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august is the height of rainy season in guam.ave been counting on a visual approach to the runway, but the jet flies into a downpour, making it difficult to see. >> so they were suddenly finding things were stacking up. they're not 100% sure where they are on the ground track. they're looking for visual cues that the heavy rain is preventing them from seeing, and then suddenly they're much closer to the ground than they expected. >> flight 801's mounting problems are compounded by the crew's failure to communicate. >> the first officer and the flight engineer make comments that indicate their increasing level of concern, but they're soft comments. >> the cockpit voice recorder shows that up until 40 seconds before the plane crashes, the captain is still confused over the status of the glide slope, even though the first officer has finally stated it's not usable. the crew complies with the captain's commands, despite their concerns. probable cause, according to the ntsb? the captain's failure to adequately brief and execute the no
august is the height of rainy season in guam.ave been counting on a visual approach to the runway, but the jet flies into a downpour, making it difficult to see. >> so they were suddenly finding things were stacking up. they're not 100% sure where they are on the ground track. they're looking for visual cues that the heavy rain is preventing them from seeing, and then suddenly they're much closer to the ground than they expected. >> flight 801's mounting problems are compounded by...
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about that time, admiral nimitz who had his headquarters in pearl harbor, moved to guam and took withim his operational staff and left behind his logistics and admin people and so on. after he got out there, the operational commanders of the various forces in the pacific, followed him to guam. the commander of the pacific force and the fleet marine force and the one that interested me, the commander submarine force. vice admiral charles laughlin. also in the summer of 1943, i graduated from the submarine school and its abbreviated wartime course, and had joined the submarine gato, in a naval shipyard in california. gato was a named boat for one of the early classes of fleet submarines. it had a couple of distinctions, one of which was that it had six engines. it was common for submarines at that time to have five engines, but gato had four main engines and two auxiliary engines. that was unusual. i joined in the summer of 1943, and we left the shipyard and went to pearl harbor, and then on to the western pacific. it has been said, i made three war patrols in gato, as a torpedo and gun
about that time, admiral nimitz who had his headquarters in pearl harbor, moved to guam and took withim his operational staff and left behind his logistics and admin people and so on. after he got out there, the operational commanders of the various forces in the pacific, followed him to guam. the commander of the pacific force and the fleet marine force and the one that interested me, the commander submarine force. vice admiral charles laughlin. also in the summer of 1943, i graduated from the...
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in the caribbean people in peurto rico and guam and mariana islands have citizenship.f these residents have the right to vote for president. but they do have nonvoting delegates who speak for them in congress. these citizens who contributed and sacrificed so much still cannot vote for their commander in chief. >> this is a serious number of americans we are talking about. >> reporter: civil rights attorney was raised on guam. he started we the people. >> they have to follow federal laws. based on america's principles, they deserve the right to vote for president and voting members of cob likemembersof congress. >> reporter: they receive social security medicaid and medicare. >> most territories would pay the same amount of federal income taxes if they would be treated the same in terms of federal benefits. >> reporter: most remain lower. >> this inability to vote has a correlation to the poverty and it's enfranchisement that the people of these territories experience. >> reporter: veterans issues are a touchy issue for many islanders. samoa had the number one recruitin
in the caribbean people in peurto rico and guam and mariana islands have citizenship.f these residents have the right to vote for president. but they do have nonvoting delegates who speak for them in congress. these citizens who contributed and sacrificed so much still cannot vote for their commander in chief. >> this is a serious number of americans we are talking about. >> reporter: civil rights attorney was raised on guam. he started we the people. >> they have to follow...
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you did not talk that much about guam. >> this is a great question.t goes to the heart of all of the questions we have been talking about. it is actually to the point. we realize that there was no way we could tell the whole story. there is no way we could be short of an in cycle. , or hav -- an encyclopedia and having the story reads like a telephone book. to list and do justice to everything. >> all think all of the opportunities are open for women now. ien i was in law school, graduated in 1967, there were 13 women in my clasped her today the law schools are 50-50. >> i think the key to understanding what g.r. -- t.r. did, is he never liked people that put profit above the public good. his view with these parks and wilderness areas belong to the american people for generations unborn, and they needed to be handed on as places to awaken the spirit. >> i made a career out of my love for books. and to help spread that love, i helped to found the texas book festival and then the national book festival. but while i love reading, i never thought i would
you did not talk that much about guam. >> this is a great question.t goes to the heart of all of the questions we have been talking about. it is actually to the point. we realize that there was no way we could tell the whole story. there is no way we could be short of an in cycle. , or hav -- an encyclopedia and having the story reads like a telephone book. to list and do justice to everything. >> all think all of the opportunities are open for women now. ien i was in law school,...
