Been and theres even more many. Were going until 8 00 tonight. So thank you for being here, i hope youre having a wonderful day. And for those of you following us online and streaming online, im carla hayden, the librarian of congress, and this is one of my favorite [applause] as you can imagine, times. And our next author is not only a local celebrity, he is also an international one. Chef jose andres is as well known for the many extraordinary restaurants he runs as he is for his humanitarian efforts. In fact, he will be leaving directly after this program to go help others. [applause] so hes backstage signing books right now because if he doesnt catch the plane, he wont be able to get there. You probably know that following the 2010 earthquake in haiti chef andres formed the World Kitchen to feed the distressed island nation, and after maria struck puerto rico in 2017, he once again answered the call for relief efforts by providing millions of meals with his team of chefs and volunt
State of Artificial Intelligence and the future of the field. Later we visit rapid city, south dakota to explore the areas literary culture. Check your Program Guide for more information. [inaudible conversations] good evening, everyone. My name is gwen hunter and im the coordinator at policy books. Im pleased to introduce our guest. I would like to ask you to silence your cell phone. Booktv, cspan, thanks for being here. Tonight im thrilled to introduce Azadeh Moaveni to talk about her book guest house for young widows among the women of isis. This is not her first book. She has written for time magazine, la times. She is also coauthor of awakening. In conversation with her tonight is senior fellow and director robert mckenzie, Brookings Institution scholar, policy analyst has written for us. And the baltimore sun. Cnn, guardian, New York Times. These individuals are outstanding. Please join me in welcoming them. [applause]. Im delighted to be here. I was told by the bookstore before
Withdrawal agreement. Also on the programme the Us Federal Reserve cuts Interest Rates for the second time in a decade. Climate campaigner, Greta Thunburg, comes to washington with a message for lawmakers the time to act is now. I dont want you to listen to me, i want you to listen to the scientists. And i want you to unite behind the science. And then i want you to take real action. Hello and welcome im Michelle Fleury in washington, and Christian Fraser is in london. Donald trump has promised a coordinated response to the weekend attack on two saudi oilfacilities. The us secretary of state, mike pompeo, arrived in riyadhjust a couple of hours ago, to present the saudis with intelligence the white house says will prove the missiles were launched from southern iran. The saudis have evidence of their own. This afternoon, they have been displaying the wreckage of iranian drones and cruise missiles which were recovered from the site. President trump has announced on twitter that he has in
Iran blames america. Youve proved to be a liar. You are not seeking to negotiate. If you did we would have negotiated. The head of americas Border Protection agency steps down amid outrage over the treatment of children being detained. Also on the programme. Tomorrow, in miami, it all begins. The first televised debates. 25 democrats lining up for 2020 and the right to challenge donald trump. The five hottest heat waves in europe since records began have all come in the last 20 years. There is another coming this week. And it is going to be a scorcher. Hello, i amjane 0brien in washington, Christian Fraser is in london. Stung by. Stung by criticism from his rival jeremy hunt, that he was trying to slink into number 10 via the back door, mrjohnson is suddenly more visible and hes commited to leaving the eu by the new deadline. If i become pm, he tweeted, we will leave the eu on 31st 0ctober, deal or no deal. Today i have asked jeremy hunt whether he will also commit to this date, no mat
torrential rain brings major flooding. and the flying scotsman the first steam engine to hit 100 miles an hour celebrates a century on the tracks. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor kwasi kwarteng has cut short his visit to the us to hold urgent talks with the prime minister, as pressure mounts on the government over its mini budget. the chancellor had been in washington for a meeting of global finance ministers. he d originally been expected to return back to london on saturday. speaking to the bbc yesterday before the change of plans, mr kwarteng said he believes 100% that he will still be a chancellor and liz truss will still be prime minister in a month s time. later today, the chancellor and prime minister are expected to hold talks with conservative mps. some think the government s tax cutting plans should be reversed, while others believe the help with energy bills should be more targeted. there s even talk of whether both the chancellor and