More awareness, concern, understanding about the issue now than there was. There is an important recognition on the part in general, that the activities of man on the planet are actually dangerously degrading the ecosystem that sustains all of us. Oceans, airports. We have a long way to go, but at least there is it better public understanding by the legislators, governors, congress, that this is a vital issue. Air, water, soil, rivers, oceans, and so forth. That determines our standard of living in the quality of our lives and all of these resources for many years, it is time we undertake a very serious effort to stop the degradation and help to give nature a chance to do some restoration, at least where the damage has not then irreparable. You mentioned the public and legislatures. What do you hope people will take away from this in 1990 . Sen. Nelson i think the objective, the most important objective of this earth day, are the same as 1970. My purpose than was make demonstrations so
Its citizens left stranded by travel restrictions and also reports of threats bloodshed and forced eviction beneath the shiny veneer of saudi arabias planned megacity. Well for weeks we have seen the lines of the food banks stretching for kilometers was in the job center is overwhelmed with people its given us that physical picture of how badly the u. S. Economys been hit by covert 19 but now we have a concrete figure its this 114. 7 percent that is the Unemployment Rate for april in the u. S. Which tripled from the month before put another way that 14. 7 percent means more than 20000000 jobs have gone for some perspective this is worse than the global recession which followed the 2008 financial crisis and actually it creates a new post war record which was set back in 1902 that was when unemployment region. 11 percent but we can go back any further because its no exaggeration to say this is the worst crisis for the u. S. Economy since the Great Depression in the 1930 s. When one in ev
Security Council Resolution on the pandemic over a language that refers to the World Health Organization. But again with breaking news out of libya forces loyal to libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar have fired dozens of rockets into tripoli is only functioning airport its believed a civilian plane intimate take airport with it after has been trying for months to take control of the libyan capital but as attempts have been repelled by the un recognized government lets go now to tripoli were are about to go ahead is reporting live so mahmood what else do we know about these these rocket attacks. Well richelle if it doesnt serve its lead in and around them pretty good airport for the past few hours and. Also were getting reports from. Some neighborhoods in the city center that also were targeted by blood rockets and bill reports about the end man killed by a big rock attacks now anybody can a couple. Or a crucible 2 civilians and families are going out of the streets and its the of middle i ha
Down in south Koreas Capital after a surge in new infections is going to party goers. And volunteers in spain paul out there sewing machines to ease the shortage of protective equipment to. Install the return of the ultimate fighting championship its a bump as one of its fighters test positive for corona virus but the comeback event in florida still goes ahead behind closed doors. We begin in libya where forces loyal to war also before have to have 5 at least 80 rockets into tripolis only functioning airport its believed a civilian plane on the tarmac of airport was hit one person has been killed after us forces had targeted some residential areas in the capital close to the turkish and italian embassies. In this story lets bring in Mahmoud Abdulla why have you in tripoli a man who weve seen over the last few days half the forces intensifying shelling on the airport and civilian areas on embassies are they advancing towards the capital. Will they are not advancing at all. In fact they
There i got into flight training. I became a naval aviator, and low and behold in 1958 nasa was formed and they were looking for astronauts. So i was one of the original 110 people selected to go for interviews. Lets go back to your Naval Academy days, you almost didnt go, is that right . That is right. I had two years at wisconsin. I informs a Naval Aviation program after world war ii. Have been the most important project in this century. I became the first alternate that usually doesnt make it, are and i got orders for the physical to be inducted into the academy if you so desired. And then i said should i go to the academy, they said dont do that, you two years of college, you have Naval Aviation, if you go back you have to start all over again, you might not get back in aviation, but there was an old captain there and he said if you want to make the navy your career, get yourself to the academy, that is what hatppened. I term paper, my first term paper, i wrote on the development o