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p airbases in the mariana islands, and the special base, guam.mes word that the japs sent strong air reinforcements to an island that flanks go on -- flanks guam. record just what our guns and bombs due to the enemy. these pixels enable our air combat intelligence officers to adjust as they swooped down. while our planes return for more , the servicenition planes will take over. attempts to take the beaches we are going to hit. some of our oldest and proudest battleships are here. the colorado. the tennessee. and the uss pennsylvania, flagship of world war i. winging home to the fighting lady, several of our planes crippled, make a game attempt to land. now is when the landing signal must estimate the battle damage of plans like these. planes like these. and flight deck emergency crews, firefighters, rescue details, almostical crews exhibit perfect action. the pilot of a torpedo plane has been unable to breach his load of incendiaries. takes retain about 75 gallons of high-octane gas. these men deserve every citation they guess. get.very citation
p airbases in the mariana islands, and the special base, guam.mes word that the japs sent strong air reinforcements to an island that flanks go on -- flanks guam. record just what our guns and bombs due to the enemy. these pixels enable our air combat intelligence officers to adjust as they swooped down. while our planes return for more , the servicenition planes will take over. attempts to take the beaches we are going to hit. some of our oldest and proudest battleships are here. the colorado....
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overnight, and guam, andfinally to .rom guam to tinian ofy were part of the group japanese protectorates and were that by not far beyond the americans. there were hundreds of ballmer bombers nine -- shuttling back and forth between there. that is where we set up shop. ut.had a living h the thing i loved about being once you gotthat away from the u.s., this artificial barrier between officers, enlisted men, and civilians was completely gone. civilians and officers were living exactly how the work. that made me feel a lot better. i never liked the idea of the officers have better quarters than i did. >> let's see. books -- sted in the you can't get up. benjamin: i'm not giving up. there is a loosely notebook there on my desk. it says the army on it. this is my various materials, if you want to find when you want to look at later. here is my pocketbook of verse. can you see that? from the cover pocketbook of verse, which i covered everywhere -- carried everywhere. i was standing on my much of my daylight hours, and i would read poems for months at a time. i learned to love some of these poe
overnight, and guam, andfinally to .rom guam to tinian ofy were part of the group japanese protectorates and were that by not far beyond the americans. there were hundreds of ballmer bombers nine -- shuttling back and forth between there. that is where we set up shop. ut.had a living h the thing i loved about being once you gotthat away from the u.s., this artificial barrier between officers, enlisted men, and civilians was completely gone. civilians and officers were living exactly how the...
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overnight, and then flew finally to guam, and from guam to tinian.they were part of the group of japanese protectorates, and were captured not far beyond that by the americans. there were hundreds of ballmer between nine -- bombers shuttling back and forth between there. that is where we set up shop. we had a living hut. the thing i loved about being overseas was that once you got away from the u.s., this artificial barrier between officers, enlisted men, and civilians was completely gone. civilians and officers were living exactly how the work. that made me feel a lot better. i never liked the idea of the officers have better quarters than i did. >> let's see. i'm interested in the books -- you can't get up. benjamin: i'm not giving up. there is a loosely notebook there on my desk. it says the army on it. this is my various materials, if you want to find when you want to look at later. here is my pocketbook of verse. can you see that? this is a cover from the pocketbook of verse, which i covered everywhere -- carried everywhere. i was standing on my
overnight, and then flew finally to guam, and from guam to tinian.they were part of the group of japanese protectorates, and were captured not far beyond that by the americans. there were hundreds of ballmer between nine -- bombers shuttling back and forth between there. that is where we set up shop. we had a living hut. the thing i loved about being overseas was that once you got away from the u.s., this artificial barrier between officers, enlisted men, and civilians was completely gone....
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taipan, guam in the marianas. palau and maritime.he pacific. ♪ in early october of 1944 and a combat loaded convert from pearl harbor was on its way to strike enemy stronghold. one afternoon a top-secret code message broke radio silence. for three years are expanding navy and air forces have probed the pacific, cutting the japanese supply lines, smashing airstrips, blasting garrisons, until the losses made possible in the change of plans. from admiral nimitz, instructions to change course, the invasion canceled, rendezvous for task forces headed for a new objective. the philippines. >> now get this. these are the philippines. manila, they are expecting us here. down at the bottom is another place they are expecting us. got it? so we don't hit these places. we had here, right in the middle. now remember, don't get careless. they are the same ones they have always been. any questions? >> questions? sure. the silent kind. there are always questions. >> and the lord said, i surely seen the infliction of my people. and i heard their cry b
taipan, guam in the marianas. palau and maritime.he pacific. ♪ in early october of 1944 and a combat loaded convert from pearl harbor was on its way to strike enemy stronghold. one afternoon a top-secret code message broke radio silence. for three years are expanding navy and air forces have probed the pacific, cutting the japanese supply lines, smashing airstrips, blasting garrisons, until the losses made possible in the change of plans. from admiral nimitz, instructions to change course,...
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. >>> the family of a marine from northern california who went missing in guam wrote a letter to bring him home. he went missing while swimming with a group of people. the family sent a letter to the media addressed to stuart. talking about how much they love him and they said we wake up every morning anticipating for you to walk through the doors. >>> a paddle boarder missing last week has been located alive and well in missouri. the police department issued a statement identifying the man. he was feared drown affhis paddle board was found wednesday. he says he was knocked off the board by the wake from a jet ski and swam to shore and abandon the board. he was located after his story hit the media. >>> now to developing news. a cal fire says 300 homes are threatened by a choir in san luis obispo county. the fire started sunday and burned 2,000 acres. cal fire says right now it is only 10% contained. many properties have horses or other live stock and rescuers are standing by to move the animals to safety. >>> firefighters raced to put out a grass fire in novato today. sky fox 2 captur
. >>> the family of a marine from northern california who went missing in guam wrote a letter to bring him home. he went missing while swimming with a group of people. the family sent a letter to the media addressed to stuart. talking about how much they love him and they said we wake up every morning anticipating for you to walk through the doors. >>> a paddle boarder missing last week has been located alive and well in missouri. the police department issued a statement...
