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all but a couple which have been former members of the word stop back into the north atlantic treaty organization what that means no is another way nato but the west's military has access to military bases air and naval bases throughout the mediterranean. you know on corsica sardinia sicily crete cyprus most every island also the key point that i think your viewers may not know is in the one nine hundred ninety s. as a part of what would become the global expansion of nato several partnership programs they call them or set up one of which is called the mediterranean diet and include seven nations in the middle east and north africa two of them do not know what are the mediterranean israel part but the other five do and they include i'm sorry israel pact borders mediterranean jordan does but the mediterranean dialogue includes morocco tunisia algeria egypt needing libya is the only north african country we're going to train that is not a member of this nato partnership program i use convinced that in both reform washington and brussels whatever regime. they want to enforce to replace

they did already with atlantic providences. while the minister of defense is lauding the underwater electric cable project using quebec taxpayers money, the conservative moneys are remaining silent. why didn't quebec receive a single penny from the federal government to set in place it's own hydroelectric network? doesn't the president realizing by funding the underwater cable, it's financing quebec's competition. it's unfair to quebec. >> the honorable foreign affairs. >> i say to my colleague that conservative party members stand up. they will make sure is contrary to what the block is stating there will be no unfairness between quebec taxpayers and taxpayers from the east or west or anyone in the country. we will support the demands of quebec. the honorable member. in order to get a larger part of the old harry mine, newfoundland refuses to acknowledge the borders of the gulf of st. lorens. newfoundland said since the agreement was not signed by the land, it is not valid 37 since the government is in settlement mode, will it

under flood warnings, flood watches do remain in place all the way from the northeast to the mid-atlantic states and we are looking at renewed flooding risks along the mississippi valley as well. do keep in mind that these warnings and watches, advisories can change fairly quickly. keep updated with what your local reports are telling you. now, over to the northwest, plenty of winter storms in place across the pacific northwest. inland snow. many of the mountains and then down to sierra as well. northern california picking up a good deal of surf. to the coast it will be mostly rain. rain in vancouver and seattle as well but temperatures are not too bad. rain mild in los angeles today. 28 in miami. all right. that's all for me just now. here's your extended forecast now. >>> taking a look at our lead stories. the u.s. embassy in tokyo has announced that the head of japan affairs in the state department kevin maher has been fired. visiting u.s. assist tachbt secretary of state kurt campbell informed the move to japan's new foreign minister takeaki matsumoto on thursday in their talks in tok

however russia's own majors are also looking across the atlantic the country's largest private produce a look or as scouting for investments in the u.s. cheryl fields who wants to use u.s. high tech high tech drilling technology in russia's oil rig shell deposits as they are difficult to drill the company is already experimenting in western siberia which is thought to hold large resources of liquid hydrocarbons. and let's take a look at the markets and we start with europe press docs a trading floor puts these down point four percent of the dax is down forty one percent gaining four point one percent after europe's largest air space program announced net profit of seven hundred forty million dollars for two thousand and ten rolls royce group is also up what i thought wrenching news with bucking the trend is tell it world down over two percent after its results here in russia markets resume resume trading after a two day break the all tests a quarter of a percent high advise x. is a half a percent this hour energy stocks are boosting the and this is on higher oil prices now let's look a

but he scared me when he opened up offshore oil drilling off the coast of the atlantic and lifted the moratorium. he put it back in place. that is a good thing for the oceans. he signed a bill to stop shark's fin -- shark thing in this country. if we kill about 70 billion sharks' per year for their fynn so we can sell them to china for shark fin soup. this book, i hope, encourages all of us to do the right thing. pommells -- tavis: let me in this conversation where it really began. this is the first time seeing you face to face since the bp spill. now that we are on the other side of that -- i think we are on the other side of that. of course, the implications are long term. the beginning of your book, you begin talking about it and how we can keep it happening again. >> to keep it from happening again, from my point of view, do not open the coast to offshore drilling at all. clearly, they are not going to shut down the wells in the gulf, but do not more offshore oil drilling. i think we dodged a bullet, basically. there were models. it did happen in april and on the day that it happe

