Geophysical association cohosted this event. Good evening. Im david ferriero. Its a thrill to welcome you here. Whether youre here in the room with us or participating through facebook or youtube. And a special welcome to our cspan audience. Im pleased you could join us for tonights Program Small steps and giant leaps how apollo 11 shaped our understanding of earth and beyond. Tonights program is presented in parer inship with the American Geophysical union. Its made possible in part by the National Archives foundation through the generous support of the boeing company. We thank them for our support. For the next four days we are commemorating the 50th anniversary of the historic flight of apollo 11 and the first moon landing. Tomorrow night, well screen the recent celebrated documentary apollo 11 draft frd newly discovered video and audio recordings here at the National Archives. Following the film, bill barry will moderate a discussion with director todd douglas miller, thomas peters
Not spill over to any other parts of the region. He also said the us working to effect said the us is working to effect the israeli hostages the release of israeli hostages taken hamas well as taken by hamas as well as ensuring the humanitarian ensuring that the humanitarian crisis doesnt worsen. Crisis in gaza doesnt worsen. Hes due to return to israel on monday israel prepares for a monday as israel prepares for a ground the gaza ground offensive in the Gaza Strip Israeli prime strip with the israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu today convening an emergency Cabinet Meeting and vowing to demolish today, demolish hamas. Well, today, the European Unions backed israels right to defend itself as long as that is in line with humanitarian and international law. As he left cairo, Anthony Blinken stressed the uss continued support for israel actually doing, including the deployment of these Aircraft Carrier battle groups. Again and not to provoke anyone but to send a very clear message
Discuss the deteriorating and dangerous situation in gaza. This comes after a further round of crisis talks by World Leaders with others as they try to inject diplomacy into the conflict between israel and hamas. Meanwhile all four government flights carrying britains have left israel today, two more are expected to arrive later on the Foreign Office telling british nationals in gaza to be ready to move in case the rafah Border Crossing with egypt thats in the south is opened. Its currently the is opened. Its currently the only route out of the territory. The foreign secretary James Cleverly telling us at gb news the uk government is doing everything it can to get british people trapped in gaza out, out. Meanwhile here at home, hundreds of people have gathered at a vigil in Central London to commemorate israeli victims of the hamas terror attack. Many were draped in israeli flags holding posters saying bring them home and handing out flyers featuring names and faces of those taken host
We can do that ourselves. We can govern ourselves. And we can do it without trying to cut each others throats. Nothing would please some groups, like the Klu Klux Klan sorry mr. Pitts. Your first time has expired. Granted another two minutes. Nothing would please some groups like the Klu Klux Klan or the black panthers than nothing more for us to start fighting with each other. Than they get exactly what they want. This get strife. A group of pastors came together and asked the black panthers to leave. And i appreciated that. And ill take this opportunity. The klans not here yet. Ill ask them to stay out of South Carolina. We dont need either one of these two groups here. [ applause ] we dont need those two groups here trying to divide us and get us to fight amongst ourselves. Going back to that flag being offensive to some of my brothers and sisters in here. The words of lewis farrakon offended me, calling for the death of my grandchildren, which is basically what he did. And that gro
This state and an unfortunate thing called slavery to today. As i moved around, i saw the great detail. And then i got to the first regiment. Of u. S. Volunteers. And the first regiment of u. S. Volunteers were freed black men that fought for the 54th massachusetts. And they fought the first South Carolina regiment, fought here in this state. And fought honorably. Thats a part of the history of this state. Just like my ancestors did i talked about earlier, that fought for this state. And if youve seen the movie glory, which i have many times, thats whats depicted in a particular section of that memorial. I didnt see danny glover there but i saw the faces of people that looked familiar. In that monument ladies and gentlemen, there is a soldier a standard bearer which was very important during the times that these battles were fought. Thats how people knew where the enemy was and where their friends were. They didnt have radios and mass communication. They had to move back and forth by u