Well, first of all, im glad that it does. I think its important to remember significant moments in american and even World History and particularly this one where the world changed so dramatically as a result of the sacrifice of those who invaded northern france in 1944. And i think the 70th is particularly moving. Its a lifetime. I mean, if you consider the biblical injunction that a man has three score years and ten, 70 years now have passed. Generations now born obviously do not remember dday, have no connection with it beyond perhaps those grainy old black and white images on Late Night Television or a chapter in a history book, and not even the most recent chapter. So enough time has elapsed now that it would be easy i think, unfortunately easy, to let those memories slip, and im glad were not doing that. Im glad were paying attention. This is a moment we should remember. Why do you think 70 years later, whats the most important thing for us to remember on this day about what happ
Tries to get the protesters off the streets. The Unemployment Rate in the u. S. Has fallen to the lowest in more than six years, but hourly wages are not budging. And a new ruling that allow effects abortion clinics. We begin this hour with new fears about the Ebola Outbreak. Family members of Thomas Duncan regain quarantined inside their homes in dallas, the first man to break out with the Ebola Outbreak in the United States. Heidi zhou castro spoke with duncans stepdaughter today. We go to the hospital why duncan is being treated. Mightheidi . Reporter we found duncans stepdaughter, and we did it by knocking on doors. The only thing that extinguished this door was the trash bag containing soiled diapers found outside of the door. I was surprised when this family immediately greeted the door at my knocking, and i was greeted by the husband who saidim healthy. I did not touch him. Of course, he was referring to duncan. It was this family who contacted 911, and helped to get duncan in t
I. S. I. L. What could amount to a war crime. Deep space, test flight of orion. We begin in russias chechnya region, fighter fighters attacka traffic post in the regional capital grosne and then stormed a Publishing House which was set on fire. Lets look at the troubled history of chechnya. Two wars, first in 1994 to 1996 and the second from 1998 to 1992 in. In october, fiv 1999. Peter sharp joins us live from moscow for the latest on this. What are you hearing, what happened peter . Well, jane the details are still coming in. We understand that late yesterday afternoon, this was from police reports, a group of about 15 suspected islamist militants took over three cars in a village of about 50 kilometers in grosne, their purpose unknown. When they stopped at a roadblock gun fire took place and at least three possibly five policemen were killed on the spot. Some of the gunmen anyway stormed this media center Publishing House and that was under siege by the security forces. There were ex
We begin our developing news out of the hague in the netherlands where the International Criminal court will begin a preliminary inquiry into possible war crimes committed in palestinian territories the president signed up to the rome statute in december that is the document that establishes the jurisdiction of the International Criminal court. The move was taken by abass a day after palestinian leaders failed to get a resolution passed at u. N. Security council calling to an end to israeli occupation. It followed a conflict in july and august last year between israel and hamas that devastated the gaza trip 21 o0 killed and 70 were civilians according to the United Nations, almost 500 children among the dead and more than 250 of them were women. And israel also suffered casualties, 66 military personnel killed along with six israeli civilians and a ty national. Lets speak to a u. N. Special rap and good to have you with us and many have long complained of impunty and lack of accountabi
The fight against ebola virus. The first experimental vaccined to architecture. Africa. We begin with syria where at least 55 people have been killed in fighting in the city near homs. Most of them died in an area near a market. Government attacks on rebel strongholds. There have also been attacks in homs country side, barrel bomb attacks. And the Lebanese Army says eight have been killed along the porous border with syria. Fightersfighters are linked to the el nusra front. Killed several syrian fighters. Hisham jibert says an attack like that was expected. We always said also, within the three four months and since october, that those insurgents who were kicked out by Lebanese Army will come back one way or another. We do estimate that is more than 2000. Most of them from i. S. I. L. And el nusra. Whether the army did cut their Logistic Support it was normal for them to look at any weak point, and thats what happened. Are this is a mission town. Hezbollah is not there to defend it and