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apparently using a standard formula. biting cold in afghanistan — official figures say dozens have died as temperatures drop to 30 below freezing. and australias �*toadzilla — a record—breaking cane toad thats six times bigger than the average is found in queensland. hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. ukraines president, volodymr zelensky, has made a direct appeal to germany to provide tanks at crucial talks involving western allies in germany. t...

His experiences in rural texas may have stretched his moral imagination, but he was ambitious. very ambitious. of a young man in a hurry to plot his own escape from poverty. and to chart his own political career. in the jim crow south that meant not challenging convention. during his first 20 years in congress he opposed every civil rights bill that came up for a vote. once calling the push for federal legislation, a farce and a shame. he was chosen as a vice presidential nomineen part of his af...

Of a young man in a hurry to plot his own escape from poverty. and to chart his own political career. in the jim crow south that meant not challenging convention. during his first 20 years in congress he opposed every civil rights bill that came up for a vote. once calling the push for federal legislation, a farce and a shame. he was chosen as a vice presidential nominee in part of his affinity with an ability to deliver that southern white vote. >> e.j. dion, a note of reality about the road tr...

Were back. theres been a lot of attention paid to jack kennedy as we approach the 50th anniversary of his tragic death next friday. that day in dallas made an indelible mark on our country, i can tell you. we all know it. but all know it. but unlike the abrut end of his presidency, his impact was felt for years. it could be felt by his nine predecessors in office from lbj to president obama. larry sab atoe explores his lasting experience in his new book "the kennedy half century." he joins us no...