feel marshal -- the field isshall within an hour bringing german forces not only from all over southern italy from northern italy, from france, from yugoslavia. respond morens vigorously and with greater force and depth that had been anticipated. >> what you think patton would've done in that circumstance? landing on the beach with no opposition in normandy. do you think he might have dug in? a counterfactual. historians love counterfactual because i cannot be wrong. i could say, yeah. or no, he would have raced to rome. beenhe story would have different. had general lucas taken that land,corps and pushed in they would've been annihilated. i am a defender of lucas even though i recognize he is the wrong man for the job. lucien --replaced by >> thank you, sir. >> thank you. rick, i wanted to commend you on that d day program on the brian williams show at 8:00. and during the day on msnbc. you added immeasurably to our knowledge. but the commemoration of such a solemn day. i do recall when charles de gaulle got on his high horse and went to nato. and eventually to settle in brussels. lbj said,

within an hour of learning there's a landing at anzio, is bringing german forces not only from southern italys bringing them from northern italy, he's bringing them from france, he's bringing them from yugoslavia. and the germans respond much more vigorously and with greater force and depth than had been anticipated. >> what do you think patton would have done in that circumstance? landing an army on the beach with no opposition? would he -- do you think he might have dug in? >> you know, that's a counter factual and historians always love counter factuals because i can't be wrong. i can say, yeah, he would have dug in just like lucas did. . or no, he would have raced to rome and the story of the anzio landings would have been considerably different. my belief is had general lucas taken that small core and pushed inland they would have been destroyed, that they would have been annihilated. not only would we have had the agony of four months at anzio, but that we would have probably had the agony of an entire corps being annihilated. so i'm a defending of lucas even though i recognize he's the

within an hour of learning there's a landing at anzio, is bringing german forces not only from southern italys bringing them from northern italy, he's bringing them from france, he's bringing them from yugoslavia. and the

italy was swept like a cul-de-sac. all of those french divisions leave to invade southern france near san trope. d the residual allied forces in italy are not strong enough than to do more than just inch up the peninsula one damn mountain at a time. the marching orders given eisenhower knock italy out of the war and contain the maximum number of german forces. you'd have to say yes, more or less. on june 6th, 1944, the day of invasion in france, there are 22 german divisions in italy. they're being occupied. and that's 22 not at normandy. by the way, there were 60 german divisions at that time in northwest europe. there are 157 fighting in eastern europe. the british military theorists, j.f.c. fuller in 1948, called italy the most tactically absurd and strategically, the most senseless campaign of the whole war. but, before too hastily condemning the strategists of 1943-'44, it's tial to ask what they could have done in lieu of invading sicily and then the italian mainland. there was not enough shipping to move roughly 1 million allied soldiers back to england or anywhere else. shiching is the na

a substantial american force and all those good french divisions leave italy in august 1944 to invade southernnce near saint-tropez as part that have northwest european campaign. and the residual allied forces in italy are not strong enough to do more than just inch up the peninsula one damn mountain at a time. well, was the italian campaign a success? by the marching orders given eisenhower in mid-1943 knock italy out of the war and contain the maximum number of german forces, you'd have to say, yes, more or less. on june 6th, 1944, the day of invasion in france, there are 22 german divisions in italy. they're being occupied. and that's 22 not at normandy and not able to reinforce normandy. by the way, there were 60 german divisions at that time in northwest europe. there are 157 fighting in eastern europe. so italy's a relatively small theater. the british military theorists j.f.c. fuller called italy tactically the most absurd and strategically the most senseless campaign of the whole war. but before too hastily condemning the strategist of the of 1943/'44, it's vital to ask what they could

within an hour of learning there's a landing at anzio, is bringing german forces not only from southern italy, he's bringing them from northern italy, he's bringing them from france, he's bringing them from yugoslavia. and the germans respond much more vigorously and with greater force and depth than had been anticipated. >> what do you think patton would have done in that circumstance? landing an army on the beach with no opposition? would he -- do you think he might have dug in? >> you know, that's a counterfactual and historians always love counterfactuals because i can't be wrong. i can say, yeah, he would have dug in just like lucas did. . or no, he would have raced to rome and the story of the anzio landings would have been considerably different. my belief is had general lucas taken that small core and pushed inland they would have been destroyed, that they would have been annihilated. not only would we have had the agony of four months at anzio, but that we would have probably had the agony of an entire corps being annihilated. so i'm a defending of lucas even though i recognize he's

