i'm wrong, senator alexander, but my recollection is he ran for the u.s. senate not once but twice and was not successful. served in the house for four years. and sometimes we learn more when we're unsuccessful than when we are successful. ut he was the kind of leader who thought that part of being a leader is staying out of step when everybody else is marching to the wrong tune. he's a kind leader o' -- leader who thought a leader should be aspirational. he was the kind of leader that surrounded himself with really good people. i've known a bunch of them and so have some of you. and he surrounded himself with exceptional people. the sort of leader when the team did well, he would give the credit to the team and when a team fell short he'd take the blame. he was one of those leaders who sought to unite people and not divide people and he talked about building bridges and walls and so forth. he was a bridge builder. never much for building walls. one of my favorite passages. friends come and go but others accumulate. and he was a fellow all these years, people he ran against, bill clint

field in remote kazakhstan in the soyuz capsule where commander alexander gas from germany the american nasa flight engineer serino on chancellor and the captain of the soyuz surrogate for coffee or gas was the first german commander of the i assess that he gave us some insights into his life and work in orbit. from here alexander guest has enjoyed an unparalleled field. for six months he shared his impressions with millions of fans his photos have documented a planet under stress the unusually dry summer in europe and the devastating wildfires in california where. it's crystal clear from up here that everything is finite on this little blue marble in a black space and there is no b. . this is the second long term i assess mission for the german astronaut and vulcanologist in the laboratories onboard guest has taken part in about forty scientific experiments in some he himself has been the subject of medical tests this device analyzed his breath to search for inflammation of the lungs. the results could result in a fast track test for ass ma. in the fluid science lab archery st

as though six months in zero gravity had no effect on alexander gassed. two days after his return to earth the astronaut seems in perfect health and in good spirits speaking to the press in his hometown cologne he talked of the lessons he learned spending time in space with such an international team. is in complete order we grew up in completely different environments but then here without thinking too much about it we worked extremely well together and says that in my view is one of the most important things we can learn from the space station which can be applied here on earth and it's something we must project into the future missions. this was the second stretch in the international space station for alexander gassed. there he worked on roughly two hundred experiments. and for one of them he himself was the test subject. i'm waiting for your commands. he was there when they are robots called simon arrived on board and alexander guessed also made some space history by becoming the first german commander of the i.s.a.'s. during his time orbiting the earth gast also stayed active i

violent anti-government protests. german astronaut alexander guest is addressing a press conference in cologne today now that he's back on earth guest spent more than six months aboard the international space station during that time he became the first german to take command of the i s s also known as astro alex guest undertook various science experiments and spoke out of the need to protect our planet he landed back on earth two days ago. he was really looking at live pictures off of the man known as astra alex has begun talking in cologne but for law on his mission i'm it's my great pleasure to welcome derek williams from our science desk welcome derek now this was astro alex or get a gets second. mission to the i s s why did the e.s.a. the european space agency choose him to become commander in chief during his mission well i think that for a number of different reasons not least because alexander guest is and is a very charismatic and and media savvy person and yes he spent a lot of time in a lot of energy also trying to bring this time that he spent on the i asked as close to the

portraits of characters we think we know. alexander hamilton, john lawrence, marquita lafayette and of course the towering figure of george washington who, in the course of telling the specific story of the valley forge encampment and camps around, emerges as a holy complex individual. canny and insecure and intensely private and yet trusting of those men whose skills and characters he came to appreciate. cannily political and both politics and above all revealing the incredible skill and yes, some luck that enabled washington to leave the continental army out of it smoke difficult winter potentially when their country's independence. what finally wrought finally evocative language such as describing the imperious odious and frankly traitorous charles lee by writing lee was a blister of a man unencumbered by charisma who prefer the company of his hunting dogs to human beings. human beings who came into contact with him felt similarly. are making us truly see the ocean yeager supporting their customary forest green, there under present black mustaches cultivated such a density is to qua