. >> en este momento tigres y san luis, los tuzos se enfrentan al atlante y más tarde el clásico tapatíoed se enfrento y otra buena noticia es que aparecio valencia, arsenal y el domino pero le falto contundencia y manchester united, y el gol rooney sello la victoria 2 por r 0 avanzo . >> arsenal se quedo , sin nada . >> españa y el real madrid, bencema y el francés un mensaje amurinho, además esta 4 del barcelona . >> al valencia le llueve mojado hoy fue víctima del saragoza, imparables dos penales gaby anota en el 64, , los abucheos, se tornaron en aplausos que terminaron goleando 4 por 0 al valencia, . >> vamos al almería, pero atención, crusad, el empate y el zapataso, pero el atletico, estuvo acertivo, se descuidan en el 76, y sella la cuenta 2 para el almería y 2 para el atletico de madrid . >> nos vemos en solo a las 11. >> el vaticano anunca un adelant en las redes sociales, esto será por facebook , el sitio conectara con un video con los hechos más importantes del papa, juan

rain moves into the ohio valley, the carolinas and mid-atlantic.s along the gulf coast from new orleans to pensacola. snow from michigan to des moines and in the northern rockies. >> raining in seattle, 53 there. 61 in colorado springs. 30 in fargo. 38 in omaha. and 55 in indianapolis. 44 in new york. 65 in atlanta. 76 in new orleans. >>> well, for as much as i hate to say this, another carnival season has come and is now gone. mardi gras was capped off yesterday in new orleans with, of course, the king rex parade. rex is the king of carnival every year. >> everybody was on their best behavior in the big easy for the most part. police said there were no major incidents, just some arrests for minor offenses. that's probably because you're here not there. >> i was thinking the same thing. most of the action, as you probably know, was in the french quarter, the city's historic neighborhood on bourbon street. the masses gather there in all that revelry. but the party is over for another year except for the hangovers. >> yes, of course. you saw some of

atlante, y después atlas contra chivas, para el clásico clásico tapatío. >> el remate balón a fuera, más juego , se aproxima más, le pego muy mal pereira, que en cancha aparece com oadelantado , a la posición de rodrigo salinas, . >> cuando se maneja el balón fueron 4 33 , para cerca . >> se viene un cambioen querétaro , si le pide el arbitr . >> no quiere que se pierda tiempo . >> falta para hacer el cambio . >> la 23 daniel, valdez . >> la variante que hace gustavo matosas , saca . >> ferro remata y el saque se meta para puebla . >> los fanáticos lo saben después de esta triple tanda de fútbol el resumen más completo en contacto deportivo en horario especial , el balón atrás para edgar gerardo lugo , el toque de ayala, de nuevo edgar gerardo lugo , con profundidad, borja y el gol . >> goooooooooooooooooooooooollll. >> gol de puebla . >> después de la buena jugada, con el pecho gonzales puebla marca en la corregidora esto es 2 a 1 . >> un equipo que propone muy poco , se aprovecha de un descuido y el portero , se dijeron esta es tuya , llego borja, es otro partido , puebla, en su pr

. >> atlante y jaguares se enffrentaron se presentan con la inyeccion animica ante pachuca , estadioun partido para el nacido ahí, más tarde ortiz, sirve para fonseca, el pase de muñoz el defensa y el hobbit bermudes girta, más tarde el 5 por 0 después o renuncia o despiden al profe cruz . >> en otros, monterrey 2 a 1 . >> san luis y atlas empataron a 1 . >> santos pierde ante monarcas . >> los del puevbla vs. necaxa y pumas ante los del pachuca . >> marzo, aztecas, a temppo ,canasta y busca la sefgunda victoria dj falla, la defesna genial , con excelente rotacion pero, avanzaron a los 16 mejores con victoria . >> los largarots, desde el estacionamiento y wacker anota 10 , en los 4 mnutos y esta canasta los largartos avanzaron enfrentaran a notre dame, gano florida 73 porr 65 . >> hjogwer anota , problema al final , y acerta el tiro de la línea y boutled y sorprendio a pitbursg . >> quien dijo miedo antony represento a la universiadad . >> esto fue en filadelfia . >> le brindaron una obacion con 36 victorias . >> es todo lo del deporte . >> feliz noche . >> bueno si quiere ir al part

