And an american original. A new appreciation for thomas heart benton as a major exhibit helps rediscover the painter and his work. We begin this hour with the 3 million gallons of toxic waste moving town two rivers that cross colorado, new mexico and utah. Today in its growing public anger the head of the Environmental Protection agency said her agency takes full responsibilities. Last week an epa crew actually breached a damn holding back heavy medals used in gold mining the animus river turned bright yellow and is now toxic. The e. P. A. Is determined to, quote, get it right. But the extent of the damage is unclear and at this point nobody seems to know what getting this right will involve. Al jazerra has a team of reporters watching the water. Allen is watching the water. Kristen is downstream near farmington, new mexico but well begin with allen and the latest on the cleanup. Well, you said it, right, the e. P. A. Has admitted this is their mistake, they promised the people of this
Call it anything but want. Decades later, that one syllable symbolic for all that can go wrong in america. Frustration simmering for years between the residents and police came to a boiling point which started as a routine traffic start exploded into a fullblown race war that raged for six days. The riot, one of the deadliest in the nations history, spread well beyond the borders and served as a wakup calls for those in power and the powerless. Tonight on the 50th anniversary of the riot, we examined what, if anything, was learned from those very tough lessons decades ago. The economic depravation, social isolation, inadequate housing, and general dispair of thousands in northern and western ghettos give birth to tragic expresses of violence. Reporter Martin Luther king, jr. , addressing the media in los angeles the day the riot was finally suppressed. By the time calm returned to the streets of South Los Angeles, that unforgettable summer in 1965, 34 people had lost their lives and mo
Call it anything but want. Decades later, that one syllable symbolic for all that can go wrong in america. Frustration simmering for years between the residents and police came to a boiling point which started as a routine traffic start exploded into a fullblown race war that raged for six days. The riot, one of the deadliest in the nations history, spread well beyond the borders and served as a wakup calls for those in power and the powerless. Tonight on the 50th anniversary of the riot, we examined what, if anything, was learned from ago. The economic depravation, social isolation, inadequate housing, and general dispair of thousands in northern and western ghettos give birth to tragic expresses of violence. Reporter Martin Luther king, jr. , addressing the media in los angeles the day the riot was finally suppressed. By the time calm returned to the streets of South Los Angeles, that unforgettable summer in 1965, 34 people had lost their lives and more than a thousand were injured.