correspondent alexander phenomenon has been following this year in for as it is on the hi it's good to see you i'm going to start with that statement that google is not planning to launch a service in china after all at least not for now how does that fit in the very sensitive moment we're living right now in the relations between china and the u.s. . well first i have to say watching this hearing i was sort of surprised that the google c.e.o. was so clear about that saying stressing it's not only once but twice or even three times that the company does not have any plans to develop a new search and jean in cooperation with the china but then of course when you look as you said at the broader context of this matter it is understandable when you look at the looming trade war between china and the u.s. as and the fact that the you ass seems to be growing more and more impatient accusing china of stealing trade secrets and of meddling in the you ass election so it seems to be a very wise step away its decision for google to say that state don't have at the moment any plans to call para

democratic leader in his words about lamar alexander, a great; is that right and friend and that he's going to bring his term to an end a couple years. >> and a few years ago i thought one to increase the federal investment in medical research. right in the wheel house and jurisdiction of lamar alexander. i went to him and his counterpart on the democratic said, senator patty murray of washington, roy blount of missouri and we put forward a team pushing forward medical research. it's been amazing success, it's been bipartisan and enthusiastic effort all around. we couldn't have done it without lamar's parnticipation. he's committed to medical research. a 5% increase for the last four years in budget and appropriations for the national institutes of health. that's going to end up creating more opportunities to spare people suffering and to cure disease and to save lives, than we can possibly imagine. that's the kind of thing that people expect of us, don't they, here in the senate? that democrats and republicans will find a common goal and work together to achieve it? lamar alexander w

alexander gases nasa flight engineer serena chancellor and the russian soyuz commander sergei. while gas was the first ever german commander of the international space station six more let's talk now with a member of the european space agency joining us from cologne antonia fortunato is operations and management support officer of the european space agency who just watched it and joins us now live from cologne were you happy with the way the landing what. i'm going to mine yes we were extremely happy the landing was completely nominal the capsule land upright and it was great to see the smiling face of alex somber as he came out of the capsule is in very good shape enter this is the second time a european space agency astronaut has led a mission to the what the future plans for european space travel. well the immediate future is still the international space station we want to keep flying our astronauts to the u.s.s. we want them to keep performing stuff not science but of course they're already looking at them overheard looking at the further exploration of the solar system and the

, pershing brings in major general robert alexander. robert alexander is an anomaly. here is a guy who went to law school. and he chucked law school right at the end, he joined the army as a private in the 1880s. and he worked his way up every rank to major general. and he did so with a gigantic chip on his shoulder. a huge chip on his shoulder. and he had something to prove, and purging newt, if he took somebody like that and put them in charge of the 77th there was no way the 77th was going to fall apart. robert alexander came to france with the 41st division which was a depot division, they put them in place to replace divisions. he was phenomenal. when i took them out of that place and they put him as a brigadier general in the 32nd division, they hated him there. because his style of command was just like pershing's. you do it my way, or you are out of here. there was no waffling whatsoever. but pershing knew that this was the kind of tough guy that he needed. and under his command, the 77th will rack up more kilometers of a fence against the enemy that any division in france.

-- alexander hamilton, john lawrence, mark udall faf, and -- marquis telephony yet -- marquis lafayette. canny insecure, intensely cannily political and above politics, and above all, revealing incredible skill and, yes, some luck that enabled washington to lead the continental army out of its most difficult winter to eventually win their country's independence. with evocative language, lee was a blister of a man, unencumbered charisma, -- by making us truly see the hessian forcedes sporting their screen, there waxed mustaches, cultivated such a density us to qualify as topiary. this is history as it should be. it --n the tail, job did rich in detail, job did in pursuit of what truly matters in dogged in pursuit of what truly matters in the story. drury welcome and tom clavin. >> we appreciate what you are doing for us here tonight. i see a lot of people in the audience who were involved in the office of making "valley forge." our agent, and are editor -- our editor, our publicist, thank you. but most of all, thank you all for coming out tonight for listening to our bullshit.