. >> el peruano quedo fuera del atlante por llegar ebrio y decir que había sido secuestrado. >> terminamosuru, hawái, islas marianas del norte, estados unidos, taiwán, américa central, méxico, colombia, perú, ecuador y chile . >> este tsunami arraso con pueblos enteros, además de una

. >> y atlante a jaguares, el domingo puebla y el necaxa ambos heridos, el súper líder pumas frente a >> ya no hay a la venta . >> es sencillo entre a nuestro sitio web para ver las fotos y tendrá pistas . >> vea el triunfo del amor, y tendrá más pistas también mande un mensaje . >> sufrimos con el drma de william

a service to atlantic canada for many years. life-long public servants. if a member has a question about that, perhaps he should ask his colleague about the character of the individual we are talking about. >> the hon. member for quebec, mr. speaker. >> it is normal for governments to be solvent, but by requiring this to be completed 50 days before the deadline, a requirement that had not. clement -- preliminary documents, the conservatives are denying that there is a demand that the federal government give a fair chance for a submit -- if this is a myth for proposal. the hon. minister, the clerk. >> mr. speaker, i am glad the hon. member knows it is important for a company to be solvent. the national building strategy has been in full consultation. and course -- importantly, it was over same in terms of the financial requirements, and an independent status monitor says objectively, free from personal favoritism, and encompassed the elements of openness and competitiveness. that, is what i think is important. >> mr. speaker, ele

brown i heard say a little while ago that she lived in atlanta, and we always talk about how great atlantic is doing, but we do not own nothing in atlanta. they look like they are doing good, they have the cosmetic liberation, right? cosmetic change, cosmetic liberation, but when you look at who owns most of the city, right? who is in control of the power in the city? it may be marginally better for black votes in some other places, but there are still fundamental issues with the school system. look at the endowment of emory compared to some of the black universities and colleges in atlanta. entrepreneurship is a big part of it. i did not understand and nobody told me what is involved with buying your own home until i was in my second law school, where is the my counterparts, the white students i was in class with, they had had that information coming up. it was just second nature. i asked the guy across the hall from me what his folks did. but told him my mom was a nurse and my dad was a teacher, a soldier before. he said his father was the deputy prime minister of jordan. i was like, "ok.

it's being discussed -- these issues are being discussed in the north atlantic council this morning and i think it's right that they are. >> mr. ed miliband. >> i emphasize to the prime minister i'm sure he will agree over sanctions there was a clear sense of unity in the international community and clearly that is what we must strive for in any future decisions that we make. he will also understand the concern and the country and in the armed forces that after he spoke about the no-fly zone the government issued did you nottant si notes to thousands of raf personnel can. can he reassure the house and indeed the country that any notes including north africa can be met at a time when we are reducing capability? >> i can give him that assurance. and let me be clear. of course, it is never easy to reduce the numbers in our armed forces but this government decided to hold a strategic defense review because, frankly, we hadn't had one for 12 years in this country and we did inherit a defense budget that was in i have to say a state of complete chaos. and the outcome, of course, the backgroun

he served for the atlantic authority for 5 years. he started as a train conductor in the new york city transit system. let's give it up for director ford. jim dierck is a principle, but not only a principle and an educator. he is someone who designd and developed innovative concepts where there was an incident that involved safety. for the work he was recognized at the national principle of the year. and he is somebody who is on the ground and has worked to empower young people at his school. he took his school from a different circumstances to be one of the highest performs school districts in the state. jim dierck. margaret brodkin is the director of the department for children youth and families. i emphasize that because it is one of the most critical agencies in the city and county. margaret was a former director the colman advocates who is responsible for many of the children and families here in san francisco much he served as director. including the another and leader of a campaign that results in a children's fund to provides

