this exhibit focuses on the omaha livestock industry of very important industry for south omaha as a city and eventually for omaha as a whole. >> cattle marketing centers are strategically located in all must -- and omaha serves a large western area. it's holding pens of handle more than 100 million cattle since its founding over 80 years ago. there is hell lives jock -- here is the livestock train, right on time3. . >> the livestock industry starts in the 1870's as a fattening station, a place for cattle to get fed, they hit a feeding station before they go to a stockyard to be slaughtered. eventually, that turns into the stockyards as we know, the omaha stockyards in the 1880's. 1883 is the start of what we call union stockyards. that is the beginning of the industry here. we have eight omaha city leaders who purchased, just shy of 2000 acres of land, and devoted 250 of those acres to livestock pens and the livestock exchange building and things like that. they are developing this entry -- industry and starting in 1884. omaha had the railroad which existed with union pacific and uni

by the turn of the century, we had 26,000 people in the city of south are omaha -- south omaha had 29,000eople and this was only four miles from omaha. they grew together, and omaha annexed the city of south omaha and it was all one city at that point. it was called porkopolis. by the 1950's the stockyards employed triggered 52 400 people and would -- three to 52 ford are people. we had all kinds of industry associated with the stockyards that literally seem to bloom overnight. so that is the magic city. we had a lot of immigrants groups coming -- german, irish czech, pole --everyone was coming here to work. it was a good living. you had everything you needed. they made sure that there were amenities and south omaha, and pretty much, you would work in the stockyards in some capacity. we had about 20,000 animals a day at the height. each different type of animal, hogs cattle, sheep, they are the only ones that were processing meat. they were built in the 1890's and they were becoming out updates. then the industry takes a different turn. the stockyards are unfortunately, not there. the onl

ballrooms for a local high school so it's a private community but that the only thing that is left in south omaha of this booming industry. the beef industry and omaha is still going strong. we have companies that still ship leave around the world and people still of associate omaha with the. you still want to get an omaha steak when you visit and things like that. >> find out where the c-span cities tour is going next online at www.c-span.org/cities tour. you are watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span three. >> each week on american history tv's american artifacts take you to museums and historic places. up next in the second of the museum of the american revolution, we visit the highland collection. >> i am scott stevenson. i'm in charge of the team developing exhibitions and programs that will be in the new museum in philadelphia. this is about a century or fish a century old print we have been working on the project since five years. we expect to open in 2017. we want a place to show up these wonderful and amazing original object from the revolutionary era. for a ge

omaha, nebraska. you're watching america history tv, all we can, every weekend on c-span3. ♪ >> we are in the command post of the strategic air command 10 mile southa. from this location, some for stories underground, the endless activities are precisely monitored and controlled every second of every day. the controllers who man this facility provides a link between the president through the joint chiefs of staff and the commander-in-chief of the strategic air command, and the link between the sac commander and the strongest and most ready military force ever conceived. >> here at the strategic airspace museum, our museum -- purpose is to commemorate the history and heritage of strategic air command and its legacy going back to world war ii, but also to inspire and educate our community and the next and ration about space science, technology, engineering, and math. omaha's early's connection goes all the way back into the late 1800s as the calvary and the u.s. army developed for crook as an outpost -- fort crook as an outpost to combat aggressions by native americans, protect pioneers, as you have the different trails heading west. it developed in

some 700 reports of lightning strikes this morning in a three-hour period in omaha and south of omaha 6 inches of rainfall in the past 24 hours. from cooper to des moines. this is a concern for the additional rainfall expected today. the high temperatures in kansas city is 94. it will feel close to 100 this afternoon. 79 in chicago. new york city not bad, we make it up to 81 degrees with mostly sunny skies. >>> pedram javaheri thanks. 20 minutes past the hour. violence on the streets of greece. violence breaks out as the country makes a desperate move to stay in the euro. we are live in athens with what comes next after the break. welcome to green sheets. welcome to castle bravestorm. it's full of cool stuff, like... my trusty bow. and free of stuff i don't like. we only eat chex cereal. no artificial flavors, and it's gluten-free. mom, brian threw a ball in the house! >>> desperate time for the people of greece. protesters clashing with police. the greek parliament accepts a bailout package. the promise is more hardship ahead. elinda labroprovou with more. this is very difficult diff

