located in an island off the gulf coast texas is the main port for the texas navy during the texas revolution and served as provisional capital of the state of texas. is visited by 6 million tourists experiencing beaches and other attractions. with the help of comcast partners we will learn about the history of this city from local waters. we begin with casey green -- casey greene undone 1900on the 1900 storm that devastated galveston. >> the 1900 storm struck galveston in 1900 on september 8th, a saturday. the storm began at noon and raised in dramatic intensity and finally when it tapered off that evening. this hurricane was and still is the deadliest natural event in the history of the united states. the destruction pull 28 to $30 million certainly the destructive hurricane. many buildings did survive with major damage but the death toll is why we remember this event more than anything. it can happen again. saturday, september 1900, people went to the beach, the rising tides, the rising wind certainly drew them. they watched in amazement as both of these physical factors battered beach fro

locator on the island all the gulf coast of texas it was the main port for the texas navy during the exas revolution and served as the provisional capital of the republic of texas. today it is visited by almost six mentors looking to experience its teachers and other attractions. with the help of our comcast cable partners we will learn about the history of this coastal city from local authors. we begin our special feature with casey greene on the 1900 storm that decimated galveston. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the storm struck galveston saturday september 8, 1900. the storm begin before noon and increased in intensity and then finally tapered off toward midnight that evening. this hurricane was and still is the deadliest recorded natural event in the history of the united states. the destruction totaled about 28-$30 million. certainly it was a destructive hurricane. many buildings did decide with major damage but the death toll is why we remember the storm more than anything. it can happen again. >> saturday september 1900 people thronged to the beach. and the rising tide the rising wave to the

located in an island off the gulf coast texas is the main port for the texas navy during the texas revolutionas provisional capital of the state of texas. is visited by 6 million tourists experiencing beaches and other attractions. with the help of comcast partners we will learn about the history of this city from local waters. we begin with casey green -- casey greene undone 1900on the 1900 storm that devastated galveston. >> the 1900 storm struck galveston in 1900 on september 8th, a

texas take over. a bunch of green berets, navy s.e.a.l.s. and special ops are conducting real life training exercises across the southwest. the goal is to see if groups of these special forces can move around the civilian population without being noticed. you know, blend in so they can place themselves in strategic positions to handle different threat scenarios. the military says these are vital skills when it comes to an ever changing threat. but in the slide show of the training exercise, it says texas will be simulated hostile territory. that hostile characterization didn't sit well with a far right radio station that told readers he had access to a secret document that details federal takeover. liberals picked up on the plan and before you know it rallies were being held against the event. the so-called secret document was published several weeks ago in several newspapers letting the public know the training was in the works. still the pentagon and local law enforcement are trying to knock down the rumors trying to let everyone know that

navy found him medically unfit. >> after his father's death in 2003 earl davis ponders what to do with the strange inheritance a stockpile of texasthat includes everything from alamo art facts to guns owned by bonnie and clyde. what should he el sell first? earl celts on some letters from it legendary william b travis commander of the alamo garrison. the moment auction company exec bobby livingston steps into the davis home he locks on to something else. >> this is bonnie parker's pistol coming from frank humor the won tee hunter that hunted down bonnie and clyde. i knew it was a lifetime opportunity for our action house. >> livingston knows their story still strikes a cord. >> most images of his young outlaws shooting up the highways of america somehow touches them. >> he groups the bonnie and clyde guns with other notorious artifacts and makes a video to add ties the sale. >> there's that problem one that puts livingston's big event in jeopardy. >> the very first gun earl davis sends to bonnie parker is a 38 special and you look for the serial number and it is scratched off. >> we can't have the gun. it is felonious to have it

texas intermediate is trading at under $44 per barrel. also crossing the bloomberg terminal, investigators are trying to figure out why a navy seal plungedo his death. his parachute failed. penn state's president's warning students involved in the nude photo scandal could be expelled. they posted photos of women naked and unconscious on facebook. police are also investigating. coming soon, your favorite tv shows on your videogame console. playstation has its view service. it offers live and on-demand programming. the sale of cds in other physical formats fell 20%. those are your top headlines. olivia: who is still buying city's? don't go away. plenty still to come on "bloomberg surveillance." electric car sales are gaining traction. in 30 minutes, the winners and losers of march madness. tom: very good. on oil, this is not your mother's grandmother's collapse. it is a key theme for edward morse -- oil must touch in the area of $20 per barrel to clear massive oversupply. we are down to $43. how rapidly are we going to get to $20, $25? edward: if we have it for another five days, we will have oil in the 30's. oil in the 30's means we have