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in the photographs provided by the atlantic community photographer, and his photographs document that the photograph was there. you can look in the other picture from 2002. i have the other cell phone at home. that door was there until june, 2006. i read you a letter from the planners. that change was specifically disallowed by the section 106 process. as far as mr. harris is talking about the mayor's office of disability, we have talked about this at length. i have never objected i would imagine if we can sit down with them that they would agree that the two groups have to work together. this does not come at the total expense of the disabilities thing. >> we were talking about a list because it seems like there were things that were either waiting in the wings or the suspended ceiling. >> i would be very happy to make a list. >> thank you. >> is that all the questions? >> the plan does show that this is hidden behind the gate. number one. if you are combining the entire buildings, you are more than 5000 square feet, but we are not. we are counting two units, plus a small area in the

across the atlantic, a slight drop in prices. at this hour it is trading pretty much flat. trading at this hour of the value of one u.s. dollar. the train drivers' union has launched another strike, focusing on freight transport, they are set to continue until 10:00 a.m.. the union is demanding that rail providers provide higher pay guarantees. it remains unclear if and when strike action willffect passenger trai. the world's leading travel expo is opening stores to the public in berlin. accompanied by other dignitaries, including the polish president. poland is the featured country this year, promoting itself as one of the coasts of next year's european soccer championships. speeches and beer were flowing. >> that is how it works in germany. but important holiday marking the beginning of lent, it is also a day when political parties spared. the most recentcandal is the defense minister who resigned over plagiarism. it got plenty of play. >> the disgraced minister called for the former defense minister to return to the political stage quickly. >> you are one of us, we want

across the atlantic, the dow was experiencing a sharp sell-off on this trsda on the currency markets, the bureau is turning in a value of 3731. china caught the market by surprise on thursday by reporting a trade deficit in february. the country imported 5.2 billion euros more worth of goods than it exported. it is only china's second deficit in about seven years. the news comes at a time when china has been facing big criticism over its export-led growth policy. the deficit could reduce the pressure put on beijing by some of its main trading partners to allow its currency to appreciate. germany's public-sector workers can look forward to a wage hike after unions and government negotiators agreed on a new contract. some 600,000 state workers will get a 1.5% pay hike beginning april 1. that is no joke, as well as a onetime payment. next year's wages will rise by another 1.9%. public-sector unions had stayed several warning strikes to push home their demand for higher pay. >> thank you. there is an interesting question these days. was jesus christ a political revolutionary? the pope say

across the atlantic, the dow jones still gaining. the euro lost steam, trading at $1.40. germany's benchmark confidence index dipped slightly in march for the first time last year. they posted 20 year highs for three consecutive months. most expected to get a steeper drop due to the conflict in libya. >> a lack of japanese electronics corporations has forced some automakers to cut back production, but the majority of companies are in fine shape. >> the main part of the manufacturing industry is still producing at full capacity. if things don't get significantly worse, the production increase will continue. >> that is what is [unintelligible] the index has been rising steadily since 2009. last month it reached its highest level in 42 years before dipping slightly. the polls -- they pulled 7000 businesses every month for their economic situation. >> germany's third largest bank posted a loss last year but it is an improvement from the year before. [unintelligible] during the financial crisis they were borrowing billions from the state which must be paid back. >> it is offic

