Announcer tonight on late night with seth meyers. Hugh laurie. Writer and actress, rachel bloom music from lp. Featuring the 8g band with Valerie Franco and now seth meyers. Seth good evening, im seth meyers. This is late night. How is everybody doing tonight thats great to hear lets get to the news. Georgia secretary of state Brad Raffensperger said yesterday that republican senator Lindsey Graham pressured him to find a way to toss legally cast absentee ballots to reverse President Trumps loss in the state man, just when you think Lindsey Graham couldnt sink any lower. Why would you think that according to the new york times, President Trump last week asked his senior advisers about moving ahead with a military strike in iran. And i think its a bad sign that im just relieved he didnt ask about michigan maybe just the upper part the upper finger im pretty sure its called the finger. President elect joe biden has reportedly told advisers privately that he doesnt want to spend his entir
Democrats and republicans are vying to replace him. Tv nine and the gazette, this is the iu second Congressional District debate, your voice, your vote. Welcome to the second congressional debate here in cedar rapids. This is the first of a twopart debate. We are also partnering with the gazette and quad city times. Is october 15. We will focus on different topics. We have plenty to work our way through the next hour. Lynch,ined by james longtime political reporter with the gazette. We are moderators tonight. Because of the pandemic, we are without an audience. We are trying to keep socially distance with the candidates. Now its time to meet our candidates. Rita hart is a former teacher and served as an iowa state senator for six years, covering clinton and scott counties. On the right, republican marion , current state senator. Thank you both for joining us tonight. We appreciate it. You get to lead us off. For 60 seconds, talk about why you are the best choice for this seat in congre
About the most difficult period of our familys lives. What did you find out that your parents had been communists at one point i knew as i was growing up but it was never talked about. It was a shadow of our familys life. But the time i knew my dad he was conscious of him, he had moved on and survived very well and taught me all the lessons i used in my own journalistic career, dont fall for any rigid ideology, search for the truth wherever it takes you. It was only a shadow in our family after that. But at the same time, you didnt talk about it within the family was it was it because tothey wanted to keep it camped down or why . I dont think my father was embarrassed by it but i think he didnt want to be defined by it. He had learned some lessons from that soperiod he always ma clear his idealism and optimism. It was different times. He was in a different place he wanted his family to flourish so it wasnt brought up. How did it affect your life growing up . It affected my life mostly
Programs youll see today. You can check your Program Guide or visit our website booktv. Org who a full schedule. And joining harris is the author of this book information wars. We lost the global battle against this information and what we can do about it. Information about the u. S. To the world track is yes. In olden days during the cold war we used to say telling americas story to the world. And how did you do your job, its funny, took me a while to figure out the parameters of the job what are the things i came to the conclusion was the way we tell our story is will be to our store to ourselves with american media, newspapers, magazines, tv. Rather than produce content ourselves i used to do during the cold war i thought lets show people how they cover ourselves. That was one part of it. The other part was the more strictly Public Affairs things where people are standing in front and you have to have the government line. Its safe use of your stance on issues, heres our policy, make
The former Vice President called the decision reckless and said it has given isis quota new lease on life. The event was held in davenport [ cheers and applause ] thank you. Thank you. Thank you. [ applause ] folks, roxanne and i have known each other a while. I have to tell you she is right about how she is serious. It means a great deal to me. After this time she would endorse me. I mean it sincerely. Its it means a lot. And ive got a great, great friend who has we keep in touch with one another. We lost one of our good friends, doc, when we passed away. But jim where are you . Jimmie . Youre where in here. Jim, thank you. [ applause ] you know aband mayor bill gluba. I know you know this because a lot of you have been involved in politics a while. But, you know, one of the things thats the great honors, as much of a repetition running for president is, going all over the country. You people dont raeltz you make friends for life. You make friends for life, no matter you win, lose or