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water no electricity. 10 generators big ones are now headed to the region from the nearby island of guamer water pumps four islands are home to about 50,000 people with sigh pan that big one taking the brunt of the storm. the i've of the typhoon is about 740 miles from taipei and moving west towards taiwan. >>> it has taken decades but a stolen violin made in the 1700's is back in the spotlight. back with the family who lost it it. the aims stratt various belonged to violinist roam man his daughter says it disappeared in 1980. and she knows an aspiring violinist took it. >> philip johnson died of pantry yacht tick cancer and left to his ex-wife the violin. and it was in a case with a combination lock. so when she saw that lock, she couldn't figure out -- she didn't know what the combination was. >> johnson's wife got the case open, then took the violin to get it appraised. the appraisor familiar with the famous instrument called police. tow 10 berg died three years ago at the age of 101 so he never saw his violin again. but his daughter is just thrilled she has hers cherish violin back.
water no electricity. 10 generators big ones are now headed to the region from the nearby island of guamer water pumps four islands are home to about 50,000 people with sigh pan that big one taking the brunt of the storm. the i've of the typhoon is about 740 miles from taipei and moving west towards taiwan. >>> it has taken decades but a stolen violin made in the 1700's is back in the spotlight. back with the family who lost it it. the aims stratt various belonged to violinist roam man...
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guam could be feeling the effects of the storm over the weekend into early next week saipan was battered by tufen soudelor the other day. people are still dealing with the recovery efforts. now let's go to the north over the central pacific. there is a low pressure system over near hawaii which used to be a hurricane. now, it is expected to move away from hawaii, but still the big island will see heavy rain and strong winds at least in to your saturday. so, please watch out for flash floods, and across honolulu, due to the effect of the storm, humidity will be very high. so, on friday you could be feeling like 35 degrees or so. and wet weather will likely continue into saturday at least. now, across the southern hemisphere, heavy rain is causing flooding across buenos aires. meanwhile, strong winds and also cold air is in the north causing low temperatures, while heavy rain with fall, snowfall, take a look at this video from bolivia, as well as peru. heavy snowfall up to 40 centimeters blanketed bolivia and peru on tuesday and wednesday, paralyzing towns and villages. in western bolivia
guam could be feeling the effects of the storm over the weekend into early next week saipan was battered by tufen soudelor the other day. people are still dealing with the recovery efforts. now let's go to the north over the central pacific. there is a low pressure system over near hawaii which used to be a hurricane. now, it is expected to move away from hawaii, but still the big island will see heavy rain and strong winds at least in to your saturday. so, please watch out for flash floods,...
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you didn't talk about guam and tinian. why did you do that? brooks this is a great western that goes to the heart of all the questions. we realized there was no way we could tell the whole story. no way we could be short of an encyclopedia or have a story read like the telephone book. of course the telephone book is not a story. to list and do justiceo everything. >> i think opportunities are open for women now. when i was in law school, there were 13 women. today, the law schools are 50-50. >> the key to understanding what he did is he never liked people who put profit above the public good. his view was that these park and wilderness areas belong to the american people. generations on born. they had to be handed off as places to awaken the spirit. >> i made a career out of my love for books. to help spread that love, i hope to founder the texas book festival in the national book festival. well i love reading, i never thought i would write a book. certainly not want about myself. >> the goal was in some ways a sense of urgency, to go to the o
you didn't talk about guam and tinian. why did you do that? brooks this is a great western that goes to the heart of all the questions. we realized there was no way we could tell the whole story. no way we could be short of an encyclopedia or have a story read like the telephone book. of course the telephone book is not a story. to list and do justiceo everything. >> i think opportunities are open for women now. when i was in law school, there were 13 women. today, the law schools are...
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today the disproportionate presence that lack full democratic rights in the united states such as guam and puerto rico, help help perpetuate a 21st century form of colonialism. tarnishes our countries and ability to be a model of democracy. despite the rhetoric the government's track record when it comes to bases is a clear preference and such as cutter and by rain. there's mafia organizations in italy, meanwhile meanwhile imprison, torture, abuse from guantÁnamo bay, have tarnished the international reputation of the united states and generated anger. drone bases have enabled missile strikes that have killed hundreds, and iraq, afghanistan and saudi arabia there is breeding grounds for anti- americanism. in saudi arabia was a major recruiting tool for al qaeda. hundreds of bases around the globe are largely unacknowledged from the united states. our basis, all too often show us an extremely unfed flattering light. given the track record it's little wonder that it has frequently generated protests, antagonistic relationships with others. most crucially i would like to point out, it's n
today the disproportionate presence that lack full democratic rights in the united states such as guam and puerto rico, help help perpetuate a 21st century form of colonialism. tarnishes our countries and ability to be a model of democracy. despite the rhetoric the government's track record when it comes to bases is a clear preference and such as cutter and by rain. there's mafia organizations in italy, meanwhile meanwhile imprison, torture, abuse from guantÁnamo bay, have tarnished the...
