Announcer coming up next, author Sharon Tosi Lacey talks about american strategy in the pacific. Highlighting the battle of saipan. She explains how u. S. Army soldiers and marines worked together during the campaign. She described their successes and failures. The event ran an hour and a half. It was hosted by the new York Military affairs symposium. Sharon tosi lacey thank you very much for having me. I want to thank my mom, daughter and husband for being here to support me. One of the earlier mend mentioned that there were four general smiths in the pacific. 3 were involved in the operations. I titled that chapter a tale of three smiths. I will talk to you about the battle of saipan. I look at the Lessons Learned as the military drove through the Central Pacific in world war ii. We traced their development and amphibious warfare as they go from the canal to the gilberts and ultimately a chronology. Trying to build on the mistakes they continued to make. Saipan is the most interestin
Take away those two buss that collided for some reason. The crash was horrific. Six people are dead. When the dust settles, we dont know whose loved onesee whos going to get the phone call this evening that it was their loved one. Thats what got me all choked up because this is something. This is sad. Reporter police say in the mca bus also died. Business say they dont know why the School Bus Driver lost control. The school bus struck the mustang continued eastbound then struck the pillar at the loudoun park cemetery. Reporter then smashed into the other bus. Palau jones was supposed to be on that bus. Im glad i didnt get on that bus. I do send our prayers to each and every person who have lost the loved one and especially this community. Reporter when you see those pictures you understand that police are saying this is a complicated crash scene. Ten people were taken to the hospital, their injuries range from minor to critical. Back to you. Heres what we know. Maryland Transit Divisio
Rebels in the eastern democratic part of congo. They pray for a return home 65 years after being forced out. The u. N. Arab league arrived for talks with the Syrian Government planned in geneva next month and he has been touring the region in the past week talking to all sides involved in the conflict and been to countries that support it like turkey and kanta and talks with groups against fighting with the government and met irans new president who is a supporter in the region telling him the countrys presence is vital for the geneva talks to succeed. And lets bring bill joining us live from beirut and i understand he drove from beirut to damascus and he is there, what is he going to do . Well, he is due to meet with the syrian president bashir assad and foreign minister and this will be a very difficult mission, as difficult as it was in the past simply because the positions on either side have not changed much. The opposition still says it would not go to geneva unless it is to find
U. S. russia agreement to eliminate the countrys chemical weapons arsenal. Members of the u. N. Security council have been discussing a resolution the make that agreement legally binding. Western leaders want to include possible military action and other sanctions if the administration of syrian president Bashar Alassad doesnt comply. U. S. Secretary of state john kerry met with officials from egypt and the United Arab Emirates to drum up support for the resolution. Russia and china are expected to oppose it. U. S. Leaders accuse forces loyal to assad of carrying out a poison gas attack last month in the suburbs of damascus. Hundreds of people died. If president blames rebels trying to overthrow his government but he admitted in an interview his country has been stockpiling chemical weapons for years. Translator syria has built chemical weapons since decades ago. Its no surprise they are large in amount. Syria is said to possess about 1,000 tons of the weapons but assad didnt give a pr
I was going to let you take a cheap shot. The yankees sweep the red sox while you were in london. K. D. And kyrie coming to brooklyn and not to the knicks. Well tackle those coming up. If chairman kim of north korea sees this, i would meet him at the border dmz just to shake his hand and say hello. Followed by a question mark and an exclamation point. Kim jongun apparently saw the tweet yesterday, leading President Trump over the border at the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone. Together they held a brief photoop for north korean photographers. After about a minute, President Trump led kim in to south korea where they addressed reporters before entering the Freedom House for about an hour long private conversation with south korean president moon jaein. Id invite him to the white house. I just want to say that this is my honor. I didnt really expect it. We were in japan for the g20 we came over and i said, hey, im over here. I want to call chairman kim. And we got to meet and steppin