History. This month marks 40 years since operation baby lift. The emergency evacuation of children out of vietnam as the war came to an end. In april 1975, ktvu reporter claude man climbed aboard an Airways Plane carrying children from vietnam. Entering San Francisco at the presidio. The children were on their way to oregon. From a war ravaged country where food was scarce, many of the children suffered from malnutrition. Others were sick. One child clutched a dog tucked into his sap satchel. None of them knew where they were going. Its not clear how many of the children brought to the u. S. As orphans had parents who hoped to join them later. But on this april 23rd flight, 45 of the children were placed with relatives in the United States. In all, some 2,500 children were brought from vietnam to the u. S. In just over a month. About half of those children passed through the presidio when they first arrived in the United States. President gerald ford met the first plane when it arrived
Across the country. In new york city 100 people were arrested. Were demonstrations outside denver washington seattle. New York City Police kept the city relatively calm. He t prisoner who rode in that police van wrote, quote, freddie gray was intentionally trying to hurt himself. Just hours ago a team of americans pull add teenage boy from the rubble of a building alive. Southern california man who tried to snatch a toddler is taken down. I took a chair and started beating him with it. Barry sanders is running for president. I think weve got to a shot to win. This a plane carrying former president bill clinton made an Emergency Landing in tanz nia. Everyone is oklahoma. A gas station goes up in flames. A woman starts a fire after she was refused a cigarette. And all that matters. Caleb jones signed autographs. The first in the history of baseball. The Baltimore Orioles took on the white sox in an empty came den yard. On cbs this morning. Hillary clinton has come out in favor of body ca
Merry mass forchristmas. One was sold in atlanta, georgia. The the other at a gift shop in california. Two people have been killed in the crash of a small plane in atlanta. A gunman burst into the Medical Center shot three people and shot and killed himself. Two astronauts work to repair the broken cooling system. President barack obama sending a clear message to russia about gray athletes. This will be taken as a snub. We have 22 homes now destroyed by the the wildfire in california. An incredible rescue. The victim was rescued from the crane by helicopter. This man tried to trade the alligator for a six pack a. The mayor of toronto still knows how to party. A workout dvd is next on his agenda. A blind man fell onto the tracks. Both are okay despite having the train roll over top of them. The clips are funny. Im a big, huge fan of yours. I hope we can doll it again. Welcome to cbs this morning. Charlie is under the weather. Anthony mason is here. Glad to be here. Two will share the la
In fact, today alone, tickets were selling at an incredible rate of 23,000 per minute in the state of california. If its any consolation to those of us who did not win the big prize, the winner here in san jose may have to split his or her earnings because there are reportedly two other winners. One in ohio and one in the state of georgia. Of course, we are waiting on confirmation for that. For now live in san jose, kpix5. That megamillions jackpot isnt the only breathtaking story in the news tonight. Have you been outside lately . The air quality is horrible. And in a couple fires in san jose and redwood city and it only got worse. Check out the shot in the middle of your screen. You couldnt see San Francisco from oakland today. In fact, the bay areas air quality is so bad its currently worse than beijing, china, but a long shot. A record 11th straight spare the air day has been declared for tomorrow. Paul, what is going on . First off, thankfully its not going to stay this way. It wa
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