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nixon was in guam as part of an asian trip. it wasn't a prepared statement he thought about it in advance. he laid out what later became known as the guam and nixon doctrine, back to the point that was made earlier about how this applies to other issues, the principles of this besides vietnam. namely he said we're going to be world leaders. he was talking primarily about asia. increasingly, we looked to our friends and all is to take more of the burdens of the front lines, providing a nuclear umbrella. we'll train and support and provide aid to other countries but they increasingly had to take on these responsibilities. this clearly was the theory of vietnamizati vietnamization. world policy in general. so that was the next step. then in august -- let's see. i want to check my -- yeah. in august was the first secret meeting with the north vietnamese. none of us were involved in that, i don't believe. it was before we took over. and that was rather fruitless. that leads to the next major item, a speech in 1969, the famous silent
nixon was in guam as part of an asian trip. it wasn't a prepared statement he thought about it in advance. he laid out what later became known as the guam and nixon doctrine, back to the point that was made earlier about how this applies to other issues, the principles of this besides vietnam. namely he said we're going to be world leaders. he was talking primarily about asia. increasingly, we looked to our friends and all is to take more of the burdens of the front lines, providing a nuclear...
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but, you know, i started swimming when my family was living -- we were living in guam. >> competitively. >> competitively. >> so swimming brought me to the mainland probably twice a year. >> was your dad in the military? >> my dad worked for the federal government. he -- we got stationed and we were treated just like military for about three years from fifth grade to seventh grade, i lived in guam. >> earlier on you mentioned senator inouye and brought a picture along with senator inouye. let's -- >> this picture is in my office now, actually came by way of the inouye legacy fund. and my parents bought it at a democratic auction. >> tell us about the people in the picture. >> far left is senator inouye. and the middle is patsy mink, a congresswoman from hawaii and on the far right is spark mastunaga. i tell this story about almost every day about, you know what it is like to be here representing hawaii and, you know, i have many stories about senator inouye and, in fact, many stories about patsy mink. but i talk about being on the shoulders of people like them, you know. and, you know i
but, you know, i started swimming when my family was living -- we were living in guam. >> competitively. >> competitively. >> so swimming brought me to the mainland probably twice a year. >> was your dad in the military? >> my dad worked for the federal government. he -- we got stationed and we were treated just like military for about three years from fifth grade to seventh grade, i lived in guam. >> earlier on you mentioned senator inouye and brought a...
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. >> you talk about the remaining, you really focused and didn't talk about guam, why did you -- >> this great question. it's actually to the point. we realized that there was no way we could tell the whole story. there's no way we could be short of having a story read like the telephone book. of course, the telephone book is not a story. >> when i was in law school i graduated in 1967, there were 13 women in my class of 500. today the law schools are 50/50. >> he never liked people who put profit of private goods. it belonged to american people from generations unborn and need to be handed on in the wake of the spirit. >> i made a career out of my life for books, and to help spread the love i spread the texas book festival and national book festival. while i love reading, i never thought i would write a book, certainly not one about myself. >> the goal was in some way a sense -- the book is urgency and to get the story before it's too late to be able to -- i've had father and a daughter in los angeles who both came together and after hearing about the book, the daughter said the father,
. >> you talk about the remaining, you really focused and didn't talk about guam, why did you -- >> this great question. it's actually to the point. we realized that there was no way we could tell the whole story. there's no way we could be short of having a story read like the telephone book. of course, the telephone book is not a story. >> when i was in law school i graduated in 1967, there were 13 women in my class of 500. today the law schools are 50/50. >> he never...
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. >> when you talked about guam, you only focused on saipan. so, why did you do that? >> this is a great question. we realize that there was no way we could tell the whole story. there was no way we could be short of an encyclopedia or having a story read like a telephone book. of course, the telephone boy is not a story. >> i think all the opportunities are open for women now. when i was in law school in 1967, there were 13 women. today, the last schools are 50- d. >> i think the key to understanding what he did is that he never liked people that that he never liked people that put profit above the public good. his view was these parts in wilderness areas belong to the american people for generations unborn and they needed to be handed donna's places to awaken the spirit. >> i made a career out of my love for books. to help spread that love, i found at the texas book festival and the national book festival. while i love reading, i never thought i would write a book. certainly not one about myself. >> the goal was in some ways a sense of urgency, to go to our families
. >> when you talked about guam, you only focused on saipan. so, why did you do that? >> this is a great question. we realize that there was no way we could tell the whole story. there was no way we could be short of an encyclopedia or having a story read like a telephone book. of course, the telephone boy is not a story. >> i think all the opportunities are open for women now. when i was in law school in 1967, there were 13 women. today, the last schools are 50- d. >> i...