including alexander hamilton, governor morris and george washington. rick has been awarded many honors, notable among them is national humanities medal given to him in 2008. we are fortunate he is dedicated with strong passion to documenting the founding and bringing it to new audiences. after rick talked about his book he will sit with rich lowry to talk about more topics in depth and there are no cards on your table which will be for rich to incorporate into succession so please enjoy the discussion with richard brookhiser and join me in welcoming him. [applause] >> thank you for that introduction. thank you for coming out. i am always glad to be speaking at the union league club because i was married here 38 years ago, still married, same wife. i just want to thank one person, the man to whom the book is dedicated, i met him in 1982 covering him for "national review" when he was running for governor against mario cuomo. he lost that race and new york is still suffering from that to the second-generation but america has benefited because lou was freed to pursue his great love,

peter alexander and dylan dreyer. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on this saturday morning. hallie jackson is filling in and maria larosa is filling in for dylan. we have a packed crowd on the plaza. >> and probably spend the whole show talking about all of your moments from the past year. >> we have a surprise guest at the end of the show. weather is the top story this morning. a deadly winter storm leaving a lot of damage in its wake and causing problems on roads and highways across the midwest and into the northeast. it is now moving out, but there's another one right on its heels. maria larosa is handling that for us. take it away. >> things are getting back to normal for tens of millions of people this morning. the winter storm rolling across the country left a lot of damage in its wake. this morning, millions of people back on the roads this >>> this morning, millions of people are back on the roads this holiday weekend. in the midwest, blizzard conditions turned deadly claiming at least six lives. in parts

website axios. we here from senate health committee chair lamarr alexander, health and human services secretary alex azar, senator tim kaine and congressman seth moulton. this is one hour. co'sse welcome ask executive editor. >> welcome. for joiningry much us for a conversation about health care picking up 2019. we will get a head start since we are covering 2020 in the newsletter this morning. i figure that we should cover 2019 here on the stage. i would like to thank a dead -- delta dental for making this conversation possible. we appreciate their support for this conversation about access to health care. , fasterkes you smarter about the topics that matter. science,tech, politics health care is such an important part of that. launched, wexios have vitals. our health care newsletter, before there even was in axios. com. we appreciate having you here to continue the conversation. will tweak along. i like to think the event team for their mayor kohl's overnight. -- miracles overnight. the amazing and knowledgeable health care team. they helped prep me for today. we will hear

? senator alexander, he and patty murray have had a series of hearings to set up ways, one of the challenges? diagnosis of problems in our system? next year, we will get into prescriptions. there are republican proposals, senator senators. senator bennett and i believe if we take seriously what we have heard over the last year, what we have heard from people, we want more options and lower ists, we have the plan that most likely to gather support. maybe not immediately, but if we really get into problem-solving mold, we feel good about this. .> read between the lines he says it is politically significant because it held on existing law rather than deter the tear down-- approach offered by bernie sanders. you worry how out there democrats are getting? >> i am not actually worried. i read the dems are deeply divided on health care. between dems is like this. the difference between the dems and the republicans is like that. republicans are still attempting to repeal the affordable care act. democrats want to preserve the affordable care act. expand health to care coverage. are they d

portraits of characters we think we know -- alexander hamilton, john ,awrence, the marquis lafayette and the towering figure of george washington, who in the course of telling me specific story of the valley forge and can't meant and campaigns around encampment and campaigns around it, emerges as a complex individual, intensely private, yet trusting of the men whose skills and character he came to appreciate -- cannily political yet above politics, and with the incredible skill and yes, some luck, that allowed george washington to lead the continental army out of its most difficult winter. with wonderfully evocative language, such as describing the imperious, odious, and frankly traitorous charles lee by writing "lee was a blister of a man, unaccompanied by charisma, who preferred the agreement of his something dogs -- his hunting dogs rather than human beings." the omnipresent lax mustaches, cultivated to such a density as to qualify as topiary -- this is history as it should be, rich pursuitiled, doggett in of truth and what truly matters in a story, and written in such a way as to rev