navy early next year. >> happening this week texas senator it'd cruz expected to announce his candidacy for president.l announce he's running for president in 2016 on monday. during a speech at liberty university in virginia. but that's true. crews would become the first candidate to formally announce his intention to run for the gop nomination. >> meantime the boston globe newspaper is hoping elizabeth warren will change her mind for running for president. the newspaper implores the massachusetts senator to seek the democratic nomination for president in 2016. the newspaper says democrats would be making a big mistake if they let hillary clinton host the presidential nomination. clinton is has not formally announced she'll be running for the office. >> and much more ahead on kron4 news weekend. want to take you outside for this live look. >> and real overcast conditions. so be extra careful out there this morning. for those who appreciate quality and precision, here's grounds for celebration. experience exceptional coffee and espresso in one essential machine and delivered to you with a push of a but

navy. the two services which have been conducting the air campaign against isis. some of them served aboard aircraft carriers launching strikes over iraq. others are based at dias air force base in texas home of the b1 bomber which has been carrying out the most visible strikes of the war. the ones around the syrian town of kobani. isis has no way to defend against those strikes which by last count have hit more than 5,300 targets and killed more 8500 fighters. instead it fired off a salvo from what is proving to be its most potent weapon, social media. the eruption of grisly intermet videos and twitter feeds that spew into cyber space each day. the hit list first appeared to on a polish site frequently used by isis as a pop gann that platform. from there it quickly made its way the youtube giving the name, home addresses and photographs which we blurred of 100 u.s. military personnel isis wants kid. investigators from the f.b.i. and the armed services are trying to determine how each serviceman or woman ended up on the list, but it appears to be drawn from publicly available sources such as news articles, facebook postings and phone directories. all the servicemen, some of whom weren

texas with more on that. >> and what a guy and story. captain gene sturn an was among the first astronaut. and he was hand selected and he was a u.s. navy pilot at the type. it chronicled his life and job and rise to fame. he travelled to space three times and pilot of the gemini 98 and 3 years later he was the lunar pilot model. and he was the final person to step foot on the moon as commander of apollo 17. and famously singing and dancing from the lunar surface as the world watched in a we. >> ♪ going on the moon one day. ♪ in the merry month of december. may. ♪ and when much to surprise. a bear of bernie. that is a neat way to travel. >> last man on the moon as it is appropriately called is screened at this point. and tonight, is the north american debut and the film's producer told me doing it at south by southwest was simply a no brainer. >> he is obvious low down the road in houston and made sense to hold it here. it is home of the nasa and great story. >> the captain is now 80 years old and he is here and he will be gracing the red carpet tonight jenna. >> i look forward to seeing it. casy thank you. >> and good news for parents

texas was typical of what happened across the south. particularly in seaports that were blockaded during the war. there was a continual, there was a continual union federal navy presence offshore, there were regular bombardments of the town. there was, you know excitement when a blockade runner would arrive. but it's and there was lots of hardship. lots of -- they did without a great deal. but it is, it's something that people need to know about. it's another aspect of the war that's maybe not as heroic not as dramatic. it's part of the war that's very hard to glorify but it's an important part of the war because it represents, it represents life as lived by a lot of people 150 years ago. >> for more information on booktv's recent visit to galveston, texas, and the many other cities visited by our local content vehicles, go to c-span.org/localcontent. >> author van hipp talks about his views on how to effectively deal with terrorism today next on booktv, it's for serious readers -- television for serious readers. [applause] >> a little bit higher, if that's all right. smiling faces, we love to see you here. the east room is duplicative, you know a replica of

texas, with this story for us. hey, casey. >> reporter: martha, good to see you. captain gene cernan, a lot of people don't know, was one of the very first nasa astronauts. the former u.s. navyhand-selected by the space agency in 1966. it even submitted an application and, well, the rest is history of the his rise to fame and everything that came along with it, showcased in this new documentty. and tonight is the north american premier of, "last man on the moon" at the south by southwest festival a film profiling the man who flew three space missions in 1966. cernan, piloted gemini 9-a. three-year later lunar module pilot of apollo 10. december of 1972 he became the 11th and final person to step foot on the moon as commander of apollo 17. famously singing and dancing from the lunar surface as the world watched in awe. >> ♪ strolling on the moon one day, in a merry, merry month of -- december. >> may. >> much to my surprise, a a pair of eyes, da. da. this is a neat way to travel. >> reporter: neat way to travel indeed. last man on the moon. also examines sadness not just from cernan, but from the space community as a whole over the dwindling space program. he wishes more astr

booktv visits galveston texas to interview local authors and tour sites. a former navy seal sunnier says the obama administration is hurting national security. and books on criminal use of technology the history of monopoly and a look at the career of former national security adviser brent scowcroft. for a complete schedule visit booktv.org. booktv, 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors. television for serious readers. >> here's a look at the upcoming book fairs and festivals happening around the country. on march 14th and 15th booktv will be at the university of arizona with live coverage the seventh null tucson festival of books. the following week the virginia festival of the book will be held. and then from march 25th 25th through the 29th the city of new orleans will host a tess deswilliams literary festival. and the los angeles times festival of book will tapes on the 18th and 19th of aand will air live on booktv. let us know about book fairs and festivals in your area. >> the constitution is as was finally worked out occupies the middle ground between these vi