a mid atlantic manufacturing jumped to the highest point since january 1984.ew applications for unemployment benefits last week fell more than expected. ongoing claims dropped to the lowest level in 2 1/2 years. bellwether fedex forecast improved revenue on strong demand, lifting shares more than 3%. on the down side, consumer prices edged higher than forecasted in february. oil rose along with stocks, up 3.40 a barrel to over $101. the group of seven industrialized nations agreed thursday on a coordinated effort to help weaken the japanese yen which has surged to record levels. a stronger yen would hurt japan's exporters, dealing another blow to an already hobbled economy. gm suspended truck production next week at its shreveport, louisiana plant because of a part shortage due to the issues in japan. >>> coke is the number one soda and now number two is diet coke ending pepsi's long run as the runner up to regular coca-cola. >>> coming up, day one of the ncaa tournament is filled with drama and excitement, including more bids to become the first giant killer.

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this in atlantic council task force was lost a year ago.as launched with the goal of building a comprehensive understanding of u.s.-iran relations, and the internal political and economic dynamic within the country. since its launch last spring, the task force has hosted four working sessions and released a brief on iran's still might. with the council undertook this project, we had no idea of the events that were about to ensue across the region. it makes the work all that more important in understanding iran. questions the task force will be facing -- what are the implications of unrest in arab states on u.s.-iran relations? is there a role for iran as this unfolds? these questions need to be addressed by u.s. global policymakers. before passing the microphone to our cochairs, i would like to thank the funder for this project. i'll turn it over to our chairman who is also chairman of the atlantic council. he oversaw for policy in the middle east at a critical moment. >> thank you. welcome. we are pleased you are here. we appreciate you sp

atlantic coast. rainwater in massachusetts has been found to have increased level of radiation.e health department said that likely came from the nuclear power plant. authorities say the levels are low and on likely to cause any health problems. the will continue testing for several days. >>brian: your san francisco this evening, market street were we had a little bit of light rain only 500 some of an inch. no problems from this week's system that came in from this evening. a few showers of there for now, they should be wrapping up just after midnight tonight. in some places the skies are beginning to clear. here is the albany, i 80 where we have mostly cloudy skies. let's look at the rainfall totals. they have been significant between eight and 9 in. of rain in the santa cruz mountains since last monday. that is enough in a short enough. of time to create flooding problems. a lot of rain in the hills of sonoma and marin county. between five to 6 in. of rain and barnaby not in. in the sierra, snow falling for tonight and chains required on i 80. so far no restrictions on highway

un arbitraje polemico...y una goliza del atlante por cinco a uno ante jaguares fue parte de lo que dejo del futbol mexicano... le cuento que las chivas rayadas de guadalajara luego de tres partidos sin saborear la victoria se reencontraron con el triunfo al vencer por dos a cero a los gallos blanco de queretaro.. ambos tantos fueron producto del joven erik ''el cubo'' torres tras servicios de omar arellano riveron... por su parte las aguilas del america perdieron su segundo partido al hilo al jugar de visita ante los rayados de monterrey... el ecuatoriano walter ayovi con tremendo golazo abrio el marcador... abraham carreÑo logro el dos a cero... mientras que angel eduardo reyna de penal desconto por el america... por su parte el arbitro marco antonio rodriguez expulso a tres en el partido entre cruz azul y toluca... dos fueron del equipo choricero... en el minuto 67 fue emanuel tito villa quien anotaria el gol solitario y el de la victoria... uno a cero gano cruz azul los earthquakes de san jose perdieron su partido inaugural por uno a cero ante el real salt lake.. el proximo sabado ju

in the photographs provided by the atlantic community photographer, and his photographs document that the photograph was there. you can look in the other picture from 2002. i have the other cell phone at home. that door was there until june, 2006. i read you a letter from the planners. that change was specifically disallowed by the section 106 process. as far as mr. harris is talking about

cameras were attached to rocket boosters that landed in the atlantic it's on its final mission and is scheduled to return to earth next week. stay with us more news after this break.

