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The government scott walker is expected to make it official joining a field of republicans running for president. Plus, a twist a sequel for to kill a mocking bird prepares to hit stores. Welcome to Al Jazeera America im erica pitzi, in new york. We begin with greece. Deep in debt and up against a deadline. It is 1 00a. M. In brussels, the 25th hour in a longrunning negotiation with the countrys eurozone partners to start bailout talks. They have seen other deadlines come and go. This time its different. This time its nearly out of money. No deal means the country is likely forced to leave the...

Political speech. And aticus finch ready to hit the news stands this week. He is a drug kingpin escaped from prison and on the run again. The u. S. Says it will try to find wawz ceen joaquin guzman, el chapo. Reporter are cars are being searched and the nearest airport has been closed as they hunt for one of the worlds most wanted men. Mexican Security Officials say he got out from a sophisticated 1. 5 kilometer tunnel. The tunnel has pvc pipes and tractor mechanism. The last time guzman escaped from custody it took 13 years to find him. One of the biggest blows to the drug trade in a decade. ...

This is al jazeera america. Good morning. Live from new york city. Im randall pinkston. Greece preparing to take the next steps to hold off a financial collapse. As part of a lastminute deal athens must Institute Deep cuts. That is the only way it will get billions more from europe to keep its economy afloat. The Greek Parliament must agree to the reforms by wednesday. Meanwhile banks in greece will reportedly open on thursday after being closed for weeks. Jackie rowbackjacky rowland joins us live from bruce else. Good morning randall really were looking at moving away from a kind of socialist...

Host joining us on booktv is Maureen Corrigan who is a book critic on a program called fresh air so a lot of our book viewers will know that program but now you have become an author as well. What is your book . Guest my book is called so we read on. Its about the great gatsby. I think the great gatsby is their greatest american and nonamerican novelette once. I have read it over 50 times in this book was born out of my passion for gatsby and fitzgerald. He is one of her gods and american literature. Host american and unamerican . Guest yes because gatsby tells us the American Dream is worth r...

Next encore booknotes. Jill krementz was a guest on booknotes in 1997 to talk about her book the writers desk a collection of authors and photos photos. Cspan jill krementz, photographer, you have a book out called the writers desk. Whats it all about . Guest its a collection of my photographs over it period of 30 years of writers and i photographed over 1500 rider so of course its not all the writers. My favorite pictures of a lot of the writers at their desks but they are all writers that there had desks or near their desks or behind their desks. Somewhere theres a desk in the picture. Liter...