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all the jap airbases and these special prize package guam, the island we did not fortify, but the japsjaps have withdrawn their forces to an eye lens that flanks qualm. our synchronized cameras record as no human eye could record just what our guns and bombs due to the enemy --do to the e nemy. they enable the air combat intelligence officers to assess the damage as we swoop down. [explosions] [gunfire] while our planes return for more fuel and ammunition, surface planes take over. they prepare the beaches our assault forces are going to hit. our oldest and proudest battleships are here -- the tennessee, and the uss pennsylvania, flagship of world war i. several planes crippled, make a game attempt to land. the landing signal officer must judge speed, but the throttle damage of planes like these. and flight deck emergency crews, firefighters, rescue details medical foremanen exhibit almost incredible nerve. the pilot of a torpedo plane has been unable to unload his incendiaries. burning thermite is spilling out. and the plain's tanks, 75 gallons of high-octane gas. the men who braved t
all the jap airbases and these special prize package guam, the island we did not fortify, but the japsjaps have withdrawn their forces to an eye lens that flanks qualm. our synchronized cameras record as no human eye could record just what our guns and bombs due to the enemy --do to the e nemy. they enable the air combat intelligence officers to assess the damage as we swoop down. [explosions] [gunfire] while our planes return for more fuel and ammunition, surface planes take over. they prepare...
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five navy nurses were captured by the japanese on the island of guam and held as prisoners of war for five months before being exchanged. the second group of 11 navy nurses was captured in the philippines and held for 37 months. during the japanese occupation of the philippines, some filipino-american women smuggled food and medicine to american prisoners of war and carried information on japanese deployment to filipino and american forces working to sabotage the japanese army. the navy also recruited women into its navy woman's reserve called women except for volunteer emergency service -- women accepted for volunteer emergency service, waves. before the war was over, 84,000 waves got a large friday of jobs in communication, intelligence supply, administration, and medicine. the women's reserve was created in 1943. the first detachment of female marines was sent for duty in 1945. by the end of world war ii, 85 percent of the listed personnel assigned to headquarters of u.s. marine corps were women. the u.s. public health service established the cadet nurse corps, which framed women f
five navy nurses were captured by the japanese on the island of guam and held as prisoners of war for five months before being exchanged. the second group of 11 navy nurses was captured in the philippines and held for 37 months. during the japanese occupation of the philippines, some filipino-american women smuggled food and medicine to american prisoners of war and carried information on japanese deployment to filipino and american forces working to sabotage the japanese army. the navy also...
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you didn't talk about guam. why did you do that?eat question that goes to the heart of almost all of the questions we've been talking about. it's actually to the point. we realized there was no way we could tell the whole story. there's no way we could be short of an encyclopedia or having a story read like the telephone book and, of course, the telephone book is not a story. to live and do justice to everything. >> i think all the opportunities are open for women now. when i was in law school, i graduated in 1967. there were 13 women in my class of 500. today the law schools are 50/50. >> i think the key to understanding what he did is he never liked people that put profit above the public good. and his view was these parts and wilderness areas belonged to the american people for generations unborn and they needed to be handed on as places to awaken the spirit. >> i made a career out of my love for books. and to help spread that love i helped find the texas book festival and then the national book festival. but while i love reading
you didn't talk about guam. why did you do that?eat question that goes to the heart of almost all of the questions we've been talking about. it's actually to the point. we realized there was no way we could tell the whole story. there's no way we could be short of an encyclopedia or having a story read like the telephone book and, of course, the telephone book is not a story. to live and do justice to everything. >> i think all the opportunities are open for women now. when i was in law...
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you didn't talk that much about guam. so why did you speak with this is a great question goes to the heart of almost all the questions we talk about. it's to the point. we realize there was no way we could tell the whole story. there was no way we could be short of an encyclopedia of having a story read like the telephone book. and, of course, the telephone book is not a story. to live and do justice to everything spent i think all the opportunities are open for women now. when i was in law school, i graduated in 1967, there were 13 women in my class of 500. today the law schools are 50/50. >> i think the key to understanding is never like people who put profit above the public good or and his he was the spark that was areas belong to the american people for generations unborn and they need to be handed on as places to awaken the spirit. >> i made a career out of my love for books. and to help spread that love i helped to found the texas book festival and then the national book festival. but while i love reading, i never
you didn't talk that much about guam. so why did you speak with this is a great question goes to the heart of almost all the questions we talk about. it's to the point. we realize there was no way we could tell the whole story. there was no way we could be short of an encyclopedia of having a story read like the telephone book. and, of course, the telephone book is not a story. to live and do justice to everything spent i think all the opportunities are open for women now. when i was in law...
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i mean, i was scheduled to go to japan, korea, and guam early '02. and i was cancelled, and they were like, "it's for your own safety". >> that was fall out from 9/11? >> yeah, it was fall out, it was like for your own safety. i-- i was upset, and i didn't really get it. and i was frustrated. i was juggling a lot of emotions. but when they said, "hey, we want you to come back," i went back immediately because i wanted to share who i am. and if i can share it in front of a military audience, i can share it in front of anybody. and then i went back to kuwait and iraq. which was, you know, really emotional. 'cause at that point-- >> yeah, what was it like to go back to kuwait? >> well, first of all, i was doing all this, and can we please acknowledge the fact that i was doing all this without a passport. i wasn't even an american citizen. i had a refugee travel document, walking on military bases around the world. and people had n-- some of the countries didn't even accept a travel document. i literally had to improvise my way into the country several t
i mean, i was scheduled to go to japan, korea, and guam early '02. and i was cancelled, and they were like, "it's for your own safety". >> that was fall out from 9/11? >> yeah, it was fall out, it was like for your own safety. i-- i was upset, and i didn't really get it. and i was frustrated. i was juggling a lot of emotions. but when they said, "hey, we want you to come back," i went back immediately because i wanted to share who i am. and if i can share it in...