george h.w. bush senator mister chairman senate health of the health committee from our alexander welcome to ask io' io's, asks - - axios. remembering george h.w. bush what was his biggest contribution quick. >> i worked with him on education but that helped millions of american families. >> you said up to half of healthcare spending is unnecessary. >> i defend that because we have had five hearings on reducing healthcare cost and we were told that and the other witnesses agreed and then the next panel so that means of the huge amount that we spend on healthcare that we waste the unnecessarily spend an amount of money that is more than a gdp of every world but nine so my goal over the next two years as chairman of the health committee is to see if we can do one or two big things to reduce healthcare cost and maybe ten or 12 little things to move the debate from insurance where we had been stuck eight years arguing about 6 percent of the market to the health care cost you will never get lower cost health insurance unless you have lower-cost healthcare. >> in conjunction with that y

big shift is focusing a lot what lamar alexander talked about value transformation of healthcare those for creep - - key priority shall see a lot of action the next few months. >> translate that. >> value -based transformation just really coined the phrase but you could put a lot of different baggage with that but one example of what value means a relative who was just in a rehab hospital the nurses were complaining about medicare staffing ratio the number of nurses on the floor that we have to be there we regulate that? yes we do. we should say if my relative walks out you pay this much if he's in wheelchair you get this much you've done your job we don't micromanage how you do that are like what chairman alexander mentioned there is money to work with the patient to navigate for them and advise them for a multiyear time frame that will keep them out of the hospital. and here's the amount of money if you do it for less great if it cost you more that is your risk that is value changing the pricing dynamic in the value dynamic that rewires the whole system. >> one more idea for 2019 qui

expedition fifty seven commander alexander gast american nasa flight engineer serena chancellor and the russian soyuz commander surrogate for coffee if gas was the first german commander of the international space station every one of these. more or less safe landing i spoke to antonio fortunato of the european space agency i asked him if he was pleased with the way the landing went the money yes we were extremely happy let me was completely nominal the capsule and upright and he took great to see the smiling free. number as he came out of the capsule reason i've heard that shape and it is this is the second time in european space agency astronaut has led a mission to i assess what the future plans for european space travel. well the immediate future is still think our national space station we want to keep flying our honestly i assess we want them to keep performing soft option science but of course there are regular looking at that move it over to looking at the ford or flourishing of the solar system and that's in the next ten years are going to be very very interesting for space

in two thousand and eight you know who helped him then u.s. attorney for miami alexander acosta now president of trump's secretary of labor here to discuss the case and the tragic history of similar cases and their lack of justice is investigative journalist and author nick brian thank you so much for joining us. i'm glad we reviewed tabs and tyrone i want to start you've investigated these cases as a journalist for a long time now and i think just so people can kind of group members stand as you could you kind of briefly just walk us through the you know what geisha is and kind of the scope and size of the jeffrey up steven situation. jeffrey i've seen cases quite large a fourteen year old girl came forward told her parents and then the palm beach police department started to investigate her allegations and they found four other underage victims of jeffrey abstain and ultimately they because geoffrey assume such a powerful man and wealthy and had so many connections the palm beach fleece department went about its investigation very gingerly but they were very very circumspect and t

faces of local children. and trent alexander arnold returns for his team today, after injury, but his manager says his team are not in a christmas mood, as they focus on trying to beat newcastle to maintain their lead at the top of the premier league. good morning to you. once again, it is going to be fairly cloudy. we will see some drizzle, some across the north—east of scotland. there is sunshine in the forecast. i will tell you where in 15 minutes. hello, good morning. it's the 26th december. a belated merry christmas from me. our top story: it's thought 18 million people will hit the shops later, with some analysts predicting bigger than usual discounts in the boxing day sales. retailers looking to make up for weak trading in the lead—up to christmas. let's go live to oxford street in central london. our reporter andy moore is there. back here behind you an hour ago was there that the shops were shut, now is open and they are still queueing up. that's wright, the shop opens an hour ago and at the time, there were several 100 people snaking around the block, so they rushed