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Does politics have a problem . After that torrid week, conservative Cabinet Minister mark harper, the transport secretary, is here. Labours attack dog, warming up for the election, Jonathan Ashworth joins us too. And privilege was no protection from pain. Charles spencer, brother of princess diana, opens up about the abuse he suffered as a child at the hands of his headmaster. Hed constructed his dream world of having 75 little boys at his beck and call for sadistic thrashings and sexual thrills...

He later apologised for what he called rude comments. Plenty of people saw the remarks straightaway as racist but it took an age in political terms for rishi sunak to agree. At a rally on friday night in hackney, diane abbott told the crowd to stand firm against racism. This is about the way that black women are disrespected. Decade upon decade. The conservative Cabinet Minister and transport secretary, mark harper, spoke to laura kuennsberg, on her sunday morning programme, she asked him Whethe...

officials will be holding a press conference later this hour, and well of course bring you any detail we learn later this hour. but first most americans have spent at least some of their life living paycheck to paycheck not knowing how or even if theyll be able to pay their bills each month, and now that is not just americans, it is also the country america itself. the entire federal government is one month from being out of cash, and that is not an exaggeration. were already four mo...

to. alex wagner tonight, starting right now. good evening alex. >> good evening mehdi. that is such an essential conversation that you, and the congresswoman were having. you too are the best people to have it. thank you for putting that on our air. >> thank you so much, i appreciate it. >> thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. we are following breaking news out of texas, where authorities believe that they have in custody the man accused of killing five of his neighbors with...

report, record numbers of teachers are quitting the profession entirely. so teachers need our support now more than ever. they have easily one of the most important jobs in the world. where would we be without our teachers? an educated. so i want to thank you to all the teachers out, theyre the great american teacher will take us of the year tonight. and on that note, i wish you all a very good and very safe night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thank you f...

Built in oversight on the court all they have is their reputations because the country has to abide by their judgment. literally they are judges, their judgment matters. if half the country believes they have exercised very poor judgment, the appearance of that conflict is cause for a loss of fundamental belief in the court, and thats all the court has. >> thats right. all the court has is its own reputations. and i think, again, thinking through those on the court that dont have ethical problem...

Paraphrasing, because there is no built-in oversight on the court, all they have a say reputation. the country must abide by their judgment. literally, they are judges, their judgment matters. if half the country believes that they have exercised very poor judgment, even if there is no conflict here, the appearance of that conflict is cause for a loss of fundamental belief in the court, and that is all the court has. >> right. all the court has its own reputations. of course, they are there on t...

Group of people who believe, strongly, that separation of powers demands that the court to police itself, lest we have a situation where congress is in the hands on both sides. it sort of starts to ride herd on them, and ways that are worse for democracy. >> lets go back to michael lunyk. it is basically in support of congressional oversight, and he said, effectively, i am grossly paraphrasing, because there is no built-in oversight on the court, all they have a say reputation. the country must ...

cruise liner is suspended. rescue diver face new difficulties while the captain may face years of prison. im wolf blitzern charleston, south carolina. youre in "the situation room." just releasing right now, a latest poll showing a tightening race. newt gingrich is charging ahead, trying to keep the fight for the republican nomination going, and the new cnn/time/orc poll shows him closing the gap here in south carolina. mitt romney remains the front-runner with 33%. gingrich up now, ...