ancient olive groves are slowly being destroyed in southern italy.xperts are saying there is no way of stopping the destruction. here is more on the threat to the prized oil exports. >> reporter: for this man, this usually the time when a year of hard work bares fruit. he is one of thousands of olive growers in the southern area of italy, the nation's bigger producer of quality olive oil. but this year his business is suffering. >> translator: it's a pandemic. look around, all of my trees are dead. and nobody is doing anything about it. they abandoned us. >> reporter: this is what is killing his trees, a bacteria common in the americas, but never seen before in europe. it's difficult to know how the bacteria reached italy, but it's clear how it spreads. this is the carrier of the bacteria, it's a small bug. it looks harmless, but transfers the bacteria from tree to tree, which eventually kills them. so far 800,000 trees were contaminated, that's 10% of the region's total. the cost to producers, $300 million. scientists are trying to dane the probably

within an hour of learning there's a landing at anzio, is bringing german forces not only from southern italy, he's bringing them from northern italy, he's bringing them from france, he's bringing them from yugoslavia. and the germans respond much more vigorously and with greater force and depth than had been anticipated. >> what do you think patton would have done in that circumstance? landing an army on the beach with no opposition? would he -- do you think he might have dug in? >> you know, that's a counter factual and historians always love counter factuals because i can't be wrong. i can say, yeah, he would have dug in just like lucas did. . or no, he would have raced to rome and the story of the anzio landings would have been considerably different. my belief is had general lucas taken that small core and pushed inland they would have been destroyed, that they would have been annihilated. not only would we have had the agony of four months at anzio, but that we would have probably had the agony of an entire corps being annihilated. so i'm a defending of lucas even though i recognize he'

of his head, i know them.now many of he did force the president to put the american troops in southern italy, and when he they were slow, he said intended to move faster not like a harvest bug. who but churchill could have come up with that? churchill had very little vision of the future. countrydegree in this he is honored politically as moreody who saw realistically the danger of stalin and russian communism, i think that is very overplayed. president was quite clear exactly what stalin was up to and what was in his mind, and the future. point,come back to your the british public wanted somebody who would talk about the future of society, of democratic society in britain, . a new deal, if you would like, for britain. been writing, had people like my dad, they felt they deserved better from the country they had served and fought for. and so the opposing party, the labour party, offered a much more visionary idea of british society with a safety net, social security and medical care. and churchill was simply blind to it. it is a complex question. the simplest answer is they did not think the

we have this report from the coast of the gallipoli in southern italy. >> reporter: italians enjoy their coast on the south coast. migrants at die trying to get here. on saturday 18 miling rants were found -- migrant were found dead, and 170 more went missing after their craft capsized. they are the victims of a record-breaking influx of migrants that increased since italy launched a large-scale search and rescue following the death of 350 migrants in one shipwreck last october. in the last 48 hours the italian navy found and res sues 3,500 migrants. bricking the total that managed to reach italy to more than 100,000 since the start of the year. hundreds have died trying. in the meantime, more migrants are expected to take advantage of the calm seas and good weather in the hope they will survive the crossing. >>> next month fiji holds an election, the first in the pacific island country. in 2006, sell-appointed prime minister. frank bainimarama is hoping to win the democratic vote. [ chanting ] >> reporter: fiji's prime minister promised an open forum. he would take questions, not, it se

now, ancient olive groves are being destroyed in southern italy.dly bacteria infected half a million trees. experts say there's no way to stop the construction. we have more from gallipoli on the threat to the prised oil export exports. >> this is the time when a year of hard work bears fruit. this is one of thousands of olive growers in the southern italian region of the nation's biggest producer of quality olive oil. his business this year is suffering. >> it's a pandemic. look around. all the trees are dead. no one is doing anything about it. they abandoned us. this is what's killing the trees. a bacteria in the america's, but never seen before in europe. it's difficult to know how the bacteria reached italy, it's clear how it spreads. this is the carrier of the bacteria. it's the spittle bad. a small cicada. it looks harmless, but transfers the bacteria from tree to tree. eventually it kills them. >> so far 800,000 trees were contaminated. 10% of the region's total. the cost of olive oil producers, $300 million. scientists are trying to contain