the dogs are flying virgin atlantic this morning. watched volunteers unload the dogs about an hour ago. virgin teamed up with the shelter again this year and picking up the tab. the reason for the swap, the aspca in new york city has a need for chihuahuas and other small dogs and in northern california the opposite is true. oftentimes too many people adopt chihuahuas thinking they will be the perfect pet for small children because of their size or that they don't need exercise. and they find they just can't care for these small little dogs. chihuahuas are also overbred. here's where you can help this morning. if you've been looking for a chihuahua and thought you missed out because you saw these 14 headed to new york city, since there were so many chihuahuas in san francisco this really is an issue here in northern california. 20 of the dogs were left behind and still at the shelter here in the city. and they're still looking for a good home. these 14 are headed to new york city for a good home there, there are still dogs waiting to

. >>> in other libya-related news, defense ministers from the 28 member states of the north atlantic treaty organization, or nato, are due to meet in brussels from thursday to discuss the crisis. >> if gadhafi and his military continue to attack the libyan population systematically, i can't imagine the international community and the united nations stand idly by. >> nato secretary-general anders fogh rasmussen spoke to reporters on monday. rasmussen said the alliance is working out contingency plans for no-fly zones and other possible operations. he stressed that nato's job was to plan for any event. but he also cautioned the alliance has no intention of intervening in libya and it will act in line with decisions made by the u.n. security council. >>> the united nations says about 1 million people in libya and neighboring areas would need emergency aid because of the ongoing violence in the country. u.n. aid officials and emergency relief coordinator valerie amos made an appeal at a news conference in geneva on monday. they asked the international community for $160 million in humani

. >>> elsewhere, severe thunderstorms are threatening portions of the mid-atlantic and carolinas today with some areas expected to be battered by up to four inches of rain. further south, the governors of alabama and louisiana have both declared states of emergency after a strong system, including tornados, tore through that region. nbc's kurt gregory has the latest. >> reporter: a line of violent weather ripped through the deep south. tornados reported in mississippi. michael bankston was inside his house when tremendous winds struck. >> it didn't take but a couple of seconds when i started hearing the windows blow out that i knew something major was going on. all the windows just started blowing out. >> reporter: three-quarters of his house was destroyed. in alabama, more reports of tornados near mobile. a gas station and grocery store sustained heavy damage. up to 17,000 people without power.cc1: three twisters reported in louisiana, including one that threw a woman from her home. she escaped with minor injuries. more than 3 inches of rain in 30 minutes flooded streets in new orlean

here in atlantic. there someone from the european union commission explained it to the wife at the time they did there and it shows my wife she does that they say she's a professor of the it's not a professor of history they explained that you had that. if if they repeated the study they this has civilizations that we. they would be able to hush it up again as once it was bad enough. twice is sort of still possible what i regarded also as the most important thing for our studies is that there is an elite response and in each case since that whatever the jihad was they looked at the indian status of the course they always felt that it was jeopardized when we looked at the rat who had been having a g.m. in the clip that was illuminated and that we would have expected if the g.m. is substantially equivalent of that was the same then the length should be the identical but he wasn't so open rule at the sternal tracked the lining was growing it was thick and so we thought this was evidence that there was a g

experts in massachusetts say they have found tiny amounts of radiation there in rain water on the atlantic coast but not nudge to be danger us. >>> and 32 years ago today the united states suffered its worst nuclear accident on three mile island. >> it changed profoundly the future of nuclear energy just as japan's diaster letter likely change it. >> reporter: the partial meltdown at three mile island back in 1979 had a crippling effect on the u.s. nuclear power program. since then not a single new plant has been ordered in the united states. that changed last year. president obama announced that his administration would put more than $8 billion in federal loan guarantees towards america's first nuclear power plant in 30 years. >> to meet our growing energy needs and to prevent the worst consequences of climate change, we'll need to increase supply of nu supply of nuclear power. >> reporter: in the quake of japan, president obama and experts have expressed confidence. they say u.s. power plants are safe. new polling on the sharp decline in the percentage of americans who support building n

