grow in societies around the world. the glaring disparity between the have mosts and the have nothings has fuelled a wave of political anger. well, my guest today, the former newspaper columnist and editor, and one time high society hostess, barbara amiel, has written a memoir which, wittingly or not, paints an extraordinary, even grotesque picture of the lives of the wealthy. so, why on earth did she do it? barbara amiel in toronto, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, good to be here. pleasure to have you on the show. let us begin by discussing your memoir, friends and enemies, that you wrote last year. most people write memoirs, i would say, to make themselves look good. your memoir, perhaps you would agree, didn t really do that. so, why did you write it? i don t know whether it made me look good or bad, but to
now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. the proportion of wealth owned by a super rich elite continues to grow in societies around the world. the glaring disparity between the have mosts and the have nothings has fuelled a wave of political angen well, my guest today, the former newspaper columnist and editor, and one time high society hostess, barbara amiel, has written a memoir which, wittingly or not, paints an extraordinary, even grotesque picture of the lives of the wealthy. so, why on earth did she do it? barbara amiel in toronto, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, good to be here. pleasure to have you on the show. let us begin by discussing your memoir, friends and enemies, that you wrote last year. most people write memoirs, i would say, to make themselves look good. your memoir, perhaps you would agree, didn t really do that. so, why did you write it? i don t know whether it made me look good or bad, but to be perfect
welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. the proportion of wealth owned by a super rich elite continues to grow in societies around the world. the glaring disparity between the have mosts and the have nothings has fuelled a wave of political anger. well, my guest today, the former newspaper columnist and editor, and one time high society hostess, barbara amiel, has written a memoir which, wittingly or not, paints an extraordinary, even grotesque picture of the lives of the wealthy. so, why on earth did she do it? barbara amiel in toronto, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, good to be here. pleasure to have you on the show. let us begin by discussing your memoir, friends and enemies, that you wrote last year. most people write memoirs, i would say, to make themselves look good. your memoir, perhaps you would agree, didn t really do that. so, why did you write it? i don t know whether it made me look good or bad, but to be perfectly honest, i tried to be honest. when you reach the