some 700 reports of lightning strikes this morning in a three-hour period in omaha and south of omaha i-29 corridor t i-29 corridor toward kansas city. upwards of 4 to 6 inches of rainfall in the past 24 hours. we have flood watches and warnings from cooper to des moines and this is the concern for today with the additional rainfall expected. your high temperature in kansas city about 94 degrees. it feels close to 100 degrees this afternoon. 79 this chicago. new york city we make it up to 81 degrees with mostly sunny skies. >>> hot in the plains today. it takes a lot for nasa scientists to be blown away. but the first ever up close pictures of pluto did the trick. nasa releasing the first batch of breathtaking images of pluto. they reveal ice mountains as tall as the rockies. a stunning lack of craters on the planet's surface suggesting it could be geologically active. the space probe traveled 3 billion miles over nine years to get the snapshots. more data and pictures coming for the next 16 months. >>> inside el chapo's escape tunnel. cnn crews traced the route the powerful mexican d

there's a cell south of omaha. of everybody else doing all right for the most part. in our neck. woods in the lehigh valley, but that's about it. if you're flying into chicago kansas witch at that, minneapolis, this is the area under the gun for severe weather. we could see winds in excess of 60 miles per hour. and drenching downpours. philadelphia, all flights on time. logan getting wet. is of now no weather-related delays. chicago i o'hare, 74 quiet in or dand doe and atlanta, 75 and 76. >>> jeff skeverski has sports, the phillies returning to action. >> reporter: let's face it nobody is expecting much out of the phillies in the second half, especially after they finished with the most losses in team history before the all star break. just maybe the phils will surprise us last last night. phils back it from miami phils catch a break. the ouch, that's an out we'll take it. franco to center, gillespie drops it. run scored phils take the lead. later in the 8th. one handed, three-run homer his first career pinch hit home run. phils snap their five-game losing streak. w

omaha, nebraska. you're watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. ♪ >> we are in the command post of the strategic air command 10 miles southf omaha, nebraska. from this location, some for stories underground, the endless activities are price

omaha all weekend on "american history tv." ♪ >> we are in the command post of the strategic air command 10 miles south of omaha, nebraska.rom this location, from underground, the activities are precisely monitored and controlled every second of every day. the controllers who man this facility provide the lengths between the president through the joint chiefs of staff and the commander-in-chief of the strategic air command. and a link between the commanders and the strongest and most ready military force ever conceived. >> here at the museum, our mission is to commemorate the history and heritage of strategic air command, and its legacy going back to world war ii. but also to inspire and educate our community and the next generation about space, science, and technology engineering and math. omaha's earliest connection to the military goes back to the late 1800s as the calvary and the u.s. army developed for crook as an outpost to help combat aggressions by native americans, protect pioneers as you have the different trails heading west. it developed into a ballooning training facility in the early 1900s. in 1924, the fiel

he is a native of south dakota and graduated from the university of south doakotdakota and began his journalism career in omaha. he was the editor of nbc nightly news with tom brokaw from 1983-2005. i am give you the barest highlights here. he is still producing movies and providing expertise during breaking news events and he has won over major award in journalism and in 2014 he was awarded the presidential medal of freedom. [applause] >> tonight, tom brokaw will talk about "a lucky life interrupted" and his struggle over the past two years. how since 2013 he has had a cancer diagnose and treatment. after he discusss his new book for approximately 20 minutes, he will be interviewed by virginia prescott host of word of mouth, of course we are thrilled to have virginia and our team from new hampshire public radio as our partner. [applause] throughout the coming hour, a wonderful house broadband -- band will be playing songs perfect for the night. if you have a question you would like virginia to ask tom brokaw please pass them out. as you know writers from the new england stage is a partnership between the musi