i saw that pope francis will travel to a well known mafia town in southern italy this weekend to celebratech explains the way he's blessing people. he goes, "in the name of a guy, who knows a guy, who knows a a guy, who knows a guy. don't worry about it. don't worry about it." [ laughter ] did you guys see this this week? joe biden appeared online in one of those white house white board sessions. you know those things? he talked about an issue that's very important to him using the aid of a dry erase board. [ laughter ] take a look a this. i love it. >> you know, the white house has been doing these white boards for years. and it's my turn to take the pen and talk about something i feel passionately about. [ laughter ] folks, thanks for your time. [ laughter and applause ] >> steve: really? >> jimmy: you needed a dry erase board for that? >> steve: wow. [ applause ] should've called it food-gasm. foodies. >> jimmy: ah, it is a big issue. >> steve: it is a big issue. >> jimmy: a hot button issue. you just get -- >> steve: yeah. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: this makes me proud to be an american. s

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port of kut they african migrants also risked their lives crossing the minister anian to reach italy southern coast and islands boats carrying refugees are often overloaded and manny capsized at least eight hundred people have drowned this year alone the un's refugee agency says the influx in europe through the mediterranean is already sixty percent higher than last year and more than seventy five thousand try to get into italy greece spain and mull to during the first half of this year. the subjects' and sore point for manny europeans but a british thing tank says that though immigration is having a positive effect on the economy it will strain ukase infrastructure in the long run we take a closer look at that claim on our website. also at r.t. dot com the scientists create an artificial tissue similar in structure to a rat's brain that they say could eventually help treat human cognitive disorders. right to see. first rate. and i think the church. on our reporters with their. instrument. to be in the. public fury over the killing of an unarmed black teenager by a policeman spilled into a th

color african migrants also risked their lives crossing the mediterranean mediterranean to reach italy's southern coasts and islands now boats carrying refugees are often overloaded many capsized almost eight hundred people have drowned this year alone and the un's refugee agency says the influx into europe through the mediterranean is already sixty percent higher than last year more than seventy five thousand have tried to get into italy greece spain or malta during the first half of this year on the subject a sore point for most europeans but a british think tank says migrants contre be more to the economy than they take but adds that mass immigration strains the country's. infrastructure we've got an investigation on that on our website. right the city. were struck. and i think that your. deaths from west africa spread a boat have now reached europe the first victim a spanish priest evacuated time after being infected in liberia the world health organization now says it is ethical to use untested drugs to treat infected patients as the number of victims exceeds a thousand ebola research dr pai

ports of color african migrants also risked their lives crossing the mediterranean to reach italy's southern coast an island is now boats carrying refugees are often overcrowded many capsize drowning those on board the un's refugee agency already says the influx into europe through the mediterranean is already sixty percent higher than last year in italy alone records are being broken the previous high was in two thousand and eleven when around ninety two thousand africans tried getting into the country now it's that the number will exceed one hundred thousand sometime later this month. and subject is a sore point for most europeans british think tank says migrants contribute more to the economy than they take but add to that mass immigration strange the country's infrastructure we've got an investigation on that on our website. the city of ferguson in missouri has enjoyed a third night of riots after a black teenager was shot dead by a policeman it's seen offices resort to rubber bullets and tear gas as well as issue a warning of further force if crowds do not disperse and as to see it is t

port of caliphate african migrants also risk their lives crossing the mediterranean to reach italy's southern coast and islands boats carrying refugees are often oversized many are over sized and many capsized almost eight hundred people have drowned this year alone. now the un's refugee agency says the influx into europe through the mediterranean is already sixty percent higher than last year more than seventy five thousand have tried to get into italy greece spain and malta during the first half of this year the subjects' a sore point for most europeans but a british think tank says migrants contribute more to the economy than they take but adds that mass immigration strange the country's infrastructure we've got an investigation. on our website. right to see. first street. and i think you're. on a reporter's. instrument. the city of ferguson in missouri has suffered a third night of riots and violence in the wake of saturday's fatal shooting of black teenager mike brown by a policeman in one incident in what appears to have been a drive by attack a woman was shot in the head she's now in h