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knows that it's he -- i visited guam in 2003. unexpected i received a positive answer. there was such an isolate john said in the island. it was relatively close, 1200 miles from here, he added. i was intregged by what john told me. i got a letter from a women in berkeley. he had read my essay. she herself had never known colors and no sense of loss or being defective. he was -- she was intrigued by the notion. perhaps he could tell me more. he was a a pissologist. this was a unique and formal combination of knowledge. he replied, yes, he would love to come and could take off a few weeks in august. also my friend and colleague if he would join us as well. but like myself, he had never anyone born totally color blind. he was fascinated. a wind server and sailor, has a passion for oceans and island and knowledgeable. we would form a team, a team at neurological, scientific and romantic in the island of the color blind. well, i hope you might read item of the color blind but this is just a preamble. well, i b wasn't watching the time. the -- i want to read you something wh
knows that it's he -- i visited guam in 2003. unexpected i received a positive answer. there was such an isolate john said in the island. it was relatively close, 1200 miles from here, he added. i was intregged by what john told me. i got a letter from a women in berkeley. he had read my essay. she herself had never known colors and no sense of loss or being defective. he was -- she was intrigued by the notion. perhaps he could tell me more. he was a a pissologist. this was a unique and formal...
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when i think of alaska and the early 20th century, i am thinking of hawaii, guam, the philippines, the panama canal, san francisco. and of course the british empire in british columbia and the british have other territories. and of course japan is a rising power. i am interested in how that plays out. these different empires and the relationship between them and i am working on a book right now that focuses on the american empire and the british empire in the far pacific northwest. i will be in the yukon some researching that. my interest is on -- is in -- my interest is in how broad things play out in particular places. not so much how big themes play out. the same thing applies to the book on anchorage. i will move quickly through what we have here. i hope not too quickly. most of us know that anchorage starts out as a railroad town. we do not need to say much about that. the government wants to build a railroad and many of us know there was some discussion about the name. i do not think there is much of a chance the place would be called anything but anchorage. there was discussion.
when i think of alaska and the early 20th century, i am thinking of hawaii, guam, the philippines, the panama canal, san francisco. and of course the british empire in british columbia and the british have other territories. and of course japan is a rising power. i am interested in how that plays out. these different empires and the relationship between them and i am working on a book right now that focuses on the american empire and the british empire in the far pacific northwest. i will be in...
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>> jimmy: we can talk while we play a guame of heatherball. [ cheers and applause ] look at how hardgot her face on it. >> come on. come over here. >> i am not going to do it. >> jimmy: one minute. no problem at all. one minute. >> i will walk over there. i won't play. >> good. he is going to come over. ♪ >> got to make a quick phone call. >> jimmy: all right. >> hey, michelle, yeah, he, he, it's my publicist. my publicist. just real quick. he is making me play the game. i've told-up you i didn't want play the game. >> hold it, one second. i don't know who you are. you told them. who did you speak to her? is there a bonita here? >> jimmy: there is no bonita. guillermo she is thinking of. here are the rules. >> telling me the rules. >> jimmy: the first one that wraps the rope all the way around. you get to kiss heather graham on the face. winner of heatherball. i will go clockwise. >> heatherball, right. >> jimmy: start it off, bob. here we go. here we go. come on, now, bob! come on, bob! come on, bob! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i won. >> i'm fired. you're fired! >> jimmy: don'
>> jimmy: we can talk while we play a guame of heatherball. [ cheers and applause ] look at how hardgot her face on it. >> come on. come over here. >> i am not going to do it. >> jimmy: one minute. no problem at all. one minute. >> i will walk over there. i won't play. >> good. he is going to come over. ♪ >> got to make a quick phone call. >> jimmy: all right. >> hey, michelle, yeah, he, he, it's my publicist. my publicist. just real...
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ominous sign said there will be real war in china sea area, we spend most of our 3 advanced bombers to guam. we'll tell you about it, it big news. charles: forget about currency shenanigans there are more ominous signals that there is a serious conflict emerging all about china taking on its asian neighbors, how will america act? we've seen china build man-made islands for strateg strategic ps and this all about oil, conflict could happen sooner rather than later, amber smith. is joining me, know, something caught my eye yesterday. we sent 3 of our most advance fighter bombers to anderson air force base in bomb. it does feel like there is some sabre rattling going on, it has been going on between china and its neighbors but now america is getting involved. i want audience to help understand this serious stuff. >> this really is. we're seeing chinese military aggression grow, that is causing tension in the region as china continues to increase their inbluencinfluence in south china with live fire joint military operation with over 140,000 troops to sink joint land, air and sea operations to
ominous sign said there will be real war in china sea area, we spend most of our 3 advanced bombers to guam. we'll tell you about it, it big news. charles: forget about currency shenanigans there are more ominous signals that there is a serious conflict emerging all about china taking on its asian neighbors, how will america act? we've seen china build man-made islands for strateg strategic ps and this all about oil, conflict could happen sooner rather than later, amber smith. is joining me,...
