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now on bbc news, stephen sackur talks to american author, stephen king, on hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. millions of readers all over the world are drawn to fiction that explores our fears. horror sells, and no—one does it better or more prolifically than my guest today, stephen king. hes written more than 60 books, sold close to 400 million copies. he is the master manipulator of dark places and the paranormal. if youre not a reader, you may have seen the shining...

he told police he was motivated by a sex addiction. neither the county sheriff, police chief or mayor would rule out classify the killings as hate crime. >> this is a man who murdered eight people in cold blood so its very difficult to believe what he said. its difficult to ignore the fact many of the victims were asian. in georgia, you can be charged with a hate crime. it covers a variety of areas and i personally think it would be appropriate but i will defer to the prosecutors to ma...

never had on the border. it is going to get much worse. what you are seeing now is very bad. record numbers, but it is going to get much, much worse. we had very few people coming in and we stopped human trafficking. when i say stopped it, made a tremendous dent never made before and drug trafficking. we did a lot of things. all of that is now eroded. >> harris: also stunning new numbers "today" show border agents encountering an average of 565 unaccompanied minors every single day tha...

>> lots to cover. joining us now, nbc news correspondent, former fbi special agent in charge and jim cavanaugh and georgia state representative. great to have all three of you with us. what do we know about the victims and how did law enforcement catch and identify the suspect so quickly? >> well, ayman, it really is a painful day here in atlanta in the wake of this massive shooting spree. we know eight people were killed. six of the victims were of asian descent. one person was also i...

serve as a u.s. cabinet secretary. speaking to the president of the navajo nation about the great hope and turmoil for americas indigenous people. welcome to tuesday. it is "mpt daily," and im chuck todd. in a lengthy statement, the new dhs secretary said as a nation were on pace to encounter more individuals on the southwest border than we have in 20 years. think about that. thats quite a statement. he noted border patrol facilities have become crowded with children and hhs does not...

no wonder espresso is invented here. i think i may need more of these to keep up with country. i am stanley tucci, i am italian on both sides and i am traveling across italy to discover how the food in each of these countries, 20 regions is as unique as the people and their past. it is delicious. here in milan, the menu is nothing like you would expect. up here in the north, forget about pasta and pizza, this is the land of rice and palenta. >> people from south of italy. >> there is n...

governor greg abbott say the situation that now needs disaster relief apparently, is president bidens fault but democrats like house speaker nancy pelosi blame former president trump while joining biden in refusing to label it a crisis. >> the biden open border policies that are inviting even more illegal immigration and actually have created this humanitarian crisis. >> this is a humanitarian challenge to all of us. what the administration inherited is a broken system at the border an...

he joins me to tell us his inspiring story, coming up. storp good evening. im mehdi hasan. joe biden has been spending the weekend at home in delaware before he heads out on the road this week to sell the $1.9 trillion american rescue plan. he has a lot to work with. it is difficult to overstate what a big win this piece of legislation is for the president. its the second biggest economic stimulus in american history, giving cash direct to the poorest americans. and if you want to kn...

disappointed but he worked very, very hard to build up his law practice. >> lincoln was a great spinner of tales for juries. one time they said this reminds me of the little boy on the farm who comes running in his father and says pap, pap, sister is in the barn and shes got her pants down and her friend, joe, got his pants down and hes squatting to do the other thing. the father says you got the facts straight but you come to a wrong conclusion. he turns the the jurors and says, somet...

we do begin this hour with encouraging news for the country worst hit by the coronavirus, but also a crucial, crucial warning. the u.s. is powering through vaccinations. cdc data shows that 1 in 5 americans have now received at least one dose, and more than 1 in 10 are now fully vaccinated. but spring break is here, and many states are easing back on restrictions. travel is picking up to the level it was a year ago. and people are letting their guard down. perhaps adding to an overall ...