europe is heavily dependent on russian gas especially eastern and southern europe we're talking about greece we're talking about italy poland they get a lot of their gas a majority of their gas supplies from russia of course now if indeed the parliament passes rejected a bill with possible twenty six items on the sanctions list that of course we could be looking at a very very cold winter and fall not just for ukraine which is already suffering from gas shortages but also for the countries that are just mentioned and possibly for even larger number of them if we go back to the so-called gas war europe has already felt the plight off the confrontation between ukraine and russia when it comes to gas disputes literally with its skin so possibly we could be looking at yet another really cold winter or europe in terms of in terms of heating obviously and gas supplies and of course this is only if ukraine does indeed go ahead and follow in the footsteps of the e.u. when the united states and impose sanctions on russia. in the following of those developers of course will be following here in moscow listening for the sanctio

many out there the can say what's going on in italy or some of the southern economies with lower interestes somehow justify going from nudging to much bigger manipulations, but all that is doing is given credence to one manipulation, because of another. back to you. >> thanks so much, rick santelli. always a good reminder. >>> when we come back, shares of workday slipping despite raising its full year forecast and reporting better than expected revenue in the latest quarter. that stock up after jon fortt's interview. more from that in a moment. >>> check out footage of the waves on the west coast provided by tropical storm marie. shot with a surfer's best friend pap gopro installed 0 an drone. looking at malibu, california. high tech surfers taking advantage of the waves. when in doubt, paddle out. >>> "squawk alley's" back after this. when you run a business, you can't settle for slow. that's why i always choose the fastest intern. the fastest printer. the fastest lunch. turkey club. the fastest pencil sharpener. the fastest elevator. the fastest speed dial. the fastest office plant. so

heavy rain lashed southern europe bringing areas in several countries to a standstill in northern italy at least four were killed more than twenty injured when a flash flood tore through a festival two people drowned in bulgaria and more than nine hundred fled their homes when a river burst its banks and in turkey floods power allies to stand bull snarling traffic across the country's most populous city. a ferry carrying about two hundred fifty passengers capsized in southern bangladesh the vessel went down in the padna river some forty kilometers from the capital dhaka forty four passengers have been rescued but the exact number of casualties remains unknown. and recapping the news dominating the headlines here on r t international more than four hundred thirty ukrainian soldiers crossed into russia and sought refuge according to the federal security service not the first such case with ukrainian servicemen sunday twelve soldiers surrendered their positions and sought refuge across the border they claim they have banned were abandoned by their commanders but the biggest incident before

heavy rain has lashed southern europe bringing areas in several countries to a standstill in northern italy at least four were killed and more than twenty injured when a flash flood tore through the festival two people drowned in bulgaria and more than nine hundred fled their homes when a river burst its banks and in turkey floods paralyzed is town both snarling traffic across the country's most populous city. and in a town to fight racism the swiss government plans to scrap all mentions of race from legislation are just bitter all over a looks into the latest attempts in scandinavia to promote tolerance. scandinavia has long being billed as something of a trailblazer when it comes to tolerance and multiculturalism in society the latest move in sweden could see all references to race or ethnicity removed from the country's legislation currently in sweden there are twenty laws that make reference to race or ethnicity and these include laws covering the country's criminal code student financing a on things like credit information law now the integration minister in sweden says that he's putti

heavy rain lashing southern europe bringing areas in several countries to a standstill in northern italy at least four were killed more than twenty injured when a flash flood tore through a festival two people drowned in bold. area more than nine hundred fled their homes when a river burst its banks and in turkey floods paralyzed snarling traffic across turkey's most populous city. recapping our headline breaking news headline this hour more than four hundred thirty ukrainian troops crossed into russia and asked for refuge according to the federal security service not the first such case with ukrainian servicemen sunday a group of twelve soldiers surrendered positions and sought refuge across the border claiming they were abandoned by their commanders the biggest incident before today was when four dozen troops did the same in july more on this developing story in the next hour. still to come we hear from the founder of the notorious security firm blackwater or if you're watching us from the u.k. undergoing underground with often returns. a few weeks ago we discussed detroit's plans to s

