Captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2008 we were beginning to experience a huge resurgence of downtown living, downtown working, Downtown Entertainment and so forth, and it might not have happened in baltimore in 1992, it could have happened in another city five years later, ten years later, but some other team would have said at some point we dont want a concrete doughnut that looks like a freeway overpass. We want a real ballpark. Architects would have ultimately i think responded. Thats my sense. We never know 100 because what happened what happened. Right. Customer push back, customer isnt want t didnt want the product . Yes. Ultimately in architecture, what clients want matters. One of the things that the people of populace are proudest of is that they serve their clients and they do what their clients wanted. Happily here they had an enlightened client who wanted something important. But to the point about downtown revivals were just happening anyway and would have
He explores the relationship between American Cities and the youth of baseball looking at the changing architecture and loeks of ballparks over the years and what those reveal about society and culture at large. The Kansas City Public Library hosted this event and provided the video. Thanks. I want to thank the library for putting on this event. Library board. Jonathan kemper and staff who worked with us. Steve, she mention ed as well. The library is a fan tas ik institution. Were very lucky to have it. Look at this awesome auditorium. So, speaking of great public spaces, this is one. Yes, yes. All right, paul. Libraries involve parks. Two most important things in the city, right . Youve had this incredibly distinguished career as an architectural critic, people are really here to hear you talk about kaufman stadium. Have you talked to the audience what who you are and what youve done prior to write iing about ballparks, which is a long story. Well get some of it any way. No, i spent m
Ucla. Lay the corpses president at the border, maybe theyll see were serious about stopping immigration. Undocumented immigrants president border, ku klux klan saying they should be shot. Up to a Million People may have been buried alive by a massive landslide. East of mum bay, india, it is an extremely rugged area and difficult to access the terrain. No word on whether the u. S. Will offer assistance, but secretary of state john kerry is heading to india this morning on a mission to improve diplomatic ties. Good morning, welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im stephanie sy. Overnight in gaza, israeli shelling another u. N. Safe haven. Displaced palestinians were seeking shelter from the intense fighting. This is the second time in less than a week a shelter has been hit. Fifty people died when a u. N. School was struck last thursday. Hamas rejected the latest ceasefire proposal pushed by other palestinians. Lets go to nick schiffron, whos been reporting from gaza. What do you hear about the
Well, good wednesday morning to you. Im reena ninan. And im devin dwyer. Thanks for joining us. We begin with the major cleanup effort under way in los angeles on the campus of ucla. A 90yearold water main burst under sunset boulevard shooting a geyser three stories in the air. Streets were completely overrun and the schools newly renovated Pauley Pavilion flooded. And before crews could shut the water off, some 10 million gallons of water were wasted. Abcs kirk hawkins has the latest. Show you just how close that geyser is to the campus. Reporter in this aerial video you can see the massive water main break that shut down streets near the campus of ucla in l. A. s westwood neighborhood on tuesday afternoon. I didnt really know how bad it was until i saw see it here myself. Reporter firefighters say at least three drivers were rescued from several cars that were stuck with water flowing as high as the windows. A bus, several cars and students attempted to navigate the fastmoving water.
Im devin dwyer. Thanks for joining us. We begin with the major cleanup effort under way in los angeles on the campus of ucla. A 90yearold water main burst under sunset boulevard shooting a geyser three stories in the air and streets were overrun and the schools renovated Pauley Pavilion flooded. Some 10 million gallons of water were wasted. Abcs kirk hawkins has the latest. How close that is to the campus. Reporter in this video you can see the massive water main break that shut down streets near the campus of ucla in l. A. s westwood neighborhood on tuesday afternoon. I didnt really know how bad it was until i saw it myself. Reporter three drivers were rescued from several cars that were stuck with water flowing as high as the windows. A bus, several cars and students attempted to 1 2 congratulate the fastmoving water. Its pretty horrible. Ive just been finding out about the water issues that l. A. Has and the drought that is going on. Pretty devastating. Look at that. Reporter parts