As It Happens

As It Happens - Monday Edition

Monday, August 8th, 2016

Part One

Evan McMullin
A little-known former CIA agent says he's joining the US presidential race because Donald Trump doesn't represent real conservatism. 

Paralympic ban
A former British athlete says the Paralympics were right to ban the Russians for doping — and that the International Olympic Committee should be taking notes.

Michigan skunk
A Michigan cop and an Ontario paramedic compare notes after two very different rescues of skunks stuck in food containers.  

Part Two

Pakistan lawyer attack
Lawyers in Quetta, Pakistan gather at a hospital, following the assassination of a colleague. Then a bomb went off. A survivor struggles to describe the horror.

Iran nuclear
Iran's decision to execute a nuclear scientist for spying has one human rights worker questioning the country's commitment to the rule of law.