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i noticed one of them have crashed off of guam yesterday. of course they only cost a couple of billion dollars apiece. but it is a nonsense weapon. it has no utility whatsoever. in a serious war it would be the first to go. without any impact whatsoever. let me say, i have some additional qualifications. i mentioned to you at lunch time of thed been a member project 137 group. and then later, in 1970, i became a member of the president's science advisory psac.ttee, psac has a number of standing panels and i have become chairman of the strategic plan -- panel. i became quite an expert in that. i know what is involved. but no matter what has happened, i remember when the minuteman was first being proposed. they questioned how many minuteman do we need? those rockets are an elegance design but they have a single warhead at the top. it was calculated that it would take 400 to take down any reasonable target within the soviet union. 400 of them. thenjust automatically more than doubled that and went to a thousand. that is the way things get escal
i noticed one of them have crashed off of guam yesterday. of course they only cost a couple of billion dollars apiece. but it is a nonsense weapon. it has no utility whatsoever. in a serious war it would be the first to go. without any impact whatsoever. let me say, i have some additional qualifications. i mentioned to you at lunch time of thed been a member project 137 group. and then later, in 1970, i became a member of the president's science advisory psac.ttee, psac has a number of standing...
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. >> when you talk about when they are in taipan and guam so i'm wondering why you haven't focused so much on one? >> it's actually to the point that we realize there is no way we could tell the whole story, there is no way we could be short of an encyclopedia or have a story read like the telephone book. of course the telephone book is on the story. to. >> there is many opportunities open for women now, when i was in losses school i graduate 1967 today, lost two schools are 50-50. >> the key to understand what they did is to he never like people who put profit above the public good. in his view the parks and wilderness areas belong to the american people for generations on board and they need to be handed on as places to awaken the spirit. >> i made a career out of my love for books and to help spread that love i helped found of texas book festival and then the national book festival. but while i love reading, i never thought i would write a book, certainly not one about myself. >> myself. >> the goal in some ways is a sense of urgency to go to the oldest people in our families, find
. >> when you talk about when they are in taipan and guam so i'm wondering why you haven't focused so much on one? >> it's actually to the point that we realize there is no way we could tell the whole story, there is no way we could be short of an encyclopedia or have a story read like the telephone book. of course the telephone book is on the story. to. >> there is many opportunities open for women now, when i was in losses school i graduate 1967 today, lost two schools are...
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this one requires a different guam plan. it is a bear market for many securities. there were a host of natural security resources markets and tech bear markets and tons of international companies. that's really the group. i'm not going to suggest going anywhere near those stocks. i'm sure there's bargains in that group. we'll look back and say how did we miss that? some games have to be missed because they're too risky to take. there's few solid choices down from the high to start positions that make sense. my number one concern is not instant profit. it's being able to put money buying the stock of companies you like at prices you like. number two concern, nobody is good enough to call the bottom in anything. people claim they can but most of them are frauds. my number three concern is people that don't have the time or inclination to pick individual stocks. let me start by noting this is a descent time to start buying, start buying a dividend oriented mutual fund with higher yielding characteristi characteristics. you'll find that you bought stocks that throw off
this one requires a different guam plan. it is a bear market for many securities. there were a host of natural security resources markets and tech bear markets and tons of international companies. that's really the group. i'm not going to suggest going anywhere near those stocks. i'm sure there's bargains in that group. we'll look back and say how did we miss that? some games have to be missed because they're too risky to take. there's few solid choices down from the high to start positions...
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all 50 states, the district of columbia, puerto rico, guam and more than half a dozen nations are represented more than 20% of recipients were born outside of the united states. there are 79 living recipients. fewer than at any time since the civil war when the medal was first awarded. a world war ii veteran is 94. the youngest, a veteran of the war in afghanistan is 25. and their average age is 71 years old. the medal of honor is the nation's highest award for valor and combat. it's the only military medal worn around the neck. recipients are the only individual who the president salutes as a matter of custom. it is awarded by the president in the name of congress to a member of the armed forces who distinguishes himself conspicuously by gallantry and int interpidty. while engaged in action against the united states. so the medal of honor museum is in the works. why? to preserve the stories of the medal of honor recipients presenting them to new generations sorely in need of true heroes to look up to and emulate. to help visitors understand what it means to preserve service above self and th
all 50 states, the district of columbia, puerto rico, guam and more than half a dozen nations are represented more than 20% of recipients were born outside of the united states. there are 79 living recipients. fewer than at any time since the civil war when the medal was first awarded. a world war ii veteran is 94. the youngest, a veteran of the war in afghanistan is 25. and their average age is 71 years old. the medal of honor is the nation's highest award for valor and combat. it's the only...
