And satellite provider. 50 years after the moon landing, apollo 11 astronaut, Michael Collins, reflected on the Apollo Programs impact at the time as well as on todays politics, diplomacy, Foreign Policy and space initiative. Welcome. It is truly a thrill to see space diplomacy a topic near and dear to me. Thank you so much for joining us this evening. I am a historian of science and technology and a curator at the smithsonian air and space museum for the apollo space collection. 50 years ago this week, the apollo 11 crew fulfilled kennedys call to land humans on the moon within a decade and return them safely back to earth. I hope youve been celebrating all week. A greater percentage of earths population followed their flight than any previous event in human history. After the flight, the astronauts toured over 20 countries on every continent, nixon proclaimed them the best possible ambassadors americans can have on earth. Today, we look back and ask her what was the political and For
Special counsel jack smiths team has now charged both with multiple crimes. Including conspiracy to obstruct justice. If convicted, they couldve face yearslong prison sentences. In the district courthouse in washington, d. C. , we will be awaiting for another possible indictment in the investigation into trumps attempt to overturn the 2020 election. And two new developments today. First, according to the Washington Post, trumps pack to save america spent about 40 million in the First Six Months of 2023 covering his legal fees in some others in his orbit. Also, an internet for one of the maralago employees named in a superseding indictments alongside former President Trump said he had not secured a floridabased lawyer ahead of the First Court Appearance and miami on monday. Later on the show, two stories i need you to stick around to hear. One, a major milestone celebrated by one of the biggest black sororities in the country while a black fraternity is moving its annual convention out
Runways. Insurance stocks taking a look at features, dow down 36, nasdaq town 12. Cheryl in europe stocks open under pressure. Lauren cooper has a new cbo. The earth to take over and turn on the company. Fbn am starts right now. Cheryl 5 01 a. M. In new york. Monday, august 28. Good morning, everyone. Cheryl casone. Lauren thanks for joining us. Lauren simonetti. Cheryl a devastating weekend in texas. Houston is dealing with record flooding is catastrophic rain is Life Property in the nations fourthlargest city wrecking the epicenter of it all come assessing damage from the Tropical Storm in a decade. Just a warning. Incredible, incredible pictures in houston at the National Weather center said, this is something weve never experienced before over such a wide location. Maybe you can see the rain still falls in houston. Your headline this morning. The floodwaters continue to rise because they are now beginning to release this morning and water from reservoirs were compromising dans. Rel
We will, and first, i have a lot of family and friends that are down there in the great state that are suffering right now and our thoughts and prayers certainly go out to everybody that is down there. When you try to separate though that devastation and it is horrific, you look about the economy which in houston which is a 500 billion economy and how it affects the greater economy over 20 of the nations refinery ability has been shutdown. The Colonial Pipeline that goes from houston to new jersey that carries most of the gasoline is not even able to run at times because theres not enough fuel coming from lake charles into houston. That will affect goline prices andilrices. The iediate lossn houston is going to be more o a regional event as far as job loss and as far as economic destruction. Overall though once you start seeing feds step in, the state step in and insurance step in, you will start seeing this slowly recover. What happened in new orleans is a bit different because you ha
We will, and first, i have a lot of family and friends that are down there in the great state that are suffering right now and our thoughts and prayers certainly go out to everybody that is down there. When you try to separate though that devastation and it is horrific, you look about the economy which in houston which is a 500 billion economy and how it affects the greater economy over 20 of the nations refinery ability has been shutdown. The Colonial Pipeline that goes from houston to new jersey that carries most of the gasoline is not even able to run at times because theres not enough fuel coming from lake charles into houston. That will affect gasoline prices and oil prices. The immediate loss in houston is going to be more of a regional event as far as job loss and as far as economic destruction. Overall though once you start seeing feds step in, the state step in and insurance step in, you will start seeing this slowly recover. What happened in new orleans is a bit different bec