America. Already talk about the actual wars and fighting and times where the cold war got hot in africa and today, were talking about the cultural cold war and perhaps the fight for influence between the United States and the soviet union. So in that context, jazz really comes to the forefront. So were thinking about why that guy the running around in the congo and his counterparts are in pakistan and south asia and Eastern Europe and all those kinds of things. What are they doing there . Were going to unpack that a little bit. I want to start with that picture. Please tell me you recognize that guy. Louis armstrong. Thank you very much. You were probably hesitant to say. Its Louis Armstrong. Cant miss that smile and gaze, you know, he gives people when hes talking. Louis armstrong, probably americas most prominent jazz musician throughout this whole period. Certainly when it starts in 1956, but also even before that, he had toured europe commercially and even long before the state dep
This is Aljazeera America live from new york city, im tony harris. The head of the e. P. A. Said the agency is working nonstop to clean up a major toxic waste spill in colorado. The agency is expected to release testing results from campbell of polluted water before leaving washington. Mccarthy said her Agency Takes Full Responsibility for texas that triggered the leak. It is a tragic accident and the e. P. A. Is taking responsibility to clean it up. The most important thing throughout this effort is ensuring the health and safety of the residents and visitors near that river. The spill is still flowing at a rate of up to 700 gallons a minute. Contaminated today is expected to reach lake powell. The agency said there is no immediate threat. Colorado and the Navajo Nation have declared a state of emergency. It forms a National Boundary for the tribal nation. Leaders say the rivers are more than water sources, they are sacred. We have this report. Communities on the Navajo Nation are for
I hope to have some fun today. We talked about the actual wars and fighting and the times when the cold war got a little hot. Today we are talking about the cultural cold war perhaps or the war over culture and the fight for influence. So in that context jazz really comes to the forefront. We are thinking about why that guy is running around in the congo and why they are traveling to far flown places of the world like pakistan and south asia. What are they doing there . Well talk about big ideas. I want to talk about this. Who is that . Armstrong. Yes. You were probably hesitant to say. You know who it is. There he is. You cant miss that smile and that gaze. You know, he gives people that gaze when he is talking. Probably americas most prominent jazz musician during this whole period. Certainly when it starts and also before that. He already toured europe commercially and he was prominent figure but just American Culture generally. And so before we get into unpacking this image the rea
Its the anniversary of the day in 1979 where they return to to run from the exile in paris and found the Islamic Republic that took over after was toppled. I mention that because throughout my childhood, growing up, all of our relatives and friends would ask, when is your birthday and i would say february 1. None of my relatives were opposition figures, they were just average middle to upper class tehran residents. The surprising fact is most of them supported the revolution when it happened including some who were Civil Servants in the regime. That was always something with me as a warning for the hazard of political frenzies that can take over because you had an imperfect authoritarian state that was socially permissive and progressive in many ways. It was not a democracy, but in a fit of National Political madness that many people who carried out the revolution immediately regretted, they toppled at and replaced it with liberal and cause i totalitarian islamist regime and it will he
Money, your life, your future. Now, becky quick we begin with a great get away a record breaking number of people are expected to travel this july 4th holiday weekend, so whether by car, airplane, or boat, get ready for some company on your travels. That is our cover story this week im actually heading to philadelphia my best friend and i are traveling to florida for a girls trip were on our way upstate, so we still have a ways to go and shes not alone aaa says 44. 2 Million People will travel at least 50 miles from home this Independence Day holiday. Thats a million and a quarter more than last year. The total number of travelers is up 2. 9 from 2016. Drivers make up 85 of those traveling this weekend 37. 5 Million People. Falling gas prices and cheaper rental cars are some of the incentives to put the pedal to the metal. 3. 4 million are expected to take to the skies thats up 4. 6 from last year. In fact, airlines have added 123,000 seats a day this summer just to keep up with demand