omaha. that is an issue throughout the day today. heat advisories in effect across parts of the southe southeast looking at the heat index values in excess of 100 degrees when you factor in the humidity and high temperatures. here's a look at what the high temperatures are forecast to be. 97 degrees in memphis and 97 as well in dallas. to see out there. sandra: we can already feel it in new york city. coming up a rundown of global market action for one more time before we handed over to maria bartiromo. stay with us. ♪ when broker chris hill stays at laquinta he fires up the free wifi, with a network that's now up to 5 times faster than before! so he can rapidly prepare his presentation. and when he perfects his pitch, do you know what chris can do? and that is my recommendation. let's see if he's ready. he can swim with the sharks! he's ready. la quinta inns & suites take care of you, so you can take care of business. book your next stay at lq.com! la quinta! sandra: welcome back at the shanghai composite with lots of volatility down another 3% on a gd report that was quite frankly b

south. molly cochran with the forecast for us now. >> thank you, t.j. and reena. now for monday, two things are happening across the north central. first up is the heat. omaha, kansas city under heat advisories. well throughout monday afternoon. also the threat for severe storms. chicago, springfield, louisville, and nashville, all under the threat zone. damaging winds, isolated tornadoes and flash flooding the main impacts. call ahead if you have flight plans. also turning stormy across sections of the northeast. t.j. and reena, back to you. >> thank you, molly. >>> crews in southern california have been battling several small wildfires. here's a bird's eye view. as a chopper drops water on a fire in new hall. a highway near san bernardino had to be shut down. after two wildfires broke out. one of them ignited bay motorcycle crash. a house fire in san jose quickly spread to other houses and dry brush before it was knocked down. >>> coming up what could be the fastest selling book of all time. it goes on sale tonight. >>> vanished ten days and counting. no sign of a young mother of five. is there a new suspect? >>> later in "the pulse." david letterman on s

the omaha de porres club start in 1947 by two gentlemen one was a catholic priest who is a jesuit at creighton university which is about a mile and half south. his name was john markoe coming of the found of the de porres club was a judgment made denny holland, gentlemen who is actually my father. he was a 20 year-old creighton student at the end father markoe documentable with it talked of the time social justice and decided to start a group to talk about it. my dad said he remembers thinking joined a prayer group, they're going to sit around maybe look at the bible, talk about what the moral and theological implications were. father markoe had different ideas. over the next seven years father markoe was the core innocent of that group as they moved into boycott and ticketing and challenging and doing things that my dad said scared him spit was there when the de porres club again operations, the idea was, in effect the terms of rights wasn't, they use the term social justice because civil rights wasn't part of the national lexicon at that time. the idea of civil rights was so far removed from the idea of the greater community of omaha or t

but that is put in much the only thing that is left in south omaha of this booming industry. e beef industry and omaha is still -- still going strong. we have companies that still ship mate to and from and around the world -- meat to and from and around the world. you still want to get in omaha steak when you visit. thinks like that is still very prevalent in the city. -- things like that are still very prevalent in the city. >> ♪ >> find out with the city two is going next online at c-span.org/citiestour. you are watching "american history tv," all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. >> between 1942 and i can 46 the manhattan project was a classified research program that produced the world's first nuclear weapon. those involved included rosemary lane, who worked as head nurse and isabella carl -- karle, who was a chemist and studied in the specialized -- and specialized in the study of plutonium. this is 40 minutes. denise kiera

omaha, nebraska. you're watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. ♪ >> we are in the command post of the strategic air command 10 miles southf omaha, nebraska. from this location, some for stories underground, the endless activities are price we -- precisely monitored and controlled. controllers who man the facility are the link between the president and joint chiefs of staff and the leaders of strategic air command. and on link between the site commander and the strongest military force ever conceived. >> here at the strategic airspace museum, our mission is to commemorate the history and heritage of strategic air command and its legacy going back into world war ii. and also to inspire and educate our community and the next generation about space, science, technology, engineering, and math. omaha's connection to the military goes back to the late 1800s as the cavalry and u.s. army developed for cook as an outpost to help combat aggressions by native americans protect pioneers, as you have different trails heading west. it developed into a training facility. in the early 1900s in 1924, the field at for cook was renamed offi