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Macaques, and its not hard to see why this rock has been such a prized military asset too, especially during the second world war. up here on top of the rock, you really get a sense of why this was so strategically important during the war. as we follow the map, you can see the mountains of africa to one side, and weve got spain on the other side of the rock, and of course the entrance to the mediterranean from the atlantic, so a really important place, this. inside the rock itself, work has bee...

Back to some of the darkest days of world war ii. the british territory of gibraltar was vital for allied access to the mediterranean, but its very location made it vulnerable to enemy attacks, which is why a secret network of tunnels was built there. but before lockdown, christian headed there to discover some of its hidden past. this tiny territory on europes southern tip has been the subject of fierce diplomatic wrangling for years. spain claims sovereignty, but its been ruled by britain sinc...

To finish up this week we head back to some of the darkest days of world war ii. the british territory of gibraltar was vital for allied access to the mediterranean, but its very location made it vulnerable to enemy attacks, which is why a secret network of tunnels was built there. but before lockdown, christa headed there to discover some of its hidden past. this tiny territory on europes southern tip has been the subject of fierce diplomatic wrangling for years. spain claims sovereignty, but i...

♪ restless at the wind, this towns killing me ♪ >> it never went anywhere. manson didnt measure up as a singer/songwriter. he and his family, about 20 of them, had settled in the rugged foothills outside l.a. at a place called spahn ranch, an old movie location for hollywood westerns. >> one of the best things about spahn ranch was they were allowed to stay there because they would do chores. >> when they werent working, the family went dumpster diving for food, panhandled for money, sometim...

About their experience. theres sanitiser everywhere, theyve got — in all the queues for the rides, theres screens, so youre screened away from everybody. theres markers in all the lines all over the park to keep the distance into shops and restaurants. so theyre really looking after us well. it it feels very, very safe here. its not that busy, they‘ re keeping capacity very low at the moment. we had to make a reservation today, so weve got that to get into the park. you cant turn up without ...

>> odonnell: this week 100- year-old captain tom moore will be knighted. hes raised more than $40 million for charity by walking his garden. turns out hes not the only one stepping up. heres cbss roxana saberi. >> im off. >> reporter: in a remote corner of scotland 90-year-old margaret payne set out to spend lockdown climbing a mountain. >> im walking up the stairs, pretending im climbing suilven. >> reporter: suilven is one of scotlands most famous mountains. to reach its peak margaret calculat...

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Laws. the lakota, dakota and people are people of crazy horse, these are people of great chiefs and defenders who defended their land and their right to live. these are people who are descendants of the modhi massacre where they go and pray in the black hills, they gather medicines in the black hills. these are lands sacred to them, whether or not the united states honored that treaty. the united states government attempted to pay off the lakota people with a million -- multimillion dollar settl...

That area. >> there are a number of different dangers in the area, the fires caused by the embers or the fireworks, theres also the groundwater issue the water quality issue of the chemicals in the fireworks that will permeate the soil and the groundwater, and the groundwater is what employees and visitors are drinking and then the concern about the pandemic and employees and visitors being potentially exposed to coronavirus. >> yeah, this is an important issue because these events have potentia...

Return safely to work, thats whats happening. >> while health officials in many places are urging americans to stay at home and avoid large crowds this weekend, president trump will not be heeds this advice. later today, the president will head to mt. rushmore in south a dakota where hell speak to 7500. the south dakota governor said social distancing wont be required during the event and that masks will be optional. president trump is not only celebrating americas 244th birthday but the news th...