and flood watches are in effect for much of the mid atlantic after heavy rain swept through the region the storm is being blamed for at least one death on a pennsylvania interstate with wr a tour bus struck a disabled car during an ice storm. several people were injured in that accident. we'll have much more on this storm coming up in weather, but, first, if you were on the road this weekend, chances are you noticed a big jump in the cost of filling up your gas tank. gas prices have been on the rise for weeks xshgs now with no end many sight, the government is weighing the cost of stepping in to alleviate some of the sting. brian mooar has our report. >> reporter: with gas prices spiking, washington is facing mounting political pressure to do something. that may include tapping america's strategic oil reserve to help bring down prices. >> we're looking at the options. the issue of the reserves is one we're considering. it is something that only is done and has been done on very rare occasions. >> reporter: pump prices are topping $4 in some areas. we've all seen the cause. the unrest a

nato had to call a meeting of the atlantic council to appease its allies once again the message was contradictory they had knowledge of the risks but downplayed them. we're confident that there is little risk for the u. munitions but we refuse to be complacent existing medical consensus is clear the hazard from depleted uranium is both very limited and limited to very specific circumstances but nature is doing everything it can to ensure that relevant information is made publicly available then we'll have encountered on experts have consistently denied that there is any cause and effect relationship between depleted uranium and the so-called balkan syndrome you have just pledged most nato authorities have agreed in the years since one nine hundred ninety nine no indications have been given as to whether or not any medical follow up has been done on the soldiers supposedly exposed to depleted uranium in kosovo and member states about the precautions to be taken when it comes to depleted uranium in the goal. we have not been able to see any indication of any medical problem from those who had the h

how the legacy of the fall of the russian democracy is seen both in his own country and across the atlantic coast talkers up next. hello and welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle as he turns eighty male got a bunch of salacious each season loved abroad in lows that home as glasgow some perestroika become distant memories we ask how will history judge the man who seemingly ended his trick play.

to discuss how the legacy of my whole global child is sin both in his own country and across the atlantic coast talkers up next. and. if you want to eat. alone with computable as he turns eighty. you see. broad in lou's good home as glasnost and perestroika become distant memories we ask how will history judge demand you see me week end of history. and.

and so it was finally after back and forth across the atlantic between the couple or deaths of children, more travails, that finally and 1806 for 30 years after the declaration of independence elizabeth johnston finally moved to nova scotia the number one retreat for the baliles refugees. she arrived there within six months her husband william died in jamaica, she stayed on in nova scotia and in the that having her family around her going forward so a final word on elizabeth johnston that by a generation after the war, many of them like her have found resting places and by the time johnston rehearsed the agent of her life for her memoirs and 1837 she was 73-years-old. her sight dimmed by cataracts, her memory twisted around trauma like a tree growing around barbwire all of those movements, all of those abrasions and so many deaths. she had come of age during the civil war and spent decades of her life coping with this location and bereavement. yet there was no anger in johnston's recollections, more any nostalgic longing for her lost home. if anything she found itself satisfied for she

later he became the most famous man in america when he flew solo across the atlantic.ame was charles lindberg. >> reporter: another famous flyer who visited billings was amelia earhart. ernest hemingway actually got into a car accident and was hospitalized here with a broken arm. fortunately, that didn't end his writing career. >> well, billings was placed in the heart of crow country. the crow indian reservation is across the yellowstone river. the crow have always been a part of billings history. early on, they came here, traded in the stores that opened. later on the crow were a big part of our annual fair. and of course, today, a lot of people in billings travel to the annual crow fair and celebrate crow culture and traditions. >> reporter: billings is also known for its striking natural beauty. it's hard to believe that this area was once covered by a great sea. >> there are large cliffs of sandstone around billings. great walls of rock. we call them the rimrocks, or the rims. that's all that's left of that great inland sea. >> reporter: from the top of the rims,