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we met with the president of white and then we flew to guam and went from
we met with the president of white and then we flew to guam and went from
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>> of course, it didn't help us win the guam, but it helped us not look like we were losing in the game. in fact, we have on the phone this morning the winner, the captain of the other team, mets' hall of famer john franco. hello, john. >> hello, rosanna and greg. how you doing today? >> terrific, john. congratulations. you won fair and square -- and square. [laughter] it makes sense, john. you're a baseball legend. night? >> it was great. it's always great when you win. i thought, you know, rosanna, i thought greg was the best player on your team last night. >> he really was. you know, i thought, like, i had these wrestling guys, fandango, diva charlotte, i had the nypd guy, pete, who's, like, unwhreeivel. rubin from the fdny. i thought these were going to be my big hitters. greg kelly came in there and saved the day for me, john. what do you think, do you think it was the uniform? >> i think it was the uniform. i'm glad he took the helmet off, >> yeah. i was afraid about my nothing begin. >> it was a good night. your team was running into each other -- [laughter] rosanna, i have to sa
>> of course, it didn't help us win the guam, but it helped us not look like we were losing in the game. in fact, we have on the phone this morning the winner, the captain of the other team, mets' hall of famer john franco. hello, john. >> hello, rosanna and greg. how you doing today? >> terrific, john. congratulations. you won fair and square -- and square. [laughter] it makes sense, john. you're a baseball legend. night? >> it was great. it's always great when you win....
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guam is a u.s. territory. welcome back to the main land. i'm 15, just finished hitler's final days.well-written. thank you for reading my book over the summer. will burn smith, miller was wrong about biden. he was elected senate at age 29, not a congressman. thank you for correcting the record, counselor. i hope you can catch a "don't be a pin head" show. in the fall we seal see everybody in st. louis, chicago, south florida at the hard rock hotel in phoenix, vegas, charlotte sold out, info on billoreilly.com. very big happy birthday to world war ii and korea vet george vice 101 today in california. way to go. >>> and finally tonight the factor tip of the day. last night i told you guys adds a kid i was committing a misdemeanor. actually i committed many of them. now that the statute of limitations has run out, i can finally come clean. when the new york mets started up in 1962 i was immediately on board. but i didn't have enough money to attend many games. so one day while at shay stadium, courtesy of my father, i noticed that a bunch of kids, getting in free. they were called midg
guam is a u.s. territory. welcome back to the main land. i'm 15, just finished hitler's final days.well-written. thank you for reading my book over the summer. will burn smith, miller was wrong about biden. he was elected senate at age 29, not a congressman. thank you for correcting the record, counselor. i hope you can catch a "don't be a pin head" show. in the fall we seal see everybody in st. louis, chicago, south florida at the hard rock hotel in phoenix, vegas, charlotte sold...
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we go to japan, go to korea, and we come back upkeep in guam.by that time they had 200,000, 300,000 vietnamese on the right-hand side coming in. people came running down to the water raising their hands. what do you think this crew did? this would be their first day of liberty since they left the states in march of 2000 -- i mean 1975. they took their money and they went over to the commissary and exchange, bought food, supplies, clothes, took it up and gave it to the vietnamese. see, i think the american people need to know that. >> thank you, captain. [ applause ] >> paul. >> well, there's a postscript that jan did not mention. lon's baby has the middle name of kirk in honor of the shape, and i have watched that video maybe half a dozen times and it brings tears to my eyes every time. >> thank you, paul. lon tian tron, her daughter, lon's daughter, grew up with this name in the middle of her long vietnamese name, there's this kirk in there and she kept asking her mom, am i named for captain kirk on "star trek," and she said, no, you're not. fi
we go to japan, go to korea, and we come back upkeep in guam.by that time they had 200,000, 300,000 vietnamese on the right-hand side coming in. people came running down to the water raising their hands. what do you think this crew did? this would be their first day of liberty since they left the states in march of 2000 -- i mean 1975. they took their money and they went over to the commissary and exchange, bought food, supplies, clothes, took it up and gave it to the vietnamese. see, i think...
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. >> you really only focused -- you don't really talk about guam. >> this is a great question.heart of all of the questions we have been talking about. we realize that there was no way we could tell the whole story. there is no way we could be short of any encyclopedia are having anything like the telephone book. >> i think all of the opportunities are open for women now. i graduate in 1967. today the law schools are 50/50. >> i think the key is never like people that put profit above the public good. they want to weaken the spirit. >> i made a career out of my love for looks. i helped found the texas festival and the national festival. i love reading. health insurance risk -- health insurance. that is going to be quite a change. said the moral arc of the universe been slowly, but it bends toward justice. things wrong with the house chair, but you know what -- a very forward voice. once you pass it, it is easier to go back and fix it. >> bring back the dead. i tried to do that, not only with the outside figures, the eisenhower's and patents, but like generals teddy roosevelt ju
. >> you really only focused -- you don't really talk about guam. >> this is a great question.heart of all of the questions we have been talking about. we realize that there was no way we could tell the whole story. there is no way we could be short of any encyclopedia are having anything like the telephone book. >> i think all of the opportunities are open for women now. i graduate in 1967. today the law schools are 50/50. >> i think the key is never like people that...