heavy rains lashed southern europe bringing areas in a handful of countries to a standstill in northern italy at least four people were killed more than twenty wounded when a flash flood tore through a festival two people drowned in bulgaria and nine hundred of their homes when a river burst its banks and floods have paralyzed turkey's city of stand before backing up traffic across the city. still to come on out here national special report on the murky side of the fishing industry or if you're watching in the u.k. an interview with the founder of blackwater the blackwater we're bringing. a few weeks ago we discussed detroit's plans to shut off water to those who can't pay their bills logically what a basic human assessor he could get taken away some protesters gathered to give their opinion on the issue at our plaza and what is the response from the state maybe some sort of dialogue or explanation as to why they have to turn off the water you know they turned up on the high tech quote non lethal weaponry against the protesters they used an l. red system which basically blasted the protesters

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regarding the spread of whooping cough, which has now in southern california, there are outbreaks in certain areas. recently i had friends fly from italy to lax with a woman infected, and i would like to know what regulatory body would have input or control, or authority to isolate those people, because so many are exposed. a friend has spent a year rush to the hospital several times. when this one was coughing, she was whooping. she was sitting between them, both were infected. what can we do as citizens who happen to travel quite a bit to put pressure on those individuals or that particular authorities to control this? it seems to be getting out of hand. during bird flu when i was flying back and forth i would see a of individuals coming from china or parts of the asian continent wearing masks. why don't we insist upon that? what role would you have in that? that is a big concern of mine. >> whooping cough is resurging. we are not vaccinating enough people because people have misconceptions about vaccines and think these are things of the past. the vaccine is not as effective as we would like. it seems to wayne -- wane after three ye

southern europe. that will not change unless the cost of traveling to spain and italy and greece went through the roofmains competitive, you will see mass migrations. the niche markets will change. whether or not the buy will be affected -- dubai will be affected, that is readable. -- debatable. but the noise is getting louder which is what concerns me. >> think you for joining us. an aviation consultant. >> coming up, no more staycation for the brits. than least less anticipated. summer bookings. can the good fortunes hold up through the winter? more on the travel company's earnings next. >> the financial and his solutions -- the financial institutions this boast -- that are exposed to russia, it is hard to assess what the actual impact will be. with sanctions on one side and counter sanctions on the other side. was mario draghi speaking at the news conference yesterday. he said the risks of recovery from conflicts including the ukraine are increasing. time for today's company news. is pursuing an alliance with of any. -- vi vendi. vendialks could lead to vi taking on significant stock. talks were un

italy what kind of pressure is he facing? >> reporter: well, there has been enormous pressure on the prime minister,ness for those living alone the southern border, to continue with the military operation. there has been a lot of internal criticism that he did not, quote, finish the job, and the defensive to continue. but what the prime minister has said all along is that there will be no known negotiations as long as there is rocket fire. now with this cease-fire agreement in place, he can stay true to his word and to the promises he has made domestically and these negotiations now that are taking place are taking place because in fact, there is no rocket fire. and it's what many hope will continue, so that a longer lasting durable cease-fire can be secured. >> kimberly, thanks for that. kimberly halkett in west jerusalem. >>> an aid group in turkey said it will of relief to gaza. four wounded palestinians arrived for medical treatment. and they look to evacuate thousands more from gas. >>> promising to treat a nine-year-old palestinian girl who was left paralyzed. her family is waiting for permission from israel to move her out of gaza.

within an hour of learning there's a landing at anzio, is bringing german forces not only from southern italy, he's bringing them from northern italy, he's bringing them from france, he's bringing them from yugoslavia. and the germans respond much more vigorously and with greater force and depth than had been anticipated. >> what do you think patton would have done in that circumstance? landing an army on the beach with no opposition? would he -- do you think he might have dug in? >> you know, that's a counter factual and historians always love counter factuals because i can't be wrong. i can say, yeah, he would have dug in just like lucas did. . or no, he would have raced to rome and the story of the anzio landings would have been considerably different. my belief is had general lucas taken that small core and pushed inland they would have been destroyed, that they would have been annihilated. not only would we have had the agony of four months at anzio, but that we would have probably had the agony of an entire corps being annihilated. so i'm a defending of lucas even though i recognize he'